Disliked by everyone? She is clearly the most beloved one in the rich family!

"He is Yu Zhi?!"

When the acquaintance heard the name, his face showed admiration: "No wonder he is so relaxed, this is the master, this time I finally get to see the real person."

"Let me tell you, my studio teacher is from Shanghai. He changed jobs a few years ago after marrying a woman from Beijing. He used to work at the Shanghai Children's Palace and was a colleague of Yu Zhi's enlightenment teacher."

"I heard him say that when Yu Zhi was eight years old, a foreign curator wanted to hold a solo exhibition for him, but for some reason, his family disagreed, and the matter eventually fell through..."

"Hey, Zhou Zhou, you're close to him, could you help me get an autograph?"

Lu Baizhou laughed dryly and said to his acquaintance, "You believe such groundless rumors. It's not that exaggerated. You even want an autograph... Yu Zhi is just like us, an ordinary high school student."

"What nonsense! My teacher said it himself..."

Before he could finish his words, the acquaintance noticed Lu Baizhou's fake smile and felt an inexplicable chill on his back, and he couldn't help but fall silent.

Lu Baizhou then changed the subject by asking his acquaintance about other things.

After all the contestants arrived, the staff of the competition began to arrange for the contestants to draw lots.

Ten contestants, five themes.

As luck would have it, Yu Zhi and Lu Baizhou drew the same theme.

Lu Baizhou was surprised and said, "Wow, Yu Zhi, we are so destined to draw the same lot."

Yu Zhi didn't feel anything about it.

But he also echoed Lu Baizhou: "Well, I hope we can all get good results."

Lu Baizhou said with a half-smile, "But there can only be one champion, Yu Zhi, one of us is destined to lose this time."

Yu Zhi frowned.

"It's not obvious to compete together."

He also said: "Why do I feel that you are talking strangely today? Are you in a bad mood?"

Lu Baizhou blinked at him innocently: "How could I? You're overthinking it."

"I was just about to ask you, why are you so sleepy today? Did you steal last night?"

It would be fine if I didn’t mention it, but as soon as I mentioned it, Yu Zhi felt sleepy again.

"I'm rushing to finish the manuscript." Yu Zhi yawned. "The competition will be delayed for three days. I stayed up late last night to finish the order so that the owner wouldn't have to wait."

Lu Baizhou and Yu Zhi met in elementary school while learning painting at the Children's Palace.

When Yu Zhilai came to learn painting, the beginner class was almost halfway through.

Lu Baizhou was the most talented student in the class at that time, and the teacher said he could go to the intermediate class next week.

The courses in the beginner class were too simple for Lu Baizhou.

Lu Baizhou attended the intermediate class for a week, but unexpectedly, Yu Zhi also transferred from the beginner class to the intermediate class.

The teachers at the Children's Palace said that they had never seen a child as talented as Yu Zhi, and that he didn't look like someone who had never been exposed to painting before.

Soon, everyone in the Children's Palace forgot that before Yu Zhi, the most talented child was named Lu Baizhou.

Lu Baizhou was unconvinced at first. He didn't believe that anyone was more talented than him.

It took him half a semester to get into the intermediate class ahead of time. How could someone be faster than him and get in in just one week?

He began to take the initiative to make friends with Yu Zhi.

The two learned to paint together and became increasingly inseparable.

Having known each other for so many years, Lu Baizhou naturally understood the situation of Yu Zhi's family.

He has a scumbag father, a stepmother, a mean brother, and he survives in the cracks.

Not long ago, after Yu Zhi differentiated into a beta, his scumbag father even stopped giving him pocket money.

Yu Zhi now relies on taking on manuscripts online to make a living.

Lu Baizhou patted Yu Zhi's shoulder and said generously, "Don't answer it. If you don't have money, I'll give it to you. I have plenty of pocket money anyway."

He really enjoyed the feeling of feeling sorry for Yu Zhi.

Because apart from his family background, he couldn't look down on Yu Zhi in other aspects.

Lu Baizhou often said this, but Yu Zhi just listened and passed it over without taking it to heart.

He knew very well that relying on others was not a long-term solution, and only being self-reliant was eternal.

Yu Zhi smiled at Lu Baizhou: "Thank you, Zhou Zhou, I will find you if I need anything."

Lu Baizhou curled his lips: "You always say this, but you never come to me once."

"That means I'm not at the end of my rope yet."

Yu Zhi didn't tell Lu Baizhou that he had gastroenteritis from eating cold water and cold steamed buns a while ago.

I don't know when it started, but he has become a very closed-minded person.

He is not against helping others, but he really doesn't want to ask for help.

I don't want to owe anyone anything and I don't have any expectations of anyone.

The longer you live, the more lonely you become.

Fortunately, Lu Baizhou didn't ask any more questions and just said, "Okay, okay, you're awesome," and the topic was over.

After drawing the lots, the next 24 hours are all creative time.

After coming out of the drawing room, the ten contestants were taken to their respective studios by the staff.

Before they parted, Lu Baizhou asked Yu Zhi, "I'm afraid of the dark and can't sleep alone at night. Can I go to your room and squeeze in with you?"

Yu Zhi had no objection: "Okay, but I may not be in the room when you sleep."

"You want to stay up all night painting? No need, there are 24 hours in a day. You can definitely finish it after a good night's sleep."

"No, it depends on your condition. If you're in good condition, you can finish it and then go to sleep."

Lu Baizhou still said: "No matter what, I'm going to sleep in your room."

Yu Zhi: "It's up to you."

After arriving at the studio, the staff handed the keys to the contestants and left, leaving the space for the contestants to create freely.

Yu Zhi was very sleepy, so after getting the key, he went back to his room to take a nap.

It was already evening when I woke up.

Yu Zhi got up, took a shower, changed his clothes, went to the hotel restaurant for dinner, and then walked slowly to the studio.

I sat down and painted until the next morning.

The work only needs the final coloring.

Yu Zhijian saw that it was still early, so he planned to have breakfast, take a nap, and then finish the last part at noon.

When he returned to the room, Yu Zhi didn't see Lu Baizhou, probably because he went to the studio.

After washing up, he hurried to bed.

Lu Baizhou woke him up at noon.

The two went to the restaurant to have dinner together, and then went to the studio together.

During this time, Lu Baizhou asked Yu Zhi about his progress.

When Lu Baizhou heard that Yu Zhi only had the painting left, he exclaimed, "Damn, you're too fast."

Yu Zhi asked him, "How much have you painted?"

Lu Baizhou: "There's still 20% of the line drawing left."

"Then hurry up, it's due at 5pm."

"it is good."

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Yu Zhi finished his work ahead of schedule.

According to the requirements of the competition organizer, the completed work will be left directly in the studio. After the time is up, staff will go to the studio to pick it up.

After checking and confirming that everything was fine, Yu Zhi locked the studio door, went back to his room to rest, and waited for Lu Baizhou to come back before going to the restaurant for dinner together.

At around five o'clock, there was a knock on Yu Zhi's door.

He thought it was Lu Baizhou, but when he opened the door, he saw that the person who came to see him was actually a staff member of the competition.

The staff member asked Yu Zhi: "Yu Zhi, did you take your work back to your room?"

"No, I stayed in the studio as requested."

Yu Zhi asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

The staff member frowned and said, "There's nothing in your studio, just a blank piece of paper on the easel."