The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 90

Chapter 90: Chapter 90

Ling Ye was still staring blankly at the departing figures of Lai Xueer and her group when the surrounding students quietly started to gossip.

"I knew it. Lai Xueer has always looked down on Ling Ye, just stringing him along. She only makes friends based on whether they wear brand names, how could she possibly fancy someone like Ling Ye in his no-brand clothes."

"Lai Xueer was already together with Ren Huo, wasn’t she? After the night self-study session ended the other day, I saw them kissing passionately behind the teachers’ building. Why did she just now say they officially started dating?"

"Poor Ling Ye. He insisted on bringing Lai Xueer milk tea every day, and in doing so, ended up driving her away."

The voices of this gossiping made Ling Ye’s face turn exceptionally ugly.

Actually, people had already told him something similar before, advising him not to waste time on Lai Xueer.

But he didn’t believe them. He trusted Lai Xueer, and thought those speaking badly of her were just jealous of their relationship, and even beat someone up over it.

Now, it seemed like everyone had seen through Lai Xueer’s true face, merely trying to wake him up.

Ling Ye felt terribly sad, tasting the pain of heartbreak for the first time in his young life, feeling somewhat lost and helpless.

At that moment, the voice of Jiang Moxi reached him: "Are you okay?"

Perhaps because Jiang Moxi had helped him and his sister before, Ling Ye always felt she was like a family member.

Touched by her concerned question, he almost burst into tears.

But men shouldn’t cry easily, so Ling Ye grit his teeth and held back his tears, pretending to be composed as he said to Jiang Moxi, "I’m, I’m fine! It’s no big deal..."

Ling Ye thought that Jiang Moxi might comfort him some more, but unexpectedly, Jiang Moxi just said, "If you’re okay, scram, don’t disturb my sleep!"

At that moment, Ling Ye felt like his sincere heart had been shattered.

"I’m heartbroken, can’t you comfort me properly? Must you sleep now?"

"I’ll consider your suggestion after I wake up, but if you keep disturbing me, I’ll..."

Jiang Moxi slightly moved her hand joints, creating a crackling sound.

That sound, combined with Jiang Moxi’s current expressionless face, instantly reminded Ling Ye of the previous beatings, making him forget the pain of the heartbreak immediately and he swiftly slipped away.

Not long after Ling Ye left, the class bell rang.

Those who had specially come to watch Jiang Moxi also left one after another.

The world finally became completely quiet, and Jiang Moxi fell soundly asleep in the blissful teaching atmosphere...

*

In the evening, Jiang Moxi went to her part-time job at Night Color as usual.

The manager and coworkers were baffled when they saw her.

"Are you really Jiang Moxi?"

"You took a break just for one evening, how could you change this much?"

"My God, your face is even more perfect than the templates at the cosmetic surgery clinic."

Facing the crowd’s scrutiny and doubts, Jiang Moxi remained composed without even frowning: "I just didn’t wear makeup, that’s all."

Then, she changed into her uniform and started her work as usual.

Seeing her behavior being exactly the same as before, everyone finally believed this was indeed the previously unattractive Jiang Moxi.

Meanwhile, in a private room on the ninth floor—

Fu Youhan was drinking alone when Ye Chen pushed the door open.

"Ah, Brother Han is here! Sorry, tonight’s business is exceptionally booming, a lot of people came to gawk at our beautiful waitress."

Ye Chen smiled triumphantly.

Although Fu Youhan wasn’t sure, he felt like Ye Chen, when mentioning the beautiful waitress, seemed to especially raise his eyebrows at him.

So he squinted his eyes and asked Ye Chen: "What beautiful waitress?"

"Xiao Moxi! Turns out she doesn’t wear makeup, but looks like a millennia-old enchantress, no wonder you’ve been monopolizing her!"

Ye Chen had just seen the chat logs in the managers’ group of Night Color, so he rushed to observe for himself.

But unexpectedly, upon truly meeting Jiang Moxi, he was amazed beyond words by her beauty.

No wonder the manager mentioned that tonight Jiang Moxi’s floor was bursting with popularity, they even ran out of drinks and had to urgently restock.

"She didn’t wear makeup tonight?"

Fu Youhan’s tone remained unchanged, but the knuckles of his hand gripping the glass whitened from the excessive force.

"Yeah, her bare face outshines all the heavily dolled-up beauties here. A bunch of people have been asking me to recruit her into our Oiran team!"

Ye Chen had seen beauties enough to circle the globe, but never someone like Jiang Moxi, who could be a spectacle even in a waitress uniform.

If she became one of Night Color’s Oirans, she would definitely be a money tree.

But just as he thought of this, Ye Chen felt a chilling shiver down his spine and turned around to meet Fu Youhan’s ice-cold gaze.

"I know she’s your person, I wouldn’t dare think otherwise."

After Ye Chen clarified his stance, Fu Youhan withdrew his icy stare.

At this moment, Ye Chen’s phone vibrated again, and he hurriedly checked it.

"Yo, the manager says the Ren Family’s bastard brought people here to have fun, saw Xiao Moxi and wouldn’t let go of her hand."

Ren Family ranks beyond top hundred among Yan City’s wealthy, but since Head of Ren Family, Ren Hongjun, frequently visits Night Color and is renowned for his flirtatious nature, Ye Chen was aware of such a character.

"Which floor is she on?" asked Fu Youhan.

"Third floor, no private rooms, just booths," Ye Chen replied with a nervous smile, knowing that Fu Youhan couldn’t hold back.

Then, he personally pushed Fu Youhan to the third floor.

*

On third floor, booth 399, Ren Huo was here with Lai Xueer and several buddies celebrating what he claimed was a new romance.

Honestly, Lai Xueer regretted dating Ren Huo somewhat.

Because after they left together today, Ren Huo just took her to check into a room, calling out Jiang Moxi’s name.

Everything made Lai Xueer feel disrespected.

Now, Ren Huo had brought her to this kind of venue, which made Lai Xueer somewhat upset.

However, after quietly flipping through the menu here and discovering that even a glass of tap water was sold for over a hundred, she felt Ren Huo’s regard for her.

After all, Ren Huo was splurging in such an upscale venue for her.

But Lai Xueer didn’t know that Ren Huo was only trying to salvage his pride lost to Jiang Moxi today by inviting his buddies to this high-end place.

"Open up and drink tonight, it’s on me."

As Ren Huo dropped these words, he also shouted towards a busy waitress at another booth, "Waitress, come over here!"

But Ren Huo had no idea that the waitress he was calling over was actually Jiang Moxi.

Indeed, enemies often cross each other’s paths!

Lai Xueer’s astonished expression gradually turned venomous as she fixated on Jiang Moxi, looking ready to devour her.

But Jiang Moxi seemed to have totally forgotten today’s events, emotionlessly asking them, "What would you like to drink?"

Finding an outlet for his frustration, Ren Huo immediately grabbed Jiang Moxi’s hand.

"Jiang Moxi, so you hang out in places like this, then why act so lofty in front of me?"

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