The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 197

Chapter 197: Chapter 197

Ye Chen not only sent Fu Youhan screenshots but also specially obtained two high-definition original images from Si Lin’s social media.

In the original images, Jiang Moxi is wearing a blue sweater with a white coat over it.

With no need for any embellishment, she herself is a beautiful landscape.

Especially those eyes of hers, looking at the plum blossoms on the treetops, pure and clear, shimmering like water, with natural blush at the corners.

A mere glance is like a deadly hook, making you never want to take your eyes off her.

The other image primarily features sweet potatoes and fish on a grill, but the focus is on Jiang Moxi’s profile.

She casually tied her long hair into a bun, gazing at a nearby pond.

That appearance has the naivety of her age, but also carries her unique aura of cool elegance.

Suddenly, Fu Youhan understood why Si Lin took these two photos.

Because in both photos, the person outshines the landscape; the surrounding blooming plum blossoms merely serve as her backdrop.

While he understood, what surged in Fu Youhan at this moment was a sense of crisis that his possession was being coveted by others.

He immediately called Jiang Moxi, asking why she went to Plum Blossom Forest with Si Lin instead of waiting to go with him, Fu Youhan, tomorrow.

Could it be that in her heart, Fu Youhan could be replaced by Si Lin at any time?

But Jiang Moxi didn’t answer her phone after a long while.

Because after seeing the news about Fu Youhan and Fu Wangning, other app applications noticed her interest in this news content, and they started pushing other news about the two to her continuously.

Jiang Moxi heard her phone ringing several times, thinking it was Fu Youhan trying to reach her, but each check showed similar news pushes, which only infuriated her more.

So, she simply set her phone to silent mode.

Right now, she had thrown the phone into her backpack, and Si Lin was inviting her to eat grilled fish.

"I’ve peeled the skin off for you; this part is more tender."

As Si Lin handed the grilled fish to Jiang Moxi, he couldn’t help teasing, "I’ve never had a girl eat my barbecue before; you’re the first."

Jiang Moxi took a few bites of the fish, her face full of disdain: "That’s because it’s too unpalatable."

Si Lin appeared incredulously: "Really? I’ve grilled it a few times before, and it tasted quite good."

He quickly tasted some pieces of fish that had just fallen off: "You’re kidding me! It tastes alright, both fresh and tender."

"It’s tasteless; it would be better if it were spicier," muttered Jiang Moxi.

Unbeknownst to her, that casual comment would make Si Lin suddenly put down his portion of grilled fish, "Wait here, I’ll be right back."

Si Lin said this and hurriedly left.

Jiang Moxi thought Si Lin had something urgent, so she didn’t stop him.

But when Si Lin returned, he unexpectedly had a bottle of chili sauce and a bottle of cumin powder in his hands.

"Here!"

Only then did Jiang Moxi realize that he had gone to get her chili sauce.

Jiang Moxi paused, puzzled: "Where did you find these?"

Around Plum Blossom Forest, there are mostly farmlands, no convenience stores.

To buy something, one would need to drive for half an hour to the town.

The round trip for Si Lin was barely fifteen minutes; there was no way he could have made it to town.

"I’m telling you, I snatched it, do you believe me?" Si Lin said half-jokingly.

Jiang Moxi just glanced at him once and stopped paying attention to him. She herself sprinkled some chili sauce on the grilled fish and then began to eat.

With the addition of the chili sauce, the previously bland fish suddenly became spicy and delicious, and Jiang Moxi ate with relish.

Si Lin, in fact, teased Jiang Moxi because he couldn’t understand why, just because of her word, he hurriedly ran to other tourists in Plum Blossom Forest and politely asked if they had brought any seasoning like chili sauce, willing to buy it at a high price.

At that time, one of the aunties teased him: "Young man, you’re looking for seasoning for your girlfriend, right?"

Si Lin wanted to outright deny it, but the aunt said, "No need to be shy, even if it’s not a girlfriend, it must be someone you like. Otherwise, there’s absolutely no need for such a big fuss. Look, auntie here just happens to have some, quickly take it to your girlfriend, no need for money."

Si Lin still wanted to give the aunt a check, but after she enthusiastically stuffed the things to him, she left without looking back with her companion.

All the way back, Si Lin was still puzzled, what exactly was going on?

Could it be, just like the aunt said, that he really fell for Jiang Moxi?

This question greatly confused Si Lin.

However, when he saw Jiang Moxi eating the fish with chili sauce, showing a face full of satisfied smile, he felt whether it was true or not didn’t matter anymore.

While Jiang Moxi and Si Lin were eating grilled fish, Fu Youhan had already repeatedly dialed Jiang Moxi’s phone several times, but Jiang Moxi had not answered.

This made Fu Youhan’s handsome face darken, and with the imposing aura he inherently carried, his whole person looked somewhat sinister, intimidating to behold.

Old Master Fu, seeing Fu Youhan frequently dialing, also slightly narrowed his eyes.

In fact, he could guess that what made Fu Youhan so anxious was probably not business-related.

Since the time Fu Youhan started dabbling in business in his teens, no matter what crisis he dealt with, he always looked effortless.

So the thing that could make Fu Youhan so agitated was very likely... a woman!

However, Old Master Fu remained unfazed and only asked, "Youhan, what’s wrong? Is there an emergency with the company?"

"Yeah, something came up, I need to handle it."

Fu Youhan followed up on Old Master Fu’s words, which made Old Master Fu feel that his guess was almost right, and his smile faded significantly.

Fortunately, when Fu Wangning saw Fu Youhan maneuvering his wheelchair to leave, she hurriedly came over: "Brother Han, where are you going?"

Fu Youhan’s attitude towards Fu Wangning was still okay, he didn’t just leave abruptly but stopped in front of her.

"Something’s come up, I need to solve it."

Fu Wangning then crouched down in front of Fu Youhan, looking him in the eyes.

"Brother Han, can’t someone else handle it? I haven’t been back home for a long time, and I just wanted to talk to you about how to recover your legs!"

She didn’t carry the arrogance typical of well-bred ladies; her face and smile were clean, different from others, her long hair smooth, her eyebrows and eyes picturesque.

Her beauty was not the aggressive, breathtaking kind like Jiang Moxi’s.

Her beauty was elegant, devoid of any mundanity, like a fairy that strayed into the mortal world.

Moreover, at her young age, she had already earned double degrees, making her an unsurmountable peak in the circle of reputed ladies.

No lady of Yan City could harbor jealousy against her, because they were thoroughly convinced of their defeat.

But Fu Wangning seemed oblivious to all this, still so humble towards everyone.

Look, she had chosen gifts carefully for every member of the Fu Family upon her return, and everyone was extremely pleased; no one dared speak ill of her.

Seeing this, Old Master Fu also pitched in to retain Fu Youhan.

"Wangning left for abroad four years ago for the sake of your legs. She’s been working tirelessly on research abroad just so that you can stand again. Just don’t worry about anything today, and have a good chat with Wangning about your legs."

Fu Wangning’s clean eyes also looked at Fu Youhan, filled with anticipation.