Chapter 60
Falling For The Contract Bride
Chapter 60 Was That Your Daughter?
âDonât fret, Secretary Mu, hang on, or should I say âMrs. Luâ? Itâs been a while.â
Xia Shaner fixed her hair alluringly as she spoke.
Mu Zhi glanced at her, âWhatever you want to say, please do it quickly, thereâs nothing much to catch
up on between the two of us.â
When she worked as Lu Jinyeâs secretary, out of all the rumored girlfriends Lu Jinye had, Xia Shaner
was the fastest she managed to get rid of.
Moreover, the woman was purely flirting with him. There was no interaction between them except Mu
Zhi informing her to stay away from Lu Jinye.
âWere you feeling smug when you told me to stay away from Lu Jinye in the first place? To kick me out
as his actual wife?â
âI was just doing my job, as Lu Jinyeâs secretary, I was responsible to handle his relationships.â
âHoho, are you as honorable as you make yourself out to be?â
Xia Shaner chuckled.
Mu Zhi was confused by her chuckle.
âWhat do you want from me?â
âI hope you will apologize to me in public!â
âHuh?â
Mu Zhi instinctively thought she had heard wrong. âMiss Xia, why should I apologize to you?â
She could not comprehend.
Xia Shaner responded boldly, âBecause not only did you make Lu Jinye break up with me, but you also
made me lose my job.â
âIâm not that influential.â
Mu Zhi figured there must be a misunderstanding lying somewhere. Or perhaps Xia Shaner was trying
to extort her.
But Xia Shaner scoffed, showing her disbelief, âAre you going to keep denying?â
âFine, give me 100 million and I wonât reveal the truth of your identity as Mrs. Lu. Otherwise, I will do it
right now.â
In this instance, Mu Zhi was infuriated. She felt she was just wasting her time with the woman.
âThen please publicize it, Miss Xia, thereâs nothing else to talk about here.â
Mu Zhi did not even order a coffee. Seizing her beg, she stormed out of the café immediately.
Staring at Mu Zhiâs back, Xia Shaner could only clench her fists fiercely.
Upon her return to the hospital, Mu Zhi thought about searching the net for information about Xia
Shanerâs termination. However, she was too busy in the afternoon and did not manage to get to it.
It was time to get off work when she was done with her tasks. She walked to the hospital car park, got
in her car, and prepared to leave. However, she had barely hit the road when she felt her brakes were
not functioning properly.
Frightened, Mu Zhi quickly tried to stop the car, but the brakes stopped responding completely.
It was at this moment when a cleaner was pushing a cart full of trash bags and crossing the road. At
the corner, another car was waiting at the junction. If she could not stopped in time, she would have run
into the cleaner.
Without a better choice⦠Mu Zhi swiftly turned her wheels and ran into a bush of flowers by the
roadside.
She instantly felt her head spinning, which was a sign of a mild concussion.
When she was trying hard to analyze the situation, her vision before her obscured.
Moments ago, Lu Junnian noticed Mu Zhiâs car when he got off work and observed an abnormally with
Mu Zhiâs car.
Closely after, he witnessed Mu Zhi crashing into the curb up the bushes.
Lu Junnian became gravely worried. He did not hesitate for a second before dashing towards Mu Zhi,
âMu Zhiâ¦â
He shouted her name aloud.
Only to find her eyelids moving but did not open her eyes.
Lu Junnian promptly did a basic routine check on Mu Zhi. After ascertaining that there was no bone
fracture, he carried her into his car and revved off, heading back to the hospital hastily.
He brought her straight to the emergency room.
Lu Junnian conducted a thorough check-up on Mu Zhi and was relieved to find out that she only
suffered from graze wounds. She had only passed out due to fatigue.
He peered down on Mu Zhi briefly and turned around to leave.
Giving the police a call, he requested them to investigate if Mu Zhiâs car has tampered.
After settling with the procedures, he returned to Mu Zhiâs ward, but she was not awake. He ultimately
stayed for the night to keep her accompanied.
In the middle of the night, Jian Xiaoning called. Lu Junnian saw her name and quickly answered it.
Before he could say a word, an adorable little girlâs voice sounded, âMama, when are you coming
home? I miss you.â
The little girlâs voice had just ceased when Jian Xiaoning continued, âArenât you supposed to get off
work by now? Why arenât you home?â
âAre you going on a date?â
Jian Xiaoning teased over the phone.
Lu Junnian listened to her words calmly and attentively, âItâs me, Mu Zhi got in an accident, sheâs
currently unconscious.â
âHuh? Lu Junnian?â Jian Xiaoningâs jaw almost dropped to the floor, âWhat happened? I⦠Iâll make
arrangements for my daughter and head over to visit Mu Zhi, sheâs at your hospital, right?â
Jian Xiaoning was secretly admiring herself for being calm enough to tell a lie for Mu Zhi. It was almost
spontaneous to her.
âNah, that⦠Was your daughter?â
Lu Junnian frowned and asked suspiciously.
âYeah, my daughter.â
âI havenât heard of your pregnancy.â
The little girlâs voice flashed across Lu Junnianâs mind once again.
But Jian Xiaoning responded, âHahaha, I have a girlfriend too, we went to the sperm bank to get
ourselves a seed. Donât you know that Iâm into girls, like you?â
âOh.â
Lu Junnian did not feel comfortable discussing that topic. He quickly told her that heâd inform her when
Mu Zhi was awake, then hung up the call.
Jian Xiaoning heaved a massive sigh of relief after hanging up. Sigh⦠She even put her reputation on
the line for Mu Zhi.
Next up, Mu Zhi had to handle the rest herself.
When she regained consciousness, a nurse came to her for registration.
The nurse was delighted to see her awake, âDr. Mu, youâre finally awake, Dr. Lu has been worried sick.â
âLu Junnian?â
Mu Zhi frowned. She subconsciously reached out to caress her head as she felt a slight headache.
The nurse recollected like a starry-eyed bimbo, âDr. Lu Junnian brought you to the hospital last night,
he even stayed by your side through the night. Those who know better will understand that heâs doing a
favor for his colleague, but those who donât might be misled to think that he has a thing for you.â
âEnough, stop your nonsense.â
Mu Zhi promptly interrupted the nurse, âHurry up and pass me my records, I need to look at my
situation.â
The nurse then cooperatively went to fetch her records.
While Mu Zhi recalled the accident that happened yesterday and felt something was odd!
Why did the brakes stop working?
Before she could conclude, the nurse went in and handed her a copy of her records, holding a hand
over her mouth in a poor attempt to hide her smile.
It was a strange sight.
âWhat happened?â
Mu Zhi asked, frowning uncontrollably.