It was July now, and the first wave of scorching summer heat rolled over Seacisco.

The days were longer and the sun set later.

Janet came home one day just as the sun was sinking in the horizon.

The warm yellow light flooded the apartment, illuminating everything in a hazy glow.

In the kitchen, the man was cooking something that smelled delicious.

"Why are you home so early?"

Janet hid her surprise and walked to the kitchen slowly.

Piping hot dumplings bounded on the pot as Ethan flipped them over with the light flick of his wrist.

Afterwards, he turned off the gas and transferred the dumplings to a plate, then fetched a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

"Have dinner with me.Why are you just standing there?"

"Okay," Janet said without protest.

As Ethan set the table, she sat down hesitantly.

Staring at the steaming dumplings in her bowl, she commented in surprise, "You can even make dumplings?"

Ethan pulled out a chair and sat down opposite her.

In the setting sun, his usually sharp features looked gentle and soft.

Even his eyes were full of affection.

forced me to learn how to cook.She

Ethan

had to make an apology, he needed

would not do that in a

I see.Anyway,

gaze, unable to meet his.She couldn’t bear

made her remember what had happened last

picked up her chopsticks and began to eat the dumplings in

while later, she put her

and took her bowl, pouring her leftover

can’t let them go to

eat another," Janet said softly, looking down

gently, "What’s the matter? I was just making up some excuse to eat

"Oh?"

she misunderstood him yet again, Janet found herself unable to meet his eyes.She was

all, she used to be the outcast, excluded from many school

have doubted you.Don’t think too much.I trust you now." Ethan brought up what had happened the

used to this whole "apology" thing.He

the

days had passed.She had nearly put

realized it

led to the

supposed to be Jocelyn, who had a

natural that Ethan suspected

"Are you sure?"

look at her, his

a stress reaction to what she had said a few days ago, and now it was hard to tell whether she meant what she

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