Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 248 Nothing Is Normal

While Mu Zhi was helping everyone to her homemade sushi, she gabbled with her mouth full of a concoction of sushi rice, seaweed, and lamb, “I can’t remember who exactly.”

“I vaguely remember that my mother would always bring me to buy a box of sushi whenever we have a barbecue at home.”

Mu Zhi was not born in a well-off family.

Mom rarely brought her to any barbecues. Mu Zhi used to think that mom paired sushi with barbecue as a method of saving money.

A box of sushi used to cost only six bucks from the street vendors. Mu Zhi would be stuffed by the time she scoffed half a box it.

However, six bucks would only get them three lamb skewers. She wouldn’t be filled with just lamb.

Thus, sushi acted as a filler in the meal.

Mu Zhi used to be upset about it.

But since her mother’s condition, she had not had the chance to have lamb skewer with mom anymore. She found herself craving for lamb skewers with sushi like mom would do.

Master Lu sized up Mu Zhi with knitted eyebrows.

It took him a long time before turning his face away and said, “It tastes nice.”

“I’m tired, I need some rest now.”

Master Lu suddenly stood up and headed into the house with the help of his walking stick.

He left Mu Zhi standing still on the same spot. Did I say something wrong? She wondered to herself.

“Is Master Lu not fond of sushi?”

That can’t be the reason… However, it was clear that Master Lu did not eat much.

Mu Zhi threw a suspicious look at Lu Jinye while he casually approached her, put an arm over her shoulders, and then brought her to her seat. “Okay now, let us enjoy the food. Look at the charming moonbeam. Don’t let it go to waste.”

“Cough cough.”

Lu Yunxi could not help but clear his throat, gesturing to the pair that he was still around.

two.

put a piece of Mu Zhi’s homemade sushi into his mouth, saying,

“Really?”

the spiciness of

taste of wasabi, and she was wondering why

expression before it instantly hit her that she had fallen victim

of

forced it back down into her belly,

she

of water that she could feel the taste

of the tormenting spice, she turned around only to find Madam

cautious

“Madam Liu.”

of her voice, Madam Liu swiftly hid the thing

approached Madam Liu

“Nothing.”

on an awkward expression. “It’s

“What is it?”

gazed at

her back, hesitating whether or not she should

door. Lu Jinye’s voice sounded before he showed himself, walking

to him that there was a mysterious air hovering around the both

Lu Jinye

espied an object in Madam

looked like a photo

Jinye sensed that Mu Zhi had her gaze fixed on what was in Madam Liu’s hands. Thus, he

“What is this?”

unwrapped the Kraft paper

was after all just a normal-looking photo frame, and by the looks of the mould at the corners of the frame, it

Liu so careful with it? Mu Zhi wondered to herself as she looked

Liu promptly and carefully took the photo frame from Lu Jinye’s hands, then

“Sure.”

another copy of

“Noted.”

Madam Liu back as she strode away with the

idea what

she could not help feeling that Madam Liu always carried a tinge of hostility when

“What photo is that?”

he wrapped his arm around her shoulders as they headed out

when she

the need to

“Really?”

Mu Zhi asked distrustfully.

Mu Zhi’s suspicions, Lu Jinye paused his footsteps and looked at Mu Zhi, asking, “What’s the

“Sure, I trust you.”

put her thoughts away. For some reason, nothing felt normal

a long while, Mu Zhi asked, “Why is Madam Liu hiding your mother’s

If you’d like to see

Jinye answered Mu Zhi

Zhi shook her head

today, we can go next time. I’m exhausted today.” She

her off the ground. “Since you’re tired, then let’s not