Chapter 851 Leena''s Wet Adventure (Part Two)


    "Alright. I can be your sister. Don''t break your word, and start to take good care of me from today on,"


    said Louisa cheerfully. She forced a contented smile on her face. Anyway she was happy to be his


    sister, at least for now. She had been offered the opportunity to turn the tables.


    "I never break my word. As long as you stop treating me like a suitor, then we can get along.


    Remember, I''m married and off-limits as a love interest," answered Kevin seriously. The gift really


    showed who Kevin was. He always did what he said, and he promised her a birthday present. But, after


    he agreed to hang out with Louisa on asion, Leena might get jealous and even heartbroken. But he


    didn''t even think about this.


    "I see. So bro, I''d like to have dinner with you again. It would be rude to turn your sister down, right?"


    said Louisa, putting a charming smile on her face. When she stopped being hysterical, she looked soft


    and beautiful.


    "Yeah as long as I have the time," he answered carefully. As far as he was concerned, Louisa was


    every bit as willful and mischievous as his own sister.


    "Goodbye, bro," said Louisa gratefully. She knew she shouldn''t push Kevin too much. Being nice and


    considerate might be a workable strategy when she tried to win his heart. Yeah, she could do this, she


    decided. She waved at him, turned and walked away.


    "Bye," said Kevin. When Louisa''s voluptuous figure disappeared from his sight, Kevin got in his car and


    drove away. He felt relieved now that he and Louisa had made an agreement. However, he had no idea


    that Louisa wanted much more than what he could offer.


    In Leena''s mind, clear skies and beautiful clouds were always the most stunning scenery, making a


    strong contrast with the blue sea and the brightly-colored flowers. Leena''s mouth twitched, looking at


    all those beautiful things. Nevertheless, what troubled her mind was the guy who kept harassing her


    and following her wherever she went.


    She wouldn''t be bored by the charming scenery on two sides of the River Seine, and everything looked


    as wonderful as seeing it for the first time, perhaps because of the weather, the culture and the people.


    "Mignonne, when will you go back to China?" Gerard asked Leena anxiously and tentatively. Gerard


    was afraid that Leena might not be charmed and fall in love with him if she were to leave France soon.


    "I don''t know. Maybe in a month. Actually, I''m not sure. Maybe I''ll leave sooner, as long as I''m allowed


    to graduate. Why do you ask?" answered Leena. Leena liked the feeling of boarding a boat and


    cruising the River Seine, which might inspire her designs. The conversation didn''t break her stride at


    all. She continued to draw and dip the brush as she talked to Gerard.


    "I''m afraid that you might leave without letting me know," answered Gerard. He smiled awkwardly, like a


    shy boy at his first date. He still hadn''t figured out her unique differences from other designers who


    usually chose quiet environment to work. On the contrary, Leena liked traveling and inserting new


    elements into her designs, and created entirely new works, which was awesome as far as Gerard was


    concerned.


    "Don''t worry. I''ll let you know before I leave," said Leena in a reassuring tone. Leena smiled sweetly.


    After Gerard promised that he wouldn''t try to hit on her anymore, her attitude towards him changed. He


    was just a regr guy, and she could treat him with the same respect she showed to everybody.


    "Alright. Then I''ll drive you to the airport and say goodbye," said Gerard. A month was enough time to


    enchant Leena, or at least persuade her to stay in France. Gerard knew this was hisst chance. If his


    strategies didn''t work, he had to let her go.


    "Thank you. You''re so nice," said Leena. It was still too early to be sure about what she would do or not


    do in theing months. However, she still thanked him sincerely. Then, she raised her hand to pull


    her stray hair behind the ears. At that moment, the wind blew her design draft away, and into the air.


    She stretched out her hand immediately, trying to grab it, since it was too important for her graduation


    thesis to be lost in a river. Then, she lost her bnce, teetering on the rail.


    "Mignonne, watch out!" shouted Gerard. However, it was toote. Leena fell into the water with a


    ssh.


