Chapter 42 Chapter 42 He swore that he would be good in the future...

On the drawing board, a lifelike portrait of Lu Mingzhou appeared in front of the two of them. Lu Mingzhou stared at the painting with an incredible look on his face.

It’s not that Ye Anyu’s painting is bad, but that her painting is too good. He has always known that Ye Anyu’s painting skills are very high, but the ones he has seen before are only some advertisements and some illustrations, but he has never seen her paint portraits.

Lu Mingzhou did not doubt Ye Anyu's ability in this area, but he was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.

The portrait on the drawing board was no different from Lu Mingzhou; even his spirit was outlined. Not only that, Lu Mingzhou in the portrait was beautified, even more so than he really was.

After admiring it for a moment, Lu Mingzhou looked at Ye Anyu and said, "Anyu, this portrait is so lifelike and vivid. This is the first time I've seen you paint a portrait."

Hearing this, Ye Anyu seemed a little surprised and asked, "Brother, how do you know this is my first time drawing a portrait?"

Unless Lu Mingzhou was paying attention to her all the time, he would never know, but Ye Anyu couldn't believe that Lu Mingzhou was so indifferent to her on weekdays.

Lu Mingzhou did not answer her question, but asked: "Isn't it?"

Not really. There are no well-known ones, but there are many unknown ones. Every painting is of Lu Mingzhou, from childhood to adulthood.

But Ye Anyu felt a little guilty at this moment. If Lu Mingzhou knew that he had coveted him since childhood, wouldn't it be very embarrassing? Ye Anyu said, "No, no."

"Yes." Ye Anyu answered truthfully when she was nervous, and she immediately corrected herself.

Seeing Ye Anyu's somewhat guilty expression, Lu Mingzhou raised the corners of his mouth, smiled meaningfully, and said, "I was just kidding you, if it's not true, then it's not true."

Hearing Lu Mingzhou's words, Ye Anyu hurriedly explained: "Yes, that's what I said."

"Yes, yes, yes." The corners of Lu Mingzhou's mouth curled up even more.

Ye Anyu realized that Lu Mingzhou was joking with her, so she said coquettishly, "Brother."

"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore." Lu Mingzhou still had a smile on his face. He continued, "So, is An Yu planning to give this painting to me?"

"Of course not!" In the past, Ye Anyu could only paint secretly. He had never looked at the person in front of him so carefully, and traced every stroke. This time, he had the opportunity. Naturally, he wanted to keep the painting he had worked so hard to paint and appreciate it.

Of course, it is not about appreciating your own painting skills, but about appreciating the people in the painting.

Lu Mingzhou put away the smile on his face. He placed his hands on Ye Anyu's shoulders. The two looked at each other with serious expressions. He spoke word by word, "Anyu, thank you."

This thank you came a little suddenly. Ye Anyu thought it was his way of thanking him for drawing a picture for him, which made Ye Anyu suddenly feel embarrassed not to give him the picture.

Then I heard Lu Mingzhou continue: "Thank you for liking me too."

Lu Mingzhou's confession came a little suddenly. Ye Anyu was stunned for a moment. When she came to her senses, she was embraced in a broad and warm chest.

Ye Anyu felt the beating of the man's chest in front of her, and her hands slowly crossed over her waist and finally rested on his waist.

Lu Mingzhou felt this movement, then increased the strength in his hands and hugged the person in his arms tighter.

Ye Anyu felt extremely at ease at this moment. The last time she felt at ease was when her mother hugged her to sleep when she was a child.

Ye Anyu had breakfast, which was actually equivalent to brunch. After all, it was almost noon when she got up. After painting another picture, it was already afternoon.

Lu Mingzhou asked her what she wanted to do. After thinking about it, Ye Anyu suggested watching a movie. She had never been to the cinema with Lu Mingzhou before.

She had originally planned to go out to see the movie, but was rejected by Lu Mingzhou. The reason was simply what happened last night. In the end, the two decided to watch the movie at home.

There is actually a cinema at home, but it has been idle for a long time. Now it is finally put to use.

Ye Anyu spent a long time choosing a movie and finally selected one. When the movie started, Lu Mingzhou's phone suddenly rang.

Lu Mingzhou originally wanted to hang up, but was stopped by Ye Anyu. In case the company had important matters to deal with, it might be delayed if he didn't answer the call.

Lu Mingzhou answered the phone reluctantly. It was Assistant Liao who called. As soon as the call was connected, Lu Mingzhou's expression changed, and Ye Anyu knew that this call was very important.

After the call ended, Lu Mingzhou said, "Sorry, Anyu, I need to take care of something right now. It will take about fifteen minutes."

Ye Anyu naturally understood and did not stop him. After Lu Mingzhou left, she played the movie alone.

The movie she was watching was a movie about first love, telling the story of the hazy and pure love in adolescence. Just as she saw the little girl being rejected by the little boy, the door was opened from the outside and Lu Mingzhou came back after dealing with something.

Ye Anyu looked up and, with the dim light from the projector, Lu Mingzhou could vaguely see that the person sitting on the sofa was graceful and elegant, with a face like a peach blossom and eyes like autumn water.

