The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 207

Chapter 207: Chapter 207

Before anyone knew it, it was already the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, and people from all walks of life had returned to their jobs, marking the definitive end of the Spring Festival.

It was also on this day that Fu Yiming and his mother Xue Yan went to the Jiang Family mansion to demand an explanation.

"With the capabilities of our Fu Family in Yan City, what kind of marital ties could we not establish? It was you who desperately begged to engage Weiwei to Yiming."

"You even used our name to conduct business deals with others. We turned a blind eye because, sooner or later, we would be family."

"But you’ve really crossed the line, letting Jiang Weiwei meet with the Fang Family for a matchmaking session behind Yiming’s back. Aren’t you afraid of ’drowning’ for dismantling the bridge before you’ve completely crossed the river?"

Xue Yan, also from a prominent family, always loved to put on airs. In her speech, she belittled the Jiang Family in every way possible, bombarding them with threatening words, while still maintaining a smile on her face, as if nothing was wrong.

Old Master Jiang, Jiang Tairan, well-versed in the business world after many years, naturally discerned the threatening tone in Xue Yan’s words.

"Mrs. Fu, in fact, that night Weiwei and I were simply invited over by the Fang Family, so we went to take a look. There was absolutely no intention of undergoing matchmaking behind Young Master Fu’s back. That is merely a malicious fabrication."

As Jiang Tairan said this, he also shot Jiang Weiwei a meaningful glance.

After returning that day, he had considered arranging a marriage for Jiang Weiwei.

But after Jiang Weiwei cried her heart out, and with Jiang Guosheng and Yu Man pleading in succession, claiming they would make an effort to change Yiming’s heart, Jiang Tairan temporarily dropped the matter of marriage.

Jiang Weiwei stood in a corner with red-rimmed eyes, Xue Yan and Fu Yiming hadn’t spoken to her yet, but she looked as if she had suffered a great injustice, tears streaming down her face.

After receiving a signal from Jiang Tairan, she stepped forward and grabbed Fu Yiming’s hand, sobbing breathlessly.

"Brother Yiming, I really didn’t go for matchmaking at the Fang Family. But you also know that our Jiang Family can’t afford to offend the Fang Family. They invited me and Grandpa over, so we had to make a visit. But you should be able to find out, we were in and out of the Fang residence in less than twenty minutes."

When Jiang Weiwei got to the heartfelt part, she sobbed a few times before continuing:

"What can be done in just ten-odd minutes? Can’t even get to enjoy a hot dish. To put it plainly, Grandpa and I were merely unable to decline the Fang Family’s kindness – we had to make an appearance!"

In the days following her visit to the Fang Family, Jiang Weiwei lived in constant fear, worried that any day Old Master Jiang might trade her into the arms of some wealthy man for his benefit.

Because of this, she found herself unable to eat or sleep well these past few days.

Having lost weight noticeably over the days and ceaselessly crying, her face was so flushed it involuntarily evoked pity.

Consequently, Fu Yiming’s tone softened a bit: "Then why didn’t you come and explain during this time?"

In reality, Fu Yiming was deeply chauvinistic at heart, and he was very susceptible to women like Jiang Weiwei who preferred to speak softly, cry, and show vulnerability.

Furthermore, Jiang Weiwei always turned a blind eye to his actions like visiting nightclubs and seeking out women, which made him feel unconstrained by his engagement or a partner.

Therefore, in his eyes, Jiang Weiwei would make a decent marriage partner.

At this moment, Yu Man, as if she couldn’t stand the sight, stepped forward to wipe away Jiang Weiwei’s tears.

"We really did want to come and explain over the past few days, but Weiwei mentioned that Old Master Fu hates disturbances during the New Year, so she was worried about affecting you and hence stopped us, saying we should wait until after the holidays to explain."

As Yu Man spoke, she also wiped her tears with genuine sorrow.

"But these few days, she’s been unable to eat or sleep well, look what she’s done to herself. As parents, it breaks our hearts to see it..."

Fu Yiming looked down at Jiang Weiwei in front of him, indeed noticing that she had become significantly thinner these last few days.

So, she really didn’t go to the Fang Family for matchmaking?

