Falling for the Contract Bride

As though he cared.

However, regardless of how moved Mu Zhi was, she just nodded lightly.

Tacitly admitting.

Yes, she hated him!

Lu Jinye’s brows were scrunched up. He stared at Mu Zhi solemnly. It was the first time Lu Jinye

confessed his love to a woman, and he got rejected!

“Mu Zhi, do you have any idea what you’re talking about?”

Lu Jinye asked once more. What tenderness in his eyes had swiftly transformed into hurt.

But the painful expression merely flashed across his eyes.

Mu Zhi gave him a firm nod, saying, “Yes, I’m sure.”

After getting dressed, she took a great effort to walk towards the door, opening it as she said, “I grew

up without a father. Mu Xiaomu grew up without a father too. Ordinary folks like us aren’t in the same

league as the wealthy. Growing up in a single-parent family, the trauma of not having a father figure

would haunt us forever. We don’t just get mocked for being fatherless since we were a kid, and it’s not

as simple as watching the other families enjoying their time during school events…”

Mu Zhi’s voice started cracking at this point, “It is more like a thirst for something hidden in the corner

of our hearts, the more we miss out, the more we crave for it. We might even be envious of someone

else with a drunken dad, just because they have a father.”

Following that, Mu Zhi turned to look at Lu Jinye, “Lu Jinye, if you won’t be accountable for the baby in

Xiao Qingqing’s womb, I will look down upon you.”

“Also, the marriage we had was not built on the foundation of love. Our bodies simply matched each

other’s. Don’t be fooled by that. Take care of yourself.”

Finishing what she had to say, Mu Zhi turned around with conviction and left.

Lu Jinye launched a punch at the wall, his knuckles instantly turned red.

How dare Mu Zhi refuse him?!

Shockingly, there was a woman who would refuse him?!

Especially the words ‘take care’! Also, she had never loved him!

Well… Very well!

Lu Jinye swept around, stomped towards the wine chiller, and seized a random bottle off it.

…

After leaving the room, tears started surging down her cheeks uncontrollably.

How could she ever say those words? They were such harsh remarks. But for some reason, she could

feel some sort of relief after expressing herself.

Just because she did not have a father, and Mu Xiaomu did not have one, she must not take away the

father figure from another child.

She made way for Xiao Qingqing at the price of her love. Just to bless the child that was currently

residing in Xiao Qingqing’s womb.

As soon as Mu Zhi stepped out of the hotel building, Jian Xiaoning noticed that she was not in the right

state. Jian Xiaoning then dashed towards her, and asked tactfully, “Mu Zhi, what happened?”

Standing at the side, Xu Se just lifted his arm to check the time. It had barely been half an hour since

Lu Jinye and Mu Zhi went in.

Is that the longest Lu Jinye could last?

Is that why Mu Zhi was discontented and cried?!

“Hey, it can’t be…”

Xu Se could not hear but utter, and Jian Xiaoning rolled her eyes at him right away!

She followed closely behind Mu Zhi, while Mu Zhi slowly moved towards the car. They entered the car.

Mu Zhi was seated at the front passenger’s seat and had her seatbelt fastened. Jian Xiaoning saw this

and hesitated briefly. She knew Mu Zhi wanted to leave.

She glanced at Xu Se helplessly, then said, “Hey, Xu Se, move your car away, I need to go.”

“No way!”

Xu Se was standing firmly, “Without any word from Jinye, nobody moves their cars.”

Mu Zhi’s eyes were lifeless. Even the word exchange between Jian Xiaoning and Xu Se felt like breeze

to her, leaving no trail in her mind.

However, as long as Xu Se did not move his car, Jian Xiaoning would have no way to leave.

As they were butting heads with each other, Lu Jinye left the hotel. He glanced at the car Mu Zhi was

sitting in listlessly, and then ordered Xu Se, “Move the cars away, let them go.”

Xu Se hesitated briefly…

What is going on?

By the looks of their expressions, both of them seemed odd!

Isn’t Jinye coming to redeem his true love?

