Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 117

Chapter 117 Babysitting

Lu Jinye was having breakfast at home. Sitting across him was Xiao Qingqing.

It was the first time Lu Jinye spared some time to get breakfast with Xiao Qingqing since she told him of her pregnancy. She was over the moon.

Helping Lu Jinye to some soup, she grinned from ear to ear, confessing the Lu Jinye, “Jinye, do you remember? I told you that my wish is to be with you.”

Lu Jinye did not even raise his head, responding to her, “It’s because you were busy with work at the time.”

While Lu Jinye was occupied with work as well. However, Lu Jinye was willing to spend time with Xiao Qingqing at the time, and paradoxically, Xiao Qingqing was buried in countless jobs and events.

Lu Jinye was just a label to her.

So, she would be identified as the daughter-in-law of the distinguished Lu Family.

Xiao Qingqing giggled in embarrassment when Lu Jinye mentioned it. She rose to her feet and leaned on Lu Jinye’s back, saying coyly, “Jinye, stop bringing up the past, I admit that I had neglected you back then, but can’t you see that I’ve been trying my best to make up for the lost time?”

Just as Xiao Qingqing was putting all efforts to create a loving atmosphere for the two, Lu Jinye’s phone suddenly went off. He lowered his head, glanced at the number, and burst to his feet, answering the call.

He headed out the door before picking it up. Xiao Qingqing noticed Lu Jinye’s gesture, so she followed behind him surreptitiously.

Standing behind him, Xiao Qingqing had no idea who the caller was. Towards the end of the call, she saw Lu Jinye relaxed his tone, saying to the caller, “Ok, I’ll go pick you up.”

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Xiao Qingqing immediately dashed back to her seat when Lu Jinye was done with the call. She pretended like nothing had happened, returning to her seat only to notice that the bowl of soup had not been touched.

She raised her head and asked casually, “Jinye, who called?”

“I asked your secretary about your schedule today, I was thinking to ask you to go shop for some items for the baby with me.’

While asking who the caller was, Xiao Qingqing was exploring multiple ways to make Lu Jinye stay with her today.

Lu Jinye had no intention to carry on with breakfast. He had headed for his coat as he turned back to look at Xiao Qingqing, “Just let Madam Zhang accompany you later. This house is a little too small. There’s another villa in the southern suburbs for the baby and you in the future.”

“Where are you going?”

Xiao Qingqing stood up, approaching Lu Jinye, and pulled his elbow in a toady way, “But, I feel it’s more meaningful for both parents to handle the baby’s matters together.”

“I have some business to take care of at work.”

Lu Jinye muttered at her as soon as she finished her sentence. He used work as an excuse to get away.

When work was mentioned, Xiao Qingqing had no means to refute. She must maintain her considerate front. Thus, she nodded at Lu Jinye sorrowfully, allowing him to leave, and told him to take care of himself.

Xiao Qingqing watched his car set off. She sat in the bedroom, but felt no instance of peace at all!

She looked at the list of maternity essentials store that she had researched, and crossed them off one by one!

The more she thought about it, the more discontented she was!

She was clear what Lu Jinye was like. He was strict with time management, so he had a habit of planning his schedule ahead of him. Even the short breakfast they had together was scheduled since a long time ago!

In the end, he was summoned away by a mere phone call!

Xiao Qingqing was upset!

She put on her jacket immediately and stormed out of the villa.

Where do I go?

After entering the car, Xiao Qingqing’s instincts told her that something had occurred to Mu Zhi again!

She promptly went to Shen Mobo, asking him to look for Mu Zhi’s whereabouts.

Being alone on the road, she was circling the area aimlessly in exasperation!

In the end, added on top of her rage was Shen Mobo’s news!

Because! He found out that Mu Zhi was currently living in an apartment that belonged to lu Jinye!

At that thought, Xiao Qingqing was as mad as a wet hen!

She immediately made a U-turn, then headed towards Mu Zhi’s apartment, following the address Shen Mobo gave her.

True enough, when she came to the entrance of the suburb, she could see Lu Jinye’s parked car from afar. Lu Jinye had stepped off his car, standing by the headlights with his back straight, gaze locked on the upper floors, obviously waiting for someone special to receive it!

Xiao Qingqing gritted her teeth, enraged!

Lu Jinye lied through his teeth just to come to look for Mu Zhi!

She glared in his direction maliciously. But all of a sudden, a little girl rocking a white mini-dress gradually came out from the building.

It was Mu Xiaomu!

The moment Lu Jinye saw Mu Xiaomu, he cast his gaze behind her, “Where’s your mama, Mu Zhi?”

Mu Xiaomu rang him in the morning saying the Jian Xiaoning had to go on a business trip. And mama had things to take care of. She might need Lu Jinye to babysit him.

She told him that she hoped that he could keep the promise he made in the car earlier.

Mu Xiaomu was well-articulated through the phone. She spoke sensibly too.

Lu Jinye thought that it was Mu Zhi who taught her to say that. But he only found out that Mu Zhi was not around when he arrived at the apartment.

Mu Xiaomu grinned at Lu Jinye, revealing two rows of glittering white teeth, explaining casually, “Mama is at the hospital to visit mama’s mama.”

“So, does your mama know how long you’re planning to stay at my place?”

Mu Xiaomu became troubled by the question. Ignoring the remark, she scrambled to get into Lu Jinye’s car, itching to get on with it.

Amid scurrying towards the car, she said, “Let’s go, we need to hurry up. I heard what mama said to Mama Xiaoning last night when I was going to the bathroom. Mama has no time to take care of me anymore.”

Mu Xiaomu spent the entire night to come up with the justification, using up all of her inadequate brainpower.

Meanwhile, Lu Jinye frowned at her. He planned to not pamper Mu Xiaomu in the first place. But her expressive, round eyes were flooding with innocence. He could not bear her adorable looks. So, he ended up bending forward, lifted Mu Xiaomu off the ground, and brought her into the car.