CHAPTER 321: CHAPTER 321

"Third, Third Master Fu!" Jiang Tairan was so frightened that his face turned pale, and his ears were buzzing.

It was over!

Because he remembered that when he started talking with Jiang Moxi just now, this car was parked right beside them.

So, was the conversation he just had with Jiang Moxi fully overheard by Fu Youhan?

Indeed, in Jiang Moxi’s presence, Jiang Tairan had belittled Third Master Fu as worthless, but he never dared to underestimate Third Master Fu’s intelligence and means.

So if what he said just now had truly angered Third Master Fu, Jiang Tairan dared not imagine the tempest it would bring to the Jiang Family.

Jiang Tairan hurriedly apologized: "I’m sorry, Third Master Fu. I didn’t mean it..."

But before he could finish his apology, Fu Youhan interrupted him.

"There’s no need to apologize to me; I am indeed just a crippled man with incomplete limbs!"

Fu Youhan laughed at Jiang Tairan, but the smile did not reach his eyes, appearing sharp and defiant.

Jiang Tairan’s heart skipped a beat. It seemed Third Master Fu had fully understood what he said just now.

"Third Master Fu, I really didn’t mean any offense, I..." Jiang Tairan was frantic, almost ready to kneel before Fu Youhan.

But Third Master Fu’s face remained cold, and Jiang Tairan could only hope to turn to Jiang Moxi for help.

"Moxi, you must help Grandpa explain to Third Master Fu!"

Jiang Moxi said, "If I remember correctly, the day I brought the emerald necklace to Jiang’s Old Mansion, we had already severed our ties. I have no obligation to clean up the Jiang Family’s mess!"

Jiang Tairan, in a fit of rage, said: "But we are still blood relatives, and I am your grandfather..."

However, Jiang Tairan’s talk of blood relations not only bored Jiang Moxi, but it also nauseated Fu Youhan.

So he directly said to Jiang Moxi: "Aren’t you getting in the car?"

Jiang Moxi snapped back to reality and immediately got into the car from the other side.

As Fu Youhan and Jiang Moxi were about to leave, Jiang Tairan threw aside his walking stick and clung desperately to the car door.

"Third Master Fu, I was just speaking carelessly just now. Please let me explain!"

"There will be plenty of opportunities to hear your excuses later!" Fu Youhan said coldly and then slammed the phone down hard on Jiang Tairan’s hand that was holding the car door.

Jiang Tairan winced in pain, quickly retracted his hand, and fell to the ground, but not without desperately looking up at the man in the car.

"Third Master Fu..."

But the man just looked down at Jiang Tairan with a playful yet resolute gaze: "This cripple will see you again!"

As he finished speaking, Fu Youhan slammed the car door shut, and Chi Jing hit the gas pedal at once.

Soon, the Maserati sped off long into the distance, disappearing at the corner of the street.

Jiang Tairan watched the direction the car was heading, a chill in his heart.

He was angry at himself for not being more observant; those unpleasant words had been heard by Fu Youhan himself.

But he was even angrier that Jiang Moxi, knowing all too well that Fu Youhan’s car was parked right there, didn’t give him the slightest warning.

This heartless girl, she really did want him, Jiang Tairan, and the entire Jiang’s to plunge into hell.

However, Jiang Tairan was not one to easily admit defeat.

So he soon rallied his spirits, beginning his efforts to finalize the cooperation with THE ONE Group.

As long as he could develop Jiang’s Automobile into the industry leader in the global green car market, even Fu Youhan would have to hesitate before acting against them.

As for Jiang Moxi...

Once he, Jiang Tairan, settled all these matters, he would let Jiang Moxi know the fate of those who betray the Jiang’s!

*

In a private restaurant—

Hot steaming crab dishes were served, and Fu Youhan brought out the practice chopsticks he had prepared in his pocket for Jiang Moxi.

Jiang Moxi received the practice chopsticks and, after enjoying a king crab leg, suddenly looked up and asked Fu Youhan.

"Where were you last night?"

Fu Youhan was peeling a steamed crab for Jiang Moxi when he heard her suddenly asking about his whereabouts the night before, and his movements abruptly stopped.

He looked up at Jiang Moxi and saw her too had ceased all movements, her clear, shallow eyes unblinkingly staring at him.

For some reason, when Fu Youhan met Jiang Moxi’s clear eyes, he felt an inexplicable sense of guilt.

So, he lied: "Nowhere special, I had some urgent documents to deal with."

"Is that so..."

Jiang Moxi suddenly found the previously delicious crab hard to swallow.

From what she learned through Cang Ming about the shooting incident the night before, Jiang Moxi guessed that Fu Youhan was likely at the crime scene chasing the fake Dead Ghost.

Just moments before, she had even thought that if Fu Youhan could be honest with her, she would confess to him that she was the real Dead Ghost herself.

As for where they would go from here, it depended on whether Fu Youhan was afraid of her, whether he wanted to catch her or not.

But...

Fu Youhan chose to hide the truth.

The preparations Jiang Moxi made just then were in vain.

Fu Youhan quickly noticed her abnormal expression and simply changed the subject.

"Does your grandfather strongly oppose our relationship just because I’m disabled?"

Jiang Moxi’s wandering mind was pulled back: "Yeah. But as you know, the Jiang family always looks at the money."

Fu Youhan furrowed his brows slightly, feeling that Jiang Moxi’s words sounded like something he had said before.

But at that moment, he couldn’t come up with an answer, so he continued peeling crab for Jiang Moxi while muttering, "Disabled, what an unpleasant word!"

Jiang Moxi noticed the man’s dark mood and was about to comfort him, to tell him that he wasn’t really disabled and there was no need to be upset by others’ words, when she saw him suddenly looking at her with a burning gaze.

"I won’t let you continue to bear these harsh words."

Jiang Moxi felt that the man had made up his mind about something, but her mood was still low, and she didn’t pursue the matter.

Fu Youhan, sensing her despondency, took Jiang Moxi to another club that Ye Chen had just opened to have fun after their meal.

Coincidentally, today Ye Chen was hyping up the new club’s popularity and had not only brought Yu Dingding along but also invited many people from the social circle to support the event.

So when Fu Youhan arrived at the club with Jiang Moxi, he immediately saw a number of familiar faces.

Si Lin, Shen Ruyi, and Si Ruo were all among them.

Si Lin’s deep eyes sparkled a little more when he saw Jiang Moxi.

But that shimmer quickly faded when he saw Fu Youhan, pushed in by Chi Jing, following closely behind Jiang Moxi.

Jiang Moxi simply nodded and greeted Si Lin before joining Yu Dingding, who was playing darts, and started to play as well.

Seeing Jiang Moxi come over, Ye Chen handed her the dart in his hand and then pinched Yu Dingding’s cheek.

"Darling, you play with Xiao Moxi, I’ll have a chat with Brother Han."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Moxi’s eyes narrowed slightly.

She was worried that Ye Chen might tell Fu Youhan about the incident at the Hunting Ground, where she, Jiang Moxi, had been suspected of being the Dead Ghost.

Yet she saw Ye Chen looking rather indifferent, without the same probing he had when facing her, Jiang Moxi, that day...

Jiang Moxi quickly realized that the fake Dead Ghost who appeared last night had inexplicably cleared her of suspicion.

However, Jiang Moxi’s attention was swiftly diverted.

Because after Ye Chen pinched her cheek, Yu Dingding unexpectedly turned to Ye Chen with a bright, smiling face and said, "Then come back soon, my heart."

That not-so-heartfelt "my heart" startled the dart right out of Jiang Moxi’s hand...