Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 69

Chapter 69 Honey!

If Mu Zhi had followed the butler around the house, it might just be screaming the truth to him without duress.

So, she took the liberty to grab half a watermelon from the fridge along with a juicer to make watermelon juice.

Pretending to be carefree, Mu Zhi took multiple sips at the juice as she asked, “Sir, do you want some? It’s quite a hot day today.”

The butler responded with a light headshake and said with a smile, “Madam, no thank you.”

He headed to the bathroom as he spoke. When he came out, he asked Mu Zhi indifferently, “Madam, haven’t you been staying with Young Master Jinye lately?”

“What do you mean?”

Mu Zhi stared at the butler suspiciously.

The butler replied, “The necessities in the bathroom belong to Young Master Jinye alone, and they’re covered in dust. It means Young Master Jinye hasn’t returned home in a while.”

The butler’s sharp gaze hovered around Mu Zhi’s body, sizing her up. Despite the hot water, Mu Zhi felt a shudder from his actions.

Mu Zhi chuckled awkwardly, “Oh, I… I’ve been staying at the hotel with Jinye lately.”

She responded quickly, “As you know, I work at the hospital now, and it’s quite far from this villa, so I feel like staying somewhere closer, you know, it’s a hassle to wake up early in the morning.”

She explained, “So, Jinye and I stay at a nearby hotel from work, we’re currently shopping for a new home.”

Her explanation seemed to have joined the dots.

Mu Zhi noticed less doubt on the butler’s face, despite his squinted eyes telling her that he was suspicious!

It was such a wise maneuver by Master Lu. Not only did he observe her behavior, he even sent his butler home to check on them.

As Master Lu’s servant, the butler was bound to learn a trick or two from him.

Mu Zhi paused for a moment, bit the bullet, and said, “Do… You want to take a look at the hotel?”

“It’s fine.”

The butler responded with poise.

Mu Zhi stared at the butler, not able to let her guard down at all.

The butler did not examine the villa carefully. After all, there was almost no trace of Mu Zhi’s footprints in the place.

Just as Mu Zhi was pondering on ways to handle the butler’s inspection, an eye-blinding light flashed across the yard. Lu Jinye had returned in his car.

“Honey.”

Lu Jinye just stepped through the door when Mu Zhi buried herself into his embrace and then turned back to look at the butler.

The butler then silently came before Lu Jinye, bowed lightly, and said, “Since young master is home, then I shall take my leave.”

Lu Jinye simply nodded as a gesture of agreement and the butler left the villa, hopped into his car, and took off rapidly.

It was not until the butler left the yard when Mu Zhi heaved a huge sigh of relief. When she came back to her senses, she realized she remained in Lu Jinye’s embrace. She immediately bounced way and said, “It should be alright now, see you.”

Lu Jinye frowned, “Wait for another hour, Master Lu’s men are cunning.’

He had a point. Mu Zhi then sat down on the couch with a tacit understanding.

While Lu Jinye sat next to her.

They used to frequently sit on the same couch, watching TV together. Sometimes, they would just hang around the couch and felt no awkwardness too.

However, for some reason, it had hardly been a few minutes this time but the silence in the air made Mu Zhi feel uncomfortable.

Should I talk to him?

Mu Zhi raised her head and glanced at Lu Jinye.

What do I talk about?

Mu Zhi looked at Lu Jinye, waving her glass in the air awkwardly, “I juiced some watermelon, would you like some?”

She asked.

Lu Jinye reached out to top up the half-empty glass and gulped it down.

“Hey…”

Mu Zhi attempted to stop Lu Jinye in the midst of his drinking motion.

She had just used the glass.

But, it was too late. Lu Jinye had finished the juice… She remembered that Lu Jinye was a germaphobe.

They had never shared a glass before.

Because Mu Zhi would always habitually prepare two glasses, one for Lu Jinye.

After finishing the juice, Lu Jinye caught a glimpse of Mu Zhi’s gaze. He raised his head and looked at her, asking with a frown, “Is something wrong?”

Mu Zhi swiftly shook her head, “Nothing.”

What’s done was done. It was pointless to point it out.

Lu Jinye responded nonchalantly, “Master is made aware of the news so he asked me over to clarify the situation.”

Mu Zhi nodded, gesturing that she too, had been questioned.

In this instance, Lu Jinye suddenly rotated his body to face her. With a solemn expression, he asked a question that would almost throw her off the couch.

“So, have you… Had a child?”

Mu Zhi instantly had the impulse to bite her tongue, splitting it into half so she wouldn’t have to answer him.

Lu Jinye was a clever man. Lying to him was courting death.

But, she still lied.

“How could it be?”

Lu Jinye stared at Mu Zhi and she eyed back at him. He could see a sparkling something in her eyes, which was exceptionally alluring.

It had been a while since they had such eye contact.

Mu Zhi could feel the affection his Lu Jinye’s eyes.

She had no idea if she was bashful. But she could not explain the burning sensation she felt when Lu Jinye was relentlessly sizing her up.

His stare made her heart race.

She had the urge to take her eyes away, but… She cannot.

She was telling a lie. If she had moved her gaze away, that’d make Lu Jinye suspicious of her.

So, she allowed herself to stare at Lu Jinye. Just to prove that she was not lying.

Their staring eyes turned the surrounding air ambiguous.

Finally, when Mu Zhi could no longer take it, she looked away, saying, “I think I can go now.”

Lu Jinye could feel a blazing desire burning within him from mere seconds of staring.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

But he let his rational mind take control, reminding himself constantly that they were divorced.

“Yeah.”

Lu Jinye rose to his feet while Mu Zhi followed suit.

She waved at him and said, “I shall go.”

“Ok.”

Lu Jinye saw Mu Zhi to the entrance.

It was in the middle of the night, combined with the rural location of the villa, making it almost impossible to get a cab.

But Lu Jinye did not take the initiative and offer to drop her!