You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 520 Can I Bite You Now

Nina fluttered her eyes open and close several times. Her head was slightly spinning, and before she could completely come back to her senses, she heard John's seductive voice again. "Can I bite you now?"

Nina looked around, confused. "What? No!" Nina finally came back to her senses and immediately covered her mouth. Her eyes opened wide. John smiled, "I'll bite somewhere else this time."

As soon as he said this, his eyes began to move down from Nina's lips. The flaming passion in his eyes as he stared at Nina made her body burn. "Don't you have anything to do during the daytime?" Nina asked in disbelief. She then stood up and left.

John smiled as he watched her receding figure. "Well, then I'll bite you at night."

Nina's eyes widened in shock. She staggered and almost lost control of her feet. Her face started to burn as she heard a low laughter from behind.

As soon as she was out of the ward, she lowered her head and turned right. Two steps later, she stopped at the door of another ward.

The door of this ward was left ajar. She peeked a little and a man in a hospital gown could be seen standing by the window. The man was looking out into the distance, and Nina could only see the side of his face from this view.

With this perspective alone, Nina gasped as soon as she recognized that the man was Noah.

"Is that really Noah? Why is he here? What happened to him?" Nina murmured under her breath. She placed a hand on the doorknob and was about to push the door completely open, but she stopped and hesitated.

She didn't know how to face Noah. During the time she forgot about John, she mistook Noah for John and said things that she would only say to John.

Remembering all that had happened made her feel a little embarrassed.

Nina froze on the spot as she hesitated. Just when she was about to leave, she heard a sound. She looked over and saw that Noah pressed the lighter and was about to light a cigarette.

Without any hesitation, she shouted, "Noah!" She immediately pushed open the door and walked towards Noah.

Hearing the shout of his name, Noah abruptly turned around and was stunned to see Nina walking towards him with a frown.

When he finally calmed down, he took a drag from the cigarette and expelling a ring of smoke, just like the white mist shrouding the mountainside in the morning, making his vision blur through the mist. Nina stopped in front of Noah and could not believe that he still smoked. "Noah, you should know better that smoking is not allowed in the hospital." She instantly grabbed the cigarette from Noah's hand and threw it on the floor, stomping on it.

Noah didn't say anything as he watched her. After Nina was satisfied with how she handled cigarette, she looked at Noah with concern this time. "What happened? What's wrong with you? Why are you here? Did you get hurt? Are you sick?" Nina looked around Noah, trying to find any bandage or any sign of how ill he was. "No matter what, you still can't smoke in the hospital. You hear me?"

Noah kept silent as he stared at the crushed cigarette on the floor. The stomping seemed to have extinguished something more important to him.

After John had told Noah that Nina had remembered everything, Noah thought about it a lot and decided to bury all of his feelings for Nina.

However, when he saw her again, the feelings flooded him again.

All those feelings were just like the faint light of the lit cigarette.

Then, they were stomped on and trampled out.

Noah shook these thoughts away. "Nothing serious. Just a minor injury." He looked up at Nina with a smile. The smile wasn't genuine this time.

He didn't give Nina time to stare at his eyes as he looked away and continued to look out the window. The ward was in a high floor, so the blue sea across the horizon could be seen. The blue waves continued to crash together, while the white seagulls and egrets flew above the waters at a low altitude, looking like they were playing around happily.

Nina gave Noah a look for a moment before she asked, "What are you thinking about, Noah? You seem to be so lost in thought." She took a step forward and stood beside Noah. After giving Noah a look of concern, she turned towards the window and stared at the boundless sea. "I thought you quit smoking a long time ago," she said after a second of silence.

'I did quit smoking, but things have changed that I had no choice but to smoke again.

Moreover, I smoke more heavily than before. In the past, I would never smoke in a non-smoking area.

However, today, I just could not stand it anymore.'

Instead of saying all these out loud, Noah decided to keep them in his mind. Before Nina could ask him again, he replied gently, "Perhaps it's because of the case in Spring City that made me a little restless. I don't have a lollipop with me, so I chose to smoke. Oh, I sent you the lollipops. They should have been delivered here a long time ago. Were you able to receive them?"

