The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 51

Chapter 51: Chapter 51

"I always call you Uncle. When the time comes, just tell my teacher you are my uncle, that’s fine."

Jiang Moxi felt her face burning up, but she had to remain strong and composed.

Because she still needed Fu Youhan to make an appearance at school.

Seeing that Fu Youhan continued to remain silent, a subtle smile lingering on his lips.

Jiang Moxi added, "If you’re really busy, maybe Assistant Chi can help."

But just as she finished speaking, Fu Youhan said, "Alright, I’ll make some time and go tomorrow morning."

With this promise from Fu Youhan, Jiang Moxi’s hanging heart finally fell back into place.

After all, if Feng Ming never woke up, she would still need to rely on this diploma for her future life.

"Thank you."

Having said thanks, Jiang Moxi cleaned up the tray and walked towards the box room door.

Ye Chen was still puzzled, "Are you really teaching Jiang Moxi?"

"Could it be fake?" Even without turning back, Jiang Moxi could hear the faint, almost imperceptible smile in Fu Youhan’s voice.

"How do you charge for it?" The more Ye Chen gossiped, the more energized he became.

"What, you want to take lessons too?" Fu Youhan responded with a question instead of an answer.

Jiang Moxi: "..."

This conversation was not something a part-timer with a scant salary could afford to listen to.

She quickly walked out of the box room, helping them close the door behind her.

*

The next morning, Fu Youhan as usual prepared breakfast for Jiang Moxi.

But today it was a Western breakfast, egg toast and bacon, with a cup of milk.

Still a breakfast that didn’t need chopsticks.

So, Jiang Moxi didn’t refuse and directly took her seat to eat.

After she finished eating, Fu Youhan brought over a bowl of chicken soup.

"Can I not drink it?"

Jiang Moxi smelled several types of medicinal herbs in the chicken soup, all nourishing and excellent.

The soup was indeed very suitable for someone who had just had a miscarriage.

But she hadn’t had an abortion at all; continuing to drink this might actually cause problems.

Fu Youhan, without even looking up and continuing to sip his coffee, his fingers swiftly dancing on the keyboard, said, "You can choose not to drink it, but you’ll have to handle the parent-teacher meeting yourself."

Jiang Moxi: "..."

What else could she say?

She could only pick up the chicken soup and gulp it down.

Seeing this, Fu Youhan quickly packed up his laptop and they both left together...

*

At Technical College, Xiao Zhong was already in his office early, waiting for Jiang Moxi and her parent to arrive.

Jiang Moxi had been so arrogant in front of him before, today if her parent came, he was determined to scold both her and her parent thoroughly.

However, Jiang Moxi did not make him wait too long and soon appeared in his office.

"Where is your parent? What, didn’t dare to tell your parents?"

Seeing Jiang Moxi enter the office alone, Xiao Zhong’s tone was unfriendly.

"They’ll be here soon," Jiang Moxi replied coolly.

Fu Youhan needed to make an appearance in front of others, and Chi Jing was busy fetching his wheelchair for him, so she came to the office first.

"You better not be lying to me, or I’ll deduct all your daily performance points and you won’t graduate smoothly."

But as soon as Xiao Zhong finished speaking, a cold and indifferent male voice came from the doorway of the teacher’s office.

"Is this how a teacher threatens students? Why not just become a bandit?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhong turned around in annoyance.

The parent’s attitude was just as stubborn; no wonder they raised someone like Jiang Moxi.

Just a moment ago, Xiao Zhong even prepared words to scold Jiang Moxi’s parents.

But the next moment, when he clearly saw the face of the man sitting in the wheelchair, pushed into the office by Chi Jing, Xiao Zhong suddenly couldn’t say any of his prepared scoldings.

Because even though the man was sitting in a wheelchair, he exuded an inimitable dignity from head to toe, not even one ten-thousandth of the handsomeness of actors active on screen could compare to him.

What Xiao Zhong found most difficult to handle was the man’s gaze.

Xiao Zhong was the one standing, yet when their eyes met, he didn’t feel he had any advantage at all.

It felt like encountering a predator at the top of the food chain on the vast plains, instinctively invoking fear and submission.

For a long while, Xiao Zhong couldn’t find the words, somewhat at a loss.

Instead, it was Fu Youhan who coldly glanced at him and took the initiative to ask: "Not talking? If you’re not going to speak, why did Moxi have me come here?"

The man’s voice was clear and cold, like the first snow, snapping Xiao Zhong back to reality.

"Are you Jiang Moxi’s parent? But you look... not much older than her!"

Xiao Zhong, regaining his composure, began questioning Fu Youhan’s identity.

After all, his purpose for inviting Jiang Moxi’s parents was to make Jiang Moxi embarrassed, not to embarrass himself!

But even he didn’t realize that he had unconsciously used honorifics with Fu Youhan.

"I’m her uncle. Her parents are overseas, unable to return in time, so I came instead."

"So that’s it." Xiao Zhong was slightly surprised.

In fact, students who study at this school generally come from families not very well off.

Children of wealthy families either choose to repeat a year to build a better foundation to get into a better school or pay money to pull strings to go directly to First University next door.

Xiao Zhong also thought that Jiang Moxi’s family circumstances couldn’t be very good, which is why she wore the same washed-out dungarees every day and messed up her face with poor-quality makeup.

Moreover, he heard that Jiang Moxi had to work part-time every day.

But the appearance of Jiang Moxi’s uncle overturned all of Xiao Zhong’s previous assumptions.

Xiao Zhong always felt something was amiss.

But exactly what was amiss, he couldn’t pinpoint.

The key was that Fu Youhan, without waiting for him to sort out his thoughts, again asked: "What exactly is the matter that required Moxi’s family to come?"

At that moment, out of instinctive submission to the powerful predator, Xiao Zhong didn’t continue pondering other things and hurriedly responded.

"Moxi was absent from school without reason for a week, did you know?"

Fu Youhan’s face, naturally cold and detached, bore an inherent authority.

But after Xiao Zhong’s words, a trace of a frown appeared between his brows.

"I know."

"And she..." Xiao Zhong probably wanted to inquire about what Jiang Moxi did during her week of absence.

But Fu Youhan didn’t give him the chance to ask, stating bluntly: "But that’s her personal privacy; you have no right to pry."

Fu Youhan was also puzzled as to why Jiang Moxi would have her parents called in, having him represent her.

Now it seems, indeed, it should be him to step in.

After all, in his view, Jiang Moxi’s week off was spent in the hospital for an abortion, all because of him.

Xiao Zhong never expected that Jiang Moxi’s uncle would be even tougher than her; his plan to leverage her week of absence was completely unworkable.

So Xiao Zhong asked again: "Then do you know that Moxi spends most of the class time sleeping?"

"I’m not aware of that," Fu Youhan glanced at Jiang Moxi, the frown between his brows deepening much more.

Just when Xiao Zhong thought he found the right way to converse and was about to continue.

Fu Youhan changed the subject and said, "I’ll pay attention to her sleep quality at night and try to prevent her from sleeping during class time."

Xiao Zhong: "..."

That was not his point!

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