Falling for the Contract Bride

She had no idea.

She could only shake her head lightly, saying, “Who knows what the chairman is thinking? Sigh.”

Xiao Qingqing clutched Lu Jinye’s arm all the way out of the Shanze building.

She felt as though they were a pair of a loving couple.

But there was no joy in her heart.

Before making her way to the company, she had heard the news of Lu Jinye’s visit to the bar.

Subsequently, she had also heard about Mu Zhi being chased away by another woman.

At the time, Xiao Qingqing was unquestionably delighted to hear the news.

After all, Mu Zhi had lost her footing in Lu Jinye’s heart. She should be glad about that.

However, when Xiao Qingqing came to the company and saw the ‘heroine’ who drove Mu Zhi away,

she became greatly disappointed.

The woman did not belong to their league at all…

She could hardly even meet Xiao Qingqing’s eyes, let alone replacing Mu Zhi in Lu Jinye’s heart.

At that thought, Xiao Qingqing raised her eyes to look at Lu Jinye, who was gazing at the lilies in a fair

distance away.

She swiftly brushed off her train of thoughts, and grabbed the bouquet of lilies Lu Jinye was eyeing,

“Jinye, this is pretty.”

“If you like it, I can buy the entire shop for you.”

“…” Xiao Qingqing gawked at Lu Jinye in shock, clasping the bouquet of lilies in her hands.

But Lu Jinye did not look like he was making a joke.

At the same time, he had lifted the phone in his hand, dialed Linda’s number, and told her to take care

of the acquisition of the florist.

Linda placed the cup of coffee on the table with a clank and rushed to the ground floor.

Following that, Lu Jinye canceled every appointment in the day just to spend time with Xiao Qingqing.

Xiao Qingqing was a celebrity. Despite her pregnancy, she was able to attend some easy-going events.

Lu Jinye chauffeured her to a talk show recording, accompanied her to a banquet, and brought her to

the company for a meeting.

Xiao Qingqing had been in the limelight recently due to the exposé revolving around Lu Jinye’s divorce

from Mu Zhi, just to get married to her.

But! Having Lu Jinye followed her around for the entire day was a rare sight, hence members of the

media were enthusiastically making a big deal out of it.

Xiao Qingqing was not bothered. She rather enjoyed staying in the limelight, allowing reporters to snap

numerous photos of them together.

In the past, Lu Jinye would never attend such events. But he was surprisingly cooperative today.

…

Meanwhile, after Mu Zhi had settled down, Liang Yunzhan informed her that Mu Xiaomu would stay at

his place for dinner, and he would drop her home after the meal. Mu Zhi then went downstairs to buy

some takeaway dishes and brought them back into her hotel room.

The deafening silence in her room was uncanny. She could almost hear her breathing echoing in the

room. It was the first time Mu Zhi realized that she hated the feeling of loneliness. Thus, she turned on

the TV.

Alas, it was just in time for the entertainment news, as the daily news broadcast had just finished airing.

Any channel that Mu Zhi switched to, she would see Xiao Qingqing and Lu Jinye’s intimate interaction.

She did not feel like seeing Lu Jinye’s news. This type of news did not interest her at all.

So, she started switching channels like a madwoman.

At this moment, a sudden glittering light illuminated the sky.

There was a fireworks show.

Mu Zhi put down the TV remote control, left the TV on, and walked towards the window to enjoy the

magnificent fireworks just to distract herself.

Numerous fireworks brought glamour upon every corner of City A.

Some of the fireworks showed delicate designs of different artworks. The heart shapes told Mu Zhi that

it might be a love confession.

At the time, it did not occur to Mu Zhi who might be behind the fireworks. She figured it might be a

game of a prodigal son from a wealthy family. When she lifted her head, she could see an airplane

zooming across the sky. Trailing the airplane was the dazzling glow of lights that wrote, ‘Jinye loves

Qingqing’.

Those words made Mu Zhi’s heart skip a beat as she did not see it coming.

Lu Jinye was confessing his love for Xiao Qingqing.

