Chapter 222


    Out of habit, I took my phone over. I noticed a few missed calls, all from Colin.


    I patted my forehead and wailed internally.


    It had been almost an hour since I returned, but I forgot to inform him.


    I felt a numbness on my scalp. I wanted to call Colin to let him know I had returned safely, but I was


    worried it might be toote. So, I quickly messaged him instead.


    After Helen was done with her daily exercises, she stood by the window to drink some water and rest.


    In a doubtful tone, she said, “That man has been loitering downstairs for quite some time. He seems


    familiar. I wonder if he’s someone’s admirer.”


    I leaned over and curiously took a look. Soon, I was stunned, and there was an inexplicable emotion


    rising in my heart.


    Of course, he looked familiar. It was Colin.


    Had he been standing there? Was he so anxious that he came over and waited for me downstairs


    because there had been no news from me?


    My guilt deepened. Because of my negligence, Colin hade to look for me thiste into the night.


    He was under a tree, walking back and forth. He looked indescribably lonely under the night sky.


    I quickly unlocked my phone screen and called Colin.


    I was standing before the window, and I saw the phone in his right hand suddenly glowing. He had


    been holding his phone, waiting for me to tell him I was safe.


    Even from upstairs, I could see that he repeatedly looked at his phone screen before answering the


    call.


    “Lulu,” he called out in a deep and hoarse voice.


    “Sorry, Colin. I’ve been back for a while. The smell of barbecue on me was quite strong, so I went to


    take a shower immediately aftering back and forgot to call you.”


    Maybe I felt guilty, but I almost rushed to finish my words. Despite that, I still couldn’t hide my guilt.


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    Colin’s lowughter sounded. “Well, sleep well, then. Good night.”


    I did sleep, just not well.


    My recurring dream featured him waiting for me downstairs, causing a constant sense of guilt.


    I was tormented by my guilt all night. The next day, I went to have breakfast with heavy dark circles


    under my eyes.


    Helen apanied me and ordered my favorite ravioli. Perhaps because of my poor sleepst night, I


    didn’t think that the ravioli tasted as good as usual.


    When I arrived at the ssroom, it was still early. I chose a spot to set my books down and took out my


    phone to pass the time. Soon, I found a Facebook post with a high number of likes.


    The young college teacher who posted it had a good rtionship with Colin. I became friends with him


    by chance.


    It was a three–second video shot inside a car with a dark background, and the lights were constantly


    receding.


    On the left side of the video, I could see a person’s profile with deep features and a mole at the corner


    of his right eye.


    The video was captioned “Forge ahead” at 10:21 pm yesterday.


    Although the man’s profile in the video wasn’t clear enough, I could still recognize him. It was Colin.


    In other words, he had driven off after leaving my apartment. But I didn’t know his destination.


    I wanted to call and ask him why he had gone out sote.


    However, the lecture had already started. While I reyed the video several times, the ssroom had


    almost filled up. Reluctantly, I put my phone away and focused on the lecture.