Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Seeing the Bourbon in Scotland's heart...

[Warning: This chapter may contain some knife-like elements]

The next day, when the Kato couple stepped into Amuro Toru's and Midorikawa Yui's apartment at Amuro Toru's warm invitation, the first thing they felt was the mouth-watering aroma of food, and then they immediately noticed a carefully framed oil painting placed on the edge of the living room.

The person in the oil painting is wearing a slim vest and sitting somewhere like a balcony. The moonlight in front of him is like water, as if it is about to drown him, but he still holds the wine glass in his hand calmly. The amber wine reflects a soft light under the moonlight.

Although the painter only drew the man's back, it is obvious that the person in the painting is Toru Amuro from his familiar vest, as well as his more prominent blond hair and skin color.

Unlike the painting, which has a hint of danger and almost imperceptible loneliness, the Amuro Toru who appeared in front of the Kato couple had a friendly smile on his face, and his eyes looking at his lover Midorikawa Yui were even more tender.

Kato Chinana smiled and joked, "Hiroyuki and I happened to see the promotion for your exhibition last night. We were saying it was a shame that we couldn't stay here until the exhibition due to our schedule. I didn't expect to have the honor of seeing Midorikawa-kun's paintings today."

Zhu Fujingguang had just placed four servings of dipping sauce on the table when he heard the noise. He pulled out his phone and began typing, "Actually, this painting was originally one of the exhibits, and it was even my favorite. But Toru disagreed with my exhibiting it."

Kato Hiroyuki wondered, "Why?"

Amuro Toru's smile was a little embarrassed, and he said something shocking: "Maybe... I am just too possessive."

Kato Hiroyuki's expression grew even more bewildered. He was also an alpha, so he naturally understood their possessiveness. But the painting was of Toru Amuro himself, not his lover. If it were him, he'd probably be more eager to show off.

Compared to Kato Hiroyuki, who came from a finance background, Kato Chinana, who was more involved in art, figured out something deeper: "The Amuro-kun in this painting looks different from the usual Amuro-kun. I wonder which stage of Amuro-kun Midorikawa-kun is in his mind? Maybe it's from before they started dating?"

She lightly teased Toru Amuro about his emotional changes before launching into her own argument: "But most importantly, I can clearly sense the artist's emotions from the painting. The person in the painting must be very important to him."

Zhu Fujingguang: "..."

He subconsciously looked at Jōgō Rei and found that he was still smiling, but his purple-gray eyes were half-closed as he stared at the painting, making it impossible for Zhufu Jingguang to judge Jōgō Rei's true thoughts.

When the young man with cat eyes recalled the first time he saw it last night, a storm of emotions suddenly arose in his heart. All kinds of questions and emotions surged up at once, which were complicated and indescribable.

This was the first time that Zhu Fujingguang clearly realized how similar he was to Scotland. He was so similar that he could recognize the author of the painting at a glance. He was so similar that just by looking at the painting, the feelings of Scotland could be reappeared in his heart.

Even though Ley had mentioned several times before that Scotland had a special attitude towards Bourbon, before seeing this painting, Zhu Fujingguang actually did not think that Scotland had any romantic feelings towards Bourbon.

He is very clear about his own character. Due to the huge changes in his family when he was young and the loss of his parents during his growth, he has experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature. His heart is much more indifferent than he appears on the surface, and he only approaches a few people he is willing to be close to.

Since they were from different worlds, Zhu Fujingguang naturally assumed that Scotland was the same. He might have a good impression of Bourbon, whom he had known for a short time, but it was only a good impression.

However, now Zhu Fujingguang saw the Bourbon in Scotland's heart through the perspective of this painting.

That brilliant golden hair is the sun encountered in darkness, and Scotland himself is controlled by the organization, and is the moonlight that tries to drag the sun in his heart into the water, and feels pain because he does not want to implicate the sun.

Zhu Fu Jingguang then suddenly realized that Scotland had a different growing environment from his own, and he could not completely speculate on Scotland's mental journey based on his own situation.

Click.

Just when Zhufu Jingguang was immersed in all kinds of emotions, the sound of the door lock being turned was heard. He knew it was Furuya Rei without looking up.

The young man with cat eyes was still standing at the junction of the entrance and the living room, holding the portrait. He did not look at the returning Fūya Rei, nor did he show any intention of making way for him.

Of course, he had no need to hide the painting, because the person who sent the painting here was obviously the blond young man in front of him.

"The person I'm tasked with is visiting tomorrow. I'm sending this painting to you out of necessity to confirm your identity as a painter and the authenticity of you and me being a couple."

Scotland must understand the intention behind this, but Jiang Gu Ling still explained it, because for a moment, he felt that the young man in front of him was so quiet that it made him uncomfortable - even though Scotland could not speak.

After these words were spoken, time seemed to start flowing again for Zhu Fu Jingguang.

The pair of blue cat eyes glanced at Jōguchi Ling lightly, then turned around and took the initiative to hang the painting on the side of the living room, just in a position where it could be seen as soon as one walked out of the entrance. It was not too deliberate, but it could be seen that the owner of the house valued it.

