CHAPTER 343: CHAPTER 343

Twenty minutes later, by the Yan City Moat—

The cold wind kept blowing, mixed with a dampness that numbed the scalp.

That’s why at this time, not even a ghostly shadow could be seen by the moat.

Only Jiang Moxi and Jing Yan, standing shoulder to shoulder by the riverbank.

Not knowing how long they had been buffeted by the cold wind, Jing Yan made sure he had calmed down a bit before he spoke: "Wen You is right by his side, and he might be the mastermind. It’s still not too late to leave now."

From start to finish, Jing Yan never mentioned Fu Youhan’s name, but Jiang Moxi knew that the "he" Jing Yan was referring to was Fu Youhan.

Just like Jing Yan never said he knew about the relationship between Fu Youhan and Jiang Moxi, but his words let Jiang Moxi clearly understand that he knew.

"It shouldn’t be him..." Jiang Moxi’s voice suddenly became a bit more hoarse.

During this time, the tender sweetness between her and Fu Youhan had been so real, she was unwilling to believe that Fu Youhan could do such a cruel thing.

She even kept making up various reasons in her head for him, like how Fu Youhan did not know that she was Dead Ghost.

In short, Jiang Moxi truly could not accept that the most intimate lover by her side was actually the mastermind of this extreme plan aiming to take her life.

"Do you really want to end up like Feng Ming, waiting until everything is irreversible and she and the people close to her are in trouble before regretting?"

Jing Yan’s voice, in the cold night wind, was like a sharp blade, directly striking that wound deep in Jiang Moxi’s heart.

Jiang Moxi was instantly taken back to that time they were ambushed; the screams of her teammates in their temporary dwelling...

Those desperate cries made Jiang Moxi’s head ache as if it were about to split.

Finally, after a long while, Jiang Moxi made her decision with a voice that had become extremely hoarse.

"Give me one week, I will take care of everything and then leave."

Jiang Moxi watched the turbulent river waters in the Night Color, closing her eyes in despair and helplessness.

*

Over an hour later, at Tianqin Bay—

When Jiang Moxi pushed the door open, Fu Youhan rose from the couch and quickly walked up to her side.

"Who was that person, and where did you go with him? Don’t you know it’s very dangerous to go out alone with a man this late?"

Fu Youhan’s tone was very bad.

But anyone would not be in a good mood to see their woman prefer to walk with another man rather than with them.

At the time, Fu Youhan also wanted to go up and take Jiang Moxi back to his side, to assert his authority to Jing Yan.

But considering Wen You was right by his side...

He did not want Wen You to have too much contact with Jiang Moxi, because he knew Wen You was like a ticking time bomb, capable of sending everyone into disarray at any moment.

He was worried that too much contact with Wen You would hurt Jiang Moxi.

So he could only send Wen You to her current residence first and have someone watch her around the clock before he hurried back home.

To his dismay, Jiang Moxi had not returned, and the table full of delicious food had not been touched.

During the half-hour while waiting for Jiang Moxi, Fu Youhan called her over and over, but never got a response.

His heart was hanging in mid-air, burning with anxiety.

Not until Jiang Moxi pushed the door and entered did his heart settle back down.

But he still couldn’t help but question Jiang Moxi about that man and the nature of their relationship.

But Jiang Moxi just looked back at him, her eyes full of exhaustion: "I’m very tired, I just want to sleep well."

Fu Youhan was still angry.

Angry that Jiang Moxi would rather let another man escort her than bother with him, angry she had been alone with another man for over an hour without an explanation.

But seeing Jiang Moxi’s tired look, he suddenly could not bear to ask further.

So as Jiang Moxi walked toward the bedroom, he followed: "Why didn’t you eat anything tonight? Even if I wasn’t with you, you should still eat properly."

Jiang Moxi didn’t respond; she simply took off her jacket, hung it on the coat rack, and then burrowed into the bed covers.

Fu Youhan followed suit, crawling in after her and wrapping his arms around her from behind: "How about I heat up the food for you, so you can eat a little before sleeping?"

Fu Youhan clearly lowered his posture and softened his tone, deliberately trying to please her.

Jiang Moxi knew this was a time to accept the olive branch.

After all, a person as unattainable as Fu Youhan, who was willing to temporarily set aside his anger and take the initiative to please her, was already giving her great face.

But Jiang Moxi couldn’t help feeling extremely disappointed whenever she thought of how Fu Youhan had neglected her for Wen You, how he didn’t even bother explaining Wen You’s origins to her.

Thus, she kept her eyes tightly shut, said nothing, and didn’t turn to embrace Fu Youhan...

It seemed this was the first time since they had started living together that she and Fu Youhan lay in the same bed, yet slept with their backs to each other.

Jiang Moxi had thought that such a sleeping position would feel strange, that it would be difficult for her to fall asleep.

But perhaps it was due to the exhaustion from the fight earlier in the evening, or the headache from the cold wind, Moxi closed her eyes and within less than ten minutes, slipped into a deep slumber.

Fu Youhan was waiting for a response from Jiang Moxi, and at one point even slid his hand under the hem of her clothes, trying to provoke her.

Yes, even if Jiang Moxi had a big fight with him, it would be better than this tepid response, without even acknowledging him.

However, much to Fu Youhan’s surprise, when his fingers touched that smooth patch of skin, what came from her was the steady sound of breathing...

Jiang Moxi had fallen asleep!

Fu Youhan was both angry and annoyed!

They had had such an unpleasant dispute, how could Jiang Moxi still fall asleep?

Fu Youhan had even thought about waking Jiang Moxi up, to resolve their conflict first.

But as he watched her peacefully sleeping profile, he found himself unable to be ruthless.

In the end, Fu Youhan compromised, just holding Jiang Moxi, inhaling the fresh scent of her hair, and then following her into sleep...

*

The next day, when Jiang Moxi woke up, she immediately met Fu Youhan’s gaze.

"You can really sleep! You’ve slept for nearly twelve hours," Fu Youhan said, his deep and profound eyes filled with inquiry.

In fact, he had been awake for several hours, planning to have a proper talk with Jiang Moxi about last night’s issues.

But since Jiang Moxi had not woken up, he could only watch.

"Tired," Moxi said and prepared to roll over and get out of bed.

But Fu Youhan held onto her wrist and pulled her back onto the bed.

"We haven’t properly discussed what happened last night!"

Fu Youhan pressed down upon her, looking determined to not let things rest until they had talked.

In an instant, Moxi’s memories of yesterday returned.

Her heart instantly conveyed discomfort and a tearing pain.

But Jiang Moxi quickly concealed the emotions that shouldn’t have appeared in her eyes, and her tone was even calmer than usual: "There’s nothing to discuss."

No matter what, it wouldn’t change the fact that she was leaving Yan City in a week...

She tried to push Fu Youhan away to get up, but he pressed down even harder.

"Then you have to tell me, what exactly is your relationship with Jing Yan?"

Fu Youhan admitted that his tone was somewhat aggressive.

Because he had already sent people to investigate Jing Yan’s background and found out that this man was actually the head of the Cultural Center.

Aside from that, this man also had countless private interactions with Jiang Moxi.

Utilizing the extensive information network, Fu Youhan’s people even found surveillance footage of Jiang Moxi and Jing Yan meeting several times in a café.

So Fu Youhan began to suspect, might this man be Jiang Moxi’s ex-boyfriend, her first love?

But just as he was nearly consumed by anger, Jiang Moxi suddenly leaned in and kissed him, taking the initiative to provoke his desire...