602: C602 I Recognized You at First Glance

C602 I Recognized You at First Glance

He reached out to shake off the man's hand, but he did not expect the man to hold Jian Xi's wrist tightly. Unable to shake it off, Jian Xi could not help but want to scold. But she saw the other party's somewhat familiar eyes, but she could not remember where she had seen them before. For a moment, she actually forgot to struggle. She lowered her head and thought in her mind. Where exactly had he seen it before?

Seeing that Jian Xi did not struggle, that person let out a sigh of relief. However, he did not let go of Jian Xi's wrist. He still held her tightly, even though he did not use any special strength. But if Jian Xi wanted to break free from his shackles, it would not be so easy.

James looked at the two of them staring at each other in front of him. He could not be more furious. He was the one who came first. Why was the man who suddenly appeared next to him beat him to it?

If he had known this would happen, he would not have sat at the furthest place from her in the beginning to maintain his gentlemanly demeanor.

James stood up and walked to Jian Xi. He suddenly bent down and extended his hand in a gentlemanly manner, inviting Jian Xi to speak. "Beautiful Ciel, can I invite you to dance?"

Hearing James's voice, Jian Xi, who had not expected it, suddenly looked up. She looked at the hall again and found that there were already quite a number of people in the middle of the hall. One by one, they started to perform the social dance. There were also quite a number of people standing around and continuing to chat.

Jian Xi shook her head and said apologetically when she saw James reach out his hand. "James, I'm glad you invited me, but I just stood there for a long time and my legs are sore. I just want to sit down and rest."

James did not expect Jian Xi to reject him. In this banquet, almost no one would reject a gentleman's invitation.

But thinking of the meaning in Jian Xi's words, James seemed to understand Jian Xi's refusal.

She had just fallen and that foot might have hurt her. In addition, it was very hard for a woman to wear high heels. Although he understood, he was directly rejected by Jian Xi. James also felt very embarrassed. He stretched out his hand. He did not take it back after a long time.

Jian Xi looked very embarrassed. She did not say anything else. Instead, the man beside her said to James.

"Sir, you can invite the lady behind you. She seems to have no companions. She looks at the dance floor and probably wants to go in and dance."

James was very unhappy with the man's words. But it also relieved his awkwardness. He retracted his hand and turned around. Sure enough, he saw a beautiful back. A woman who attracted her with a single glance, and in the direction she was looking... It was indeed the dance floor. He had already opened his mouth in front of Jian Xi again.

James said apologetically to Jian Xi. "I'm sorry. I didn't notice and invited you to dance with me."

"It's okay. I'm sorry that I rejected your invitation." Jian Xi quickly said.

"After you rest well, I will invite you to dance again. Is that okay?" James said without giving up.

Jian Xi did not expect James to ask this. She did not want to dance at all, but his invitation just now had been rejected. If he refused again, it did not seem to be good, so she agreed. "Okay!"

Just as she said the word, she felt the hand on her wrist tighten. Only then did Jian Xi notice that the big hand was actually still grabbing onto his wrist. But because of the skirt covering him, James stood in front of him again. Jian Xi also did not want to make too big of a move.

James, who heard Jian Xi agree, heaved a sigh of relief. "Then I will come and find you later."

He happily turned around and invited the woman standing behind him. The woman seemed to hesitate for a moment. In the end, she stretched out her hand and placed it on James's hand. The two of them slowly walked to the dance floor.

As soon as James and the others entered the crowd, Jian Xi heard the man beside her let out a long sigh of relief. Even his sitting posture changed. It was not as normal as before. Instead, he spread his body and leaned against the sofa.

"Can I let go of your hand now?" Jian Xi said coldly. She did not expect that her wrist would be grabbed by him for so long. She only hoped that this scene would not be seen by hubby Qu.

He did not let go of his hand. Instead, he let out a long sigh, which made Jian Xi very surprised.

"I recognized you at a glance, but I didn't expect that after sitting by your side for so long, I still didn't recognize me. How sad!"

This voice was very familiar to Jian Xi. Even though she had not heard it for a long time, Jian Xi reacted immediately.

When she saw Jian Xi surprised, she seemed to have thought of something, but she didn't look at her expression of disbelief. He let go of the hand that was holding Jian Xi's wrist and reached out to undo the mask's tape. He turned his head to look at Jian Xi and slightly removed the mask from her face. With a distance that Jian Xi could see by herself, it was because there was no one behind her. So he was not worried at all that someone would see him.

Seeing the faces of the people around her, Jian Xi opened her mouth in surprise and even pointed at him with her finger.

The other person, however, had a smile on his face. He reached out and grabbed Jian Xi's hand that was pointing at him. He pulled it down and put on the mask.

"Why are you here?" Jian Xi asked in a low voice. Her tone was filled with disbelief.

Qu Yichen! It was actually Qu Yichen!

No wonder she felt that his gaze was so familiar!2

But why was he here? Why was he here?

"I came to find you!" Qu Yichen said with a relaxed expression.

"Looking for me?" Jian Xi almost cried out in surprise. When she heard the sound of the music, she immediately lowered her voice again. "Why did you come here to look for me?"

Although she had lived here for so many days, she still did not know what kind of place this was and how did he know?

"That's right!" Qu Yichen said. "You promised to come back at dinner that day, but I waited all night. You didn't come back, and no one answered your phone call. Later, I got someone to investigate and found out that you went abroad. And it was Germany. Something must have happened to you so suddenly. So I came to Germany that day. But after that, you disappeared without a trace. It took me a lot of effort to find out... You were imprisoned here."

Jian Xi was stunned. She was so shocked that she could not speak.

She did not think that Qu Yichen would chase her to Germany for her, and in the end, chase her here. Although she did not have much conversation with the people in the castle, she knew that they kept their mouths shut. Qu Yichen could actually investigate to this point. He must have spent a lot of manpower and resources.

Jian Xi really wanted to ask, was it worth it for such a person like her?

But no matter how she asked, she could not ask. So what if she asked? So what if she didn't ask?

Even if Qu Yichen found this place, she wouldn't leave with him. Even if hubby Qu wanted to imprison her here for the rest of her life, she wouldn't be able to resist.

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