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When Zhan Yue, the boss of Hanxing Painting Club, called and said that he wanted to meet him, Lu Qingchen was surprised that he should have mixed feelings of sadness and joy after not winning the first place.

He just had a sudden confidence that he might live without the shame of being weak and vulnerable.Maybe it will take a lot of effort, but he will try to live the way he was before.

The meeting place is set at the Hanxing Painting Club, and the time is also an ordinary working day morning.

Shen Junhuai is in class right now.Lu Qingchen thought for a while, and still sent him a message, telling him where he was going and why, and then went out.

Hanxing Painting Club is a single-family building located in the CBD where every inch of land is expensive.Zhan Yue's office is on the third floor, designed in a minimalist style of black, white and gray, smart and not monotonous, just like Zhan Yue himself, standing casually has an artistic conception of "people on the street are like jade".

"Hello, I'm Zhan Yue." Zhan Yue stretched out his hand and shook hands with Lu Qingchen.

"Hello."

"You look similar to what I imagined." Zhan Yue looked at the inarticulate person in front of him and smiled kindly.Lu Qingchen may have just come out of the studio. The hem of the blue casual shirt was stained with a few pieces of paint. Inside was a white round neck T-shirt, a pair of light gray slacks. A face that can be picky, noble and dusty, beautiful without knowing it.

Strangely, when Zhan Yue saw the painting, the image of the author jumped out of his mind subconsciously.So, he couldn't wait to see if the person who painted this picture was what he thought in his heart.

The game has ended.After several rounds of screening and expert review, more than 20 newcomers' paintings were included in the exhibition, and the painting "Moon at the End of the Sky" ranked undisputedly first.People marvel at the author's inspiration and sharpness, leaps and rhythms.Only Zhan Yue has an insight into the strong and distorted loneliness and grief behind the picture.

is a genius.

Now that the person is in front of his eyes, even though his face is warm and soft, he can't know what is hidden and unbearable on the inside.How can a person without a story show such rich emotions.

Zhan Yue put away his probing eyes, and got to the point, including the ranking bonus of the art exhibition, exhibition time, precautions, etc., and checked them with Lu Qingchen one by one.These things don't need to be done by the boss of the painting club, the secretary is enough, but obviously Lu Qingchen didn't realize that he was special in Zhanyue's place, and the two chatted for nearly two hours without knowing it, and it was almost noon.

In the end, Lu Qingchen declined Zhan Yue's invitation to have lunch together, and agreed to become Han Xing's authorized contract painter.

Zhan Yue personally sent Lu Qingchen downstairs, and watched him take a taxi to leave.The secretary stood behind and looked at the two, thinking that he had never seen a novice artist who was so valued by the boss and became a signed artist with only one painting.

Zhan Yue turned around and asked the secretary to choose the best place to exhibit his paintings and designate a manager to specialize in operating his works. "In addition, he is also invited to attend the exhibition reception next week." Zhan Yue said happily.

The theme of the reception was a charity auction, and it was scheduled to take place on the night of the first day of the art exhibition at a winery in the outer suburb of Qiulan Mountain.Most of the people invited to come here are famous artists from all over the country, as well as local business celebrities, and someone has to pay for charity.

Lu Qingchen was the only new painter invited to this reception.

He has considered the invitation to the reception for a long time, and the hope of a new life does not mean that he can join the crowd so quickly.He replied to Zhan Yue on the phone if he could think about it, and quickly said goodbye, as if a monster on the phone was about to come out to bite him.

When Shen Junhuai came back at night, he found that he was careless while eating, so he pulled him to his side and asked what was wrong.

For a moment, Lu Qingchen felt that he was annoying. He couldn't decide such a small matter, and it would only cause trouble for his partner. It was really annoying.So, he tried his best to talk about going to the reception as lightly as possible.After speaking, he looked at the other party, with a little expectation in his eyes.

"If you don't want to go, don't expect me to keep you." Shen Junhuai saw through him, "You decide for yourself. I will pick you up at night."

Lu Qingchen was a little downcast.

On the day of the reception, Han Xing arranged for a driver to pick him up.

Lu Qingchen sent a message to Shen Junhuai who was still at school, saying that he had already set off.Shen Junhuai quickly replied: "I'll pick you up in an hour." Lu Qingchen held the phone, read the news for a long time, and finally felt more at ease.

