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.

from her

hometown?” He asked the moment the call

was stunned briefly.

relatives in the hometown saw you when you left. He mistook you as your

that the woman was

Mu Zhi did not see the reason

went back.” She

to look into me. After all, nobody could accept a father that came out of the blue. It

not gather a proper reply in

“Mom would never mention a single word

must be angry at

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

It felt like

had no idea what

she’d be glad to see you. If she did hate you, it meant that she loved you too

else to

be exhausted since you’ve just come out from the village. Take a good rest. Can I invite you

was startled at first.

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

in the most crowded part of City

Mu Xianyong wouldn’t be too awkward

zealous he was, Mu Zhi could not bear

Thus, she obliged, “Sure.”

could hear the initially-dull voice sprang back into life, “Great! Go ahead and take a rest for

Xianyong hung up when he was

that, Mu Zhi took a quick

up moments later to find out

returned

at night in where Lu Jinye was, but he answered her call within

“You’re not asleep?”

Mu Zhi was surprised.

and deep. “The chauffeur told me about the trip,

the hometown because a man reached out to me the other

hide

she wanted to visit her hometown, but she believed that Lu

also needed

the man look

described what Mu Xianyong was like from their interactions. Following that, Lu Jinye pondered for a long while before

him of her plan initially, but he

her lips

feel the need

I’ll send my men to look into this guy’s past, then tell you afterward. And

thought Lu Jinye would exhort

role of 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 upbringing. There was no reason

only to the development of children when they

Thus, she was surprised that Lu

“Why?”

now, having a father change anything to me at

Zhi presented the question to Lu Jinye to show him that she