Can't Take My Eyes Off You novel Chapter 35

She clearly remembered his face when he died. His bloodless face had been distorted in a horrifying way due to the excruciating pain he had suffered before death. His fists clenched tightly when he was found.

Jiang Yao couldn't even begin to imagine how painful it must have been to be buried alive. It was so petrifying that even a soldier who endured hardship and fatigue on a daily basis would die with such a ghastly look.

Jiang Yao discreetly wiggled toward Lu Xingzhi. She couldn't hold back and quietly raised her hand, brushing his eyebrows gently with her fingertips as if she was using her finger as a paintbrush.

"Can't sleep?"

"Argh!" Jiang Yao recoiled in shock.

Just when she was about to retract her hand, those eyes suddenly opened and he grabbed her hand firmly. Jiang Yao was caught by surprise, her eyes widened and her mouth agape. She looked like a thief caught red-handed.

"You pretended to be asleep!" Jiang Yao protested in a low voice. "You were only pretending to be asleep!"

Lu Xingzhi couldn't help but chuckled as he listened to Jiang Yao's anxious and angry whining. "You started it. With the way you touch me, I'd definitely wake up, unless I'm dead."

That's right, Lu Xingzhi was an active duty guard. It was impossible for him to not notice and wake up when Jiang Yao stroked his face over and over.

In actual fact, he had woken up as soon as she turned to face him. However, he did not expect her to touch him secretly after he had fallen asleep.

Her touch was very light and gentle, it almost felt like she was caressing his face.

"Having trouble sleeping?" Lu Xingzhi released Jiang Yao's hand and asked, wondering if she couldn't sleep due to the heat. "Do you want me to switch the fan on?"