It was past midnight and the whole place was quiet. The light in the living room only illuminated half of Leon's face, and the other half was hidden in the dark.
He smiled at Michelle, as though he was reminded her that she could not trust men, including him.
However, his reminder only made Michelle trust him even more as she looked at him and said, "You're right. There's always bad things happening around us, and that is not going to change. But we must not live fearing what might happen. Instead, we need to focus on the present."
She then gave him a bright smile, revealing her pearly teeth.
"Have you always been this way, Mimi? Do you really believe everything that a person says to you?" he asked with a chuckle.
"Of course not! I don't trust people that easy. Even Nini knows that I am smart when it comes to dealing with strangers," Michelle said, lifting her head proudly.
Since Leon was so close to his sister, Nina, he considered her best friend, Michelle, as his sister too.
He found Michelle to be rather interesting.
He cared about her, so he hoped that she would be more careful in the future. With a gentle smile, he warned her with concern, "But you trust whatever I said. This is not right."
"You are different, Leon. I consider you as family." Michelle smiled at him as though she was not agreeing with him.
She was cute, and when she smiled, she lit up the whole room.
Shocked by her reply, Leon smiled at her and added, "I can't win an argument with you."
"Of course, you can't! Because you know that I am right. All right, it is time for me to go to bed. You should get some sleep too, Leon," Michelle said with a smile.
"Sure, go ahead," Leon replied and watched as she went to the bedroom. Just when he was about to pick up the noodle bowl from the dining table, he saw her poking her head out.
With a sweet smile, Michelle said, "I believe you, Leon. Just the same way I believe Nini. Have a good night."
She then closed the door behind her before he could even reply.
Michelle changed into her pajamas and turned off the light. She got on the bed and under the warm blanket. However, she could not bring herself to sleep and stared blankly at the ceiling.
In fact, she was still shocked.
Why did she meet Leon all of a sudden?
She had always thought that she would never see him again.
The last time that she had seen him was when he stopped her from falling when they were at Mist Water Park. If he had not been there that day, Michelle would have fallen down and dirtied her face in the mud.
She thought that it was so good to have him around. He had stopped her from falling that day, and now, he came to her as soon as he came to the city.
Thinking that, Michelle chuckled. Leon was so nice to her.
In fact, he was just as good as Nina was to her.
Michelle's parents were busy working on research projects while her cousin was busy with college and her relationship. Nina was unable to contact Michelle since she was on C Island. Michelle felt so lonely.
But now that Leon was finally in town, she did not feel lonely anymore.
Michelle was laughing so loudly that she woke up Lydia, who had barely went to sleep
"Michelle, what are you laughing at?" Lydia asked as she turned over.
"Come on, it's time for us to sleep. If you don't wake up tomorrow, I am going to pour ice cold water on you."
After saying that, Lydia yawned. She was so tired that she could not open her eyes.
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