Chapter 68 Chapter 68 "This place is not suitable." ...
Qin Yi's scalp was tingling. "No, no, please pretend I never said anything."
Uncle Chen said nothing, just staring at her with wide eyes.
Qin Yi's eyes wandered when he was staring at her. He turned around and was about to leave. "Well... I suddenly realized that I could find my way home again."
She quickly fled the parking lot and followed the navigation around the art museum. After nearly five minutes, she finally arrived at the subway station.
Qin Yi returned to the backyard of the small building. Aunt Wu was making lunch. Seeing her return, she peeked out the door and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
Qin Yi was dejected. "Not yet, but I'm not going to eat it."
"Auntie, I have to go."
"Where are you going?"
"go home."
Wu Ma walked out of the backyard kitchen and wiped her hands on her apron. "Now?"
Qin Yi nodded listlessly, still a little reluctant to leave. He walked over and hugged her, "If I have the chance, I will definitely remember to come back to visit you."
"Ouch," Auntie Wu pretended to be fine, but her eyes were red. She patted her back gently, "I'm sorry, Qin Yi. I'm old and have rarely left home alone in my life. I can't come to see you."
Qin Yi shook his head, not minding at all. "If you want to go over and play, I'll pick you up. You'll get the hang of it after a few visits."
Wu Ma couldn't help but smile. "I appreciate the kindness, but you should pay more attention to yourself. Everything is fine here, don't worry."
Qin Yi hummed a sound, tears welling up in her eyes. After trying to hold them back for a long time, she couldn't hold them back and began to sob. "Auntie, I won't say goodbye to Miss Lin in person. When you see her, remember to tell her that I'm very happy to be her friend. Please tell her to take good care of herself. Work is important, but health is more important."
"And her boyfriend..."
Qin Yi quickly shut up and started sobbing.
Wu Ma didn't notice anything unusual. She took out a tissue from her pocket and handed it to her, smiling and agreeing, "Hey, I'll tell her tomorrow."
"Well, you must remember this." Qin Yi went into the room crying, packed her luggage, and took a taxi to the airport. She sat in the back seat of the car, trying her best to hold back her sobs.
The driver saw her like this and kept leaning back. He couldn't help but ask, "Girl, are you heartbroken?"
Qin was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily following this sentence.
The driver sighed, said it was okay several times, and comforted her, "You are so young, you still have a long life ahead of you, and you will meet someone better."
"How can I meet him?" Qin burst into tears and wiped away her tears. "Why do I feel like I won't meet him?"
"Huh?" the driver disagreed. "What do you mean by 'what do you think?' You're holding the script of your life in your hands?"
The light at the intersection ahead turned red. The driver slammed on the brakes and turned to look at her. "I've lived for so many years, and I see you look so blessed. Go back, cover yourself with a blanket, and have a good sleep. When you wake up naturally, go out for a meal. If you sleep well and eat well, everything you encounter in the future will be happy."
Qin Yi knew he was comforting her, and her tears stopped abruptly. "Thank you."
The driver waved his hand quickly, "What's there to thank me for? It's nothing serious. Just remember what I said, good fortune will come soon."
"Okay," Qin Yi wiped her tears and snot with a tissue. The cell phone in her pocket rang. She stopped, took out the phone and answered it.
The driver drove onto the Outer Ring Expressway and arrived at the airport smoothly. Just as the car stopped, he heard the sound of a phone call being hung up. Suddenly, a smiling face came over to his side and said, "Uncle, what you said is true. My blessing has come. I won't leave."
"Please send me back!"
The driver looked back at her, seeing through her and saying, "Did he call to ask you to stay?"
"You're trying to get me to stay?" Qin Yi's joy remained undimmed. "No, no, no, I took the initiative to ask to stay here."
The driver hesitated for a few seconds before turning around and sighing, "Okay."
Qin Yi held the phone happily, feeling sorry for the assistant today, but it only lasted for a second. The excitement in her head surged up, and she vowed to work hard and cherish this job doubly.
After paying the fare, Qin Yi said goodbye to the driver with a smile. The driver stepped on the accelerator, and she was happy just smelling the exhaust fumes.
Confused, Wu Ma walked out of the backyard room. After listening to her explanation, she said nothing and smiled, "Come in and eat! The food is getting cold."
Qin Yi dragged his luggage and headed straight for the dining table upon hearing this. "Okay."
In the parking lot.
Uncle Chen looked at Qin Yi's panicked back, then turned to look to the other side. The shock in his heart was beyond words. After a while, he comforted himself that it was just immoral and not illegal.
Ms. Lin must have her reasons for doing this.
Uncle Chen relaxed and looked away.
Before leaving the parking lot, Pei Lanqing pulled the person next to him into the empty stairwell, closed the door, turned around and looked at her with a gentle look, "Are you in a bad mood?"
He asked so suddenly that Lin Qianyuan froze in place, not knowing how to react.
Pei Lanqing tucked the strands of hair behind her ear, held her face in his hands, and looked deep into her eyes. "Lin Qianyuan, I can see it."
