The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 144

Chapter 144: Chapter 144

Fu Youhan couldn’t stand Ye Chen’s seemingly pleading tone, so he simply said, "It’s pretty much like you want to erase all traces of Yu Dingding having stayed at Night Color."

"How does that even compare?"

Ye Chen seemed somewhat averse to such a statement, clearly saying, "I want to clear her name, simply because I want her to stay by my side, safe and sound, for a lifetime."

Fu Youhan immediately raised an eyebrow: "So you’re saying, you’re not planning to marry her?"

He and Jiang Moxi at least have a marriage certificate in hand, even if they can’t get along and end up divorcing, they would have been responsible.

This is a clear distinction from Ye Chen’s approach, who only wants to shower Yu Dingding with love but does not intend to marry and take responsibility for her.

But Ye Chen said, "Marry her? Brother Han, are you joking? Do you think we, born into these kinds of families, can choose our own marriage partners?"

Ye Chen had known since childhood that while they enjoyed the affluent life brought by such families, they were also doomed to be locked for life with someone they didn’t love in the future.

Just like his parents, they have been married for decades, attending various social events together for the benefit of both families.

But in private, the two are even more distant than strangers, let alone sharing a bed.

Having seen such marriages, Ye Chen also knew that this was the end in store for himself in the future.

So, since he became an adult, there had been an unending stream of flings around him.

Since he would eventually enter that dreadful marriage grave anyway, he might as well indulge during these years where he can be carefree, experiencing what he ought to experience, not letting this life be wasted.

But Fu Youhan said, "It’s not impossible. It depends on whether you fight for it or not."

Just like him and Jiang Moxi, they got their marriage certificate without informing anyone, and no one could stop them.

Yet Ye Chen chuckled, "I don’t see the need. Marriage is so dull. Whether with a marriage certificate or not, living together would be the same, no matter whom I marry. The key is who I will pamper in my life!"

Yesterday, after he got Yu Dingding, he swore to cherish her for a lifetime.

"I just hope when she marries, you won’t regret it," said Fu Youhan.

"Brother Han, don’t worry. With the way I pamper her, my darling surely won’t fancy anyone else in this lifetime," Ye Chen said confidently.

Actually, Fu Youhan could see that Yu Dingding was not so easily controlled and would not likely follow anyone’s lead namelessly for a lifetime.

But Fu Youhan would restrain himself from correcting someone else’s desires.

Because people cannot be awakened by calling out to them, they only awaken through pain.

He just hoped that when Ye Chen awakens through the pain, there would still be a chance to mend what’s lost...

*

Jiang Moxi left the private room and immediately called Yu Dingding.

On the phone, Yu Dingding’s voice was so hoarse it hardly sounded like her.

"Moxi, I feel so tired, I really want to sleep until the end of time. That way, wouldn’t all my troubles be gone?"

"Tiredness is temporary, it will pass quickly. Dingding, you’re at home, right? I’m coming over now."

Jiang Moxi felt that Yu Dingding wasn’t in the right state of mind, so she took leave from her manager and went to Yu Dingding’s apartment to find her.

Yu Dingding’s rented apartment was a small one-bedroom, one-living room, one-bathroom setup.

It’s small, but she’d made it exceedingly cozy.

Yu Dingding was curled up in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing vacantly into the distance at the dimly lit scenery.

Beside her, there were quite a few empty bottles of alcohol.

"Dingding, why have you drunk so much again?"

Jiang Moxi sat down beside Yu Dingding, frowning at the scattered empty bottles.

"I had no choice, if I didn’t drink, I felt like my head would explode," Yu Dingding turned around and gave Jiang Moxi a smile.

Her skin was fairer than snow, and her features were exceptionally delicate, with hair as black as flowing ink.

Without a touch of makeup, her slightly drunken look added a different kind of charm, beautiful like a red plum blooming in the icy snow...

