Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 65

Chapter 65 While She… Needed To Wake Him Up

Lu Jinye suddenly lowered his eyes and glanced at Xiao Qingqing. His captivating brows lightly scrunched up.

“Why are you talking about this?”

Xiao Qingqing looked at Lu Jinye bashfully, saying, “Nothing, just curious about what you think about kids.”

Lu Jinye stared at Xiao Qingqing for a long moment. In this instance, she appeared even gentler under the contrast of the office lights.

To be frank, Xiao Qingqing was rather suitable as a wife in certain aspects.

Because she was a meek woman.

However, for some reason, Lu Jinye did not want to address her question directly. He held her hand and said, “It’s late, I haven’t had anything to eat, why don’t you join me for supper?”

Getting her hand squeezed within Lu Jinye’s palm, Xiao Qingqing nodded as she felt the warmth exuded by him.

They set off from the office.

There was a restaurant just nearby. Xiao Qingqing sat across Lu Jinye, looking at him silently. Lu Jinye was aware of her stare, but he did not raise his head.

Thus, Xiao Qingqing opened her mouth, “I remember frequently coming to this place with you in the past. I felt like the luckiest woman in the world at the time. And I still feel the same.”

“Jinye, did you know? I used to be an ambitious person. I was eager to earn a reputation to myself in the entertainment industry, but after meeting you, all I want to do is to be with you.”

Lu Jinye then tilted his head upwards and met her eyes, “I hope you can be yourself, don’t sacrifice anything for me.”

How is that considered sacrificing?

Xiao Qingqing had the urge to say those words. They were at the tip of her tongue but she hesitated and ultimately relented.

She was a sensitive person.

She could tell what Lu Jinye was trying to convey through his words.

Lu Jinye told her to be herself simply because he was unwilling to be accountable for her.

Xiao Qingqing was upset. But she was clear that she must not express it.

After accompanying him for supper, Lu Jinye wanted to head back to the office to work overtime, while she returned home.

When she arrived at home, she dialed her agent’s number in frustration and said, “Arrange some advertisement for me in the coming days, especially those that require me to show some skin.”

The agent had been working with Xiao Qingqing for years. He was practically Xiao Qingqing’s confidant.

In the beginning, he was not sure of Xiao Qingqing’s requests. He exhorted, “Honey, we don’t need to work in those advertisements, remember that you’re a superstar that has experience overseas. I

understand you haven’t been doing well lately, but you could’ve always gone for the proper, decent shootings.”

“Nah, I want the ambiguous ones, especially producers with a fetish, those who enjoy demeaning others.”

Xiao Qingqing pondered briefly. She could still feel the exasperation in her heart, “What about this, Tang Ni, is there any producer you particularly hate? Accept their job!”

“Umm…”

“I want to make Lu Jinye save me! I must seize his heart.”

Tang Ni had intentions to make further discussions, but Xiao Qingqing’s words instantly fell in place for him. He said, “Sure, I got it, but you need to take care of yourself.”

Finishing what he said to say, he hung up the phone excitedly.

What else can be more exciting than probing a man’s protective instincts?

Lu Jinye’s love for her might have been temporarily masked by himself without realizing it.

While it was her job… To wake him up.

After the call, Xiao Qingqing headed to the bathroom and took a long shower. She left naked, standing before the mirror to carefully admire her figure.

It was rare to possess what body Xiao Qingqing had. She was thin, yet voluptuous, rocking a perfect body.

She was not in a hurry to get dressed. She dried her hair and started meticulously applying skin products, then wore light makeup. Despite knowing that nobody was there to admire her in the middle

of the night, she insisted to emphasize on every minute detail.

Just as she finished putting on lipstick, her doorbell suddenly rang.

She was startled briefly, scurrying to the door thinking that Lu Jinye was here. Stretching out her arm, she grabbed a flimsy nightgown and put it on, covering what needed to be covered. Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

To her disappointment, standing outside the door was Shen Mobo.

Shen Mobo noticed the glittering lights in Xiao Qingqing’s eyes instantly diminish.

But he opened his mouth to explain, “I just learned some news and I was just around the area so I didn’t call, I figure I could inform you face-to-face.”

“What is it?”

Xiao Qingqing turned around, paving way for Shen Mobo to enter, then sat on the single-seater sofa. Shen Mobo took his seat adjacent to her and handed her a document, beckoning her to open it.

She did so hurriedly.

Looking at the investigation results, she was in disbelief.

“Why is she not Mu Zhi’s daughter?”

“You hope she is?”

Shen Mobo looked at Xiao Qingqing and patted her as a gesture of comforting, “If you hope she is her daughter, I can make it happen! It’s simple.”

Xiao Qingqing raised her head to see the confident smile on Shen Mobo’s face, and curved her lips upward involuntarily.

…

In the middle of the night, Mu Zhi hardly fell asleep when she got up, used the bathroom in a daze, and was on her way back to bed.

Jian Xiaoning had just arrived home. She saw Mu Zhi and heaved a sigh of relief.

Mu Zhi was not bothered by her. She continued walking to her bedroom.

Suddenly, Jian Xiaoning reached out to grasp her arm!

“Wait, there’s important news I must tell you.”

“Will the news affect my sleep? If it will, it shall wait till morning.”

Mu Zhi’s eyelids were fighting to close.

But Jian Xiaoning dragged her to the couch and handed her a document.

Mu Zhi skimmed through it with her groggy eyes, “Why are you showing me Mu Xiaomu’s birth details?”

“Look, who’s Mu Xiaomu’s birth mother?”

“Me!”

Mu Zhi pouted her lips, “What have the night shifts done to your brain?”

“Someone drew Mu Xiaomu’s birth details today, but luckily my houseman noticed it before the nurse handed it to the man, allowing me to switch it out beforehand, changing her mother’s name to mine.”

“But, I won’t be able to change the hospital’s copy.”

“Someone asked for Mu Xiaomu’s birth details?!”

Mu Zhi instantly gaped at Jian Xiaoning. True enough! The news she bore had tremendous effects on her sleep!

Jian Xiaoning gave her a firm nod, “I have no idea who it was, you be careful.”

Then, Jian Xiaoning got up and headed to the bathroom to wash up before returning to her bedroom to sleep.

While Mu Zhi remained in the living room, staring at the document almost for the entire night. What drowsiness she felt had wholly dissipated.

The next morning, as soon as she arrived at the hospital, Mu Zhi was greeted with a widespread rumor about her and Lu Junnian.