Falling For The Contract Bride

Falling For The Contract Bride Chapter 234

Chapter 234 Mu Xue Is Dead!

Mu Zhi did not stop Lu Jinye. She said to him, “Then hurry up and go.”

“Where are you heading?”

“I plan to visit my mom’s hometown.”

Lu Jinye did not press on. All he did was examine Mu Zhi’s condition before saying, “You don’t look that good today. Don’t drive. I’ll leave the chauffeur behind for you.”

“What about you…”

Mu Zhi stared at Lu Jinye in astonishment.

“I don’t need the chauffeur, and I can drive.”

Following that, Lu Jinye lifted his wrist to glance at the time, then said, “Things are changing rapidly over there. I need to go soon, see you.”

He leaned in to kiss Mu Zhi on the forehead, then grabbed his luggage and left.

Meanwhile, Lu Jinye’s chauffeur was waiting for her when she was washing up and getting changed.

She chose a casual outfit to go with a pair of walking shoes before getting into the car.

The hometown wasn’t too far away from City A, but the hilly roads were tough to drive.

It had been dozens of years since Mu Zhi left her hometown. She did not have any memory left of her hometown, and she never visited with her mother.

Lu Jinye’s chauffeur was responsible for finding their way to the village.

Wide, tar roads eventually transitioned into narrow, hilly streets as they advanced towards the village.

When they got closer, the roads became so narrow that the car could barely fit. The streets were mostly for pedestrians or occasionally for bicycle riders.

It was nightfall, and they still had not reached their destination.

“Luckily you took the SUV today.”

Mu Zhi sighed as she looked out at the rugged roads. The headlights of their car made the only source of light in the blackness of the night.

The chauffeur responded with a laugh, “This is Mr. Lu’s idea. He rang me early in the morning to inform me about your schedule and ordered me to take the SUV. He also told me to take this route.”

“Even after working with him for over ten years as a chauffeur, Mr. Lu couldn’t help but tell me what to do because you are my passenger, madam.”

Mu Zhi was touched to hear that.

She took out her phone to send a text message, ‘Thank you for the chauffeur, love you.’

Lu Jinye had just arrived at the client’s company. He sensed an indescribable tension in the air as soon as he stepped through the entrance.

It was a difficult situation to solve. Everyone was overwrought.

However, Mu Zhi’s text message managed to calm him down a little.

‘Good girl, let me take care of work now.’

That was all he wrote to her, but Mu Zhi could feel the warmth coming over what appeared to be an apathetic, cold village upon receiving those words.

They went through another section of dirt road before gradually closing into the village.

The village was small and narrow. Mu Zhi and the chauffeur could no longer advance in the car. Thus, they decided to get out of the vehicle and slowly head into the village by foot under the torchlights’ soft light.

After getting off the car, the chauffeur informed Mu Zhi that Mr. Lu had prepared a spare change of clothes for her.

Mu Zhi chose a thick jacket to bundle up herself before carrying on with their journey. NôvelDrama.Org owns this.

It was only six in the evening, but not a single soul could be found on the village’s streets. It resembled nothing like the beginning of the energetic nightlife that was currently brewing in the city.

There were street lights, but the light was barely enough to brighten up the streets.

The chauffeur held a torchlight in his hand to go from door to door for the right house number.

Mu Zhi followed suit.

Finally, they located number seventeen of Xingxing Street.

Mu Zhi pointed at the number, heaved a sigh of relief, and planned to set off into the house.

The door was obsolete, but she could see the light seeping through the window of the house. Mu Zhi peered at the light and reluctantly struck the door knocker fitted to the door.

But nobody answered the door.

Mu Zhi called out a few times before a grumpy, hoarse voice came out from the house, “Who is it?!”

The voice was laced with anger and malice and easily related to the ghosts when heard at night.

Mu Zhi trembled at the sound of it.

The chauffeur promptly stepped forward to hide Mu Zhi behind him, then said, “Old man, we are here to look for someone, has anyone by the name of Mu Xue lived here before?”

“Scram!”

The old man was at his doorstep with a kerosene lamp. He bellowed as soon as he heard the mention of Mu Xue’s name.

Mu Zhi stood rooted to the ground, not knowing what to do.

“Piss off now, what are you waiting for?!”

Nobody by the name of Mu Xue stays here. Mu Xue is dead!”

“The house originally belonged to Mu Xue. May I know how you are related to her?”

The chauffeur was in his early forties. He managed to keep his composure when dealing with the old man, perhaps learning a thing or two from Lu Jinye after all the years working for him.

His tender voice managed to calm the old man a little.

The man snorted through the door gap. “Would you believe if I say that I’m not related to Mu Xue at all?!”

He suddenly pulled the main entrance doors open to reveal himself to Mu Zhi and the chauffeur in between his words.

The kerosene lamp shone on half of his face.

Strange enough, although it was the outback, he shouldn’t go as far as to use a kerosene lamp.

The chauffeur swept his torchlight across to reveal the rest of the man’s face.

Upon taking a glance, Mu Zhi immediately shuffled backward nervously.

The chauffeur swiftly shielded Mu Zhi behind him once more.

It was difficult to describe the man’s face becausethere was not an inch of undamaged skin on his face. All of his skin seemed to have been burned by fire. His hair was unkempt, and the foul odor from his body smelled like he had not taken a shower in years. He looked like nothing but a walking dead!

In summary, he was terrifying!

Upon taking a closer look at the man, the chauffeur could not help but gulp.

On the other hand, the man casually caught a glimpse of Mu Zhi and the chauffeur. Looking at the petrified looks and body language, he chuckled scornfully, then turned back into his yard, locked the main doors, and gradually headed back into the house with the kerosene lamp.

While trudging into the house, he mumbled to himself, “Disgusting bitch!”

“Madam, I suggest… To stay at a hotel tonight.”

The chauffeur turned to Mu Zhi, who was still scared witless in this instance, and said.

Mu Zhi was forced to steady herself and nodded to him, “Sure!”

They were not unfamiliar with the village, but without a better choice, they resorted to search for a hotel in the dark.

Fortunately… It did not take them long before finding a motel. Despite its rustic simplicity, the rooms were clean enough to stay.

Mu Zhi and the chauffeur settled into the motel. Listening to the violent night winds of the mountain, she could hardly sleep.

It took her some moments to fall asleep.

The second day, she woke up at dawn to realize that the chauffeur woke up earlier than her.