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 at

despised her

Linda had reluctantly

at Mu Zhi, “Wait here, I

to sit

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

she could

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

over her, Mu Zhi got up to browse Lu Jinye’s bookshelf

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

pretend to be an ordinary person by

Xiaoning for

time for Mu Xiaomu if

insisted to bring Mu Xiaomu to school every day

would try to be as productive as

would tell her

day, she

in Lu Jinye’s office, Mu Zhi was focused on the book to pass her time. But for reasons unknown to her, she had hardly read a few pages before drowsiness struck her. She fell asleep without

expecting him. Thus, he cut the meeting short by a whole hour, concluding the meeting in an hour and a

comprehend how Lu Jinye managed to produce at the

the team welcomed an

meeting, Lu Jinye headed straight towards his office while Linda was following closely behind. In the

curled-up Mu Zhi soundly sleeping on the couch. She had a book on her forehead, forming a comical sight, but her body language

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

out of Lu Jinye’s office before scurrying

Mu Zhi. Despite her captivating features, he realized that her facial complexion was paler than

of what the woman had been