You Are The Apple of My Eyes

After answering the phone, Sampson turned around and saw that Reid was staring at him in confusion, and at the phone in his hand. Sampson realized something and explained spontaneously, "I have something to deal with recently."

Why did Sampson explain?

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.." "Ah!" Reid nodded in a daze.

Embarrassed, Sampson pressed his lips and said, "I'm leaving now."

The spring breeze blew, and the sun in the sky gradually dimmed, rolling dark clouds.

It was going to rain.

Looking at the dark sky, Sound asked worriedly, "Jamir, where is Sampson?"

"He is at the school gate. He'll be here soon." Jamir was a driver, who had been working for the Ye family for ten years. He came to the Ye family even earlier than Amya. It could be said that he had watched Sampson grow up day by day.

Jamir saw Sampson coming slowly from the rearview mirror.

Jamir had some mixed feelings. He remembered the scene when he had first met Sampson, who was just a little boy at that time, and now, it seemed that Sampson grew up in the blink of an eye.

He was tall and fair-skinned. Just like Noah, Sampson looked righteous and was always polite to others. However, he was a quite boy and seldom smiled.

Noah was usually very busy at work. He went out early and came back late, and sometimes he couldn't return home in a few days.

And his wife lived abroad all year round. She only came back to stay for two or three days on Sampson's birthday every year, and then she had to leave in a hurry.

Without parents' accompany, even if Sampson lived in a wealthy and good house, he felt lonely all the time, so he seldom smiled.

His classmates all had many friends, but Sampson always stay alone.

Suddenly, Jamir thought of Reid, who seemed to be Sampson's close friend. But why he wasn't with Sampson today?

Sampson opened the car door and bent over to get in, but Sound still didn't look at him.

Sampson pinched his black phone tightly with his slender fingers. His eyes flickered slightly, and he pursed his lips and sat down silently. Suddenly, there was thunder in the air. It rained heavily on the car window.

Sound began to tremble after the sudden thunder. She was not afraid of thunder, but she was just frightened by the sudden loud sound. Sound covered her ears subconsciously.

Sampson took a step ahead of her and put his hands on her ears. Her palms were cold.

Sound paused. She turned to look at Sampson and frowned. "Why are your hands so cold?"

There was no dissatisfaction in her watery black eyes, but a hint of concern. Sampson also saw his little figure in Sound's eyes.

The two of them had slept on the same bed from one year old to five years old. They had been playmates since childhood. How could they break up so easily? Therefore, Sound blurted out her concern to Sampson.

Sound seemed to have forgotten that they were no longer friends. "Isn't it that boys are warmer? Why are you so cold?"

"I..." Sampson didn't know how to reply for a moment.

He didn't know his hands were cold.

No one had touched his hand, so no one told him. And he hadn't touched others before, so he didn't know his hands were cold.

Sampson withdrew his hands and rubbed them hard. The rubbing made his palm warm in an instant. Before the next thunder, he covered Sound's ears again.

His palm was not only warm, but also made the thunder lower to Sound.

Sound looked more relaxed now.

Outside the window, the rain was clattering. The lightning flashed in the air occasionally, and thunder was heard from time to time. The Spring City was at the seaside, so it always rained heavily. The strong wind blew up the leaves, lifting the umbrella or skirt of passers-by.

The air conditioner in the car was on, and the temperature was proper. Sampson turned to cover Sound's ears.

And Sound looked at him with her bright eyes.

In addition to the sound of rain dripping, they seemed to hear each other's breathing, very light and shallow.

It seemed that they could also feel it.

There was a faint smell of vanilla in the air.

Sound blinked and asked, "What did you eat?"

"Gum." A hint of cunning flashed through Sampson's black eyes. He looked at her deeply, with a faint smile on his lips. He added, "It has a taste of vanilla ice cream."

Sound liked vanilla ice cream. Then she paused and asked, "Do you have another one now?"

"Yes." Sampson looked down at his pocket and said, "It's in the pocket. Take it yourself."

Sound reached into Sampson's pocket directly, and fumbled both of his pockets.

However, she didn't find it.

"You lied to me!" Sound raised her hand to hit Sampson, but Sampson didn't dodge. Therefore, Sound slapped him hard on the arm. Sampson's fair skin turned red quickly.

Jamir, who was driving, heard the noise and glanced at the two through the rearview mirror, asking, "What's wrong with you?" "Nothing, Jamir," replied Sampson.

Sound complained angrily, "Jamir, Sampson lied to me!"

Seeing that it was not a serious deal, Jamir laughed and said, "Sampson, what did you lie to Sound? Look how angry she is."

"I didn't lie to her." Sampson explained, "It should be in my trouser pocket."

Taking a lesson from the previous experience, Sound refused to take it herself. She said, "Take it to me."

"I am covering your ears now." It meant that she had to take it by herself.

Afraid of being fooled by Sampson, Sound raised her hands and pressed them against Sampson's, saying angrily, "I'll cover them myself." She put her palm on the back of Sampson's hand.

They didn't feel anything wrong. They grew up together and were good friends, so they didn't think it was too intimate.

Sampson felt the back of his hands a little hot. This time, he really sensed how cold his hands were.

But he wanted to cover Sound's ears and did not withdraw his hands.

"I didn't lie to you." Sampson explained again.

Sound withdrew her hands doubtfully and reached out to fumble the pockets of Sampson's trousers. As expected, there it was. Sampson didn't lie to her.

With a smile in her eyes, Sound reached into Sampson's trouser pocket and took out two pieces of gum. She peeled one and put it into her mouth. The rest one was put back into Sampson's pocket.

A faint fragrance of vanilla overflowed from Sound's lips. Sampson gazed at her for a while and knew that she was in a good mood. He asked, "Can you add me again?"

His voice was a little low, and Sound's ears were covered. She didn't hear it, but looked ahead attentively while chewing the gum with the flavor of vanilla ice cream. Sampson misunderstood that Sound pretended not to hear him, for she didn't want to add him again. His eyes darkened for a moment.

He covered her ears all the way to the QL Garden.

The thunder stopped but the rain didn't.

Jamir opened an umbrella and handed it to Sampson, "You two can stay close to each other so that you won't get wet."

"Thank you, Jamir." Holding the umbrella, Sampson carried his schoolbag on his chest and looked at Sound.

Sound nodded and put her bag on her chest.

The two walked into the rain together.

And the umbrella between the two was suddenly tilted to Sound.‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