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 in the

glared at

her

Linda had reluctantly knocked on the door

Zhi, “Wait here, I have more

me to sit around and do

Zhi’s tongue, but Lu Jinye had burst out

could only swallow

Lu Jinye held tended to be short and succinct. Understanding that, Mu Zhi was prepared to make herself comfortable on the seat to

a moment of waiting when boredom came over her, Mu Zhi got

been 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 up in

be

Jian Xiaoning for looking after Mu Xiaomu all this

Mu

insisted to bring Mu Xiaomu to school every day and cook up large meals for the three of

productive as she could during her

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

day, she had lost the

book to pass her time. But for reasons unknown

by a whole hour, concluding the meeting in an hour and a half for what would take two

jaw-dropped. They could not comprehend how Lu Jinye managed to produce at the

case, the team

following closely behind. In the half-an-hour

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 that she

at this desk,

obliged and sidled out of Lu Jinye’s

locked his 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 were living in the

at the question of what