"Well, I have been spending all my time in the hospital these days, so I haven't come back yet. When I go back, I'll take them. I promise I'll bring you some. You better have a lollipop in your mouth, and don't think about smoking," Nina said.

"It's okay. I won't need them. I will be flying back to Spring City tomorrow morning anyway. The case there is still a little tricky to be honest. That's why they are waiting for me to go back," Noah explained, while he looked sideways at Nina.

Hearing this, Nina frowned in disappointment. She was about to open her mouth to disagree when someone interrupted her.

"No!"

John walked in, standing between the two of them. In a tough tone, he said, "No, you can't leave. The doctor said that you can't leave the hospital now."

"I'm fine now. It's okay." Noah attempted hard to assure them with a smile, but his face was still a little pale.

John said firmly, "No, you can't."

"Noah, listen to the doctor. You can't leave the hospital, so just stay here and recuperate. What matters right now is your health. It is not something you can just joke about," Nina said with a worried look. She moved a little so that she could see Noah.

Before Noah could reply, John added, "Besides, are you the only one in your team who has the ability and skill to solve the case?"

"John's right. I know you are awesome and really talented, Noah, but you really need to rest and recover. You also have to give others the chance to improve themselves and contribute to the case," Nina said. She then looked at John and tugged on his arm. "Don't you think so, John?"

John looked at Nina for a moment. Then, he nodded at Noah and said, "Yes."

Noah looked at them back and forth as the two of them echoed each other. He laughed. This time, he laughed genuinely, but with a little helplessness.

'As a matter of fact, they have already solved the case.

I just want a reason to leave.

I didn't expect that in order to make up for me, John would agree with Nini against his will to make me stay.'

"I'll tell Tom then." Noah walked towards the bedside table and picked up his phone before dialing Tom's number. "I'll be staying on C Island for half a month. Can you ask a leave for me?" "Why? Did something happen? Is there anything wrong with you?" Tom's anxious voice came from the other end of the line.

Noah turned his back at the Nina and John as he replied, "No, it's nothing. I'm fine."

Tom sighed in relief and said, "That's good to hear. However, I must tell you that it would be a little difficult for you to ask for a leave now. The last time you asked for a leave, you stayed on C Island for a couple of months, and our leader was pissed off. He not only criticized you, but also deducted your salary. If you want to ask for a leave again, he would blame me this time. What's more, he wants to promote you. Don't lose this opportunity, or you may not have a chance again."

Noah heaved a breath and paused for a while as he thought about it for a moment. Finally, he said, "I'm taking an annual leave. Let the leader know that I will go back as soon as possible."

Before the man on the other end of the phone could say anything, John said, "Sick leave. You are on a sick leave. Remember to go back to Lexingport City during the Spring Festival. Henry is still there. Don't make Henry feel homeless and lonely. Don't make yourself feel lonely either."

Hearing what John said made Noah stunned and speechless.

John's words were like a sudden cool breeze that blew on Noah on a hot and summer day. It was like all the exhaustion in him was washed and blown away.

He gave John a blank stare as if he still could not believe what John said. His originally dark eyes gradually became clear.

"Captain? Hello? Are you still there? Is there something wrong? Are you sick or injured? Who were you talking to just now? It sounds so familiar. It seems like..." Tom's voice on the other end of the line took Noah back to reality. "No one. He's just one of my friends," Noah said.

'Mr. Shi came to C Island after faking that car accident. He would certainly not want anyone to know about his whereabouts,' he thought.

"Ask a sick leave for me. I will send the medical certificate as proof to your phone, but I don't want you to let anyone else know about it. Understood?" Noah said.

Tom agreed, assuring Noah that he would not tell anyone else and that he should rest well.

After hanging up the phone, Noah turned around and saw John's indifferent look, feeling a little amused.

'He is really a cruel man, but deep down, he is also a really good man,' he thought.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