Falling For The Contract Bride

Falling For The Contract Bride Chapter 213

Chapter 213 We Should Become Allies

Xie Xiu raised his narrowed eyes and looked at Xiao Qingqing. The glass of water in his hand went still.

However, his expression did not betray any emotions.

Even his smile was controlled, “Miss Xiao, this time you have not only insulted Mu Zhi, but you have also insulted me.”

Xie Xiu had always treated women like his hobby of collecting rare weapons. He liked to collect them but only to serve his needs. Having heard what Xie Xiu had said, Xiao Qingqing’s smile relaxed a little, “Mr. Xie, I do not have the intention to insult you. What I meant was that I want Lu Jinye while you want Mu Zhi. Since our goals are similar, we could be allies.”

Xie Xiu took a sip of water casually before turning to Xiao Qingqing, “Are you saying that I can’t even manage a woman? I don’t think I need an ally.”

“That is all for tonight. I am a little tired. Please go home, Miss Xiao.”

Xie Xiu stood up and stretched his body. He handed the tea bowl slowly to her beautiful hands before walking out of the room.

Xiao Qingqing did not move from her spot. For the first time, she felt that nothing was within her grasp.

She clenched her hands as she watched Xie Xiu moving away. After a moment of hesitation, she called to Xie Xiu, “Perhaps you can snatch a woman from another man’s grasp, but this time your opponent is Lu Jinye.”

Xie Xiu stopped in his steps but did not turn around. He replied in a firm tone, “Miss Xiao, thank you for your reminder. As an exchange, I will reveal to you a piece of information- Lu Jinye’s mother is called

Shi Chu, Mu Zhi’s mother is called Mu Xue.”

After he spoke, he continued walking away and went upstairs.

Xiao Qingqing did not move for a long time. In the end, she walked out of Xie Xiu’s house and went back home. She knew that the first thing she had to do was investigate the animosity between Shi Chu and Mu Xue! Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

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By the time Mu Zhi woke up, the sunlight covered the whole room.

For the first time, the sunlight felt delightful.

She realized that freedom was such a precious thing.

She discovered that Lu Jinye had awoken but had not left the bed. He was seated on the bed, working diligently on his laptop.

When he realized that Mu Zhi was awake, Lu Jinye set his laptop aside. He turned to her with a gentle expression and said, “You’re awake?”

Mu Zhi nodded and climbed off the bed slowly. She looked for clothes for work and put them on. When she took out her usual work jacket, Lu Jinye said.

“You can dress more casually today. I have other plans for tonight and we don’t have to go to the company this morning.”

Mu Zhi looked at Lu Jinye doubtfully. Seeing her expression, Lu Jinye stood up. He chose a set of sports attires from the pile of clothes and gave it to Mu Zhi. “Wear this. You are still a criminal suspect

so we can’t travel too far. However, I had promised that we would go to see the stars, so we are still doing that.”

Mu Zhi looked at him skeptically.

Seeing the stars was something that she had said unintentionally given the circumstances she was in. She would never have thought that Lu Jinye would take it for real and wanted to take her for stargazing!

Mu Zhi quickly refused, “No… We don’t have to see the stars. It is fine. As long as we are together, living normal lives, I will be very satisfied.”

Her statement made Lu Jinye smile.

But Mu Zhi did not understand why he had smiled.

“What is the matter?”

Mu Zhi asked.

“You weren’t like this when you were Mrs. Lu. You had always accepted whatever I organized happily.”

Mu Zhi set the sports attire aside and took out her work clothes again. As she put them on, she said, “That was different. When I was married to you, I needed to follow a principle in our daily interactions.”

“What was the principle?”

Lu Jinye looked at Mu Zhi curiously.

“I treated you as an emperor while my goal was to be a favored concubine. It did not matter that the emperor bestowed favor on anyone else as long as I am still given money to spend and be treated as the favorite. My aim was to not lose favor.”

Mu Zhi explained.

Lu Jinye thought that the theory was interesting. There was curiosity and admiration in his eyes as he looked at her and said, “What about now?”

“Now I need the emperor to protect his domain, and I need to help him protect it. So, in critical moments, I am willing to endure and even sacrifice.”

As Lu Jinye listened, his relaxed smile disappeared gradually.

He went to Mu Zhi’s side and enveloped her into his embrace. “I will not let you endure, and I also do not like it when you sacrifice yourself, especially in our relationship.”

After that, he insisted that she change out her work clothes into sports attire. He had promised that he will take her out.

Initially, Mu Zhi was unwilling to move or change, but when Lu Jinye threatened that if she would not do it, he would do it.

So, Mu Zhi had no choice but to take off her clothes and change into the sports attire.

Seeing that she had changed into the sports attire, Lu Jinye smiled satisfactorily.

“Good girl,” he said to Mu Zhi.

“You should pack up some things while I pack the tent. We will leave in a while.”

With that, he left the bedroom to pack up the tent. However, just as he had stepped out, his phone rang.

Lu Jinye frowned a little and answered the call. It was Linda, her voice anxious as she said, “Mr. Lu, are you in the villa at Lingnan District?”

“Yes.”

Lu Jinye answered.

“Sir, do not step out of the door. If there is still time, it is best to hide somewhere. Because… The man who died last night, I think his name was Zhang Si, his family member came to cause a disturbance in the company. She might be heading your way.”

The gleam in his eyes disappeared as he said to Linda, “Understood.”

“We will arrive soon,” Linda added.

Then he hung up.

But right after that, he received a call from the security of the villa compound. “Mr. Lu… Sorry… A crazy woman had placed a wreath on the gate and said that it is for your passing. We… We really could not stop them. They are seniors, women, and children. We do not dare to chase them away as we fear that we would overexert force, leading to even more problems.”