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, Mu Zhi had never asked him

have intermittently opened

sign that Lu Jinye’s mother was

would openly share about her to the

Zhi felt like getting to know more about

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

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 the future looked like, holding unrealistic expectations as a result.

this point, Lu Jinye paused momentarily before

“How am I different?”

Zhi suddenly turned to him

fight for yourself proactively. For instance, you volunteered to marry me in the first place, and

“I was cornered.”

remember how foolish she looked when they

arrived at the Lu’s Manor. Mu Zhi held the gift in her hands and followed behind Lu Jinye as they headed into the

Mu

felt warm and

she stepped through the door, Mu Zhi was surprised by the

that Master Lu would be

“The master is upstairs, please give me

what he had to say, the

Zhi held the gift with both hands, waiting patiently. Not long after, Master Lu

the same stateliness he had before. Mu Zhi was surprised to find him

confused and unsure what

“Please take a seat.”

Master Lu got downstairs, he invited the pair for a seat softly, yet somehow

seat right away while Mu Zhi was contemplating whether she should sit. In the end, she decided to hand the gift to Master Lu, and

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

numerous times throughout their journey, she could not control but

Mu Zhi, “How can I blame