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

to have intermittently opened

sign that Lu Jinye’s mother was a beloved figure in

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

Mu Zhi felt like getting to

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

saying casually, “My mother was a simple woman. She tended not to overread situations. She was naïve,

this point, Lu Jinye paused momentarily before

“How am I different?”

suddenly turned to

to marry me in the first place,

“I was cornered.”

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

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

Mu Zhi’s

warm and

through the door, Mu Zhi

that Master Lu would be infuriated when

Zhi, “The master is upstairs, please give

had to say, the butler headed

Not long after, Master Lu

had before. Mu Zhi was surprised to find him a little friendly towards

confused and unsure what was going

“Please take a seat.”

he invited the pair for a

was contemplating whether she should sit. In the end, she decided to hand the gift to Master Lu, and said

place to address you as dad just yet, but Lu Jinye and I truly love each other. I apologize for what happened

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

to look at Mu Zhi, “How can I blame you?