Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 250 An Important Message for You

Mu Zhi was thunderstruck.

She could not work out how she should react anymore. In this instance, her phone went off.

Mu Zhi looked at her phone, and the name on her screen said, ‘Xie Xiu.’

She answered it and was greeted by Xie Xiu’s usual hoarse, yet silvery voice with a dash of coolness.

“Congratulations, you’re getting hitched in two days.”

“Thank you.” Responded Mu Zhi nonchalantly.

“Do I have the privilege to ask you out for a drink?”

Xie Xiu’s tone was insouciant when he said those words. Mu Zhi looked at the people around her reluctantly, not knowing what she should say. Then, a series of violent coughs came from Xie Xiu’s end, followed by his secretary’s anxious voice calling out his name.

Just like that, Xie Xiu hung up the call abruptly.

It took him fractions of second to end the call after inviting him for a drink.

Mu Zhi was stupefied. She did not hesitate for a moment before storming out of the room with her phone.

“Sorry, I need to take care of some business.”

Mu Zhi stood by the busy streets, waved down a cab, and promptly set off towards Xie Xiu’s place.

At the entrance of Xie Xiu’s residence, the cab was not allowed to advance farther. Mu Zhi settled the fare and hastily stepped off the car before the driver could give her the change.

She came before the security guard and told him to convey the message of her visit. But to her surprise, Xie Xiu’s secretary was frantically running towards her to cut her off, “Don’t worry about it, I’ll escort you in. Mr. Xie Xiu is expecting you.”

Mu Zhi was a little intimidated by her temperament.

Without questioning further, she hurriedly followed behind the secretary into Xie Xiu’s residence.

As soon as she stepped through the door, she found Xie Xiu lying feebly on the bed with a pale facial complexion.

Mu Zhi looked at him with a confused frown, “Mr. Xie, what happened…”

“It’s just some lingering condition, I’ll be fine.”

the smile on his face looked a little

Mu Zhi could not help but

covered with blackout curtains, allowing only a slither of light to seep through its gap. Thus, Mu Zhi could not get a clear look

dimly lit with warm, yellowish light. It felt dull in there, further emphasizing the extent of

worried that

Xiu suddenly arched his brows and asked

mood to joke about life and

Zhi was clueless about

end of the day…

Xiu did not seem bothered at all. He struggled to his seat by himself, then supported his lower back with a pillow, asking, “Have you heard

Mu Zhi nodded silently.

“A little bit.”

“Cold-blooded murderer?”

gaze as sharp as those of a hawk watching its prey, trying to make out what she was

Zhi nodded

afraid of a monster

curved upwards as

I

what’s the Xie

Xiu continued staring

characteristic, there was a tinge of

then said tactfully, “I think a person who would choose to stay with his friend until his last breath must be

had just passed away. She

it weren’t for your light-hearted remark about life and death, I might not be able to fill that void

find out that I am just as cold-blooded as they say I am one day? I might’ve even done something that

question, Xie Xiu appeared like an anxious

Mu Zhi merely laughed

curtain without batting an eye at him, reached out to pull the curtains open, then said, “You’re not my lover. I’m not as particular to my friends as I

what you did isn’t that upsetting at all, I wouldn’t be

that I took the liberty to open the curtains for you.

her

the number and answered it hesitantly, “Hello? Mr. Mu. How are you? Is there anything I can help

need to see

on Linchang Road,

down the address, Mu Zhi said goodbye to Mu

Xiu, apologizing to him, “Mr. Xie Xiu, I’m afraid that I need to go