Fu Youhan was being pushed by Chi Jing, with Jiang Moxi following behind the two men. Just as they were about to leave the police station, Yu Na suddenly chased after them, a sycophantic look plastered on her face.
"Moxi, so Third Master Fu is your uncle. Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Although she was also puzzled—since he was her uncle, why did one have a Fu surname and the other a Jiang surname.
But at the moment, she couldn't care about that.
Look, Young Master Chen has been detained.
She, who had helped falsify testimony, might also be brought in.
So, Yu Na thought of asking Jiang Moxi for a favor, hoping that Third Master Fu would take her out of there too, in light of being colleagues.
If possible, she even wanted Jiang Moxi to introduce her to Third Master Fu.
If by any chance she caught Third Master Fu's eye, she wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing for life, not to mention she could become someone esteemed…
With that in mind, Yu Na made a great effort to grasp Jiang Moxi's hand, wanting to create a false impression of a good relationship between them in front of Third Master Fu.
Unexpectedly, this time Jiang Moxi briskly withdrew her hand, and even coldly warned:
"Don't touch me, Lady Yu!"
"What do you mean, Lady Yu? Weren't we on good terms before?"
Yu Na asked, smiling as if none of the unpleasantness before had ever happened.
But Jiang Moxi couldn't be bothered to continue the facade, mocking with a laugh:
"The one you were on good terms with was just detained. Lady Yu, you must have mistaken someone else."
"Moxi, I know I was wrong. But I was coerced by Young Master Chen to say those things—with you having said earlier that your uncle is Third Master Fu, I wouldn't have to be under his threat…"
Yu Na was still pestering Jiang Moxi, apologizing while pushing all the blame onto Chen Haobin's shoulders.
Anyway, Chen Haobin was not present to refute anything.
But then, Fu Youhan's voice came: "Get in the car!"
Jiang Moxi originally didn't want to get back into Fu Youhan's car.
But to get away from Yu Na's pestering, she still directly got into the other seat in the back.
Seeing Jiang Moxi get into the car, Chi Jing immediately hit the gas and sped away.
Through the rearview mirror, they saw Yu Na attempting to chase after them to join, only to be stopped by the police officers.
As the car drove off into the distance, Yu Na also disappeared from the rearview mirror.
Jiang Moxi shifted her gaze away and spoke up, "For tonight's events, consider that I owe Third Master Fu a favor. You can ask me to do one thing—as long as it's within my ability, I absolutely won't shirk."
She didn't want to owe anyone any favors, especially not Fu Youhan.
However, Fu Youhan replied with a sneer: "Does that include agreeing to my previous proposition?"
"That's not possible; I've said I won't be someone's bed partner," Jiang Moxi stressed.
Fu Youhan's cold smile faded: "Then don't be so boastful."
Chi Jing, listening to the conversation from the back seat, still found it hard to believe.
A few years back, Third Master Fu had dazzled Yan City, but never had a woman by his side.
This had led their group to speculate, what kind of woman could catch Third Master Fu's eye?
Was it someone graceful and intelligent, or enchanting and tempting, or maybe adorable and playful?
But they had never imagined it would be someone like Jiang Moxi, both ugly and useless.
After one springtime affair with her, Third Master Fu actually couldn't forget her, trying every means to develop her into a long-term partner…
The more Chi Jing thought about it, the more his view of the world seemed overturned.
"Besides that point, you can make any request," Jiang Moxi said again.
"I'll let you know when I think of it. Get out of the car now."
At Fu Youhan's command, Chi Jing immediately hit the brakes.
This stretch of road was still in the outskirts of Yan City, with few street lights around.
Especially now as the Night Color deepened.
Under the breeze, the rustling of tree branches sounded, making the scene seem a bit chilling.
Even for someone as tall as Chi Jing, at over 1.8 meters, such a scene inevitably made his scalp tighten.
But Jiang Moxi didn't hesitate for a moment; after pushing the car door open, she plunged headlong into the boundless night.
Fu Youhan kept his gaze on her departing figure, thinking that she would be frightened, that she'd run back crying.
But until her figure completely vanished from sight, Fu Youhan did not see her turn back.
Just like earlier in the Night Color, he had been waiting for her to ask for help.
But she would rather be taken away by the police than speak a word to him.
