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.”

smile on his face

not help

with blackout curtains, allowing only a slither of light to seep through

light. It felt dull in there, further emphasizing the extent of his

you worried

asked with a smile, yet somehow

do you have the mood

about what she

the end of the day… She was a

bothered at all. He struggled to his seat by himself, then supported his lower back with a pillow, asking, “Have you

Mu Zhi nodded silently.

“A little bit.”

“Cold-blooded murderer?”

attempted to guess while staring at Mu Zhi with his gaze as sharp as those of a hawk watching its prey,

Zhi nodded once

you afraid of

upwards as

I just

Xie

Xiu continued staring

was a tinge

Mu Zhi did not look into his eyes. She was recollecting the first time they met, then said tactfully, “I think a person who would choose to stay with his friend until his

Zhi’s mother 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

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

Xiu appeared like an anxious kid waiting for the release

surprise, Mu Zhi

open, then said, “You’re not my lover. I’m not as particular to my friends as I am

what you did isn’t that upsetting

that I took the liberty to

Mu Zhi could finish her

“Hello? Mr. Mu. How are you? Is there anything

need to see

on Linchang

down the address, Mu Zhi said

turned to Xie Xiu, apologizing to him, “Mr. Xie Xiu, I’m