You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 464 John Came

In just a week, Vivian's reputation was ruined.

She was sent to a shabby building that looked like it would collapse if faced with a strong breeze. She would live here from now on.

People here wore cheap clothes, spoke vulgar language, and their bodies were engulfed with the constant stench of sweat. There were all kinds of people from different walks of life. "What the hell is this place?" With a suitcase in her hand and high heels clomping down the rough road, Vivian was splashed with water by a child who ran over.

This set off the rage that was building in her heart. She pointed at the child and cursed, "Ah! Stop!"

The boy looked back at her and continued running.

Vivian was so angry that she stamped her feet in pure frustration. She wanted to catch up with the boy and beat him up. But after two steps, she tripped over the uneven road. "Ah..." She screamed and fell to the ground.

The pain swept over her body instantly and attracted the attention of passers-by.

Raising her dirty face, Vivian glanced around and felt like everyone was laughing at her, just like those people on the Internet that insulted her.

"Girl, are you okay? Let me help you up."

"No need!" Vivian shouted with tears in her eyes.

Compared with the pain on her body, the comments on the Internet made her heart break into a thousand pieces.

"Why? For what?"

Vivian slammed her hands on the ground and slowly got up. She lowered her head and walked forward, tears streaming down her face.

She could never predict, as a rich lady, that she would ever be reduced to a slum!

She bit her lips so hard that they were about to bleed.

On the C Island, the day before the Lantern Festival, Vicente forced Noah to go shopping with her.

Walking in the bustling street market, Noah saw a familiar figure from a distance, wearing a black mask. The figure seemed to also notice him.

The two people's eyes met through the crowded street. It was enough for Noah to know who it was.

Surprise was written all over their faces. They didn't expect to meet each other on C Island.

"I'm just going to buy something from over there," Noah said to Vicente. He turned around and walked towards the man.

Vicente was so concentrated on finding something for the babies to play with that she didn't hear him.

When she came to her senses, there was no trace of Noah.

Thinking that he knew her secret, she dropped the things in her hands and hurried to look for him.

Noah followed the man wearing a mask, darting left and right. After passing a small cinema, they arrived at a quaint teahouse in a secluded alley.

They sat down at a table and ordered a pot of tea.

"Mr. Shi?" Noah spoke up first. "When did you get here?"

John raised his head and looked into Noah's dark eyes. "Just three days ago. Why are you here?"

Noah said, "I arrived at C Island on Lunar New Year's Eve. Half a year ago, Nini sent me a message and asked me to come find her. I came here as soon as I finished dealing with things in Spring City. I planned to contact you after I leave C Island, but I really didn't expect to run into you here."

"Okay." Then John looked at Noah. "Have you seen my wife?"

"I saw her the day I arrived at C Island. In the hotel I met..." Noah paused for a moment. He didn't know if John knew about Nina's situation yet. He asked hesitantly, "You know, Nini..."

"I know." Every time John heard about it, it felt like a knife piercing his heart. Just hearing it was enough to make him uncomfortable, so he sipped his tea before he could think about it anymore. "You met Vicente as soon as you arrived?" John regained his composure.

Noah nodded. "I met him in the hotel. He took me to the castle of the Nangong family and I saw Nini."

"Is she okay?" That was always at the forefront of John's mind.

He couldn't get in touch with her and couldn't get any information about her. Even Leon didn't know what her situation was. These past six months felt like torture.

"She is fine. Vicente treats her well and she's living a comfortable life. Moreover, Nini has..." Noah wanted to tell him that Nina was pregnant, but he seemed to swallow the words before they could get out.

He thought, 'If Mr. Shi finds out that Nini is pregnant with someone else's child, it'll probably crush him, right?'

He couldn't imagine how sad John would be.

Noah knew that Nina loved John. So he thought that Nina getting pregnant could have been an accident.

Moreover, according to his observation during this time he spent here, Vicente cared about the children more than anything.

Noah also realized that there was an unspeakable secret between Vicente and Nina, so it was not right for him to talk about it.

He decided that it was for the best if John didn't know about it for now.

If there were any misunderstandings, that would just cause more unnecessary trouble.

Noah didn't know how to clear the misunderstanding between John and Nina. He took a sip of tea and said, "Nini misses you very much."

John felt very uncomfortable when other people told him that Nina missed him.

If he had his way, he wouldn't let her say that to anyone else. As long as he was always by her side, she'd never have to feel that way.

He couldn't help but think of how sad she must be.

Every time he thought of her, he was plagued by sadness as well. He felt like his eyes were constantly welling up and he was scared to blink because it would allow the tears to roll down his face.

Tears welled up in John's eyes. He turned his head to look at the alley outside the window, as if he could convey his longing to Nina through the air.

While they were separated by what seemed like the endless sea, he felt like getting closer would make him feel better. At least if they were in the same city, it would be something.

Being this close only made him greedy though.

He wanted her all to himself again. He wanted to meet her, live under the same roof as her, hug and kiss her...

He felt like he was just an ordinary man, full of greed.

The closer he got to her, the more he wanted.

John kept looking out of the window and said in a hoarse voice, "Leon told me that I can't see her for the time being, but that's all I want to do." I've been wandering around hoping that I might bump into her, bu I haven't even seen her.

Noah, can I see her?" It was the first time that John realized that he needed to turn to others for help. In this strange place where he had to hide his identity, he was powerless.

Leon asked him to wait, but he didn't know when the waiting would end.

For him, half a year felt more than enough.

The pain of her being in touching distance but not able to see each other made John feel like he was drowning.

Looking at his lonely figure, Noah asked, "Do you have the movie James acted in by any chance?"

John turned around and looked at Noah, his eyes flickering. "Yes."

Back then, James tried to show off in front of John, so he sent him his movie as soon as he could.

After he watched it, he saved it on his phone.

Noah's phone began ringing. It seemed Vicente was looking for him.

"Send it to me later. I've got to go." Noah didn't answer the phone. He put it in his pocket and left the teahouse.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the cinema, he saw Vicente striding towards him and questioning, "Noah, where have you been?"

"Finding a cinema."

"Why are you looking for a cinema?" Vicente looked him up and down. "You are leaving tomorrow. Don't try your tricks on me."

"Yes, I'm leaving tomorrow, so I want to invite Nini to watch a movie." Noah turned around and walked inside.

"What movie?" Vicente followed him in.

"The cinema hasn't shown the movie yet. I believe Nini will like it, though." Noah took out his phone and John coincidentally sent him the movie at that moment. Vicente was shorter than him, so she didn't notice anything out of the ordinary past Noah's hulking frame. She just asked, "What movie is it?"

"It's a movie that James is in."0000