Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 226 A Sudden Harmonious Ambience

Lu Jinye did not refute the idea of buying a gift for Master Lu as an apology. He tagged along with Mu Zhi to the shopping mall.

In the mall, Mu Zhi was meticulously selecting the best gift while asking Lu Jinye about Master Lu’s personal preference. Lu Jinye responded to her questions thoughtfully.

He wore a smile throughout the process.

After picking a gift, Mu Zhi turned to Lu Jinye and was startled to find his dazzling smile.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Lu Jinye giggled, “Master Lu barely stays at home when I was little. But whenever he was coming home, my mom would always clean every corner of the house in advance. She would buy a hefty amount of items, soliloquizing to herself if the things are suitable.”

“I couldn’t bear her nagging at the time. I didn’t understand why mom did what she was doing. After all, everything was readily available at home, and Master Lu might not appreciate what she bought. But, she would let her joy overcome her exhaustion.”

“But I realize it now.”

Mu Zhi loaded the tea leaves she could into the car and fastened her seatbelt, “What did you figure?”

Lu Jinye said, “It… Is how a blissful home should feel like.”

“I picked up the same feeling from you, from the efforts you put into working towards a blissful home.”

However, the characters were now different from the visual in his head. His mom did it for Master Lu, while Mu Zhi did the same for him.

After listening to those words, Mu Zhi could not help but chuckle, “Actually, I never thought that I’d put in this much effort in the first place.”

“From the way you described your mom, I can tell that she was a marvelous woman.”

Lu Jinye took the wheels steadily as Mu Zhi stared at Lu Jinye with a stern face. After some moment, she suddenly asked, “Do you find any similarities between your mom and me?”

past few years of knowing Lu Jinye, Mu Zhi had never asked him about his

Lu Jinye seemed to have intermittently opened up about

a sign that Lu Jinye’s mother was

would openly share about

felt like getting to know more

threw an earnest look at Mu Zhi. He sized her up for a long while before saying, “Not really. The only similarity I can

road as he continued driving. He drove steadily while saying casually, “My mother was a simple woman. She tended not to overread situations. She was naïve, which was why she would gullibly imagine what

Lu Jinye paused momentarily before continuing, “You’re

“How am I different?”

turned

to marry me in the first place, and it was a display of fighting

“I was cornered.”

shook her head helplessly. She could vividly remember how foolish she looked when they first got married. She pounced at Lu Jinye and sold herself off like an

held the gift in her hands and followed behind

held Mu

warm and indescribably

through the door, Mu Zhi was surprised by the house’s

that Master Lu

not the case… The butler zealously said to Mu Zhi, “The master is upstairs, please give me a moment while

what he had to say,

the gift with both hands, waiting patiently. Not long after,

Lu no longer carried the same stateliness he had before. Mu Zhi was surprised to find

was confused and unsure what was

“Please take a seat.”

Lu got downstairs, he invited the pair for a

she should sit.

the place to address you as dad just yet, but Lu Jinye and I truly love each other. I apologize for what happened in the hospital before, and I hope that you

having practiced these lines numerous times throughout their journey,

raised his head to look at Mu Zhi, “How can I blame you? It’s