Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 287 The Familiar Strangers

Mu Zhi looked back hurriedly and her attention landed on Lu Jinye when she stumbled upon him. Lu Jinye’s hands clenched uncontrollably and heartbeat raced instantaneously.

He gleaned at the woman sitting by the table, her face did not change a lot from back then but her demeanor gives away a boring monotonous vibe. Of course, that was not a pleasant description over someone you used to know.

The Mu Zhi he used to know was a genie with a pair of hopeful eyes, like a torch in the midnight. The light in her could penetrate the worldly darkness.

The Mu Zhi standing in front of him had lost the scintillating halo. Her gaze had turned dull and passionless. She looked like she was but another married woman living a lackluster life.

Judging at her well-dressed appearance and elegant mannerism, she must have married a well-to-do person. However, she was not the Mu Zhi he was once familiar with.

The Mu Zhi now looked at him as if he was a stranger.

Receiving her unfamiliar gazes, he could not help but think Mu Zhi must have forgotten who he was.

He slowly approached Mu Zhi and stood right in front of her.

Standing in the corner was Yan Shu, the busybody onlooker who helped made the reunion possible. She was reluctant to leave the scene and genuinely curious how their lives would move on following the reunion.

But she had previously promised Lu Jinye that she would leave them alone, and so she stealthily exited the scene, leaving both of them with each other.

Mu Zhi stared at Lu Jinye. She was cautioned of Yan Shu’s absence and got a little nervous.

Still staring at Lu Jinye, her eyelashes flickered like a pair feathered wings as she blinked repetitively and involuntarily.

“Long time no see.”

Lu Jinye stood next to Mu Zhi and said.

Mu Zhi responded with a rather puzzled expression.

Why did he say that? It was not that long ago since they saw each other.

“Do we know each other?”

a daze. She realized they have been referring her as the protagonist

like this man’s

certain she was not his

childhood sweetheart was Xie

story told by Yan Shu, but I am

Mu Zhi’s tone!

was even

stepping forward and grabbed Mu Zhi’s hands. He rolled up

in the dark. She accidentally knocked on the dial of the watch Lu Jinye was wearing. They had no idea how did it happen but from then on, Lu Jinye had stopped wearing

confident that she was Mu

violated. She quickly pulled her hand back and gave Lu Jinye

not even know

only address him as

did not want to stay at this place. She turned around and left, hoping to

He grabbed Mu Zhi by her wrists and pulled her into his arms and bawled,

hugged Mu Zhi tightly in his mighty strong arms

Zhi was taken aback. She looked at Lu Jinye and did not know what to do. She tried to break free from his embrace but her resistance only prompted him to tighten his arms even more, trapping her

of his body through

heart was

to push Lu Jinye away, but was

“Let go of me!”

Mu Zhi shouted at him, he took the opportunity to come down on

expect Lu Jinye would violate her with

a seal to her lips. And before she

dodged. It was

enveloped in his uniquely domineering

and was otherwise

excitement was foreign and shocking to her. She was torn between following her

was afraid that she will drown in unchartered waters unleashed

bit of conscientious drive in her, she frantically pushed Lu Jinye away. She kept

Jinye grasped her in the wrists imperviously while letting