Falling For The Contract Bride

Falling For The Contract Bride Chapter 217

Chapter 217 Tolerant Towards My Loved Ones

Mu Zhi raised her head all of a sudden. When she met Xie Xiu’s eyes, she paused briefly. She stopped for a second from taking the fish, and told Xie Xiu, “It is mouth-watering. Do try some. I can’t use my chopsticks to get for you, help yourself.”

Xie Xiu did not respond nor move his chopsticks. He only held up his glass and drank half a glass of his lemon water.

At this time, Xie Xiu’s secretary walked slowly into the room.

She was not afraid to hide her irritation by the thick pungent smell of grilled fish as soon as she entered the room. She covered her nose for a moment.

Grilled fish, hotpot, and Yunnan Bridge Noodles were more or less similar to each other. It smelled good and exceptionally appetizing when you are the one eating it.

But if you were only a spectator, it would smell pungent and irritable.

Whenever one had grilled fish or hotpot, one must clean himself from head to toe properly after that.

The smell was too thick and long lasting!

The secretary looked fixedly at Xie Xiu and walked towards him. She leaned over and whispered into Xie Xiu’s ear with a straight face. Mu Zhi sat opposite, so she could not hear what the secretary had said.

She did not want to know what they were talking about either.

She only noticed Xie Xiu nodding his head as a sign of acknowledgment. Then, he beckoned his secretary to leave.

However, at this moment, the secretary frowned disapprovingly.

She picked up an extra pair of chopsticks to stop Mu Zhi from taking another piece of fish. Mu Zhi could not take the fish as she was not as strong as the secretary. Her chopsticks were stuck in between the secretary’s.

“Miss, we could order another fish if you’d like to sit together and have some.”

Mu Zhi raised her lips and sneered.

“You are doing this on purpose, aren’t you? Coming to this sort of place and even using chopsticks to eat this sort of food!”

“What do you mean this sort of food? It’s grilled fish.”

The grilled fish was completely covered with red chili. It looked so spicy that just by the smell, one knew that it was fiery hot that it could arouse the epithelium of the tongue.

Mu Zhi thought the secretary meant that she shouldn’t have brought Xie Xiu for such a spicy dish, so she replied simply with an innocent look on her face.

However, this lady reprimanded her angrily, “Mr. Xie does not know how to use chopsticks. Are you letting him watch you eat on purpose?” Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

She turned and looked at Xie Xiu after having her words.

“Mr. Xie, I can help you debone the fish.”

Xie Xiu maintained the kind smile on his face and said, “It’s alright.”

Then, he waved at his secretary and ordered, “Go back to the company and convey my orders as we’ve discussed earlier.”

The secretary hesitated. Her gaze pierced through Mu Zhi like daggers when she glanced at Mu Zhi.

However, it was Xie Xiu’s orders. She could not disobey him.

She threw one last furious stare at Mu Zhi before she left.

Nevertheless… After the secretary had left, Mu Zhi had no appetite for the fish anymore.

Xie Xiu had lent her a helping hand in the past, and even though Xie Xiu had decided to trouble Lu Jinye at the eleventh hour, Mu Zhi should not have acted so harshly.

She had a reason for her act of choosing grilled fish as their meal, as well as an extremely spicy one. She loved spicy and food that was full of flavor.

However, after the secretary pointed out that Xie Xiu could not use chopsticks, Mu Zhi could not eat the grilled fish anymore.

She meekly apologized, “Mr. Xie, why don’t we change places? It’ll still be on me.”

“It’s alright. Don’t worry about me.”

Xie Xiu smiled lightly.

“Then I shall not eat either. Let’s go somewhere with some fresh air.”

A heavy scent of spices and chili oil enveloped every table in the restaurant. The smell was not offensive, but it would cling onto one stubbornly.

It did not go with Xie Xiu’s temperament.

Xie Xiu did not refuse either this time. He stood up with gallant and replied, “Ladies first.”

Mu Zhi got up awkwardly and headed out.

Their bodies smelled fishy even though they did not eat much. Hence, there was not really a place for them for a cup of coffee or tea.

No quiet place for small talk was suitable for them now.

They could only look for an open area to air themselves off the smell of grilled fish.

When Mu Zhi realized her own mistake, she felt even more embarrassed, “My apologies, Mr. Xie. If you don’t mind, we can take a walk at the park.”

Xie Xiu did not decline her offer. He agreed with a nod.

So, the both of them went to the park. After the reminder Xie Xiu’s secretary gave her, she felt her acts childish.

When they arrived at the entrance of the park, Mu Zhi saw a vending machine selling coke. She bought two for each of them.

Mu Zhi talked as they were walking, as she did not want to share the same bench with Xie Xiu at the park. “I’m sorry Mr. Xie, for ignoring the fact that you didn’t know how to use chopsticks earlier on.”

Xie Xiu lowered his head and looked at Mu Zhi. There wasn’t even a tinge of unhappiness in his dark eyes when he stared at Mu Zhi.

“Has your anger subsided then?”

Mu Zhi felt more embarrassed when she heard his question.

So… He knew what she intended to do all along. But he did not expose her?

“I am confused.”

Mu Zhi did not answer his question. She replied to him with another question.

“Why are you confused?”

Xie Xiu asked.

“Since you knew that I was doing all these on purpose, why didn’t you stop me?”

Mu Zhi looked at Xie Xiu earnestly.

This man before her eyes was unpredictable. She could not deny the fact that she was clueless about what he was thinking.

But she was sure as hell that this man was no emphatic slayer in the business field.

Why was he so patient towards her?

Xie Xiu only smiled gently and explained, “I don’t know either why I couldn’t bring myself to stop you.”

This reply left Mu Zhi loss of words.

She could only stare at her own feet.

Coincidentally, a couple who were cycling while having fun with each other at the park headed towards them.

The boy who was leading the way did not notice Mu Zhi. It was already too late when he saw Mu Zhi. He lost control of his bike and flew towards Mu Zhi.

Before Mu Zhi could react, Xie Xiu pulled her into his arms and deterred the boy and his bike from colliding with Mu Zhi.

As the boy fell onto the ground, his girlfriend hurried over to help him up.

When Mu Zhi got back to her senses, a group of people had gathered around them!

Xie Xiu’s bodyguards had them circled. One of them, who was probably the leader, picked up his phone anxiously and was about to call the doctor.