The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 201

Chapter 201: Chapter 201

After sending Jiang Moxi to Night Color, Fu Youhan instructed Ye Chen to take good care of Jiang Moxi and quickly got into Chi Jing’s car that just returned from the hospital and left.

Because just a moment ago, Old Master Fu had already called several times urging him to come back.

With Fu Youhan’s personal entrustment, Ye Chen naturally accompanied Jiang Moxi himself to the eighth floor and even requested a private booth.

As for whether his motives were not just about the wine, no one knew.

Because when he got to the eighth floor, he notably also brought along An Yang, another key figure of Night Color.

When Ye Chen appeared on the eighth floor, proudly holding An Yang, from afar, he heard the crisp and pleasant voice of Yu Dingding.

"Wow, you have a great physique, do you have any fitness habits?"

"You speak so logically, what kind of books do you usually read? Could you recommend a few?"

"Your suit fits very well. Is it specially tailored?"

These sentences were all part of the routines taught by the training department manager during Night Color’s training sessions to quickly gain favor and start conversations with others.

The ladies who dealt with Ye Chen before, including An Yang, would occasionally use these tactics.

But Yu Dingding never did; she never deigned to say such things because her beauty alone was an absolute free pass to people’s hearts.

Ye Chen had always thought Yu Dingding would never resort to these tactics.

Yet unexpectedly, just a few days into her time on the eighth floor, Yu Dingding was already skillfully using these tactics.

She had the pudgy bald man in the booth grinning and even placed his chubby hand on her shoulder.

Ye Chen’s anger surged.

But he believed that Yu Dingding would soon throw away that greasy hand.

Even though Ye Chen and Yu Dingding had reached a stage of close intimacy, Yu Dingding was extremely averse to any intimate actions he made at Night Color.

In the booth, Yu Dingding also greatly disliked the man’s frivolous behavior.

But amidst the mingling of toasts, Yu Dingding looked up and saw Ye Chen not far away.

Suddenly, all the moments they had spent together flashed in her mind – sweet, warm, romantic...

But soon, Yu Dingding saw An Yang in Ye Chen’s arms.

The plethora of emotions that had just arisen in her mind vanished as quickly as that scene popped up.

A valley that echoes no sound is not worth the leap.

Previous lessons were still fresh in her mind.

Why should she continue to torment herself?

So, Yu Dingding did not shrug off the hand on her shoulder, as if to respond to Ye Chen in kind.

He was embracing another woman, so she stayed in another man’s embrace.

She even raised her glass to Ye Chen from a distance, smiling politely and distantly, as she would towards any other customer.

Then, Yu Dingding continued to chat and laugh with the pot-bellied man.

Since Yu Dingding had always greeted other guests too, the pot-bellied man didn’t realize that Ye Chen was standing nearby and continued to greedily hold Yu Dingding, laughing and talking with her.

Seeing Yu Dingding acting so nonchalantly, Ye Chen felt as if his heart was instantly emptied, something fundamentally detached from his life...

Thus, ignoring the turmoil inside his heart, when Yu Dingding went to the restroom, he unhesitatingly pulled her into his private booth.

"What is Young Master Ye doing? I need to finish my makeup and get back to work!"

Upon entering the booth, Yu Dingding’s face still wore a delicate and quiet smile.

At first glance, she truly seemed like a Teflon social butterfly.

But this appearance made Ye Chen feel a pang in his heart.

"Yu Dingding, do you really want to accompany those lechers and not even apologize or show submission to me?"

All it would take is one "Sorry," she didn’t even have to say these words, just a slightly better attitude, and Ye Chen felt it wouldn’t be impossible to continue spoiling her.

But Yu Dingding only gave a mocking smile: "What apology do I owe? Plus, if I had another chance, I would not only slap her face but also kill her!"

By killing Qin Shuang earlier, there would have been no need to involve Jiang Moxi.

Let her face the Qin Family’s towering rage alone, after all, the worst outcome is just death.

"Yu Dingding, you’re utterly beyond redemption!" Ye Chen, seeing her unwilling to repent, was so angry that he grabbed Yu Dingding’s throat.

He thought at that moment, to directly kill Yu Dingding and be done with it once and for all!

That way there wouldn’t be any future worries!

Yu Dingding’s neck was gripped, momentarily she felt the air thinning, her vision blurring.

However, she showed no sign of fear, instead, she smiled resignedly.

This damned life, exhausting and miserable.

If death could liberate her, that seemed not too bad...

But at that critical moment, Ye Chen suddenly let go of his hold.

Yu Dingding felt fresh air fill her lungs again.

She didn’t die, and she found herself regretting it, then the corners of her mouth curled up mockingly.

Ye Chen, seeing her ’dead pig not afraid of boiling water’ attitude, felt somewhat at a loss.

"Yu Dingding, that old man’s stomach is almost oozing oil and water, yet you let him touch your shoulder, don’t you feel disgusted?"

He still wanted to persuade Yu Dingding to come back to him, but she seemed to have completely given up on redemption, laughing both seductively and freely.

"All men are similar, isn’t it fine as long as they give money?"

Ye Chen was so angry that he gnashed his teeth: "Pigs and pandas are also similar, but there’s a huge difference. One gets stabbed, the other pampered!"

He was hinting to Yu Dingding, being in other men’s pigsties, she would be just a pig, only getting stabbed, and not pampered.

But Yu Dingding still laughed heartlessly: "Pets replaceable at any moment are not worth as much as cash in hand. This was the most profound lesson Young Master Ye taught me."

"Baby, I only pushed you at that moment out of urgency. You know, Shuangshuang she..."

Ye Chen felt that Yu Dingding was still dwelling on the push from that time, so he tried to explain.

But Yu Dingding didn’t want to hear him mention Qin Shuang, immediately interrupting him.

"What you and Qin Shuang do is your business, it has nothing to do with me. But please, stop trying to interfere with my life! My life is my own, so I’ll stride forward on the path I think I can follow. Even if brambles fill the way ahead, it’s my own responsibility, it has nothing to do with Young Master Ye. You are nobody to me!"

Ye Chen wanted to say more, but Yu Dingding’s words "You are nobody to me" plunged him deep into the abyss, leaving him at a loss for words, unsure what even could be said.

Meanwhile, Yu Dingding pointed at her neck bruised by Ye Chen’s grip, and said:

"This neck wound of mine, it was made by Young Master Ye. As a work injury, taking a few days off with pay shouldn’t be an issue, right?"

Ye Chen, seeing the bruise on Yu Dingding’s neck, was momentarily lost for words.

Yu Dingding took this as an acknowledgment, thanked him, and then left.

Ye Chen clutched at his chest, feeling as if it was utterly emptied.

It hurt, yet he couldn’t pinpoint where exactly it hurt...

*

Jiang Moxi finished serving a few tables of drinks and decided to look for Yu Dingding.

But the manager informed her: "Miss Yu got Young Master Ye’s permission to go home and rest."

The way this was phrased skillfully omitted the part about Yu Dingding being hurt by Ye Chen.

It also appropriately led Jiang Moxi to mistakenly believe that Yu Dingding and Ye Chen had reconciled.

So, Jiang Moxi decided not to be a third wheel and planned to talk to Yu Dingding tomorrow.

But tonight, Fu Youhan also won’t return to Tianqin Bay.

How should she spend this long night?

After some thought, Jiang Moxi decided to go to a place...

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