Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 182 Sleeping in Lu Jinye’s Embrace

Lu Jinye’s raised his wide, captivating eyes, observing Mu Zhi’s facial expression.

Meanwhile, Mu Zhi could not help but frown. She returned the file to Lu Jinye and pouted her lips, “He isn’t my partner.”

Lu Jinye then replied with a smirk, “If he isn’t your partner, why would you refuse my invitation for dinner and end up having the time to get lunch with him?”

With his domineering temperament, the sound of Lu Jinye’s words felt suffocating to Mu Zhi.

She glared at Lu Jinye right away, “Because I don’t feel like having dinner with you.”

“Mr. Lu, I suppose you’re after the custody of Mu Xiaomu and I don’t believe that’s good news to me. So, I don’t want to see you. I just want to escape from you. Mr. Lu, can you empathize with me?”

Lu Jinye said nothing in response.

In silence, he stared at her with his deep-set and enigmatic gaze, which made her… Terrified.

Mu Zhi turned her back towards him and ignored Lu Jinye while leaning against the back of the couch.

A long moment later, Lu Jinye clenched his fists and said, “Stay away from Xie Xiu.”

His tone was rather gentle.

And comparatively much more tender than seconds ago.

While Mu Zhi was giving him the cold shoulders, Lu Jinye managed to instantly melt her heart with his warmth. She was dumbfounded by the sudden gush of affection.

She bit her lower lip and nodded at him, “Fine, got it.”

“Thank you.”

her gratitude

Jinye glared

her

out of time to carry on with their conversation. Linda had reluctantly knocked on the door to nudge him about the

Jinye glanced at Mu Zhi, “Wait here, I have more to discuss with you

to sit

were at the tip of Mu Zhi’s tongue, but Lu Jinye had burst out of the room at

she could only

the meetings Lu Jinye held tended to be short and succinct. Understanding that, Mu Zhi was prepared to

got up to browse

mother. She would lay in bed early at night but take hours to fall asleep. The slightest sound in the middle of the night would startle her awake, and she would wake up in the morning to a pillow drenched in tears, not remembering what dreams she had the prior

pretend to be an ordinary person

Jian Xiaoning for looking after Mu Xiaomu all this

Mu Xiaomu if Mu Zhi had run

to trouble Jian Xiaoning anymore. Maintaining a bold and optimistic front, Mu Zhi insisted to bring Mu Xiaomu to school every day and cook up large meals for the

try to be as productive as she could

night. The darkness of the night would tell her that sleep was a horrifying thing, making it difficult for her to

of the day, she had

her time. But for reasons unknown to her,

chaired the meeting consciously knowing that Mu Zhi was expecting him. Thus, he cut the meeting short by a whole hour, concluding the meeting in an hour

alongside Lu Jinye were jaw-dropped. They could not comprehend how Lu Jinye

the team welcomed

headed straight towards his office while Linda was following closely behind. In the half-an-hour break, she

he was greeted by a curled-up Mu Zhi soundly sleeping on the couch. She had a book on her forehead, forming a comical sight, but her body language told Lu Jinye

at this desk, beckoning Linda to place the documents

sidled out of Lu

eyes on Mu Zhi. Despite her captivating features, he realized that her facial complexion was paler than usual. She looked even more unwell than his staff who

question of what the woman had been