You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 703 Woo Michelle

As soon as he closed the door, Colby took off Austin's VR goggles.

"Austin, I'm finally going to win you this time!' Aron cheered, who was still immersed in the world of virtual reality.

'Of course you'll win. Austin isn't playing with you anymore. What an idiot!' Colby thought.

Austin was surprised to see Colby after being yanked out of his virtual reality. He didn't expect to see him here.

"Why are you here?" he asked.

"I never knew you are such a good actor," Colby sneered. He looked at him from head to toe and compared his legs to Austin's. 'My legs aren't as long as his.'

"Why are your legs longer than mine?"

"That's because I'm taller than you." Austin was right. He stood at 1.82 meters while Colby's height was only 1.78.

Not to mention Austin's legs were really long.

There was no denying that Colby was indeed shorter than Austin.

After winning the game, Aron finally noticed something was wrong. "Austin, where are you?" He took off his VR goggles and was shocked to see that someone else was in the office aside from them. Upon realizing that it was Colby, his face cheered up. "Hey, you're here! You wanna play with Austin for a while?"

Among all of Austin's roommates, the one that Colby could never forget was Aron.

He acted very casually around Colby.

"Aron, between the two of us, who's more handsome?" Colby stood beside Austin and looked straight ahead.

Austin didn't know what to make of the situation.

'What's wrong with him today? First, he wants to know whose legs are longer. Now, he's asking who's more handsome between him and me.'

Aron was also confused. "You're both very handsome. More handsome than me even."

"I'm serious," Colby said with a stern expression.

"Austin," he answered without a second thought.

"I asked you to be serious." Colby disagreed that he wasn't as handsome as Austin. Austin had never had a girlfriend, while Colby had so many girlfriends the past year he couldn't even count them. "I am serious. Girls like Austin more." Aron smiled playfully.

Colby snorted in disbelief.

"What happened?" Austin narrowed his eyes. He figured it had something to do with Michelle.

He told Aron before that Michelle liked men who were handsome and tall. Recently, Colby had been flirting with Michelle.

"Someone has chosen you as Michelle's future boyfriend," Colby said with a frown. "Did you drug that man whose last name is Lu? He wants you to be Michelle's boyfriend."

"What? Who's this person whose last name is Lu?" Aron asked.

"The man Michelle is close with."

"You mean Leon?" Aron looked at Austin and snickered. "Leon has already taken you as Michelle's future boyfriend. What I said was right, huh? Michelle likes you!"

Austin's eyes sparkled with excitement.

'Really?'

He was overjoyed by the news that Michelle liked him.

"Wait!" Colby stretched out his hand in front of Aron's face. "Even if Leon takes you as Michelle's future boyfriend, that doesn't mean she likes Austin. He doesn't know what she's thinking."

"Gee, why do I feel like you're jealous?" Aron teased. "I'm positive that Michelle likes Austin."

"How sure are you with that?" Colby narrowed his eyes in disbelief.

"Michelle told me in person." Aron recalled what had happened in the KTV that night. "I asked her what kind of person she liked. She said he must be tall and handsome with long and straight legs. He must also have a pleasant voice and possess a kind and gentle soul. That describes Austin!"

"I admit; everything seems to describe him. But gentle?" Colby turned to Austin. "Is this guy gentle? He doesn't even talk and laugh!"

"You don't understand, do you? You've never seen Austin's gentle nature. If you did, you'll know he's a gentleman through and through. He's so patient when he teaches our classmates how to solve problems. On the other hand, you're gentle to everyone. Many girls might like it, but your girlfriend won't."

Aron's words hit Colby's head like a hard stick.

Even though what Aron had said made sense, he still wasn't convinced. "Did Michelle specifically say that she likes Austin?"

Aron paused for a while and then answered, "No."

"Then I still have a chance." Colby was hopeful again.

The sparkle in Austin's eyes died. Before he could say anything, Colby challenged him.

"We both like Michelle, and we will woo her fair and square."

Because of his childhood, Austin suffered from an inferiority complex. From time to time, he would get jealous of Colby's vigor and confidence.

Austin wasn't brave enough to confess his feelings for Michelle, nor pursue her openly. Deep inside, he knew it was already a foregone conclusion that Michelle wouldn't reciprocate his feelings. However, he also looked up to Colby and wanted to be more like him.

"Okay." Austin clutched his fist and gathered all the courage he could muster. "We will woo her fair and square."

Aron was so surprised by Austin's resolve that he almost dropped his VR goggles. "Austin, you like Michelle? I thought you and Michelle were only friends. When I told you that Michelle liked you, you didn't even react. You're such a good actor!"

"I did react." After Aron said that Michelle might have a crush on him, Austin couldn't fall asleep that night. When morning came, Austin looked at the mirror and became so self-conscious about his looks and his legs. 'Am I handsome enough? Are my legs long and straight?'

Austin would often go to Michelle's club and invite her out for lunch and dinner. In order to show that he was a gentle person, he practiced how to smile in front of the mirror.

But it was difficult for him to smile naturally since he hadn't done so in years.

Despite all that, he never saw any attraction in Michelle's eyes. She just treated him as a friend.

'Is she hiding it too well?

Or did Aron misunderstand it?'

Even now, Austin was still unsure. He felt that the person Michelle described was more like Leon.

Austin had always suspected that Michelle liked Leon. But based on what Colby had just said about Leon regarding him as Michelle's future boyfriend, it seemed that Leon only treated Michelle as a sister. In that case, this was his opportunity to take the initiative.

Austin snapped out of his thought and came back to his senses. "I've fallen in love with her since I was a freshman."

"That early?" Aron's eyes widened.

"Austin, I've been your roommate for three years, and I never figured it out!" Colby was also surprised, but he didn't let it affect him. He was confident that he could win over Michelle. "Her birthday's coming up. I'll confess my love to her on that day."

It was September, and the scent of osmanthus mingled with the crisp Autumn air.

There were still three days left before Michelle's birthday. The gift Leon had bought for Michelle had finally arrived.

It was a bracelet that Leon had personally designed. They used diamonds and emeralds to make the bracelet.

The outline of the bracelet was lined with small square diamonds, which were evenly placed and embedded emeralds with the shape of a four-leaf clover.

The bracelet was also soft and delicate that it was flexible enough to be worn like a ribbon around the wrist.

The most special part of the bracelet was the small bell at the buckle. He believed the bracelet would fit Michelle well.

When the gift arrived, Leon wasn't in the hotel to sign for it. So instead, Bryant did.

Valerie lived in the same presidential with Bryant. She accidentally saw the jewelry box with a unique logo lying on the table. It was something only the royal family on C Island would possess. When she confirmed that no one was around, she carefully opened the box and saw the bracelet inside it. It was so alluring that she couldn't take her eyes off it.

She didn't know whom Leon would give this bracelet to. She badly wanted it to be her."