True Fated Marriage novel Chapter 1476

After opening the front door, Leah looked up and was surprised when she saw the small potted plant in his hand. "Wow, it is Echeveria derenbergii!"

Ernest was stunned and frowned. "What?"

Leah let him in with a smile and said, "That succulent in your hand is called the Echeveria derenbergii. It suitable to be grown into a bush, but not to be grown till it's too big. It looks really cute when you have a bunch of them growing together."

The corner of Ernest's lips twitched upwards upon something that she said, and it made him blush.

He thought he was probably out of his mind for overthinking abou tit.

Leah was ecstatic, as if she was intrigued by the potted succulent in his hands.

"Ernest, why do you have this?"

"It's for you," he said quickly, not sparing Leah a glance.

Leah was surprised and gazed at Ernest instinctively when he all but shoved the potted succulent into her hands. He then took a seat on the sofa on his own.

Strangely enough, there was a gentle blush across his face.

Leah was somewhat flattered. "What made you decide to buy an Echeveria derenbergii?"

Hearing her question, Ernest knitted his brows. After a long while, he answered, "I just saw this succulent for sale on the way here. I thought it was cute, so I bought it for you."

At the time, he indeed thought the succulent looked delightfully adorable. It was small and bunched up just like the cheeks of a baby, so he couldn't help but to buy it.

It was also because he was bound for England very soon, so he felt like giving Leah a potted succulent as a memento.

However, Ernest didn't expect that the succulent was called Echeveria derenbergii. The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't hold back his blush.

Evidently, Leah did not realize that he would have those thoughts running through his head, and when she saw him acting a little sheepishly, she couldn't help but to ask, "Ernest, why did you give me a potted succulent? Also, why are you blushing?"

The question made him feel even more awkward.

Ernest was taken aback and felt slightly embarrassed, but he was good at managing his emotions, so he soon composed himself. He said, "I'm not blushing. You must be overthinking."

"Am I overthinking it?" Leah looked at him subconsciously. His eyes had a look of surprise, but Ernest did not avoid her gaze and just looked at her with a courteous demeanor.

Leah felt like she might really have been overthinking a little.

She smiled graciously and said, "Well, I do tend to overthink, but really, thank you. I actually really like this type of succulents, and I've even been caring for some myself on the balcony. Do you want to take a look?"

Ernest really didn't expect Leah to be an ardent caretaker of succulents. He just thought the plants looked cute, and owning them would be fun.

"Do you keep them?"

"Yeah, come take a look." Leah waved him over. "I was just looking at the succulents on my balcony just as you arrived."

As she spoke, she brought the potted succulent into her bedroom and waved at Ernest again, gesturing him to go over and have a look at them together.

Ernest hesitated for a moment, but still went over. It was just that they would need to walk past her bedroom first before they could get to the balcony.

The balcony was very small, and it was connected to the bedroom.

The layout of Leah's bedroom was very simple, just like a girl's bedroom. There was a queen sized bed with a pillow and a doll on top of it.

The quilt was left unfolded, but it was stretched out on the bed, and it looked rather neat.

Her room was fundamentally clean, with nothing scattered on the desk. Everything was prim and orderly.

She was indeed a law student. What an organized girl. Ernest thought.

They made their way through the bedroom and he followed her to the balcony. He saw a small round table on the balcony which had a teacup placed on it, along with two chairs beside it. On the other side was a high counter with more than a dozen pots of cute succulents in different sizes.

Leah placed her newly received potted Echeveria derenbergii on the counter and aligned it next to the rest of her collection. She then turned to Ernest and said, "How fitting, I just so happen to not own an Echeveria derenbergii. Do you know how many types of succulents there are? I'll tell you about them."

Ernest saw plenty of succulents in small pots. They all look different and unique, and every one of them was cute and lovely.

"This species is also really cute, kind of like the Echeveria derenbergii, but it's actually a Chihuahuaensis and it's really adorable, don't you think so?"

"It's very adorable." Ernest nodded in agreement. The Chihuahuaensis was tender with a mix of red and green, and it created a comfortable sight.

"This is called the Aeonium decorum. It's leaves are green with red outlines. Don't you find it pretty? It's also a part of the Crassulaceae family."

"Did you do your research on these succulents?" Ernest was astonished.

"Not really, but i bought some because I like it. Then, I got to understand it better after that. My balcony doesn't get much sunlight. You need to place succulents in areas with sufficient sunlight. Otherwise, it won't be able to bask in their beautiful colors."

"Oh, I see." Ernest nodded in sudden acknowledgement.

"Look at this one, it's even cuter. The smaller one is called Aeonium sedifolius. Super tiny, right? This one over here is the Crassula Obliqua'Gollum, also known as the fortune plant. This one has red and purple colors in its leaves. It's beautiful, isn't it? It's called the First Love."