Can't Take My Eyes Off You

C 138-139

Lu Xingzhi snorted. He might have wasted all his years being a soldier if he could not even throw something precisely from that distance.

He lowered his head and lit a cigarette. Lu Xingzhi then leaned against the door casually with one hand in his pocket and taking a puff with his other hand holding the cigarette. Although his eyes were on the ground, his attention was on Zhou Weiqi.

Zhou Weiqi did not know Jiang Yao's personality well. That was why he could not figure out the way to make Jiang Yao say the sentence he wanted her to say even after messing with her for so long.

He noticed the one smoking at the door glancing at him impatiently for the second time. Zhou Weiqi swallowed his saliva and muttered in his heart. Lu Xingzhi was so stingy. He only had a few more words with his wife but Lu Xingzhi glared at him as if he was going to steal his wife away from him.

"Jiang Yao, do you miss Xingzhi?" Zhou Weiqi did some thinking and he decided to ask her openly. "Just say that you've missed him, he's not around and I won't tell him if you say it."

"Don't you want your car anymore?" Jiang Yao could not hold it back anymore and laughed. "Are you really planning to give me your car?"

"Huh?" Zhou Weiqi did not expect Jiang Yao to mention the car all of a sudden. After thinking for a while, he assumed that Lu Xingzhi had told her about the bet when he was talking to her on the phone. Therefore, Zhou Weiqi did not try to hide it anymore but he still had something up his sleeve.

Zhou Weiqi's plan was to play the victim and tell her that he was having a hard time staying with the Zhou family. He described himself as a poor thing whose parents did not even care about him. He had wanted to move out but his evil stepmother would certainly hold onto his money and never allow his father to buy a house for him to live alone. Only then did he tell her the reason why he wanted Lu Xingzhi's house at Golden Harbor to live in.

After hearing what Zhou Weiqi had to say, Chen Xuyao thought that Weiqi was dumb. His head had perhaps been slammed by the door panel earlier or he had hurt his head when he fell on the floor just now.

Both of them did not interact with Jiang Yao much and they had no idea about her personality.

Although a house in the Golden Harbor might not seem to be a big problem for Lu Xingzhi, a house in Golden Harbor, Jindo City, could cost up to six digits. Many people could not afford a house there in their entire lifetime.

Even if Jiang Yao had no idea about the property market at Jindo City because she lived in the south, any woman who could do math would not allow their husband to give away a house that easily.

Therefore, after Xuyao heard what Weiqi had said, he believed that Weiqi would not get any help from Jiang Yao. Luckily, Xingzhi was initially planning to give the house to Weiqi.

However, he was worried about what would happen after Xingzhi gave him the house. Would Jiang Yao quarrel with him after she was told about that?

Zhou Weiqi did not know what was going through Xuyao's mind. After he was done playing the victim, he said, "Xingzhi said that he'd give me his house if you say you missed him!"

Upon hearing that, Xuyao ashed his cigarette and rolled his eyes at Weiqi beside him, whom he thought was a dummy.

Jiang Yao, who was on the other end of the line, was stunned because it was the direct opposite of what Lu Xingzhi had told her just now.

Lu Xingzhi told her that if she said she missed him, Weiqi's new car would belong to her but Weiqi was saying that if she said that, Lu Xingzhi's house would belong to him.

Jiang Yao contemplated about what Weiqi just said and connected it with the current situation. She came out with an answer in her heart. There was a higher possibility that what Weiqi said was true, and as for Lu Xingzhi...

Jiang Yao believed that he only wanted to hear her say that she missed him on purpose. He did not even want Weiqi's car and he was planning to give Weiqi the house from the start. The house would belong to Weiqi regardless of whether she said the sentence that he wanted to hear.

Jiang Yao did not know how wealthy Lu Xingzhi was, but he had once told her that he had never taken a penny from his family. His paycheck was with her and that proved that his spending had nothing to do with his salary. Therefore, it was certain that Lu Xingzhi had other sources of income and it was not a small amount either.

Zhou Weiqi was Lu Xingzhi's great buddy. Now, Weiqi needed a house and Lu Xingzhi was willing to give him one. There was no reason for Jiang Yao to stop him from doing that as she knew little about their brotherhood. She knew that Lu Xingzhi was a down-to-earth man and he would not do anything beyond his capabilities. Everything that he did would have been well-planned by himself.

However...

Jiang Yao snorted in her heart. This man was beating around the bush just to hear her say 'I miss you'. He had even set everything up to trick both Weiqi and her. She deliberately did not want to do as he said!

"Weiqi, I did not know that your good buddy was a cunning fox. However, you should just tell me if you want Xingzhi's house. Pass the phone back to him and I will ask him to give it to you. He will listen to me!" Jiang Yao was flattered. She would be the kind and generous person! Hmph, that was what he got for tricking her!

"Fox..." Weiqi quietly took a glance at the fox that was smoking at the door. Oh wait, it was Xingzhi. He then talked to Jiang Yao who was on the phone, "Jiang Yao, are you serious about that?"

"Do you trust me?" Jiang Yao asked him back full of confidence. Lu Xingzhi was planning to give him the house anyway, so he would not say no if she asked him to.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Weiqi jumped for joy. "Once you ask, not just for a house, even if you asked for his life, he would give that to you! Who are you to him? You're his wife whom he loves and treasures the most!"

Zhou Weiqi had finally found a sense of security as if he was holding up a shield. If he had Jiang Yao on his side, there was no need for him to be afraid of Lu Xingzhi anymore!

"Xingzhi! Your wife wants you on the phone!" Zhou Weiqi passed the phone back to Lu Xingzhi in joy and he did not even leave after Lu Xingzhi took the phone. He then stood in front of Lu Xingzhi pridefully with his arms crossed.

Lu Xingzhi squinted at Zhou Weiqi and did not care about him. He took the phone and spoke softly, "Are you looking for me?"

"Lu Xingzhi." Jiang Yao called his full name. "Zhou Weiqi said that he wants your house in Golden Harbor. Are you giving that to him?"

Lu Xingzhi replied with "Hmm..." and pushed aside Zhou Weiqi, who was blocking his way. He threw his cigarette butt into the trash can which was placed in the living room and looked at Zhou Weiqi, who was smiling in excitement. Lu Xingzhi slightly curved up his lips. "Well...I will give it to him if my wife agrees. If my wife does not agree, he will not get it."

"Give! Of course you'll need to give him! If you don't, he'll have to sleep on the streets. How pitiful is that!" Jiang Yao snorted. "For someone as kind as I am, I can't stand seeing anyone getting bullied!"

Upon hearing that, how would it be possible for him not to know what Jiang Yao meant? It was obvious that she had figured out that he was trying to trick her into saying 'I miss you' and she got a hold of the situation after hearing what Weiqi had said. Therefore, she did not say it on purpose and came up with this strategy.

However, Lu Xingzhi was happier listening to Jiang Yao's lively voice rather than actually hearing her say 'I miss you'.

His little wife was putting a good show in front of him and she was helping his buddy take his belongings away from him. As his wife, she showed no pity at all.

If that had happened to another man, it would have been upsetting. However, Lu Xingzhi was very happy as there was no need to explain too much to his wife and that their minds were in sync.