Seduced by My Childhood Sweetheart’s Brother
Chapter 626

Colin was still in the shower. I wanted to wait for him to fall asleep together.

"If you're tired, just sleep. Don't strain your eyes." The bed sank beside me as he finally climbed into bed. Looking at my strange posture, he chuckled and removed my hands that were prying my eyes open.

I shamelessly rolled over and snuggled into his arms. His body was still warm from the shower and had the scent of shower gel.

I rubbed against him like a little puppy, replaceing the most comfortable position to nestle in. "Colin, your birthday is coming soon."

He grunted in response while gently stroking my back with his large hand, affectionately kissing my forehead before rubbing his chin against it. "And you're not sleeping because of that?"

"Mm, you've always celebrated my birthday before. So, this time, I want to celebrate yours properly."

"It's just a birthday that happens every year. It's not a big deal. There's no need to make a fuss about celebrating it."

"No, we're celebrating it." I was so tired that I was getting a little fuzzy. But the intention of celebrating his birthday was still clear in my mind.

"Have you figured out how you want to celebrate?"

"Not yet, but you have to listen to me."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, my darling. I'll fully cooperate no matter what you need from me."

As the holidays had ended, I began to prepare the research topic for my graduation thesis.

At first, I was planning to research the profound influence of ancient painting techniques on modern watercolor painting. However, since it had been passed down for thousands of years, similar topics had beer done by many people before.

No matter how innovative I tried to be, it would still be somewhat cliche.

So, that idea only lasted a moment before I dismissed it. I turned my attention to the study and application of pigments.

After taking on the Dreamlight project, I had been reading a lot about ancient architectural painting. I greatly admired the wisdom of ancient painters who kept their colors vibrant even after thousands of years. With the continuous development of science and technology, there were many brands on the market now that sold good quality pigments.

However, with time, the changes in temperature, humidity, and other environmental factors, the colors would undergo some changes.

For a truly good painting, changes in color could ruin it. Therefore, creating new and better pigments that could stand the test of time had become the thing that every artist anticipated the most.

But this path was both wide and long. There was no guarantee whether it would be successful or whether there would be progress. It might end in vain. There were no definite answers. The topic itself was a gamble with an unknown outcome.

But no matter how difficult it was, I would persevere and wouldn't regret my decision to choose this topic.

It was just that the Dreamlight project was still ongoing, and the competition at school was about to begin. Since the organizers had changed the tradition of the competition, the school had to adjust accordingly. Each participant was preparing to show off their skills.

This meant that I would invest more time to support the school's competing team.

In previous competitions, especially those organized by higher education institutions, the process was basically to compile a list of participants, submit the artwork, and select the winning pieces after several rounds of selection.

Besides creating their artwork, the participants knew nothing about the selection process. They just had to wait for the results after submitting their artwork.

Of course, it didn't mean that there was a problem with the current practice. It was just that the process was not transparent enough.

The organizers of the new competition had a brilliant idea on this matter.

They specifically found a venue and adopted the ancient competition format by dividing participants into several batches and placing them in designated rooms. Then, each participant would draw a topic from the selections provided and create their artwork on the spot.