Can't Take My Eyes Off You novel Chapter 23

"Jiang Yao, Mom says you rarely go back." Lu Xingzhi was riding at a moderate speed in the windless noon, so Jiang Yao could hear him clearly.

"Uh-huh, I've been too occupied with schoolwork," Jiang Yao answered softly as she was swallowing the ice cream. She knew that Lu Xingzhi was talking about her mother.

It was actually just an excuse. She didn't want to go back as she held a grudge against her parents. She was irritated by their decision to agree to the marriage with the Lu family regardless of her objection and protest.

Hence, she rarely visited her family after the wedding. Now that she thought about it, she was a rebellious girl in her previous life. She was the youngest child in the family and the only girl. Her parents and her two brothers adored her very much. But in her previous life, she was so cold-hearted and cruel enough to abandon her own family.

"I'm afraid I can't come back for your university admission. Let your eldest brother keep you company for the registration," Lu Xingzhi reminded. "I'm more at ease if he is there with you."

"Why not my second brother?" Jiang Yao asked. "Frankly, I am closer to my second brother."

Jiang Yao's eldest brother, Jiang Jie, and Lu Xingzhi were one year apart, and they so happened to be classmates in high school. Her second brother, Jiang Lei, was several years their junior. Anyhow, Lu Xingzhi was familiar with the Jiang brothers.

Therefore, as soon as he knew that Jiang Yao wanted Jiang Lei to accompany her, he instantly vetoed the suggestion, "No! It must be Jiang Jie doing the job. Even if Jiang Lei wants to go, Jiang Jie must go with you."