The Time-Limited Love and Marriage
Chapter 288

Chapter 288: Chapter 288

The next morning, Jiang Moxi had breakfast as usual and then went to the Technical College for classes.

After breakfast, Fu Youhan got into Chi Jing’s car.

"Third Young Master, we still haven’t found the person who set off fireworks that night."

Through the rearview mirror, Chi Jing noticed that Fu Youhan’s eyes had darkened a bit, and he continued, "There is new news from Emperor City though, saying that Feng Yu, the Feng Family Patriarch, has come to Yan City."

"What is Feng Yu doing in Yan City?" Fu Youhan’s long fingers tapped on the car window.

This was a habitual gesture when he was thinking.

The Feng Family’s business interests closely matched Fu Youhan’s personal investment portfolio, so he kept a slight watch on the Feng Family’s movements.

Chi Jing said, "It is said that they are interested in the Jiang Family’s recent green energy car project and are preparing to form a partnership with them."

"The Jiang Family?" Fu Youhan suddenly narrowed his sharp eyes.

For some reason, as soon as Chi Jing mentioned Feng Yu and his recent connections with the Jiang Family, the image of Jiang Moxi had flashed fiercely in his mind.

Could it be that Feng Yu was the one who set off the fireworks that night, and his cooperation with the Jiang Family was also aimed at Jiang Moxi?

As soon as this thought surfaced in Fu Youhan’s mind, he immediately instructed Chi Jing, "Keep a close eye on Feng Yu’s contact with the Jiang Family and report back to me on the progress of their cooperation at any time."

"Yes."

On the other side, at the Technical College—

During the break between classes, Jiang Moxi took out the old photo copy given to her by Jiang Tairan and examined the emerald necklace on it.

The more she looked at the necklace, the more she felt she had seen it somewhere before.

But she couldn’t remember where exactly.

As Jiang Moxi pondered fruitlessly, the bell for the end of class rang.

"Moxi, my god Cang Ming is coming to Yan City for a performance, I feel my love is on its way!"

Right after class, Mu Wanting, holding a poster, squealed excitedly like a gopher in front of Jiang Moxi.

Jiang Moxi glanced at the man on the poster, who wore only a suit jacket, revealing plenty of muscle, and disdainfully commented, "Lacks male virtue!"

"Moxi, you must be an old antique. Which male celebrity doesn’t take these kinds of photos nowadays? And if they didn’t take them, how could we have the chance to appreciate their perfect bodies?"

Mu Wanting checked the time and hurriedly said, "I won’t talk to you anymore. I’m going back to grab concert tickets. I’m going after my love."

Then Mu Wanting ran off like a gust of wind.

Jiang Moxi quickly packed up her stuff and also prepared to leave the campus.

But what she didn’t expect was that as soon as she stepped out of the campus gate, she ran into a girl making flirtatious gestures towards her.

Jiang Moxi was stunned for a moment before realizing that the woman who kept flicking her hair and shaking her head, even swaying her waist, was actually Lin Meihan.

What confused Jiang Moxi the most was that Lin Meihan was only wearing a strappy miniskirt now.

These past few days in Yan City had been unseasonably cold, with temperatures dipping to two or three degrees. Lin Meihan, exposing her arms and legs, had her skin and lips looking somewhat purple from the cold.

Yet, as if unfazed by the chill, she continued to twist and sway in front of Jiang Moxi, as if she was intentionally trying to disgust her.

Jiang Moxi could no longer stand the sight of Lin Meihan shaking her scant two ounces of chest flesh in the cold wind, so she quickly stepped past her intending to leave.

However, Lin Meihan still followed her and once again positioned herself in front of Jiang Moxi, continuing to gyrate seductively.

This time, it wasn’t just body language though; with reddened eyes, she pleaded with Jiang Moxi, "Jiang Moxi, hurry up and scold me! Just call me shameless and that will be enough!"

Lin Meihan was also a campus belle at the neighboring First Academy, and her previous bizarre behavior had already attracted a crowd of onlookers.

Among them were many students from their own First Academy, and a few were male classmates who had pursued Lin Meihan before.

