After applying the ointment, Li Chennian took out a piece of paper and casually wiped the milky white ointment on his hands.

"It's all swollen. It must be painful. I'll be gentler next time. It will be better if you apply some medicine. You rest. I'll make lunch."

Tao Yao turned her head away, her face burning hot. She really didn't expect that she and Li Chennian would be so close. She didn't want this to happen in her heart, but she drank too much last night and hugged him in a daze.

Taoyao's swollen lower lip was bitten by her teeth until it looked like only a thin layer of skin was left.

She mustered up the courage to look at Li Chennian, "Li Chennian, can you pretend that what happened last night never happened?"

The air was filled with the faint smell of ointment and a sweet fragrance.

He had a harmless smile on his face, but the bulging veins on his neck showed his unrest.

"Of course you can. We're all adults and naturally have physical needs. If you need me, I'm always here for you. Wen Yirou, you've been abroad for a few years. I think you're more open-minded than me."

Tao Yao lowered her head to hide the disappointment hidden in her eyes. In fact, she never knew how to face him. It seemed that she was the one in charge between them, but the actual manipulator was Li Chennian.

Li Chennian's words made her feel a little lost and frustrated. He seemed to have always been like this, always able to handle his emotions rationally. No matter how calm she pretended to be before, she would lose her composure as soon as she met Li Chennian.

Tao Yao did not stay for dinner. She went back to the house alone, went upstairs to the studio, and painted with her brush all day long, finishing at ten o'clock in the evening.

She looked at the painting she had just finished on the canvas. It showed a female corpse covered with white gauze lying in a rose bush. The roses were bright red, and the thorny branches were dotted with scarlet spots, like blood. The strange thing was that there were no wounds on the female corpse.

When she paints, she forgets the time, has an irregular schedule, eats one meal and skips the next, and sometimes even eats only one meal every few days.

She rubbed her sore shoulders and turned on the lights in the studio. She liked to paint in the dark, which allowed her to completely immerse herself in her own world.

She looked at the time. It was almost eleven o'clock. Because she had been hungry for so long, her stomach seemed to have given up on eating.

She took off her paint-stained clothes and soaked in the bathtub for half an hour. She came out only after her body felt much more relaxed.

She checked her phone and found out that she was going to hold an art exhibition tomorrow and she came back to China for this exhibition. She had been planning to go back abroad after the exhibition, but who knew that she got married with Li Chennian and even slept with him.

Many people came to the exhibition. Tao Yao originally thought that she was not very famous in the country and not many people would come, but the number of people who came actually far exceeded her expectations.

She was wearing a retro blue off-shoulder modified cheongsam. She had graceful curves and skin as white as jade. She was so beautiful that she was dazzling even when standing in the corner. Many well-dressed men came up to talk to her.

Tao Yao didn't expect that she would meet Su Ning again today. Su Ning followed behind Xie Yun, who was walking with a girl in a pink and white dress. The girl had a delicate and sweet appearance, which made Su Ning behind her look like a gray ugly duckling.

Xie Yun glanced at the aggrieved Su Ning behind him with some annoyance. He was supposed to go on a date with Su Ning today, but his mother arranged a blind date for him at the last minute. His mother looked down on Su Ning. If the Xie family had not been doing well in recent years, he would not have agreed to his mother's idea of ​​consolidating their interests through marriage.

Tao Yao was explaining her paintings to a foreign friend. After she finished speaking, she felt a particularly hot gaze next to her. She followed the gaze and saw the girl next to Xie Yun.

When Fu Yi saw Tao Yao looking at her, she swallowed excitedly and the smile on her face became sweeter.

She looked at Tao Yao eagerly, "I like your painting very much, can you sign it for me?"

Tao Yao smiled gently, then took a pen and signed the notebook she handed over.

"Thank you for liking it."

Fu Yi was very happy. She liked Tao Yao's paintings very much. She had always admired her since she accidentally saw her works when she was in school.

She followed Taoyao's social media accounts and left messages to her idol every day like a little fan girl, but all of them fell on deaf ears. Until today, when she saw the real person, her hands were shaking with excitement.

Fu Yi lowered her head and scratched her hands in confusion. She liked Tao Yao's works very much, but she could never get them.

"I've liked you for a long time, teacher, but it's a pity that I can't get any of your paintings. Every time one of your paintings comes out, they're all bought by a Mr. L at a high price. Teacher, could you please reserve one of your paintings for me? Teacher, don't worry, I have money, I can buy it at a high price."

Fu Yi looked at Tao Yao nervously, afraid that she would refuse. She really wanted to get a piece of her teacher's work.

Tao Yao was moved by her sincerity. She could tell that the girl in front of her had a pure and clean mind. She really loved her paintings and was not doing it for publicity.

"Okay, what's your name? We can add each other in contact and I'll reserve a picture for you."

Fu Yi danced with joy, "Really? Teacher, you're so kind! It's worth it that I pestered my blind date to come with me today."

Tao Yao frowned slightly, "Xie Yun is your blind date?"

Fu Yi raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Teacher, do you know him? My mother said he was young, promising, and handsome, and asked me to come and see him. I don't think he likes me."

After Fu Yi finished speaking, her expression was a little lost. Tao Yao could see that she must have fallen in love with Xie Yun. Someone like Xie Yun was not a good match for her, not to mention that there was Su Ning behind her. She couldn't bear to see Fu Yi being used by others.

"We were high school classmates, Miss Fu. With all due respect, Xie Yun is not your ideal match. He has someone else in his heart. You should pay more attention to his secretary, Su Ning."

After Tao Yao finished speaking, Fu Yi was somewhat reluctant to believe it. She had a good impression of Xie Yun. He was gentlemanly, elegant, and handsome, which suited her aesthetic taste.

Tao Yao sighed, "If you don't believe me, I can take you to see it."

Tao Yao took Fu Yi's hand and ran straight to the stairwell behind the studio. She had been paying attention to Su Ning since she came in. Su Ning was absolutely unwilling to see Xie Yun being with someone else. The two of them must be hiding in a corner and being intimate.

As expected, they found Su Ning and Xie Yun hugging each other in dishevel in the stairwell of the art exhibition. The lipstick on Su Ning's mouth was gone, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell what they were doing.

Fu Yi covered her mouth in shock. She wanted to rush forward, but Tao Yao grabbed her hand.

"Don't alert the enemy. You can leave some evidence."

Fu Yi obediently took out his cell phone and filmed the whole process while suppressing his nausea.

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