Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 46

Chapter 46 The Matching Couple

Mu Zhi held him up as Lu Junnian had insisted that he was the one who wanted to eat the peppers.

At that time, Mu Zhi was touched as she watched Lu Junnian trying to protect her from his mother.

She decided then that she would marry him.

The post-it note that Lu Jinye had pointed out initially had a pair. The other note had somehow gone missing and the one that they had seen was Mu Zhi’s.

Their notes were different from other couples who had written on one. At that time, both Mu Zhi and Lu Junnian had left one each. On Mu Zhi’s was, ‘Marry Mr. Lu!! Signed by Mu Zhi.’

On Lu Junnian’s was, ‘Marry Miss Mu. Signed by Lu Junnian.’

When Lu Junnian had been discharged, they had returned to the restaurant. They both ordered the signature bibimbap but this time, Mu Zhi forbade Lu Junnian from adding the sauce. After they had finished, they had written their notes and stuck them onto the wall together.

But somehow, his had gone missing.

Mu Zhi looked up to see Lu Junnian bringing a spoonful to his mouth when she suddenly stopped him.

“You have gastroenteritis. You can’t have spicy food.”

Lu Junnian glanced at Mu Zhi, “If I get gastroenteritis in front of you, you’ll have to look after me. I’d like to get it…” Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“I won’t look after you.”

Mu Zhi glared at Lu Junnian, “Why do I need to look after you if you’re doing it to yourself on purpose. You’re the one who’s knowingly getting yourself sick.”

“But who caused my gastroenteritis?”

Lu Junnian arched his brow at her and took a big bite.

His face instantly turned red.

Mu Zhi hand stopped. Who caused it…

She caused it.

Mu Zhi watched Lu Junnian take a second bite. She could no longer hold herself back. She grabbed the spoon from Lu Junnian and pushed her bowl over to him.

“Mine doesn’t have any hot sauce.”

Mu Zhi pulled his bowl over and took a large bite.

She did not look up at him. This hot sauce was very spicy, and Lu Junnian had added a lot into his bowl. Mu Zhi had only had three mouthfuls before sweat started appearing on her brow.

Lu Junnian watched her. Mu Zhi was frowning as she ate. Her pretty features tinged with hard- headedness.

Lu Junnian reached out his hand and gently placed it atop hers.

Mu Zhi immediately withdrew her hand and stood, “I’m done eating. Take your time.”

Mu Zhi turned and walked towards the exit.

But Lu Junnian stood up and chased after her. He grabbed Mu Zhi’s hand from behind, “I can’t be the only one having trouble letting go…”

Mu Zhi kept her back towards him. The warmth from Lu Junnian’s hand seeped into her skin. She was reacting to it.

She could feel him clutching on to her hand tightly, as if afraid she would disappear from him.

Mu Zhi looked up to see Lu Jinye in the distance. He was standing in the entrance of the alleyway they had used before. Mu Zhi did not know how long he had been standing there looking at them.

Mu Zhi took a deep breath and shrugged Lu Junnian’s hand away. She walked towards Lu Jinye.

Lu Jinye saw Mu Zhi walking towards his direction. He did not say anything but turned to enter the alley.

Mu Zhi followed him closely behind. She could not imagine what he was feeling.

The alley was so narrow that only one could pass at a time.

Lu Jinye was in the front and Mu Zhi could only follow him closely from behind.

Lu Jinye was tall. When he stood in front of her, he took up her entire line of sight.

She could not clearly see what was in front of him, nor could she clearly see him.

When they came out of the alley, Lu Jinye got into the car and Mu Zhi followed him in.

“Honey.”

As soon as they got into the car, Mu Zhi tried to explain herself. She was afraid Lu Jinye would misunderstand. Lu Junnian had arrived shortly after he had left. While she knew it was merely a

coincidence, form Lu Jinye’s point of view, it might be timed too perfectly to be a coincidence.

Lu Jinye did not respond and stayed silent.

The tension in the car was palpable. Just when Mu Zhi was about to explode, Lu Jinye said, “Do you think that our marriage is preventing you from going after you true love?”

Lu Jinye had never spoken like this before. Prior to this, Lu Jinye had always spoken with affirmation. Even his questions were affirmative.

But this time, he was asking for her opinion.

“Honey…”

It was the first time Mu Zhi could not understand what Lu Jinye was trying to say.

Which was why she could not think of an answer that would satisfy him.

Lu Jinye turned to look at Mu Zhi, “Does Lu Junnian love you?”

Mu Zhi lowered her head.

Lu Junnian did love her. There was no denying that.

And the problems in their relationship did not come from Lu Junnian not loving her. Instead it came for Xu Changshu hurting her.

Lu Jinye did not wait for Mu Zhi to answer. He started the car and sped all the way home.

Mu Zhi got out of the car when they reached home. She tried to explain herself to Lu Jinye.

However… Lu Jinye did not give her the chance to explain. He did not get out of the car but started it up again and drove off.

Lu Jinye did not know where to go so he headed back to the company. He loosened the top two buttons of his shirt in irritation when he got to his office.

He sat down and saw some documents on his desk.

On it, were neatly written the words ‘Mu Zhi’s Background Information’.

It was a large stack of documents. It held information from her birthplace to her enrolment and everything he could imagine. It included information about her past lovers, her friends and family. Anything he could think of to ask.

Lu Jinye had read through them. Xiao Qingqing had called him to make sure he had received the documents.

The first few pages of the document contained Mu Zhi’s resume. She was a talented practitioner and it was obvious that she enjoyed her work.

During her pre and post graduate years, she had partnered up with Lu Junnian and they had conducted many experiments together. They published many medical journals together and they were considered to be quite successful at their age.

But… What happened to her? How did she end up as a bartender agreeing to marry him and entered his company as a mere secretary? She never even breathed the word medicine.

A large chunk of the information spoke of the relationship between Lu Junnian and Mu Zhi. They had gotten the information from some of Mu Zhi’s and Lu Junnian’s peers.

They were deeply in love. Mu Zhi loved Lu Junnian and Lu Junnian felt the same for her.

There were a lot of missing information in the document, but it was enough for Lu Jinye to realize that he did not know Mu Zhi at all.