NovelEnglishChapter 206 | was overjoyed: From now on, Colin would take care of me, and I no longer needed to worry about food. Oh, c’est la vie! But life, as usual, was fond of cracking tasteless jokes. | often ran into those who I absolutely abhorred.
| woke up early the next morning. For the first tin forever, | was motivated enough to go for a jog.
Unfortunately for me, | bumped into Felix and Lilac.
| was jogging on the running track and they were walking in the opposite direction. There was no way to avoid them.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt| thought | could pretend they were not there and jog past them. But Lilac approachedwith a bright smile and clung to my arm.
| shuddered, not liking the sudden physical contact. | took a few steps back to create sdistance between us.
Warily, | eyed her and said, “You can speak tofrom that distance. We're not close enough for any physical contact.” Lilac, as shameless as she was, paid my aloofness no mind. She approached me, forcingto retreat a few more steps. “Today is my birthday, Lulu. Felix and | want to buy you a meal.
You must join us!” Ew. Why should | join them? No thanks! “I have plans with Colin, so | can’t be there. Enjoy lunch and happy birthday.” “Colin will be there too, won't he?” Lilac clung to Felix’s body and looked at him with her big, vulnerable eyes. There was nothing in Felix’s orbs; they were just like a void. Impassively, Felix said yes after a long pause.
“If Colin's there, I'll be there. Just textthe address. And move, you're in my way.” Since Felix and Lilac were Colin’s younger brother and future sister-in-law respectively, | didn’t want to put Colin in a difficult situation. | could attend this lunch for his sake.
After the class at noon, Colin called and toldto meet them first as he would be late due to work.
| went to the address Lilac had sent me. Felix and Lilac were already inside.
1/2 +35 BONUS Lilac was snuggling against Felix. Her nose was red and her eyes were puffy, as if she had cried earlier. Felix lowered his head as he consoled her gently with his words.
Wasn't today her birthday? | had a hunch that there was more to this lunch than met the eye.
As soon as | sat down, Lilac began weeping.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm| was impressed, really. There seemed to be a button for her tears. When she pressed it, tears would cgushing down her cheeks for as long as she wanted.
“Felix, can you tell what | said to Lulu? I'm so worried about her.” What? Lilac was crying for me? What did | do this time? Ugh, dealing with a queen was such a hassle.
| shouldn't have agreed to have lunch with them.
“| see this is a trap. Just cut to the chase. | don’t need all that unnecessary acting,” | said impatiently. | didn’t have it into handle these two crazy people.
Often | wondered if | was too blind to see Felix’s true character when | was 18, or if Lilac was such a bad influence that she turned the well-mannered boy | knew into a toxic guy.
What happened to Felix? How did he becso... unreasonable? “Just tell her, Felix.” Lilac’s cloy voice was givingthe heebie-jeebies.
Felix dried Lilac’s tears and thought for a while, trying to phrase the sentence as nicely as possible. Then, he uttered, “Lulu, you're single, and because of that, Lilac feels very insecure about this relationship. Can you date someone?” “Mhm. Lulu, I’know stall and handsclassmates in my faculty. Do you wantto introduce them to you?” Lilac added.
“A classmate of mine is a decent guy. He met you not long ago and has a crush on you. He askedto set you and him up for a date.” Felix took out his phone and showeda number in his contacts. “This is his number. If you don’t mind meeting him, he'll call you.” +
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