You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 397 I Want Nina

Everyone in Lexingport City knew that John's wife died recently.

The staff of Time Group were uneasy. They were scared to get on John's bad side at such an unfortunate time.

None of them dared to talk about Nina's death. They also avoided him as much as they possibly could. Above everything else, they knew that their work had to be flawless and that they shouldn't give him any headaches at work.

Since Nina's death, John had become even more silent and unpredictable than before.

He didn't smile at all, like a walking corpse.

At the office, he worked tirelessly and kept broadening the company's presence into different fields. He won one project after another with astonishing speed.

Some might think that John was trying to distract himself by overworking, but no one could get in touch with him past four o'clock in the afternoon.

From four in the afternoon to eight in the evening, John didn't work.

He had two other important things to do-psychological counseling and fight training.

In his mind, it was as if he had become a machine. He didn't feel tired. All he could focus on was eliminating his weaknesses and getting stronger. But he knew that he had to bide his time. He patiently spent each day preparing for what was to come.

Deep inside, he knew that he needed to be strong enough if he was to get Nina back.

Therefore, he must work hard and become stronger as fast as he could.

There was a clock on the wall of John's office. Five minutes before four o'clock in the afternoon, it would ring.

Hearing the bell ring, John put down the pen in his hand, took his suit jacket and was about to leave.

Richard pushed the door open and came in just as he got up.

"Working hours are over," John said. There was a mechanical coldness in the tone of his voice.

Richard knew this, but he had to inform him as soon as possible when it came to matters involving C Island.

"C Island refuses to provide seafood for Seafood Restaurant. At present, the restaurant is facing a crisis. There are only two solutions. Either we replace a new supplier, or we sell it." Hearing the words "C Island," John stopped and listened attentively to Richard.

John thought that the reason behind it must have something to do with Nina.

He knew that her parents disapproved of him.

"Close Seafood Restaurant," John said calmly, "but don't sell it."

"What?" Richard asked skeptically.

If he followed John's instructions, they would surely lose money. He was confused because John hated it when his business incurred losses.

Since the Seafood Restaurant was in a prime location and because of Time Group's influence, Richard knew that replaceing a new supplier would be the best solution.

Richard felt that something wasn't right with John.

He had no idea how much Seafood Restaurant meant to him.

Seafood from C Island was the restaurant's specialty. Since Nina was from C Island, the restaurant was dear to John. He would rather close it down than replaceing a new supplier.

John would never sell it because Nina loved the place.

For John, he believed that he would someday be able to reopen it and continue serving the dishes his wife was fond of.

"Yes. Just do it," John answered decisively.

At present, Time Group's staff were working very hard to accomplish their objectives. As soon as John got on the elevator on his way down, the news about Seafood Restaurant's closure quickly spread on the Internet.

"Mr. Shi has decided to close down Seafood Restaurant, his late wife's favorite spot. Is he doing this to mourn her? Or is he doing this to get a new start?"

When the news spread online, the public immediately began gossiping and spreading rumors about it on the Internet.

The comments of the public varied greatly. Some lamented the restaurant's closing. "Too bad we won't be able to eat their dishes again. What a pity!"

"Am I the only one

who feels that there's something not right about this? Shouldn't Mr. Shi work harder to keep the place open in memory of his wife?" "I'm sure Mr. Shi and his wife had lots of good memories in that place. Maybe he's closing it down because he wants to marry again."

"Is it wrong to start a new marriage? Everyone has the right to start a new life. Losing his wife is tragic, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't try to replace love again."

"I also think that Mr. Shi should start a new life, but not now.

He can start a new life when he meets the right person in the future." "A new start? Do you mean Vivian Ye? Some time back, there was a rumor that he and Vivian had rekindled their old relationship."

In the minds of the public, they saw the situation as a love triangle.

It didn't take long until people started guessing wildly.

"It just doesn't feel right. I feel as if there's something fishy with the death of Mr. Shi's wife.

What if it wasn't an accident after all? Think about it. Who's going to benefit from Mrs. Shi's death? It's so scary thinking about it!"

While the gossip was brewing on the Internet, Vivian was at home. When she finally got wind of what was happening, she was so shocked that she almost dropped her phone.

However, she knew that it would only look even more suspicious if she tried to clarify it.

Later, the comments on the topic were suddenly controlled. Only positive comments regarding the situation appeared.

By that time, however, Michelle had already read almost all those comments.

Furious, she gritted her teeth as she paced back and forth in front of the entrance of the Time Group office.

The receptionist and an employee wondered about her. "That girl has been waiting at the entrance of our company for several days. What on earth is she trying to do?"

"Who knows? Maybe she just another girl who's interested in Mr. Shi. With the death of Mr. Shi's wife, maybe she's trying to take a chance now."

"Then why didn't she figure it out before coming here? She's clearly wasting her time. She looks like she has no clue that no one can contact Mr. Shi past four o'clock in the afternoon."

"If she wants to wait, just let her. But I won't answer any questions from her if she asks."

As soon as they stopped talking, Michelle walked impatiently towards them. "Excuse me. I need to talk to someone."

"Who are you looking for?"

"John Shi," Michelle, answered, gritting her teeth. After so many days of cursing John, Michelle was finally able to say his name without trembling.

Her eyes were a little red and swollen. "I have to talk to him about something."

"Do you have an appointment?" the receptionist asked politely.

"No," Michelle replied, shaking her head.

"I'm sorry. You must have an appointment for me to let you in. And besides, Mr. Shi is not here at the moment."

"Has he left?" Michelle looked around and happened to see that John was walking towards another entrance. She looked at the receptionist with dissatisfaction and said, "You lied to me. That was very rude!"

She then turned around and ran after John.

"John, stop!" Michelle roared angrily. The people around them were startled by her yell. They looked at her as if she was some crazy person.

Nobody thought that anyone would dare to shout at John.

Without delay, the receptionist ran to stop her and dragged her out.

Although she was small, Michelle was quite strong for her size. She dug her heel on the receptionist's foot and went after John.

Hearing the commotion, John looked back and saw that it was Michelle.

He knew that she had been looking for him recently so he stopped walking.

The moment Michelle saw John, all the resentment in her heart came out. It was as if she had found a way to vent her feelings.

"John, return my Nini to me. Didn't you say that you would protect her well?"

John stood still, allowing Michelle to use all her strength to kick him. John just took her blows without really feeling pain. Compared with Nina, Michelle's kicks and blows were nothing.

"You said you would protect Nini, but you didn't. You couldn't protect her and her favorite restaurant.

Is it because you want to move on already and have a new start so soon? I get it. You want to marry Vivian, don't you?"☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