Was everything just slander stirred up by Jiang Moxi?

For a moment, Fu Yiming felt at a loss, and thus turned to look at his mother Xue Yan.

Xue Yan then pulled him aside, "Did she really only stay at the Fang Family’s house for less than ten minutes?"

Before, Fu Yiming had indeed sent someone to follow Jiang Weiwei and her grandfather on New Year’s Eve to confirm whether Jiang Weiwei had visited the Jiang Family.

And it was true that the person who followed them had indeed told Fu Yiming that Jiang Weiwei and Jiang Tairan had been in the Fang Family’s house for just over ten minutes.

Even though Fu Yiming really couldn’t understand why, if Jiang Weiwei was just trying to mollify the Fang Family and had only stayed for a short visit, she hadn’t explained things properly to him before.

But just as he was nodding to Xue Yan, affirming this, Xue Yan said:

"Yiming, if what Jiang Weiwei is saying is true, I think it’s best that you hold off on making a fuss for now. Think about it, just yesterday you were anonymously reported for embezzlement, and your grandfather was so angry he had you temporarily suspended. If you have any more problems with your marriage right now, I reckon you’ll be out of the running for the future leadership of the Fu Family."

When it came to the matter of being reported for embezzlement, Fu Yiming was furious.

He had been extremely careful in his dealings, and by all accounts, it shouldn’t have been so easy to be caught.

But that anonymous letter directly exposed various channels of financial mismanagement.

On top of that, there were also many screenshots from surveillance footage of board meetings at the Landu Club.

In those screenshots, Fu Yiming himself was sitting in the main seat at the meetings, leaving no room for explanation.

So, at yesterday’s shareholder meeting, Old Master Fu personally announced the suspension of Fu Yiming for investigation, and the prestige and relationships Fu Yiming painstakingly built within the Fu’s company were nullified in an instant!

Last night, Fu Yiming smashed everything he could at home, and silently vowed that if he caught the anonymous reporter, he would tear them to pieces!

His current predicament at the company was one thing, but on the other hand, Fu Yiming still felt a bit unwilling to just let Jiang Weiwei and the Jiang Family off so easily, even though Xue Yan’s words made a lot of sense.

Seeing a change in the expressions of Xue Yan and Fu Yiming, Yu Man decided to fan the flames a bit more.

"Weiwei, stop crying. You have to attend the new student orientation at the Information Security Department tomorrow. If you keep crying, you won’t be able to show your face then."

The words "Information Security Department" caused Xue Yan and Fu Yiming’s expressions to shift once again.

Learning opportunities with the Information Security Department weren’t something they coveted much, since one could get in as long as they paid enough sponsorship funds, and the Fu Family certainly didn’t lack money.

What they coveted were the people who passed the assessments at the Information Security Department and became official members of the National Security Department.

And Jiang Weiwei was quite smart, managing to stay at the top of her class in the prestigious First University.

So they believed that Jiang Weiwei passing the Information Security Department’s assessment to become an official member of the National Security Department shouldn’t be a problem.

Fu Yiming thought that if he could marry a member of the National Security Department, then Old Master Fu would definitely be proud of him, Fu Yiming.

Not only would he set aside the issue of embezzlement for the time being, but his future control over the Fu Family was also a certainty.

Thinking this way, Jiang Weiwei was actually quite beneficial to Youhan’s reinstatement and his eventual takeover of the Fu Family’s reins.

Even if she had made a small mistake, it wasn’t something that couldn’t be forgiven.

So, Xue Yan quickly took Jiang Weiwei’s hand, speaking softly and gently:

"If it was all a misunderstanding, you should have clarified it sooner. Don’t you know how distressed Yiming has been these past few days? He must care about you a lot to be this upset."

And Fu Yiming himself gently wiped away the tears on Jiang Weiwei’s face, coaxing softly:

"Stop crying. If you cry any more, it’ll break my heart..."

Jiang Weiwei soon broke into a smile through her tears.

Jiang Tairan, Jiang Guosheng, and Yu Man also smiled with relief.

The crisis that Jiang Moxi had fashioned for them, they had somehow managed to weather without harm...