Chapter 67 Chapter 67 "That man is Miss Lin's boyfriend...
At night, the room was filled with the faint fragrance of osmanthus. Someone was sitting in front of the mirror, staring at the face in the mirror for a long time.
After a while, she got up as usual, walked slowly through the corridor of the house, and silently pushed open the door of the second bedroom.
She did nothing, not even turning on the light in the living room. Her eyes had already adapted to the darkness, and her sight could not find an exit, so it remained fixed on her facial features for a long time.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Qin Yi stood in front of the door of the small building, eagerly waiting for Lin Qianyuan to pick her up. Finally, she waited and opened the back door of the car, and found that there was another person in the car.
The man greeted her with a bit of stiffness, and spoke in a low voice. It was obvious that he was not very old and lacked social experience, and his whole body was full of discomfort.
Qin Yi thought carefully and realized that this might be because she was facing Miss Lin alone. At this thought, she instantly understood her discomfort and naturally greeted her, "Hello, hello."
After she finished speaking, her gaze fell on the car, "Ms. Lin, can I sit in the passenger seat this time?"
Hearing this, Lin Qianyuan looked at her, hummed lightly, and then continued to look down at the tablet.
"Okay." Qin Yi closed the back door, walked quickly around the rear of the car, and quickly sat in the passenger seat.
Zhou Su looked at her, then secretly glanced at the people around him. When he got in the car, Lin Qianyuan said that he was going to pick up a friend, but if it was a friend, why would he address him so politely?
She looked away and could only silently complain in her heart.
Lin Qianyuan turned off the tablet, looked up, leaned back in the back seat and closed his eyes to rest.
The atmosphere in the car suddenly became extremely quiet.
Lin Qianyuan suddenly spoke calmly, sounding devoid of any emotion. Just like yesterday, his tone was businesslike, "Are you sure you can go on stage with me?"
She didn't mention anyone by name, but it was clear to everyone in the car who she was talking to.
Uncle Chen glanced behind him through the rearview mirror, fearing that the little girl would just lower her head and not say a word, which made him anxious.
Lin Qianyuan slowly opened his eyes.
Zhou Su immediately spoke up, sounding completely unsure, "I think... I can."
She didn't need to stand in the center of too many people's attention. She was only responsible for flipping through the PPT in coordination with Lin Qianyuan's oral narration. But after she asked this question, the tension that had been calmed down in her heart came back, so that she couldn't make any guarantees.
Lin Qianyuan lowered his eyes and asked lightly, "Should?"
"I..." Zhou Su herself felt a little absurd. At this time, she was still saying "should". The breath in her throat was neither up nor down, and she was very nervous.
Lin Qianyuan looked up at her, and she had a rough idea of what was going on. She didn't hesitate to give her a chance to try, but it didn't work this time, so she closed her eyes again and said calmly, "No need, you'll be in charge of the exhibition hall today."
Zhou Su froze for a moment, but he couldn't blame anyone but himself. "Okay, Boss."
Lin Qianyuan stopped talking and just rested.
Not long after, the car arrived at the entrance of the art museum. Aside from Uncle Chen, the other three split up into two groups: Qin Yi and Lin Qianyuan headed to the lecture hall, while Zhou Su went to the exhibition hall alone.
The receptionist near the lecture hall was not the same person as a few days ago. As soon as she saw someone approaching, she immediately went to greet them, smiling and saying, "Teacher Lin, Miss Zhou."
Lin Qianyuan nodded politely and corrected her, "You're mistaken. This is not my assistant, but a friend."
"Her last name is Qin."
"Oh, oh, oh," the staff member immediately changed the subject, "Ms. Qin."
Qin Yi turned around, his face full of joy, yet he couldn't hide it. Miss Lin actually introduced herself as her friend. Qin Yi tried his best to suppress his smile and replied politely, "Hello."
The staff smiled and guided them inside.
Qin Yi didn't have to go on stage. She sat below and stared blankly at Lin Qianyuan talking to the staff. From a distance, she couldn't hear what they were talking about. She could see from their gestures that they were discussing the lighting.
She had never seen her working like this before. She was calm and composed, listening quietly to others. Although her face still showed few expressions, it did not give people the impression of being arrogant and she was very well-mannered.
Qin Yi looked at her like this for a long time, until Lin Qianyuan went backstage to wait, then she moved her eyes and diverted her attention.
The audience gradually filled up. A girl with a backpack sat down next to her and asked in a familiar manner, "Are you also a student at the nearby art academy?"
Qin Yi blinked and said, "No."
The girl nodded. I guessed that she was someone else in the art field, such as a critic or agent. I didn't ask any more questions, put my schoolbag behind me, and looked around curiously.
Inside the exhibition hall.
Zhou Su repeatedly checked Lin Qianyuan's two works and found that the results were completely in line with expectations without any problems.
She stood aside and couldn't help but agree with what her friend had said a few minutes ago. "Is she planning to fire you? Isn't this the museum's job?"
