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…”

just some lingering condition,

the smile on his face looked a

Zhi could not help

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

room was dimly lit with warm, yellowish light. It felt dull in there,

worried

his brows and asked with a smile,

have the mood to

clueless about what she should

the day… She

struggled to his seat by himself, then supported his lower back with a pillow, asking, “Have you heard about what

Mu Zhi nodded silently.

“A little bit.”

“Cold-blooded murderer?”

as sharp as those of a hawk watching its prey, trying to make out what she was

nodded

afraid of a monster

Xiu’s lips curved upwards as he pressed

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

what’s the Xie

Xiu continued

there was a tinge of tenderness

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

away. She too, shared the same sentiment about life

about life and death, I might not be

I am just as cold-blooded as they say I am one day? I might’ve

an anxious kid waiting for the

Mu Zhi merely

to pull the curtains open, then said, “You’re not my lover. I’m not as particular to my friends as I am to my

what you did isn’t that upsetting at

I took the liberty to open the curtains for you. If

her remark,

answered it hesitantly, “Hello? Mr.

to see

30 on

address, Mu Zhi said goodbye to Mu

hung up the call and turned to Xie Xiu, apologizing to him, “Mr. Xie Xiu, I’m afraid that I need to go as I

“What is it?”

Xiu gaped his eyes

had no intention

calls himself my father found something about my mom’s past. He told me

reached out

Xie Xiu hugged Mu Zhi from behind out of the

was caught off

arms were wrapped around her so

have some self

want you to stay

despite Mu Zhi’s annoyed

I have some business to

left, can’t you spare me even

Xiu was not ready to

told Mu Zhi that

Zhi no longer

“Apologies.”

Xie