Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 56

After dinner, Darren mentioned needing to pick up some materials from the academic building. and that’s when we split from Hogan and Cecilia.

Strolling through N University’s campus, I suddenly felt like those once intimidating places weren’t so scary after all.

What caught me off guard, though, was that Darren didn’t actually take me to the academic building; instead, he walked me all the way to the back gate of the school.

I genuinely thanked him, “Darren, thank you so much.”

“It’s no sweat,” Darren replied briskly before asking. “So, that stir–fried pork, you really dig it?”

I nodded, saying, “Even though it’s a bit spicy, it’s pretty addictive.”

I never used to touch that stuff.

Darren’s lips curled into a smile, his eyes twinkling, “See, Xaviera, trying a new flavor can bring a whole new experience.”

Thanks to him, I discovered the deliciousness of stir–fried pork.

The next day at work, I immediately suggested to Wallis that she should give this dish a go.

Wallis frowned upon hearing it and said with a pinched voice, “Pigs are so cute, how could your eat their meat?”

after she finished speaking, Cecilia came over

bit of code last night, but it’s not passing the tests. Could

the laptop from her.

piece of backend code for a game, the kind you’d

in relief, ran the tests in front of me, but then didn’t immediately grab the

glanced at the screen saver and saw a cozy photo of Hogan and

of Hogan, flashing a peace sign at

and said with a grin, “You think this pic is quite atmospheric too, right?”

was plain as day, even a

still so young, unable

meaning yesterday, after

mater.

in the open.

Hogan for ages to change his phone’s wallpaper to our hand–holding pic, only to

even dare dream

the goods

I said nonchalantly. “A filter could give

managing a

she left