The professor slumped into his chair and let out a deep sigh after finishing his words.

What a tactic he was using!

The other two lecturers in the same office looked at Colin and me with a mix of envy, worry, and sympathy.

I could only cry in frustration in my heart. The professor had labeled me as a stumbling block.

But I wasn't. I was just an ordinary young woman who wanted to live a simple life.

Why was I being accused like that by the professor? I was just trying to see if it was possible to turn it down. It didn't mean that Colin would definitely reject the offer. Was it really necessary to get so angry?

Getting angry was bad for the old man's health. He had to take care of himself. And all this frowning and glaring wasn't going to help the teamwork among the faculty.

Although, to be fair, what the professor said was mostly true-except for the exaggerations.

Fine, as youths of the new era, we had to do our best.

"Are you taking on the project or not?" The professor's anger resurfaced as he slammed his hand on the desk, causing things on the table to shake.

"Yes."

"Yes."

about to land on the table again, a sly smile forming on his

stood a chance with

out of the office, I was still a bit dazed. I absentmindedly rubbed

stood under the sunlight that I came to my senses again, but I was feeling

was for the recognition of my hard work that was finally

the other hand, the ice was the realization that Colin was about to get busy again with a new project, and he would be busier this time. It might become

was truly filled with

beeped a few times, indicating notifications from the college forum. It was filled with the news of my achievements in

the incident where I gave up graduate

that through relentless effort and hard work, I achieved remarkable results that most people could only

forum melted a little bit of the ice in my heart, making it

going to move back to

I'll try to avoid having to move into the dorms. But really have to, I'll make sure to visit you more often.

my neck, but I

relieved that he understood

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