The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 244

Chapter 244: Chapter 244

Fu Youhan pinched Jiang Moxi’s hand, toying with her fingertips and said, "If it bothers you, I just won’t help out in the future."

Jiang Moxi gazed at him leisurely playing with her fingertips, her eyes shadowed and dark.

"Why couldn’t I reach you when I called?"

She wouldn’t have cared about this before, but the thought of him not answering her calls because of Fu Wangning made her feel stifled inside.

Fu Youhan was taken aback and quickly pulled out his private phone, only to realize that it had been powered off due to a drained battery.

"Sorry, I forgot to charge my personal phone last night."

He then took out another phone, "This is my work phone. Give me your phone, I’ll put in this number, and then I’ll set a special ringtone so I’ll never miss any of your calls again."

Jiang Moxi was furious just moments ago, wishing she could destroy everything.

But Fu Youhan’s gentle, soft-spoken explanation made all that rage inexplicably disappear.

So, Jiang Moxi handed over her phone to Fu Youhan to handle.

While the man was setting up special ringtones for both phones, Jiang Moxi also reached out to pause the Tom and Jerry show...

At the same time, the attack that had paralyzed the city just moments ago suddenly stopped.

Even the words scrolling on all the big screens that read "A bunch of trash, still can’t catch me!" instantly returned to their normal display.

The city regained its normal order, and while it brought relief to both major departments, it also left them feeling baffled.

At this moment, in the Information Security Department’s top floor meeting hall, everyone was astonished.

"The attack has stopped?"

"Has the Justice Hacker let us go?"

Someone else said, "I was just thinking of asking Third Master Fu and his little niece to come over and take a look, but before we could invite them, the Justice Hacker got scared off?"

Only Si Lin lacked the mood to join such fervent discussions, irritably chain-smoking.

He knew that Jiang Moxi would not stop all her attacks without reason.

Because when he had called Jiang Moxi earlier, her emotions were clearly on the verge of being out of control.

So the person who made Jiang Moxi suddenly stop all her frantic actions...

Si Lin thought of Fu Youhan who had said he would come over but had yet to show up.

So, was it him who sought out Jiang Moxi?

Fu Youhan could stop Jiang Moxi, yet he, Si Lin, could not...

This realization ignited a fierce frustration in Si Lin.

*

The torrential rain in Yan City continued to pour.

Jiang Weiwei knelt in the rain, her body numb all over.

The night had fallen, and the lights at the Jiang Mansion were now on.

Usually, at this time, Jiang Weiwei would either be practicing piano or chatting and arranging flowers with Yu Man, or the family of three would be sitting in front of the television discussing current events.

But now, Jiang Guosheng and Yu Man hadn’t even come out to take a single glance at her.

If it were Jiang Moxi getting drenched all day in the rain, they surely wouldn’t have the heart to let her be.

Just because she’s not their biological child, is it that she can’t be forgiven for a minor mistake, and they’re not worried even if she’s soaked all day long in the rain?

Jiang Weiwei stared at the dim light in the mansion, her eyes red with anger.

She truly loathed those two people...

In her heart, she silently vowed that the day she made a name for herself, she would surely make the two pay the price they deserved.

Yet in her fury, Jiang Weiwei felt the whole world blur, finally collapsing onto the ground...

When she became conscious again, she was back in her own room.

Just as Jiang Weiwei was about to get up, she heard the voices of Yu Man and Jiang Guosheng outside the door.

"Doctor Wu said this medicine should bring the fever down. Why is Weiwei still burning up?"

"The medicine takes time to work. Check her temperature again in half an hour."

Jiang Weiwei rolled her dry, feverish eyes, thinking to herself with disdain, "Now you are worried? Why didn’t you forgive me earlier and let me in?"

But she knew if she continued to lie there quietly, after the fever subsided, Yu Man and Jiang Guosheng might still blame her for the morning’s incident.

So, clenching her teeth, she pushed her frail body up and headed outside.

Jiang Guosheng and Yu Man were just entering as they witnessed her weakened state.

"Weiwei, why have you gotten up?"

Yu Man quickly approached and felt her forehead, growing more anxious, "Still so hot? Lie down and rest right away."

But Jiang Weiwei drooped her head, speaking with a hoarse voice heated by the fever, "Dad, Mom, I know I messed up badly this time. But when I saw the homework, I was so scared that after knowing how capable Moxi is, you might not want me anymore..."

"No need to talk now with the fever so high."

Jiang Guosheng, seeing Jiang Weiwei’s sickly appearance as if she could collapse any moment, also wanted her back in bed to rest.

Yet Jiang Weiwei insisted, "No, I want to make myself clear. Everything I did was because I didn’t want to see you disappointed in me; I just chose the wrong way to show it. The things I said to Moxi weren’t true either. When people are emotionally out of control, it’s inevitable to say things against one’s true feelings."

Upon explaining this, Jiang Weiwei continued, "I know saying this now won’t change the fact that I’ve embarrassed you, but I still want to apologize to you both and thank you for all the years of nurture. Should I rise to success in the future, I will never forget your kindness and the upbringing you provided..."

With that, tears poured down Jiang Weiwei’s face.

Yu Man began to panic, "What do you mean by this?"

Jiang Weiwei said, "I’m too ashamed to stay in this house anymore, I’ll be leaving today."

"Where can you possibly go if you leave this house?" Jiang Guosheng spoke up as well.

"I don’t know, but if I leave, then Moxi will be willing to come back. Then you can be a family of three together."

Jiang Weiwei said this and then started coughing violently, as if about to cough out her very heart and lungs.

Her pitiful and helpless look struck deeply into Yu Man and Jiang Guosheng’s hearts like a dagger.

"Leaving? Leave what? In my eyes, you are even dearer than Moxi, what would I do if you left?" Yu Man cried on the spot, clutching Jiang Weiwei’s hand tightly.

Jiang Guosheng also added, "We just wanted you to realize the seriousness of the problem, we never intended for you to leave."

Having finally caught her breath from the coughing fit, Jiang Weiwei paled, "But..."

"There are no buts, you can’t go anywhere. Go back to bed now and take care of yourself."

"Stop being stubborn, listen to your mom. If you truly feel you owe us, then recover properly and give a good performance at Jhiang Heting’s piano competition in two weeks."

Yu Man and Jiang Guosheng forcefully moved Jiang Weiwei back onto the bed.

Jiang Weiwei assured them with tears in her eyes, "I will definitely perform well at the piano competition and won’t disappoint you anymore."

Yu Man and Jiang Guosheng gave a few more words of caution, telling her to rest well, before leaving her room.

However, what they did not know was that as soon as they left the room, the previously sickly Jiang Weiwei revealed a triumphant smile...