The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 104

Chapter 104: Chapter 104

Jiang Moxi quickly averted her gaze and pointed at the trash can, where a broken wine glass lay in fragments.

"Sorry... I broke one of your glasses."

In a few strides, Fu Youhan approached, saw the shattered wine glass in the trash can, and came over to Jiang Moxi. Taking the cotton swab from her hand,

he dabbed on some iodine tincture to clean her wound.

"Why did you suddenly decide to drink? Wasn’t the lesson from yesterday enough? What would you have done if I hadn’t come back?"

"I used it to drink water."

Jiang Moxi replied impassively, cursing Fu Youhan in her heart. Was he being too meticulous?

Before treating her wound, she worried that he might suddenly return and see her, so she smashed a wine glass on impulse.

When he had pushed the door open earlier, she had even silently commended her own cleverness!

But who would have thought that he would notice the glass was meant for drinking?

If she had known, she would have smashed a water glass instead.

Not long after she spoke, Jiang Moxi saw the man suddenly look up and stare at her coldly, as if questioning why she would use a wine glass for water when there were so many glasses at home.

Jiang Moxi could only brazenly respond, "I’ve never used such a beautiful glass before."

As people say, one lie needs thousands of others to maintain it.

Fortunately, Fu Youhan only stared at her for a while, "Like beautiful glasses? I’ll send you a few sets sometime."

Then, Fu Youhan continued cleaning her wound.

Perhaps fearing that he would hurt Jiang Moxi, Fu Youhan’s touch was exceptionally gentle throughout.

But Fu Youhan didn’t know that just before, Jiang Moxi had been sitting with Jing Yan in a café, nursing that wound, laughing, and talking for half an hour.

Yet, it was Fu Youhan’s tenderness, despite knowing he was exceptionally dangerous to her and that she should stay away, that made her unable to resist kissing him.

The kiss caught Fu Youhan off guard, and then he frowned slightly as he looked at her.

"Are you sure what you just drank wasn’t alcohol?"

Jiang Moxi rarely took the initiative in such matters, except after drinking.

Jiang Moxi’s face flushed, and she didn’t answer.

But Fu Youhan knew that she hadn’t been drinking, as there was no hint of alcohol on her breath.

After applying a bandage to Jiang Moxi’s wound, Fu Youhan said, "Not tonight, some other time."

"Why?" Jiang Moxi was very anxious tonight.

It was probably the clown’s sudden appearance that reminded her she didn’t belong to this city.

Sooner or later, she would have to leave this city for her revenge.

So even if she risked staying by Fu Youhan’s side, the time they had together was limited.

She was eager to feel Fu Youhan’s warmth and everything about him as a consolation to herself.

But Fu Youhan still firmly refused, "Your hand is injured, now is not the right time."

Having said that, he was about to retreat to his room.

But Jiang Moxi was quick and hastily grabbed his hand, "It’s just my hand that’s injured."

Fu Youhan turned around to see her stubborn expression, feeling a bit of a headache!

He hadn’t expected her to suddenly stand on tiptoe and kiss him.

Later, Fu Youhan naturally couldn’t resist the goblin’s allure, turning the living room into their delightful paradise...

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The following evening, Jiang Moxi went to tutor Ling Hua.

Once again, Ling Hua was dressed in that black Lolita skirt, her makeup almost ghoulish.

Jiang Moxi casually asked Ling Hua, "Are you going to play the fool for that bunch again tonight?"

"Don’t put it so crudely. I’m just going out to have fun with friends," Ling Hua said, looking somewhat uneasy.

"You’re free to play the fool if you like; no one’s stopping you. But before you go out, at least finish these two test papers."

Jiang Moxi pointed to the two test papers on the desk, her eyes cool and clear, like a cold spring.

"Two test papers are too many; I can’t finish them," Ling Hua bargained, as she usually did.

"If you can’t finish, then you shouldn’t go out. Besides, I’ll make sure to tell your mother that you’re too busy playing the fool to study."

After spending a lot of time with Ling Ye and Ling Hua, Jiang Moxi realized that although they appeared to be rebellious, they both cared immensely about their mother and were even terrified of seeing disappointment in her eyes.

As expected, Ling Hua soon retorted irritably,

"I’ll do it, okay? Can you stop tattling to my mom all the time?"

"Then make sure you answer the questions properly. Otherwise, I’ll tell your mom you went out to play the fool."

Ling Hua glared at Jiang Moxi, her eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets.

But Jiang Moxi’s exceptionally beautiful face remained undisturbed.

In the end, Ling Hua gave in and began to answer the questions resignedly.

At 7 p.m. sharp, Ling Hua finally managed to finish the two test papers, and to her credit, the scores were actually above the passing line.

True to her word, Jiang Moxi let Ling Hua go out to have fun.

However, a little over an hour later, the two ran into each other in the Night Color.

At the time, the floor staff on the first level was severely lacking, and the manager was running around frantically.

So Jiang Moxi volunteered to help out on the first floor.

After all, there was not a soul in the ninth-floor private rooms at the moment.

The manager initially wanted to decline, but with the staff shortage on the first floor and the inability to keep up, he had no choice but to agree.

Jiang Moxi went back and forth between several private rooms on the first floor, delivering drinks. When she passed by the public restroom, she suddenly backed up.

Because she saw a girl squatting on the ground crying, wearing the same Lolita skirt as Ling Hua.

Upon closer inspection, Jiang Moxi realized that the girl squatting on the ground and crying was none other than Ling Hua herself.

"Playing the fool isn’t so easy, is it? You’ve cried yourself miserable!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Ling Hua abruptly looked up and saw Jiang Moxi squatting in front of her, watching her.

Her lashes were lowered, her skin was like cream, so beautiful it was as if she was part of an ancient painting.

Ling Hua was momentarily spellbound by the captivating beauty and forgot how to speak.

Jiang Moxi then asked, "Stop crying. How much money did you spend this time? I’ll help you apply for an installment plan later on."

But what Jiang Moxi never expected was for Ling Hua, at the next second, to rush into her arms, sobbing uncontrollably.

"What’s the matter? If it’s really too much money, I can also drop a word with Uncle Youhan and have him help you repay it..."

Jiang Moxi was a bit overwhelmed by the embrace and tried to pull Ling Hua away.

But Ling Hua sobbed and said, "Moxi, I’ve been dumped."

As it turned out, after Ling Hua was left last time to pay off the huge bill, she had already seen through those girls who never really considered her a friend, nor did she want to keep in touch with them.

But today, Yang Fei, who used to be Ling Hua’s closest friend, said that Ling Hua’s crush, Tang Guangjun, would also be attending their gathering tonight, so Ling Hua was still tempted to come by his allure.

To her dismay, just moments ago, Yang Fei publicly announced that she and Tang Guangjun were officially dating.

Ling Hua cried, "Yang Fei knows full well how much I like Tang Guangjun, yet she still made the announcement right in front of me. I truly hate her."

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Moxi asked her, "Will you continue to be friends with them?"

Ling Hua shook her head decisively, "No more. They never considered me a friend, so why should I continue to deceive myself?"

Even the god of her heart could trample on her so ruthlessly; Ling Hua was truly heartbroken this time.

At this point, Jiang Moxi suddenly pulled her up, "Then let’s go! I’ll take you to get your justice..."