It was still a sunny day on the second day. Michelle seemed to be in a better mood. She could smile and take the initiative to talk with other people. Even so, Leon was still worried about her and followed her everywhere.
She wandered around the community with her camera, and he followed her. He didn't disturb her but silently took out his phone.
Michelle was taking pictures of the flowers and plants in the community, while Leon was secretly talking pictures of her.
With a click, he took a picture of Michelle squatting down by the flower bed, like a cute little mushroom.
Hearing the voice, Michelle raised her head and looked into Leon's smiling eyes. His amber eyes were even brighter in the sunlight, and he was smiling. It seemed that he was in a good mood.
Michelle wanted to ask him if he was taking picture of her secretly, but she didn't. She stood up to take pictures of the wild oranges grew in the community, like a green lantern hanging on the branch.
After taking pictures of the orange, she moved down the camera a little, and then she saw two more people in the camera, which could not be seen clearly from a distance.
Michelle lengthened the focal length, then the figures in the camera were magnified. They were Bryant and his cousin, Valerie.
She hadn't seen Valerie for a long time, and even hadn't heard any news about her. She didn't know what they were talking about, and soon they disappeared from the camera.
"What's wrong?" Noticing that she hadn't pressed the shutter for a long time, Leon asked. Looking from the camera, he saw nothing.
Michelle lowered her hand and said, "Nothing."
"Your hand hasn't completely recovered and the camera is heavy. Are you tired?" Leon touched her head and said, "Let's go back. It's time for lunch."
"I'm not tired. I held it with my right hand and supported it with my left hand to keep balance." Michelle took the camera in her right hand and held Leon's hand in her left hand.
On the way home, two residents of the community came in the opposite direction. They were in suit and leather shoes, walking towards the direction of Michelle.
All of a sudden, Michelle let go of Leon's hand and walked to his left, and then held his left hand with her right hand, which made Leon a little confused.
The two men brushed past Leon. Leon couldn't help but look at them, and then looked at Michelle next to him, and squinted thoughtfully. Michelle was only as tall as his shoulder.
"Michelle, does your left hand hurt?"
Michelle didn't answer immediately, but nodded sulkily after a while.
She was lying.
Noticing that, Leon didn't point it out. Instead, he bent down and lifted her up.
Being lifted suddenly, Michelle was startled and quickly wrapped her arms around his neck. At this moment, they were still outside. Being lifted up like this in public, Michelle blushed slightly.
"Leon, my hand hurt, not my feet." She buried her head into Leon's chest shyly.
Leon smiled faintly. "I just take preventive measures in advance. Your feet will hurt if you walk too much. Your injured hand hurt me so much. Don't make me feel worse. Just let me take you back. "
"Okay." Her muffled voice was a little vague, but Leon could feel that she was happy.
Leon carried her all the way back. As soon as he put her on the sofa, a voice came from outside.
"My aunt doesn't know about what happened to Mimi, does she?" Emma asked worriedly.
Holding her shoulder, James comforted her, "It is better not to tell auntie about it. Grandpa and grandma are still at auntie's home. They are old, they can't bear the shock."
"You're right. Keep it a secret."
Vicente also came. When she heard James mentioned Michelle's grandma, she couldn't help but think of her, a silver-haired old lady, elegant and noble.
She really looked like Vicente's late grandaunt.
Vicente asked, "Emma, who is your grandmother from?"
"Lexingport City."
"Okay." Vicente replied ambiguously and asked, "What about your grandfather?"
It was the first time that Emma saw a young and handsome man who was interested in other people's grandparents. She couldn't help but look at him.
"He is also from Lexingport City. His origin is in the neighboring province."
"Oh, I see." Vicente replied softly again.
There were five people coming in total. Leon looked at her sister, Nina, and then looked at the woman beside her. She was thirty or forty years old, a little fat, and had a gentle smile on her face.
She was a psychologist.
When Emma saw Michelle, she immediately sat down and asked about her health. James and Vicente also showed great concern for her.
As soon as the two men approached, Michelle felt a little stuffy in her chest, but when she looked up and saw the faces of the two men, she smiled and answered that she was fine.
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