You Are The Apple of My Eyes

Chapter 763 Delegate Power

After Leon had dropped Michelle off to work, he dialed Wynn's number and called him while driving.

"Why did you call me just now?" he asked.

"Are you done? That's pretty fast! Are you dating Michelle now?" Wynn asked, pretending that he didn't hear Leon's question.

Leon had sworn to keep their relationship a secret from others, but there was nothing he could do if Wynn had already guessed the truth.

So in a happy tone of voice, he said, "What do you think?"

"Then that's true! Does that mean a congratulations is in order?"

"Mm-hmm. But anyway, you must make sure to keep your mouth shut about it. We don't want to go public yet." Leon slightly raised his eyebrows.

"Wow. That sounds exciting. But I understand what you mean. If you let everyone know about your relationship, there will surely be an uproar. You two have to be prepared before you decide to go public with it. Poor Michelle though."

Wynn sighed. He suddenly perked up as if realizing something. "Oh wait. You've been looking for her during the past three years. Now that you finally get what you want, why do you end up keeping your relationship a secret?"

"I'm the poor one, not Michelle." Leon sighed.

"What?" For half a second, Wynn was too stunned to speak. Then, he burst into laughter. "Oh I see it now. It's Michelle who wants to keep your relationship a secret. Could it be that she's ashamed to call you her boyfriend?"

Leon scowled upon hearing that.

"I'll hang up," he threatened through gritted teeth.

"Wait! I still have something important to tell you." The smile on Wynn's face was gone now. It was replaced by a serious look. "Your father wants to know when you will be coming back. In the past, it was usually your mom asking. But yesterday, your father himself asked me that. It seems like he wants you to return home as soon as possible. He probably wants to delegate power to you."

Leon narrowed his eyes and said, "But it's too early for that. I'm only twenty-seven years old. People won't listen to me."

"That's bullshit! Admit it. You just don't want to go back. You've been giving them this same excuse for two years now." Wynn seemed adamant in making Leon admit the truth. "In the past, you didn't want to go home because you had to look for Michelle. And now that you two are finally together, you don't want to be separated from her again.

And I understand that you two are still in the early stages of your relationship. I also don't think it's wise to take Michelle away from her family. But you can't run away from your responsibilities forever. I don't think your parents or her parents will approve of your relationship. Maybe Michelle's parents will be more strongly against your relationship."

Wynn had known Leon for so long now. He might even be the only one in the world who knew him inside and out.

The two fell silent for a moment until Leon finally said, "Wynn, you really are good at putting a damper on my mood."

He didn't sound angry, and his eyes were strangely calm. But the joy from before had already been extinguished.

The only person that could bring that same spark in his eyes was Michelle, his origin of joy. Just her mere presence could infect him with so much happiness.

With that, he completely ignored the fact that they would not date this evening. He typed in his destination in Google Maps, the Stone Road.

Then, he said to Wynn, who was on the C Island, "Three months. I'll return home in three months."

"It's almost December now. Does this mean you'll be celebrating the Chinese Spring Festival there?" Wynn seemed to ponder on this for a moment. "That's okay. Just make sure to bring Van and Don with you after the Chinese Spring Festival."

"Okay." Feeling suspicious, Leon then asked, "Why did my father suddenly want to delegate power to me? He's barely fifty years old, so he's still strong and healthy. Isn't he planning to resign at the age of sixty? Why did he change his mind?"

"There was a rumor that he was ill. But he's still healthy and strong. So now, everyone thinks that the rumor is not right. As for me, I have a gut feeling about this, and I think my guess is right."

Wynn paused dramatically, purposely teasing Leon. "Do you want to hear it or not?"

"What do you want from me?" Leon already knew what Wynn was trying to do.

"You really do know me! Well, you have a classmate named Avril, right? And you're in friendly terms with each other. Can you give me her number?" Wynn asked excitedly.

Avril was Leon's college classmate who would gain weight after eating desserts. He hadn't seen her for three years now and had only contacted her online a handful of times since they last saw each other.

The last thing he had heard about her was that she was studying for a doctorate in finance at a prestigious school. It seemed like she had been very busy since then. He, too, had other things to do. It was why they seldom contact each other over the years.

However, that didn't mean they were no longer friends.

Back then, they planned on meeting up whenever they had spare time. But after a year had passed, the two of them realized they couldn't be pulled away from their own businesses.

Nonetheless, Leon was surprised when Wynn mentioned Avril. "Aren't you on C Island? Did you meet her? What happened?"

"Yes, I met her." It seemed like Wynn didn't plan on telling him anymore about their encounter. It was terrible anyway.

He was stripped off his clothes in public and he was even given a check, which was said that it was compensated for his clothes.

In his opinion, it was humiliating.

He didn't lack money at all.

At that point, he had never felt so humiliated in his entire life.

Even though Leon once put his information online and ask him to sell himself as a punishment, Wynn had never really slept with any woman.

Wynn forced a smile and said, "I like her. So give me her number. You're in a relationship right now, so you have moral duty to help your single friend."

Leon was pleased to hear that Wynn had found someone he liked. Finally, there was a woman out there who caught his friend's attention. As Wynn's long-time childhood friend, he would fully support him.

"I'm still driving, and I'll give it to you later." Leon's low spirit was slowly rising up again. Then, he remembered what Wynn had said back when they were still eighteen years old.

Back then, Leon asked if Wynn wanted to be in a relationship. He replied, "I hadn't really thought about it. My duty is to be your bodyguard and assistant. I must protect you until my last breath."

Those were the words that their coach always said to Wynn. After all, Wynn's duty was to protect Leon.

At this point, the idea had been deeply ingrained in Wynn's mind.

For years, Leon tried to uproot that idea from his friend's head, but he failed. Nonetheless, he never gave up. He swore to himself that he would find someone who Wynn could fall in love with.

So he always told Wynn to date women. However, Wynn mistook it for something else. In the end, he became a womanizer. But he was responsible enough to keep everything chaste.

For now, Leon was happy to hear about Wynn's attraction to Avril. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Wynn had never admitted to liking anyone before.

Avril was the first.

Smiling, Leon said, "I'll help you with her."

"No. I'll be okay." It seemed like Wynn had laid on his acting too thick. And now, Leon thought that Avril was special to him.

"Okay then. Take your time to court her." Leon had made up his mind. He was willing to do everything to do the matchmaking.

Calming down a bit, Wynn decided to change the topic. "Something might have happened so that you parents decide to resign."

"What could possibly change their minds? Is there anything else that could have changed them? I think only Nini, Van, Don and I are able to do so?" Leon asked.

"Yes. I believe it's related to the princess. Haven't you seen the princess and her husband's WeChat Moments?" Wynn asked.

He didn't want to voice out what they posted. But deep down, he was green with envy.

"I've blocked their Moments since they set off for their honeymoon." It was then that Leon finally realized something. "So my parents are envious of them, right?"

"Yes," Wynn replied calmly.

Leon couldn't help but laugh. "I see it now. My father has already been on the throne when they got married, so they never had time to go on their own honeymoon. In fact, I can't even remember the last time they spent more than half a day alone together."

"Oh. That sounds a bit miserable." Wynn couldn't help but feel sorry of them.

Leon also felt sorry for his parents. "They only got maybe six hours or eight hours at most to rest."

"Then...?" Wynn probed.

Leon assured him, "I'll be back in three months."