Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 304 Do You Have an Affair?

Mu Zhi trembled as she stared at Sophia. She blinked several times, not knowing what to say in response. Her life felt like a pre-set game. She had never dreamed that there was a scenario where she might not love her husband.

Xie Xiu had told her that he was her husband the moment she regained consciousness. Over these years, she was desperate to search for her past. She was eager to fight her mental block, which she believed prevented her from touching Xie Xiu. She brainwashed herself with the loving story Xie Xiu described to her.

It never struck Mu Zhi that she might have never loved Xie Xiu in the past. She had accepted that she was Xie Xiu’s wife by default since the beginning. She believed that they loved each other, and they were the one true pair.

She went on a simple and uninteresting life. Due to Sophia’s calm temperament, you wouldn’t feel like a patient when you spoke to her. Sophia would make her consultation sessions feel like two congenial friends having a casual conversation.

Thus, Mu Zhi responded without thinking twice, “I never thought about it. How does being in love feel like?”

Sophia laughed lightly. She recollected her past in detail, as though telling Mu Zhi a story. “I’m not sure how to describe it, to be honest. But there must be a mysterious feeling that comes with love. It is a concoction of shyness, restlessness, anger, and the urge to run away from the person.”

Sophia paused momentarily before continuing, “There’s one thing you can be sure of – there must be a feeling to it, you’ll never be oblivious of love.”

Mu Zhi was astonished upon hearing that.

Because… She felt none of those on Xie Xiu.

The only things Xie Xiu had given her were acceptance and calmness. Over the years, they never fought, never doubted one another, never experienced any upset, and most importantly, she never felt any emotions for him.

Mu Zhi felt like she was merely playing the role of a programmed puppet.

When she resisted Xie Xiu’s touches, she went to see a psychologist.

All she knew was that he was patient with her. It never hit her that she never loved him.

“If you need an example of a love story, I can recollect my past to you.”

steps backward, then said, “Thank you, I don’t think I need that

now if you

the next step in the consultation. She felt like everything around her was falling

leave while Mu Zhi left in

to look at him. She wanted to know how she felt about Xie Xiu. But she failed

was calm and

staring at him, Xie Xiu raised his head to face Mu Zhi,

like it’s been a while

been staying

feel excited about you like a teenage girl? Do you feel excited about

gazed at Xie Xiu

knitted his brows in response. “No, on the contrary, I think it’s strange to have that kind of feeling. We’re way past that age. All I want is to protect you and keep you with me while all

to crack upon hearing the few

explosion of questions she had, she ended up thinking that Xie Xiu had a

not pursue further. After dinner, she stood up and headed to the bathroom for

of water from the surface of her skin and left the bathroom only to see Xie Xiu sitting on the couch

and looked at him with an anxious frown, “Do you

its seemingly complicated format, she was surprised to find out that she could faintly understand

couch, steered around to face Mu Zhi, and said, “Why would you

for a while before answering, “I just want to

“But I’m responsible for

Zhi regardless of what issues she tried to

help but think that he

he

the revelation after meeting the