Tokyo Heart Thief's Daily Life

An and Subaru nodded repeatedly:

"Right, right, this is my Luo Zhen. He's even more handsome without glasses... Awesome!"

Shinjima Makoto: "Anhe-san, do you often see Luo Zhen-kun without his glasses? ...Ah, sorry, you don't have to answer my question..."

Why does she care so much about the relationship between her junior classmates? The self-disciplined student council president is quite shy.

...But to be honest, this scene is super embarrassing.

As soon as Kitagawa Yusuke took out his easel, sat down with his back to the window, and began to paint with great concentration.

The feeling of being in a deserted place made everyone else in the room feel like a foreign object and was very embarrassed.

"...Then let's go explore a bit first~"

"Oh, let's go too."

The girls looked at each other, saw subtle disgust in each other's eyes, and then they all ran away.

The two men were so focused on playing with themselves, it was really...??(ーωー?)

So that's it.

In the space where only Luo Zhen and Kitagawa Yusuke were left, the only sound in the room was the young painter's divine brushstrokes.

Luo Zhen, sitting at a certain angle, his eyes, unobstructed by lenses, looked across the canvas at Kitagawa:

"Kitagawa, do you like painting?"

"Of course, this is my life," he answered without hesitation.

It's really enviable that you can express your wishes so firmly and plan to keep doing them for a lifetime.

Luo Zhen then asked, "Can you tell me why you regard painting as your life?"

"Just because you're Madarame-sensei's adopted son? He adopted you, so you've been influenced by him since you were a child and have developed a love for painting?"

Kitagawa: "Do you want to know about my life experience? That's fine. It's also good for painters and artists to get to know each other in depth."

Kitagawa Yusuke chuckled a few times and was in a very happy mood.

159. The Little Female Devil Wins! (7k5)

"My mother was also a student of Madarame-sensei. She passed away when I was three."

Kitagawa's brush is still dancing on the canvas, and the subtle friction sound is quite pleasant.

His eyes moved back and forth between the canvas and Luo Zhen's face, maintaining an extremely focused attitude as he continued:

"She seemed to be in very poor health and had been hospitalized for a long time since I was born. I can't remember anything about her, but I still have the impression that Madarame-sensei carried her to the hospital."

"After she passed away, Madarame-sensei adopted me out of kindness. My mother and I have both received immense kindness from him, and I will never be able to repay him in this lifetime."

Kitagawa said it very forcefully, and it was indeed from the bottom of his heart.

If the facts are indeed as he said, then Madarame has indeed been very kind to them, mother and son, and is basically his biological grandfather.

Luo Zhen kept the model's angle unchanged and asked:

"And your father?"

"do not know."

Kitagawa shook his head: "I don't know who he is, and neither does Madarame-sensei. My mother doesn't seem to have ever revealed this question... In this day and age, it's not that strange."

Kitagawa smiled slightly self-deprecatingly.

This reminded Luo Zhen of Futaba.

Isshiki Futaba's mother, Isshiki Wakaba, is also a single mother and gave birth to Futaba alone.

She is a strong and independent woman. Although she lacks the weight of her father, she still raised Futaba.

It’s a pity that Kitagawa’s mother died early, leaving him a complete orphan.

The trajectory of life is really just one step away... Luo Zhen lowered his eyelashes with regret.

It's a pity that I can't help Kitagawa's mother like I accidentally helped Isshiki Wakaba.

“——That’s the look!”

Suddenly, Kitagawa became excited.

He caught Luo Zhen's fleeting compassion, his thin face filled with ecstasy:

"I was right! Master Luo, your sensitivity, your ability to empathize with my own experiences, your lamenting as if you've missed something... truly sage-like beauty! It's the kind of complex emotion I've always pursued!"

"Is it that exaggerated?" Luo Zhen felt embarrassed.

He looked amused:

"I think any normal person would sympathize with your story, Kitagawa. And I don't want to sympathize with you, because that would make me seem condescending, right?"

Kitagawa: "No, Luo Zhen, you are different from others!"

He was very decisive and stretched out his hands to gesture, framing Luo Zhen's face into the frame.

The young man who was obsessed with art sighed:

"You possess a completely different sensibility, and I can vouch for that with my own proud aesthetic sense. Ordinary people do sympathize with others' misfortunes, and feel embarrassment and pity... but you are fundamentally different!"

"Your rich and profound emotions seem to envelop me deeply... Especially those eyes. They don't deliberately express pity, but they look the person before you squarely... You are someone who knows true tragedy. It is precisely because you have experienced loss that you can empathize with others."

"And that look in your eyes embodies a certain emotion I've always sought... It's the same beauty as your famous work, 'Sayuri,' hailed as Japan's Mona Lisa... Yes! Luo Zhen, you are my Mona Lisa!!!"

Oh~

Kitagawa suddenly jumped up and laughed ecstatically.

Luo Zhen was even worried that this old, dilapidated house might collapse because of his laughter.

He then took out his cell phone and enthusiastically showed Luo Zhen the photos he had stored there.

It was a painting at the exhibition, depicting the gentle expression of a woman in red with her head lowered under the moon.

Luo Zhen had little research or interest in painting, but he could see that the brushstrokes of this painting were very delicate.

Especially the woman with black hair and red clothes, her gentle expression as she seemed to be looking down at something was indeed as mysterious as the elusive smile in that world-famous painting.

