Chapter 134
Falling For The Contract Bride
Chapter 134 She Might Stay Gullible
Jian Xiaoning understood Mu Zhi. Despite previously denying that she loved Lu Jinye, Jian Xiaoning
could tell that Mu Zhi felt something different towards him.
Lu Jinye played a significant role in her heart.
Thus, Jian Xiaoning stepped forward, and comforted Mu Zhi, âAlright, you should stop bothering
yourself with that. When Lu Jinye is here, heâll certainly explain his disappearance.â
âActually, itâs not necessary.â
âI donât care.â
Mu Zhi chuckled to give off a carefree impression.
However, her gestures were soring to Jian Xiaoningâs eyes.
Nobody would gladly accept what had just happened to Mu Zhi, especially with Mu Xiaomuâs presence.
Mu Xiaomuâs existence meant that Mu Zhi must keep herself alive.
But Lu Jinye ended up disappearing on her at the very last minute.
Although Jian Xiaoning had not experienced these first-hand, she could put herself in Mu Zhiâs shoes
by looking at the bloody wounds on her arms. How desperate could someone be to find their ways to
escape while bearing the pain of having a bone broken into two fragments?
Jian Xiaoning was helpless. She did not know how to console Mu Zhi.
At this moment, a doctor suddenly brushed past Jian Xiaoning and greeted her with a patientâs report in
his hand.
He was the director of the Pediatric Department in City S.
âDr. Jian, good to see you here. Youâre a close friend of Mu Xiaomuâs mother. Do you have an idea
where she might be? I need to inform her family member.â
âWhatâs the matter?â
Listening to his words made Mu Zhi raise her alertness, âDid something happen? I am Mu Xiaomuâs
parent.â
âOh, the situation is like this.â
The director caught a glimpse of Mu Zhiâs plastered arm and heavily bandaged hand, surprised by her
flustered and feeble appearance.
Thus, he became reluctant to break the bad news.
However, he was obligated to inform her.
âSo, the situation isâ¦â The doctor reiterated hesitantly, âMu Xiaomu woke up once before you made
your way here. Through our brief interaction with her, we realized that the intelligence of the child
seemed to be different from children her age.â
âHow is she different?â
Mu Zhi stared at the director in confusion.
The director glanced at Jian Xiaoning, seemingly troubled as he continued, âThe girl is four and a half
year old, but she seems to be a bit slower than ordinary kindergarten children. As she progresses, we
may fail to see growth in her brain tissues. She might stay as gullible as she is now.â
The director had tried his best to word his diagnosis acceptably.
However, Mu Zhi struggled to accept it.
She studied medicine, so she could instantly tell that the doctor was saying that Mu Xiaomu might grow
up to be an idiot!
âSir, please stop kidding.â
Jian Xiaoning could feel Mu Zhi losing her balance. She promptly supported Mu Zhi by her arm, let out
a stiff smile, and said to the director.
But he handed the report summary to Jian Xiaoning, âThis is not something I concluded, after all, Iâm
not a specialist in this area. But Dr. Alan was around during the clinical round earlier. And I trust you
understand that this is his specialty.â
âMama.â
While everyone was focused on the doctorâs explanation, Mu Xiaomu had gotten off the bed, silently
crawled out of bed, opened the door, and came before Mu Zhi. She hugged Mu Zhiâs leg, saying,
âMama, Iâm hungry.â
She raised her adorable, round eyes at Mu Zhi, while Mu Zhi bent over to look down at her, replying,
âSure, what would you like? Would you like mommy to bring you to the canteen?â
âMama, your hand⦠Injured, ouch.â
Mu Xiaomu locked her eyes on Mu Zhiâs arm, eyes brimming with resentment.
Jian Xiaoning saw this, and glanced at the director standing next to them, then said heavy-heartedly,
âThank you, sir, donât let us keep you for too long. Weâll come to you at a suitable time.â
The director nodded at Mu Zhi and Jian Xiaoning before swiftly setting off.
Meanwhile, after the director had left their lines of sight, Mu Zhi told Jian Xiaoning, âI shall bring Xiaomu
to the canteen for some food for now.â
âThey havenât done a full check-up yet, this is just Dr. Alanâs observation, which shouldnât be an
accurate diagnosis.â
Jian Xiaoning assured Mu Zhi.
While Mu Zhi responded with a nod to express her gratitude.
She knew. She knew everything.
She even believed in medical miracles.
But, it was her baby girl. Any chance of something going wrong would worry her.
She did not express her emotions. All she did was hurriedly headed to the canteen.
The most important thing to do right now was to make sure Mu Xiaomu got a proper treatment.
Anything else came lower in the priority list.
After having something to eat, Mu Zhi brought Mu Xiaomu back to the ward to get some more rest to
fight off her fever.
In the middle of the night, Lu Jinye finally came to Mu Zhiâs ward.
Mu Zhi barely managed to wash her face, and fetched some water for herself using the hardly
functioning left hand of hers.
But the water was wobbly in her hand.
Seeing that, Lu Jinye hurriedly stepped forward to assist Mu Zhi.
But Mu Zhi nimbly dodged him, made a beeline to her bed, put down the glass, and sat on the bed.
She looked at Lu Jinye, saying, âMr. Lu, thank you for visiting me, but you came at the wrong time. Itâs
late and I need to go to bed.â
She made her listlessness obvious. Lu Jinye could sense it right away. He looked at Mu Zhi with a
scowl, gulped, and said, âIâm just here to make sure youâre alright.â
âLuckily, Iâm still alive. Thank you for the gesture, Mr. Lu.â
Mu Zhi wore a courteous smile as she said those words.
However, the more courteous she behaved, the more distant she was.
âMu Zhi, Qingqing was in danger at the time.â
Lu Jinye was ready to explain himself.
But Mu Zhi had lied down and tucked herself into the bed with her eyes shut.
Realizing that Mu Zhi would not bat an eye at him, Lu Jinye figured it was meaningless to stay around.
He exhorted her, âHave a good rest. Iâll come back to see you tomorrow morning.â
Upon finishing his words, Lu Jinye rose to his feet and gradually moved towards the exit, eyes flooded
with grimness.
He went to enquire about the amount of time Mu Zhi was expected to stay in the hospital before footing
the bill for her and Mu Xiaomu.
Then, he returned to his hotel irritably.
The next morning when Lu Jinye woke up, he was greeted with a refund message.
There were 10 thousand unused expenses from what he paid earlier.
Lu Jinye stared at the screen with a frown and made a call to the hospital. He was then informed that
Mu Zhi had completed her discharge procedure in the morning, so the remainder of the credit was
refunded.
Lu Jinye tried to seek more information but was told that the hospital was unaware of anything else and
that they had to respect the patientâs wishes.
Upon hanging up the call, Lu Jinye was on the verge of blowing a gasket. He immediately gave Mu Zhi
a call!