Can't Take My Eyes Off You

C 126-127

If Jiang Yao did end up dating another guy and Lu Xingzhi broke them up forcefully, Jiang Yao would definitely have hated him to her core. So, in order to be with her eternally, the only way was to marry her.

They stopped pestering Jiang Yao after they learned that the phone was a gift from her husband. Although it was normal for a husband to give a present to his wife, they speculated that her husband was from a wealthy family, and that he wasn't the frugal type of husband and was willing to shower her with expensive gifts. Their first impression of Jiang Yao also suggested that she was from a well-to-do family.

The girls were very curious about Jiang Yao's husband, but it was something quite awkward to ask about since they had only known each other for one day.

Lin Qiaoyu quickly changed the subject, "Oh yes, Jiang Yao, the official opening ceremony for freshmen will be in two days' time. I heard that the university intends to select a freshman as a representative to give a speech at the ceremony. There are three candidates currently, and two of them are in this very room!" She winked at Jiang Yao and said in a mischievous tone, "Guess who they are?"

Jiang Yao already knew that it was Wen Xuehui and her.

She had ranked second in the science stream of the provincial college entrance exam. She could've gotten into the top university in the country, but she chose Nanjiang Medical University. So, she supposed that she had been selected as one of the candidates due to being the top scorer in the department.

Wen Xuehui had achieved very good grades in the exam too, and moreover, she was the university president's daughter. It was justifiable for her to be a candidate due to her good grades and the unmentioned nepotism.

However, from her experience in her previous life, she knew that another candidate, who would eventually be appointed as the freshman representative, was Zhang Xiqing. She was a piano prodigy who had been accepted into the Department of Literature. At the tender age of eighteen, she had obtained a lot of awards from various competitions, both domestic and international.

The reason why Jiang Yao knew Zhang Xiqing so well was because of the scumbag Li Ronghui. She only had one adjective to describe her: she's sick, very sick! Before rebirth, Li Ronghui had dumped Wen Xuehui to be with Zhang Xiqing, and this explained Jiang Yao's hatred towards her.

Therefore, Jiang Yao felt blunt and emotionless about being one of the representative candidates. It would most likely be similar to her previous life if there were no big changes. However, she felt disgusted and agitated when she thought about Zhang Xiqing.

"Our dorm is outnumbered two to one! If you or Wen Xuehui are selected as the representative, we will be famous!" Zhou Xiaoxia cheered delightfully. "We're so lucky to have two candidates in this dorm!"

"The other candidate is a powerful opponent too," Jiang Yao uttered, embarrassed to knock the truth on top of Zhou Xiaoxia's ecstatic emotions.

Lin Qiaoyu found Jiang Yao's inexpressive and emotionless face strange. Others would usually be very excited when they heard such news, but Jiang Yao seemed reluctant and pessimistic. She wondered why Jiang Yao was behaving so unusually. It would be a glorious thing to give a speech as a freshman representative. It could be added to her resume and would likely help her secure better job opportunities.

"Speaking of which, the guys are such jerks. They've privately made a poll of the most attractive freshman among the candidates!" Li Yi rolled her eyes in irritation but looked chicly at Jiang Yao and said, "You are ranked very high on the poll, from what I've heard."

"I saw the poll. The last candidate, Zhang Xiqing, is ranked first," Chen Siyang said, "I heard the boys saying that she is very pretty and plays piano perfectly. Well, she seems like a powerful opponent."

"Yeah, she's excellent indeed. A pretty girl who plays the piano well." Jiang Yao nodded, but deep inside, she muttered, 'Yeah right, a good-looking sociopath who plays piano, or rather, a sociopath with extreme jealousy who doesn't allow anyone else to be better than her and will ruin anyone who is in her way.'

However, her roommates could not hear her inner thoughts. They kept quiet after Jiang Yao's simple remark.

After a while of silence, "Then, I bet that she'll probably be the freshman representative. She's also most likely to be the most beautiful freshman," Zhou Xiaoxia heaved a sigh. "Actually, our Jiang Yao is not bad either. She is very smart and adorable. Honestly, if I were a man, I would like a girl with Jiang Yao's looks, the typical graceful and gentle town girl look that can captivate people's attention at a glance. People will be drawn to your adorableness, but instead of inducing jealousy and profanity, your innocent looks will arouse the desire to cherish and protect you."

The other three girls nodded vigorously at Zhou Xiaoxia's remarks that led to Jiang Yao's astonishment.

After the chat, the girls started looking for Moe in the dorm. They had brought some dried fish to feed him but he was nowhere to be seen.

Jiang Yao hadn't seen Moe since she came back. She wasn't worried about him though, as Moe was a super-intelligent pet butler and it was unlikely that he would get caught. He had probably gone out to play since the dorm was vacant earlier.

Wen Xuehui didn't return until after dinner. She brought back a lot of snacks and the sweet smile on her face had never subsided as if she was showered in a warm spring breeze.

Jiang Yao refrained herself from asking Wen Xuehui where she had gone with Li Ronghui. When she spotted a movie ticket that Wen Xuehui had accidentally dropped, she assumed that they had gone to the movies.

No one else in the dorm except Jiang Yao knew that Wen Xuehui had gone out with someone else in the afternoon. They assumed that she brought the snacks for herself.

For the rest of the night, the topics among the girls revolved around the freshman representative and the most attractive freshman poll. Wen Xuehui was not as excited about these topics as well as she mostly listened and hardly added in her comments. Apparently, she knew some insider news but didn't say it out loud.

Although they were talking about meaningless topics, these girls, who had only gotten to know each other on this very day, chatted until the lights were switched off at 11.30 pm.

Everyone was still a bit discreet and cautious. After the lights were turned off, everyone returned to their own beds and kept their voices down as much as possible for fear that they might irritate the other roommates.

Lying in the lower bunk and closing her eyes, Jiang Yao was about to close her eyes when suddenly, Moe's voice resonated into her ear.

"Your Favorability Value has increased!"

Jiang Yao recoiled in shock as she took in a deep breath. She turned her head and saw Moe, who had appeared on her bed out of nowhere. He was still talking about the system's Favorability Value with a large smile on his face.

"I feel it! Your Favorability Value has increased in just one afternoon! How? What did you do?" Moe was certainly excited about it. It meant that Jiang Yao had actually accepted the Medical System and made some effort to improve herself.

Jiang Yao picked Moe up and placed him on the floor as she growled in a deep voice, "Don't climb onto my bed! I'll get you a bed tomorrow!"

Only then did she use her consciousness to activate the system. Indeed, her Favorability Value had gone up several scales. It must have come from the good impressions of the diners in the restaurant after what she had done there.

Well, good things happen when you least expected them.