You Are The Apple of My Eyes

Chapter 695 Overwhelming Enthusiasm

Michelle left the club early in the morning, but did not contact Colby immediately. Although she couldn't wait to buy the orchid, she considered the fact that Colby had just come back from abroad and needed time to recover from jet lag. So she waited for more than two hours outside the community where he lived.

The security guard of the community decided that someone as cute as Michelle couldn't be a bad person, so he started talking to her. When he learned that she was there for Colby, his admiration changed to pity and regret.

Michelle was confused when the man sighed, but she continued to smile at him.

When the security guard couldn't bear it anymore, he tried to persuade her to go home. He told her not to waste her time waiting for someone who was not worth it.

This confused Michelle even more. She started to ask for clarification but was interrupted by her phone ringing.

She had set an alarm clock to go off at ten o'clock. Since it was already time, she called Colby and then continued to wait for him by the gate.

More than ten minutes later, it wasn't Colby who showed up but his nanny.

"Michelle He, right? Colby asked me to escort you inside."

"He wants me to come in?" Michelle looked up at the tall buildings of the quiet residential area. "I have to pick it up myself?"

"Yes. Follow me." The nanny turned and swiped her key card to open the iron gate.

The gate to the community was on a bridge. Beneath that bridge was a river with weeping willows on its banks.

Vehicles passed along the middle of the bridge but there were gated walkways on both sides. Pedestrians entered on one side and exited from the other. But before they could enter, visitors had to register their names in the security room.

Michelle followed after the nanny. Along the way, they passed by buildings and a large artificial lake which had a fountain in the middle.

They came upon many villas with gardens. Years ago, Michelle's parents wanted to buy a house in this residential area but they could only afford an apartment.

When Michelle was five or six years old, Adam and Elaine had asked her what kind of house she wanted to live in. Little Michelle said that she wanted one with a yard so she could grow flowers, play in the mud, and roll all over the lawn.

So Adam and Elaine ended up buying a bungalow in the suburbs. However, with the development of Lexingport City's economy, even the suburbs thrived when transportation became convenient.

Michelle could recall memories from when she was five or six years old. She remembered coming here before and greeting a child who lived here, but she couldn't remember who it was. She only knew that little boy was about her age and he cried until snot ran down his nose.

As a child, Michelle was also prone to crying. When she met that little boy, it was if she had connected with a kindred spirit. She didn't know why the boy was bawling, but it made her start to cry as well.

The two children sobbed and wept as if they were competing to see who could cry the hardest or the loudest. When their parents rushed over, they didn't know who was in the wrong, and ended up

apologizing to each other.

Lost in her memories, Michelle had no idea that she had walked past Austin's house which was right before Colby's.

"Here we are. Go down this path and you'll find yourself at the greenhouse. Colby wants you to go there." The nanny departed.

Michelle walked along the gravel path to the back of the villa and saw the greenhouse. There were many potted plants and a variety of flowers by the door.

Michelle didn't know the names of some of the flowers, and there were others which she had never seen before. She could only admire how colorful they were. It was all so beautiful.

A marble table stood just outside the greenhouse with fruits and desserts on top. Among those items, she saw her favorite strawberries. They were white strawberries, not the red ones commonly seen in the market. All content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

White strawberries were also known by the name Light Snow. The berry itself was milky white with pink and red seeds.

These strawberries looked good but they were also rare.

Michelle couldn't help licking her lips. She wanted a taste but she felt it was impolite, so she hesitated.

After dressing up, Colby rushed over to the greenhouse as gracefully as possible. He laughed upon seeing Michelle who was still resisting the temptation to eat.

"Mimi." Colby liked calling her like that. It made him feel like they were close friends. "Mimi, don't you like strawberries? Why don't you eat? I ordered these white strawberries especially for you.

Austin told me you love strawberries."

As he spoke, Colby walked up to Michelle's side. He picked a strawberry and held it up to the girl's lips.

He wanted to feed the strawberry to Michelle, but she must have guessed his intention. Quickly, she plucked the fruit from his fingers and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Well, thank you," Michelle said with a smile.

Colby hid his disappointment behind a smile of his own. "How about I send you white strawberries every day?"

'One basket a day? How much would that cost?'

Michelle's eyes widened but she couldn't accept such a gift.

Colby foresaw that Michelle was going to turn down his offer, so he declared, "It's settled then."

"No—"

"You are going to say 'No problem, ' huh?" Colby interrupted once again. "If you don't accept, I won't give you the orchid."

Michelle could only nod obediently. "Okay, fine."

"Yeah." Colby grinned in triumph. Seeing that the girl was still standing, he warmly invited her to sit down. "Don't be shy, Mimi. Feel at home."

Michelle was speechless

for this was not her home.

Before she could say anything else, Colby asked, "Shall we have lunch together, Mimi? Do you like Chinese food or Western food?"

Colby's enthusiasm was so overwhelming that Michelle stood up again as soon as she sat down.

"I'm sorry, Colby. I have an appointment with Leon at noon. Anyway, can I have the orchid now? It's getting late and I'm meeting up with Leon."

It was Colby's first time to get rejected. He could not suppress the feeling of disappointment that welled up within him. Was he not charming enough?

That couldn't be the case. He checked himself out in the mirror for a long time before meeting the girl.

"Let's take a rain check on that lunch date then." Forcing a smile, Colby stood and went into the greenhouse to bring out the orchid. "You're just in time. The orchid is going to bloom soon."

Planted in soil, the orchid had a sturdy-looking stem, long green leaves, and three small buds. The petals were wrapped in layers of pink.

"It's beautiful," Michelle marveled. She reached out and hugged the flowerpot happily. "I've seen orchids before, but I've never seen them bloom. I believe Leon will definitely like it."

She lifted her gaze to direct her smile at Colby. Her eyes were bright and clear. Her red lips pulled back to reveal white teeth.

Wonderstruck, Colby couldn't take his eyes off her.