Gan Yuan took the tissue from his hand, dabbing off the liquor on her arm, "It’s okay."
Qiao Liang then extended his palm, grabbing her arm, "Let me accompany you to the restroom to take care of this!"
Feeling the strength of his palm, Gan Yuan glanced sideways and saw Qiao Liang winking at her secretly. Worried that Moses would notice his odd behavior, she immediately smiled and stood up.
Qiao Liang nodded apologetically to the other people at the table and helped her out of the dining room.
Sitting in his original spot, watching the two figures move further away, Moses immediately spoke in a low voice.
"Miss Ying, take her to change her clothes and see if there is anything special about her,"
Qian Xueying turned her face, "What do you mean?"
The man did not explain, simply commanding, "Tell me what you see."
He had to figure out whether this woman was indeed his Gaia or not.
Qian Xueying nodded and stood up to follow out of the dining room.
In the hallway, Qiao Liang, seeing that no one was around, immediately dragged Gan Yuan to a corner outside the restroom.
"Are you talking about... Moses?"
"Yes, him." Qiao Liang lowered his voice, "I just saw him secretly adding wine to your glass. That bottle was brought by his henchman, and he only poured it for you. I suspect there’s something wrong with that wine."
As expected, Moses had not been easily fooled by her, and Gan Yuan’s heart sank, but she still smiled on her face.
"Qiao Liang, you’re thinking too much. We just met; he couldn’t possibly mean me any harm, could he?"
This matter was too complicated, and she didn’t want to drag Qiao Liang into it again.
"I am a man too, and I can tell that his gaze is off," Qiao Liang said with a serious face. "Anyway, don’t drink anything else and leave here with me later."
Before Gan Yuan could speak, Qian Xueying’s voice was already coming from a distance.
"Miss Gan, are you alright?"
"It’s fine." Gan Yuan busied herself withdrawing her arm from Qiao Liang’s hand, returning her smile.
"Your dress is all wet." Qian Xueying frowned slightly, "Come with me upstairs and change into a new set of clothes?"
"There’s no need to bother, a wipe will do," Gan Yuan replied.
"While you’re here, don’t be so formal; treat it like your own home," Qian Xueying smiled, supporting her arm and pulling her towards the staircase, "Let’s go!"
As the girls went to the bedroom to change clothes, Qiao Liang couldn’t follow, so he had to stand his ground.
"Littleyuan, I’ll wait for you upstairs. We’ll leave together later."
Knowing he was worried about her, Gan Yuan turned and reassured him with a smile.
"Okay, I’ll be down soon."
After taking Gan Yuan to her own room upstairs, Qian Xueying led her smilingly into the walk-in closet and took a dress with tags still on it from the hanger.
"I think this will suit you perfectly!"
Gan Yuan glanced at the tag, "Miss Ying, that’s too kind of you; I’ll just wear something casual."
"You don’t have to be so formal with friends, do you?" Qian Xueying said with a smile as she unzipped the dress, "If you don’t wear it, I will take it as a sign of rejection."
"Well, then!" Gan Yuan accepted the dress.
Qian Xueying then supported her shoulder, "Let me help you."
"No!" Gan Yuan turned around, avoiding her fingers, "I... I’m not used to it."
Qian Xueying smiled and retracted her hand, "I’ll wait outside for you. Call me if you need anything."
As she turned and walked toward the door of the walk-in closet, Gan Yuan watched her close the door firmly before she lifted her hand to undo her buttons.