You Are The Apple of My Eyes

Chapter 706 Her Friends' Advice

Michelle spent her Mid-Autumn Festival with the Shi family. And thanks to her, Lydia had finally stepped foot in a rich area for the very first time. The rows of villas along the Stone Road were brightly lit as if the Shi family was holding a banquet.

All the while, Lydia tried to keep a very low profile. Michelle didn't talk much either. But she would chat with the Shi family and smile at their jokes.

After dinner, Dora took the two of them outside where they could admire the moon and put the lotus-shaped lanterns on the river.

Michelle squatted down by the river and put down a lantern. She then closed her eyes and made her wishes.

Her first wish was that her parents could go home as soon as possible.

Her second wish was that Nina would come back soon as well.

And her third wish was about Leon.

"Lydia, do you think our wishes will really come true?" Michelle opened one of her eyes and glanced sideways at Lydia, who was also making her wishes.

Lydia seemed to be doing it fervently. When she opened her eyes, she said, "I believe that sincerity makes it true."

"Great!" Michelle quickly closed her eyes again and murmured, "Sincerity makes it true. Sincerity makes it true. Sincerity makes it true."

'Please make Leon fall in love with me.'

To show her sincerity, Michelle kept her eyes squeezed shut and prayed for more than half an hour. Then, she ran off to light up twenty more lanterns and made the same wishes again and again.

Admiring all the festive lanterns on the river, Michelle couldn't help but think that at least one of the lanterns would make her wishes come true. 'This shouldn't be considered as cheating, right?'

"Why did you put so many lanterns on the river, Michelle?" Lydia asked. She had long wanted to ask the question, but Michelle had been so busy with what she was doing.

Without thinking, Michelle blurted out, "Cheating."

Lydia was stunned.

It was then that Michelle realized what she had just said.

She quickly covered her mouth with her hand and shook her head.

The night wind blew gently, caressing their faces like soft silk. At that moment, James approached Michelle while still busily typing on his phone. It seemed like he was replying to someone's message.

"Mimi, are you done with the lanterns? I'll be driving you and your friend back to your house." © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

"Yes, I'm done now," Michelle said.

Upon hearing their conversation, Dora came over and grasped Michelle's arm. "Why go home now? Stay here a bit longer."

James smacked Dora at the back of her head and said, "Mimi has something else to do at home."

Michelle seemed confused by this. "What do you mean?"

'Why do I not know this?'

"Well then, let's finish up this chat and go home now. Hurry up. I'll be driving you two back. I have something else to do as well," James urged. He was planning on celebrating the festival alone with his wife.

James drove them back to Michelle's house. As soon as they were out of the car, he stepped on the accelerator and quickly drove off to the road.

Meanwhile, Michelle's entire neighborhood was looking very lively. Many people were outside their houses, enjoying the moon. Children were running around. Their laughter rang out through the night air.

"It's so lively here." Looking at all these smiling faces, Lydia couldn't help but smile as well. "Back in my hometown, everyone also goes all out at night during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

They would bring out pots and pans up to the mountain to cook. They would also roast sweet potatoes." "Really? I like roasted sweet potatoes so much.

They are so sweet!"

Michelle exclaimed. "Me too!"

Lydia nodded eagerly.

"Ah, I want to go see your hometown."

"Maybe I can take you there after I finish my postgraduate entrance exam. We can then climb up the mountain and pick fresh fruits and fish in the fields. We might even catch some shrimps there. Our houses were made of wood, and getting there would be tough. There's no decent transportation that can take us directly. Also, there are so many mosquitoes in the summer." Lydia always wanted

to bring her friends to her hometown, but she was afraid that they might dislike going to such a remote place. They were used to the city after all.

"That's okay. We can use mosquito repellent anyway. Will it be like the summers in Miyazaki Hayao's cartoons?" Michelle asked.

Lydia cleared her throat and said, "If you will be staying there for just a few days, you might think of it that way. I've been living there for so long that I don't think so."

"I really want to go."

Michelle smiled brightly at her. She had been spoiled by her parents. It was as if she had never known hardships at all.

It was then that Lydia couldn't help but feel envious. Nonetheless, she tried to keep her thoughts to herself.

