Falling For The Contract Bride

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 Mu Zhi to the shopping mall.

In the mall, Mu Zhi was meticulously selecting the best gift while asking Lu Jinye about Master Lu’s personal 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 find 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 coming home, my mom would always clean every corner of the house in advance. She would buy a hefty amount 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 put in 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 find 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 to him.

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 was why 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 it was 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 first got 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 and followed 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 give me a moment while I inform him of your arrival.”

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

Master Lu no longer carried the same stateliness he had before. Mu Zhi was surprised to find him a little 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 truly love each other. I apologize for what happened in the hospital before, and I hope that you could bless us.”

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 to Lu Junnian’s rescue.”

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

Thus, Mu Zhi could not tell Master Lu’s feelings by the sound of his tone. She surmised that Master Lu was 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 find 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 Changshu slowly 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.