    It never urred to Leena that she would be so stupid to fall into water identally. Even in the


    daytime, the water was freezing. Although Paris had a pleasant oceanic climate, without an insanely


    hot summer or severely cold winter, the temperature of water in river was still low. Luckily, Leena could


    swim, and her life wasn''t in danger. Unexpectedly, Gerard jumped into the water without a second


    thought to save her.


    "Mignonne, are you alright?" Gerard gave it his all, lifting Leena over the rail and onto the boat, with


    assistance from other sailors. Fortunately, the rail wasn''t high. Otherwise, they would have to give up


    trying to get her back on board, and try to swim towards the bank with her in tow.


    "I''m fine. Thank you," answered Leena in a trembling voice due to the cold. Her dress was wet and now


    clinging to her slender body, which drew admiring nces from the sailors.


    "We bettere back to shore," said Gerard worriedly. Gerard took a nket from a sailor, and hastily


    draped it around Leena''s body. Her lips and face were drained of color. She was really cold.


    "Yeah, We should do that," she answered. Leena wrapped the nket tightly around her body, and her


    face went extremely pale. Her whole body was as cold as ice, as she was wet from head to foot.


    "Are you still cold?" asked Gerard. He had already taken off his coat. At the sight of a bath towel in a


    sailor''s hand and seeing Leena tremble from head to foot, Gerald grabbed the towel and put it on her


    body to keep her warm.


    "Thank you, Gerard. You saved my life," said Leena gratefully. Leena put on a forced smile on her face.


    She didn''t refuse Gerard''s kindness, as she knew French men were usually strong.


    "Well, we''re friends, aren''t we?" Gerard looked at her face passionately, and stopped himself from


    wanting to hold her in his arms and kiss her. He was happy to know that Leena began to warm up to


    him.


    "Yeah, we''re good friends," answered Leena, echoing Gerard''s words. Leena wiped her hair with the


    towel to hide her embarrassment. A cold wind was blowing from the east, she felt cold and sneezed.


    Leena changed and took a hot shower as soon as she got home. Besides, she also cooked hot ginger


    soup to try and banish the chill. She had always been a frail girl since the childhood, and was easy to


    get cold and fall ill. Today, thanks to her falling into the water, she got a bad cold,plete with a runny


    nose. She had already used up a whole box of tissues to blow her nose. In addition to all that, she felt


    dizzy and weak. At the thought of redoing her design draft that was swept out to the river, she had to


    choke back her tears. She needed to fight against her physical fatigue and difort, sit at the table


    and try to finish her work, in case she forgot all those creative ideas when she woke up the next


    morning.


    "Ah-choo! Dammit!" Leena had to blow her reddening noise, and felt even more ufortable as she


    felt the burn of abraded skin. She resisted the urge to go to bed, and continued to concentrate on her


    unfinished draft. She didn''t drop the pen and climb to her bed until an hourter when she finally


    finished all of her work. She was exhausted.


    When shey down on the bed and felt the soft cotton sheet against her skin, a sense of weakness


    swept over her, and brought tears to her eyes. She had been coddled and loved by her family since


    she was born. Besides, she became sentimental whenever she fell sick. It was normal for her. She


    made no pretensions of being anyone else.


    However, it suddenly urred to her that she missed Kevin so much. If she couldn''t enjoy his


    after midnight in her home country. With an eager desire, she called Kevin over the phone. When she


    realized what she was doing and was about to hang up her mobile phone, she heard Kevin''s sleepy


    voice and there was no way for her to backtrack now.


    "Hello! This is Kevin. Who''s that?" asked Kevin. He was awakened by the noise of his mobile phone.


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    Before checking his phone and figuring out who was calling, he picked it up and answered it.


    "Kevin, it''s me. I''m sorry to call you in the middle of night. I forgot it was past two in the morning there,"


    Leena answered apologetically. Hearing Kevin''s voice on the phone, she had to refrain from sobbing,


    and she got hoarse and trembled. You could hear it in her voice.


    "Good morning, sweetie, what''s up? Are you crying? What happened?" Kevin jumped to his feet


    immediately, and any drowsiness he felt vanished. The fact that Leena called him sote at night,


    sobbing, worried him a lot.