She was jealous of Michelle for never having to worry about anything in her life. It also didn't help that Austin also had a crush on her. However, she was already used to this feeling.

Sighing, Lydia looked up to see a man wearing a suit standing by the door of Michelle's house. From afar, he looked like a noble man.

He had a paper bag with moon cakes in his hand, and the way he handled it made him look like a model.

The man smiled gently at her as soon as their eyes met.

"Michelle, Leon is waiting for you at your door." Lydia nudged Michelle with her elbow. The other girl was too busy watching the children playing.

Michelle turned around and saw her beloved man walking towards her. He was wearing a formal suit. It was like a scene from a wedding proposal.

He was going to propose to her with a box of moon cakes.

"Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, Michelle." Leon brought up the paper bag and shook it two times in front of Michelle.

Smiling, Michelle accepted the gift as if she was accepting a bouquet of flowers instead. She held it in her arms as if it was some valuable treasure. "Leon gave this to me, so it's mine alone."

She smiled happily.

"Are you happy now? Well, now that Leon is here to see you, you look so happy. In fact, you look completely different from when we were with the Shi family," Lydia joked, smiling fondly at her friend.

Leon's eyes shone as he glanced at Lydia. It was as if she was trying to tell him something.

Lydia calmly returned his questioning gaze. "Well then, there's something else I need to do, so I'll be heading back to school. You two can celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together. I'm leaving."

"What? Are you really going back now?" Michelle raised her eyes to look at Lydia's meaningful stare.

However, she couldn't seem to understand what was going on. Then, her phone began vibrating inside her pocket. She pulled it out and checked her WeChat. It was then that she finally understood what Lydia meant.

Lydia sent this message to their group chat. "Seize this opportunity to cultivate your relationship with him. If you don't know what to do, just remember Rainy's advice."

Rainy then texted, "Just do as I said!"

Debra had also posted a few links to the chat group.

"The best ways to attract your loved man's attention."

"Eighteen tricks in bed."

Lydia replied, "Isn't that a bit too early?"

However, Rainy disagreed. "It's never too early for that. It's always good to know things in advance."

Debra then texted, "Good luck, girl!"

Rainy said, "Good luck!"

And finally, Lydia sent, "Good luck!"

She also added, "Hold on. It's too early for her to take the last step. She doesn't even know how to kiss."

Then Debra sent another link to the group chat. "Kissing skills that a woman must always remember!"

This was followed by another. "With these kissing skills, your boyfriend won't be able to leave you."

These messages came one after another that it almost overwhelmed Michelle as she read them. Her face was getting redder and redder by the second. Fortunately, her hair was long enough to cover up her embarrassment. The dim lights also helped hide her flushed face.

Nonetheless, she kept her head down the entire time. This made Leon curious. "What's wrong?"

"What? Oh, it's nothing." Michelle was startled by his sudden closeness. She quickly hid her phone behind her back and took a huge step backwards.

Leon chose to not say anything about her odd behavior.

'Am I a monster?' He couldn't understand why she was so scared of him.

"I was just asking. If you don't like it, then I won't ask anymore." Leon could only smile helplessly at that.

"No, no," Michelle replied hastily. Her eyes kept wandering around, actively avoiding Leon's face. Her heart was still beating wildly against her chest and her breathing was becoming a bit unsteady. "It's not that I don't like you asking me."

"That's good." Leon smiled gently, reaching out to touch Michelle's forehead. But then, she took a step backward.

His hand was frozen in midair. His amber eyes flashed with confusion.

She was fine just now, but it seemed like she was trying to avoid him. He couldn't help but feel a bit hurt amid his confusion.

It seemed like there was something wrong with her after reading the messages on her phone.

He suddenly had a strong desire to ask what the messages were about, but he didn't want to invade her privacy. In the end, he gave it up.

"Let's just go inside." Leon then moved sideways, letting her walk ahead of him.

As soon as she started walking in front of him, she moved her phone to the front. In her left hand, she held the moon cakes. With her right hand, she turned on her phone once more.

There was a new message in their group chat.

Debra had sent a piece of new advice. "Ask him what kissing is like. And if he says..."