Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 235 I Hope You Could Get More Love

The chauffeur bought breakfast for Mu Zhi. It was youtiao and soybean curd. “The motel doesn’t provide breakfast, I bought these from the village. I chose the cleanest one I could find, I hope it doesn’t bother you, madam.”

“I’m fine, thanks.”

Mu Zhi expressed her gratitude. She sat in the yard to enjoy breakfast with the chauffeur when he said casually, “In case you get frightened again, I’ve spoken to some of the villagers. Some of the older folks have heard of the name Mu Xue. I’ve also asked about your father, Mu Xianyong. Both of your parents left the village a long time ago, so I couldn’t find much information about them.”

Taking a bite at the youtiao, Mu Zhi was disheartened to hear the news.

“Has anyone seen how my father looks like?”

The chauffeur shook his head.

“This is a rural village. I heard that the only doctor who worked here got leprosy. None of the students who left for university studies was willing to return to this village, and as a result, the average age in the village is much older than the city.”

By the sound of his words, it was almost impossible to find any clue at all.

All Mu Zhi could confirm was that there was a Mu Xianyong and some information that matched what Mu Xianyong had told her.

Even in that case, Mu Zhi felt that was good enough.

When they set off for the city, they passed by her mother’s home. The strange man was painting the door in bright red. It was an overbearing shade of red.

After completing the repainting, the man added a word in white, ‘Death!’

That sent a shiver down Mu Zhi’s spine.

She hesitated for a while but did not dare to approach the man to ask him about his actions.

She exchanged glances with the chauffeur as they slowly headed towards their car on feet.

The chauffeur was guarding her from behind.

Their journey out of the village was faster than when they came in because the road was much clearer during the day. They managed to arrive at City A before sunset, and as soon as they did, Mu Zhi received a phone call.

was from

you visit our hometown?” He asked the moment the call

Zhi was stunned briefly. “How did you

when you left. He mistook

guess was that the

did not

went back.” She

After all, nobody could accept a father that came out of the blue. It doesn’t matter to me

reply in

never mention a single word about dad

know. She must

“Your mom had always had a strong character. She was a fine-looking woman, always curious about things around her. But due to some misfortunes I ran into in the early years, she had to suffer as a consequence. I was too fixated on making a career, and I would fail numerous times. In the end, your mom fled with you in the middle of the night. So…

Xianyong paused at this point. It felt like he was immersed in deep

had no

“If mom is still alive, she’d be glad to see you. If she did hate you, it meant that she

was nothing else to say at this

a good rest. Can I invite you

startled at first. She wanted

your mom and I met each other.

in the most

getting dinner with Mu

was, Mu Zhi could not bear to refuse

Thus, she obliged, “Sure.”

she could hear the initially-dull voice sprang back into life, “Great! Go

Xianyong hung up when he was

Mu Zhi took

woke up moments later to find out she missed a few

promptly returned his

in where Lu Jinye was, but

“You’re not asleep?”

Mu Zhi was surprised.

and deep. “The chauffeur told me about the trip, so I thought it

the hometown because a man reached out to me the other day and called himself my

Zhi did not hide anything from

her why she wanted to visit her hometown, but she believed that Lu Jinye would be glad to catch up on what happened

also needed his

does the man look

Following that, Lu Jinye pondered for a long while before

did not tell him of her plan initially, but he

bit her lips and answered him,

not feel the need to

my men to look into this guy’s past, then tell you afterward. And in the meantime, you can continue interacting

Lu Jinye

father no longer meant anything to her. Besides, she should have accepted the fact that she

key only to the development of children when

been telling herself. Thus, she was

“Why?”

change anything to me at this point in my

Lu Jinye to show him that she did not need