Zhou Su was a little discouraged, "I think so too."
After working for a few days, she felt that she was not suitable for this job. The recruitment notice she saw at the time only said painter's assistant, so she had a preconceived notion that it would be an ordinary painter. She never thought that it would be a painter of Lin Qianyuan's status. The content of the work she was exposed to was different from what she had imagined, and it was very difficult to do.
When it was time to view the exhibition, people were coming and going in the exhibition hall. In order to avoid disturbing others, she left the exhibition hall and sat on a bench in the hall. After a long time, she found the location of the lecture hall and pushed open the side door.
The seats were packed, and Zhou Su could only watch the people on the stage from afar through the gap. Judging from the comparison with the paintings on the screen, the lecture was already coming to an end.
Lin Qianyuan sat alone at the podium, turning to face the screen behind him.
The two paintings she chose were by Rembrandt, one of Europe's greatest 17th-century painters, and Ma Yuan, a prominent Southern Song Dynasty painter. After allowing enough time for them to be viewed, she turned back and spoke calmly to the audience: "The former achieves realistic light and shadow effects through a combination of thick paint and shading, while the latter uses outline and color techniques to condense the scenery of the water's edge, thus achieving a sense of rationality and freehand expression."
"The two are not in absolute opposition; realism and impressionism are simply interpreted differently in different cultural contexts."
After saying this, Lin Qianyuan smiled appropriately and slowly added, "This is probably also the reason why art has such diverse charms."
This sentence was not in the manuscript Zhou Su read, and he guessed that she had added it later. When he suddenly heard it, he unconsciously applauded along with the audience.
The host came on stage to talk about controlling the situation, but her eyes were still on Lin Qianyuan.
In ancient Europe, ultramarine blue was derived from lapis lazuli, a rare and time-consuming stone. Its production, combined with the complex and time-consuming process, made it incredibly expensive, surpassing gold at one point. During the Renaissance, ultramarine blue frequently appeared in religious paintings, including on the Madonna's clothing, symbolizing her sanctity and nobility. It was thus also known as "Madonna Blue."
Lin Qianyuan was wearing an ultramarine shirt and a gray skirt today, without any decoration or design, except for the bracelet that was exposed due to the sleeves being folded a few times. The simpler it was, the more advanced it looked.
The majors they studied were not much different, and she was not much older than her, but her life was completely different from hers.
As the show was about to end, Zhou Su closed the door and returned silently to the bench outside the exhibition hall.
After Qin Yi finished recording a few short video clips, he saw Lin Qianyuan still talking with the staff, so he slipped out of the lecture hall with nothing to do.
It was her first time in an art museum. She walked around the second floor before successfully finding the specific location of the exhibition hall according to the index signs.
Lin Qianyuan's studio has always been cleaned by Wu Ma. Compared with Wu Ma, Qin Yi also feels that he is clumsy, so he never dares to go in, for fear of dirtying such precious items.
She was standing in front of Lin Qianyuan's work at this time, and couldn't help but sigh, and then took a few photos with her mobile phone.
After browsing all the paintings in the exhibition hall, she accidentally walked into the lounge and saw Zhou Su sitting there alone. He put away his phone and walked over to sit next to her.
Zhou Su smiled at her friendly, but perhaps he couldn't find a suitable topic, so he lowered his eyes and continued to stare at the ground in a daze.
Qin Yi turned to look at her, "Were you scared by Miss Lin?" She sighed and couldn't help but explain in the tone of someone who had experienced it: "Don't be afraid, Miss Lin just looks scary, but she's actually a very nice person."
Zhou Su forced a symbolic smile, "Yeah." After all, the person in front of him and Lin Qianyuan were friends, and he was just an employee.
Qin Yi didn't know what she was thinking. He was speechless for a moment and could only try to change the subject, "You have been sitting here all the time?"
"Huh?" Zhou Su's heart tightened, he retracted his hand, and replied stiffly, "Yes."
Qin Yi was puzzled. "Don't you need to observe their reactions to Miss Lin's work?"
Zhou Su suddenly came to his senses after her reminder and stood up abruptly, "You're right."
She really thought that Lin Qianyuan assigned her the task casually.
Zhou Su hurried into the exhibition hall, and the next second, Lin Qianyuan appeared in front of her.
She looked at her and didn't say much, just said: "That's all for today."
"I still need to wait for someone. Do you want to go back first or come back with me?"
Zhou Su stopped and said anxiously, "Boss, I'll go back first."
Qin Yi, who was behind him, replied, "Then I'll go back too."
Lin Qianyuan nodded. "The car is parked in the parking lot. Can you recognize the license plate?"
Zhou Su and Qin Yi looked at each other, waved their hands to refuse, and said that they could choose their own means of transportation to leave.
Lin Qianyuan didn't force them, and didn't stay in the art museum for long. He returned to the car alone, turning his phone and thinking about something.