The blond young man seemed to be nailed to the spot by this look. Seeing that Zhu Fu Jingguang was about to go back to his room, he instinctively walked over quickly and grabbed the other's thin, white but powerful wrist.

But when Zhu Fujingguang turned around and looked at him, Jiang Gu Ling didn't know what to say for a moment. Only the temperature of their skin touching reminded him that he had crossed the line.

The wrist in his palm moved slightly, not with any force to break free, but it still made Fūya Rei let go of his hand.

He lifted a heavy-looking box in his left hand. Zhu Fujingguang followed his movements and saw that the translucent box was filled with paints, brushes, and other supplies. "Thank you for bandaging my wound the night before last."

Is this the answer that Rei Furuya asked the "Cat" but decided to figure out on his own?

Furuya Rei paused, then added, "My decision to give these to you has nothing to do with the mission. I simply saw your paintings... and I felt they were very inspiring. I hope you can continue to create as you please."

When talking about "infectiousness", Zhufu Jingguang could sense that Furuya Ling's eyes were sweeping towards the portrait of himself on his right.

Morobushi Kagemitsu admitted that before being pulled by Fūya Rei and told these words, he was indeed angry besides feeling uncomfortable.

Even though intellectually he knew he shouldn't be angry.

The painting that was used was from Scotland, and although Bourbon had maintained an ambiguous relationship with him for some time, they had never really established any relationship.

So, in order to complete the mission more smoothly, it wouldn't be too much to just show the Scots, who already clearly love Bourbon, to the small circle of themselves and the couple they are the target of the mission, right?

Zhu Fu Jingguang half-lowered his eyes, the surging emotions in his heart made him unable to distinguish whether they were from Scotland or his own. Perhaps they were one and the same, tasting the bitter fruit called "love" together.

But now he was pulled by Furuya Rei and said such a foul words as "I hope you can create as you like". Zhu Fushimi Kagemitsu looked into the other's eyes and knew that it was Furuya Rei who was explaining to him, not Bourbon.

Just realizing this, the fire in my heart was almost extinguished.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, but there was still a hint of sadness in his blue cat eyes.

Zhu Fujingguang leaned sideways against the wall next to the portrait, his soft facial features and complex expression reflected on the glass surface of the painting.

He didn't take the heavy box from Furuya Rei's hand. Instead, he looked directly at Furuya Rei and gestured, "Rather than accepting these, I'd rather see you draw a picture for me."

Fūya Rei faced Zhufu Jingguang and lowered his raised hand vertically again without saying a word.

The smile at the corners of his lips deepened again, but the smile did not reach his eyes, making Zhu Fujingguang's smile look more like a mockery - but he didn't know who he was mocking.

Just before his door was about to close, completely isolating the two of them, Furuya Rei's voice rang out again: "...If I ever learn to paint."

It only took a short time for the long memories to surge back in his mind. When his attention returned to the present, Morobushi Kagemitsu happened to see Amuro Toru smiling and praising Kato Chinae: "As expected of Mrs. Kato, you can easily feel the emotions in the painting."

His gaze shifted from the painting to Zhufu Jingguang: "I selfishly don't want so many strangers to know your feelings for me, but I also hope to see them from time to time, and I am willing to show them off appropriately to those close to me..."

At this point, Amuro Toru seemed to feel that it was still inappropriate to confess his feelings in front of new friends. He used a friendly and cheerful smile to cover up his shyness in talking about the matter between himself and his lover: "Well, I invited you two here today, not to compete with you to see who has the better relationship. Please sit down. I can guarantee that Yui-kun's cooking skills are definitely worth the wait~"

Kato Hiroyuki teased, "Isn't it really because Midorikawa-kun is Amuro-kun's lover that you're praising him like this?"

Compared to the more leisurely Kato Hiroyuki, Kato Chinana, who preferred beef noodles, was already tempted by the aroma of the food and could no longer hold back. She pulled her husband to sit at the table, and after Morobushi Kagemitsu and Furuya Rei also sat down, she tasted it elegantly yet quickly. As expected, she was surprised by how delicious it was: "Amuro-kun is still too modest!"

Kato Hiroyuki observed his wife's expression, took a bite, and looked at Morobushi Kagemitsu in surprise: "China and I have eaten beef noodles at many places, and Midorikawa-kun's cooking skills are not inferior to those of some famous chefs."

Zhu Fu Jingguang smiled with his cat-like eyes curved, and made a "please" gesture, hoping that the two guests could enjoy the food.

After a few bites, Furuya Rei stood up and took a few cans of locally produced beer from the refrigerator and handed them to them. Morobushi Kagemitsu and Kato Chinana both happily unbuckled them, but Kato Hiroyuki refused: "I have to drive later."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Fushimi looked up at the Kato couple.

Kato Chinana had a great liking for this omega, whose painting style and cooking skills were both to her liking, so she followed Kato Hiroyuki's words and made an invitation: "Yeah, we're going to the ancient town later, do you want to come with us?"