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?”

of knowing Lu Jinye,

have intermittently opened up about

that Lu Jinye’s mother

to how precious his mother was, Lu Jinye would openly share about her to the closest

Zhi felt like getting to know more about his

a long while before saying, “Not

“My mother was a simple woman. She tended not to overread situations. She was naïve, which was why she would gullibly imagine what the future looked like, holding unrealistic expectations as a result. Such a woman isn’t as eye-catching, and hence she was

Lu Jinye paused momentarily before continuing,

“How am I different?”

turned to him

proactively. For instance, you volunteered to marry me in the first place, and it was a

“I was cornered.”

her head helplessly. She could vividly remember how foolish she looked when they first got married.

at the Lu’s Manor. Mu Zhi held the gift in her hands and followed behind

Mu Zhi’s hand

warm

as she stepped through the door, Mu Zhi was surprised

sure that Master Lu would be infuriated when she

said to Mu Zhi, “The master is upstairs, please give me a moment while I inform him of your

had to say, the butler

with both hands, waiting patiently. Not long after, Master Lu was seen gradually trudging down the stairs

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

unsure what was

“Please take a seat.”

downstairs, he invited the pair

Mu Zhi was contemplating whether she should sit. In the end, she decided

understand that I am not in 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,

Despite having practiced these lines numerous times throughout their journey, she could not control but feeling

to look at Mu Zhi, “How