CHAPTER 494: CHAPTER 494

Jiang Tairan even instructed Jiang Guosheng: "Hurry up and find someone to prepare a few banquet tables, and call Moxi back for dinner tonight."

"Dad, I don’t think Moxi will come," Jiang Guosheng said.

After all, the previous altercation with Jiang Moxi had been truly embarrassing.

Yu Man also chimed in: "I think it’s better not to waste money on the meal."

Besides suspecting that Jiang Moxi wouldn’t come, Yu Man was also worrying about Jiang Weiwei’s situation, leaving her without much appetite.

But Jiang Tairan harshly reprimanded them: "It’s precisely because you favor Weiwei that Moxi feels alienated from you. No matter what, Moxi is still your flesh and blood. You should spend more time with her, try to understand her better, so that you wouldn’t be oblivious to the fact that she is the designer X."

If they had known earlier that Jiang Moxi was designer X, they would have invested in establishing their own clothing factory, and Yunshang wouldn’t have gained such a reputation by now.

Yu Man muttered: "She kept everything hidden, unwilling to share anything with us, how can it be our fault? If only she were more like Weiwei, always discussing things with us, we wouldn’t have treated her this way."

Yu Man was convinced that the strain in their relationship with Jiang Moxi was primarily Jiang Moxi’s fault!

"Getting offended when called fat? Weiwei discusses everything with you; did she tell you about the plagiarism incident? If she was that good, she wouldn’t be getting dragged through the mud right now."

Upon saying this, Jiang Tairan became highly emotional and started coughing violently.

Jiang Guosheng hastily stepped forward to help him catch his breath, then sharply scolded Yu Man.

"Enough! Stop defending that good-for-nothing Weiwei. Instead of that, you’d better find Moxi’s contact as soon as possible and call her over for dinner!"

Yu Man, fearing that she could spur Jiang Tairan into a worse state, went off to find Jiang Moxi’s contact information.

*

Meanwhile, Fu Youhan’s private jet had just landed in Emperor City, and he promptly disembarked with his luggage.

Fu Wangning hurriedly followed him with the luggage in tow: "Brother Han, which hotel are you staying at? I’ll go book a room too."

But Fu Youhan didn’t look back, simply stating: "I’m not going to a hotel; I’m going to find Xixi right now."

Though he had been separated from Jiang Moxi for less than 24 hours, to Fu Youhan it felt like an aeon had passed.

At this moment, he only wanted to rush to Jiang Moxi’s side at the fastest speed and take her into his arms to quell his yearning heart.

But since Fu Youhan didn’t turn around, he failed to see Fu Wangning’s once bright smile vanish in an instant upon hearing that he wanted to rush off to see Jiang Moxi straight after landing.

"Come to think of it, I haven’t seen Moxi in a long time either. How about the three of us have dinner together tonight?"

Fu Youhan didn’t immediately respond, seemingly reluctant to take Jiang Moxi and Fu Wangning to dinner together.

Fu Wangning quickly blocked Fu Youhan’s way, gazing at him with clear eyes brimming with sincerity.

"Brother Han, I just regard Moxi as my sister-in-law now and want to be friends with her; there is no other implication."

Fu Youhan’s brow furrowed slightly. He felt that Jiang Moxi probably wouldn’t want to see Fu Wangning, and neither did he want Fu Wangning to be a third wheel.

But Fu Wangning’s sincerely earnest look made it difficult for him to refuse.

As Fu Youhan was caught in a dilemma, his phone suddenly rang.

It was a call from Ye Chen!

As soon as Fu Youhan picked up, Ye Chen’s excited voice came through.

"Brother Han, Xiao Moxi is truly remarkable. Oh my gosh, is there anything in this world she can’t do?"

Hearing Ye Chen praise Jiang Moxi endlessly, a smile involuntarily played around Fu Youhan’s lips, his voice revealing a soft chuckle: "What happened?"

