The cold dialing tone of the phone rang until it turned into a busy tone and hung up automatically, with


    no one answering.


    I was walking absentmindedly while holding the paint, my hand firmly holding my phone. I was waiting


    for Colin to call me back.


    ording to his habit, he would definitely call back within five minutes after missing my call, even when


    he was busy.


    But today, after ten whole minutes passed, my phone was still quiet. In the chat box pinned at the top of


    WhatsApp, thest message from him was from yesterday afternoon. He had asked me if I wanted to


    eat some fruit.


    Suddenly, I had an unprecedented sense of unease.


    Even when I entered Crystal House, I was still thinking about that tall figure, wondering if he was Colin.


    If he was, where was he now, and why hadn''t he returned my call!


    With something on my mind, I couldn''t focus even after sitting in front of my canvas for a while. Not


    wanting to ruin the painting, I put down the brush and decided to go to Colin''s office.


    Maybe I was mistaken, and he was actually working on his desk. Or maybe he wasn''t there, but


    someone knew where he went.


    As I was rushing out, I didn''t notice the footsteps outside. So, I collided with Ivy Ford, a sophomore, as


    she came in.


    The young woman was petite and delicate. So when I bumped into her, she was pushed back and fell


    to the ground. The things she was holding wen flying all over the ce.


    "Luna, why are you in such a rush?" Ivy pouted her lips and rubbed her arm, her teary eyes particrly


    pitiful.


    She was the only one in the


    sophomore year to be praised by Professor King. The old man once told me that Ivy''s painting style


    was versatile and that she was very talented, suggesting that she should be fostered separately.


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    She took her own initiative to introduce herself to me even before the professor had said anything,


    acting close to me. I tried to stop her several times but it was useless. So, I gave up and let her be.


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    professor how shepared to me. But then I thought it was


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    These days, she would spend her free time in Crystal House. It was rare for such a young person to


    not go out partying. So, this just proved the professor''s keen eye for spotting talent.


    I had deliberately observed her several times when she was focused on painting. She had that kind of


    concentration and fascination. She was totally engrossed in her work.


    I seemed to see my former self in her. When I was her age, I was really serious too.


    It made me want to y matchmaker.


    It was my fault for bumping into her so suddenly and causing her to get hurt. So, quickly helped her up.


    She rubbed her buttocks and followed me back into the room before sitting down in her seat. I asked


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    "It''s okay. It was just a scratch, I''ll be fine. By the way, were you rushing to the bathroom to pee, Luna?"