The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 53

Chapter 53: Chapter 53

At that moment, Si Ruo’s eyes widened in shock.

Even the most exquisite makeup could not conceal the ferociousness in her face right now; she looked like a demon out for blood.

Ironically, neither Fu Youhan nor Jiang Moxi seemed to care, locking eyes as if no one else was around.

Fu Youhan even said, "You’ve misunderstood, Miss Si simply seems rather eager to marry. Later, I’ll have Chi Jing put her in touch with some matchmakers, to help her find a suitable husband sooner."

"I feel relieved hearing that."

Jiang Moxi, like a child who had just received candy, contentedly climbed off Fu Youhan’s lap, picked up a tray, and prepared to leave the private room.

But as she passed by Si Ruo, she did not forget to offer an apologetic smile: "Miss Si, sorry for the misunderstanding earlier."

Si Ruo, looking at Jiang Moxi’s ugly face, felt that her smile was not an apology but a boast, and she had the urge to tear her face to shreds.

But Jiang Moxi did not even wait for her reply and added, "However, I believe someone of your status as a wealthy heiress wouldn’t deign to be jealous over someone insignificant like me. I’ll get back to my other duties now. If you need anything, just call for me."

Then, Jiang Moxi gave a slight nod to the others and left the private room.

As soon as Jiang Moxi was gone, Si Ruo downed several glasses of strong liquor in succession, finishing each glass in one gulp.

But even the fiery sting of the alcohol couldn’t extinguish the rage in Si Ruo’s heart.

Women who wanted to cling to Fu Youhan were a dime a dozen, but none had dared to provoke her like Jiang Moxi, right in front of her face.

If Fu Youhan had not been there, she definitely would have beaten that wretched woman to the ground!

Yu Dingding had been observing Si Ruo all along and, seeing her eyes fixated angrily on the door, had the intuition that trouble might be brewing.

So she excused herself, saying she had forgotten her lipstick and couldn’t touch up her makeup, then left the private room to look for Jiang Moxi.

Jiang Moxi was called by the manager to help count inventory in the storeroom for drinks. Yu Dingding said, "Moxi, come and help me check if my eyeliner needs touching up."

Yu Dingding was the darling in front of boss Ye Chen, so naturally, the manager didn’t dare to neglect her.

"Moxi, Dingding is calling for you to help out, quickly go."

And so, Jiang Moxi was led by Yu Dingding into her personal resting room.

"Your eyeliner looks fine; it doesn’t need any touch-up," Jiang Moxi said, examining Yu Dingding’s eyeliner seriously as soon as she entered the room.

"I know the eyeliner is fine."

Yu Dingding turned around, grabbed her lipstick, and began applying it in front of the mirror, her eyes meeting Jiang Moxi’s reflection: "Just now, with Third Master Fu..."

Yu Dingding only spoke a few words, but didn’t need to explain further. Jiang Moxi immediately grasped the implication.

"I was just repaying a favor. As you know, I was about to have my parents called in, and he helped me out."

She and Fu Youhan had agreed not to mention their marriage certificate in public, so naturally, she couldn’t be the one to break the rule.

"But Si Ruo isn’t easy to mess with. She’s been cleaning house, dealing with any woman who tries to get close to Third Master Fu. Just a while back, a female publicist at Night Color showed a little interest in Third Master Fu and ended up being handled by Si Ruo to the point that she had to leave Yan City."

Before this conversation, Jiang Moxi had been puzzled as to why, despite being pretty and having a good figure, Si Ruo was so repulsive to Fu Youhan.

Now, having heard Yu Dingding’s words, she understood.

This sort of suffocating love is more than most people can bear.

At this moment, Yu Dingding said, "I’m worried that you provoked her today, and it might lead to trouble."

Yu Dingding was afraid something would happen to her, which is why she specifically came looking for her.

A warm current flowed through Jiang Moxi’s heart, and she laughed, "I think I should be able to handle it, but thanks anyway."

"No need to thank me. Just remember, try not to walk around alone these next few days, and don’t give her a chance to harm you."

"Okay."

After talking with Yu Dingding, Jiang Moxi continued to the storeroom to do inventory.

