Chapter 8: Chapter 8
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
"How did you end up looking like this?"
The man's gaze coldly swept over her eyebrows and eyes, his black pupils deep and inscrutable.
"I just got cake on my hair and clothes, a kind person lent me these clothes."
Jiang Moxi spoke calmly, but her heart was in turmoil.
She would never have called out "Uncle" if she had known that this would allow the man to discern her identity—she would rather die than have done it.
But just now, the man's presence was so terrifying that she momentarily forgot everything around her.
Seeing Fu Youhan's gaze still tightly fixed on her without a word, Jiang Moxi could only speak again, "These clothes don't really fit; they're quite uncomfortable."
But although she said the clothes didn't fit, what caught Fu Youhan's eyes was how the fabric perfectly wrapped her body, showing off her enchanting S-curve.
That slightly shocked face was even more charming.
Especially those eyes, with a natural blush at the corners, shimmering with water, they were seductively touching your heart.
But... she shouldn't be the woman from last night.
She said this morning that she had stayed over at a friend's house the previous night.
And An Xueluo had also admitted that she was the woman from last night.
Fu Youhan's eyebrows slightly frowned imperceptibly, before he released Jiang Moxi's wrist, "It's late, you should go home."
"Okay, Uncle. Goodbye, Uncle."
Jiang Moxi quickly waved and entered the elevator.
After coming out of Sleepless City, she did not dwell on her inner anxiety and went straight to the nearest ATM.
She deposited the recently acquired 50,000 yuan into the hospital's payment account, but it still showed a deficit of 30,000 yuan.
She didn't have time to ponder whether Fu Youhan had discovered anything. She started looking for better-paying part-time jobs, intending to switch.
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The next morning, classes started at Yan City Technical College where Jiang Moxi was studying.
As usual, she disguised herself to look ugly for school.
Unexpectedly, just as she arrived at the school's entrance, Lin Xian drove up in a dazzling yellow Ferrari, executing a cool and arrogant stop that blocked her way.
"Holy shit, Lin Xian from First University is here to bother the ugly freak again."
"Did the ugly freak dig up Lin Xian's ancestors' graves? Out of all the ugly girls, why does Lin Xian keep picking on her?"
"I heard that Lin Xian used to like a girl in his own school, and after being rejected in his pursuit, started to scare her but then the ugly freak happened to pass by and nobly called the police..."
"I'm really curious about how Lin Xian will pick on the ugly freak today."
Students from both First University and Technical College gathered around, watching and discussing.
But in reality, First University and Technical College are arch-enemies.
One has extremely high entrance scores and cultivates future social elites;
The other one is for those who are idle in studies, likely to become social menaces, where admission can be bought with money.
The only common interest of the students from these two universities was to witness this "battle of the scholars versus the ugly girl" which typically occurred once a month.
Jiang Moxi, seeing the crowd of onlookers growing, coldly glanced at Lin Xian, who had just gotten out of the car and was taking off his sunglasses, striking a handsome pose.
"What are you trying to do now?" Her tone was undisguised with disdain.
"I'm not doing anything today, I just want to say, I like you, be my girlfriend."
Lin Xian smirked cheekily at Jiang Moxi.
The on-looking crowd all looked as if they'd seen a ghost.
Because Lin Xian was fairly good-looking, had good grades, and a wealthy family background, he was the prince charming of many girls.
But Jiang Moxi wasn't just ugly; her grades were among the lowest in the Technical College. Plus, she worked part-time every day after school, indicating a poor family background, making her worlds apart from Lin Xian.
And given that Lin Xian always targeted Jiang Moxi in the past, his sudden confession today was truly beyond acceptance.
"Has Lin Xian gone crazy, or was he cursed?"
"Blind guess, Lin Xian lost a game! This is a new tactic to tease the ugly freak!"
"If Lin Xian likes Jiang Moxi, what about Lai Xueer?"
Amidst the heated discussions of the students, a girl named Lai Xueer suddenly reddened with anger and ran away.
She and Lin Xian were in an ambiguous phase recently, and every time he came to trouble the ugly girl, he would bring a small gift for her along the way.
Lai Xueer was the college belle and was confident in having Lin Xian right where she wanted him. But then Lin Xian suddenly confessed to the ugly girl.
Lai Xueer felt her dignity trampled upon and ran away crying.
But no one noticed Lai Xueer's reaction because Jiang Moxi had responded to Lin Xian...
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