Their eyes were all filled with disdain, as if they were looking at the most contemptible woman who sells her body.

Lin Meihan was extremely ashamed and annoyed, but she was powerless to resist and could only hope to end this before more people witnessed the scene.

But Jiang Moxi didn’t curse at her, just asked, "What’s wrong with your brain? You’re actually seeking out someone to scold you?"

"If you don’t scold me loudly, I won’t be able to explain myself to Young Master Si!" Lin Meihan was so anxious she was close to tears.

"Young Master Si? Si Lin?" Jiang Moxi was actually surprised, not expecting Si Lin to put her in this situation.

"Yes, him! Hurry up and scold me, otherwise who knows how he’ll torment me!"

Mentioning Si Lin, Lin Meihan could no longer hold back her tears.

When Si Lin called her to get in the car, she thought he was going to drive her home.

But how would she have known that this bastard would confiscate her phone, rip off the fur coat she was wearing, and lock her in the Si Family’s abandoned factory, leaving her to freeze all night.

It wasn’t until she agreed to go to Jiang Moxi and act coquettishly for her to curse at that Si Lin finally dropped her off in front of the Technical College’s gate.

In the midst of sobbing, Lin Meihan continued to make several coquettish gestures at Jiang Moxi, then urged, "Jiang Moxi, scold me quickly. I’m really too cold!"

Jiang Moxi, looking at Lin Meihan who was nearly driven mad in front of her, finally said, "He’s nearby, right? I’ll go see him. You go home first."

Lin Meihan pointed to a Porsche parked not far away, but hesitated and didn’t leave immediately.

Because she had resisted before, even tried to run away, only to be met with another round of psychological torment by Si Lin.

"You go first, I will talk to him."

Following the direction she pointed, Jiang Moxi saw the limited edition Porsche slowly lowering its window.

Si Lin was wearing sunglasses, his lips curving into a wicked smile directed at Jiang Moxi.

So, Jiang Moxi walked towards him.

Lin Meihan, seeing that Si Lin did not stop her from leaving, hurriedly hailed a taxi and fled.

In a blink of an eye, Jiang Moxi reached the side of the Porsche, but inexplicably thought back to Si Lin’s confession at the Emperor Hotel, unsure of how to start the conversation.

Si Lin waited for a while, but seeing that Jiang Moxi remained silent, he simply took off his sunglasses and looked at her roguishly: "Didn’t you scold her loudly?"

"Why should I scold her?" Jiang Moxi asked.

Si Lin simply stepped out of the car: "She scolded you, of course you should give tit for tat."

"It’s none of your business—I don’t mind it, so what’s it to you."

Only then did Jiang Moxi realize that Lin Meihan was probably caught by Si Lin in some occasion while cursing at her, so Si Lin decided to take revenge on her behalf.

But Jiang Moxi couldn’t give Si Lin the response he wanted and didn’t want to get entangled with him any further; it was better for both Si Lin and herself.

"Can’t I shout for justice and then keep walking?" Si Lin’s smile faded a bit, seeing Jiang Moxi’s cold face, he probed:

"You’re not cutting ties with me completely because I told you that night I wanted to be with you, are you?"

That was indeed Jiang Moxi’s intention, so she said, "I think that’s better for both you and me."

Si Lin laughed in exasperation. This was the first time he had pursued a woman so earnestly, and not only did she reject him, she even wanted to have nothing to do with him.

But he didn’t want to lose sight of her in the future or lack reasons to get closer to her; he would have to deal with all the emotions on his own.

When he spoke again, he returned to his previous frivolous demeanor: "Jiang Moxi, I got a new girlfriend yesterday. I’ll bring her over for you to see in a couple of days."

Then he even patted Jiang Moxi’s shoulder earnestly: "My goal is just to make sure you don’t get together with Third Master Fu. That way my Ruoruo has a chance to rise up. It’s not as profound as you think."

With his explanation, Jiang Moxi breathed a sigh of relief.

Then Si Lin suddenly mentioned, "By the way, it’s my birthday on Saturday, and I’m throwing a celebration party at Nanfeng Manor. You must come..."