CHAPTER 336: CHAPTER 336

Xue Junyi and Chen Mei busied themselves all day, feeling both exhausted and hungry.

So they can only temporarily give up on asking Cheng Huiyan to hand over the house and start eating...

*

On the other hand, Jiang Moxi escorted Ling Ye and Ling Hua back to the Ling Family residence.

After sending Ling Hua to wash her face, Ling Ye asked Jiang Moxi, "Moxi, do you want to stay here for the evening?"

Ling Ye was still quite worried about leaving Ling Hua alone.

But Jiang Moxi said, "I have plans tonight."

Hearing this, Ling Ye couldn’t help but gossip, "Got plans? A date with a guy?"

Jiang Moxi thought of Fu Youhan arranging for someone to make her crab soup tonight, and the corners of her mouth curved involuntarily.

She didn’t respond to Ling Ye’s question, but her watery eyes and the arc of her lips already revealed too much.

So, Ling Ye couldn’t help but ask her, "So you’ve given up on my uncle? Fallen for someone else?"

Jiang Moxi: "..."

She really wanted to crack open Ling Ye’s head to see where she had given him the impression of being hopelessly in love with Fu Youhan!

But Ling Ye didn’t wait for her response and continued, "That’s right, you should look forward. Don’t blindly chase after my uncle, the unattainable flower; that’s fruitless."

Jiang Moxi’s lips twitched imperceptibly.

She even thought, if Ling Ye ever stumbled upon her drinking crab soup with Fu Youhan at Tianqin Bay, what would his expression be like.

However, looking up and seeing that the sky had already gradually darkened, Jiang Moxi said, "I should go back now."

Ling Ye still wanted to keep Jiang Moxi, but Jiang Moxi saw through his thoughts and spoke directly, "She needs family companionship more."

Ling Ye looked a bit downcast, "I know. But I’m not good with words, also I don’t understand girls’ thoughts."

"You don’t need to understand, Ling Hua is very strong and smart. Just give her some time, and she’ll find her way out."

When Jiang Moxi left Xue Junyi’s bridal chamber without looking back, she had a newfound respect for Ling Hua.

So she believed, Ling Hua certainly would not do anything to hurt herself and make her family sad.

After comforting Ling Ye, Jiang Moxi returned to Tianqin Bay.

Fu Youhan hadn’t arrived, but the crabs and the chef were already in place.

The chef asked Jiang Moxi, "Shall we start cooking now?"

"Wait a bit longer." After saying that, Jiang Moxi sent a message to Fu Youhan.

"The crabs and the chef have arrived, when will you be here?"

Initially, Fu Youhan replied quickly, "In about fifteen minutes."

Jiang Moxi communicated the time of Fu Youhan’s return to the chef, who then started to work on the crabs step by step.

But twenty minutes passed, and as Jiang Moxi sat at the dining table looking forward, Fu Youhan was nowhere to be seen.

So she messaged Fu Youhan again, "Why haven’t you come home? The chef is almost done with the crab soup, and the raw marinated crabs are already on the table."

But this time, as soon as the message was sent, it disappeared without a trace.

Jiang Moxi waited for another ten minutes or so, without any reply from Fu Youhan, then resolutely sent another message.

"If you don’t come back soon, I’m going to eat everything myself."

Yet still, there was no reply.

By then, the chef had prepared all the dishes and served them on the table: "Miss Jiang, maybe you should eat first? Third Young Master might be delayed by something."

"I’ll wait a bit more. You can go back now that you’re done."

After sending the chef away, Jiang Moxi sat alone at the dining table.

Looking at the steaming crab soup in front of her, Jiang Moxi had little appetite.

In truth, just like Ling Hua and Ling Ye, what she longed for most deep inside was family warmth.

Rather than looking forward to delicious crab soup, she simply wanted to have dinner at home face to face with Fu Youhan.

But this simple wish still seems impossible to fulfill.

Jiang Moxi remained seated at the dining table, watching the heat rise from the crab soup until the soup cooled down, yet Fu Youhan still had not arrived.

