Falling For The Contract Bride

Chapter 99

Chapter 99 Preparing to Marry Into a Wealthy Family

The crowd was made up of reporters. Lu Jinye’s apartment was located in a prestigious suburb. The security system in place was decent.

But regardless, the sheer volume of the crowd could not be stopped.

Mu Zhi could not help but be puzzled by the stampede of the media members.

“Is there a movie star who’s going to get married in our suburb?”

But even if they were getting married, it did not call for such a huge swamp of reporters. They would’ve been waiting at a hotel or a private island.

“Oh, do you think there’s a superstar here whose wife has an affair?”

Mu Zhi was running out of ideas. Fortunately, it was a weekend. She did not have to bring Mu Xiaomu to school and she had just been fired so she would just stay at home.

But Jian Xiaoning shook her head in response, gesturing to disagree with Mu Zhi’s surmise.

“Then what is it?”

Mu Zhi had never been into gossips of the entertainment circle. She thought Jian Xiaoning anxiously bringing her here just to gossip was a waste of her time.

She went into the bathroom, squeezed toothpaste onto her toothbrush nonchalantly, and started brushing her teeth.

Jian Xiaoning stared at her series of indifferent movements, and could not help but admire her calmness… How did she manage to steady herself amid boiling tension?

“A famous movie star announced of her marriage at midnight, she’s going to marry into a wealthy family.”

“The husband-to-be has a wife who was in the spotlight of widespread rumors earlier. Everyone is just guessing at this point.”

“Then it’s just a paramour-turned-wife. No wonder they’re so many interested reporters. What an unscrupulous pair.”

Mu Zhi spoke with her mouth full of foam from the toothpaste. She gargled, spat, and then gargled again.

“The famous movie star is Xiao Qingqing.”

Jian Xiaoning said to Mu Zhi helplessly.

That made Mu Zhi almost choke on the mouthwash!

Goodness gracious!

Mu Zhi hurriedly spat what was in her mouth, gargled and spat once more before staring at Jian Xiaoning, stupefied.

“So, they are camping for me?!”

Jian Xiaoning gave her a witty look, then said in a sarcastically sorrowful tone, “Good luck, you’re gonna need it.”

Mu Zhi could no longer bother with cleansing her face. She dashed towards the window and threw her gaze on the ground floor once again. Jian Xiaoning lugged her arm and dragged her to the door, making her see through the peephole.

The corridor was packed with people.

Some of them were even eating breakfast… As though they had waited for the whole night.

Mu Zhi turned to Jian Xiaoning nervously while Jian Xiaoning waggled her hand, “Luckily I’ve taken a leave so I won’t be leaving home today.”

Mu Zhi then heaved a sigh of relief, “Then, we shall stay at home.”

With that, she casually went back to the bathroom and cleaned her face. After washing up, she went to the kitchen and opened the fridge.

Alas! She found out that apart from the Mu Xiaomu’s kids’ noodles, there were only two eggs left in there! There was nothing else to eat!

Jian Xiaoning realized that Mu Zhi had finally gotten her point and gave her a pitiful look.

“Let me prepare breakfast for Mu Xiaomu first, then thoroughly search the house for some adult food.”

They wouldn’t normally feel hungry without breakfast on a typical day. For some reason, knowing that there was no food in the fridge, hunger started kicking in like they were famished.

…

Meanwhile, Xiao Qingqing was doing yoga at home as she browsed through social media.

There were countless comments to congratulate her marriage. Besides, her agent notified her that numerous media outlets tried to reach out in hopes to interview her regarding her feeling after dating Lu Jinye. Some were also curious to know if her relationship with Lu Jinye was built before or after Mu Zhi’s appearance.

However, these did not bother Xiao Qingqing. She was blissfully waiting for the day to come.

True enough, she received a notification from her ‘favorite friend’ list.

It was Lu Jinye. There was no caption to his post. It was merely a photo of the signed copy of divorce papers between him and Mu Zhi.

Xiao Qingqing jovially put the phone down and refocused on her yoga workout. After yoga, she turned to look outside, content with the increasing number of reporters waiting outside. She took up her phone and rang Lu Jinye.

“Jinye, what do I do now? There’re many reporters outside!”

As soon as Lu Jinye answered the call, Xiao Qingqing shouted anxiously.

Lu Jinye frowned as he responded, “Don’t worry, I’ll ask the Public Relations Department to handle it.”

“Jinye, when can you come and see me? Or do I go to you?”

Xiao Qingqing asked dolefully.

“I think it’s safer to stay apart at this moment. If I’m seen with you, things might get out of hand.”

It was a difficult situation to defuse in the first place because Xiao Qingqing was a celebrity. Coincidentally, Mu Zhi was involved in several scandals.

“Fine, I understand. I’ve just been anxious. I didn’t think about that.’

Xiao Qingqing bit her lip and compromised, pretending to be a sensible person.

Lu Jinye hung up the call without saying another word.

Following the call with Xiao Qingqing, Lu Jinye immediately dialed the number of the Public Relations Department. He requested the director of public relations to see him and report about the situation.

The director stood before Lu Jinye tactfully, saying, “Mr. Lu, due to Miss Xiao’s popularity and Mrs. Lu previous rumors, there is no way to deflect the situation right now. The only way out is to… Have the three of you hold a press conference to clarify everything, or to let Mrs. Lu clarify that Miss Xiao is not a paramour.”

To have Mu Zhi clarify?

Lu Jinye tapped on the desk lightly, raised his apathetic eyes to stare at the director.

“Prepare ten more proposals!”

The director’s heart skipped a beat as the command. He had plans to further the discussion with Lu Jinye.

But… By the looks of it, all he could do was to agree with Lu Jinye.

After all, based on his understanding of the chairman, Lu Jinye was a superb decision-maker. There were many things he could not match up to the chairman!

Typically, the best solution to a situation like this was for the three of them to join hands and publish a statement. Otherwise, all he could think of was to beautify the love story between the mistress, Xiao Qingqing, and the chairman in conjunction with framing Mu Zhi to divert the attention of the public.

The director thought his decision was the best option to protect Mu Zhi. To his surprise, Lu Jinye was not content with his proposal.

When the director had left, Lu Jinye drummed on the desk with his fingertips, engrossed in his thoughts.

He suddenly stood to his feet after a long moment and decided to make his way to Mu Zhi’s place. Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.

Xiao Qingqing was swamped. That meant Mu Zhi must be experiencing the same issue…

In the evening.

Mu Zhi was starving and she could hear the growling noise of Jian Xiaoning’ belly. Mu Xiaomu had had noodles for two meals in a row at this point.

No way! She must not wait passively. She must think of a way to escape the apartment for some groceries!