Chapter 25

I smiled and leaned on Aunt Mel’s shoulder like I used to do when I was young. I said playfully, “Aunt Mel, please don’t say things like this again. If my boyfriend finds out, he’ll be unhappy.”

That night, I lay in bed sleeplessly for a long time. The pain in my heart continued to spread, and I gritted my teeth as I endured it.

When it was almost dawn, Felix sent me a message on WhatsApp. “Do you really have a boyfriend? Who

is he?”

I stared at the phone screen unblinkingly for a long time until my eyes began to ache.

No matter who he was, it wasn’t Felix. Why did he still have to ask so much?

I put the phone on silent mode and tossed it at the foot of the bed without replying.

I didn’t have a boyfriend. Whoever he was, it was my business and had nothing to do with Felix. I had no

reason to tell him anything.

The next morning, with huge dark circles under my eyes, I made plans with a few of my high school

friends to go hiking.

not want to see Felix. But our houses were next to each other, and even bumping into each other was a normal occurrence. The only way to avoid him

the reason I

athletic, and in the past, I loved things like hiking

suddenly changed. I no longer liked sports that were

just wanted to stay quietly by

hiking in a group, I preferred finding a quiet place to read or daydream. But

to do this in order to avoid

the front door, Felix

Lilac on his arm.

not my year. I couldn’t believe

planning

Let’s go.

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startled. “You guys are going,

to let you gallivant off by yourself?” Felix looked sideways at me,

the chill of dismay in

barging in on this hike? Couldn’t they just let me have

myself?

But I was the one who had organized this, and if I were to cancel now, the

kill me.

present, I really

I didn’t want to see the two of them, but now, they were right under my nose! I was just punishing

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