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.”

gratitude in the

Jinye glared at

despised her

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

glanced at Mu Zhi, “Wait here, I have more to

expect me to sit around and

the tip of Mu Zhi’s tongue, but Lu

could

to be short and succinct. Understanding that, Mu Zhi was prepared to make herself comfortable

a moment of waiting when boredom came over her, Mu Zhi got up to browse Lu Jinye’s bookshelf and picked a book from

sleeping well since the passing of her 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

pretend to be an ordinary person

for looking after Mu Xiaomu

time for Mu Xiaomu if Mu Zhi had run

optimistic front, Mu Zhi insisted to bring Mu Xiaomu to school every day and cook up large meals for the three of them at

as productive as she could during her free

the positive energy would ultimately disperse every night. The darkness of the night would tell her that

day, she had lost

time. But for reasons unknown to her, she had

him. Thus, he cut the meeting short by a whole

Lu Jinye were jaw-dropped. They could not comprehend how Lu Jinye managed to produce at the rate that he did

the team welcomed an

Linda was following closely behind. In the half-an-hour break,

pushed the door open, 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

footsteps. He pointed at this desk, beckoning Linda to place the documents on top

obliged and sidled out of Lu

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 were living in the office in the

question of