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.

call was from

our hometown?” He asked the moment the call was picked

Zhi was stunned briefly. “How

of our distant relatives in the hometown saw you when you left.

first guess was that the

Zhi did not

I went back.”

Mu Xianyong responded bluntly. “It’s normal that you want to go back to look into me. After all, nobody could accept a father that came out of the blue. It doesn’t matter to me if you don’t accept me. All I need to know is that you’re leading a

reply in response to his bluntness and

her lips and said, “Mom would never mention a single word about dad when she

She must be

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

point. It felt like he was immersed

had no

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

else to

the village. Take a good rest. Can I invite you for dinner tonight?” Mu Xianyong seemed to care a lot about Mu Zhi’s

startled at first. She wanted to refuse

anniversary of the first time your mom and I met each other. It is a meaningful event to me. I’ve booked a table at the

in the most crowded part

getting dinner with Mu Xianyong wouldn’t be too awkward

how zealous he was, Mu Zhi could not bear to refuse

Thus, she obliged, “Sure.”

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

Xianyong hung up when he

Mu Zhi took a quick

out she

returned

was late at night in where Lu Jinye was, but

“You’re not asleep?”

Mu Zhi was surprised.

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

hometown because a man reached out to me the other day

not hide

did not ask her why she wanted to visit her hometown, but she believed that Lu Jinye would be glad to catch up on what happened to

needed his

the man

like from their interactions. Following that, Lu Jinye pondered

did not tell him of her plan initially, but he had

her lips and answered him,

did not feel the

you afterward. And in the meantime, you can continue

Zhi thought Lu Jinye

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

development of children when they were little, which did not apply

herself. Thus, she was surprised that Lu Jinye allowed

“Why?”

Jinye, I’m an adult now, having a father change anything to me at this

question to Lu Jinye to show him that