However, what caught Jiang Moxi’s attention wasn’t Yu Dingding’s intoxicated state, but the various kiss marks on her neck and collarbone under her strappy nightgown.

Jiang Moxi found it hard not to connect these marks with what Ye Chen had said about doing "something pretty fucked up."

In reality, Jiang Moxi wasn’t sure if it was appropriate to ask Yu Dingding about such private matters.

But Yu Dingding, noticing her gaze land somewhere, candidly said, "Yesterday was my first time..."

Jiang Moxi was somewhat astonished.

Besides being surprised that Yu Dingding would share such things with her, she was even more astonished that it was Yu Dingding’s first time.

Yes, Jiang Moxi hadn’t expected that it was Yu Dingding’s first time either.

But she never thought Yu Dingding was a bad girl.

Instead, she felt that for Yu Dingding, being in a place like Night Color where deception was common, especially after being recklessly sent to the eight and fourth floors by Ye Chen, keeping her purity would be as hard as ascending to heaven.

Yet Yu Dingding had managed to do it.

But Jiang Moxi also understood that this unbelievable fact must have been fiercely guarded by Yu Dingding.

However, all of this was ultimately taken away by Ye Chen, the executioner.

Jiang Moxi could empathize with the despair Yu Dingding must have felt after the fact.

But life had to go on.

So, Jiang Moxi found a blanket in the room and draped it over Yu Dingding’s shoulders.

Yu Dingding didn’t brush off the blanket Jiang Moxi had placed on her; instead, she asked with teary eyes, "Moxi, if both body and mind have fallen in, is there still a chance to break free and get away?"

Jiang Moxi, seeing her so upset, simply twisted open a bottle of unopened beer nearby.

After downing the bottle in one go, Jiang Moxi finally mustered the courage to say to Yu Dingding,

"I don’t know. But Dingding, Young Master Ye said he wants you to leave Night Color to become his secretary; that could be a good thing, too."

"Yeah, it could be a good thing. But he’s so unpredictable, who knows if I piss him off again, whether my fate will be worse than being at Night Color."

Yu Dingding continued to drink, tears falling in front of Jiang Moxi as despair and helplessness about the future overwhelmed her.

Jiang Moxi, seeing Yu Dingding’s struggle for help, suddenly saw her own relationship with Fu Youhan in the same light.

She feared falling in love with Fu Youhan, yet due to Feng Ming’s impending awakening and the uncertainty it brought, she treasured every moment spent with Fu Youhan even more.

It’s just that Yu Dingding expressed it more directly than she did, while she was skilled at burying these insecurities deep in her heart.

The resonance that was triggered made her desire to drown her sorrows tonight all the more evident.

By the time Fu Youhan received Jiang Moxi’s message and rushed to the apartment with Ye Chen, the two women were already tipsy and leaning on each other on the bay window.

Jiang Moxi hadn’t drunk much, but she felt extremely hot, huddling in the corner and tugging at her clothes.

Yu Dingding then crawled over to her, "Moxi, do you want me to help you?"

Yu Dingding simply wanted to help Jiang Moxi undress to cool off.

But Fu Youhan moved forward in two large strides, pulling Jiang Moxi into his arms, guarding his territory as if afraid of others invading, and glancing at Ye Chen, "Control your person!"

"Tsk! Dingding isn’t trying to do anything to Moxi, you are just..."

Ye Chen laughed sheepishly but still stepped forward to pull Yu Dingding into his arms to keep her from touching Jiang Moxi and getting hurt by Fu Youhan by mistake.

"Don’t touch me, you bastard!" Yu Dingding started to struggle frantically as soon as she realized it was Ye Chen touching her.

"Dingding, baby, I’ll chat more with you on Alipay, can you not reject me like this?" Ye Chen started to coax Yu Dingding with money again.

Fu Youhan, uninterested in such a farce, simply lifted Jiang Moxi horizontally and left.

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