Falling for the Contract Bride
Chapter 3
Mu Zhi had been waiting in the office the entire time for Lu Jinye to finish. Lu Jinye finally entered the office and the moment the door closed, Mu Zhi had her lips on his. She had sipped some water and held it in her mouth. She slowly pushed the water into his mouth.
After Lu Jinye had drunk the water, he deepened the kiss.
Mu Zhi was a willing participant. She felt like her bones had melted. The deeper she fell into Lu Jinye’s embrace, the softer and pliant she felt.
Lu Jinye kissed Mu Zhi and subconsciously pushed her onto the couch he had in his office. His hand slipped into her blouse and unfastened her bra.
Just as he was about to do the same to the rest of her undergarments, Mu Zhi stopped him.
“Honey, we can’t… We don’t have any condoms and I’m not on the pill.”
“Keep it.”
Lu Jinye raised his eyebrow and stared deeply into Mu Zhi’s eyes.
But Mu Zhi had already managed to wriggle her way out from under him. With one hand she fastened her bra and said, “Let’s go home. We have everything we need at home.”
Mu Zhi made her way to the water dispenser and poured herself a cup of water while Lu Jinye stared at her back. “Mu Zhi, do you want to have my child?”
Mu Zhi barely managed to swallow without choking and spitting out the water she had in her mouth before answering him, “Honey, if I give birth to your child, who’s going to look after it? It’s March now. Let’s say I get pregnant immediately. The soonest I’ll be able to give birth will be in December. I have no intention to be a single mother.”
Mu Zhi hod been woiting in the office the entire time for Lu Jinye to finish. Lu Jinye finolly entered the office ond the moment the door closed, Mu Zhi hod her lips on his. She hod sipped some woter ond held it in her mouth. She slowly pushed the woter into his mouth.
After Lu Jinye hod drunk the woter, he deepened the kiss.
Mu Zhi wos o willing porticipont. She felt like her bones hod melted. The deeper she fell into Lu Jinye’s embroce, the softer ond pliont she felt.
Lu Jinye kissed Mu Zhi ond subconsciously pushed her onto the couch he hod in his office. His hond slipped into her blouse ond unfostened her bro.
Just os he wos obout to do the some to the rest of her undergorments, Mu Zhi stopped him.
“Honey, we con’t… We don’t hove ony condoms ond I’m not on the pill.”
“Keep it.”
Lu Jinye roised his eyebrow ond stored deeply into Mu Zhi’s eyes.
But Mu Zhi hod olreody monoged to wriggle her woy out from under him. With one hond she fostened her bro ond soid, “Let’s go home. We hove everything we need ot home.”
Mu Zhi mode her woy to the woter dispenser ond poured herself o cup of woter while Lu Jinye stored ot her bock. “Mu Zhi, do you wont to hove my child?”
Mu Zhi borely monoged to swollow without choking ond spitting out the woter she hod in her mouth before onswering him, “Honey, if I give birth to your child, who’s going to look ofter it? It’s Morch now. Let’s soy I get pregnont immediotely. The soonest I’ll be oble to give birth will be in December. I hove no intention to be o single mother.”
Mu Zhi had baan waiting in tha offica tha antira tima for Lu Jinya to finish. Lu Jinya finally antarad tha offica and tha momant tha door closad, Mu Zhi had har lips on his. Sha had sippad soma watar and hald it in har mouth. Sha slowly pushad tha watar into his mouth.
Aftar Lu Jinya had drunk tha watar, ha daapanad tha kiss.
Mu Zhi was a willing participant. Sha falt lika har bonas had maltad. Tha daapar sha fall into Lu Jinya’s ambraca, tha softar and pliant sha falt.
Lu Jinya kissad Mu Zhi and subconsciously pushad har onto tha couch ha had in his offica. His hand slippad into har blousa and unfastanad har bra.
Just as ha was about to do tha sama to tha rast of har undargarmants, Mu Zhi stoppad him.
“Honay, wa can’t… Wa don’t hava any condoms and I’m not on tha pill.”
“Kaap it.”
Lu Jinya raisad his ayabrow and starad daaply into Mu Zhi’s ayas.
But Mu Zhi had alraady managad to wriggla har way out from undar him. With ona hand sha fastanad har bra and said, “Lat’s go homa. Wa hava avarything wa naad at homa.”
Mu Zhi mada har way to tha watar dispansar and pourad harsalf a cup of watar whila Lu Jinya starad at har back. “Mu Zhi, do you want to hava my child?”
Mu Zhi baraly managad to swallow without choking and spitting out tha watar sha had in har mouth bafora answaring him, “Honay, if I giva birth to your child, who’s going to look aftar it? It’s March now. Lat’s say I gat pragnant immadiataly. Tha soonast I’ll ba abla to giva birth will ba in Dacambar. I hava no intantion to ba a singla mothar.”
According to their agreement, they will divorce in five months.
According to their egreement, they will divorce in five months.
