Can't Take My Eyes Off You

C 162-163

The opening ceremony for the freshmen was held at the biggest hall in the campus. Jiang Yao was awakened by Wen Xuehui early in the morning. Due to Wen Xuehui's pestering, she changed into a bright red gown made of silk and wore a pair of black high heels.

"Do you want to apply some makeup?" Zhou Xiaoxia eagerly wanted to give it a try. "My makeup skills are not bad!"

"Just do it! Zhang Xiqing will definitely put on makeup!" Lin Qiaoyu looked at Jiang Yao who had been tossed around by others for half an hour. Her eyes were filled with admiration, but not even a tinge of jealousy.

Usually, Jiang Yao would prefer her clothes to be plain and simple. She did not like to be in the spotlight as if she were a magnolia flower that bloomed freely in silence and had no desire to attract people's attention. No matter how attractive the outside world was or how many people treated her indifferently, she could still keep calm.

However, she wore an eye-catching bright red gown. Her fair skin was even white and snowy in contrast with the bright red. Also, she had a beautiful body. Her gown's flounce reached her knees, and her lean and long calves could be seen. Jiang Yao's skin was very healthy and even the skin on her insteps was fairer and softer than any other girls'. The pair of black heels even added to her dashing aura.

Her shoulder-length hair was styled up by Wen Xuehui. A diamond-encrusted hairclip was used to clip the hair on the sides to the back of her ears. She looked even lovelier when she smiled.

She was like a red lotus that day. Although pure-looking, she was filled with lively energy, like a blazing flame that seemed dazzling to others.

"There's no need for that. Our Jiang Yao is different from those coquettish women like Zhang Xiqing." Wen Xuehui scanned Jiang Yao thoroughly and was satisfied with her outfit. "Jiang Yao was born as a beauty. She looks prettier than Zhang Xiqing even without makeup. Zhang Xiqing only likes to put on thick makeup. It's our best chance to let Jiang Yao teach Zhang Xiqing a lesson and show her how should a dignified beauty actually looks like."

Jiang Yao looked at herself in the mirror and felt surprised too. She only realized then that she looked really beautiful in a red dress. Suddenly, she wanted to let Lu Xingzhi have a look at her.

"Wen Xuehui, help me to take a few photos later when I'm giving my speech!" Jiang Yao curved up her lips into a smile. "I know that you brought a camera here last night!"

Wen Xuehui chuckled. "Aren't I going to take a few photos of you for you to keep as a memory? You're giving a speech as the freshman representative, that's definitely an honor."

Wen Xuehui nodded and agreed to help. She then smirked at Jiang Yao. "I made a deal with my dad last night. You'll be the first to give a speech on the stage. Once you're up, say whatever you want and there's no need to care about the time limit of fifteen minutes. If you talk for five minutes more, Zhang Xiqing who's next will need to cut short her speech by five minutes. Just drive her crazy!"

"Xuehui, you're such a great friend!" Jiang Yao embraced Wen Xuehui immediately. "Don't you worry, I will drive her crazy today."

It was great news for her to be able to go first. That was why she was at an undefeatable advantage to have the chancellor's daughter as her friend.

Due to the freshman representative, the batch of freshmen were more excited for the school opening ceremony than the previous ones. When Jiang Yao arrived at the hall, there was already a full house. Qi Xuan was waiting for Jiang Yao at the entrance of the hall. Since she was the freshman representative and needed to give a speech on stage, she was assigned to a seat at the front of the hall.

When Qi Xuan saw Jiang Yao, she was stunned. Amazement flashed through her eyes but she suppressed her feelings quickly and praised her, "You look very beautiful today!"

Jiang Yao curved up her lips into a faint smile. When she smiled, her head was slightly lowered. In Qi Xuan's eyes, she looked as if she was bashful.

Zhang Xiqing arrived not long after Jiang Yao sat down. Just like what happened in her last life, Zhang Xiqing treated the freshman representative's speech as the grandest show in her life. She was wearing a very formal outfit with heavy makeup on her face. Also, anyone could smell the scent of her perfume when they approached her.

To be honest, Jiang Yao loved the perfume that Zhang Xiqing used. However, she had applied too much. Once the smell got too strong, it could be very unpleasant.

When Zhang Xiqing saw Jiang Yao, she gave her a gloomy look. She still could not figure out what had happened last night. After Jiang Yao left, Qi Xiang left too right after he gave her a mean glare.

Upon noticing that Jiang Yao had no makeup on her face, Zhang Xiqing snorted and laughed silently in her heart. She was indeed a country bumpkin who did not even know how to put on some cosmetics to prep herself up.

By giving a speech on the stage as the freshman representative, her photos were going to be kept in the school magazine and the school's publicity board but she had only dressed herself up casually.

Jiang Yao knew that Zhang Xiqing was looking at her. However, she did not bother about her and only focused on her conversation with Qi Xuan who was beside her. She did not know that her meticulous makeup only made her look casual to Zhang Xiqing who had applied heavy makeup. She could only say that the difference between each other's esthetic preferences was too scary.

Jiang Yao was sitting on her seat. As she was talking with Qi Xiang, her side was facing Zhang Xiqing. Therefore, Zhang Xiqing could only see that Jiang Yao was wearing a red dress. She could not tell its brand nor notice Jiang Yao's legs at her side. Naturally, she had not witnessed Jiang Yao's beauty when she stood up.

Jiang Yao only stopped talking to Qi Xuan once the school opening ceremony began. It started off with the vice-chancellor's speech followed by the dean's. Then, it was time for the freshman representatives to give their speech.

When she heard the emcee call out Jiang Yao's name and invited her to be the first to go up the stage and give her speech, Zhang Xiqing wished that her eyes could turn into sharp daggers and stab Jiang Yao to death immediately.

Once Jiang Yao got on the stage, her faint smile won a round of applause from the audience. It was evident that she was popular among all the freshmen.

Jiang Yao looked even appealing on stage with her high heels. She did not bring along her script. With a faint smile on her face, she kept her eyes on the audience and the spotlight was on her. The audience remained silent as they were all waiting for her to speak.

"My respected lecturers and friends, I'm honored to stand here and introduce myself as one of the freshman representatives. At the same time, I feel as if I'm not worthy of this title because I'm only a freshman. I have not done anything significant for the school nor brought any glory to the school. Everyone only knows my name, Jiang Yao, a freshman of the medical school, through the news in the Nanjiang Morning Post.

I hope that I, Jiang Yao, will be able to stand here again as an outstanding graduate in a few years' time and once again share my learning experience as well as my university life with all of you. As for now, I'm just an eagle chick that has just left home and has a thirst for knowledge. I can't mislead all of you and that's why I will not continue my speech for today! I hope that we will create more wonders in our future university lives! Thank you!"

Jiang Yao's eyes fell on Zhang Xiqing who was sitting below the stage. "A wise man once said that time has more value than gold and we can never buy more time. However, this quote is not suitable for me at the moment and I will hand over the stage to Miss Zhang, who has made many contributions to our school. Now, I will give my time to Zhang Xiqing. Also, I would like to express my appreciation for Miss Zhang's contributions to our school on behalf of all the students of Nanjiang Medical University. Thank you."