Chapter 24 The Art Studio

"Why is the art building so quiet? Are there usually no students here?" Jiang Liyue stepped onto the stairs of the art building and looked around curiously.

It was still daytime, but the sky above Xingfu No.1 Middle School had already darkened.

The art building was unusually quiet.

The hallway seemed to be covered in a thick layer of dust, as if no one had been there for a long time.

Pei Ji held her hand, turned his head and looked at her intently, and explained, "There was a fire in an art studio in the art building before, and the school thought it was bad luck, so they basically stopped letting students up there."

"However, the student council occasionally organizes activities here, and students can apply to come here to practice their instruments or something."

If other members of the student council heard Pei Ji explaining such a long string of information to someone else, they would probably be physically astonished.

Unfortunately, Jiang Liyue had already gotten used to it.

She only grasped the key point: "The art studio is on fire?"

She had a feeling it was related to Ren Yuanxing, otherwise he wouldn't have left her a key.

Pei Ji didn't answer her question. Instead, he looked at her with a half-smile, as if he knew everything: "Yueyue, you said you would be with me forever."

"Yes, I was just asking out of curiosity." Jiang Liyue said without changing her expression, but she couldn't stay in the dungeon forever.

She wasn't lying; blame the weird game.

Jiang Liyue showed no sign of the guilty conscience that might be deceiving her, and smiled as she tilted her head to look at him: "Aji, don't you believe me?"

"Of course not, I trust Yueyue the most, so please don't lie to me." Pei Ji looked at her intently.

Only the sound of their footsteps remained in the silent art building.

Jiang Liyue felt that Pei Ji had always known she was acting.

But sometimes she feels he's really a stupid dog, and then her conscience starts to bother her.

Unfortunately, the thought that the other party was a powerful and strange being made her lose all conscience.

The two quickly arrived at the art studio, and Pei Ji held her hand affectionately, as if the brief silence on the way had never happened.

"Yueyue, we're here. The studio has all kinds of tools. Would you like to take a look?"

The studio door was pushed open, the lights inside came on, and easels were piled up in the corner.

Just as Pei Ji had said, both paper and paint were readily available.

There were no signs of fire, or rather, this was not the studio that Pei Ji had mentioned had been burned down.

It wasn't the art studio that Ren Yuanxing wanted her to go to in her dream either.

She didn't show anything unusual and happily began selecting her drawing tools.

After setting up the easel, Jiang Liyue sat upright in front of it, looking very professional.

Pei Ji sat down next to her, cupping his face in his hands, his eyes sparkling with fervent love: "Yueyue is amazing. She can even draw. She's good at everything she does."

"No problem at all," Jiang Liyue waved her hand.

She sat in front of the easel, holding a charcoal pencil in her hand, her long black hair pulled back on her head, with a few strands falling down beside her face.

She really does have the air of a beautiful female painter.

The only problem is—

She can't draw.

After entering the entertainment industry, Jiang Liyue learned all sorts of skills for filming.

When she played a female painter, she also studied painting systematically for a period of time.

In the end, the teacher's evaluation of her was that it was fortunate she did not go into this line of work.

After the filming of that drama was completed, the production team specially released her works from the filming period, which fans jokingly called her a "soulful artist".

She persisted in studying for a long time, but she still couldn't shake off the title.

Seeing that she didn't move, Pei Ji suggested, "How about we draw a picture of the two of us kissing? I want to preserve this image forever..."

He spoke with a flush of excitement on his face.

"Hmm, I'll think about it." Jiang Liyue recalled some color structure in her mind, and nodded to him with an exceptionally serious expression.

She pursed her lips, her expression serious, and her beautiful, feather-like eyelashes blinked.

Pei Ji couldn't resist and leaned in to kiss her.

Then, while Jiang Liyue was painting, he would go up and kiss her every now and then, saying, "This is my encouragement to my good friend."

The two lingered in the art building until midnight before Jiang Liyue finally managed to draw an outline.

The screen was completely black, and Pei Ji stared at it for a long time but still couldn't figure out what the design was.

But when he's not being a pervert, he's a huge fan of Jiang Liyue, praising her mindlessly before offering to take her back to her dorm.

"But I want to finish this painting in one go," Jiang Liyue said earnestly, blinking her eyes.

She had waited so long, been kissed by Pei Ji all day, and this was the moment she had been waiting for.

She held Pei Ji's hand pitifully: "This is the first gift I'm giving you, and I don't want to be too hasty."

Outside the painting studio, Zhang Wen and Tao Tao were already waiting for Pei Ji.

Pei Ji's heart softened at her shaking, and before he could speak, Jiang Liyue leaned in and kissed him on the lips: "Go ahead and do your work. I'll go back to my dorm by myself after I finish drawing. The dorm supervisor will let me in."

"The dormitory supervisor?" Pei Ji glanced at her sideways.

Jiang Liyue quickly corrected herself: "Dormitory supervisor auntie."

Pei Ji was finally satisfied. He pressed her down and kissed her twice more, looking at her intently: "Then Yueyue, remember to go back early and don't waste time outside."

Jiang Liyue always felt that there was another hidden meaning in his words.

But she still had a sweet smile on her face, as if she hadn't heard anything: "Don't worry."

Pei Ji squeezed her hand, and his expression turned gloomy as he stood up and walked out.

So annoying, going to work is so annoying, my job is so annoying.

He wanted to stay with Yueyue and didn't want to leave her.

The more I think about it, the more annoyed I get.

Who would have thought that Pei Ji, who had worked so diligently as a dungeon boss for so long, would one day hate his job?

Outside the door, Tao Tao was so excited that she stomped her feet, a maternal smile on her face.

Hehehe...so sweet...hehe.

Zhang Wen rolled his eyes when he heard his partner start laughing strangely again: "Are you an idiot?"

"You're the idiot." Tao Tao ignored him and continued watching the interactions in the art studio.

Do you even know the joy of shipping couples up close?!

She's going to write thousands of words of fanfiction when she gets home from get off work tonight!

Tao Tao lowered her head, letting her long hair cover her wildly upturned lips, only after she saw Pei Ji stand up.

It's so satisfying to ship this couple! I wish they could let her get a little closer to Jiang next time.

The eldest brother is really eating too well.

After Pei Ji left the studio with his two underlings, Jiang Liyue pretended to sit in front of the easel for another ten minutes.

After confirming that the person had really left, she walked straight out of the studio and kept walking upstairs.

She had just seen the structure of the art building on the first floor, and there was also a studio on the fourth floor.

That must be the one that was burned down.

Upon reaching the fourth floor, Jiang Liyue was greeted by a burnt smell. Following the scent, she found a dark, dingy door.

The studio door was tightly closed. Jiang Liyue took out the key that Ren Yuanxing had given her in her dream.

Insert it and rotate it.

With a click, the door opened.