Matthew controlled the door lock, which made me nervous. The atmosphere in the car became ambiguous."Open the door. I want to go back."In the past 22 years, I had never been so embarrassed no matter who I faced—even Felix, whom I loved so much back then.Matthew turned sideways, staring at me seriously. His eyes seemed to glow. I dodged his gaze, urging him to open the door.Soon, he stroked my head and said hoarsely, "Lulu, don't make me wait too long.""Mhm, I'll get off."Apart from Colin, I seemed to instinctively distance myself from every man. After turning off the car, he got out and opened my door. He reached out to me gentlemanly.After thinking for a second, I didn't take his hand but got out myself.Matthew looked disappointed, but he still cheered up and followed me."It's only a few steps away. I can go back by myself. Go ahead and attend to your business."During the meal, his phone's notification tone kept ringing. But he didn't answer the phone, nor did he
Matthew was the first to make his pursuit of me clear. I couldn't find a reason to say no, so I agreed.While washing my face, I was thinking about my four years at Lincoln University. In the first semester, some guys would always send me flowers and ask for my contact number for no apparent reason. However, nothing like that ever happened again in the following years.Due to this reason, I always felt envious when I saw a man holding a big bouquet of roses and confessing his love to a woman.At that time, I thought I was too tall and indifferent, which made me unpopular. Or maybe my classmates at Lincoln University loved studying so much that they had no time to care about a beautiful woman like me, which made me appear so worthless.But Jesselton College was different from Lincoln University. The second day after I reported here, a senior blocked my way and asked for my contact number.Felix happened to pass by that day. I didn't know what he said to that senior, but he turned a
When Matthew put the phone back, he looked at me intentionally, seemingly a little nervous. I smiled at him despite my doubts.We were just former classmates. Whoever he sent messages to had nothing to do with me. Since I had no right to interfere, he didn't need to be nervous.Only when we got to the destination did I realize that it wasn't a formal restaurant but a club.It was my first time visiting a place like this. Its atmosphere and decoration style were different from a restaurant. This place was high-end and beautiful, especially the garden deep in the lobby on the first floor. There, one could see rare plants of varying heights. It looked like a small botanical garden.The guests were all dressed in bright clothes and had subtle fragrances, which was incompatible with the environment I grew up in.My simple dress looked very shabby amidst the gorgeous clothes. I couldn't help but regret following Matthew.I was used to living my own life, so I didn't care what others th
The waiter soon served the dishes and poured the red wine for everyone present.When it was my turn, Matthew reached out to block it. "She doesn't drink wine. Just give her fresh juice.""Hey, I never knew Matt would help women.""Pretty lady, you're so lucky to have Matt protecting you.""Matt, this woman is beautiful, and she has a good temperament too. Have you ever thought about asking her to be your girlfriend?"Matthew ignored everything they said as if he hadn't heard anything.But when he heard the last sentence, he finally smiled meaningfully. "I want to. I'm working hard on it."Everyone booed, asking him to work harder on pursuing me as soon as possible.I had never experienced such a scene and did not expect them to bring up such a topic. I felt like a clown standing on the stage, which was very uncomfortable.Faced with everyone's teasing, I only responded with a faint smile.With the wine, the atmosphere at the table gradually became warmer. Others were toasting
Helen was lying on the bed, seemingly doing something. When she saw me come in, she looked at the roses in my arms for a few seconds and then turned away. She showed indignant disgust and was seemingly unreconciled.I didn't say anything, let alone do anything. I wondered what this woman disliked about me. Why did she hate me more and more? Did same-sex repulsion also apply to roommates?It stood to reason that it shouldn't. At Lincoln University, I got along very well with my two roommates. Why were the roommates at Jesselton College so difficult to get along with?Helen's unwarranted hostility was so strange.I put the roses on my table, thinking about finding something to keep them when Helen said, "I have hay fever."What? Hay fever?Did it mean that I had to throw away such beautiful flowers? I felt a little troubled. It would be a pity to throw them away.It was the first bouquet of red roses I had ever received. Apart from the sender's intention and the meaning of the flo
Around 8:30 am, Felix called me, completely waking me up from my drowsiness."What's the matter?" It was rare for him to call me."Luna, are you dating Matthew?"He seemed to have just finished some strenuous exercise. His voice sounded breathy and urgent."It's none of your business.""Let's not talk about whether it's my business or not. Take a look at the college's Facebook account. You've become famous."What!I immediately opened the college's Facebook account and saw the mess.At the top was a photo taken in front of the apartment door yesterday afternoon. The protagonists were Matthew and I, and the medium was the bouquet of roses that already had nothing to do with me.The photographer had chosen a good angle while taking the photo. Matthew was handing me the roses affectionately while I was biting my lip and looking at him shyly. We were looking at each other lovingly like a couple.If I hadn't experienced that moment myself, I would've thought the scene was so beaut
I waited a while after I sent the message, but Colin still hadn't replied.Such a situation was a rare case in the past four years.Apart from when he sent a love letter to Jasmine, he had never failed to reply to me.When I considered making a video call to Colin, Matthew sent me a voice call request instead.Upon answering the call, I could hear his clear laughter. He was obviously in a good mood. "Why is your voice hoarse? Did you just get up?"I scratched my messy hair, covered my mouth, and yawned. "It's a good thing you made a voice call. If it were a video call, I wouldn't have answered it. It'd damage my glorious image."Matthew chuckled. "What do you prefer for lunch? You choose it. I'll book the place."I hesitated.I thought it was just the two of us when I followed him last night, but I didn't expect it to be a gathering. One or two of his friends even targeted me. Although he took good care of me throughout the process, I felt unpleasant. At least for me, it was a
I didn't know how long they had been communicating. Seeing me coming out, they stopped talking and turned to look at me.Inexplicably, I could sense their tension and anger. If I accidentally threw a bomb at them, it would immediately cause a big explosion."You look pretty."Matthew walked up to me with a grin. "Let's go for a walk first. The research institute will start classes soon. We may not have time by then.""Okay, my classmate said there's a botanical garden nearby. There are many varieties of roses there. I want to take a look.""No problem. The roses I picked for you yesterday were from there. There are many varieties of precious flowers. If you like any, I'll give them to you.""Flowers should be free. They prefer to be planted in the soil and bathed in the wind and sunshine. It's too unfair to put them in a flower pot. I just want to have a look."Matthew didn't argue with me and followed whatever I said, listening to me.We walked onto the path. When I turned the