Chapter 763 Delegate Power


    After Leon had dropped Michelle off to work, he dialed Wynn''s number and called him while driving.


    "Why did you call me just now?" he asked.


    "Are you done? That''s pretty fast! Are you dating Michelle now?" Wynn asked, pretending that he didn''t


    hear Leon''s question.


    Leon had sworn to keep their rtionship a secret from others, but there was nothing he could do if


    Wynn had already guessed the truth.


    So in a happy tone of voice, he said, "What do you think?"


    "Then that''s true! Does that mean a congrattions is in order?"


    "Mm-hmm. But anyway, you must make sure to keep your mouth shut about it. We don''t want to go


    public yet." Leon slightly raised his eyebrows.


    "Wow. That sounds exciting. But I understand what you mean. If you let everyone know about your


    rtionship, there will surely be an uproar. You two have to be prepared before you decide to go public


    with it. Poor Michelle though."


    Wynn sighed. He suddenly perked up as if realizing something. "Oh wait. You''ve been looking for her


    during the past three years. Now that you finally get what you want, why do you end up keeping your


    rtionship a secret?"


    "I''m the poor one, not Michelle." Leon sighed.


    "What?" For half a second, Wynn was too stunned to speak. Then, he burst intoughter. "Oh I see it


    now. It''s Michelle who wants to keep your rtionship a secret. Could it be that she''s ashamed to call


    you her boyfriend?"


    Leon scowled upon hearing that.


    "I''ll hang up," he threatened through gritted teeth.


    "Wait! I still have something important to tell you." The smile on Wynn''s face was gone now. It was


    reced by a serious look. "Your father wants to know when you will being back. In the past, it


    was usually your mom asking. But yesterday, your father himself asked me that. It seems like he wants


    you to return home as soon as possible. He probably wants to delegate power to you."


    Leon narrowed his eyes and said, "But it''s too early for that. I''m only twenty-seven years old. People


    won''t listen to me."


    "That''s bullshit! Admit it. You just don''t want to go back. You''ve been giving them this same excuse for


    two years now." Wynn seemed adamant in making Leon admit the truth. "In the past, you didn''t want to


    go home because you had to look for Michelle. And now that you two are finally together, you don''t


    want to be separated from her again.


    And I understand that you two are still in the early stages of your rtionship. I also don''t think it''s wise


    to take Michelle away from her family. But you can''t run away from your responsibilities forever. I don''t


    think your parents or her parents will approve of your rtionship. Maybe Michelle''s parents will be


    more strongly against your rtionship."


    Wynn had known Leon for so long now. He might even be the only one in the world who knew him


    inside and out.


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    The two fell silent for a moment until Leon finally said, "Wynn, you really are good at putting a damper


    on my mood."


    He didn''t sound angry, and his eyes were strangely calm. But the joy from before had already been


    extinguished.


    The only person that could bring that same spark in his eyes was Michelle, his origin of joy. Just her


    mere presence could infect him with so much happiness.


    With that, hepletely ignored the fact that they would not date this evening. He typed in his


    destination in Google Maps, the Stone Road.


    Then, he said to Wynn, who was on the C Ind, "Three months. I''ll return home in three months."


    "It''s almost December now. Does this mean you''ll be celebrating the Chinese Spring Festival there?"


    Wynn seemed to ponder on this for a moment. "That''s okay. Just make sure to bring Van and Don with


    you after the Chinese Spring Festival."


    "Okay." Feeling suspicious, Leon then asked, "Why did my father suddenly want to delegate power to


    me? He''s barely fifty years old, so he''s still strong and healthy. Isn''t he nning to resign at the age of


    sixty? Why did he change his mind?"


    "There was a rumor that he was ill. But he''s still healthy and strong. So now, everyone thinks that the


    rumor is not right. As for me, I have a gut feeling about this, and I think my guess is right."


    Wynn paused dramatically, purposely teasing Leon. "Do you want to hear it or not?"


    "What do you want from me?" Leon already knew what Wynn was trying to do.