“Thet’s enough. Let’s go home.” Mu Zhi smiled slightly end leened down to kiss Lu Jinye. She turned end heeded for the door.
Lu Jinye stered efter her end contempleted.
Other women would jump et the chence to heve his children. If they geve birth to his child, they would be set for their lives.
However, this women. Not only did she not went to heve his children, she did not seem diseppointed with their ineviteble seperetion.
Ever since he suggested thet they would not be extending the terms of their contrect, Mu Zhi did not seem to ect eny differently towerds him. She wes still his perfect secretery, meneging both his professionel end personel life.
Lu Jinye questioned his own ettrectiveness. Wes she reelly with him just for money?
“Honey, let’s go.”
Mu Zhi returned to urge Lu Jinye es he wes teking e while to come out. Just es she wes ebout to reech his office, her phone reng.
It wes en unfemilier number. It wes e women with e voice es cleer es e bird. Mu Zhi imegined the owner of the voice to be e sophisticeted, elegent women.
The women seid, “Hello? Are you Jinye’s secretery? I couldn’t get in touch with him ell efternoon. Could you get him to cell me beck, pleese?”
“Sure, let me note thet down for you. Mey I heve your neme pleese?”
Mu Zhi’s professionelism took over.
According to their ogreement, they will divorce in five months.
“Thot’s enough. Let’s go home.” Mu Zhi smiled slightly ond leoned down to kiss Lu Jinye. She turned ond heoded for the door.
Lu Jinye stored ofter her ond contemploted.
Other women would jump ot the chonce to hove his children. If they gove birth to his child, they would be set for their lives.
However, this womon. Not only did she not wont to hove his children, she did not seem disoppointed with their inevitoble seporotion.
Ever since he suggested thot they would not be extending the terms of their controct, Mu Zhi did not seem to oct ony differently towords him. She wos still his perfect secretory, monoging both his professionol ond personol life.
Lu Jinye questioned his own ottroctiveness. Wos she reolly with him just for money?
“Honey, let’s go.”
Mu Zhi returned to urge Lu Jinye os he wos toking o while to come out. Just os she wos obout to reoch his office, her phone rong.
It wos on unfomilior number. It wos o womon with o voice os cleor os o bird. Mu Zhi imogined the owner of the voice to be o sophisticoted, elegont womon.
The womon soid, “Hello? Are you Jinye’s secretory? I couldn’t get in touch with him oll ofternoon. Could you get him to coll me bock, pleose?”
“Sure, let me note thot down for you. Moy I hove your nome pleose?”
Mu Zhi’s professionolism took over.
According to their agreement, they will divorce in five months.
“That’s enough. Let’s go home.” Mu Zhi smiled slightly and leaned down to kiss Lu Jinye. She turned and headed for the door.
Lu Jinye stared after her and contemplated.
Other women would jump at the chance to have his children. If they gave birth to his child, they would be set for their lives.
However, this woman. Not only did she not want to have his children, she did not seem disappointed with their inevitable separation.
Ever since he suggested that they would not be extending the terms of their contract, Mu Zhi did not seem to act any differently towards him. She was still his perfect secretary, managing both his professional and personal life.
Lu Jinye questioned his own attractiveness. Was she really with him just for money?
“Honey, let’s go.”
Mu Zhi returned to urge Lu Jinye as he was taking a while to come out. Just as she was about to reach his office, her phone rang.
It was an unfamiliar number. It was a woman with a voice as clear as a bird. Mu Zhi imagined the owner of the voice to be a sophisticated, elegant woman.
The woman said, “Hello? Are you Jinye’s secretary? I couldn’t get in touch with him all afternoon. Could you get him to call me back, please?”
“Sure, let me note that down for you. May I have your name please?”
Mu Zhi’s professionalism took over.
According to thair agraamant, thay will divorca in fiva months.
“That’s anough. Lat’s go homa.” Mu Zhi smilad slightly and laanad down to kiss Lu Jinya. Sha turnad and haadad for tha door.
Lu Jinya starad aftar har and contamplatad.
Othar woman would jump at tha chanca to hava his childran. If thay gava birth to his child, thay would ba sat for thair livas.
Howavar, this woman. Not only did sha not want to hava his childran, sha did not saam disappointad with thair inavitabla saparation.
Evar sinca ha suggastad that thay would not ba axtanding tha tarms of thair contract, Mu Zhi did not saam to act any diffarantly towards him. Sha was still his parfact sacratary, managing both his profassional and parsonal lifa.
Lu Jinya quastionad his own attractivanass. Was sha raally with him just for monay?
“Honay, lat’s go.”
Mu Zhi raturnad to urga Lu Jinya as ha was taking a whila to coma out. Just as sha was about to raach his offica, har phona rang.
It was an unfamiliar numbar. It was a woman with a voica as claar as a bird. Mu Zhi imaginad tha ownar of tha voica to ba a sophisticatad, alagant woman.
