The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 186

Chapter 186: Chapter 186

At midnight, many places in Yan City lit up with fireworks, celebrating the arrival of the New Year.

Jiang Moxi, after coming out of the bathroom, nestled on the sofa, watching the Spring Festival Gala.

But her phone kept vibrating, and she had to endure the soreness in her body to dig out her phone from the coat she had changed out of earlier.

In the messages, apart from ones from Ling Ye, Ling Hua, and others congratulating her on the New Year, the rest were all from Li Tinglu.

"Sister Moxi, are you okay?"

"Sister Moxi, have you reached home? I just saw the news, it said that someone died at the Fireworks Festival."

"You must return safely..."

...

There were many messages, many of which had been sent two hours ago.

However, at that time, Jiang Moxi and Fu Youhan had been busy on that lounge chair and hadn’t noticed.

Now looking at Li Tinglu’s messages and knowing she was worried, Jiang Moxi immediately started typing a reply.

"I have reached home, don’t worry."

After thinking a bit, Jiang Moxi sent another message: "Remember to forget everything you saw at the Fireworks Festival."

Before Li Tinglu could reply, Jiang Moxi was once again overpowered by a man coming out of the bathroom onto the sofa.

"Again?" Jiang Moxi pushed the man away, "Aren’t you going home for the New Year?"

"This is my home too," Fu Youhan whispered into Jiang Moxi’s ear.

But more than his actions, his words caused ripples in Jiang Moxi’s heart.

She couldn’t deny that some of the man’s remarks hit the deepest desires of her heart.

So it seemed all too natural that she would succumb to him.

Worried that the man might notice something, Jiang Moxi simply grabbed his hand and scratched the palm of his hand: "I meant the Fu Family."

But Fu Youhan took the opportunity to clasp her fingers, intertwining them.

"I’ll just visit tomorrow morning; nothing is more important than you."

His words, just like their entwined fingers, made Jiang Moxi feel a tingling sensation.

And subsequently, Jiang Moxi took the initiative to kiss him...

Outside the window, the splendid fireworks continued to burst forth.

But all this flashy brilliancy seemed irrelevant to the two of them...

*

On the other side of the city, Ye Chen also chose to spend New Year’s Eve by Yu Dingding’s side.

These days, Ye Chen was constantly sticking close to Yu Dingding, not even returning to the Ye Family home.

Mr. Ye and Ye Chengen hadn’t seen Ye Chen for quite a while and were already fuming.

As a result, on New Year’s Eve tonight, Ye Chen didn’t even show up, pushing his father’s anger to its peak.

"Where is Ye Chen? Not planning to return home even for New Year’s Eve?"

The New Year’s Eve dinner at the Ye family was exceptionally lively, with countless relatives showing up to make their presence felt.

Just that Ye Chen, the only direct descendant, was nowhere to be seen, how could Ye Chengen not be furious?

When the housekeeper saw Ye Chengen getting angry, he hurriedly said, "I just called the young master. It’s just that..."

The housekeeper was too embarrassed to tell Ye Chengen that when he called Ye Chen, he could hear a woman’s delicate voice in the background.

Added to that, Ye Chen, apparently unfulfilled, had shouted at him, so the housekeeper quickly hung up the phone.

Seeing the housekeeper’s hesitation, Ye Chengen quickly guessed, "Is he with that Miss Yu again?"

Actually, though Ye Chen was playful, Ye Chengen had always turned a blind eye.

But recently, there was only one Miss Yu around Ye Chen.

And Ye Chen even went so far as to engage in many outrageous acts for that woman, even beating up business partners of several decades.

Now, it’s because of this woman that he didn’t even attend the New Year’s Eve family banquet.

Ye Chengen couldn’t help but take it seriously.

Even though the housekeeper gave no response, Ye Chengen could tell that his guess was right, so he started to thunder in anger.

"This woman will ruin him sooner or later..."

At that moment, a marginal figure from the Ye family sideline, Ye Xin, approached.

"Uncle need not worry. Just have Miss Qin Shuang come over. Brother Chen will forget about Miss Yu then."

Ye Xin is Ye Chen’s cousin, but because she is a bastard child, she rarely has the opportunity to interact with these elite circles of Yan City.

So whenever there’s any chance to appear in front of these people, she doesn’t hold back in manifesting her presence.

Right now, making her presence felt in front of Ye Chengen was also one of Ye Xin’s daily tasks.

Although Ye Chengen didn’t like Ye Xin’s ambitious demeanor, he had to admit that Ye Xin really hit the nail on the head.

The fact that Ye Chen liked Qin Shuang wasn’t just well known among the Yan City people; it was also causing a buzz in Emperor City.

As long as Qin Shuang made a request, Ye Chen would never refuse.

Ye Xin also said, "I happen to have some acquaintances with Sister Qin Shuang, and was planning to invite her to Yan City to listen to music these days. By then, including Brother Chen should do the trick."

Ye Chengen didn’t really like Qin Shuang because she is always sickly.

She’s been taking medicine all year round, reduced to skin and bones, clearly not good for childbearing.

Moreover, with Qin Shuang being quite scheming, Ye Chengen naturally doesn’t want Ye Chen to engage too much with such a woman.

However, Qin Shuang was already engaged, so Ye Chengen’s concerns were somewhat alleviated.

Thus, he quickly responded to Ye Xin’s suggestion: "Good, remember to invite Qin Shuang to come to Yan City and don’t forget to visit our house. Go get your red envelope from your aunt."

But Ye Xin’s purpose wasn’t the red envelope, so she said, "Uncle, I heard you provided substantial research funds to the National Security Department, so our Ye family also has quotas at the Information Security Department..."

At this point, Ye Chengen knew right away that Ye Xin wanted the opportunity to study at the Information Security Department.

This quota might be more valuable than Mount Tai to others, but it was negligible to Ye Chengen, so he agreed readily.

Therefore, it resulted in Qin Shuang arriving in Yan City on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

But she did not go directly to see Ye Xin, instead she took a thermos of chicken soup directly to Ye Chen’s villa.

Even though she was engaged, she still had this hold over Ye Chen, keeping him completely devoted to her.

Look, she even knew the password to Ye Chen’s villa, entering directly using it.

Only to see Yu Dingding nestled on the couch, painting her toenails while binge-watching a drama.

What was more unacceptable to Qin Shuang was that Yu Dingding was wearing Ye Chen’s white shirt, her alluring long legs exposed to the air.

Qin Shuang was not an inexperienced girl, and naturally sensed that Yu Dingding wearing such attire in Ye Chen’s room meant their relationship must be incredibly close.

"Yu Dingding, how do you manage to be so cheap everywhere?"

Qin Shuang’s expression twisted, almost as if she saw Yu Dingding having an affair with her fiancé.

Yu Dingding did not expect to encounter her old rival Qin Shuang on the first day of the new year, and instantly lost the mood to do her nails.

She put down the bottles and cans, got up, and walked to Qin Shuang: "How am I cheap, Miss Qin? Eating from my own bowl while still eyeing others’ pots."

"You..." Qin Shuang couldn’t control her anger, raising her hand to hit Yu Dingding.

But Yu Dingding blocked it directly: "Don’t go too far."

Qin Shuang wasn’t annoyed by being blocked, sneering, "This is too much? You’re just too naive."

Qin Shuang shook off Yu Dingding’s hand and then slapped herself.

The slap was particularly loud, even stunning Yu Dingding.

Then Yu Dingding saw Qin Shuang sitting on the ground, starting to cry.

The next second, Ye Chen’s angry voice came: "What have you done to Shuangshuang?"

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