Falling For The Contract Bride
Chapter 226

Falling For The Contract Bride Chapter 226

Chapter 226 A Sudden Harmonious Ambience

Lu Jinye did not refute the idea of buying a gift for Master Lu as an apology. He tagged along with MuZhi to the shopping mall.

In the mall, Mu Zhi was meticulously selecting the best gift while asking Lu Jinye about Master Lu’spersonal preference. Lu Jinye responded to her questions thoughtfully.

He wore a smile throughout the process.

After picking a gift, Mu Zhi turned to Lu Jinye and was startled to replace his dazzling smile.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Lu Jinye giggled, “Master Lu barely stays at home when I was little. But whenever he was cominghome, my mom would always clean every corner of the house in advance. She would buy a heftyamount of items, soliloquizing to herself if the things are suitable.”

“I couldn’t bear her nagging at the time. I didn’t understand why mom did what she was doing. After all,everything was readily available at home, and Master Lu might not appreciate what she bought. But,she would let her joy overcome her exhaustion.”

“But I realize it now.”

Mu Zhi loaded the tea leaves she could into the car and fastened her seatbelt, “What did you figure?”

Lu Jinye said, “It… Is how a blissful home should feel like.”

“I picked up the same feeling from you, from the efforts you put into working towards a blissful home.”

However, the characters were now different from the visual in his head. His mom did it for Master Lu,while Mu Zhi did the same for him.

After listening to those words, Mu Zhi could not help but chuckle, “Actually, I never thought that I’d putin this much effort in the first place.”

“From the way you described your mom, I can tell that she was a marvelous woman.”

Lu Jinye took the wheels steadily as Mu Zhi stared at Lu Jinye with a stern face. After some moment,she suddenly asked, “Do you replace any similarities between your mom and me?”

Over the past few years of knowing Lu Jinye, Mu Zhi had never asked him about his mother.

But Lu Jinye seemed to have intermittently opened up about this mother recently.

It was a sign that Lu Jinye’s mother was a beloved figure in his heart.

Due to how precious his mother was, Lu Jinye would openly share about her to the closest people tohim.

Thus, Mu Zhi felt like getting to know more about his mother.

Lu Jinye threw an earnest look at Mu Zhi. He sized her up for a long while before saying, “Not really.The only similarity I can think of is that both of you are fine-looking women.”

Lu Jinye reverted his gaze to the road as he continued driving. He drove steadily while saying casually,“My mother was a simple woman. She tended not to overread situations. She was naïve, which waswhy she would gullibly imagine what the future looked like, holding unrealistic expectations as a result.Such a woman isn’t as eye-catching, and hence she was not an impactful lady.”

At this point, Lu Jinye paused momentarily before continuing, “You’re different.”

“How am I different?”

Mu Zhi suddenly turned to him and asked.

“You fight for yourself proactively. For instance, you volunteered to marry me in the first place, and itwas a display of fighting for yourself.”

“I was cornered.”

Mu Zhi shook her head helplessly. She could vividly remember how foolish she looked when they firstgot married. She pounced at Lu Jinye and sold herself off like an object.

Before they realized it, they had arrived at the Lu’s Manor. Mu Zhi held the gift in her hands andfollowed behind Lu Jinye as they headed into the house.

Lu Jinye held Mu Zhi’s hand spontaneously.

That felt warm and indescribably intimate.

However, as soon as she stepped through the door, Mu Zhi was surprised by the house’s ambiance.

She was sure that Master Lu would be infuriated when she came.

But that was not the case… The butler zealously said to Mu Zhi, “The master is upstairs, please giveme a moment while I inform him of your arrival.”

Finishing what he had to say, the butler headed upstairs.

Mu Zhi held the gift with both hands, waiting patiently. Not long after, Master Lu was seen graduallytrudging down the stairs with the butler’s support.

Master Lu no longer carried the same stateliness he had before. Mu Zhi was surprised to replace him alittle friendly towards her.

She was confused and unsure what was going on.

“Please take a seat.”

When Master Lu got downstairs, he invited the pair for a seat softly, yet somehow domineeringly.

Lu Jinye found his seat right away while Mu Zhi was contemplating whether she should sit. In the end,she decided to hand the gift to Master Lu, and said reluctantly…

“Dad, I understand that I am not in the place to address you as dad just yet, but Lu Jinye and I trulylove each other. I apologize for what happened in the hospital before, and I hope that you could blessus.”

Mu Zhi bit her lower lip. Despite having practiced these lines numerous times throughout their journey,she could not control but feeling nervous.

In response, Master Lu raised his head to look at Mu Zhi, “How can I blame you? It’s not your fault.”

He said in a deep, silvery voice.

“No, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t be too blunt with my words. I should’ve explained to you before rushing toLu Junnian’s rescue.”

The Lu Family members did not seem to like showing expression on their faces, as with Master Lu andLu Jinye.

Thus, Mu Zhi could not tell Master Lu’s feelings by the sound of his tone. She surmised that Master Luwas sarcastic.

Hence her eager explanation.

However, hearing her words, Master Lu said in response, “But, you saved my grandchild.”

His remark was laced with tenderness.

It felt no different from words that came from the mouth of an ordinary old man.

Mu Zhi raised her head to look at Master Lu astonished only to replace him smiling at her.

She had never felt more welcomed into the Lu’s Manor before.

Thus, everything in the surrounding was incomprehensible to her.

Did Master Lu just forgive her that easily?

Wasn’t he supposed to be one of those stubborn oldheads?

In this instance, somebody had opened the door of the first floor’s study. Lu Leiming and Xu Changshuslowly headed out of the room and walked down the stairs while Lu Junnian and Zhu Sha followed suit.

Mu Zhi was starting to doubt her eyes, thinking that it was all an illusion.

Is Xu Changshu smiling at me?

What’s happening with the Lu Family? Why is there a sudden harmonious ambiance?

Mu Zhi turned to look at Lu Jinye, and he gave her an enigmatic smile.