Falling for the Contract Bride

Seeing that Mu Zhi had escaped, the driver immediately stopped the car with a jerk and started chasing

after Mu Zhi!

In this instance, Mu Zhi could no longer be bothered by the excruciating pain coming from her ankle.

She stood up with a draw of deep breath and bolted in the opposite direction.

However, the muddy grass field was challenging to run on. Mu Zhi’s shoes were not suitable for

running, and the disturbing wilts tangling with the soles of her feet made it impossible for her to flee!

Mu Zhi ended up stumbling and falling to the ground.

She looked back and found the menacing face zooming into her…

Meanwhile, she desperately shuffled backward in fear.

At this moment, a glaring car headlight shone into their eyes, making them squint involuntarily.

“Fucking hell, what does anyone do at this bloody place?!”

The driver bellowed angrily as he did not expect a car in such a place.

He fixed his squinted eyes at the car only to find it charging at him as though trying to knock him down.

The driver instantly forwent the idea of harassing Mu Zhi and jumped away instinctively.

The car came to a halt, and a man stepped off the vehicle domineeringly. He was none other than…

Mu Xianyong.

Mu Zhi stared at Mu Xianyong in disbelief.

How did he find me here?

“Are you alright?”

Mu Xianyong strode towards Mu Zhi to help her up, then brought her towards his car.

On the other hand, afraid that they would call the police, the cab driver pulled out a knife and pounced

at them.

Mu Zhi and Mu Xianyong were eagerly approaching the car when Mu Zhi sensed the swing of a knife

coming at them.

But it was too late.

“No!” She shouted wildly.

Mu Xianyong’s reaction was quick enough. He shoved Mu Zhi away and blocked the blade with his

hand.

Crimson red blood started gushing from the cut wound on his wrist, flowing down rapidly towards his

elbow.

Mu Xianyong then aimed a hefty kick at the cab driver to trip him over.

While the driver was staggering to his balance, Mu Xianyong had led Mu Zhi into the car.

He could not be bothered by his wound, slamming on the gas, and took off with a squeak. Mu Xianyong

was a great driver. Despite the rugged road, he managed to advance steadily at a flying speed.

Moreover, the cab could not match up to the speed of his car. It took Mu Xianyong seconds to pull

away far enough from the cab that they could no longer see its headlights.

It wasn’t until they felt safer on the main road that Mu Zhi realized Mu Xianyong’s blood was dripping

along with the steering wheel.

Mu Xianyong’s face was pale in this instance.

“Let me take the wheels, we need to get to the hospital.”

Mu Zhi looked at Mu Xianyong anxiously.

Her hands were shuddering uncontrollably.

But Mu Xianyong squeezed a stiff smile, “I’m fine.”

Fortunately… There was a hospital nearby.

Mu Zhi told Mu Xianyong to hurry to the hospital nervously.

Mu Xianyong’s wound was not too deep, and they managed to arrive in time to prevent excessive

blood loss.

After getting his wound dressed by the doctor, it then occurred to Mu Zhi that she had a question for Mu

Xianyong. “What were you doing at the place?”

“I was worried of you.”

Mu Xianyong responded at once.

Mu Zhi bit her lips, “I’m an adult now, what’s there to be worried about…”

But she stopped speaking abruptly.

Because… It suddenly struck her that she would do the same to Mu Xiaomu out of concern.

That was the instinct of a parent.

She turned her face away, sitting on the bench, lost for words.

Mu Xianyong did not press on. When his driver rushed to the hospital, Mu Xianyong stood up and

ordered the driver to see Mu Zhi home while he left in his car.

Mu Zhi stared at Mu Xianyong as he walked away.

It was evident to her that he was getting older. Mu Xianyong was a tall man. His slightly hunched back

gave her the impression that age was slowly taking the best of him.

He also had an air of despair clung onto him.

Mu Zhi suddenly felt her chest tightening in melancholy.

She hesitated for a long moment before dashing towards Mu Xianyong and said, “I might not be able to

accept the truth that you’re my father within a short time, but we can try to get along as father and

daughter in the meantime.”

Mu Xianyong did not turn around. With his back facing her, he nodded before continuing to walk away.

However, Mu Zhi saw him lifting a hand to rub his face, as though wiping his tears.

That deepened the sorrowful emotion that was brimming in Mu Zhi’s heart.

She went home and hurled herself into bed, struggling to fall asleep after some moment.

She lifted her phone, looking at Lu Jinye’s number but unsure if she should press the dial button.

Lu Jinye must be busy over there.

But… The misery which was brewing inside her heart was weighing her down.

No way!

Her rational mind told her that she must not disturb Lu Jinye from his work. He had enough on his

plates. She must not add to his workload by making him chat with her regarding trivial matters.

Mu Zhi decided to distract herself.

Holding the phone in her hand, she thought for a while and decided to give Zhu Sha a call.

Zhu Sha was one of the doctors-in-charge of the team taking care of her mother’s condition.

Mu Zhi acknowledged that she should have called Lu Junnian since he was the team’s most senior

member.

But… She did not feel like interacting with Lu Junnian.

Thus, she ultimately called Zhu Sha.

However, little did she expect that she would hear Lu Junnian’s voice from the phone.

Mu Zhi was startled. Clutching the phone, she could not gather a proper response.

Lu Junnian’s voice was gentle and silvery. “Hello?”

Panicking, Mu Zhi subconsciously hung up the call all of a sudden!

Then, she sat on it to ponder about, thinking that something was not right.

If she had intentionally avoided talking to him… Didn’t that mean that she was guilty?

No way!

At that thought, Mu Zhi grabbed her phone and tried to reach for Lu Junnian once again, but her phone

was buzzing from his return call.