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.

is that

these few days! The more normal a person appears after a traumatic experience,

Elaborated Jian Xiaoning.

this

Mu Zhi’s here

Uttered Lu Jinye.

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

from Lu Jinye, Jian Xiaoning appeared much calmer, “Then, what is she

in the afternoon, she showed no sign of life so far. I brought her home from the company and lifted her off

“It’s fine.”

more relieved to hear

not been getting enough sleep lately even though she tried to act normal. It’s good that she finally gets some

fine, bye

“Sure.”

another word to Jian Xiaoning. He went to the bathroom for a shower

woke up early in

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

Mu Xiaomu playing in the lounge as he

Zhi felt like she had been knocked out for days when she woke

She habitually slid a hand under her

pillow

softness of the pillow did not feel like what she used at home. On the contrary,

her eyes wide open and it hit her that she was at

realized that… Everything about the space told her that she was

She could not recall what happened before her sleep as

feel the need to get changed. She slowly

was flummoxed by what was

rubbed her eyes in

was Mu

Mu Xiaomu was obediently playing with Lego on the couch with a cartoon showing on

“Lu Jinye?”

Zhi first called out

it be a dream? This feels like

he walked out of the kitchen and said to her, “Wash up now, breakfast is

their little family was too

be a