Falling For The Contract Bride

Falling For The Contract Bride Chapter 159

Chapter 159 Did You Say Lu Jinye Had a One-Night Stand?!

Mu Zhi could not believe her ears when she heard those words.

She clutched the phone fiercely. But his voice was replaced by Xiao Qingqing out of a sudden.

Xiao Qingqing held his phone lightly. Every single word that came from her was mild and soft, but to Mu Zhi’s ears, they were screamingly provocative.

“Miss Mu, Jinye has never had a tinge of love for you. He’s only paying the medical bill for you out of goodwill. If you attend our wedding, your mother will continue to get her treatment while Jinye and I will be over the moon. That’s a win-win situation.

Xiao Qingqing paused and continued.

“Miss Mu, why put all of us on the spot?”

Upon hearing those words, Mu Zhi could feel her teeth cracking from clenching her jaws too hard.

But she refused to yield.

“Miss Xiao, does my presence at your wedding really make a big difference?”

Mu Zhi took her time to steady herself before asking.

Xiao Qingqing responded with hints of laughs, “Of course it does, I’d be over the moon if you could be here to bless Jinye and I, Miss Mu.”

“I wouldn’t want to make life too difficult for you. I’ll ask Jinye to send a chartered flight to pick you up at eight in the morning tomorrow for our wedding. We will be waiting for you, Miss Mu.”

Following that, Xiao Qingqing hung up on Mu Zhi.

Mu Zhi was seething. She had the impulse to hurl the phone against the wall. But her rational mind stopped her from doing so. All she could do was slump on the couch in anguish, clasping her phone in her hands.

She stared at the clock on the wall blankly. Time was ticking by the second while she could not do a thing. She despised the powerless feeling that she was experiencing.

She had no means to retaliate, knowing that Xiao Qingqing was deliberately asserting dominance over her.

Why was Lu Jinye doing this to her?

He was willing to trample on her dignity without a good reason, just to stand up for the woman he loved.

Mu Zhi had no idea how to decide. She daydreamed for a full minute, ultimately grabbed her jacket, and headed towards the hospital. Through the glass window, she could see her mother breathing independently. The vitals were showing positive signs of progress. Thus, she decided that… She should compromise.

When she returned from the hospital, Mu Zhi did not inform Lu Jinye and Xiao Qingqing about attending their wedding. She switched off her phone, and fell asleep early in the night.

Meanwhile in City A, having just returned from Liang Yunzhan’s place, Xu Se was pacing his home, intermittently gazing at the calendar on the wall. He went to look for Liang Yunzhan in hopes to find answers about what happened in the Lu Family.

However, Liang Yunzhan had no comment. He only said to Xu Se, “There’s a reason Lu Jinye does what he does. The wedding isn’t as simple as it seems. Jinye has always calculated a hundred steps ahead in his decision-making process. So, we don’t need to worry.”

Despite Liang Yunzhan’s elaboration, Xu Se felt his words were baffling. Xu Se later concluded that these were simply words to deceive him.

He said to Liang Yunzhan furiously, “Brother, are you taking advantage of me just because I’m uneducated and don’t understand your business strategies? Sure… I admit that I’m clueless about what Jinye is doing right now, but I disagree with his move to marry Xiao Qingqing.”

Liang Yunzhan just yawned in response. He patted Xu Se on the shoulder, “I’m tired, let me take a nap, go home.”

“Brother!”

Xu Se had more to say, but Liang Yunzhan was already heading to his room.

Thus, without a choice, Xu Se set off for his home angrily. As soon as he arrived at home, he called Jian Xiaoning over.

Xu Se was pacing his yard anxiously when Jian Xiaoning reached.

She glanced at Xu Se, wondering to herself that she had never seen Xu Se in such distress before. But she approached him and asked with an ignorant façade, “What did you call me here for? Is this about Lu Jinye and Xiao Qingqing’s wedding?”

Xu Se nodded solemnly.

Jian Xiaoning sniggered. She scanned the area and found a wooden swing. She went to sit on it and started swinging nonchalantly. “I’ve informed Mu Zhi, but she doesn’t seem to care. Look at Lu Jinye

and Xiao Qingqing’s loving front in their recent public appearances. What are you worried about?”

“What do you think the recent public appearances are all about? Umm… Look, do you think there’s a connection to Lu Leiming’s announcement to form an independent company?”

Standing next to Jian Xiaoning, Xu Se stared at her with a stern face and asked.

The question left her wordless.

She looked back at him, and asked, “I’m a doctor. All I do is interact with kids during work, and my favorite pastimes are watching melodrama and reading novels. How on earth do you think I possibly know the answer to your question?”

“That reminds me. Don’t you sons of the rich have business training or something? I thought your father would teach you a thing or two.”

“Sigh!” Xu Se became more perturbed.

He glanced at her in exasperation, “I will learn about these strategies in the future, and I will apply it to something else other than courting ladies.”

Jian Xiaoning sniggered at his words.

She looked at him quietly. It suddenly occurred to him that Xu Se was adorable in some aspects. NôvelDrama.Org is the owner.

At least he was frank.

“Why can’t you make peace with Lu Jinye and Xiao Qingqing’s marriage? Not like it has anything to do with you.”

Jian Xiaoning and Mu Zhi were best friends. Knowing Mu Zhi’s personality, she believed that Mu Zhi wouldn’t express her wishes explicitly.

Besides, Mu Zhi loved Lu Jinye, but she was adamant that Lu Jinye had no love for her.

Xu Se wheeled around to look at Jian Xiaoning solemnly, “Based on my years of womanizing, I have never believed that there is a second chance at love. Besides, I’ve always thought that Xiao Qingqing is a cunning woman since they started going out.”

“Later, Jinye set up his own company for Xiao Qingqing, but she chose to go to the States to advance in her career. Jinye was desolated for some time after the breakup.”

“This is why I don’t want to see them together. I don’t like that woman, and I don’t think she truly loves Jinye.”

“I haven’t seen Jinye tormenting himself like this before. He used to be loyal to his relationships. He hates fickle-minded men because Master Lu is one of them.”

“But in an attempt to get rid of his suffering, Jinye once told me to arrange for a one-night stand. He asked me to give him some drugs and booked the hotel himself. That was simply torturing himself!”

“Hang on! Did you say Lu Jinye had a one-night stand?!”

Jian Xiaoning anxiously leaped off the swing.

She gaped her eyes and interrogated Xu Se.

Xu Se nodded solemnly, but did not understand what Jian Xiaoning was trying to express.