The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 225

Chapter 225: Chapter 225

"Moxi, Third Young Master must have misunderstood something, let me go explain it to him."

Yu Dingding felt really guilty; had she not gossiped about this, it wouldn’t have led to Third Young Master misunderstanding Moxi.

But Jiang Moxi said: "It’s not your fault, there’s a fundamental conflict between us that cannot be resolved..."

She is the infamous Dead Ghost, and Fu Youhan is the one who has to capture the Dead Ghost.

It’s like a deadlock.

Jiang Moxi felt it was an unsolvable deadlock.

So, after a few deep breaths, Jiang Moxi left with a sense of dejection.

Yu Dingding was worried about Jiang Moxi and wanted to follow her.

But Ye Chen grabbed her hand: "Baby, that’s their problem, let them solve it themselves."

Ye Chen had been in Emperor City all this time, accompanying Qin Shuang for facial treatments, so it had been a long while since he had really looked at Yu Dingding.

Now being so close to Yu Dingding and smelling the fragrance from her hair, Ye Chen felt his heartbeat quicken.

"Let’s resolve our own issues now," Ye Chen said, embracing Yu Dingding, feeling his heartbeat racing.

That feeling, more intoxicating and passionate than drinking or any other entertainment.

But Yu Dingding just chuckled and asked him: "What problem do we have between us?"

"No problem? If there’s no problem, then come stay over at my place tonight. I’ve been nearly suffocating."

Ye Chen never hid his desires in front of Yu Dingding. No sooner had he finished speaking than his face almost touched Yu Dingding’s.

But Yu Dingding blocked his kiss with her palm, her eyes brimming with emotion as she looked at him.

"You’ve been by your Shuangshuang’s side lately, haven’t you? Didn’t she relax you?"

"Shuangshuang has a fiancé, and she and I..." We’re not that kind of relationship.

Ye Chen was about to explain.

But Yu Dingding interrupted him without letting him finish.

"Oh, in that case, you could also find An Yang, I believe An Yang would be very willing to help you."

Hearing Yu Dingding pushing him towards someone else again, Ye Chen’s face turned cold.

"Yu Dingding, you clearly still resent Shuangshuang and me!"

If not resentful, why repeatedly push him to other people?

"Since Young Master Ye is aware of these things, it’s good. I will gather evidence against Qin Shuang’s actions and have her face legal consequences. And Young Master Ye, better not appear in front of me so often, bad luck!"

Yu Dingding pushed away Ye Chen’s hand from her shoulder and was about to walk away.

But Ye Chen grabbed her wrist, pulling her into his arms, trapping her slender waist tightly.

"Why are you so angry? Even if it was the sulfuric acid incident, it was done by Shuangshuang, but your injury was not severe. Look, the scar on your collarbone is almost invisible."

As Ye Chen spoke, his fingers couldn’t help but touch the injured skin of Yu Dingding.

The skin there was almost the same color as the rest, only feeling slightly indented when touched.

While Ye Chen was grateful that Yu Dingding didn’t have any distressing scars, he continued whispering:

"But Shuangshuang’s face, 75% damaged. Plus the asthma attack, she almost lost half her life. She probably has to spend the next six months undergoing various skin grafting and repair surgeries, and dealing with possible complications..."

Ye Chen remembered the scene a few days ago when the doctor, in front of him, first uncovered the bandages from Qin Shuang’s severely damaged face.

The scars were horrifying to see.

But strangely, Ye Chen didn’t feel the same acute anxiety or sleeplessness he felt when Yu Dingding was injured that day.

Ye Chen puzzled over what was actually wrong with him.

Didn’t he like Qin Shuang?

Why, when seeing Qin Shuang injured, didn’t he feel that bone-deep heartache?

On the contrary, when Yu Dingding was hurt, he felt an urge to drag the whole world down, to pay for her injuries?

As he fiercely pondered why all this was so, Yu Dingding took advantage of his distraction and suddenly pushed him away.

That sudden push caught Ye Chen off guard, nearly causing him to fall.

But Yu Dingding stood not far away, watching his embarrassed state, lips curved in a mocking smile.

"So, Young Master Ye means that because my injuries are severe, I shouldn’t pursue the wrongdoing of your beloved woman, and I should just smile and cater to you, letting you do as you please?"

"I didn’t mean that." Ye Chen tried to approach Yu Dingding again.

But as soon as he stepped forward, Yu Dingding retreated a few steps.

Maintaining a certain distance, the eyes of Yu Dingding and Ye Chen met, devoid of any warmth.

"Then what do you mean? Does it mean that because the Yu Family is in decline, we deserve to be bullied by you?"

"Baby, don’t misunderstand me. I think in this matter, Shuangshuang indeed did something wrong, but she is also injured and her life is in danger during the upcoming cosmetic repair process. I hope we can let this go, at least not cause any problems during her recovery."

Ye Chen, seeing Yu Dingding guarding against him, had a helpless look in his affectionate peach eyes.

But Yu Dingding said, "But Ye Chen, have you ever thought about the amount of sulfuric acid she used that day, which could also have killed me. If Moxi hadn’t saved me, I’d be nothing but a pile of bones now..."

Yu Dingding looked at Ye Chen, her eyes unusually desperate.

"What am I even saying? You probably wish I were dead; that way, you wouldn’t have to worry about me retaliating against your Shuangshuang."

Seeing the redness at the bottom of Yu Dingding’s eyes and her desperate and miserable appearance, Ye Chen also panicked: "I didn’t! I never wanted you to die."

Yu Dingding seemed to no longer want to listen to Ye Chen’s defenses, weakly closing her eyes with a particularly low and hoarse voice.

"Actually, whether I live or die doesn’t matter anymore. By the time you drove me to Night Color, I was already practically as good as dead."

When Yu Dingding opened her eyes again, the desolate and helpless emotions had been tidied away.

Now, Yu Dingding, except for being somewhat pale, was extremely bright and compelling, which was the appearance Ye Chen loved the most.

"Alright, I will temporarily not pursue Qin Shuang, but from now on, Young Master Ye, you better not bother me again!"

"Baby..." Ye Chen clearly understood that Yu Dingding was using this incident as a pretext to cut ties with him.

However, Yu Dingding did not look at him again and simply turned around and left.

Ye Chen tried several times to follow her, yet he did not know what to say after catching up to Yu Dingding.

He couldn’t let go of Yu Dingding, but similarly he couldn’t ignore the life and death of Qin Shuang.

Lost and confused, Ye Chen simply ordered a lot of alcohol, got himself drunk, and then asked the manager to bring Yu Dingding to take him home.

But Yu Dingding didn’t even come to see Ye Chen in person and instead sent An Yang over.

When An Yang opened the door of the private room, Ye Chen’s expression darkened completely.

Even though he was drunk, he wasn’t completely out of it.

So he could only curse and tell An Yang to get lost, continuing to drink sullenly in the private room...

*

On the same night, when Jiang Moxi returned to Tianqin Bay, Fu Youhan was already at home.

Fu Youhan was browsing through documents, not even looking up.

Jiang Moxi knew he was angry.

Actually, if she just talked to him nicely at this moment, Fu Youhan’s anger would subside.

As long as she was willing, this man was still very easy to coax.

Just as Jiang Moxi was about to step forward, Fu Youhan’s phone suddenly rang.

In the silent night, the ringing of the phone repeated over and over, particularly harsh...