Falling For The Contract Bride

Falling For The Contract Bride Chapter 143

Chapter 143 Zhu Sha

But Lu Jinye did not respond to Xiao Qingqing’s words.

All he did was listlessly starting the engine and took off.

Xiao Qingqing buried herself into Lu Jinye’s chest for a short while before leaning away from him upon noticing that he did not share the same enthusiasm with her. She cast her gaze on the road.

…

Meanwhile, Mu Zhi was getting ready to sleep, putting her phone on airplane mode when a message suddenly came in. It was a video footage, and she curiously opened it.

She regretted her decision as soon as she did. Because the video showed Lu Jinye grabbing Xiao Qingqing’s hand as he left, while Master Lu was infuriated.

It was a short video, but it managed to portray everyone’s emotions and the interaction between one another flawlessly.

Lu Jinye was defending Xiao Qingqing.

After watching the video, Mu Zhi ghosted Lu Junnian, pretending not to have seen the video.

But Lu Junnian immediately called her. Mu Zhi was trying to close the running application when she accidentally answered the call.

“Have you seen the footage?”

Lu Junnian went straight to the point.

Mu Zhi acted dumb, “What footage?”

“The one I sent you.”

“No, I haven’t. I’m too sleepy.”

Mu Zhi refused to linger on the topic with Lu Junnian. Lu Junnian was increasingly difficult to understand for Mu Zhi. He would help her unconditionally, but it would further complicate their relationship.

His fluctuation between callousness and tenderness was mindboggling to her.

She felt like she did not understand his train of thoughts at all.

But continuing to be indecisive about their relationship would only result in a stalemate.

Thus, Mu Zhi wanted to hang up on him after uttering the words. But Lu Junnian added, “Don’t be too quick to end the call. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t seen the footage. The night is still young, let me describe the content to you.”

“It’s fine, I’ve seen it.”

Mu Zhi finally budged in response to Lu Junnian’s adamance. She could feel a suffocating sensation. So, she stood to her feet with the phone in her hand and paced the room irritably.

“Have you heard about Lu Jinye’s marriage announcement?”

Lu Junnian’s voice was cold and intimidating. It brought shivers to Mu Zhi even when it was said through the phone.

“Yeah.”

“So, have you given up on him?”

This time, his words were laced with a dash of scorn.

They felt like provocative words to Mu Zhi.

“Yes, I’ve given up. Are you happy now? If you are, I need to go to bed. I don’t enjoy being interrogated in the middle of the night, Dr. Lu.”

“Mu Zhi!”

Beep, beep, beep…

Lu Junnian had more to say, but Mu Zhi had hung up the call.

After ending the call, what drowsiness Mu Zhi had had disappeared.

Insomnia had been frequently haunting her in the recent nights…

She switched off the lights to allow herself to sink into darkness, but to no avail.

Early next morning, Mu Zhi woke up, deciding that she would send her mother overseas for the treatment as soon as she could, then make necessary arrangements for Mu Xiaomu.

Staying as far from Lu Jinye and Lu Junnian as possible was the best decision she could make!

Thus, she went to the hospital to complete the application and then communicated to Mu Xiaomu about their trip overseas. However, when she had just finished talking to Mu Xiaomu about the move and bought the tickets, Liang Jieyi and Liang Yunzhan showed up at the hotel entrance!

Mu Zhi was holding her luggage as she stared at both Liang Yunzhan and Liang Jieyi in confusion. She asked Liang Yunzhan, “Yunzhan, what are you doing here?”

“Xiaomu gave me a call and told me to come to pick her up. She wants to stay at my place so she wouldn’t be a burden to her Aunt Mu Zhi, she said.”

“…” Mu Zhi was left with no words.

Liang Yunzhan displayed a chivalrous attitude, but his words were shocking to Mu Zhi’s ears.

She lowered her head to look at Mu Xiaomu, “Did you make that call?”

Mu Zhi noticed an important point that astonished her.

Mu Xiaomu was not intelligent enough to come up with words like ‘Aunt Mu Zhi’ and ‘burden’.

Moreover, she was suspecting that Liang Yunzhan changed her title himself. Mu Xiaomu had always addressed Mu Zhi as her mother.

However, Xiaomu looked up at her with her adorable, round eyes paired with a gullible expression, and then shook Mu Zhi’s hand off before slowly walking towards Liang Yunzhan’s side. “Aunty, go look after your mama, I will be waiting for you at Mr. Liang’s place!”

“!” Mu Zhi was flabbergasted!

Mu Xiaomu addressed her as aunty!

She used to fake it in front of Lu Jinye, telling Mu Xiaomu to call her aunty jokingly. Besides, she was accustomed to introducing Mu Xiaomu as Jian Xiaoning’s daughter. But even if that was the case, she felt it was strange that Mu Xiaomu suddenly addressed her as aunty.

In this instance, with Liang Yunzhan around, it was inappropriate for Mu Zhi to ask about it.

She steadied herself and then attempted to coax Mu Xiaomu, “No way, you can’t be troubling Mr. Liang. Come with aunty, your mama will be back for you.” ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“It’s not troubling at all.”

Liang Yunzhan pointed out gently, “You’ll be occupied with taking care of your mother in the States, so you may not have the time to look after the girl. Just leave her to me. I’ve spoken to Jian Xiaoning, she’s agreed with it!”

“Agreed?!”

Mu Zhi blurted out.

But the fact that she was the last to learn of the plan completely caught her off guard.

It was time to get to the airport for her flight. Mu Zhi did not see this coming at all. Thus, she settled down, and looked at Liang Yunzhan, while Mu Xiaomu was wittily hiding behind him.

Mu Zhi did not have time to spare. She could only thank Liang Yunzhan for his gesture, and told him that she would come back to Mu Xiaomu as soon as she had settled in. Following that, she rushed to the airport to catch her flight.

She meant what she said to Liang Yunzhan. She had intended to quickly settle herself in the States and come back to pick up Mu Xiaomu. However, when she landed in the States, she was busied with countless errands. She did not have the time to return to the country at all.

Two doctors were assigned to the hospital in the United States for an attachment, unrelated to Mu Zhi’s mother’s treatment. One of them was a middle-aged director, while the other was Bai Shao.

During their introduction, the doctor who conducted the briefing was youthful, yet experienced. Her name was Zhu Sha.

When Zhu Sha came before Mu Zhi to introduce herself, Mu Zhi stared at Zhu Sha, her jaw almost dropped to the floor.