Fu Youhan couldn't help but wonder, had he misjudged before?
Was Jiang Moxi not yielding to passion?
At that moment, his phone rang, interrupting his thoughts.
As soon as Fu Youhan picked up the call, the person on the other end reported, "Third Young Master, the Scavenger has appeared."
"Where?" Fu Youhan's dark pupils suddenly lit up.
Scavenger is not a real scavenger, but a top-tier mercenary, codenamed Scavenger.
But the reason Fu Youhan took notice of Scavenger was because of the cat-fearing young man.
His codename is Dead Ghost, a double S-ranked mercenary of the Xuanming Mercenary Corps.
Scavenger was his right-hand man; wherever Dead Ghost appeared, Scavenger's trace was nearby.
But Dead Ghost suddenly disappeared four years ago, along with Scavenger who also vanished without a trace.
Now, to find Scavenger's trace again, could it lead to quickly finding Dead Ghost by following the clues?
The other party mentioned an address.
Fu Youhan paused; wasn't that the police station he had just gone to pick up Jiang Moxi?
*
On the other side, Jiang Moxi was walking towards the downtown area.
Halfway through, her phone rang.
She saw the caller ID and answered the call.
"Dead Ghost, I went to the police station you mentioned, and they said you were taken away."
Jiang Moxi looked up at the dark sky, void of any stars, "Mm, a familiar face showed up and took me out."
"A familiar person? Not someone from Emperor City, right?"
"No, it's someone from here in Yan City... an elder!"
"That's good."
"You carry on as you please; I'll contact you if I need anything."
Jiang Moxi hung up the call, gazed at the sky, and sighed softly.
Even though life in Yan City was comfortable, she was not happy at all…
*
About an hour later, Jiang Moxi finally walked back to the Jiang Family home.
As soon as she entered the door, the jovial laughter of Jiang Guosheng, Yu Man, and Jiang Weiwei in the living room came to an abrupt halt.
"You come back so late every day, why don't you just live outside?"
Yu Man rarely spoke to Jiang Moxi in a kind tone.
Maybe because the disappointments had been too frequent, now Jiang Moxi no longer felt as upset when she heard Yu Man scolding her like this.
She could even calmly respond to Yu Man:
"If you don't want to see me, I'll move out once I find a place after a while."
With that, Yu Man's anger flared up even more.
"Get out now if you're going to leave! Do you think I want to keep you here?"
"Moxi, how can you talk to your mother like that?"
Jiang Guosheng still had a smile on his face, even though his tone was much more severe.
"Moxi, your mother is just worried about you, a girl wandering outside so late is not safe. Don't hurt her feelings."
Jiang Weiwei also chimed in to persuade, throwing Jiang Moxi a kind smile.
But this, in turn, brought the conversation back to the issue of Jiang Moxi's late return.
Yu Man continued berating Jiang Moxi: "A girl who doesn't respect herself is bound to run into trouble. Don't wait until trouble comes before begging us to bail you out."
Jiang Moxi wanted to say that even if she did run into trouble, she would not resort to asking the Jiang Family to bail her out.
But before she could speak, Jiang Guosheng spoke first: "Moxi, go back to your room."
Jiang Moxi didn't retort, after all, she didn't want to continue the pointless bickering with Yu Man.
Just as she was about to step towards the stairs, Jiang Guosheng added:
"By the way, it's Grandma's birthday on Monday. You'll need to come back to the old house then to wish her."
"Alright." Jiang Moxi agreed and then went straight upstairs.
But even as she quickened her pace, she still heard Yu Man's complaining voice.
"Why did you call her back? Do you want to be laughed at by the second and third uncles again?"
"What can I do, the old lady specifically asked me to bring her back."
Jiang Guosheng's voice no longer carried the deliberate kindness it did before.
"Mom and Dad, don't worry, I will try to give Moxi a makeover before we go."
Jiang Weiwei's understanding nature immediately garnered continuous praise from the couple.
"Still, our Weiwei knows best."
"Good child, also call Yiming when the time comes."
"Right, call Yiming. He's part of the Fu Family after all. I want to see how the second and third uncles can show off in front of us."
"Okay, I'll talk to Brother Yiming."
Jiang Moxi reached her room and promptly locked the door.
The trio's discussion and laughter were shut outside…