At 11:30 in the morning, Zhang Shurui rarely saw Pei Lanqing coming to the court in this district to hold a court session. He met him in the corridor and stopped him out of curiosity, asking what was the matter that required him to crush the other lawyer in such a way. According to his colleagues, the other party was directly frightened and his thoughts were completely confused.
Pei Lanqing responded absentmindedly, looked at the time on his watch, and said without saying anything more, "I'm leaving first."
"Back to the law firm?"
"No, I'm going to the art museum for something."
"..." Zhang Shurui immediately figured out the reason and regretted asking this question.
The judge beside him was confused. "Why did he suddenly want to go to the art museum? Does his study involve art?"
"Brother," Zhang Shurui chuckled, "It's not him who's involved. It's someone else."
Pei Lanqing walked out of the court and sent a message to Lin Qianyuan, "Is it over?"
Lin Qianyuan: [Not yet.]
Pei Lanqing couldn't help but smile, and said gently, "Okay, I'll go over now."
Lin Qianyuan exited the page and continued to turn her phone. After a while, she received a message from Zhou Su, which roughly meant that she had learned a lot in the past few days, but her own abilities were not enough to match this job, so she planned to leave now.
Lin Qianyuan was not surprised that she said that. She admitted that she had professional abilities, but she obviously did not make the best use of them in the assistant job. She didn't know what she was thinking, but she was not in a hurry to replace her. Since there was no problem with her character, it would not hurt to wait a little longer.
The only thing that held her back was her ability to handle stress, but now it seemed there was no need to hesitate.
Lin Qianyuan scrolled down, and what caught his eye were all polite words of blessing. He read them quickly and responded briefly, "Hmm."
When Zhou Su received this message, he couldn't tell whether he felt relieved or something else. He felt mixed emotions and took a screenshot and sent it to his friends.
Her friend quickly replied, "She's so aloof, probably just waiting for you to speak up."
Zhou Su smiled bitterly, leaned her head against the bus window, and thought about how she should answer. She felt the same way.
A transfer notification suddenly popped up on the top of the phone screen. It was from the person who contacted her for the interview in the first place.
Zhou Su clicked on it with a look of surprise. There was a note in the notification, a short sentence that said, "This is your salary for the past few days. I hope you can successfully find a job you like in the future."
Zhou Su was stunned, and the feeling just now disappeared. The arrogant person was never the one he thought he was.
Liang Siyu returned the phone to his colleague in the Human Resources Department, still on his own call. "Lin Qianyuan, are you out of touch with this world? How can an intern get the same salary as a regular employee?"
Lin Qianyuan shrugged indifferently, "The chronology she made is pretty good, so I'll consider it as the fee."
Liang Siyu chuckled, "You are so generous."
Lin Qianyuan accepted the compliment calmly, "Thank you."
Liang Siyu could only complain silently in his heart. Did she really think he was praising her? It was obvious that he also had a share of the money paid to Zhou Su.
Lin Qianyuan seemed to know what he was thinking, and then said indifferently, "I will pay for this money myself and transfer it to you later."
Liang Siyu was flattered, so he just complained for a bit, "No need, I'm also to blame for this."
"I shouldn't hire someone with no experience like that." He then questioned her, "But I clearly remember her being quite articulate during the interview."
Lin Qianyuan listened silently until someone knocked softly on the car window beside her. She interrupted him and said quickly, "I have something else to do. I'll hang up first."
"..." Liang Siyu only heard a beeping sound, "Oh."
Lin Qianyuan put her phone into her bag, opened the car door and got out.
Pei Lanqing, who was outside the car, gave up his seat at the right moment and asked, "How can you be so sure it's me?"
Lin Qianyuan didn't even want to spend time thinking about it, and frankly said, "You're the only one who calls me that."
Pei Lanqing smiled and took her hand. "Are you okay? I haven't had time to watch those videos yet."
Lin Qianyuan hummed, "It's okay, I'm not nervous at all." After saying that, she turned to look at him, "I think you are more nervous."
Pei Lanqing thought for a moment and looked back, "It seems so."
Someone who didn't know the way and couldn't use the navigation system shamelessly returned. Seeing the two of them from behind, Qin Yi looked at Uncle Chen in surprise, "Is that guy Miss Lin's boyfriend?"
"Boyfriend?" Uncle Chen shook his head. "They're married."
Qin Yi's jaw dropped to the ground in shock. "Who is Miss Lin's boyfriend?"
Uncle Chen suddenly realized something a little late and was incredulous. "Miss Lin actually has a boyfriend?"
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The author has something to say: Pei Lanqing:?
Lin Qianyuan:.
– – – – – – (manual segmentation)
School has started, I am unfamiliar with the place and my heart is completely broken. My tutor even asked me what I was busy with during the summer vacation.
I [cowardly]: write a novel.
Of course, I couldn't reply like that. I could only say that I was busy breathing, so I could only stammer.
I might be expelled from the sect soon [sweating profusely]
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