Chapter 55 Only Him in My Eyes

It is indeed easier to be inspired when painting outdoors.

After being stuck in the house for a long time, going out to see the long-lost sunshine, or changing the environment to adjust your brain are both good for creativity.

Ever since Lu Chang asked her out last time, Jiang Jibai would go to the nearby park to paint when the weather was good.

Lu Chang sometimes asked her to go to a bookstore or a cafe to work, and Jiang Jibai would happily go.

Firstly, she could have more contact with him. Secondly, Lu Chang used to be her professional colleague, and he was knowledgeable and could sometimes give her some unexpected ideas when her creative inspiration was exhausted.

Lu Chang was standing in his old position, his suit neatly pressed, his slender figure leaning against the car body waiting for her.

Jiang Jibai walked towards him, and the figure in front of him unconsciously overlapped with another figure in his mind.

She was in a trance and quickly shook her head, quickened her pace, and shook off those unrealistic thoughts.

She was going to move forward and embrace her new life.

Lu Chang knew that she was going to draw an illustration with a street scene as the theme this time, so he chose a coffee shop with a nice environment on the corner of the street.

Lu Chang always chose good places, so Jiang Jibai followed him with confidence.

The decoration style of this cafe is very retro, and it displays many old-fashioned items, such as old cameras and old record players, which all indicate the changes of the times and the passage of time.

Jiang Jibai found a place where he could see the street view.

The wooden table is painted in light brown, with sunlight shining softly in, and the tabletop is wiped clean.

Jiang Jibai and Lu Chang each ordered a cappuccino.

In the white porcelain cup, caramel-colored liquid was steaming. Jiang Jibai took a sip of coffee, and his mood was lifted by the aroma of the coffee.

I drew several drafts, but I was never satisfied.

So annoying!

Jiang Jibai picked up the coffee and took a sip, then leaned on the table and tilted his head to look at the busy street outside the window.

Force yourself to calm down.

Lu Chang raised his eyes to glance at the person opposite him, his head half buried in his arms, his chestnut curly hair spread out, his rosy lips pouting, like an angry child.

He couldn't help but curl his lips.

"What difficult problem has our Jiang Da painter encountered?"

Jiang Jibai stood up from the table and put his hands on his face. "I just haven't been satisfied with any of the drafts I've drawn so far."

"Let me see it? I'll give you some advice." Lu Chang closed the notebook in front of him and reached out his hand.

"Um."

Jiang Jibai handed him the tablet in his hand.

Jiang Jibai held his chin in his hand and frowned as he said, "The theme of this painting is monsters parading in a modern city. I always feel that the images in the past few drafts are too flat and not eye-catching enough."

Lu Chang swiped his finger across the screen, and cute little monsters of various shapes appeared on the paper.

There were three fat cat demons wearing clothes setting up a stall on the roadside to sell fish.

One was hawking, one was sleeping, and one was eating secretly.

It's really cute, he smiled.

"What are you laughing at?" Jiang Jibai thought Lu Chang was laughing at her poor painting skills.

"These little monsters are so cute," Lu Chang said. "These little ideas are great. How about we change the composition?"

"Composition?"

"Well, I think the composition could be a little bolder. Use a strong downward or upward perspective to break the balance. This would be more eye-catching. For example, change it to the perspective of a cat demon? Or a bird's perspective?"

Jiang Jibai held her chin in her hand, deep in thought. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind. "I know how to change it!"

As he spoke, Jiang Jibai took the tablet and started drawing.

Just now, when she took the tablet from his hand, her warm fingertips accidentally touched his.

The road is smooth and my heart feels like it is being brushed by a soft feather.

The sunlight coming in from the window slowly moved from the table to the wall covered with photos.

After finishing the painting, Jiang Jibai twirled his pen and nodded with satisfaction, "This is the feeling. This time it's just right."

"Thank you for your advice, Senior."

Jiang Jibai smiled, and the curve of his lips was gentler than the warm sun outside the window.

A string in Lu Chang's mind was plucked.

It felt like I was back to the first time I met her.

But this time, she finally only had eyes for him.

When the painting was almost done with sunset, Jiang Jibai stretched out his body.

Finally finished refining the line drawing.

Lu Chang on the opposite side was still busy with some things, so she didn't rush to leave.

If you are bored waiting, just draw something else.

Jiang Jibai likes to doodle and record the inspiration that suddenly pops up in his mind.

She looked at the street outside, at the clouds rolling in the sky as dusk approached, and then sat down and looked at the person in front of her.

The angle and lighting are good.

Got it.

Jiang Jibai finished the last stroke and happened to meet Lu Chang's gaze.

She paused for a moment and smiled at him guiltily.

Lu Chang saw through her immediately and looked at her in surprise: "Were you drawing me just now?"

Jiang Jibai felt like she was caught taking secret photos, so she pouted and turned the tablet over to show him.

"I wanted to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect to be discovered."

Lu Chang looked at himself on the screen, slightly stunned.

Facing the window at a 45-degree angle, his fingers rested loosely on the edge of the table, his face bathed in the faint sunlight, his eyebrows gently gazing into the distance, his eyes filled with a desire that made people want to find out what was going on.

Both like him and not like him.

It’s just… beautiful.

It turns out that this is how I am in Jiang Jibai's eyes.

But he is not that perfect, and he also has many secrets buried deep in his heart.

"I like it very much." Lu Chang said: "Thank you, this is the best version of myself I have ever seen."

Just as beautiful as the world in her eyes.

Jiang Jibai curved his lips and said, "As long as you like it."

Lu Chang picked up the phone on the table and said, "Send me the original picture. I want to keep it safe."

"How about this." Jiang Jibai tilted his head. "Change this painting to your WeChat profile picture. Mr. Lu must have a lot of people on his WeChat friends list. If someone asks who drew this picture, you can introduce me to them. Okay?"

Another wave of publicity for myself.

She is so smart.

Lu Chang's eyes darkened. He didn't want her to paint for others. He just wanted her to paint for him selfishly.

Facing Jiang Jibai's eager face, he didn't refuse. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said "hmm".

"As a thank you for this painting, I'll treat you to a meal. What would you like to eat?"

Jiang Jibai: "Then it would be disrespectful to refuse."

It just so happened that she was hungry after painting all afternoon, "Let's go eat spicy hot pot."

Eat something spicy and fragrant in winter.