Lu Mingzhou was stunned for a moment and stood there in a daze.

Until Ye Anyu called him: "Brother, is the matter settled?"

Lu Mingzhou finally reacted: "Okay."

"Brother, come over and watch the movie with us?" Ye Anyu patted the seat next to him.

"Okay." Lu Mingzhou walked over slowly and sat side by side with Ye Anyu.

The two sat side by side. Before Lu Mingzhou came, Ye Anyu was immersed in the movie, but when he came, Ye Anyu's mind was not on the movie at all.

Even if the person next to him didn't make any movement, his breathing made Ye Anyu's heart beat fast and it couldn't be ignored.

Out of the corner of her eye, Ye Anyu saw Lu Mingzhou's hand casually placed on the side of his body. She pretended to move her hand towards him unintentionally. The next second, a warm and powerful big hand covered her small hand, and then her hands turned over and intertwined their fingers.

In an instant, Ye Anyu's heart began to beat violently, and hot blood gushed to his cheeks. Fortunately, the lights in the theater were dim, so no one around him noticed.

"An Yu, I'm sorry." Lu Mingzhou suddenly spoke in the silent theater.

Ye Anyu thought Lu Mingzhou was going out to apologize for her just now, so she said, "It's okay, brother, you have something to do, and I took a special leave today to stay home with me."

"In addition to what happened today, there was also what happened before." Lu Mingzhou turned his head and looked at Ye Anyu.

Ye Anyu was puzzled and asked, "What happened before?"

Lu Mingzhou nodded: "Well, since we got married until now, I have never watched a movie with you, nor have I given you the care you deserve. I have even been very indifferent to you."

Hearing this apology, Ye Anyu paused, then slowly spoke, "Brother, when I first returned to the Ye family, I knew I was a pawn in the Ye family's marriage, and the person I was going to marry was Brother Xingzhi, but later on, I don't know what happened, but I fell in love with you. When I just graduated and was about to get married, I actually didn't care. I was destined not to marry the person I like in this life. But the day before the wedding, when I knew that the person I was going to marry was you, I suddenly became very happy."

At this point, Ye Anyu felt Lu Mingzhou tighten his grip on her hand, and she continued, "Although you were a little cold to me later, I'm still very happy and glad that the person I married is you.

"Of course, when you ignored me at first, I was really sad. I felt like I was just a pawn in a marriage alliance, but as time went by, I didn't feel much anymore."

Having said this, Ye Anyu realized that what she said had gone astray and stopped immediately. She lowered her head and looked at the two people's intertwined hands.

Hearing this, Lu Mingzhou felt even more guilty. He covered Ye Anyu's small hand with his other hand. Ye Anyu heard Lu Mingzhou speak again, his voice full of heartache: "Anyu, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."

He originally thought that Ye Anyu didn't like him, and he just used some means to change Ye Anyu's marriage and made her marry him.

In order to avoid hurting Ye Anyu further and to prevent himself from losing control, Lu Mingzhou chose to stay away from her.

But in the end, he didn't expect that his behavior would deepen the misunderstanding between the two and make their relationship drift further and further apart.

Two people who loved each other hurt and tortured each other for three years.

In the last few days of the three-year agreement, Lu Mingzhou finally couldn't bear it anymore. He didn't want to see Ye Anyu disappear from his life after the divorce.

Only today did he understand that his behavior had brought Ye Anyu unimaginable harm. He could not imagine how this little girl, Ye Anyu, could accept his cold words and be constantly ignored by him.

How did her small body survive those days?

Lu Mingzhou put his hand on Ye Anyu's shoulder and held her in his arms.

Ye Anyu sniffed, feeling the unique scent of the man beside her, and said, "Brother, I really don't blame you."

These words hurt Lu Mingzhou even more deeply. He looked at the thin girl in his arms and thought to himself: What a silly girl.

Lu Mingzhou said, "An Yu, apart from knowing that you like painting, I know very little about you. Can you tell me more?"

"Hmm..." Ye Anyu pondered for a long time, and finally thought of something. She smiled and said, "Brother, I loved eating peaches when I was a child. After my mother knew about it, she would buy peaches for me every time. But one time, I accidentally had diarrhea and couldn't eat cold food. But I was very greedy at that time, so I took advantage of my mother's inattention and secretly ate a big peach. The result is imaginable. The diarrhea had improved after taking the medicine, but after eating that big peach, I started having diarrhea again. My mother thought the medicine was ineffective and scolded the doctor who prescribed it."

"I didn't tell my mother the truth about this because I was afraid that if I told her, she would stop buying me peaches."

But later, her mother never bought her peaches again, and she no longer liked eating peaches.

"Another time, when I was a kid, I loved playing in the water. One time when it was raining, I deliberately didn't bring an umbrella and treaded in the water. But my mother saw me and scolded me."

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Ye Anyu recalled the past events with a smile. Lu Mingzhou looked at the girl in his arms who was talking and laughing, and felt more and more distressed.

He swore that he would treat the girl in his arms well in the future.