Falling For The Contract Bride

Falling For The Contract Bride Chapter 167

Chapter 167 Lu Jinye, Have You Fallen in Love With Me

Lu Jinye’s facial expression…. Mu Zhi only had one word in mind to speak it: collected.

Other than collected, Mu Zhi had no clue anymore of what other adjective that can be used to describe Lu Jinye.

His handsomely-crafted face had not a slight emotion. He did not look like he had a failed or missed wedding, what more to say being bugged by gossipy reporters.

It made Mu Zhi mind-blown that she stared at Lu Jinye for quite some time. She could not collect her thoughts to speak to him.

She realized it herself, and swallowed hard, “You are back.”

Lu Jinye had obviously spectated every single change of expression on Mu Zhi’s face. He smiled.

And simply answered, “Yeah.”

The air was silent for two seconds.

She felt awkward as Lu Jinye did not speak.

She stood up clumsily, looked at Lu Jinye, then told him, “Let… Let me get you a glass of water. We shall continue our talk.”

However, just as Mu Zhi turned around to get some water, Lu Jinye stretched his arm naturally and grabbed Mu Zhi.

“Don’t bother, let’s talk.”

Mu Zhi was pulled back to the sofa.

And because she was already used to his presence, she sat quite closely to Lu Jinye… But their distance between each other made her feel uncomfortable.

However, it would seem deliberate if she were to move now.

“Alright, let’s talk.”

“Mu Xiaomu has claimed me to be her father.”

“I will explain to her that you are not her father.”

Mu Zhi tried to make herself sound as calm as Lu Jinye when she answered him.

Lu Jinye thought profoundly, and glanced at Mu Zhi once more, “So, who is Mu Xiaomu’s biological father?”

Lu Jinye thought that he was not bothered by this matter.

But as he worked over it, he realized that it bugged him!

Mu Zhi felt distressed. She did not know how to talk to Lu Jinye about this. She could not bring herself to do so.

So she lowered her head and thought for a bit.

The atmosphere became unexceptionally hushed again throughout the wait.

Mu Zhi did not respond for quite some time, so Lu Jinye added, “Was it Lu Junnian?”

Mu Zhi shook her head.

She felt incongruous all over. She bit her lip, contemplating how to start this conversation with Lu Jinye. After a while of deep consideration, she said, “I don’t know who it was either.”

She narrated her whole experience in detail to Lu Jinye.

Including the day she was drugged by Lu Junnian, and where they made out.

Mu Zhi remembered the day well because it was Lu Junnian’s birth date.

When she was done with her story, Lu Jinye raised his head up unmistakable and sized her up.

However… Mu Zhi was so engrossed in her relating of the story that she did not notice Lu Jinye’s gaze.

When she mentioned the hotel’s name for the second time, Lu Jinye’s gaze had started to fill up with intensely fierce emotions.

But Mu Zhi was still not aware of that yet.

She raised her head. When she saw Lu Jinye’s expression, she thought he was shocked by her experience… Perhaps his impression towards her now was that she was a lewd woman or whatsoever, so she explained, “I… I didn’t know who that man was. Plus, I did not hide this from you on purpose either, it was because… I really had no other choice. I owed a lot of money, and it was accumulating to the point that I couldn’t pay it anymore.”

“Mu Zhi, after I’ve settled all of my matters, I shall marry you. We shall give Mu Xiaomu a complete family.”

Mu Zhi’s gaze was still on the floor. When she heard this, she paused, then looked up in disbelief.

She looked at Lu Jinye earnestly, and blinked her eyes.

“Why do you want to marry me?”

“Did you have any other men after that time?”

Lu Jinye did not answer Mu Zhi. He questioned her once more.

Mu Zhi shook her head in total confidence.

Lu Jinye was the only man she had experienced intimacy with.

“Mu Xiaomu is my child.”

Lu Jinye’s tone carried absolute certainty.

However, Mu Zhi looked in doubt when she heard Lu Jinye’s exclamation. She stared at him and said, “The report was fake. Didn’t I explain to you about that already?”

“But the person who made out with you at the hotel was me.”

Lu Jinye’s eyes did not leave Mu Zhi.

So… Whatever response Mu Zhi had was obvious to him.

Her anxiety, her shock, and that moment of disbelief.

“It was you?”

Mu Zhi was bewildered.

Lu Jinye nodded his head assuredly.

At that time, he and Xu Se had a deal. They were to look for a celebrity who’d willingly have a one-night stand with them. Lu Jinye did not bother to see how the person looked since it was planned as a one- night stand. He did not even glance back at the bed the next day when he left.

So when Mu Zhi woke up, the other side of the bed was empty.

Xu Se thought that Lu Jinye had slept with the arranged celebrity.

So nobody smelt anything fishy regarding the night.

But when Lu Jinye spilled the beans, Mu Zhi still felt skeptical about it.

She looked at Lu Jinye in astonishment, as she blinked her eyes multiple times in disbelief.

“Lu Jinye? Have you fallen in love with me? Is that why you are willing to be a father for me?”

Mu Zhi could not believe that she had asked such a question too.

If not, there was really such destiny in the world.

But Lu Jinye answered her, “No.”

He did not fall in love with her.

Mu Zhi felt a little disappointed with this answer.

She cross-checked the details of that night again with Lu Jinye.

Then she realized, all the details were matching. The time of the incident, as well as what happened, including bits and pieces of their love-making act. Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

Furthermore, when Lu Jinye admitted that that person was him, Mu Zhi could really imagine the blur shadow that kept appearing in her memory to be Lu Jinye.

When she had digested this fact, she suddenly felt demure facing Lu Jinye.

The air turned silent once more.

Mu Zhi sat beside Lu Jinye. Her face flushed in red from Lu Jinye’s stare.

She got up abruptly and intended to hide. She said, “Let me make you lunch, you must be hungry from having so many irons in the fire.”

Lu Jinye pointed at the clock on the wall. It was already three o’clock in the afternoon.

He did not feel like having lunch at this hour.

Mu Zhi tried again, “I shall make you some coffee then.”

“Won’t coffee stir up more hunger without having some lunch?”

Lu Jinye questioned again.

“That’s right.”

Mu Zhi replied shortly, but it made the air around them feel even more awkward then.

She could only stand at the same place, in a fog.

Only then did Lu Jinye realize Mu Zhi’s awkwardness. He stood up, and moved closer to Mu Zhi.

He drew the tip of his nose towards Mu Zhi arrogantly.

It was so near… That they could taste each other’s breath.