Chapter 695 Overwhelming Enthusiasm


    Michelle left the club early in the morning, but did not contact Colby immediately. Although she couldn''t


    wait to buy the orchid, she considered the fact that Colby had juste back from abroad and needed


    time to recover from jetg. So she waited for more than two hours outside themunity where he


    lived.


    The security guard of themunity decided that someone as cute as Michelle couldn''t be a bad


    person, so he started talking to her. When he learned that she was there for Colby, his admiration


    changed to pity and regret.


    Michelle was confused when the man sighed, but she continued to smile at him.


    When the security guard couldn''t bear it anymore, he tried to persuade her to go home. He told her not


    to waste her time waiting for someone who was not worth it.


    This confused Michelle even more. She started to ask for rification but was interrupted by her phone


    ringing.


    She had set an rm clock to go off at ten o''clock. Since it was already time, she called Colby and then


    continued to wait for him by the gate.


    More than ten minutester, it wasn''t Colby who showed up but his nanny.


    "Michelle He, right? Colby asked me to escort you inside."


    "He wants me toe in?" Michelle looked up at the tall buildings of the quiet residential area. "I have


    to pick it up myself?"


    "Yes. Follow me." The nanny turned and swiped her key card to open the iron gate.


    The gate to themunity was on a bridge. Beneath that bridge was a river with weeping willows on


    its banks.


    Vehicles passed along the middle of the bridge but there were gated walkways on both sides.


    Pedestrians entered on one side and exited from the other. But before they could enter, visitors had to


    register their names in the security room.


    Michelle followed after the nanny. Along the way, they passed by buildings and arge artificialke


    which had a fountain in the middle.


    They came upon many vis with gardens. Years ago, Michelle''s parents wanted to buy a house in this


    residential area but they could only afford an apartment.


    When Michelle was five or six years old, Adam and ine had asked her what kind of house she


    wanted to live in. Little Michelle said that she wanted one with a yard so she could grow flowers, y in


    the mud, and roll all over thewn.


    So Adam and ine ended up buying a bungalow in the suburbs. However, with the development of


    Lexingport City''s economy, even the suburbs thrived when transportation became convenient.


    Michelle could recall memories from when she was five or six years old. She remembereding here


    before and greeting a child who lived here, but she couldn''t remember who it was. She only knew that


    little boy was about her age and he cried until snot ran down his nose.


    As a child, Michelle was also prone to crying. When she met that little boy, it was if she had connected


    with a kindred spirit. She didn''t know why the boy was bawling, but it made her start to cry as well.


    The two children sobbed and wept as if they werepeting to see who could cry the hardest or the


    loudest. When their parents rushed over, they didn''t know who was in the wrong, and ended up


    apologizing to each other.


    Lost in her memories, Michelle had no idea that she had walked past Austin''s house which was right


    before Colby''s.


    "Here we are. Go down this path and you''ll find yourself at the greenhouse. Colby wants you to go


    there." The nanny departed.


    Michelle walked along the gravel path to the back of the vi and saw the greenhouse. There were


    many potted nts and a variety of flowers by the door.


    Michelle didn''t know the names of some of the flowers, and there were others which she had never


    seen before. She could only admire how colorful they were. It was all so beautiful.


    A marble table stood just outside the greenhouse with fruits and desserts on top. Among those items,


    she saw her favorite strawberries. They were white strawberries, not the red onesmonly seen in


    the market.


    White strawberries were also known by the name Light Snow. The berry itself was milky white with pink


    and red seeds.


    These strawberries looked good but they were also rare.


    Michelle couldn''t help licking her lips. She wanted a taste but she felt it was impolite, so she hesitated.


    After dressing up, Colby rushed over to the greenhouse as gracefully as possible. Heughed upon


    seeing Michelle who was still resisting the temptation to eat.


    "Mimi." Colby liked calling her like that. It made him feel like they were close friends. "Mimi, don''t you


    like strawberries? Why don''t you eat? I ordered these white strawberries especially for you. Austin told


    me you love strawberries."


    As he spoke, Colby walked up to Michelle''s side. He picked a strawberry and held it up to the girl''s lips.


    He wanted to feed the strawberry to Michelle, but she must have guessed his intention. Quickly, she


    plucked the fruit from his fingers and stuffed it into her mouth.


    "Well, thank you," Michelle said with a smile.


    Colby hid his disappointment behind a smile of his own. "How about I send you white strawberries


    every day?"


    ''One basket a day? How much would that cost?''


    Michelle''s eyes widened but she couldn''t ept such a gift.


    Colby foresaw that Michelle was going to turn down his offer, so he dered, "It''s settled then."


    "No—"


    "You are going to say ''No problem, '' huh?" Colby interrupted once again. "If you don''t ept, I won''t


    give you the orchid."


    Michelle could only nod obediently. "Okay, fine."


    "Yeah." Colby grinned in triumph. Seeing that the girl was still standing, he warmly invited her to sit


    down. "Don''t be shy, Mimi. Feel at home."


    Michelle was speechless


    for this was not her home.


    Before she could say anything else, Colby asked, "Shall we have lunch together, Mimi? Do you like


    Chinese food or Western food?"


    Colby''s enthusiasm was so overwhelming that Michelle stood up again as soon as she sat down.


    "I''m sorry, Colby. I have an appointment with Leon at noon. Anyway, can I have the orchid now? It''s


    gettingte and I''m meeting up with Leon."


    It was Colby''s first time to get rejected. He could not suppress the feeling of disappointment that welled


    up within him. Was he not charming enough?


    That couldn''t be the case. He checked himself out in the mirror for a long time before meeting the girl.


    "Let''s take a rain check on that lunch date then." Forcing a smile, Colby stood and went into the


    greenhouse to bring out the orchid. "You''re just in time. The orchid is going to bloom soon."


    nted in soil, the orchid had a sturdy-looking stem, long green leaves, and three small buds. The


    petals were wrapped inyers of pink.


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    "It''s beautiful," Michelle marveled. She reached out and hugged the flowerpot happily. "I''ve seen


    orchids before, but I''ve never seen them bloom. I believe Leon will definitely like it."


    She lifted her gaze to direct her smile at Colby. Her eyes were bright and clear. Her red lips pulled back


    to reveal white teeth.


    Wonderstruck, Colby couldn''t take his eyes off her.