Chapter 520 Can I Bite You Now


    Nina fluttered her eyes open and close several times. Her head was slightly spinning, and before she


    couldpletelye 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 ming 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 lowughter from behind.


    As soon as she was out of the ward, she lowered her head and turned right. Two stepster, 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


    ced a hand on the doorknob and was about to push the doorpletely 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 ying 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


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    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''te 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 exined,


    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. Heughed. This time, he


    ''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 Ind 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. Thest time you asked for a leave, you stayed on C Ind for a


    couple of months, and our leader was pissed off. He not only criticized you, but also deducted your


    sry. If you want to ask for a leave again, he would me 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 nk 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 Ind after faking that car ident. 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.