The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 182

Chapter 182: Chapter 182

In front of the floor-to-ceiling window booth of the coffee shop, Jiang Moxi was wearing a black baseball jacket and black pants, her long hair casually draped over her shoulders, blending in with the young patrons who came here to kill time.

Jing Yan, on the other hand, was dressed in a coffee-colored plaid suit, his face adorned with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, scholarly with a hint of petit-bourgeoisie.

"Is it easy being the director of the cultural center?" Jiang Moxi looked at the snowflakes drifting outside the window and asked Jing Yan.

"It’s okay, it helps pass the time." Jing Yan pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, deliberately posing with aloofness.

Jiang Moxi shifted her gaze to Jing Yan.

"I remember that every time Xuanming made you read, you would sneak out to play. I didn’t expect someone like you to actually pass the civil service exam and become the director of the cultural center."

The other pushed up his glasses: "Back then, I always fantasized about being a hero, but later I realized that being a hero is not that easy."

Then Jing Yan’s gaze also fell on Jiang Moxi.

"Don’t just talk about me. I remember when Xuanming asked you to grow your hair long, you refused and would always dye it white. Now look at you, a beautiful woman with hair down to your waist."

Jiang Moxi said, "Nowadays, going to the hair salon is so expensive, and dyeing hair is even more costly, so I can only let it grow freely."

Jing Yan teased, "That must be the most mundane thing I’ve heard without you even realizing it! But anyway, cheers to the beautiful lady..."

Jing Yan raised his coffee cup.

Jiang Moxi also raised her coffee cup in sync, clinking it with Jing Yan’s: "Cheers to the hero!"

The coffee cups collided, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

As the two exchanged smiles, they each took a sip of coffee and silently wished each other success in completing their mission tonight.

Just then, a burly man nearly two meters tall entered the coffee shop.

As he passed by Jiang Moxi and Jing Yan, he accidentally bumped Jiang Moxi’s hand, causing her coffee to spill.

The burly man quickly stopped to apologize: "Hey, are you okay? Did it burn you?"

"No," Jiang Moxi brushed off a few drops of coffee from her hoodie, smiling.

The burly man also smiled, "Good to hear. I’ll be on my way then."

No sooner had the burly man left than Jiang Moxi immediately opened the note he had slipped into her hand.

"Being followed, leave swiftly, commence operation."

After reading the note, Jiang Moxi immediately told Jing Yan, "My clothes are wet, come with me to change."

"Alright."

They left quickly.

Meanwhile, Fu Youhan arrived outside the coffee shop with his team.

Chi Jing was the first to spot Snake Master’s figure and hurriedly said, "Snake Master is inside, look at what he’s saying to those two guys."

Due to his overly large build, Snake Master couldn’t perform undercover work and could mostly only handle message transmission.

"Could those two be Dead Ghost and Scavenger?"

Fu Youhan squinted his sharp eyes at the three men chatting leisurely in the coffee shop.

But at that moment, a waiter carrying coffee blocked their view for a moment, and by the time the waiter moved on, Snake Master, who had just been at the booth, had vanished.

"Where is he?" Chi Jing panicked.

They had finally caught onto Snake Master’s trail again, were they going to let him escape?

"Take control of those two."

Fu Youhan commanded, and everyone immediately sprang into action...

*

Elsewhere, Jiang Moxi and Jing Yan had both changed into black hoodies and were wandering through the fireworks festival.

By now, many people who had gotten tickets had already arrived at the festival scene, and it was buzzing with excitement.

Jiang Moxi saw Michael among the chattering and laughing crowd.

After four years of absence, Michael looked like a completely different person. The once wavy and flirty hair had turned into long, black, and straight locks, and she was dressed in a fitted pink bodycon skirt topped with a snow-white fur coat and white boots. Her makeup was exceptionally fresh, making her look years younger.

But Jiang Moxi had not forgotten that it was by her hands their ten-person team had collapsed.

Four years...

She had waited four years for the opportunity to take revenge on Michael with her own hands!

Jiang Moxi silently reached into her pocket for the gun, preparing to make her move.

But at that moment, a sudden announcement came from the loudspeakers at the festival, stating a last-minute change to the event and asking the audience to leave the venue immediately.

Consequently, those who had spent thousands to buy tickets for tonight’s event—and even those who had paid scalpers as much as ten times the price—were outraged.

While they stood in place complaining about the organizers, others rushed to the service area to demand refunds.

The scene became chaotic, and it seemed Michael also sensed something was amiss, as she turned and headed towards the exit.

"This is bad, Michael might have noticed," Jing Yan muttered.

Jiang Moxi frowned in response, "What’s going on? Why did they suddenly cancel the event?"

The abrupt cancellation of the fireworks festival was creating chaos for their operation!

Could it be that someone was aware of their plan?

But at the moment, Jiang Moxi couldn’t afford to worry about that.

She had waited four years for this chance; she couldn’t let Michael slip away!

She and Jing Yan quickly followed suit.

The tumultuous crowd made it much more difficult to keep track of Michael.

Just as Jiang Moxi was about to successfully approach Michael, she spotted a familiar figure in the crowd.

It was Li Tinglu!

She, along with a few friends, was holding tickets and heading towards the service area.

Jiang Moxi thought to ignore them, but after hesitating for a moment, she ran over to Li Tinglu’s side.

"Who are you?" Because Jiang Moxi had changed her hair color, Li Tinglu couldn’t recognize her immediately.

"Take your friends and leave this place," Jiang Moxi said, looking straight at Li Tinglu.

That look and that voice allowed Li Tinglu to recognize Jiang Moxi right away.

"Mo..."

But before Li Tinglu could say anything, Jiang Moxi interrupted, "Hurry and go."

Li Tinglu understood that Jiang Moxi meant that something dangerous was going to happen here soon.

Piecing together the sudden instruction from the organizers for everyone to leave the venue, she quickly nodded, "I’ll take them away immediately. You... be safe."

After Jiang Moxi nodded, she immediately plunged back into the crowd in search of Michael.

But no matter where she looked, she couldn’t find Michael anywhere.

Until a cool voice came from behind—

"Dead Ghost, are you looking for me?"

Michael appeared behind Jiang Moxi, pointing a gun at Jiang Moxi’s waist.

Because she was wearing a fur coat, from a distance, one couldn’t see her gun at all; it looked as though two people were snuggling together.

"Didn’t expect you to grow up so much, and to become so beautiful, too."

Michael’s long fingers gently stroked Jiang Moxi’s cheek as she admired her attractive profile.

"I knew you didn’t die four years ago and must have hidden somewhere, always looking for a chance to kill you. I didn’t expect you to come to me, though..."

Michael’s voice was as cool and soft as the snowflakes falling from the sky, but it was also chilling to the bone.

But Jiang Moxi remained calm, showing no signs of panic at all.

Instead, it was Michael who couldn’t help but ask Jiang Moxi, "Aren’t you curious why I would betray Xuanming and go to such lengths to kill you?"

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