However, Lu Jinye’s temperament was too intimidating. Xu Se did not dare press on and obsequiously

obliged.

As soon as the path was cleared, Mu Zhi told Jian Xiaoning to drive.

While Jian Xiaoning waited no longer, and took off.

Lu Jinye hardly batted an eye at Mu Zhi. He hopped into his car, took out his phone to ring Linda,

ordering, “There’s a debt note in the bottom drawer of my desk. It’s from Mu Zhi. Make a call to her to

enquire how long it’ll take for the repayment.”

“Huh?”

Lu Jinye’s order instantly put Linda in a daze.

Is the boss asking Secretary Mu for money?

Doesn’t he love Secretary Mu?

“Do as I say.”

Lu Jinye’s tone was cold as ice, sending shivers down Linda’s spine. Thus, she obliged, and then

scrambled to look for the debt note he mentioned.

Lu Jinye pondered briefly, and told Xu Se and the rest to return, while he made his way back to City A,

and went into the nearest bar.

…

After getting home, Mu Xiaomu had just woken up but was still seemingly exhausted. Mu Zhi then

ushered Mu Xiaomu back into her room for more sleep.

Having coaxed Mu Xiaomu to sleep, Jian Xiaoning set off to City S due to other arrangements at the

hospital.

Mu Zhi saw her off and then slumped on the couch, preparing to get a good rest. However, she

received Linda’s call as soon as she took her seat. The call was made using Lu Jinye’s office line.

Mu Zhi was puzzled, but answered the phone anyway.

“What is it, Linda?”

Mu Zhi asked in surprise. On the other end of the phone, Linda was seemingly troubled. She chuckled

lightly, “Secretary Mu, how have you been?”

“I’m fine.”

Mu Zhi and Linda were long-time colleagues. Thus, she could instantly pick up the strangeness in

Linda’s tone. She asked, “Linda, is there anything you need from me?”

Linda stammered reluctantly, “The situation is… Secretary Mu, I don’t wish to say these, but…”

“Don’t worry, just let me know.”

Although Mu Zhi wasn’t sure what Linda was trying to say, her intuition told her that it must be

something coming from Lu Jinye.

Linda responded, “Mr. Lu told me to search for a debt note you left him. He told me to enquire for a

date of the repayment.”

The debt note summed up to tens of millions. Mu Zhi couldn’t settle it within a short time.

Mu Zhi contemplated for a moment, and said, “I’ll try my best to settle it before the end of next year.”

“Sure.”

Linda became even more troubled when she listened to Mu Zhi’s answer.

The entire company, especially the secretary group, was aware of the unique connection between the

chairman and Secretary Mu. Mu Zhi even taught them secrets to soothe Lu Jinye’s anger!

What happened that she was demanded to repay her debts immediately?

Linda promptly noted down the timeframe Mu Zhi gave, and elaborated helplessly, “Secretary Mu,

these are orders from the chairman, I don’t have a choice.”

“I understand, that’s fine.”

Sorrow took over Mu Zhi, but she had to accept the truth. After what she said to Lu Jinye, she was

bound to cut ties with him completely. Thus, regardless of what he did to her, she had to tell herself to

accept it.

“Umm… The apartment you’re living in belongs to Mr. Lu too. He had me ask you if you have plans to

move out, he wants to use it for other purposes.”

“I’ll start looking for a house tomorrow, I will try to move away within a week.”

Mu Zhi was courteous and respectful. She acknowledged that Linda was just doing her job. So, she

would not cause a stir.

“Thank you, appreciate your understanding, Secretary Mu. I shall report back to the chairman now.”

“Sure.”

Mu Zhi did not say another word. She hung up the call and prepared to go for a shower.

But as soon as she stepped into the bathroom, her phone went off again. She could only turn back for

the phone and realized the call came from Linda.

Moreover, this time, Linda was even more hesitant.

She was seemingly unwilling to say a word.

“Did Lu Jinye give a new order?”

Mu Zhi had to initiate the conversation.

“Mmm,” On the end of the phone, Linda just hummed helplessly.