The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 78

Chapter 78: Chapter 78

"Young Master Si, you’re not joking, are you?"

Yuan Zhou looked utterly bewildered.

It was incredible that Si Lin would propose to mess with the Yuan Family’s assets for Jiang Moxi.

"Do I look like someone who jokes about these kinds of things?" Si Lin stared at Yuan Zhou, his eyes flashing with dangerous light.

In that moment, Yuan Zhou was convinced Si Lin wasn’t joking and immediately lost all desire to jest, not daring to speak carelessly anymore.

It was Ye Chen, however, who teased Si Lin with a half-smile.

"Yo, Young Master Si, since when did you become so protective of Moxi?"

Although Yu Dingding wasn’t in a position to speak, her gaze also fell on Si Lin at this moment.

She always felt that this man’s sudden change of attitude towards Jiang Moxi boded no good.

But then she heard Si Lin say, "Of course I have to protect her, Moxi is my girlfriend!"

This statement had an even more unexpected impact than his cold warning earlier.

The people in the private room looked at him in dumbfounded astonishment.

Suddenly, the room fell completely silent, so quiet one could hear a pin drop.

Especially Yuan Zhou, who had just been sitting beside Si Lin, almost fell off the sofa when he heard this.

If he hadn’t known that previously Jiang Moxi had arranged for Young Master Si to be beaten up, that’d be another thing, but he did know, and now he had to watch as she became Young Master Si’s girlfriend...

So, was this a love born from a beating?

He had never realized that Young Master Si had such a masochistic streak!

Although he really couldn’t accept this style of romance, apart from offering his best wishes, he didn’t know what else to say.

The others were no less shocked than Yuan Zhou by the news of Jiang Moxi suddenly becoming Si Lin’s girlfriend.

After all, one was the ruling powerhouse of Yan City’s top-tier rich family, while the other was a nightclub waitress;

One was a mixed-race handsome man who was a Yan City celebrity, the other had been labeled an ugly freak;

One was in the sky, the other on the ground.

Their romance was like a bird and a fish – utterly mismatched no matter how you looked at it!

But having seen the consequence of Yuan Zhou being warned just now, no one dared to express their opinions lightly.

They could only secretly admire Jiang Moxi, the so-called ugly freak, for her not so impressive looks but seemingly effective tactics, which had managed to make both Third Master Fu and Young Master Si fall at her feet.

However, Yu Dingding always felt there must be an ulterior motive for Si Lin to announce at this moment that Jiang Moxi had become his girlfriend.

Yu Dingding was just like everyone else, afraid that contradicting Si Lin at this time might invite trouble.

But when she was in a tough spot, Jiang Moxi had helped her without a second thought; how could she just stand by and watch Jiang Moxi being framed?

At that moment, Yu Dingding was ready to confront Si Lin, even if it meant she was prepared to die.

But the next second, Ye Chen suddenly slapped her thigh, gave her a sidelong glance, and signaled her not to sacrifice herself needlessly.

Yu Dingding was about to scold Ye Chen; what business was it of his if she sacrificed herself?

Then she heard Ye Chen, with his lazy and sensual voice, question Si Lin.

"Since when did Moxi become your girlfriend? Does she know about it?"

"She knows." Si Lin probably saw that Ye Chen was sticking up for Fu Youhan and continued, "Third Master Fu was also informed about it just now."

Ye Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly, "Is that so?"

Fu Youhan had left the private room earlier and hadn’t returned. Was it because of this?

"Some other day, we’ll find a chance, and Moxi and I will treat you all to a meal."

Si Lin met Ye Chen’s gaze, his thin lips curving with a mischievous provocation.

Ye Chen responded with a faint smile, "Sure."

Yu Dingding also knew when to stop and planned to wait until Jiang Moxi returned to the private room to find an opportunity to quietly ask her what was going on.

But Jiang Moxi didn’t return to the private room that night.

Just after parting ways with Fu Youhan and Si Lin, Jiang Moxi received a call from the caregiver, saying that Feng Ming had opened his eyes again.

