Falling For The Contract Bride

Falling For The Contract Bride Chapter 158

Chapter 158 Mr Lu, You Can Marry Whoever You Wants!

After making a deal with Xiao Qingqing, Lu Jinye burst out of the villa. He showed no sign of wanting to stay.

Lu Jinye’s Public Relations Department was a high performing team. In the blink of an eye, they managed to wipe off most news that was floating in the market. They also amended the reputation damages that could not be undone in the most proficient way possible.

At the same time, news of Xiao Qingqing and Lu Jinye’s marriage took City A by storm.

Xiao Qingqing announced that the post earlier was just the result of a quibble between the couple. Lu Jinye released a statement that was consistent with Xiao Qingqing’s.

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Fast forward, although Mu Zhi rejected Jian Xiaoning’s suggestion to return to the country, there was a voice inside her head that urged her to search for the latest update regarding Lu Jinye and Xiao Qingqing.

However, the search results appeared to have gone through a filter. Every trace of Xiao Qingqing’s rumor had vanished into the algorithm, including her scandals from the early years of her career.

Mu Zhi was a little confused. Apart from Lu Jinye and Xiao Qingqing’s various intimate interactions in public events, she could not find anything else on him. Meanwhile, the clash between Lu Junnian and Lu Jinye’s big days were merely dubiously covered by the media.

Holding the phone in her hand, Mu Zhi continued to vigorously search for news about Lu Jinye and Xiao Thus, she sensibly forced herself to set her phone aside.

But it had barely been five seconds when the phone was put down before it started ringing. Mu Zhi promptly leaned towards it and realized that the call came from Lu Jinye’s number.

Umm…

She hesitated, and ultimately picked up the phone.

It wasn’t until Mu Zhi said the word ‘hello’ when she realized that she was subconsciously eager for the call.

However, instead of Lu Jinye’s voice, she could only hear a crisp sound of a laugh.

“Hello, Miss Mu Zhi, how are you? Xiao Qingqing here.”

Mu Zhi could instantly tell who it was the moment she uttered her first word.

In a listless tone, Mu Zhi said, “What can I do for you?”

“Miss Mu, Jinye has sent you an electronic invitation to our wedding, I’m just wondering if you’ve received it. If you haven’t, I’d just like to inform you verbally.”

“No, thank you, I’ve received it.”

Just as Xiao Qingqing was planning to make the verbal invitation, Mu Zhi cut her off right away.

But Xiao Qingqing did not seem bothered by the interruption. She chuckled lightly.

“Then I hope to see you at our wedding, Miss Mu. The wedding is a lot less fun without you.”

“If that’s the case I suppose the wedding is fated to be less fun.”

Mu Zhi was upset. She clasped the phone tightly in her hand while responding in an indifferent tone.

“Miss Mu, why don’t I ask Jinye to charter a flight to bring you home? You must be here, it won’t take you that long.”

Xiao Qingqing insisted on her provocative jeers.

“Nah, I suppose you understand that my mother has a condition. This is an important period and needs close monitoring. Alright, Miss Xiao, if there’s nothing else you’d like to say, I gotta go.”

Mu Zhi refused to wait for Xiao Qingqing’s reply before hanging up the call.

After that, she heaved a deep sigh.

It had just occurred to her that… She was holding her breath involuntarily throughout the call.

Her hands were shuddering.

She promptly went to fetch herself a glass of water, gulped it down, and then steadied her emotions.

As soon as she did, her phone went off once again.

Lu Jinye’s name appeared on the screen yet another time.

Mu Zhi hesitated. She did not want to answer the call.

But ignoring the call made her look like a coward.

Upon pondering briefly, she decided to pick it up.

She did not wait for Xiao Qingqing to speak before blurting out, “Stop calling me, Miss Xiao, I will not attend the wedding.”

Finishing what she had to say, she started stretching out her thumb to end the call.

However, this time… Lu Jinye’s voice came from the speaker, “Mu Zhi, it’s me.”

The four mere words made Mu Zhi pant rapidly.

For a moment, she struggled to gather a proper response.

“What is it?”

It took a long pause before Mu Zhi asked calmly.

Instead of addressing her question, Lu Jinye answered with another question.

“Did Xiao Qingqing call you?” Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.

“Yeah, to inform me to attend the wedding.”

Mu Zhi had nothing much to say to Lu Jinye.

After all, before coming to the States, the relationship between the two was in jeopardy. She was under the impression that Lu Jinye only sent her the invitation out of spite. There was no need to inform her once more.

Lu Jinye responded, “It’s up to you if you don’t want to attend, but I hope you could come.”

Listening to his words, Mu Zhi did not want to say another word. She hung up the call immediately.

But hanging up on him did not soothe her frustrations.

Was Lu Jinye so madly in love with Xiao Qingqing? Unquestionably, Xiao Qingqing invited her just to assert dominance over her. Did Lu Jinye have to send ceaseless reminders to her?

Was he that eager for her to witness his wedding? Would he only be satisfied when she was upset?

Lu Jinye followed up with a text message. It was nothing but the address of their wedding.

Mu Zhi could no longer hold it. She grabbed her phone and made a return call to Lu Jinye. As soon as it was picked up, Mu Zhi did not give him a chance to speak while bursting out in a flurry of scolding.

“Mr. Lu, I understand that you chose to rescue Miss Xiao as a display of love when Mu Xiaomu and I were in danger.”

Drawing a deep breath, Mu Zhi was putting all efforts to sound as calm as she could.

She continued, “I can also understand the reason you coerced me into the repayment and drove me out of the apartment. After all, our marriage was built upon a contract. There was no affection between us. So, Mr. Lu, you’re free whatever you want to do!”

“But!”

Mu Zhi’s tone became increasingly unwavering. She said solemnly, “Mr. Lu Jinye, we are no longer related to each other. You can marry whoever you want to, just keep in mind that I will not attend the wedding!”

“If you don’t attend, Miss Mu, I’m afraid that I’m gonna have to collect the payment of the medical bill for your mother’s treatment.”