The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 287

Chapter 287: Chapter 287

Aunt Yao quickly delivered the items Jiang Tairan had requested into his hands.

Jiang Tairan handed the items to Jiang Moxi; it was an old photograph that had been printed out.

The photograph featured a young woman wearing a cheongsam, looking elegant and intelligent. Around her neck was an emerald necklace.

The pendant of the emerald necklace had a rather peculiar design, evoking a sense of familiarity in Jiang Moxi for some unknown reason.

Seeing Jiang Moxi examining the old photograph, Jiang Tairan explained, "This is a photo of Lady Suchen when she was young, the wife of Mr. Lai De from THE ONE Group."

Jiang Moxi was aware of THE ONE Group, having recently risen to fame in the semiconductor business and successfully breaking into the top ten of the global rich list.

Moreover, the decades-long loving relationship between Mr. Lai De and Lady Suchen was a well-known sweet story among the wealthy circles.

Two years prior, Jiang Moxi had even briefly met Lady Suchen and knew her to be gentle, kind-hearted, and very charitable.

Jiang Tairan continued, "Everyone knows that THE ONE Group is extremely wealthy, and that Lai De and Suchen have no heirs. But in truth, Suchen and Lai De did have a daughter who was tragically kidnapped and murdered twenty years ago, which left Suchen crying her eyes out."

Jiang Moxi was slightly surprised; when she had met Suchen, she knew that she had an eye condition, but had no idea it was caused by the despair of losing her daughter.

Then Jiang Tairan said, "I’ve said so much, but now let’s focus on the main task of repaying your debt of birth to the Jiang Family, which concerns the necklace around Lady Suchen’s neck."

Pointing to the necklace in the photograph, Jiang Tairan said, "This is the first piece of jewelry Mr. Lai De gave to Lady Suchen in their pursuit of love, which she treasured profoundly and even wore specifically for this photograph. Yet, during their daughter’s tragic kidnapping, this necklace was also lost."

"They have been searching fruitlessly for their daughter for many years, while Suchen has grown increasingly haggard. Hence, Lai De hopes to find this necklace within his lifetime, as a form of solace and compensation for Suchen."

"Moxi, do you want to repay the Jiang Family’s debt of birth? Then find this necklace. Once you find it, you will have settled your debts with us, and from that point on, we will have no further ties!"

As for the reward of finding this necklace, it is the opportunity to cooperate with THE ONE Group on their latest developed in-car system.

The in-car system from THE ONE Group is the most advanced globally at present.

If one can cooperate with them, it would be equivalent to joining the ranks of the world’s most advanced vehicle manufacturers.

If the Jiang Family could seize this rare opportunity, it would be like mortals ascending to immortality; even the Fu Family, the wealthiest in Yan City, would not be worth their concern.

Of course, this is the best possible outcome.

If Jiang Moxi failed to find it, she could not sever ties with the Jiang Family.

After joining the National Security Department, she would still have to share her connections, resources, and honors with the Jiang Family!

When Jiang Tairan pronounced this condition for clearing the slate, anyone would have to silently marvel at the old fox’s shrewdness!

Fortunately, Jiang Moxi didn’t say much, only calmly asking Jiang Tairan, "Are you certain? As long as I find this necklace, none of you will ever trouble me again?"

Jiang Tairan nodded, further saying, "If you’re not at ease, we can put it in writing!"

Saying this, he instructed Aunt Yao to bring paper and pen, meticulously wrote down the promise, and solemnly signed and stamped it.

Everyone else knew that this agreement was only beneficial to the Jiang Family without any harm, so they tacitly agreed to Jiang Tairan’s decision.

Including Jiang Guosheng and Yu Man.

Even though they were aware that if Jiang Moxi truly accomplished this task, it would mean completely severing ties with them, almost as if trading their parental relationship with Jiang Moxi for money, they accepted it.

Jiang Moxi, presumably anticipating that Jiang Guosheng and Yu Man would agree, took the written promise from Jiang Tairan. Her demeanor remained calm: "Then it’s settled."

Jiang Tairan nodded, about to respond, when Jiang Weiwei suddenly limped forward and hoarsely said, "Grandfather, can I give it a try too?"

As soon as Jiang Weiwei spoke, almost everyone’s gaze fell on her.

Including Yu Man, who just faced the decision to sever ties with Jiang Moxi and remained very calm and fearless.

But at this moment, Yu Man was much more emotional than before: "Weiwei, you’re not thinking of cutting ties with us too, are you?"

Although her voice was the same as before, it clearly carried a few more strands of reluctance.

Jiang Guosheng didn’t speak, but he looked angry as well.

Jiang Weiwei hurriedly replied with tears: "No, of course I can’t bear to sever ties with Mom and Dad. I just want to get involved to try and get a chance for your forgiveness."

When Jiang Weiwei heard the demand Jiang Tairan made to Jiang Moxi to clear all debts, she immediately understood that to secure her standing in the Jiang Family, merely being a bit sly was not enough; the key was to show what valuable assets you could bring to the table.

And that’s what happened. Hearing that she wanted to join the search for the necklace, Jiang Tairan felt the chances of finding the necklace, and thus the Jiang Family’s entry into high society, seemed much closer, so he happily agreed.

Both Yu Man and Jiang Guosheng gave Jiang Weiwei a smile, as if all the previous displeasures had never existed.

Seeing this scene of her family of three getting along harmoniously again, Jiang Moxi simply drove away...

Fu Youhan returned to Tianqin Bay to find Jiang Moxi sitting alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows drinking.

"What’s wrong, in a bad mood?"

Fu Youhan approached, hugged Jiang Moxi from behind, and affectionately nuzzled her ear.

"It’s nothing. I just suddenly felt like indulging a bit..."

Jiang Moxi stared into the distant flickering lights, the sense of loss visible in her eyes.

But what she didn’t know was that Fu Youhan, because of her words, slightly narrowed his eyes, and his expression became a bit more intense.

He suspected that Jiang Moxi’s low spirits and her avoiding him might be because of the person who set off the fireworks yesterday.

In fact, since last night, Fu Youhan had been tracking down the person who set off fireworks at Emperor Hotel.

But what was strange was that no trace of this person could be found, whether it was through the hotel’s security or checking the nearby plaza.

Fu Youhan couldn’t help suspecting if this person, like Jiang Moxi, was also a top-level hacker?

As Fu Youhan was lost in thought, Jiang Moxi, whether chilled by the cold wind from the window or feeling cold-hearted from tonight’s encounters, felt an inexplicable chill over her body.

So she couldn’t help but turn around and say to Fu Youhan: "Uncle, hold me."

"Aren’t I holding you?" Fu Youhan came back to his senses, his eyebrows slightly raised.

"Not enough, hold tighter." Jiang Moxi looked at him with pleading eyes.

Fu Youhan frowned.

In his memory, this was the first time Jiang Moxi actively asked for a hug.

So had she met with that fireworks guy today and felt she owed something to him, Fu Youhan?

In a surge of jealousy, Fu Youhan’s body honestly hugged Jiang Moxi’s slender waist tightly, as if he wanted to merge her into his bones and blood.

Later on, under the influence of the toxins in Jiang Moxi’s body which were triggered by the alcohol, the two of them still ended up in bed.

In the throes of passion, Jiang Moxi heard the man whisper in her ear: "Jiang Moxi, don’t think of anyone else..."

Jiang Moxi nodded dimly and was swept up into the clouds by Fu Youhan.