She stared at the crab soup, continuously questioning herself if she had done something wrong that led to Fu Youhan frequently standing her up lately.

But she couldn’t find an answer, and instead, she received a message from Fu Youhan.

"I can’t make it back, go ahead and eat."

Just a few words made her night’s wait meaningless.

Jiang Moxi was immersed in her own world until her phone rang.

It was a call from the general manager of Yunshang, reminding her that the celebration was about to start and to try not to be late.

"I’ll be right there..."

Jiang Moxi hung up the phone and numbly stood up to leave.

Soon, the door to the Tianqin Bay apartment closed, leaving behind a table full of delicious dishes...

*

The celebration for Yunshang’s chief designer X was held at the Supreme International Hotel.

Primarily attending the celebration were the socialites of Yan City, and most of them were ardent fans of designer X.

They were all eager to see what this designer, who had never shown their face to the public, really looked like.

Yu Man and Jiang Weiwei were also mingling among the numerous ladies and noblewomen, looking around.

They couldn’t wait to see the true face of this legendary designer X and to ask why they, mother, and daughter, had been blacklisted by the designer and Yunshang.

But participating in such an evening banquet was also very important for making new contacts.

Like Yu Man and Jiang Weiwei, they met Mrs. He, the matriarch of a noble family, through the introduction of Miss Liu.

Mrs. He was somewhat arrogant and looked down on Yu Man and Jiang Weiwei’s deliberate flattery with disdain.

No matter what topic Yu Man and Jiang Weiwei brought up, Mrs. He always remained aloof and cold.

While Jiang Weiwei and Yu Man were anxiously thinking of ways to break the ice, they suddenly spotted Jiang Moxi among the crowd at the banquet.

But as usual, Jiang Moxi was only dressed in casual attire, her long hair simply draped over her shoulders, and even her shoes were white canvas sneakers.

At first glance, she didn’t fit in with the circle of socialites and noblewomen.

Yu Man was already frustrated for being looked down upon by Mrs. He.

But she hadn’t expected Jiang Moxi to show up looking like this...

"Why has she come here? She must be doing it on purpose, to embarrass us."

"Mom, Moxi is probably here to work. After all, she severed ties with us, and now she might be having a tough time."

Jiang Weiwei seemed to be sympathizing with Jiang Moxi, but she was actually reminding Yu Man of the day Jiang Moxi ruthlessly cut off their relationship without regard for their feelings.

As expected, Yu Man became enraged upon hearing the words "severed ties."

"Now she knows life’s hard without our support, and she has to work in places we attend to feel validated? Why didn’t she think about the consequences when she severed ties with us?"

The more Yu Man spoke, the angrier she became, and she even went so far as to approach Jiang Moxi stealthily with Jiang Weiwei by her side.

"Here’s a card with two hundred thousand in it, no pin required. Take it and leave this venue immediately; don’t embarrass me anymore."

Jiang Weiwei was also speaking kindly, advising, "Moxi, Mom is doing this for your own good. Working in such a place, if people remember you, you can forget about marrying into a decent family."

Jiang Moxi certainly didn’t expect to run into them at the celebration after Yunshang had blacklisted both of them, and she frowned abruptly, "What are you doing here?"

"Of course, we were invited. Did you think we were here to work, just like you?" Yu Man was in a terrible mood and her tone was especially harsh.

"I’m not here to work; just dealing with some things." The furrow between Jiang Moxi’s eyebrows deepened as she longed to get away from these two annoying people as quickly as possible.

"Moxi, you’re not here to work; you must be accompanying someone," Jiang Weiwei suggested, seemingly out of kindness.

But her words struck a nerve with Yu Man, nearly sending her into a rage: "Again with that disabled man? How many times have I told you not to debase yourself, why won’t you listen?"

Jiang Moxi was about to say something.

At that moment, Xie Ling, the president of Yunshang, happened to arrive.

Seeing Jiang Moxi from afar, she smiled warmly and called out enthusiastically, "Miss Jiang!"