But she couldn’t have anticipated that Si Ruo would come looking for her so quickly.

At the time, Jiang Moxi had just finished counting the drinks the manager mentioned and was getting ready to leave the storeroom.

She didn’t expect a figure to approach her suddenly, hand raised as if to slap her.

Jiang Moxi reacted quickly and immediately caught the hand that was about to slap her.

Upon recognizing the person, Jiang Moxi froze: "It’s you?"

"Yes, it’s me! Wench, you dared to seduce him!"

Si Ruo cursed loudly, trying to pull her hand back to continue dealing with Jiang Moxi, but she realized she couldn’t break free and became even more infuriated.

"Think a bit of brute strength is so impressive? I’m telling you, if you piss me off, it won’t be as simple as just getting slapped."

However, after Si Ruo finished her tirade, the hand Jiang Moxi had been gripping her wrist with suddenly let go.

Caught off guard, Si Ruo lost her balance and fell to the ground in an awkward heap.

To make matters worse, Jiang Moxi half squatted in front of her and said, "Having brute strength isn’t that impressive, but at least it’s better than you. You don’t have any strength, yet you dare to challenge others to a fight—totally lacking in self-awareness!"

After dropping this remark, Jiang Moxi intended to leave.

But Si Ruo, still unwilling to let it go, shouted at her retreating figure: "You and him are impossible. You’re so ugly, he’s just interested in the novelty of it."

Jiang Moxi actually stopped in her tracks, turned back to look at her, her eyes devoid of any ripples.

"He’d rather be with someone as ugly as me than even try with you. You should realize that he really doesn’t like you, and stop bothering him."

Jiang Moxi spelled it all out, playing the good person to the end, hoping Si Ruo would also see the error of her ways.

But the last thing Si Ruo could stand was hearing someone say that she and Fu Youhan were impossible—she flew into a rage, spewing out all kinds of lovely words.

"Bitch, what do you know? He does like me, he just hasn’t realized it yet. And looking across the whole Yan City, there’s no better match than him and me. He will definitely be mine in the end..."

Si Ruo’s affection for Fu Youhan had already turned into an obsession.

Jiang Moxi knew this was an obsession that wouldn’t change in the short term, so she didn’t bother with Si Ruo anymore and turned to leave.

What she didn’t know was that Si Ruo, watching her receding figure, had eyes filled with deeper and deeper resentment.

After a while, she took out her phone and dialed a number: "Teach someone a lesson for me..."

*

As Night Color closed up, Jiang Moxi changed out of her uniform, ready to return home.

But just as she was about to start her motorcycle, a van suddenly stopped right in front of her.

Then the van door opened, and several tall and burly men got out.

The menacing-looking men stared at Jiang Moxi: "Beat her up! Let’s see if she dares to seduce someone else’s man again!"

Jiang Moxi was just wondering if these people might be from Emperor City or elsewhere.

But as soon as she heard the word "seduce," she knew these must be Si Ruo’s people, and she was no longer apprehensive.

As the first burly man rushed forward, Jiang Moxi remained calm and collected, slapping him across the face.

"Slap..." The man was knocked to the ground by the slap.

The other burly men were surprised by this, but thought it must have been an accident.

The man who had been slapped must not have been ready, allowing Jiang Moxi to knock him down.

So, another man stepped forward confidently.

But as he got close to Jiang Moxi, he didn’t even see how she made her move, just heard the "slap" sound, followed by him hitting the ground.

The rest of the men, witnessing the scene, were in disbelief.

One of them shouted angrily: "Attack together! I refuse to believe we can’t deal with this damn girl!"

And with that, they swarmed toward Jiang Moxi.

The guys from Night Color had just finished work and were all preparing to go home.

They never expected to walk out of Night Color’s doors only to see such a shocking scene.

My god, more than ten strong men were actually about to assault a girl!

Bullying by size, numbers, and strength!

Call the police!

Justice must be upheld!

But after they called the police, they realized that something didn’t seem right.

Because Jiang Moxi was dealing with those more than ten burly men effortlessly, slapping them till they howled in pain.

Some who couldn’t endure it tried to run, but she caught them and slapped them wildly, until they screamed for mercy.

Just then, the police arrived...