Chapter 60

I had just finished preparing the competition draft, and it turned out even better than expected.

I was quite satisfied with it and was about to show it to Colin when my phone rang.

“Colin, I was just about to call you. The draft is ready. Do you want to take a look?” I asked.

“It seems that we think alike, Lulu,” he remarked, his voice carrying a touch of charm, much like the comforting warmth of nighttime light.

I pursed my lips, pondering why Colin appeared somewhat flirtatious.

But no, that couldn’t be right.

He had watched me grow up and had always treated me like a sister. I had to be overthinking.

“So, Colin, why are you calling me so late?” I asked.

“Do you want to take on a project? It’s a great opportunity,” he said.

“Do tell me, but I’m not sure if I can do it.”

“A classmate of mine is looking to create a photo album to commemorate his grandparents‘ 50th

wedding anniversary.

“He intends to capture their decades of memories and present them to his grandparents on the exact day. It’s a high–stakes project with a tight timeline, so he’s offering a good sum.”

“How much?” I asked.

and conciseness of the people here, and I had adopted their tendency to cut to

“150 thousand dollars.”

What?

His classmate was

into an independent young woman.

ordinary college student. Could I truly meet

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confidence was far from

reassured me, “You’re amazing,

had so much

take on this

don’t enjoy working on these lovey–dovey things,”

reason

on your behalf. You can concentrate on preparing

working on this project. The deadline for the artwork extends beyond New Year’s

“Weren’t you going to show me your

draft as if it were a precious treasure and headed to the research institute to meet Colin on that crisp autumn

there was nowhere to host him in the girls‘ dormitory.

eagerness to visit the research institute was partly due to my

wall on its side.

a dazzling beacon under the moon’s

intoxicating beauty.

agricultural economics department managed to keep them blooming in

reached the front gate of the research institute, where

a deep breath and felt every part of my body relax, as though all the fatigue from the past

sneakers that many students

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