The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 85

Chapter 85: Chapter 85

After a long while, the audience gradually came back to their senses, and the murmuring grew louder.

"This play really put in the effort, they actually turned such an ugly girl into a little fairy!"

"Is Lai Xueer truly an elf? To transform Jiang Moxi, famously known for her ugliness, into such a stunning beauty?"

"Is this really Jiang Moxi? Hidden beneath her heavy makeup was such a glamorous face all along!"

"Jiang Moxi must be bare-faced now; I just saw Lai Xueer holding a makeup remover wipe! Oh my god, how can her bare face be so beautiful, even I, a girl, feel like falling in love!"

Jiang Guosheng and Yu Man, her biological parents, sat in a corner, equally astounded by the transformation unfolding on stage.

Especially Jiang Guosheng, who was so shocked that he stood up at one point.

"Is this the real look of Moxi?"

Her eyes and eyebrows were like a painting; even a side profile was breathtakingly beautiful.

This version of Jiang Moxi made it incredibly hard for him to associate her with the girl who had been ridiculed for her ugliness over the past four years.

"I, I didn’t know! I’ve always wanted her to remove that messy makeup, but she never agreed."

Yu Man was also stunned by the beauty of the girl on stage.

Elsewhere, in the VIP seats, Fu Yiming was lost in thought as well.

He had never imagined that beneath Jiang Moxi’s thick makeup hid such a flawless stunning beauty.

Especially her voluminous dress, which had just been wetted by rainwater, perfectly clung to her figure, revealing her curvaceous lines without any concealment.

Her overwhelming, breathtaking beauty mesmerized him.

It even made him start to question whether he, who had previously insisted on breaking off their engagement, was foolish!

Next to him, Fu Youhan was slightly squinting his dark eyes, intently watching the girl on the stage.

His gaze remained deep and inscrutable, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

Only when the play reached the scene where Jiang Moxi danced with the Prince, did he visibly tighten his grip on the wheelchair armrest as he watched the Prince holding her slender waist...

Soon, the play moved to the scene where the Prince was searching for Cinderella with the glass slipper.

As Jiang Moxi, under Jiang Weiwei’s sneers, slipped on the glass slipper proving herself the Prince’s constant memory and when the Prince held a grand wedding for her, thunderous applause erupted from beneath the stage.

"My god, this play is even more exciting than the ones on TV. The reversal of Cinderella’s unmasking is simply too brilliant."

"I used to think the Prince was blind to marry Cinderella instead of the School Belle Jiang! But now, it seems wise not to choose School Belle Jiang. Once Cinderella took off her makeup, her bare face is even more beautiful than School Belle Jiang meticulously made-up!"

"I think the behind-the-scenes planner of this play is really amazing; they can go straight into this field after graduating!"

Listening to the applause and praises, the principals of both schools had their mouths twisted in smiles.

But likewise, listening to this enthusiastic applause, Jiang Weiwei and Lai Xueer were almost fuming with anger.

They never expected that the carefully planned setup would be defeated by Jiang Moxi’s bare face.

Especially Jiang Weiwei, she never thought Jiang Moxi’s face could be this beautiful; it was simply the epitome of pure desire!

At this moment, she not only had to worry about her parents favoring Jiang Moxi, but also worried about Fu Yiming changing his heart.

Because right at the curtain call of the play, both Yu Man and Fu Yiming brought her flowers, but their gazes could not help but drift towards Jiang Moxi...

And the flowers Jiang Moxi received were several times more than Jiang Weiwei.

Even several of Jiang Weiwei’s admirers, who had agreed to give her flowers after the performance, ended up giving their flowers to Jiang Moxi.

Soon after the play ended, the evening event also came to a close.

As per tradition, the leaders of Yan City and people from the top wealthy circles present awards to the students involved in the performance.

Fu Yiming was originally going to replace Fu Youhan to go up, as Fu Youhan, being in a wheelchair, was not very convenient.

But Fu Yiming didn’t expect that just as he was about to stand up, Fu Youhan called out, "Chi Jing, push me up."

So Chi Jing, sitting by the side, immediately took action and pushed Fu Youhan up to present the awards to the students.

The prize money and certificates for the students had already been prepared.

Fu Youhan only needed to hand them out one by one.

He was quick in giving out the awards to the people at the front.

Until it was Jiang Moxi’s turn...

When Fu Youhan handed over the certificate and prize money to her, she simply received them with downcast eyes.

Throughout the entire time, she refused to lift her head and meet Fu Youhan’s gaze.

Just like during the drama performance earlier; she knew Fu Youhan was right below the stage, yet she didn’t look up at him.

Even now, hearing anything related to Fu Youhan still made her heart tremble.

Even now, she couldn’t help but reminisce about all their past interactions.

But the moment she thought about how to Fu Youhan she was just a plaything, something to be discarded when bored, all those thoughts dissolved into nothingness, leaving only sorrow behind.

That’s why she simply decided not to look at Fu Youhan at all, blocking out everything related to him, hoping to soon forget everything.

Fu Youhan clearly noticed that Jiang Moxi had been avoiding him, even deeming unworthy to meet his gaze.

Was this her attitude after doing something wrong?

Not a single apology, no calls, not even a message when he was away on a business trip!

And now she wouldn’t even look at him!

Honestly, Fu Youhan really felt like ignoring her.

But after presenting her the certificate and prize money, he couldn’t help but take off his suit jacket and hand it to her.

Jiang Moxi kept her head down, waiting for the man to leave.

Unexpectedly, his suit jacket suddenly appeared in her field of vision.

She couldn’t help but be startled and looked up at Fu Youhan.

His deep and captivating eyes glanced at her clothes.

"Your clothes are wet, wear this so you don’t catch a cold."

Following the man’s gaze, Jiang Moxi realized her white performance costume was somewhat see-through after getting wet.

Feeling disheveled, she momentarily forgot everything else, took the jacket, draped it over herself, and said thanks.

Fu Youhan didn’t interact with her further and continued presenting awards to others.

Even after Fu Youhan finished presenting awards to everyone, many eyes still lingered on Jiang Moxi.

Especially Jiang Weiwei, seeing the suit jacket draped over Jiang Moxi, her gaze turned dark and menacing, nearly piercing through the certificate she was holding.

But then, the award ceremony ended, and the evening gathering dispersed.

The audience below the stage left in groups, and the people on stage also departed one after another.

Yu Man and Jiang Guosheng went on stage to pick up Jiang Weiwei, who hurriedly withdrew her gaze that lingered on Jiang Moxi, smiling as she greeted them.

"You performed really great," both of them praised Jiang Weiwei non-stop.

The smile on Jiang Weiwei’s face turned genuine, "Thanks, dad and mom!"

But what Jiang Weiwei didn’t expect was that after Jiang Guosheng finished praising her, he turned to Jiang Moxi not far away and said, "Moxi, come home with us."

The happy smile on Jiang Weiwei’s face immediately froze...