It meant that the fireworks were released as part of his surprise confession for her…

At that thought, Mu Zhi had lost all interest in watching the fireworks show. She swiftly returned to the

TV screen and started flipping channels to find a drama series to divert her attention.

When she came before the TV, it was still showing the same channel before the fireworks.

Coincidentally, the channel was airing footage of Lu Jinye and Xiao Qingqing, where the reporter had

interviewed Lu Jinye, “When do you plan to propose to Xiao Qingqing, and when do you plan to marry

her?”

Lu Jinye answered, “We can’t tell you that yet, that’ll ruin the surprise.”

The interview was recorded during the day. After all, it had only been hours between the interview to

his proposal at night.

True enough, the element of surprise was kept flawlessly.

Mu Zhi was putting all efforts to persuade herself not to dwell on it. These should all be well within her

expectation… But she could not help but feel upset.

She had lost all her appetite for the dinner she just bought.

She realized that she did not understand Lu Jinye at all. She could not comprehend how Lu Jinye

managed to forget everything that happened a day prior within a day.

He even acted as though nothing had happened.

Or, in the other words, Lu Jinye might have never loved her.

Otherwise, why would he change so easily…

Regardless of how convinced Mu Zhi was that she might never be a significant figure to Lu Jinye at all,

she could not help but feel upset when the truth struck her.

The sorrow was uncontrollable.

On the TV screen, Xiao Qingqing’s dazzling smile was soring to Mu Zhi’s eyes. Lu Jinye’s smile was

even more unpleasant.

But she did not switch channels, forcing herself to watch them, as though torturing herself.

Mu Zhi made herself finish the entertainment news and had no intention to switch channels even during

the advertisement session.

The fireworks outside lasted for over a full hour. After an hour, gossips of Lu Jinye’s glamorous

proposal swiftly took multiple social media platforms by storm.

Mu Zhi read every single article, from the top page to the last.

Great… Time to let go.

Mu Zhi put down her phone. Her eyes were dry and uncomfortable, so she headed to the bathroom to

wash her face. When she was done, her phone went off. She headed to the lobby to pick up Mu

Xiaomu.

Mu Xiaomu looked at Mu Zhi in confusion, asking her why they were living in a different place.

Mu Zhi explained, “Because grandma is going another place to get treatment. We need to pack our

things and follow grandma.”

Mu Xiaomu had a great play date today. Exhausted, she did not spend too much time chatting with Mu

Zhi. Mu Zhi would usually be required to coax her to sleep, but Mu Xiaomu fell asleep next to her eyes

after just playing on her own briefly.

Mu Zhi carried Mu Xiaomu to the bed, then went to sit down on the chair next to the bed, staring at the

air blankly.

What is Lu Jinye doing right now? He might be over the moon…

Her phone rang once again, Mu Zhi did not look at the name before answering the call. From the other

end of the phone came Lu Junnian’s voice. “Where are you?” He merely said the three words.

Mu Zhi rose to her feet and gazed down the window. Her mind was empty. She had forgotten where

she was…

After a long pause, she said, “The hotel.”

“Do you want to get a drink?”

“Xiaomu is asleep, I can’t go out now.”

Lu Junnian was silenced for a moment before saying, “Then, give me your address.”

Mu Zhi did not read much into it. She just sent her location to Lu Junnian.

Not long after, a series of door-knocks arose. It was not Lu Junnian, but food delivery.

The food deliverer brought a serve of crayfish, meat skewers, and three bottles of beer.

After receiving the food, Mu Zhi noticed a note on the bag, ‘If your alcohol tolerance is still the same,

three bottles should be enough to settle you to sleep. Don’t push yourself.’

Mu Zhi stared at the few lines of words. The unreadable chicken scratch resembled how a junior school

student would write.

But the tone sounded exactly like Lu Junnian…

He was the only person who was clear of her alcohol tolerance.

Mu Zhi chuckled helplessly. Realizing that what she experienced felt like a scene taken out of the

drama series.

Her ex-husband had just proposed to his new love, while her ex-boyfriend came forward to comfort her.