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 her father, Mu

our hometown?” He asked the moment the call

stunned briefly. “How

left. He mistook you as your mother,

was that the woman

it clear, Mu Zhi did not see the reason

I went

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

not gather a proper reply in response

lips and said, “Mom would never mention a single

She must be angry

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

Xianyong paused at this point. It felt like

no idea what to

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

nothing else to say at

Can I invite you for dinner tonight?” Mu Xianyong seemed

startled at first. She

today is the anniversary of the first time your mom and I met each other. It is a

Restaurant was located in the most crowded part of City

dinner with Mu Xianyong wouldn’t be too

was, Mu Zhi could not bear

Thus, she obliged, “Sure.”

voice sprang back into life, “Great! Go ahead

up when he

that, Mu Zhi took

moments later to find out she missed

promptly returned his

where Lu Jinye was, but he answered her call within fractions of

“You’re not asleep?”

Mu Zhi was surprised.

me about the

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

hide anything

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

also needed

does the

interactions. Following that, Lu Jinye pondered for a long while before saying,

Zhi did not tell him of her plan

lips and answered him,

she did not feel the need

look into this guy’s past, then tell you afterward. And in the meantime, you can continue interacting with him, but keep a safe

Lu Jinye would exhort her

a father no longer meant anything to her. Besides, she should have accepted the fact that she had missed out on a fatherly figure throughout her

children when they were little, which did

had been telling herself. Thus, she was surprised that Lu Jinye allowed

“Why?”

adult now, having a father change anything

to show him that