Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 183 Why Is the Woman Crying?

In the dimly lit office, if it weren’t for her rhythmic chest movement from breathing, one might have mistaken that she had been dead.

It was approaching midnight. Lu Jinye had decided that he would not wait any longer if she had not woken up.

He bent forward to lift Mu Zhi off the couch, but Mu Zhi spontaneously buried into his embrace, showing no sign of waking up.

Lu Jinye figured that Mu Zhi must be living at Jian Xiaoning’s place, but he was not certain where her place was. Thus, Lu Jinye brought Mu Zhi back to his place.

…

Earlier that day, after completing a surgical procedure at the hospital and preparing to set off for home, Jian Xiaoning received a phone call from the kindergarten to inform her to pick up Mu Xiaomu. It was two hours since school had finished.

Jian Xiaoning was wondering to herself why Mu Zhi did not show up for Mu Xiaomu while she went to bring her home.

Afterward, she hurriedly rang Mu Zhi to ask her about her whereabouts.

But the call was not answered.

Jian Xiaoning went on to make several more attempts but to no avail.

It was midnight, and Mu Zhi did not return home. Jian Xiaoning could no longer stay in her seat. She finally decided to call everyone that might be related to Mu Zhi and Lu Jinye was the first of her deducted list.

Lu Jinye had just tucked Mu Zhi into the bed when he received Jian Xiaoning’s call.

To avoid disturbing Mu Zhi’s sleep, Lu Jinye headed down to the lounge to answer the call.

Jian Xiaoning burst out in a flurry as soon as her call was answered.

“Hello, have you seen Mu Zhi? She’s gone missing and didn’t pick up Mu Xiaomu from school today. Do you think she might be suicidal?”

Lu Jinye frowned at Jian Xiaoning’s nervous-stricken voice.

It had barely been past midnight at this point. Did that call for Jian Xiaoning’s reaction?

However, Lu Jinye was not in a rush to answer Jian Xiaoning’s question. He chose to first seek information from Jian Xiaoning.

“Why would Mu Zhi be suicidal?”

Lu Jinye did not find anything odd about Mu Zhi when he met her earlier, apart from her hot temper.

why is that

mother has passed away, she’s uncannily ordinary from the surface these few days! The more normal a person appears after a

Elaborated Jian Xiaoning.

the best of her at this point. “No

need to, Mu Zhi’s here with

Uttered Lu Jinye.

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

Jian Xiaoning appeared much calmer, “Then, what is she doing

sign of life so far. I brought her home from the company and lifted her off

“It’s fine.”

was even more

enough sleep lately even though she tried to act normal.

fine, bye for

“Sure.”

Jinye did not say another word to Jian Xiaoning. He went to the bathroom for a shower after hanging up the call, then spent

woke up early in

did after waking up was to ring Linda and told her to

in the

like she had been knocked

few days, the morning beam would glare into her eyes. She habitually slid a hand under her head to feel the pillow to see if she

pillow was not

her touch and the softness of the pillow did not feel like what she

wide open and it

back, and realized that… Everything about the space told her that she

She could not recall what happened before her sleep as it felt like an eternity

didn’t feel the need to get changed. She slowly headed out the room

Zhi was flummoxed by what was in her

her

Mu

Lego on the

“Lu Jinye?”

out Lu Jinye’s

be a dream? This feels like

walked out of the kitchen and

their little family

must be a