CHAPTER 496: CHAPTER 496

Jiang Moxi was taken away from the release event by Fu Youhan and even got into his car.

The atmosphere between the two was originally very good, with Fu Youhan about to lean in to kiss Jiang Moxi.

But before their lips met, Fu Wangning’s voice suddenly came from the driver’s seat: "Moxi, long time no see."

At the sound of her voice, Jiang Moxi immediately pushed Fu Youhan away and looked at the reflection of Fu Wangning’s face in the rearview mirror.

Fu Wangning, on the other hand, also looked up immediately and curved her lips at Jiang Moxi through the rearview mirror.

"Yeah, long time no see." Jiang Moxi’s smile clearly faded a bit.

Fu Youhan could also distinctly feel that Jiang Moxi’s attitude towards him had suddenly become much colder, and she even emanated a "Fu Youhan keep away" vibe.

He quickly tried to explain to Jiang Moxi: "Wangning just happened to be coming to Emperor City for an academic exchange, so she took my private plane over."

Fu Wangning, initially content to see the smile disappear from Jiang Moxi’s face, had her mood plummet to rock bottom when Fu Youhan hurriedly explained to Jiang Moxi that he hadn’t come specially with her, Fu Wangning.

Fu Youhan then said: "I’ve already had the driver take her to the hotel earlier."

Right, Fu Youhan cleared all that could be cleared.

As if he was eager to show his loyalty to Jiang Moxi...

Fu Wangning knew this was probably the attitude a man in love should have towards a woman.

Once, Fu Wangning had imagined what it would be like for Fu Youhan to fall deeply in love with her.

The current Fu Youhan was indeed as she had imagined, only the object of his affections was not her, Fu Wangning.

Fu Wangning felt as though her heart had been pricked by a needle.

Her hands gripping the steering wheel tightened.

But soon, Fu Wangning composed herself, and said to the two in the rearview mirror: "I haven’t seen Moxi for a long time, so I let the driver go rest and came to drive for you instead."

Fu Youhan frowned slightly, clearly not very fond of Fu Wangning’s initiative.

However, before he could express anything, Fu Wangning smiled again and asked Jiang Moxi: "Moxi, you don’t mind me being the driver, do you?"

Jiang Moxi gave a forced smile: "I don’t really mind, why wouldn’t I enjoy someone serving us?"

Fu Wangning thought that certainly Jiang Moxi said this for appearances’ sake, feeling a surge of excitement for tormenting Jiang Moxi, even just a little.

Seeing Jiang Moxi respond like this, Fu Youhan didn’t express any further opinions and simply instructed Fu Wangning to drive to Fengyun Hotel.

On the way, Fu Youhan couldn’t help examining the dress on Jiang Moxi and even played with the drawstring at its waist.

"It’s rare to see you in such a dress."

In his memory, Jiang Moxi was always in trousers and T-shirts, seldom wearing something so figure-revealing.

Now wearing this, she was truly eye-catching.

Jiang Moxi also felt Fu Youhan’s gaze was a bit excessively fervent; ordinarily she would definitely throw a punch to stop his wandering eyes.

But Jiang Moxi noticed that from the driver’s seat, Fu Wangning occasionally glanced over through the rearview mirror...

So she didn’t suppress Fu Youhan with force, but instead asked with a teasing smile: "Do you like it?"

Usually, without any provocation, Fu Youhan felt strongly just looking at her.

Not to mention now, with Jiang Moxi’s eyes and smile hooking him in, and her wearing such a seductive dress, Fu Youhan felt his blood ignite.

He even disregarded Fu Wangning in the front seat, pulled Jiang Moxi into his arms, and softly nipped her ear: "I like it very much. Wear this to bed tonight, will you?"

Even though his voice was subdued, the space inside the car was small, so the words easily reached the ears of Fu Wangning, who was in the driver’s seat up front.

The man’s voice was hoarse, like poppies that bewitch in the midnight hour.

