Michelle caught a glimpse of a familiar person.
He stood by the river.
"Leon?" Confused, Michelle slowly approached. When she was close enough, she confirmed that it was indeed Leon. Her heart leapt to her throat, and a bright smile spread across her face.
She trotted over and shouted, "Leon!"
Hearing his name, Leon turned his head and saw a girl running toward him.
"Are you talking to me?" At first, Leon did not recognize Michelle. She was wearing different clothes and had makeup on her face, which was not her style.
In his eyes, Michelle was a sweet girl who liked strawberry cakes.
"Is that Michelle?" Wynn recognized her as soon as he turned around. After all, he had spent some time with Michelle before.
As Michelle got closer and closer, Leon started to recognize her. "Michelle?"
"Leon! Leon..." Michelle had not seen him for more than half a year, and the two of them had not kept in contact with each other. She had missed him so much.
She quickened her pace and smiled wider.
Leon could now see her smiling face from where he was standing. He started walking toward her. "Watch your step."
Michelle was almost running now, and Leon was worried that she would slip on the snow, which she did.
"Ah!" Was she going to fall?
Michelle screamed and closed her eyes subconsciously.
"Look out!"
Leon's eyes widened.
In a rush of adrenaline, he dashed to catch Michelle in time.
Michelle did not feel the impact she was expecting. Instead, she found herself nestled in somebody's arms. The tip of her nose itched, and she smelled a familiar scent.
It smelled like strawberry cake.
"Oh, thank goodness. I got you." Leon breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the clumsy girl in his arms, he chuckled.
She had always lost her coordination whenever she got excited.
Michelle raised her head when she heard Leon's voice. "Oh, Leon!"
Her eyes and brows curved like the crescent moon in the night sky. Her sweet smiling face reminded Leon of the strawberry cake he had just eaten in the car.
"Ah, Michelle," Leon whispered, mirroring her tone.
Michelle laughed heartily and patted her bangs flat. She carefully straightened up and got out of Leon's grip. "It's really you. I wasn't imagining it."
"Yes. You have great eyesight." Leon bent down slightly to look into Michelle's eyes.
The distance between their faces became much closer, so close that Leon could feel Michelle's hot breath on his face.
She was blushing so furiously that she looked a little bit like a strawberry cake.
Michelle grinned at him and said, "And I also have an amazing sense of smell. You just ate strawberry cake, didn't you?"
With wide eyes, Leon answered, "Wow, that's impressive. As a matter of fact, I did." He did not know what to eat just now, so he just ordered a strawberry cake.
However, he only had a bite. John's strange behavior had been bothering him so much that he felt uneasy and lost his appetite.
"I haven't eaten it all. I left it in the car. Would you like to finish it?" Leon asked.
Michelle shook her head and said, "No, thanks. I can't eat right now. I have more important things to do."
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