Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 314 Another Person That Exists

Lu Jinye couldn’t be more familiar with the Xie Residence. And Mu Zhi’s answer confirmed that she was indeed Xie Xiu’s ‘wife’. Mu Zhi had been with Xie Xiu all this while!

Finally knowing what happened, Lu Jinye fists clenched. He wanted to tear Xie Xiu apart. These years, Xie Xiu and Lu Jinye didn’t exactly have a relationship. But Xie Xiu’s ambition for Lu Jinye’s position in City A was obvious.

They were clashing against each other as business competitors.

Lu Jinye had been in the business for many years and had never met an opponent as persistent as him.

To people in the industry, Xie Xiu always seemed calm and unflappable, but underneath all that was a raging storm.

Knowing this, Lu Jinye did not dare act rashly.

It wasn’t because he was scared, but… He was worried that any threatening move he made might result in Xie Xiu moving Mu Zhi.

Lu Jinye kept his cool and said calmly, “Just a normal business partner.”

“So you know each other.”

“That’s right! You guys run in the same circles, so it’s no surprise that you know each other.” Mu Zhi wondered out loud.

Mu Zhi felt that they had spoken enough and said, “I’m going in then.”

She turned and walked into the courtyard.

Lu Jinye did not stop her. He bid farewell and quickly returned home.

He immediately made a call when he got home.

in these recent years. I want to know everything especially about his family and women he had contact with.” Lu

“Okay.”

The call ended.

Xie Xiu making tea in

he saw Mu Zhi and

phone died, and I was stuck outside.

Xiu had been home, but

Xiu quickly followed with another question, “Why did you suddenly decide to come to City

an excuse when her eyes landed on a piece of clothing on the hanger. “I remembered that I left some clothes here. I

She didn’t know why she had lied and

caught on to her

more than enough for him

didn’t let her know that he had caught her lying. When Mu Zhi had picked up her clothes, he approached her and said, “Now that you have your clothes, I’m taking

retrieved her hand and said,

you want

but Mu Zhi hid hers well. Hers showed the usual kindness she

didn’t know how to face

since losing her memory, she had never lied to Xie Xiu. So she didn’t know why exactly she was lying to him. But she knew that she wanted to stay in City

unexpected things happened. Some even unpleasant, but

that had happened to her in City A was strange but felt

Zhi and Xie Xiu. He was dressed differently than usual in a brightly coloured hoodie. He

caught on and

to Xie Xiu and said,

sincerity, and she was silently begging

your vigilant protection of me, we don’t really spend much time together, which is why I’d like to spend more