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.”

Xiu said gruffly, but the smile on his face looked

not help

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

lit with warm, yellowish light. It felt dull in there, further

you worried

his brows and asked

have the mood to

was clueless about what she should

end of the day… She was a little

remark, Xie Xiu did not seem bothered at all. He struggled to his seat by himself, then supported his lower

Mu Zhi nodded silently.

“A little bit.”

“Cold-blooded murderer?”

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

nodded once

afraid of a monster

upwards

Zhi was startled briefly before saying, “Not really. I’m not that afraid. I just feel that the narrative doesn’t fit into the

the Xie Xiu you

continued staring

from the soul-piercing characteristic, there was a

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 last breath must

away. She too,

your light-hearted remark about life and death, I might not be able to fill that void in my

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

that question, Xie Xiu appeared like an anxious kid waiting for the release

to his surprise, Mu Zhi merely laughed

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 am to

isn’t that upsetting at all, I wouldn’t be too

that I took the liberty

could finish her remark,

the number and answered it hesitantly, “Hello? Mr. Mu. How are you?

need to see

on

the address, Mu Zhi

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