Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 93

Chapter 93 It’s Possible To Conceive Within a Month

After finishing her words, Mu Zhi stood to her feet and drew a deep breath.

She had dressed and was standing by the window, throwing her gaze at the rainy sky. The heavy rain continued to pour with a serenade.

It was what prevented her from leaving.

She was clear. She was certain of her feelings for Lu Jinye.

Hence her intense retaliation.

Mu Xiaomu did not have a dad. She never had one. So, it was clear to Mu Zhi what it meant to a child to grow up with the absence of a father figure.

In this instance, Mu Zhi’s phone suddenly rang.

She glanced at the name on the screen. It was Xiao Qingqing.

Then turned her eyes to Lu Jinye who was standing at a fair distance away before answering the call.

“Miss Mu, where are you? Can I see you?”

“Sorry, I’m at City A, Lu Jinye is with me. I suppose you’re looking for Mr. Lu, let me pass the phone to him.”

Mu Zhi was straightforward with her words. She had hoped that her frankness would provide some sort of relief to Xiao Qingqing.

Finishing what she had to say, Mu Zhi handed the phone to Lu Jinye and headed to the bathroom, closing the door shut.

Twisting the tap, she allowed the flowing water to surge against the base of the sink, drowning all sound that came from outside. She splashed water on her face unremittingly, hoping to bring her back to her senses.

Meanwhile, outside… Lu Jinye held the phone with a listless expression.

As though what happened earlier was purely normal.

“Yeah, there’s something I need to talk about with Mu Zhi so we’re together and it’s too dangerous to drive in this rain now.”

Xiao Qingqing sounded considerate in response, “Oh, ok, got it. I’ll sleep well with the baby tonight.”

“Sure.”

Lu Jinye’s patience seemed to be running out. He uttered the word and hung up the call right away.

He came before the window. Staring at the downpour, he could not calm himself.

What’s happening?

Why would I have the impulsive, betraying thoughts?!

That was not the Lu Jinye he knew!

He had always asserted much control over his emotions and was fully aware of what he was thinking.

At least, that was how it was in the past.

…

After hanging up the call, Xiao Qingqing hurled the phone on the wall furiously. The phone’s screen shattered with a crack.

She stood up irritably and glared at the rain outside the window. Then, she was fuming as she headed down the stairs and used the phone downstairs to ring Shen Mobo.

“I want to see you, is that ok?”

“Ok, I’ll make my way there.”

Shen Mobo was currently getting a few drinks with his mates at the bar. He said adamantly with his eyes fixed in the rain.

Xiao Qingqing bit her lips, then said, “I… Don’t want to see you at my place, let me go to you.”

“Then come to my place.”

Shen Mobo checked the time, “I’ll get my chauffeur to pick you up at once.”

“Sure.”

Xiao Qingqing answered and hung up.

Shen Mobo rose and chuckled before saying to the men and women who were drinking next to him, “Let’s carry on later, I need to excuse myself.”

“Is that so…”

A man raised his head and teased Shen Mobo, “It is unbelievable that Young Master Shen is at someone’s disposal.”

“The point is getting summoned in the heavy rain!”

A lady in a black miniskirt mocked sarcastically.

Then stood up and put an arm over Shen Mobo’s shoulder, trifling with him, “Young Master Shen, all of us beautiful women here came from distinguished families. I don’t think my figure is inferior to the porn star. As for maneuvering on bed… I suppose we can try it out.”

In a drunken stupor, the woman breathed onto Shen Mobo’s face and said softly.

Shen Mobo did not even bother shaking the woman off. He swatted her hand away.

“Not interested.”

Upon finishing his words, he headed straight out the door, opened his black umbrella, and hurriedly dove into the darkness of the rain.

The woman who was left behind stared at Shen Mobo in dejection, chuckled, and turned back to the table to drown herself in the party, music, and booze.

When Shen Mobo had reached home, the chauffeur just arrived with Xiao Qingqing.

There was no a single droplet of rain that caught her skin, but Shen Mobo insisted to command the maid to prepare ginger tea to keep her warm.

“What happened?”

The Xiao Qingqing tonight wore no makeup. Her pale complexion amplified her frailness.

“I told Lu Jinye that I’m pregnant.”

Xiao Qingqing lowered her eyes for a long moment then turned to Shen Mobo and broke the news to him.

“It will bring the two of you closer.”

Shen Mobo sat on the couch adjacent to her, pretending to take sips of water and put up a nonchalant front.

“But… I’m not pregnant!”

Xiao Qingqing shuffled towards Shen Mobo’s direction and explained.

That finally made Shen Mobo lift his head. He stared at Xiao Qingqing in shock.

“No chance?”

He realized the seriousness of the issue and told her, “If you can conceive in a month, it will still work, otherwise the lie wouldn’t hold. What do you plan to do?”

“Do you still have the drug from before? I want to…”

“Lu Jinye is a clever man.”

Shen Mobo did not have to finish his words.

It was clear to him that using the same trick twice was not going to work.

Xiao Qingqing failed to hide the sorrow in her eyes as she hung her head.

Shen Mobo could not bear witnessing her dejection. He hesitated before getting up and approached her, “I will find a way.”

Xiao Qingqing then raised her head. Her despair was instantly swept away by the slither of hope that came to her, “Thank you.”

However, Shen Mobo only wore a smile, a stiff, faint smile.

“Then I shall go.”

Xiao Qingqing glanced at the rain outside, stood up and grabbed her beg, preparing to leave.

“I’ll see you off.”

Shen Mobo’s eyes were brimming with reluctance.

But Xiao Qingqing waved at him casually, “Nah, the rain is too big, just let the chauffeur drop me.”

“Thank you, Mobo.”

She expressed her gratitude once again.

Shen Mobo nodded and kept the same stiff smile. He kept his eyes on Xiao Qingqing until she disappeared into the rainy night.

On the other hand, Mu Zhi ascertained that she had found her poise before leaving the bathroom.

She looked at Lu Jinye and said, “Where am I sleeping tonight?”

“The guest room.”

Lu Jinye pointed in the general direction headed towards the guest room.

Mu Zhi immediately nodded at him and set off into the room, shut the door, and did not show herself for the remainder of the night.

After a brief call with Jian Xiaoning and Mu Xiaomu, she stared at the drizzling and did not sleep for a second.

The first light of the day barely pierced the darkness when Mu Zhi bolted out of the room, hurried down the stairs, and bought the first train tickets back to City A.

Lu Jinye only took a quick stroll in the yard when he returned to find Mu Zhi and her belongings vanished. Property © 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.

While he was puzzled, he received Mu Zhi’s message, ‘There’s an emergency at the hospital, I need to lend a hand.’