Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 86

Chapter 86 Lu Jinye And I Are Divorced

Mu Zhi raised her head and looked at Lu Junnian. Her gaze calm and steady.

She stood up. There was still quite a large difference in height between her and Lu Junnian but standing made Mu Zhi feel more at ease.

She sighed and asked Lu Junnian, “Would you like to hear an explanation?”

Lu Junnian seemed to be quite calm and relaxed, but his bloodshot eyes gave him away. He had probably stayed up all night.

“If you would like to.”

Mu Zhi could finally relax at his response.

She laughed bitterly and pointed to the couch.

“Let’s sit down and talk.”

Lu Junnian sat down on the couch and crossed his legs. He looked somewhat relaxed yet kept distance between them.

Mu Zhi sat and fidgeted with her pen. It was a habit she had whenever she was nervous… She was far from relaxed.

Lu Junnian understood her.

It was something she often did when they were in school and she had felt that she hadn’t studied well.

“You don’t have to explain if you don’t want to. I don’t mind.”

There was a time stamp on the video, indicating the exact year, month, day and time. And during that time, Mu Zhi and Junnian were still together.

It also made it clear that that time, Mu Zhi had cheated on him with another man.

But let bygones be bygones.

Last night, when Lu Junnian had first seen the video, he was distraught. He did not sleep all night and had tried to get in touch with Mu Zhi and hear what she had to say.

He wanted to hear her explanation before deciding his next move.

All night he waited. But there was no explanation. He couldn’t even get in touch with Mu Zhi.

Now… He was resolved.

No matter what had happened to Mu Zhi in the past, the Mu Zhi he knew was the Mu Zhi he knew.

She was the Mu Zhi he understood.

The Mu Zhi he loved!

Therefore, he resolved to love her, to protect her and commit to her.

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Mu Zhi took a sip of water and settled her emotions before speaking firmly.

“Since it has come to this, I think you should know what happened.”

“It happened on the day of your birthday. I drank too much and went to the wrong room. I thought he was you, but he wasn’t.”

Mu Zhi summarized what happened that night, cutting out Xu Changshu’s part in this.

Lu Junnian’s eyes became trouble after hearing this.

He stood up, disregarded Mu Zhi’s protests, and held her.

He did not say a word but tightened his hold on her.

Mu Zhi was stunned by his response but did not push him away.

Because Lu Junnian kept apologizing to her, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry…”

“I did not protect you when we were together. I let you suffer so much pain. This is all because of me.”

Mu Zhi did not know how to respond.

She did not need to say anything.

She allowed Lu Junnian to embrace her, but she did not embrace him back.

Because… She had long made her peace with it.

“Wow… I seem to be interrupting something.”

At that moment, a taunt came from the doorway.

Lu Junnian quickly let go of Mu Zhi and turned to see Xiao Qingqing wearing a plaid dress.

Mu Zhi set aside her sadness for now. She sat back down and glanced at Xiao Qingqing and saw the examination results in Xiao Qingqing’s hand

“Is there anything I can do for you, Miss Xiao?”

“Nothing. I just came to receive my pregnancy results and thought to extend my greetings.”

Greetings…

More like flexing.

Mu Zhi raised an eyebrow at Miss Xiao.

“So, are you pregnant?”

Xiao Qingqing had come to deliberately announce her pregnancy to Mu Zhi. But was instead, embarrassed by Mu Zhi’s straightforwardness.

She smiled and raised her eyebrows, nodding.

“Yes.”

Mu Zhi kept her expression neutral. But her hand still fidgeted with her pen before saying, “Congratulations, Miss Xiao.”

“I would like to extend my congratulations to you too, for finding true love.”

Xiao Qingqing’s smile widened. She then turned and left.

There was no time for Mu Zhi’s rebuttal.

Lu Junnian had witnessed Xiao Qingqing and Lu Jinye sharing the same bed… He clenched his fists angrily at her announcement then said, “Divorce him.”

“Are you going to let that woman flex at you like that?”

“I can provide for you the same way Lu Jinye has.”

Mu Zhi squeezed her eyes shut in sadness. After a while, she opened them.

When she opened them again, all the sadness and hurt she was feeling, disappeared.

She looked at Lu Junnian solemnly and exhaled, “Even if I divorce him, we cannot marry.”

“We don’t need to get married. I only wish for you happiness.”

Mu Zhi did not expect him to say that.

With that one sentence, he slipped past her defense.

Mu Zhi stared at Lu Junnian and exhaled again. As if she had decided to tell him something important, “Lu Jinye and I divorced a long time ago.”

She did not tell him that there was no love between her and Lu Jinye.

Lu Junnian looked like he was about to say something, but before he could, a nurse interrupted him.

She stood at the doorway, somewhat apologetic and looked to Lu Junnian, “Dr. Lu, the dean is looking for you.”

Lu Junnian approached Mu Zhi. His eyes filled with love and care for her. “Wait for me, I’ll be back,” he said.

Mu Zhi nodded.

After Lu Junnian left the room, she slumped into her chair and rubbed her temples.

She had never had such a massive headache before. What a mess…

There were so many threads entangled, that she could possible unravel them all.

…

Lu Jinye had a busy day. The moment he stepped into the office, there were meetings after meetings. He finally had a reprieve at noon. His secretary had ordered food to be brought to him. The meetings continued after he had finished lunch.

Which was why he did not know about the video on the internet.

Xiao Qingqing clutched the pregnancy report tightly in her hands as she waited outside the conference room. She kept glancing at it, checking for any mistakes.

Not too long after, Lu Jinye’s secretary walked past. Xiao Qingqing hurried over and had her notify Lu Jinye that she was here.

The secretary nodded and did as she requested.