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Chapter 91 Will I be a Good Father?
Mu Zhi watched Lu Jinye quietly from the side.
Tonight, the dark clouds hovered in the night sky like a huge drape, and the air pressure was quite low.
They were in the outskirts of the city. Surrounding them was the empty mountain road. And there was
only one house further down the road.
Mu Zhi could hear Xiao Qingqing on the other end of the phone, “Where are you now? When will you
go home?”
Lu Jinye stared at Mu Zhi for a moment and then said to Xiao Qingqing, “I still have things to discuss
with the client. I will go home later.”
“Okay, the client is here. I have to end the call now.”
Lu Jinye seemed reluctant to speak more so he hung up the phone instantly.
Mu Zhi stood far away, clearly witnessing Lu Jinye’s lie.
With his status and influence, there was no need for Lu Jinye to lie in order to solve a problem.
But… Lu Jinye had chosen to lie to Xiao Qingqing.
He probably did not want Xiao Qingqing to worry. When a man was willing to lie to a woman, it usually
meant that the woman held a special place in the man’s heart.
Because it took effort and courage to lie.
Mu Zhi walked to Lu Jinye and jokingly said, “Don’t you have things to do? Let’s go home then.”
Lu Jinye’s gaze shifted to the sky.
And stared into the distance.
To be precise… The place that Lu Jinye brought Mu Zhi to was no special place. Other than the tall
mountains in distance, there was hardly any landscape. If there were moon and stars, the night sky
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtwould have looked spectacular. However, Lu Jinye chose the wrong time to come to this place. There
were no stars at all.
And Lu Jinye did not intend to leave.
Mu Zhi had no choice but to wait aside. Lu Jinye suddenly headed towards the car and commanded
Mu Zhi, “Get in the car.”
Mu Zhi hurriedly got into the car with Lu Jinye.
She thought that Lu Jinye would drive her home after getting into the car. However, Lu Jinye did not
intend to go home. He drove on a route that even Mu Zhi was unfamiliar with.
In the end, Lu Jinye drove really far ahead. He got on the highway and drove to a small city in the rural-
urban fringe.
By the time Mu Zhi and Lu Jinye got out of the car, it was already raining. Mu Zhi was welcomed by a
small but neatly organized townhouse. She was quite taken aback.
What does this mean?
Lu Jinye did not speak a word. He locked the car and opened the house door with a key.
It was a rainy night in an unfamiliar city. Mu Zhi hurriedly followed Lu Jinye into the house.
Upon stepping into the house, Mu Zhi was even more surprised.
Because the entire house was immaculate. It was as if someone had been living there. There was a
bouquet of lilies placed at the entrance. The fragrance of flowers wafted in the air.
Lu Jinye spontaneously opened the shoe cabinet and took out a pair of lady’s slipper for Mu Zhi while
he himself put on a pair of man’s slippers.
In the room, there was a piano placed alongside the extended living room balcony. The decorative
paintings hung on the wall were printed photos. At the bottom of each photo, a person’s signature could
be seen vaguely: Shi Chu.
What a beautiful name.
Mu Zhi could not help but sighed in admiration.
She thought that someone would welcome them. She thought that the house belonged to one of Lu
Jinye’s old friends.
But there was no sign of human.
After strolling around the house, the rainfall became more intense.
Lu Jinye walked to the refrigerator and opened it as if it was his own house, saying, “What do you feel
like eating for dinner?”
Mu Zhi also went towards the refrigerator and saw the vegetables in the refrigerator, all washed and
neatly arranged. The beef was cut into pieces and the sorting was excellent.
Looking at the food, Mu Zhi stretched out her hand towards the greens and said, “It’s up to you. Let me
prepare the dishes.”
If Lu Jinye could open the door of this house, then they should be able to use those ingredients.
Lu Jinye frowned and said, “Let’s eat hot pot.”
“Hot pot?”
Mu Zhi looked at Lu Jinye. She had never seen Lu Jinye eaten any hot pot ever since they got
together.
She did expect someone like Lu Jinye to be into such frugal delicacy.
On the other hand, Lu Jinye had already started gathering the dishes. “Mutton rolls are a must.”
He opened the bottom layer of the refrigerator and found it.
He subsequently found beef rolls, beef tribes, vegetables, fresh shrimp, king crab…
He gathered all the ingredients that he thought could make a hot pot and placed them in front of Mu
Zhi.
Mu Zhi was a little surprised… She looked at Lu Jinye.
Just when Lu Jinye thought everything was ready, he realized that there was no hot pot soup base.
Mu Zhi looked at Lu Jinye in disbelief. The Lu Jinye in front of him was not the Lu Jinye she knew.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe felt like a family man tonight.
It seemed that the Lu Jinye in this house was the authentic Lu Jinye. And this house was his home.
“Do you really want to eat hot pot?”
Mu Zhi looked at Lu Jinye and asked.
Lu Jinye nodded his head.
“Let me prepare the soup base, I have a good recipe.”
She then headed towards the kitchen with spices on her hands. In a matter of minutes, the hot pot
soup base was ready. The mouth-watering aroma of the hot pot quickly filled up the entire kitchen.
While eating, Mu Zhi and Lu Jinye did not speak to each other at all. Lu Jinye lowered his head and
swirled the spoon in his hot pot. Mu Zhi followed suit.
Mu Zhi knew that Lu Jinye was not a chowhound. He would not be so focused on the delicious food
that he stopped talking. It seemed that… He had something on his mind.
“Whose house is this?”
Mu Zhi swallowed a piece of beef tribe and asked.
Without raising his head, Lu Jinye replied, “My mother’s.”
So… The name Shi Chu belonged to Lu Jinye’s mother.
But this house felt as if an unmarried person had lived here. There were no signs of a father figure.
Mu Zhi raised her head to look at Lu Jinye, and asked, “So what is on your mind today?”
Lu Jinye did not address Mu Zhi’s question directly. Instead, he lowered his head and kept silent for a
long while. He then raised his head and asked Mu Zhi in a serious manner, “Do you think… I will be a
good father?”
This question he asked sounded ubiquitous.
And Mu Zhi was aware of Xiao Qingqing’s pregnancy. But for some reason, Lu Jinye sounded in great
worry when he asked that question.
Looking at Lu Jinye, Mu Zhi did not know what to say.
Lu Jinye smiled helplessly and said, “My mother died due to depression.”
“This house is where I lived with her since I was a child.”
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