You Are The Apple of My Eyes novel Chapter 764

At the Stone Road

As Leon was steadily parking the car, he noticed the dog, Nine, lying on the ground. Its white hair was all spread out all around it.

Upon hearing the car door opening, Nine looked up and stared at him. It then stood up quickly, wagging its tail to greet him.

Its eyes had sparked up in delight and anticipation, but the light soon extinguished upon seeing Leon. Depressed once more, it lowered its ears and stopped wagging its tail.

Slowly, it lied down on the ground and continued to wait.

Leon bent down to pat Nine's head, ruffling the tuft of hair there deliberately.

He then said angrily, "Do you really dislike me that much, Nine?"

Nine didn't even react.

Leon asked again, "Is this your way of welcoming me?"

But Nine continued to ignore him.

Leon smiled and said, "Since you're so quiet, I'll take it that you are welcoming me."

Nine reacted by closing its eyes.

Leon couldn't believe his eyes.

The guard who had witnessed the whole scene was stunned.

He wasn't expecting Nine to behave that way towards Leon.

For a moment, he was at a loss of what to do. He braced himself before explaining, "Mr. Lu, Nine is waiting for Van and Don to come back from school."

Feeling a little better, Leon asked, "Does Nine wait for them every day?"

"Not really. Nine wanted to go to school with the boys this morning. And it took a long time for them to console the dog."

Leon touched its head again. But this time, it was out of comfort. Nine opened its eyes and looked up at him momentarily before closing them once more.

Nine was only four years old. It had always been an energetic dog. But today, it looked sick. Worse, it almost looked lifeless.

"Could it be sick?"

"I've already had a doctor examine it. It's not sick."

"Well, that's good to hear." Leon then straightened up and walked inside the house.

The old butler Jake was already there to greet him without fail. He smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, you' here."

Leon nodded his head in acknowledgement. "Where's Sam?"

"He's in the bamboo forest." Jake began to guide him towards there.

However, Leon stopped in his tracks upon hearing that Sam was in the bamboo forest.

Jessica had planted the bamboo forest herself. There was a pavilion built in it that was perfectly quiet and isolated.

Leon had been to the Shi family's residence so many times now, but he had never stepped foot in the bamboo forest.

He had been avoiding Jessica deliberately.

He could never forget how Jessica had made things difficult for Nina. Of course, Jessica had already amended for her mistakes. By now, Nina had already forgiven her. Even Van and Don had grown closer to her. However, Leon could never forget the things she had done. He could never forgive her.

Nonetheless, he wasn't angry at her anymore. He just chose to ignore her.

Leon was never a forgiving man especially when it came to those who bullied his sister. He had wanted to make sure that Jessica would pay for what she had done, but Nina and his two nephews had convinced him to let the past go.

The others knew Leon's attitude toward Jessica, and they pretended they didn't know.

Leon smiled and asked gently, "It may be sunny, but it's still cold outside. What is Sam doing in the bamboo forest?"

A complicated expression crossed Jake's face. Nonetheless, he answered the question truthfully. "He's demonstrating the tea ceremony to Jessica."

Sam would spare two afternoons every week to teach Jessica tea ceremony since the pavilion had been built two years ago.

"I don't want to bother them. So please send a message to Sam for me. Tell him that I'll be picking up Van and Don from school today," Leon said, looking straight at Jake.

"Very well then," Jake answered.

"And also, Van and Don won't be back for dinner tonight. I'll be taking them to Michelle's house later. They did mention that they want to visit Michelle last weekend, didn't they? I think they miss her, and she misses them, too. I'll send them back after dinner."

Leon was the uncle of the two kids after all. There was no reason for Jake to disagree.

With that, Leon turned around and left. Jake set off to the bamboo forest and informed Sam of Leon's plans. Sam didn't find anything strange about it, but he asked, "Did Van and Don really mention anything about Michelle these days?"