Can't Take My Eyes Off You

C 318-319

"Last night, you hugged me and vowed to the moon, you said that you will never ever leave my side. You said that you will love the man named Lu Xingzhi for the rest of your life." He was not happy. "Could all that be fake?"

"..." Jiang Yao was speechless.

Did she really say those nauseating words? Why did she have no memory of her saying that?

"What else did I say?" Jiang Yao asked softly.

"You said a lot of things. For example, I'm the most handsome guy in this world and you love me a lot." Lu Xingzhi tried very hard to hold back his laughter but he was pretending to be very serious. "Do you have no memories of what you said yourself?"

Upon seeing Jiang Yao shake her head, he replied unhappily with a snort. "Do you still dare to drink next time?"

"No, I won't." Jiang Yao made a vow. She did not dare to do it again. She did not know that she would say something that was so nauseating when she was drunk.

However, those words were truly from the bottom of her heart. So, was she the type of person who would start pouring out all her thoughts hidden in her heart once she was drunk?

"Last night, you said that you like to bathe and sleep with me. You like the way I pamper you and love you." When Lu Xingzhi said that, he stopped for two seconds to observe the facial expression on her face. He was satisfied when he saw the shocked expression on her face as if she was struck by lightning. He then said gently, "I promise you."

"Promise what?" Jiang Yao had a blurry look on her face.

"To bathe and sleep together, to pamper you..." He dragged her into his arms and gently bit on her ear. "To love you."

For unknown reasons, Jiang Yao always had a feeling that the phrase 'love you' that came out from Lu Xingzhi's mouth was a verb.

Later that night, Lu Xingzhi did prove her conjecture with his action. That phrase was really a verb and he 'loved' her for the rest of the night, from midnight until the next morning.

The hotel room was located on the higher floors. That was why the room remained very quiet even though the hotel was located on the busy streets of Jindo City.

The thick curtains were airtight and they were blocking sunlight from entering the room. The room was in total darkness and the one on the bed was sleeping as if she had blacked out.

Jiang Yao was still sleeping when Lu Xingzhi came back from outside.

Last night, when she was drunk, she slept through half of the night and spent the rest of the night being 'loved' by him. That pained her so much that she needed to beg for his mercy while being under him. She only got to go back to sleep after the sun had risen.

"Jiang Yao, it's time to wake up." Lu Xingzhi sat on the side of the bed once he came through the door. The soft bed caved in a little. He softly called out the name of the woman who was still in her dreams. His eyes were exuding nothing but gentleness.

Jiang Yao woke up with a yawn. When she noticed that Lu Xingzhi had already changed into his usual outfit and was sitting on the side while staring at her, she sat up immediately out of surprise. She turned her head around and looked in the direction of the window. "What time is it? Are you going back to your platoon?" After saying so, she touched her stomach. "I'm a bit hungry, why don't you go back after having breakfast?"

She then stared at Lu Xingzhi with her eyes wide open while waiting for his answer.

"It's already eleven o'clock, so you should say, go back after having lunch." When Lu Xingzhi was answering her question, he stood up and pulled the curtains open, leaving only the yarn curtains hanging there. Jiang Yao could not get used to the sudden burst of sunlight and closed her eyes immediately.

"I asked Yueze and the others out for lunch today. The few of us didn't even have the time to have a good talk yesterday at the wedding dinner." Lu Xingzhi took out her clean clothes from the luggage bag one by one. "Although it's sunny today but the wind is strong. Remember to bring along the coat you bought yesterday."

They were meeting at Longteng Restaurant, the place where Lu Xingzhi called Jiang Yao previously. It was already fifteen minutes past noon when they arrived and the rest were already waiting for them.

"Brother Lu! Sister Jiang! How are you?" Zhou Weiqi and Chen Xuyao greeted them almost immediately.

"Sit here." Lu Xingzhi pulled a chair out, beckoning Jiang Yao to sit down. Once she was seated, he turned toward the rest and asked if food had been ordered. Hearing Gu Haoyu's confirmation, he called for the server and ordered two lighter dishes.

Jiang Yao woke up with an empty stomach and she only managed to eat a piece of biscuit on the way here.

"Brother Liang, Brother Lu, I think that's enough!" Chen Xuyao knocked the table twice with his knuckles. "Be mindful of what you are doing, there are three bachelors here. We cannot take it anymore!"

"That's right! Come on ladies, take care of your men! We are planning to give you both a strawberry-flavored lipstick," Zhou Weiqi continued, chuckling loudly.

Jiang Yao and Luo Ruoran rolled their eyes at the two cheeky guys. They were very familiar with both Zhou Weiqi's and Chen Xuyao's personalities, and knowing that these two were just fooling around, they paid them no heed.

A short while later, the server came around with the dishes. Since both Jiang Yao and Luo Ruoran were sitting together, they started chatting.

As she was still a student, Jiang Yao talked a lot about her life in school. Luo Ruoran was a few years older than Jiang Yao. She graduated from university overseas, and came back to take over her family business, thrusting herself into the limelight as a female newcomer in the business world.

Throughout the conversation, Jiang Yao found out that Luo Ruoran knew Gu Haoyu first. She then became friends with Liang Yueze and the rest through him. Coincidentally, she moved into the old quarters soon after, becoming extremely good friends with the rest of the them.

After graduating from military school, Gu Haoyu resumed his studies overseas. He was a true academician, he was currently doing research and teaching in a prestigious university overseas as a professor.

According to Luo Ruoran, she had known Gu Haoyu ever since she was a toddler, making them true childhood friends.

Deep in a conversation with Luo Ruoran, Jiang Yao still had the ability to listen to the guys talking. Work was the only topic discussed. Liang Yueze was telling Lu Xingzhi his plans on expanding Longteng Restaurant. He planned to buy the plots of land surrounding the restaurant.

"You decide, Brother Liang. I have no qualms about your decision whatsoever. I fully trust your judgement. Just let me know how much money you need." Lu Xingzhi tried to cut the conversation short since he had no interest in business matters.

Now that he mentioned it...

"About the money... If I am not around, look for Jiang Yao. She is now in charge of the finances; I gave her full access to all the accounts. You know I am always out on missions and cannot be contacted immediately. Previously she wanted some cash urgently, instead she used someone else's instead of mine."

"Jiang Yao, did you buy all the shares of Shengqi Hospital?" Chen Xuyao interjected. "I heard from Brother Lu you were planning to do just that. It has been a while; how did it go?"

"Basically, yes. Although, I have a small issue right now; I am still six percent short of complete ownership." Jiang Yao was pleased discussing the matter. "Do you know that I purchased them dirt cheap?"