Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 138 Well… Very Well!

Mu Zhi dared not move a finger. She did not even close her eyes, gawking at Lu Jinye to observe him.

Lu Jinye’s words were still echoing in her head. He told her to return to him.

What did he mean by that? He already had Xiao Qingqing by his side. How was she going to return to him?

She could feel her body uncontrollably wanting more of Lu Jinye.

But, she was fighting to resist that urge.

Seemingly sensed that Mu Zhi was behaving oddly, Lu Jinye suddenly stopped to look at Mu Zhi, only to realize that she was trembling all over.

“What happened?”

Lu Jinye peered at her with a frown.

Tears were rolling in her eyes, but she insisted to fix them on Lu Jinye.

That brought a tinge of emotion to Lu Jinye.

“Are you unwilling?”

Although Lu Jinye had not attacked another pink castle in his life, he could imagine that the other women would never cry in his embrace.

This woman, Mu Zhi… Was beyond intrigue.

Lu Jinye ultimately relented. He stared at Mu Zhi with a stern face, stuttering hesitantly. Consoling someone was not his strong suit.

After a long while, he finally gathered some words, “Mu Zhi, I was not joking just now.”

Upon steadying herself, Mu Zhi rubbed the tears off her eyes, sat up, tried to button her shirt, but she could barely assert any force on her wrists, struggling to even dress herself.

Lu Jinye waited for a moment but did not receive a reply from Mu Zhi. Seeing that she was having a hard time button her shirt, he reached out to help her.

Mu Zhi attempted to dodge him.

But Lu Jinye said patiently, “Don’t move.”

A mere two words that appeared to have carried no weights managed to make Mu Zhi comply.

Lu Jinye slowly dressed her, then asked Mu Zhi, “Do you hate me?”

Mu Zhi raised her head to meet Lu Jinye’s gaze. She even had doubts to what was before her eyes. Lu Jinye’s eyes were flooding with tenderness.

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!

have any idea what you’re

once more. What tenderness in his eyes

merely flashed across his

him a firm nod, saying, “Yes,

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

the more we miss out,

Mu Zhi turned to look at Lu Jinye, “Lu Jinye, if you won’t be

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

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

the wall,

Mu Zhi

woman who would refuse

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

Well… Very well!

towards the wine chiller, and

…

leaving the room, tears started surging down

But for some reason, she could feel some sort of relief

Mu Xiaomu did not have one, she

Qingqing at the price of her love. Just to bless the child

Xiaoning noticed that she was not

at the side, Xu Se just lifted his arm to check the time. It had

that the longest Lu

that why Mu Zhi was

“Hey, it can’t be…”

hear but utter, and Jian Xiaoning rolled her eyes

the car. Mu Zhi was seated at the front passenger’s seat and had her

Xu Se helplessly, then said, “Hey, Xu Se, move your car away, I need

“No way!”

Se was standing firmly, “Without any word from

were lifeless. Even the word exchange between Jian Xiaoning and Xu

his

the hotel. He glanced at the car Mu Zhi was sitting in listlessly, and then ordered Xu Se, “Move the cars

Xu Se hesitated briefly…

What is going on?

of their expressions, both of them seemed

coming to redeem his

was too intimidating. Xu Se did not dare press on and obsequiously

soon as the path was cleared, Mu

Jian Xiaoning waited no longer, and took

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

“Huh?”

instantly put Linda in

the boss asking

he love Secretary

“Do as I say.”

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

return, while he made his way back to City A,

…

had just woken up but was still seemingly exhausted. Mu Zhi then ushered Mu Xiaomu back