    "You really do know me! Well, you have a ssmate named Avril, right? And you''re in friendly terms


    with each other. Can you give me her number?" Wynn asked excitedly.


    Avril was Leon''s college ssmate who would gain weight after eating desserts. He hadn''t seen her for


    three years now and had only contacted her online a handful of times since theyst saw each other.


    Thest thing he had heard about her was that she was studying for a doctorate in finance at a


    prestigious school. It seemed like she had been very busy since then. He, too, had other things to do. It


    was why they seldom contact each other over the years.


    However, that didn''t mean they were no longer friends.


    Back then, they nned on meeting up whenever they had spare time. But after a year had passed,


    the two of them realized they couldn''t be pulled away from their own businesses.


    Nheless, Leon was surprised when Wynn mentioned Avril. "Aren''t you on C Ind? Did you meet


    her? What happened?"


    "Yes, I met her." It seemed like Wynn didn''t n on telling him anymore about their encounter. It was


    terrible anyway.


    He was stripped off his clothes in public and he was even given a check, which was said that it was


    In his opinion, it was humiliating.


    He didn''tck money at all.


    At that point, he had never felt so humiliated in his entire life.


    Even though Leon once put his information online and ask him to sell himself as a punishment, Wynn


    had never really slept with any woman.


    Wynn forced a smile and said, "I like her. So give me her number. You''re in a rtionship right now, so


    you have moral duty to help your single friend."


    Leon was pleased to hear that Wynn had found someone he liked. Finally, there was a woman out


    there who caught his friend''s attention. As Wynn''s long-time childhood friend, he would fully support


    him.


    "I''m still driving, and I''ll give it to youter." Leon''s low spirit was slowly rising up again. Then, he


    remembered what Wynn had said back when they were still eighteen years old.


    Back then, Leon asked if Wynn wanted to be in a rtionship. He replied, "I hadn''t really thought about


    it. My duty is to be your bodyguard and assistant. I must protect you until myst breath."


    Those were the words that their coach always said to Wynn. After all, Wynn''s duty was to protect Leon.


    At this point, the idea had been deeply ingrained in Wynn''s mind.


    For years, Leon tried to uproot that idea from his friend''s head, but he failed. Nheless, he never


    gave up. He swore to himself that he would find someone who Wynn could fall in love with.


    So he always told Wynn to date women. However, Wynn mistook it for something else. In the end, he


    became a womanizer. But he was responsible enough to keep everything chaste.


    For now, Leon was happy to hear about Wynn''s attraction to Avril.


    Wynn had never admitted to liking anyone before.


    Avril was the first.


    Smiling, Leon said, "I''ll help you with her."


    "No. I''ll be okay." It seemed like Wynn hadid on his acting too thick. And now, Leon thought that Avril


    was special to him.


    "Okay then. Take your time to court her." Leon had made up his mind. He was willing to do everything


    to do the matchmaking.


    Calming down a bit, Wynn decided to change the topic. "Something might have happened so that you


    parents decide to resign."


    "What could possibly change their minds? Is there anything else that could have changed them? I think


    only Nini, Van, Don and I are able to do so?" Leon asked.


    "Yes. I believe it''s rted to the princess. Haven''t you seen the princess and her husband''s WeChat


    Moments?" Wynn asked.


    He didn''t want to voice out what they posted. But deep down, he was green with envy.


    "I''ve blocked their Moments since they set off for their honeymoon." It was then that Leon finally


    realized something. "So my parents are envious of them, right?"


    "Yes," Wynn replied calmly.


    Leon couldn''t help butugh. "I see it now. My father has already been on the throne when they got


    married, so they never had time to go on their own honeymoon. In fact, I can''t even remember thest


    time they spent more than half a day alone together."


    "Oh. That sounds a bit miserable." Wynn couldn''t help but feel sorry of them.


    Leon also felt sorry for his parents. "They only got maybe six hours or eight hours at most to rest."


    "Then...?" Wynn probed.


    Leon assured him, "I''ll be back in three months."