Can't Take My Eyes Off You

C 240-241

Jiang Yao slept soundly that night holding onto her cell phone.

She only wished that National Day would come earlier, so she could see Lu Xingzhi, who was miles and miles away from where she was.

It was not easy, longing for someone so far away.

Now, Jiang Yao finally knew how Lu Xingzhi felt when he was waiting for her.

She understood, however, that her expectancy had a deadline. They would meet soon after.

Back then, Lu Xingzhi waited for all his life, but never got to see Jiang Yao.

A freshman's timetable was packed very tightly with plenty of classes back-to-back. Moe was still angry at Jiang Yao for not buying it the ring, so it did not follow her to class. As usual, Jiang Yao would log in to the Medical System instead during classes. Sometimes, she would revise any previous knowledge she had learned.

The medicine for Mrs. Chen was completed at the lab, ready to be given to Chen Zhibin during her weekend visit to the hospital. This medicine might not cure Mrs. Chen right away, but it would at least strengthen her body and alleviate some symptoms she had.

After an entire morning filled with classes, Jiang Yao and Wen Xuehui went to the cafeteria together. Jiang Yao realized that Wen Xuehui seemed to be a little absent-minded today. She did not even take many notes during this morning's class.

After getting their food, Jiang Yao sat down opposite Wen Xuehui. She asked, "Are you still thinking about Li Ronghui?"

Hearing that name out of the blue, Wen Xuehui jerked her head up and looked at Jiang Yao, denying fervently.

Jiang Yao knew everything she needed to know just by looking at Wen Xuehui's dramatic reaction.

"You cannot go on like this. It is going to affect your grades here in school!" Jiang Yao exposed Wen Xuehui's current situation. "I noticed that you were daydreaming the entire morning in class. Xuehui, we are all studying to become doctors. Do you understand what the consequences are if we flunk our classes? Think about the dangers it will bring to our professional lives and our future patients! Why not use the time now and work on bettering yourself, instead of sulking over a boy? Li Ronghui is not yours, but the knowledge you learned here, will be a part of you forever. Which do you think is more important?"

Wen Xuehui picked up her chopsticks and twirled her rice around. She sighed, "That is right. It is just that, I cannot control my emotions. He came looking for me these past few days, do you know that? I do not see any of the bad things you mentioned. He was really genuine; it just pains me to think otherwise!"

"You know, I think he will be a great actor in the future. I can see him winning the Oscars!" Jiang Yao laughed. She knew how much pain Li Ronghui brought to Wen Xuehui back then. She would not allow it to happen again.

"If you do not believe me, let us visit his hometown this weekend, and see it for yourself," Jiang Yao said. "Just think of it as a short trip with me."

"Well, I trust you Jiang Yao, but..." Wen Xuehui tried to explain.

"I understand." Jiang Yao sighed. "You cannot face reality. That is why it would be best to see it for yourself. You will believe it then. It is for your own good..."

Jiang Yao's cell phone rang suddenly, cutting her off.

It was Huang Chengjing calling. Excusing herself, Jiang Yao picked up the call.

"Mr. Huang!" Jiang Yao smiled. "That was mighty quick of you to call today."

"I would not be where I am today if I were to take longer to get it done." Huang Chengjing was not trying to toot his own horn, but he did his research on Manager Sun the day before. Considering that Jiang Yao had probably gone to sleep, he chose to call today.

"The Manager Sun you were talking about was the same manager of the restaurant where my dad got sick." Huang Chengjing realized after his inquiry that they were the same person. "Guess who is the current manager of Riya Restaurant? I don't think you will be able to get it right though."

"If you say so, why did you ask me to guess?" Jiang Yao was amused. "Since I will not be able to get it anyway, just tell me who it is."

Huang Chengjing laughed awkwardly, not expecting Jiang Yao to be this forthcoming. He cut straight to the chase and said, "It is Zhang Xiqing."

One name was all it took for the awkward silence that ensued.

A few seconds later, Jiang Yao burst out laughing.

"That is a name I would never ever guess." Jiang Yao was astounded. The only free person now from the Zhang family was Zhang Xiqing. Who would have thought that she would quit school and became a manager at Riya Restaurant?

Jiang Yao wanted to know why the owner of Riya Restaurant would lay off Manager Sun and hire someone so off-putting like Zhang Xiqing.

"Mr. Huang, does the owner of Riya Restaurant have ties with the Zhang family?" Jiang Yao thought that this was the only logical explanation.

"That is right, Miss Jiang. Riya Restaurant is owned by two owners. One of the owner's wife is Zhang Xiqing's aunt. Remember how Manager Sun and the reporters wrote a big piece on you? After that, you were chosen as the prettiest freshman and the freshmen representative. The Zhang family was quite upset and fired Manager Sun a few days later. After the downfall of the Zhang family, Zhang Xiqing's aunt hired her to replace the vacant position right there at the restaurant."

"Looks like Riya Restaurant's days are numbered." Jiang Yao muttered. "I think Manager Sun is a man of great capabilities."

"You are right. Although I have only met him twice." Huang Chengjing agreed with Jiang Yao's judgement. "I got the process of procurement done. I think you will be able to work on it in a couple of days."

"Sounds good. Thank you so much for your help this time." Jiang Yao expressed her gratitude. Just as she thought, Manager Sun being fired was indirectly caused by her.

After ending the call, Jiang Yao immediately looked for Manager Sun's number and dialed it. Instead, it was answered by a staff at Riya Restaurant.

The staff was surprisingly friendly even after knowing that Jiang Yao was actually looking for Manager Sun. "This cell phone was given to Manager Sun during his time here by our boss. After he left, the cell phone was returned to the boss. If you want to, you can call his house phone number."

After some light whining, Jiang Yao asked for Manager Sun's phone number. She thanked the staff profusely and thought to herself how respectable Manager Sun was as a person. Even after leaving his job, he was well-received by his former employees.

Wen Xuehui looked blankly at Jiang Yao making phone calls back-to-back, seemingly busier than her father, Chancellor Wen.