You Are The Apple of My Eyes novel Chapter 557

After two hours of sleep, John finally woke up, feeling reenergized around three o'clock in the afternoon.

He washed his face, changed his clothes and walked downstairs. In the living room, there were a family of eight people and Jake standing there, so there were nine people in total.

As soon as John's steps could be heard from down the living room, their gazes followed him.

The scene was so weird.

As for John, he was unbothered by their stares. In fact, he knew who spread the news.

"The children's birthday is in the Lantern Festival. When I just saw Nina on C Island, the two children couldn't wait to come out their mother's belly to meet me." John was calm as he tried to convince them of this lie.

There was no need for them to know of what really had happened on C Island. He didn't want them to worry for him.

Her bright eyes wide open, Dora asked, "Are my cousins very cute, Uncle John? Do you have photos of them?"

"No. Children's privacy are to be protected, so I don't allow anyone to take pictures." Then, John walked over and sat down.

"But you are their father!" Dora pouted and felt disappointed.

"All information placed in the era of big data are accessible. You can't keep any secrets in the digital world these days." As a matter of fact, no one was allowed to take pictures, not to mention John, their biological father, and their nominal father, Vicente.

"I agree," James replied firmly. It was no wonder that he knew this very well, since he had been in show business.

Angela sighed and said to her daughter, "Dora, did you hear that? I hope you listen to your uncle. Don't just post your photos on WeChat Moments and Weibo. Some bad people might use it against you."

"Got it, Mom," Dora replied. Then, she leaned on her mother's shoulder with a smile.

On the other hand, Sam turned to John and asked kindly, "What are the names of the children?"

"Well, the elder one's name is Vance, which is Van for short. The younger one is named Donald with a nickname, Don," John replied. As he mentioned the children, his eyes warmed up, which made him look like a kind and proud father.

James said proudly, "No matter what their names are, they are Shi family members. Every member of our family is outstanding."

Dora rolled her eyes at him. "James, you are so narcissistic. Then again, I could not agree more. I also think that the children will be outstanding."

When the laughter died down a little, John said, "Nina named them."

Chester, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly spoke. "Uncle John, did you take a ship to sail across the sea just to find Aunt Nina?"

A smile flashed through John's eyes. He raised his hand and stroked Chester's hair. "You're only eleven years old, and yet you are so considerate."

Chester shook John's hand away from his hair and gave John a playful frown, but he was not angry.

"Hmm, Van and Don...I bet that they are two fat boys. When will Nina and the children come back?" Sam asked, grinning from ear to ear.

"Hmm, I suppose sometime next year," James answered. "Uncle John asked me to pick up Aunt Nina and the twins together with him next year."

The shrewd Sam immediately understood and nodded. He turned to John and said, "Well, in this case, you should prepare yourself well. Next year, you will marry Nina in a splendid way. After all, you can't make the princess of the C Island feel wronged.

Then again, I won't be able to see my great-grandsons until next year." Sam heaved a deep sigh.

Daniel said, "Don't worry. It's September now, so there are only a few months left until next year."

"Well, that's true, but when exactly next year?" Nelson asked, turning from James to John.

"I can't assure anything, since it's not settled yet, but most likely, after the children's birthday," John replied. "As for the exact day, you have the final say, Dad."

Sam's mood lifted once more with a smile forming on his face. "Well then, the date has to be fixed and chosen on a lucky day!"

"Grandpa, aren't you too superstitious?" James asked. Because of this, Sam glared at James.

The rest of them started to laugh at this before they finally dispersed and went on with each of their lives. John was about to go out when Sam stopped him.

"Okay. If there's nothing else, please excuse me. I'm going to prepare some refreshments." Helen went to prepare the coffee and fruits in high spirits. She thought it was good that John finally came back, but she was a bit disappointed that he came back alone.

As expected, Henry and Adrian came an hour later.

They entered the house and saw John sitting on the sofa. Seeing the expressionless man, Adrian loosened his grip on Henry's shoulder and walked over to the man.

"Wow, are you really back? Is this really you?"

John gave Adrian a sidelong glance. Adrian nodded, "It seems that you are really back this time."

Then, he sat next to Henry on the sofa across John. He placed his hand on his shoulder and smiled like a cunning fox.

"I heard news from James that you are a father now. You have two sons. Two children aren't easy to raise, aren't they? You know, Henry and I will raise one for you, so you could lessen the weight on your shoulder. How's that sound?" Adrian offered.

John sneered inwardly.

"Thanks for the offer, but you can have your own babies," John replied.

Henry blushed at this and fixed his glasses to hide the expression on his face. He cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Shi, if we can meet again in our next life, maybe we can be relatives by marriage."

Adrian smiled wide at this. "Yes, I totally agree. For now, we should not get sidetracked and get down to business."

John nodded at this and motioned at them to speak first.

Henry then reached for his briefcase and took out a tablet. He opened the screen and clicked on the file of a person's personal information. Then, he handed the tablet to John before speaking. "His name is Tim Shen, 28 years old. Half a year ago, he suddenly appeared and monopolized the business of all entertainment places in Lexingport City as well as the surrounding cities for two months. He has connections with both the government and the underworld. Moreover, he is ruthless. People call him Mr. Shen to show their respect."

In the past, there was only Mr. Shi in the Lexingport City, but now there was Mr. Shen.

John looked at Tim's photo. There was a cold, hard, and stoic look on his face to the point as if there was some murderous intent in his eyes. John deduced that this person was not someone you could offend easily.

It would be best if they could stay away from each other.