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.”

expressed her gratitude in

Jinye glared at

despised her ‘thank

their conversation. Linda had reluctantly

“Wait here, I have more to discuss with you

me to sit around and

Zhi’s tongue, but Lu Jinye had burst out of

could

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 up to browse

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

pretend to be an

Xiaoning for looking after Mu Xiaomu all

would not hesitate to make time for Mu Xiaomu

bold and optimistic front, Mu Zhi insisted to bring Mu Xiaomu

productive as she

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

day, she had

in Lu Jinye’s office, Mu Zhi was focused on the book to pass her time. But for reasons unknown

meeting consciously knowing that Mu Zhi was expecting him. Thus, he cut the meeting short by a

who had been vigorously working alongside Lu Jinye were jaw-dropped. They could not comprehend how Lu Jinye managed to produce at the rate that he did without

the team

In the half-an-hour break,

on the couch. She had

at this desk, beckoning

out of Lu Jinye’s

was paler than usual. She looked even more unwell than his

at the question of what the woman