You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 453 Take Off His Clothes

A hint of joy flashed through Vicente's eyes. Noah frowned and asked, "Count Nangong? Nina's...husband?"

Despite what he just heard, Noah still felt that the receptionist and the man in front of him were joking. He thought, 'John is Nina's husband, not this man. What is happening right now?' "Yes, indeed I am. Don't I look like Nina's husband?" Vicente raised her head to look at Noah.

'Why is he so tall?

He's making me feel so small.'

Vicente stepped backward a little bit so that the difference in height between her and Noah would not be so obvious.

"No. Nina's husband is taller than you are." Noah said that on purpose because he noticed what Vicente was doing.

Vicente was angered.

"Are you sure you're Noah? You're different from what Nina said." Nina made Vicente believe that Noah was a mature and steady gentleman. How could he say something hurtful to her? Vicente doubted the man in front of her deeply.

Then, Demi whispered in her ear, "Count Nangong, you are indeed different from the rumors."

"What?" Vicente whipped her head at Demi and flashed her an intense look.

Demi continued fearlessly, "Before the interview, I thought you were a polite and considerate gentleman. After I began to work as your assistant..."

"Am I not polite?

Am I not gentle?

Am I not considerate? Why are you telling me all this now?"

Vicente lowered her voice a little and fired one question after another at her assistant. Demi could only blink twice and answer, "No, you're not."

"Then what am I?" Vicente really wanted to know what her assistant thought of her.

Demi replied awkwardly, "You're just different than I imagined."

"You..."

"Count Nangong, Mr. Ye is leaving." Before Vicente could launch into a litany, Demi pointed at Noah who had started walking away.

Seeing that Noah was about to leave, Vicente made a mental note to grill her assistant later. In the meantime, she strode toward Noah and grabbed his arm.

"Wait!"

Noah turned to her and asked, "What?"

"Aren't you here for Nina? Come with me. I'll take you to her." Without waiting for Noah's consent, Vicente towed him out of the hotel. "It's the Lunar New Year's Eve. She'll be very happy to see you." Hearing that Vicente was going to take him to Nina, Noah let her drag him to her car.

The receptionist told him to see Count Nangong if he wanted to see Nina. Even though he still did not want to believe that Nina had married another man, Noah thought that her new husband did not look threatening at all.

So he decided to go with the man to see Nina. If anything went wrong, he was sure he would be able to defend himself just fine.

"Demi, pack my things and send them to the castle before you go home to celebrate the Lunar New Year's Eve," Vicente ordered.

"Okay." Demi went back to the hotel suite to pack up.

Vicente pulled Noah to the parking lot. Opening the door to the passenger seat, she raised her head and asked, "Can you drive? Of course you can. You drive."

Then, Vicente got into the passenger seat, closed the door, and fastened her seat belt.

The parking lot was open, and the wind blew in drizzles of cold rain. Noah's clothes were soaked.

Vicente rolled down the window and asked, "What are you waiting for? Let's go."

Noah had never met anyone so rude and presumptuous, but he wanted to see Nina, so he just popped the door open and slid into the driver's seat.

"Where's the destination?" Noah asked, clenching the steering wheel. The heating in the car made him feel toasty, and his half-frozen fingers started regaining flexibility.

"Just follow the navigation system." Vicente turned on the car's navigation system, stealing a glance at Noah. His face was a little pale and his lips a light purple. He must have been freezing out there. But how could he still keep calm?

"Go straight ahead and then turn right. You'll see a shopping mall. Stop there," Vicente said and looked at him. "Do you feel uncomfortable?"

"I'm fine." Noah started the engine.

Having gone to police school, Noah had experienced worse than wind and rain. Keeping calm and steady in all kinds of situations was now second nature to him.

Vicente curled her lips and said, "Okay. If you say so."

Then, she took out her phone and made a call. "Yes, get me some clothes. He stands about 1.82 meters. He's thin. The size of the shoes? Hold on.

Noah, what's your shoe size?" Vicente turned to Noah and asked.

"Forty-four." Noah turned his head and looked straight into Vicente's eyes. He paused for a second and then turned his eyes back on the road. Then, he heard Vicente saying, "I also want a big gift box, one that a full-grown adult can fit in. And remember to poke air holes on it. I wouldn't want him to suffocate."

"Who wouldn't you want to suffocate?" Noah turned to look at her.

Vicente just hung up the phone. "You. Turn right there. Eyes on the road, Noah. Why are you looking at me? You like men?"

"No." Noah was so shocked by Vicente's words that he almost lost control of the steering wheel. "I'm not gay. I'm not into men."

Hearing Noah being defensive, Vicente burst into laughter. "Relax. It's just a question. I'm not saying you're gay."

Vicente looked Noah up and down. He had a luxury watch and no wedding ring. Vicente joked, "You're already twenty-eight, right? Why aren't you married yet?"

Since Noah graduated from college, people around him had started asking him about his plans of getting married. Kristina introduced a lot of girls to him, hoping that he would choose one to build a life with.

It seemed that everyone made it their business to ask about his love life, but only some truly cared about his future like Kristina. Most people just pry to have something to gossip about. "I'm thinking about it," Noah replied flatly.

Vicente's eyes lit up. "So when are you getting married? Nina and I will come to the wedding to celebrate with you and your bride even if we need to travel across the sea."

"When I get a girlfriend and she eventually agrees to marry me, you'll be the first to know." Noah smiled and saw the logo of a large mall up ahead.

"You don't have a girlfriend yet?" Vicente felt that her question was meaningless. She pointed at the shopping mall in front of them and said, "Stop there. I need to pick up a few things."

After Noah pulled over up front, a woman in a business suit walked out of the shopping mall followed by two shop assistants. One of them was holding a few shopping bags while the other carried a large cylindrical box that was half as tall as an average person.

"Count Nangong, these are the clothes and shoes that you ordered."

"Great. Thanks. Put them in the back seat."

"All right. You two, load everything in the car." The two shop assistants swiftly opened the backseat door and shoved the shopping bags and box in. After shutting the door, they watched Vicente's car leave. "Follow the navigation now. Find a relatively deserted place and change into the clean clothes I got for you," Vicente said. "You can't go see Nina looking like that."

Noah simply nodded and found some empty place to park. He pulled over and took the clothes from the back seat. Then, he started stripping at the driver's seat. "Wait!" Seeing this, Vicente immediately stopped Noah. She swallowed and asked, "You're going to change right here? Isn't it a little restricting?"

"It's a little troublesome. What's the matter? We're both men. There shouldn't be a problem." As soon as Noah finished speaking, he took off his shirt. Vicente's eyes widened. 'I'm a woman, and he's a man.

How could he take off his clothes in front of me just like that?' While Noah was busy changing beside her, Vicente caught a glimpse of his strong, muscled abdomen. Then, she felt her head spin, and a hot stream flowed out of her nose.

Vicente had a nosebleed.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