After getting out of the car and showing the invitation letter, Lu Qingchen was taken all the way to the banquet hall of the winery by the waiters.

Lu Qingchen avoided the blurred crowd, put several small cakes on plates, and hid in a sofa booth in a corner to concentrate on eating.Next to the sofa was a huge banyan tree leaf, which just blocked most of his sight, which made him relax a lot.

"Why are you hiding here?"

Lu Qingchen raised his head, Zhan Yue was looking at him with a smile, and walked over to sit down, "Am I being difficult?"

"No... I am very grateful to President Zhan for letting me participate in this event. I just rarely come out and I am not used to it." Lu Qingchen explained with some embarrassment. Of course he knew Zhan Yue's kindness and let an unknown novice The painter's participation in such social occasions will be of great benefit to his future development and contacts.

Seeing Zhan Yue's tolerant smile, he felt even more embarrassed: "I'm not good at socializing, and I don't know how to drink..."

His lips were plump and bright red, and the curvature of his lips was almost perfect. When he opened and closed when he was talking, he seemed to be tempting to kiss.At this moment, there was still a small piece of white cream sticking to the corner of his mouth, which was pure and erotic.

Zhan Yue stared at him for a while, acting before rationality, suddenly stretched out his right hand, brushed his thumb lightly against the corner of his lips, and wiped away the piece of cream.

"..."

Lu Qingchen opened his eyes wide at first, then leaned back abruptly, leaning his back on the sofa while trying to avoid it, and looked at him in astonishment.

Only then did Zhan Yue wake up, his actions just now were somewhat offensive.

"I'm sorry, I saw something dirty at the corner of your mouth, so I couldn't help it... Did it scare you?" Zhan Yue quickly adjusted his facial expression and apologized as pleasantly as possible.His apology was too sincere, and his appearance was too loyal. It seemed that he was so warm to his friends. In short, Lu Qingchen slowly straightened his back and said softly that it was okay.

Seeing him relax, Zhan Yue heaved a sigh of relief.

The two were silent for a while, both a little embarrassed by each other.It just so happened that Zhan Yue's cell phone rang at this time, he signaled Lu Qingchen to wait a moment, then stood up and went to the window to answer the phone.

Lu Qingchen couldn't sit still anymore, he glanced at his phone, and there was no news from Shen Junhuai in less than an hour.Maybe I can take a taxi home, but taxis should not be able to enter this place.Otherwise, I'd better send Shen Junhuai a message to tell him to come earlier, but what if he hasn't finished his work yet?

He looked left and right for a while, and finally made up his mind to stand up, but before he took half a step, he was stopped by Zhan Yue who was walking back.

"Don't go yet, a master is here and I'll take you to meet him." Zhan Yue pretended not to see his eagerness to leave, and gave him a slap on his shoulder. Lu Qingchen had no choice but to follow his gesture, Let's go to the door together.

A black car was parked on the platform outside the door. The waiter opened the door, and Chen Xu, who was over fifty years old in a black long gown, walked down.Zhan Yue immediately led several people around him to greet him, shook hands and greeted him.

Chen Xuxing is a well-known oil painting master in the industry. In recent years, his works have sold seven figures at the Louvre Art Exhibition in France. He has many fans and is regarded as a model by many newcomers.

Lu Qingchen was once one of his admirers.

At this moment, Chen Xuxing was surrounded by the crowd, with a refined and extraordinary demeanor, and became the focus of the entire banquet for a while.

All the stars hold the moon and flock to it.

After the initial hustle and bustle, Zhan Yue said to Chen Xuxing: "Mr. Chen, we found a very talented newcomer in this art exhibition, and I would like to recommend it to you." Then he turned around and signaled Lu Qingchen to come over.

Lu Qingchen lowered his head and stood outside the crowd. When he heard Zhan Yue calling him, he looked up in a daze, but he didn't move.

Zhan Yue took two quick steps, grabbed his hand, and brought him to Chen Xuxing.

There are others talking around, and the decent and thoughtful social etiquette is mixed with the melodious piano music, constructing a colorful and elegant art party.

But there are always people who don't fit in here.

The man was led by Zhan Yue, with his waist slightly bowed, a distance of one meter away, and two worlds were cut out by his resisting gesture.

Chen Xuxing looked at the person in front of him, his heart was shocked but he didn't show it, and said congratulations in an inaudible tone.

Congratulations to a top artist in the industry against a newcomer in the painting world is enough to save face.

