Can't Take My Eyes Off You

C 310-311

Gu Haoyu put down his glass, turned toward Zhou Weiqi and asked, "How is Jiang Yao like? If they really quarrel, it is not going to look good on Xingzhi. Plus, it is going to embarrass Brother Liang and Ruoran too."

Gu Haoyu understood that Luo Ruoran wanted him to go and check things out.

Zhou Weiqi scratched his head and muttered, "She is really nice, doesn't seem like she would get angry that easily. But then again, it is really hard to say when a woman gets into relationship problems like this."

Gu Haoyu understood that Zhou Weiqi was trying to get a few good words in for Jiang Yao. Zhou Weiqi rarely did that for others, that was why Gu Haoyu knew that Jiang Yao had some positive qualities in her.

Anyway, he still felt obligated to check on the couple.

He agreed with Zhou Weiqi though, that even the lady with the softest heart would turn irrational when it came to the opposite sex and relationships.

After all, the connection between humans could never be fully understood.

"Brother Gu, I am going with you." Chen Xuyao passed his glass to Zhou Weiqi and went after Gu Haoyu.

They were on their way to the side door when they saw Lu Xingzhi and Jiang Yao walking toward them.

Their gazes stopped at the couple, after much scrutiny, they looked at each other and smiled. Having understood that Lu Xingzhi and Jiang Yao did not quarrel.

"Jiang Yao, shouldn't you go and borrow lipstick from Ruoran or Yannie?" Chen Xuyao playfully pointed his finger at her lips and said, "I heard that Yannie recently bought a new strawberry-flavored lipstick."

A brief pause later, he asked, "Brother Lu, do you like to eat strawberries?"

How embarrassing!

She knew that Chen Xuyao knew exactly what happened between Lu Xingzhi and herself.

After that passionate kiss, her lips had faded in color.

"Xuyao, Brother Liang is looking for you!" Gu Haoyu stopped Chen Xuyao's shenanigans. He was pretty sure that if this went on, Lu Xingzhi was not going to be pleased about it.

"Alright! See you later." Chen Xuyao grinned at Gu Haoyu and ran toward Liang Yueze, who had no idea what had just happened.

Jiang Yao pretended to look at Chen Xuyao, instead she was searching for Chen Feitang among the crowd.

Gu Haoyu noticed this and said, "After you left, she left as well. Anyway, she took only a half day's leave and came here directly from the platoon."

Jiang Yao did not expect Gu Haoyu to see right through her. She laughed and tried to make something up, "I'm looking for Yannie actually."

"She is over there getting some desserts." Lu Xingzhi rubbed her head. "Follow me."

Just perfect. Even though Chen Feitang had left, there were plenty of women in the hall who were very interested in her husband. Following Lu Xingzhi around was just the right thing to do to show the rest of the ladies who the boss was.

Lu Xingzhi held Jiang Yao's hand for the rest of the wedding, not wanting to let go at all. Her being by his side was bound to raise questions. Lu Xingzhi, as always, gave a short and concise answer.

"She is my wife."

A simple yet clear statement. He did not, however, introduce her. Nobody asked further questions either, understanding that he was trying to protect her by not divulging any unnecessary information.

From time to time, somebody would come up and give the couple a toast. Lu Xingzhi passed a glass of fruit wine to Jiang Yao, reminding her to only take a small sip after the toast.

"Okay." She held the glass close to her nose and sniffed it. She then took a quick sip, tasting the full flavor of the beverage. 'Isn't this just a glass of fruit juice?' Jiang Yao thought, 'Why did he insist that I only take a tiny sip of it?'

Wanting to quench her thirst, she took a swig and finished the entire glass of "fruit juice". It tasted amazing, just like any fresh juice.

The wedding dinner ended at nine o'clock. Liang Yueze and Luo Ruoran stayed back at the hall with their respective parents, talking to the guests and thanking them for attending the wedding. The rest of his brothers were ushered up the eighth floor to a reserved karaoke room.

Lu Xingzhi sensed that something wrong with Jiang Yao the moment they left the banquet hall. Her steps were light, and she was slumping against him the entire time they were walking.

"What's going on? Are you sick?" Lu Xingzhi placed his hand on Jiang Yao's forehead.

It felt very warm to the touch. Was it a fever?

"I am okay. I feel like everything around me is spinning though. Weird," Jiang Yao replied softly. "Don't let me lose my footing, alright?"

"Did she have too much to drink?" Chen Xuyao, who was waiting by the elevator, asked Lu Xingzhi.

"I did not drink any alcohol; it was only cherry juice." Jiang Yao shook her head.

Hearing that, all chatter stopped and nobody else muttered a word.

Finally, Yannie could not hold it in and broke into a laugh, "The juice that you drank, was it black and sweet?"

"Yes! Lu Xingzhi gave it to me." Jiang Yao nodded and answered sincerely.

She did not taste any alcohol in the fruit juice that was given to her.

Moreover, she had never been drunk in her entire life.

The only time she drank was during her wedding. Even then, she only took a sip.

She did not know what it was like to be drunk since she had no experience.

Remembering the fruit juice she had, Jiang Yao tugged on Lu Xingzhi's sleeve. She tiptoed and moved her mouth closer to his ears, wanting to whisper.

She lost her balance and accidentally nipped his earlobe. Not being able to control herself though, she gave it a few good licks before moving her face away.

"Buy me some of that cherry juice when we go back. It is really good, I think Wen Xuehui will like it too!"