Kitagawa explained enthusiastically:

"This is the teacher's most famous painting, and it's also his masterpiece. I saw this painting when I was a child and was deeply moved. That's why I volunteered to become the teacher's student!"

"One day, I too want to paint the complex and mysterious emotions of 'Sayuri.' I want to know what the woman in the painting is feeling, what she's looking at, to reveal such a gentle expression... Luo Zhenjun, I think your eyes are very similar to hers. When we first met, I was shocked. I felt like the gods of art were truly blessing me by letting me meet you."

Luo Zhen jokingly shook his head: "That's a pity, I'm not such a beauty."

Haha, Kitagawa was also amused.

He nodded frankly, "Art knows no gender. What I pursue isn't outward beauty, but the emotions people can understand through my paintings. So please, Luo Zhenjun, can you continue to be my model?"

"Of course." Luo Zhen replied immediately: "I have already promised you that I will accompany you to the end. You can paint as long as you want, just finish it."

“Very good, very good!!!”

Kitagawa cheered excitedly and picked up his brush again:

"Lord Luo, you are truly amazing. You are truly worthy of being my goddess of beauty! You are the one who can become my mother!!!"

Luo Zhen: "Hey, stop going crazy here. I don't have a son as old as you."

I'm sorry, Kitagawa's mother, your son is already useless??(ーωー?)

Perhaps all artists have this kind of outrageous sensibility.

Luo Zhen didn't know what kind of feelings Kitagawa saw in him, and he thought he was a little too exaggerated.

And in the final analysis, I am also using him.

At this moment, the Fangze sisters and the others must be exploring this old, dilapidated house, looking for the sealed secret room.

Well, at least when it comes to the modeling thing, I can just play with him for a bit, as a return gift.

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Meanwhile, others did explore the old house.

Although it’s not nice to run around in someone else’s house without permission, it also feels awkward to stay in Kitagawa and Luo Zhen’s “world of two”.

The Yoshizawa sisters and Tamako Akechi, as always, were very lively and active in their exploration, opening every unlocked room.

Shinjima Makoto, An and Subaru followed behind them to prevent them from doing anything too outrageous.

"By the way, Niijima-senpai."

An He Subaru took the initiative to speak to Shin Niijima, who was a year older than him:

"You're the student council president of Shujin Academy, right? Are you familiar with Luo Zhenjun? What's he like at school?"

Shinjima: "Uh... Actually, I'm not that familiar with him."

The president was a little embarrassed and stammered:

"After all, he just transferred in as a sophomore, so we've only known each other for a month. For some reason, he's now a member of the student union, so we've been talking more during the handover process."

"Ah, but Luo Zhenjun is indeed an excellent student. He has excellent grades, and his conversation and interpersonal relationships are very mature. He has a good reputation among the teachers. Everyone says that he doesn't look like a high school student."

An He Subaru: "Oh, as expected? I told you he was precocious, and sure enough, he's like that in school too~?"

Ms. Subaru gave a cat-mouthed smile, looking a little smug.

Because she didn't go to a regular full-time high school, she was quite concerned about Luo Zhen's daily life.

When they worked together before, Luo Zhen was also a bad boy who didn't go to school, and he was quite close to her.

But later on, Luo Zhen decided to go to high school, and An and Subaru's mood was actually a bit subtle.

——After all, after he starts school, the time he spends working with me will definitely decrease, and it will be difficult to see him.

Of course, she never said this to anyone else.

Not to mention Luo Zhen himself, even Taoxiang doesn't know.

An He Subaru hid his identity very well as always, and was a true liar:

"Luo Zhen has always been precocious, but he also has a kind of floating feeling, as if he doesn't get too close to anyone~. But recently, he's been different. He's become too close to other girls."

"Niijima-senpai, do you know anything about Luo Zhen's relationships at school? Is he unusually close to some girls? It seems like something's wrong~"

Shinjima: "Ah... It's hard for me, a senior, to say this..."

The well-behaved student council president smiled awkwardly, but she was still conscious of keeping Luo Zhen's privacy a secret.

But she was indeed wondering in her heart: How far has the relationship between Luo Zhen and this young actress gone?

She's so concerned about Luo Zhen's affairs, it seems like she has a crush on him...

But at school, Luo Zhen was very close to girls like Takamaki An and Suzui Shiho, not to mention there were many beautiful female students.

...That man is really lucky in love, it's hard to say for the student council president.

She could only hope that Luo Zhen would not make any mistakes in this regard, as it would be terrible if someone died.

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Afterwards, the two reliable girls, Shinjima Makoto and An He Subaru, discussed it and went to the convenience store outside to buy some drinks.

They took the twins and Akechi Tamako, who were chatting and joking, and returned to the studio on the second floor.

An Hemai was the first to push the door open and enter:

"Gentlemen, you've been working hard! You've been drawing for an hour now, do you want to take a break? We bought some snacks—Ahhhhhhhhhh! (? ? ?? )"

It's quite rare to hear the screams of this rising star, and her voice is really beautiful.

Following An and Subaru, Shinjima Makoto and Akechi Tamako also expressed their girlish compassion.

Only the Fangze sisters were very skilled, their eyes sparkling with surprise as they exclaimed:

"Luo Zhen...take it off~! (??＞?＜?)"