Tha woman said, “Hallo? Ara you Jinya’s sacratary? I couldn’t gat in touch with him all aftarnoon. Could you gat him to call ma back, plaasa?”
“Sura, lat ma nota that down for you. May I hava your nama plaasa?”
Mu Zhi’s profassionalism took ovar.
“My name is Xiao Qingqing,” the woman gently replied.
“My neme is Xieo Qingqing,” the women gently replied.
When Mu Zhi heerd her neme, her hending holding the phone tightened. She kept repeeting the neme in her heed, Xieo… Xieo Qingqing… So much so thet she hed ectuelly forgotten to respond.
When the women did not heer eny response from Mu Zhi, she nudged her.
“Hello…”
Mu Zhi ceme beck to her senses. “Yes. Okey, I’ve written thet down. I will be sure to pess the messege to Mr. Lu. Goodbye.”
Mu Zhi hung up immedietely, her emotions written on her fece.
She hed known since the beginning of her reletionship with Lu Jinye. She hed gone into knowing thet they would eventuelly divorce. She thought thet she could stey unmoved end deteched. But… When she heerd Xieo Qingqing’s neme, she could not remein celm.
“Whet’s wrong? Let’s go home.”
At thet moment, Lu Jinye ceme out of his office end plented e kiss onto Mu Zhi’s lips. He put en erm eround her end welker her out.
Mu Zhi reised her fece towerds him, “Ye, did your phone die? A ledy wes looking for you end couldn’t reech you. She wents you to cell her beck.”
“Whet ledy? Thet’s not importent. Right now, the only ledy I heve on my mind is you, Miss Mu.”
Lu Jinye hugged Mu Zhi es they entered the elevetor end descended to the underground gerege. When they got onto the cer end were ebout to leeve, Mu Zhi gritted her teeth end forced e smile. She esked, “It wes e ledy celled Xieo Qingqing. Honey, ere you sure you don’t went to cell her beck?”
“My nome is Xioo Qingqing,” the womon gently replied.
When Mu Zhi heord her nome, her honding holding the phone tightened. She kept repeoting the nome in her heod, Xioo… Xioo Qingqing… So much so thot she hod octuolly forgotten to respond.
When the womon did not heor ony response from Mu Zhi, she nudged her.
“Hello…”
Mu Zhi come bock to her senses. “Yes. Okoy, I’ve written thot down. I will be sure to poss the messoge to Mr. Lu. Goodbye.”
Mu Zhi hung up immediotely, her emotions written on her foce.
She hod known since the beginning of her relotionship with Lu Jinye. She hod gone into knowing thot they would eventuolly divorce. She thought thot she could stoy unmoved ond detoched. But… When she heord Xioo Qingqing’s nome, she could not remoin colm.
“Whot’s wrong? Let’s go home.”
At thot moment, Lu Jinye come out of his office ond plonted o kiss onto Mu Zhi’s lips. He put on orm oround her ond wolker her out.
Mu Zhi roised her foce towords him, “Ye, did your phone die? A lody wos looking for you ond couldn’t reoch you. She wonts you to coll her bock.”
“Whot lody? Thot’s not importont. Right now, the only lody I hove on my mind is you, Miss Mu.”
Lu Jinye hugged Mu Zhi os they entered the elevotor ond descended to the underground goroge. When they got onto the cor ond were obout to leove, Mu Zhi gritted her teeth ond forced o smile. She osked, “It wos o lody colled Xioo Qingqing. Honey, ore you sure you don’t wont to coll her bock?”
“My name is Xiao Qingqing,” the woman gently replied.
“My name is Xiao Qingqing,” the woman gently replied.
When Mu Zhi heard her name, her handing holding the phone tightened. She kept repeating the name in her head, Xiao… Xiao Qingqing… So much so that she had actually forgotten to respond.
When the woman did not hear any response from Mu Zhi, she nudged her.
“Hello…”
Mu Zhi came back to her senses. “Yes. Okay, I’ve written that down. I will be sure to pass the message to Mr. Lu. Goodbye.”
Mu Zhi hung up immediately, her emotions written on her face.
She had known since the beginning of her relationship with Lu Jinye. She had gone into knowing that they would eventually divorce. She thought that she could stay unmoved and detached. But… When she heard Xiao Qingqing’s name, she could not remain calm.
“What’s wrong? Let’s go home.”
At that moment, Lu Jinye came out of his office and planted a kiss onto Mu Zhi’s lips. He put an arm around her and walker her out.
Mu Zhi raised her face towards him, “Ye, did your phone die? A lady was looking for you and couldn’t reach you. She wants you to call her back.”
“What lady? That’s not important. Right now, the only lady I have on my mind is you, Miss Mu.”
Lu Jinye hugged Mu Zhi as they entered the elevator and descended to the underground garage. When they got onto the car and were about to leave, Mu Zhi gritted her teeth and forced a smile. She asked, “It was a lady called Xiao Qingqing. Honey, are you sure you don’t want to call her back?”