Fu Wangning couldn’t help but look up at Fu Youhan upon hearing his voice and saw the tender light reflected in his deep black eyes.

And with the man’s lips slightly upturned in a faint smile, Fu Wangning’s heart secretly sped up a bit...

Meanwhile, Ye Chen was passionately responding.

"Do you know about Yunshang’s new product launch today? The never-seen-before designer X personally addressed the sensational plagiarism scandal. And guess what? When designer X showed up, I was totally dumbfounded—it was Xiao Moxi!"

Ye Chen then said, "I know you probably haven’t been paying attention to this stuff. I’ll send you a link so you can quickly catch up on the facts, otherwise, I’m worried that with your cluelessness, you might get dumped by our talented Xiao Moxi any minute."

Fu Youhan chuckled and cursed at Ye Chen: "Get lost."

But regarding the link Ye Chen provided for catching up on the facts, Fu Youhan immediately clicked to check it out.

It was a compilation of the highlights from the launch event put together by netizens after the fact.

The moment Fu Youhan opened it, he saw his girl on stage announcing that she was designer X, and the iconic moment where she personally slapped Jiang Weiwei in the face.

That calm and composed yet aloof and noble aura truly captivated people.

No wonder Ye Chen was worried about him being kicked to the curb...

So, Fu Youhan checked the location of the launch event and discovered it wasn’t over yet. He decided to head to the venue immediately to secure his family status.

The man’s movement snapped Fu Wangning out of her daze, and she quickly followed him.

Fu Youhan’s private car had long been waiting in front of the airport entrance. He got into the car right after leaving the airport and, unexpectedly, Fu Wangning followed after him.

"Brother Han..." She hesitated, holding the rear car door that was about to close, not quite sure how to convince Fu Youhan to take her along.

After all, she could see that Fu Youhan was in a hurry, clearly rushing to Jiang Moxi.

But the airport road was busy with vehicles coming and going. Their car had just stopped for a while when the driver behind them got impatient, honking non-stop.

So, to avoid delaying other people’s time, Fu Youhan let Fu Wangning get in the car.

*

At the same time, the Yunshang launch event was drawing to a close.

When Jiang Moxi prepared to leave the stage, many high-society ladies and wives took the initiative to come forward and apologize to her.

"Miss Xi, we really didn’t know you were designer X. If we had known, we definitely wouldn’t have believed you were a plagiarist."

"Miss Xi, we were deceived by that bitch Jiang Weiwei. Don’t worry, we won’t let Jiang Weiwei get away scot-free this time."

"Miss Xi, I apologize for previously supporting Jiang Weiwei online without knowing the full story. I sincerely hope you can forgive my impulsiveness..."

Jiang Moxi was surrounded by people, making it impossible to move. Xie Ling hurriedly came up with staff to maintain order.

"Apologies are fine, but don’t crowd too close. Weigh it up for yourself—if Miss Xi gets a scratch or a bump, can you afford the consequences?"

Xie Ling’s words successfully deterred some of the crowd.

Taking the opportunity, she informed Jiang Moxi: "Your mother just called Yunshang’s headquarters, saying she wants you to come home for dinner."

"My mom?" Jiang Moxi frowned slightly.

"That’s Yu Man, she said the Jiang Family has prepared a feast for you, to celebrate the successful conclusion of your launch."

As she spoke, Xie Ling couldn’t help but comment: "I’m quite impressed by the thickness of their skins. When Jiang Weiwei plagiarized you, they didn’t dare to let out a peep. Now that they see you’re on the rise again, they’re crowding around you like hyenas."

"You better not go. I don’t want to see you stripped of a layer of skin by them."

Xie Ling had just said this when she heard Jiang Moxi say: "I won’t go there. I might have other plans tonight."

Xie Ling was puzzled about what ’might have other plans’ meant, when she turned to see Jiang Moxi staring at a corner.

Following Jiang Moxi’s gaze, she saw Fu Youhan approaching with a bouquet of 99 roses, walking towards Jiang Moxi with deep affection...