Even though Fu Wangning was inexperienced in worldly affairs, she still understood what Fu Youhan was thinking.

It felt as if a knife had plunged into her heart, causing such pain that she couldn’t breathe normally.

But still, she tried to feign calm, because she noticed that Jiang Moxi’s gaze was also fixed on her through the rearview mirror.

Indeed, through the rearview mirror, Jiang Moxi was scrutinizing Fu Wangning.

Seeing the bulging veins on the other’s forehead and her hands gripping the steering wheel as if she could crush it, Jiang Moxi indifferently withdrew her gaze and said to Fu Youhan, "It depends on your performance!"

"Don’t worry, I will definitely satisfy you today, my queen!"

Fu Youhan was not unaware of the undercurrents between the two women, but as long as he could achieve his goal, nothing else mattered.

And when Fu Wangning heard Fu Youhan’s uncompromised compliance, even referring to Jiang Moxi as "queen," she felt yet another mental blow.

She even wondered if she was masochistically following them by force.

Luckily, the car drove smoothly and quickly arrived at Fengyun Hotel.

After the car was parked, Fu Wangning, just like a chauffeur, got out of the car to open the door for Jiang Moxi and asked her with a tone she thought was witty and humorous,

"Moxi, you wouldn’t mind if I, the driver, tagged along for a meal, would you?"

Fu Wangning was confident; given her status, being someone’s driver and boldly asking for a meal, it seemed unlikely anyone would dare to refuse her.

But Jiang Moxi merely curled her lips and said, "Miss Fu, I am not in the habit of dining with drivers, sorry!"

Fu Wangning’s smiling face instantly stiffened.

But quickly, she put on another smile: "Moxi, are you still concerned about my relationship with Brother Han? Brother Han and I are a thing of the past; now I only see him as my brother, I..."

Fu Wangning was trying to play the innocent card.

She wanted to appear as the reasonable one, giving the impression that Jiang Moxi was an unreasonable woman to Fu Youhan.

But before she could finish, Jiang Moxi interrupted, "You’re mistaken. I don’t even care about him now, let alone your insignificant past! I’m just not accustomed to dining with drivers, so I’m sorry."

After speaking, Jiang Moxi left with an elegant stride.

Fu Wangning had never suffered such a great humiliation; she merely condescended to be their driver for a day, and Jiang Moxi took it seriously and even used it as an excuse to refuse to dine with her!

Fu Youhan watched Jiang Moxi walk away indifferently, his smiling face disappearing as well.

When Fu Wangning turned around and saw the subtle change in Fu Youhan’s expression, she hastily said with tears in her eyes, "Brother Han, I just wanted to have a meal with you and Moxi, nothing more, but Moxi seems to have misunderstood me..."

Indeed, Fu Wangning considered Fu Youhan’s awkward expression to be because he too felt Jiang Moxi had been too harsh on her, Fu Wangning.

So, her words were an attempt to escalate the tension between Jiang Moxi and Fu Youhan, laying the groundwork for potential trouble in their relationship.

But what Fu Wangning never expected was for Fu Youhan to rebuke her coldly: "Wangning, you should not spout nonsense. What past do you and I have?"

Fu Wangning was confused: "Brother Han?"

"Take the car and find somewhere to eat by yourself." After dropping this comment, Fu Youhan left without even glancing back at Fu Wangning, chasing after Jiang Moxi.

Fu Wangning felt an extreme sense of injustice; she believed that Fu Youhan shouldn’t treat her this way, and Jiang Moxi had no right to be so rude to her.

Even if Fu Wangning was just an adopted daughter of the Fu Family, her status was still more distinguished than Jiang Moxi’s, and she was a well-known traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in the country; Jiang Moxi couldn’t even compare to a single hair on her leg!

Fu Wangning’s eyes, red with anger, stared intensely at the retreating figure of Jiang Moxi.

She silently swore that one day, she would push Jiang Moxi into an abyss, never to recover!