The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 200

Chapter 200: Chapter 200

Old John was still staring intently at Jiang Moxi, while his men began to discuss.

"This young lady is really beautiful, I’ve lived for over forty years and this is the first time I’m seeing someone this beautiful!"

"Mr. Fu seems to value her highly, it seems her skills in bed must also be remarkable."

"Old John, why don’t we take the goods and this young lady along when we leave later! It would be good to... hehehe."

Almost every single mercenary greedily gazed at Jiang Moxi, sizing up her delicate smiling face and lewdly imagining the charming view beneath her clothes.

Listening to these explicit words and their lustful eyes on Jiang Moxi, the veins on Fu Youhan’s forehead distinctly bulged, and even his eyes turned blood red, a prelude to his rage.

He was tempted to kill these men right there, irrespective of Jiang Moxi’s presence.

Fu Youhan’s men seemed to sense his thoughts, readying their fingers on the triggers, and even Chi Jing placed his hand on the gun in his pocket...

Just when a confrontation seemed inevitable, Old John suddenly slapped his subordinate who had come close earlier, suggesting they kidnap Jiang Moxi for fun, and was laughing obscenely.

The force of Old John’s slap was not light; it sent his man to the ground with a smack.

Not only was this subordinate stunned, covering his face in utter confusion looking at Old John, but the other subordinates and even people like Fu Youhan were all watching Old John in astonishment.

Only Jiang Moxi’s face, ethereal and otherworldly, showed little change in expression, seemingly unsurprised by Old John’s reaction.

On the other side, Skinny Monkey, covering his cheek, looked at Old John, unable to comprehend why he suddenly changed his demeanor and knocked out two of his teeth.

"Old John..." he gritted his teeth, wanting an explanation from Old John’s mouth.

Without wanting, Old John didn’t offer any explanation, instead he barked, "Shut your mouth!"

It wasn’t just to Skinny Monkey. After scolding Skinny Monkey, Old John coldly ordered the other men, "Pack up, we are leaving now!"

"Leaving now? What about the goods?" Skinny Monkey was still confused, still not understanding why Old John had suddenly changed his mind.

The other brothers also spoke up, "This is our assigned job, if we don’t deliver the goods tomorrow, we will have to pay a penalty."

But Old John said, "Let’s pay the compensation! Let’s leave now, get up quickly!"

He kicked Skinny Monkey, who was still on the ground, and then stole another glance at Jiang Moxi.

Jiang Moxi was watching him, her bright face carrying a diabolic smile.

That cold face, suddenly breaking into a smile like the sun emerging after a heavy snow, dazzlingly brilliant.

It was her!

Indeed, it was her!

If not for that devilish, demonic smile, it would have been difficult for Old John to connect her with that ruthless boy from the past.

To avoid himself and his brothers meeting their demise today, Old John could only forsake today’s deal.

Although the penalty was high, it was nothing compared to the lives of a group of people.

Old John’s subordinates, extremely puzzled about why he wanted to retreat, kept packing to leave while still questioning Old John.

"Are you sure we really need to leave?"

Old John stole another glance at Jiang Moxi, and seeing her tranquil gaze still on him, quickly averted his eyes, his tone increasingly irritable.

"Certain! Anyone who doesn’t want to leave can just go to hell! From now on, whether you live or die, it’s none of my business."

Seeing this, his men could only dejectedly follow the orders and leave with him.

This was because Old John’s Mercenary Corps was quite different from regular mercenaries.

He did not just recruit some new mercenaries and slowly train them up.

These mercenaries had all made mistakes in other mercenary corps, been discharged, and pursued for execution.

If they were to leave Old John, they might very likely be wiped out by their original corps.

So, hearing Old John actually threaten them with this, they dared not say anything more, quickly packed up, and followed Old John as he left.

The way they arrived was so imposing, and now they left in such a sorry state.

"Third Young Master, should we...?" Seeing Old John leading people away, Chi Jing hurriedly looked towards Fu Youhan.

Fu Youhan knew what Chi Jing meant was for them to enter standing and leave lying down.

But since Jiang Moxi was here, he couldn’t afford any mishap, so he shook his head: "It’s more urgent to send Er Yao to the hospital."

Then, Chi Jing quickly went to untie Er Yao and took him to the hospital.

Meanwhile, Jiang Moxi was pulled out of the warehouse by Fu Youhan and stuffed into the car.

Until the car drove out of the vicinity of the warehouse, his heart was still hanging in mid-air.

"That rash charge in just now, I hope it’s the first and the last time."

Jiang Moxi looked out of the car window at the street scene, her voice low and depressed, "I’m afraid for your safety..."

Fu Youhan thought his tone had been too harsh and upset her.

Thus, with one hand on the steering wheel, his other hand grabbed her hand that was on her lap and gently pinched it.

"Even if I am indeed in danger, you cannot take such risks, you understand?"

"I understand." Jiang Moxi felt the warmth from the man’s palm, which considerably warmed her heart as well.

Yet suddenly, Fu Youhan asked her, "Do you know Old John?"

Just now, Fu Youhan had caught Old John frequently looking towards Jiang Moxi.

He even instinctively felt that it was because of Jiang Moxi that Old John had suddenly changed his mind about leaving.

Jiang Moxi’s heart skipped a beat, feeling that it’s just like Fu Youhan to quickly notice the issue.

However, on the surface, Jiang Moxi still appeared extraordinarily calm, and even countered Fu Youhan, "Old John? Which one?"

"The one with the big beard." Fu Youhan’s eyes were watching Jiang Moxi from the corner.

But Jiang Moxi’s eyes were so pure, untainted: "Big beard? Oh! The fierce-looking one, seems like a foreigner, too!"

Her words made Fu Youhan suddenly remember that she had grown up in the countryside and even after being taken back by the Jiang Family, she had no opportunities to go abroad.

So, how could she possibly have had the chance to come into contact with Old John and those mercenaries?

The more he thought about it, the sillier he felt about his previous thoughts, and thus he skipped over the topic.

"I might not return to Tianqin Bay tonight, you don’t need to wait for me."

Jiang Moxi suddenly remembered the morning news about Fu Youhan and Fu Wangning.

Si Lin even said that Fu Youhan’s wife could only be Fu Wangning...

The faint warmth that had just touched the tip of Jiang Moxi’s heart instantly cooled down again.

But she quickly suppressed her emotions and continued to look out at the street scene from the car window: "Hmm, I have a part-time job at Night Color tonight, just drop me off there."

At this time, night had fallen, and the lights all over the city were lit sequentially, still very festive for the New Year.

Yet among the myriad of lights, it seemed like not a single one was lit for her...