Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 55

Chapter 55 Mu Zhi Was Supposed To Be Mine in the First Place!

A deafening silence instantly filled the room.

Mu Zhi stared blankly into Master Lu’s eyes. She was not familiar with members of the Lu Family, so she had nothing to say.

For some reason, she could feel time ticking at her.

Everyone knew that Master Lu never went back to his words.

“Hahahahahaha, why do the humorous genes run so wildly in the Lu Family? I thought I was the most hilarious person in the family, little did I expect… Hahahahaha, I have nothing on Junnian.”

Lu Yunxi first broke the silence in the air with a burst of pretentiously loud laughter.

The awkwardness was seemingly alleviated for a little.

Mu Zhi was desperately hoping that Lu Junnian would go with Lu Yunxi’s flow and allow the topic to die down. Alas, with a stern expression, Lu Junnian did not spare a glance at Lu Yunxi, saying, “I wasn’t joking, Uncle Junnian.”

Upon finishing his words, he turned to Master Lu, “Grandpa, I’m serious, because… Mu Zhi was supposed to be mine in the first place!”

These words were even more astonishing. Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

Standing next to him, Mu Zhi was struck with nervousness and exasperation. His doubling down made her lose control.

She turned her eyes to Lu Junnian and sniggered.

The snigger was different from Lu Yunxi’s cackle. It was a scornful laugh.

“I am yours? Why haven’t I received the memo?”

Mu Zhi questioned him through gritted teeth and continued, “Am I an object in your eyes? Do you think you could win me as a trophy just because you saved someone’s life? Listen, I’m not sold to the Lu Family.”

Master Lu said nothing, though Mu Zhi never bothered to notice his expression at this moment.

All of her attention was diverted into spiting Lu Junnian.

“Grandpa doesn’t need your lectures. I only hope that grandpa will step in to free you from Uncle Jinye.”

Lu Junnian added.

Mu Zhi was putting all effort into resisting laughing. She had no intention to check on Master Lu as she retorted, “Fine, since you’ve made the request, I can get a divorce with Lu Jinye, but I suppose you can’t interfere if we remarry afterward.”

“You can destroy our marriage however many times you want, but rest assured that we will get a remarriage immediately after.”

After finishing her words, Mu Zhi disregarded the crowd in the room except for Master Lu, to whom she nodded at courteously and begged her pardon before bursting out of the room.

Master Lu stared at Lu Junnian, who was standing before him, eyes overwhelmed with an indescribable aging authority, “I’ll think about your request, you may go.”

“You too.”

The latter words were directed at Lu Yunxi, who gladly obliged.

He did not wait until Lu Junnian respond before rapidly leaving the room.

Mu Zhi returned to her clinic, packed her belongings, and headed out the door. She was exhausted after working through the night shift on top of having had to deal with the nonsense in the morning. She must go home as soon as she could to wind down.

She had barely taken a few steps before Lu Yunxi’s car came to a halt before her, winding down his window, “Zhi, let me drop you off.”

“Nah, I drive.”

Mu Zhi pointed at the lonely Volkswagen Polo parked at the car park at a distance away and smiled.

Lu Yunxi did not press on. He smirked, “Fine, see you.”

After bidding Mu Zhi goodbye, Lu Yunxi took out his phone and gave Lu Jinye a call. Lu Jinye was in the middle of a meeting at the time. His stern, solemn face frightened every single executive, who was shuddering lightly.

Seeing that Lu Yunxi called, Lu Jinye thought something had happened to Master Lu. He would not slight him. So, he called for a break, held the phone in his hand, and left the room, answering the call in the corridor.

“Hello? What’s the matter?”

Lu Yunxi’s voice came from the other end of the phone, “Nothing much, I’m just calling to praise Mu Zhi.”

“Huh?”

“Where did you meet her? I’d like to try my chances at one too.”

“If there’s nothing important you want to talk about, I’m gonna hang up.”

Lu Jinye muttered as he was motioning to end the call.

“Hey, wait up.”

Lu Yunxi hurriedly stopped him, “Don’t, I have some breaking news for you.”

Hearing the words, Lu Jinye remained uninterested, but he did not hang up the call at once. Lu Yunxi took the chance to continue. He recollected everything that had happened after Master Lu woke up to Lu Jinye.

Of course, with an emphasis on Lu Junnian’s request for the divorce. Lu Yunxi was not in a hurry to bring up Mu Zhi’s reaction. He deliberately paused, waiting for Lu Jinye’s response.

To his disappointment, Lu Jinye did not say a word.

Except ‘Yeah.’

At this point, Lu Yunxi was starting to be perturbed, “Seriously? ‘Yeah?’ Is that all you got?!”

“Brother, the dude is stepping on your toes right now, he is openly challenging your marriage, aren’t you going to confront him?”

“Since you’re that excited, why don’t you go fight him on my behalf?”

Lu Jinye uttered apathetically.

Lu Yunxi was frustrated by his brother’s peevishness, “Pointless, shockingly pointless, your words made everything pointless… Listen, your listlessness towards my news make me lose all interest in describing how Mu Zhi reacted earlier.”

“How did she react, tell me.”

Lu Jinye ordered.

“…”

Lu Yunxi was left with no word. Lu Jinye was such an unpredictable man.

However, since he had asked, Lu Yunxi did not feel right to leave him hanging. He recollected how Mu Zhi responded and teased Lu Jinye, “Don’t you think I have a pretty cool sister-in-law? How did you train her?”

“Beep, beep, beep…”

“Huh?”

Lu Yunxi stared at his phone in disbelief. He could not believe what he had just heard.

After everything he said, Lu Jinye dared to hang up on him?

What an ungrateful bastard!

He should at least get a commendation for spilling the piping hot tea!

Lu Jinye stuffed the phone into his pocket and returned to the meeting room. On his way back to the room, he subconsciously imagined the scene when Mu Zhi said the line, ‘You can destroy our marriage however many times you want, but rest assured that we will get a remarriage immediately after.’

Without realizing it, he started curving his lips upward.

The executives who were starting for him sat upright on their respective seats, trembling lightly. However, they raised their heads to find a faint smile on Lu Jinye’s face.

Some of them started doubting their eyes.

Who made the chairman happy?

Whoever that was, the person was their savior.

They must show their gratitude by prostrating to the ground and kissing the person’s feet.