At that point, Jiang Moxi couldn’t care less about her anger and reluctance; she immediately asked the manager for leave and rushed to the hospital.

When she arrived at the hospital, Jiang Moxi saw that Feng Ming, lying on the hospital bed, indeed still had his eyes open.

In the moment their eyes met, Jiang Moxi seemed to once again see the him from four years ago, commanding attention in Emperor City...

"Brother, are you awake?"

Jiang Moxi’s eyes reddened.

She so hoped that Feng Ming would truly wake up.

But after calling out to him for a long time, Feng Ming didn’t respond.

Later, he simply closed his eyes again.

Jiang Moxi composed herself and then informed Feng Ming’s primary care physician, Zhang Lianggui, of his condition for the day over the phone.

After analyzing the situation, Zhang Lianggui came to a conclusion.

"The time he’s kept his eyes open is longer than before, which proves that Mr. Feng’s condition is really gradually improving. Perhaps before long, he will wake up. Remember, when you have time, talk more about the past fun memories; external stimuli will help him wake up faster."

Jiang Moxi felt a tiny surge of excitement upon hearing this conclusion.

So after ending the call, she sat in front of Feng Ming’s hospital bed, recounting their past amusing stories.

"Do you remember the time when we went on a mission with Xuanming and the others, and we hadn’t received food supplies for days, almost starving to madness? Xuanming caught wild chickens for us to roast. I still remember how you ate several chickens in succession, and Xuanming joked that you were about to cause wild chickens to go extinct..."

"Later, when we told Xuanming about eating dumplings on New Year’s Eve, he actually made dumplings for us. That towering figure of 1.9 meters, chopping the meat filling as if he was committing murder..."

"Xuanming’s dumplings, zongzi, spring rolls, and buns all tasted so good. But it seems he was a bit slow-witted. I only mentioned once that eating a dumpling with a coin inside during the New Year would bring luck, and afterwards, no matter whether it was zongzi or buns, he would always toss a few coins in."

Recounting the trials and tribulations they had faced together, Jiang Moxi seemed to return to that time, her lips involuntarily curling into a smile.

Perhaps it was those happy memories making her unwilling to pull away; she talked until dawn in front of Feng Ming’s hospital bed without feeling tired.

However, she didn’t know that after leaving Night Color, Fu Youhan had been waiting for her at Tianqin Bay Villa the whole time.

He waited all night long but never saw a sign of her.

It wasn’t until the first rays of sunlight in the morning shone into the Tianqin Bay Villa that Fu Youhan’s lips curled into a smile, brimming with irony...

*

Jiang Moxi recounted many pleasant memories of their past to Feng Ming by his hospital bed.

Until Zhang Lianggui came for the rounds and saw her eyes, now full of bloodshot veins from staying up all night, and asked her urgently.

"Moxi, don’t tell me you’ve been talking to Feng Ming all night without sleeping?"

Jiang Moxi rubbed her eyes: "Yes, you said that talking about fun stories might make him wake up sooner..."

Zhang Lianggui saw her fatigue and felt a mix of distress and irritation.

"What I meant was that doing so could stimulate him to the greatest extent, and he might wake up sooner. Might, as in there’s uncertainty. Moxi, you’re so intelligent, I think you understand what I’m saying."

"I just want him to wake up soon..." Jiang Moxi covered her own eyes.

How could she not understand Zhang Lianggui’s meaning? It was just that her heart was overwhelmed with the hope that Feng Ming would wake up.

"Silly girl, I understand your good intentions, but your health is also important. If you fall ill too, what will Mr. Feng do?"

After much persuasion from Zhang Lianggui, he finally convinced Jiang Moxi to go back and rest.

After Jiang Moxi left, Zhang Lianggui conducted a few more examinations on Feng Ming.

Before leaving the ward, Zhang Lianggui couldn’t help but glance at Feng Ming one more time: "Wake up soon, it’s really not been easy for her, a girl holding up on her own until now..."

Then, Zhang Lianggui went back to his office.

But what he didn’t know was that the moment his long legs stepped out of the ward, Feng Ming’s right hand moved slightly...