Chapter 37
Yannis shook his head. He had no idea either. He just remembered smelling something kind of strange but pleasant while scrollingán hài phòn then–bar–he was out cold.
Aher that, Jackson held up the herbal pouch and let Yannis smell it again, asking if that was the scent he remembered.
Yannis took a sniff. He wasn’t totally sure it was the same smell, but it did feel nice and calming. So he figured maybe Jackson could help him get one tod
He asked where the pouch came from, and Jackson proudly said it was made by Zinnia. That’s how today’s meetup came about–Yannis was here to ask for her help.
“I’ve got a pouch with me,” Zinnia said, “but I don’t know if I’ll work for Yannis. I can check his condition and make one that suits him better.”
She looked over at Yannis. He was handsome, but there were dark circles under his eyes, Zinnia realized he’d had them the last time she saw him, too.
Those dark circles kind of ruined his good looks. Zinnia wanted to fix that. She studied him, thinking about what kind of herbs might help. But she didn‘!” know how long he’d had insomnia or what caused it.
“Yannis, come sit over here and let Zinnia take a look,” Jackson said. “Your grandpa said himself how good she is at medicine.”
“Wow, really? Zinnia’s that amazing?” Yannis hadn’t heard that before. He looked over at her, squinting slightly. His light brown eyes seemed to glow, and
he had a clear smile on his face.
Zinnia met his smiling eyes and caught the way he dragged out his words on purpose. Yannis had a really nice voice–deep, smooth, and clear. Zinia pressed her lips together slightly, thinking his tone sounded like he was acting cute.
Her dog Sunny would do the same thing whenever it wanted meat. It would whine at her, rub against her leg and melt her heart. Even though Sunny was a big, fierce yellow dog, it always acted sweet and soft in front of Zinnia.
For some strange reason, Zinnia suddenly felt like Yannis reminded her of Sunny. Once that thought crossed her mind, Yannis actually started to look a bit cuter in her eyes. She no longer thought he was dumb,
Yannis noticed Zinnia’s gaze and felt a little weird. Her look didn’t feel annoyed or mocking anymore–instead, there was something serious and even a little gentle in it. It was strange, but he couldn’t put his finger on why.
Much later, Yannis would accidentally find out why she looked at high like that. He’d laugh out loud in disbeliet. He never thought Zinnia had been treating him like a puppy this whole time.
“Come on, let’s switch seats,” Yannis said, patting Perry and motioning for them to trade places.
Perry knew Yannis had serious insomnia. It was something all of them worried about. Honestly, they were scared he might just drop dead one day without warning. So Perry quickly swapped spots with him.
“Zinnia, how are you gonna check me?” Yannis asked with a soft smile, looking down at her.
“Just hold out your hand,” Zinnia replied. She could tell Yannis was someone Jackson really cared about, so she was going to do her best to help him.
Yannis nodded and stretched out his hand.
“Zinnia, you gotta check me carefully, I’m counting on you to fix my sleep problem,” Yannis said lazily, his voice low and casual, half joking like he usually
Was.
“I’ll do my best.” Zinnia didn’t notice his teasing tone. She just nodded seriously and placed her slender fingers on his wrist.
When it came to real business, Zinnia didn’t seem clueless at all. She got quiet and calm, focused and collected.
The three men went silent too, watching her.
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