Chapter 232

Chapter 232 Is the Man Really Her Father?!

Jian Xiaoning uttered as she zipped up her dress.

“Hrm, I suppose not.” Mu Zhi answered good-naturedly, “Seeing what she did out of desperation to win

back Lu Jinye’s heart, I feel that she’s quite pitiful.”

“What’s there to be pitiful about? It simple, Lu Jinye doesn’t love her. Also, we don’t know how she got

pregnant.”

“You’re the only one with all these conspiracy theories.”

Mu Zhi looked at Jian Xiaoning helplessly. “Have you read too many web-novels and as a result, think

that the world is dark and strange?”

“Of course not.”

Jian Xiaoning pulled the corner of her sleeves and added, “I heard this from Xu Se. It’s common in the

lustful world that after a one-night-stand, women would use the baby they conceive to bind a man to

her.”

“Besides, you won’t believe how many of these melodrama-esque incidents we see every day in the

gynecology department in the hospital! After delivering the child, some mothers would bribe the doctor

to keep mum of their abortion attempts. Also, frequently you see mothers give birth to a child not

knowing who the father is.”

Mu Zhi was listening attentively.

“Really?”

Jian Xiaoning nodded with a stern face. “Because some women are insatiable. They might have slept

with more than one man at the same night, so they can’t be sure who is the father of the child.”

“So…”

She was about to summarize her remarks when a studio staff knocked on the door and entered with

two bottles of water.

Jian Xiaoning instantly silenced herself.

Meanwhile, Mu Zhi was astonished by what she said. Holding the bottle in her hands, it took her a

while before twisting the cap open and taking a small sip out of it.

Mu Zhi felt like she must not make rash accusations against Xiao Qingqing. After all, she did not know

her personally.

Besides, despite Xiao Qingqing’s exaggerated behavior, Mu Zhi believed that her love for Lu Jinye was

real.

Thus, she ultimately took Jian Xiaoning’s words light-heartedly.

Jian Xiaoning looked stunning in the bridesmaid’s dress. It might’ve been the best Mu Zhi seen of her.

While Jian Xiaoning was distracted, Mu Zhi sent a message to Lu Jinye, telling him to get Xu Se as his

best man.

Xu Se was the perfect candidate to complement Jian Xiaoning’s beauty.

Upon thinking briefly, Mu Zhi decided that Xu Se alone wasn’t enough. She should invite more men to

the party, especially those wealthy, young hunks, to create some rivals for Xu Se!

Thus, she sent another text message to follow up with Lu Jinye.

By the time Jian Xiaoning had changed out the dress, Mu Zhi had finished arranging everything.

Both of them left the bridal studio with plans to search for some food. At the doorstep, Mu Zhi was

suddenly reminded of the incident where she was stopped by a man who called himself her father.

She hesitated momentarily before asking Jian Xiaoning, “Xiaoning, if someone shows up out of

nowhere and tells you that he is your father, what would you do to confirm that?”

“What does that mean?”

Jian Xiaoning replied nonchalantly as she turned her car engine over.

Mu Zhi pondered briefly before recollecting to her what happened in the morning. Jian Xiaoning

gawked at Mu Zhi in response.

“Mu Zhi, can you stop living such a melodramatic life?”

Mu Zhi rolled her eyes to the back of her head. “It’s not my choice.”

“The man must have come to extort you after learning news that you’re marrying the distinguished Lu

Jinye.”

“But based on his stature, I don’t think he needs the money.”

Mu Zhi replied Jian Xiaoning helplessly to dismiss her surmise.

“Then…” Jian Xiaoning brainstormed vigorously.

Under normal circumstances, when one had lost all traces of a fatherly figure over their upbringing, the

abrupt appearance of their father would not significantly alter the course of their lives.

However, Mu Zhi’s situation was a little unique.

Growing up without a father, Mu Zhi had a secret desire for a fatherly figure.

Moreover, her mother had recently passed away, which meant that all she had left in her family was her

father.

Jian Xiaoning could understand Mu Zhi’s struggles. She pursed her lips slightly and thought thoroughly

before saying, “Mu Zhi, I think this is worth looking into. What if the man is your father?”

“You could try and ask him about your mother’s favorite things. If he can answer you, he might be

telling the truth.”

Mu Zhi hesitated upon hearing Jian Xiaoning’s suggestion, but ultimately agreed to it.

After the meal with Jian Xiaoning, Mu Zhi returned home and started searching for the man’s

information on the internet.

It struck her that… The man might really be her father because she could find detailed information

about him on the internet.

The year he was born and where he grew up matched Mu Zhi’s mother’s description.

Mu Zhi’s mother was Mu Xue, and she was born into a family of doctors.

Mu Zhi and her mother did not originate from City A. She moved to the city when she was little. Her

mother did not tell her why, and she didn’t dare ask.

Mu Zhi usually did not ask about the past because her mother was resistant about bringing it up.

Her mother came from a village located at the south of City A. The town was surrounded by mountains.

The residents in the town were predominantly members of the Mu Clan.

Mu Zhi found out that the man’s name was Mu Xianyong, a common surname for where he came from.

He got into business in the later part of his life.

He left the village the year Mu Zhi was born and later ventured around the world, including joining the

gold rush overseas. He returned to the country about ten years ago.

During the ten years he was back in the country, Mu Xianyong would ceaselessly bring up his lost wife

and child in every interview he was involved in, expressing his concerns for their wellbeing.

He posted several search notices for Mu Zhi and her mother, but he could only use Mu Zhi’s photo

when she was little.

Most kids looked the same. Besides, Mu Zhi appeared nothing like she was as a young girl. Thus, it

was expected that he could not find her.

The more Mu Zhi searched about Mu Xianyong, the more convinced she was that he was her father.

Nobody would lie about what happened dozens of years ago.

The consequences of the lie would be too vast.

While she was lasered in her research, her phone suddenly rang.

Mu Xianyong’s anxious voice came from the phone. He sounded like a father who was eager to get to

know her. “Apologies, Mu Zhi… Is this the right time to call?”

Mu Zhi was startled for a second before saying, “Not really.”

“I’m just done with work. I heard from my friend that your mother has passed. Can I please visit your

mother at the cemetery?”

It was nightfall, and the natural black had engrossed the surrounding.