Hearing these words, Lu Qingchen finally raised his head, his face pale as paper.He glanced at the other party quickly, the corners of his mouth moved, but his throat seemed to be on fire, and he couldn't say a word.

Chen Xuxing stopped looking at him, turned to Zhan Yue and said that he was tired, and walked to the sofa in the distance.

He didn't expect to meet this person here, but it was expected, after all, this is a gifted and talented kid, and it will be a matter of time before he gets ahead in the industry.If that incident hadn't happened at the beginning, he wouldn't have seen a junior and thought of his own shamelessness, only to turn around and leave in embarrassment.

Thinking of this, he frowned severely.Fortunately, he was once again thankful that this was an ordinary kid with no backing or background, he could make decisions at will, otherwise it would be really difficult to end.

From Zhan Yue's point of view, Lu Qingchen was a little rude.He frowned and looked at the other party. Before he could say anything to blame, he realized that something was wrong with Lu Qingchen.The person who was speechless in front of the master just now is still speechless at this moment, his eyes are red, his mouth is slightly open and he is breathing rapidly, as if something is choking his throat.

Zhan Yue was startled, and immediately went to help him, but was suddenly thrown away by the other party.The movement between the two was so loud that it even attracted the surprised eyes of several people around.

Lu Qingchen didn't care about anything else, and walked quickly to the door.

I could hear Zhan Yue calling him twice from behind, but he didn't stop a step.

He walked out of the banquet hall, walked through the corridors and gardens, and walked through the long driveway paved with blue bricks. Finally, when he saw the two rounded gates of the winery, he staggered and ran.

The security guard at the door watched this well-dressed man run faster and faster, as if some bloodthirsty monster was chasing him behind him, but his delicate face was horribly lost.All the guests came, they didn't dare to neglect, they hurriedly opened the door, still hesitating whether to ask the other party if they need help, this person has already rushed out.

The chattering was still going on, no one cared about someone leaving, and no one cared about the little painter's gaffe when he faced the master just now.

Zhan Yue followed, stood on the high platform, looked in the direction where Lu Qingchen left for a long time, and then turned back.

Qiulan Mountain is not high, and there is only one winding road down the mountain.The top of the road is the winery, and the other end is connected to a road that enters the city. Except for people entering and leaving the winery, there are few vehicles passing by on this road.

There is no moon today, and there are no street lights on the road, and there is a pervasive darkness all around.

Lu Qingchen ran wildly all the way, and gradually stopped when he was far away from the winery.He ran all the way in fear, and finally he was exhausted, his legs went limp and he sat down in the grass by the side of the road.

Accompanied by the sound of choked and rapid breathing, it can be heard very clearly in the night.

Those words full of malice, like black tentacles spreading out in the middle of the night, got into his ears and heart, and he couldn't get rid of them no matter how hard he shook them off.

"Come on the boat, and still want to leave intact? I'm afraid you have misunderstood us."

"This kid actually still has the strength to resist, tie him up... There are any unused things, take them out and try..."

"Xiao Lu, for my sake, forget about it! You still have a long way to go, I can recommend your works to major art exhibitions..."

"Xiaolu, you are not afraid of losing your reputation, but you should think about the person you care about... I heard that you have a person you love very much. If he knows, do you think you can still be together?"

Can you still be together?

After all, you were the one to board the ship yourself, so who is to blame?

There was a piercing sound of brakes, and two beams of bright light hit the figures on the side of the road.

Lu Qingchen raised his head, the strong light made him squint his eyes, he saw a figure running towards him, squatting in front of him, grabbing his shoulder, shouting something.It took him a long time to recognize who it was.

He wanted to say something, but his voice seemed hoarse from the moment he saw Chen Xuxing at the reception.He opened his mouth in vain, and only a ho-ho sound came out of his throat.He passed his hands behind Shen Junhuai's waist, and clasped Shen Junhuai's shoulders hard, until he was hugged into the co-pilot, but he couldn't let go.

Shen Junhuai had no choice but to half-squat beside the co-driver outside the car, calling his name softly while slowly separating his fingers from his shoulders.

When I first found him, on the road, Shen Junhuai asked several times what happened, but he stopped asking when he couldn't wait for Lu Qingchen's answer.All the way back home, when Shen Junhuai helped him take a bath, he realized something was wrong.

Lu Qingchen couldn't speak anymore.