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.

you two. He thought

a piece of Mu Zhi’s homemade sushi

“Really?”

of the wasabi almost

taste of wasabi, and she was

of Lu Jinye’s playful expression before it instantly hit her that she

of

back

her mouth, she dashed into the kitchen to pour herself some

glasses of water that she could feel the taste of wasabi

rid of the tormenting spice, she turned around only to find Madam Liu was heading upstairs with something

was cautious with her

“Madam Liu.”

Zhi greeted Madam Liu out of good-will, but at the sound of her

approached Madam Liu and asked,

“Nothing.”

an awkward expression. “It’s not appropriate

“What is it?”

gazed at Madam Liu

kept the object behind her back, hesitating whether or not she should let Mu Zhi see

each other, a series of footsteps came from outside the door. Lu Jinye’s voice sounded before he showed himself, walking up to Mu Zhi insouciantly. “You’re here, Lu Yunxi

next to Mu Zhi, it occurred to him that there was a mysterious air hovering

happened?” Asked Lu Jinye

an object in Madam Liu’s hands with his

like a

her gaze fixed on what was in

“What is this?”

his hands, he first unwrapped the Kraft paper to reveal a photo

by the looks of the mould at the corners of the

Liu so careful with it? Mu Zhi

photo frame from Lu Jinye’s hands, then bowed at him from the waist, “Young master, I shall head to

“Sure.”

another copy of the photo for

“Noted.”

hold Madam Liu back as she

no idea what was in the photo, and what yielded

towards her but she could not help feeling that Madam Liu always carried a tinge of

“What photo is that?”

head to ask Lu Jinye while he wrapped his arm around her shoulders as

mom’s photo when she

did not feel the need to hide the

“Really?”

Mu Zhi asked distrustfully.

Zhi, asking, “What’s the matter? Don’t you trust me? I was telling

“Sure, I trust you.”

away. For some reason, nothing felt

is Madam Liu hiding

see it. If you’d like to see what my mom looks like, I can bring

answered

shook her head in

today, we can go next time.

“Since you’re tired,