Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 250 An Important Message for You

Mu Zhi was thunderstruck.

She could not work out how she should react anymore. In this instance, her phone went off.

Mu Zhi looked at her phone, and the name on her screen said, ‘Xie Xiu.’

She answered it and was greeted by Xie Xiu’s usual hoarse, yet silvery voice with a dash of coolness.

“Congratulations, you’re getting hitched in two days.”

“Thank you.” Responded Mu Zhi nonchalantly.

“Do I have the privilege to ask you out for a drink?”

Xie Xiu’s tone was insouciant when he said those words. Mu Zhi looked at the people around her reluctantly, not knowing what she should say. Then, a series of violent coughs came from Xie Xiu’s end, followed by his secretary’s anxious voice calling out his name.

Just like that, Xie Xiu hung up the call abruptly.

It took him fractions of second to end the call after inviting him for a drink.

Mu Zhi was stupefied. She did not hesitate for a moment before storming out of the room with her phone.

“Sorry, I need to take care of some business.”

Mu Zhi stood by the busy streets, waved down a cab, and promptly set off towards Xie Xiu’s place.

At the entrance of Xie Xiu’s residence, the cab was not allowed to advance farther. Mu Zhi settled the fare and hastily stepped off the car before the driver could give her the change.

She came before the security guard and told him to convey the message of her visit. But to her surprise, Xie Xiu’s secretary was frantically running towards her to cut her off, “Don’t worry about it, I’ll escort you in. Mr. Xie Xiu is expecting you.”

Mu Zhi was a little intimidated by her temperament.

Without questioning further, she hurriedly followed behind the secretary into Xie Xiu’s residence.

As soon as she stepped through the door, she found Xie Xiu lying feebly on the bed with a pale facial complexion.

Mu Zhi looked at him with a confused frown, “Mr. Xie, what happened…”

some lingering condition, I’ll

smile on his face looked a

Zhi could not help but ask,

was covered with blackout curtains, allowing only a slither of light to seep through its gap. Thus, Mu Zhi could not get a

warm, yellowish light. It felt dull in

worried that I’ll

and asked with a smile,

you have the mood to joke

about

day… She

his seat by himself, then supported his

Mu Zhi nodded silently.

“A little bit.”

“Cold-blooded murderer?”

guess while staring at Mu Zhi with his gaze as sharp as those of a hawk watching its prey, trying to make out what she was thinking

nodded once

of a

lips curved upwards as

briefly before saying, “Not really. I’m not that afraid. I just feel

what’s the Xie Xiu you

Xiu continued staring

there was a tinge of tenderness hidden deep inside his

into his eyes. She was recollecting the first time they met, then said tactfully, “I think

passed away.

about life and death, I might

find out that I am just as cold-blooded as they say I am one day? I

an anxious kid waiting for the release

to his surprise, Mu Zhi merely laughed

curtain without batting an eye at him, reached out to pull the curtains open, then said, “You’re not my lover. I’m not as particular to my friends as I am

if what you did isn’t that upsetting at all, I wouldn’t be too

took the liberty to

could finish her remark, her phone

hesitantly, “Hello? Mr. Mu. How are

to

30 on

Mu

the call and turned to Xie Xiu, apologizing to him, “Mr. Xie Xiu, I’m afraid that I need to go as I have things to take care

“What is it?”

Xiu gaped his eyes

had no intention to let

father found something about my mom’s past. He told me to meet him to verify

Zhi had reached out for her bag

this moment, Xie Xiu hugged Mu Zhi

was

when his arms were wrapped around her so she

please have some

you to stay

frankly despite Mu Zhi’s annoyed

have some business to handle

don’t have much time left, can’t you spare me even a few

Xiu was not

hugging her in surprise told Mu Zhi that she was

no longer wanted to

“Apologies.”

refused Xie