Chapter 53

I might have missed out on many beautiful moments because of Felix.

“Stop the nonsense. If you scare her away, it’s your responsibility to bring her back.”

Colin was diligently peeling shrimp for me when he said this. After peeling one, he placed it on my small

plate. Every time I ate one, Colin would smile gently at me.

Colin was always so tender toward me. He had been like this since I was a child.

He never restricted his friends from chatting with me, but he always kept an eye on my emotions. If there

was anything that might make me uncomfortable, he would promptly intervene.

He knew what I liked and disliked. He consistently included dishes I favored but felt too bashful to

request at home.

Despite the jokes, his classmates were very caring toward me. Laughter filled the dining table, dispersing

the tension I initially felt.

I always felt relaxed and at ease whenever I was with Colin.

In short, I thoroughly enjoyed this meal.

we left, it was

the weather had turned cooler, and

in the morning and

had just finished cleaning the dorm, so I came out wearing a short–sleeved

was already 9:30 pm and raining.

significantly.

the restaurant’s main door, the autumn chill hit me, and I

my arms and shivered.

cold?” Colin asked,

goosebumps on my cold arms and nodded

shoulders, and a faint tobacco scent lingered in my nose.

in Colin’s jacket, it felt as if I was being held

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turned red, and I

return the jacket, thinking it was a bit too

thoughts. He held onto my shoulders and said, “Keep it on.

time, and catching a cold would affect your

indeed a heavy threat, and I reluctantly succumbed to his successful

participating in a team competition, but in reality, the so–called team was just the two of us. The others were lending their support from the sidelines. They

the competition and wouldn’t contribute to the creative

above in such a challenging environment required

to break free from traditional norms in classical painting

take an innovative approach for a better chance

agreed with this perspective and began

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