Falling for the Contract Bride

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 s. 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.

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.