She didn't need to speak, as long as she looked into his eyes, he could sense all her emotions in time, delicately and sincerely, and so did she. From the moment she met him, she had no choice and could not leave him.
Lin Qianyuan also looked at him and smiled, "Not really, just a little episode."
When she was young, she had experienced countless such episodes in her life, and was avoided by others like a flood or a beast, so she didn't care. After all, she was not interested in others. She just needed to do what she had to do without losing face, and then go her separate ways.
Pei Lanqing hesitated for a moment, realizing that she was telling the truth. He leaned over and pecked her lightly on the lips. "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Not for now," Lin Qianyuan felt a little itchy because of him, but he didn't hide, "I've taken care of it."
Pei Lanqing nodded, and then couldn't help laughing. He stared at her with burning eyes, unable to move his eyes away.
Although I didn't watch those videos in their entirety, every second counts. Without the screen blocking the view, the people on the podium stood vividly before my eyes.
Seeing him smile, Lin Qianyuan felt inexplicably happy. She leaned over and kissed him, "When are we going out?"
She did not move away while speaking, but stayed very close to him, her breath faintly falling on him.
Pei Lanqing turned his face away slightly, took a deep breath, and wanted to say it now. He turned around and didn't want to look at her. After a few seconds, he let go of the person who was clinging to his arms, "This place is not suitable."
Lin Qianyuan observed the surroundings and found no one, but she could fully guess what he was worried about. Coincidentally, he said it himself, "Who knows, what if there is someone there?"
Lin Qianyuan couldn't say for sure, so she couldn't refute it.
Pei Lanqing smiled, lowered his head to find her hand, and led her out of the stairwell. "Would you like to have lunch with me later?"
Lin Qianyuan's thoughts were written all over his face, and he immediately responded, "Yes."
She asked, "Shall we go home and eat?"
"It will be all right."
The sunlight outside was a bit dazzling. Pei Lanqing put his hand in front of her eyes and turned to look at her. "Do you want to eat at home?"
Lin Qianyuan nodded slightly, pulled down his hand, and stared at him without disguising, "Then shall we go back now?"
Pei Lanqing narrowed his eyes slightly, then realized that he was both angry and amused. He pinched her palm and found something strange. "What's wrong with you today?"
Lin Qianyuan came closer and said with a smile, "Nothing."
Pei Lanqing looked at her and moved his mouth as if to say something, but was interrupted by a sudden voice.
"Teacher Lin."
Several staff members of the art museum were all shocked and didn't know where to look for a moment. They looked at the two of them and finally subconsciously stared at Pei Lanqing for a long time.
Lin Qianyuan looked at them silently.
They noticed this unfriendly gaze and immediately felt embarrassed. The main reason was that no one expected Lin Qianyuan to be like this. He looked like a completely different person from the morning.
The staff member who received her this morning spoke first: "Teacher Lin, did you leave something in the lecture hall?"
Lin Qianyuan still looked at them, his tone still polite, "No."
She wasn't going to chat with them, and since there wasn't much to talk about, she turned to Pei Lanqing and said, "Let's go."
Pei Lanqing smiled politely at the staff, said nothing more, and left behind Lin Qianyuan.
Several staff members looked at each other, "Her boyfriend?"
An insider recalled with a frown, "It wasn't her boyfriend. You might not believe it, but when the curator asked me to do guest research, I came across an interview where Ms. Lin said she would definitely return to China to develop her career because her husband was still there and she couldn't leave him alone."
"Wait, husband?"
"Yes, she's been married for a long time. That interview was two years ago. The host wanted to ask for some details, but she just smiled and said sorry she couldn't tell us."
"Teacher Lin's words are still as blunt as ever, but judging from their temperament, these two are quite a match."
"Is that so?" The person on the other side, who had been staring at her for a long time, finally turned around and discussed it with her, "I think so too."
Lin Qianyuan brought Pei Lanqing into the lounge, raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the exhibition hall, with a cold expression, "Go and see, I'll wait for you here."
Pei Lanqing roughly understood what was going on and needed to ask, "Am I going alone?"
Lin Qianyuan turned his head away and continued coldly, "What else?"
Pei Lanqing approached her, held her hand, and lowered his eyes slightly with a hint of tenderness.
Lin Qianyuan withstood this gaze, and within two seconds, he reached out and shook hands with her, "Not alone."
She is also a person without principles and will compromise if she says so.
Pei Lanqing suppressed his smile and went in with her.
Lin Qianyuan agreed to exhibit two paintings, one depicting people and the other depicting scenery.
Pei Lanqing admired each painting, lingering only slightly longer in front of the portrait. The painting's name was the same as the mythological figure in it—Medea.
After the tour, Pei Lanqing received a work call. It was urgent and he needed to rush back to the law firm. He hung up and apologized to Lin Qianyuan to explain the situation.
Lin Qianyuan said "oh" to indicate that he understood, and remained quiet without trying to persuade him to stay.
Pei Lanqing hugged her and kissed her ear, "I'll cook tonight."
"Yeah," Lin Qianyuan hugged him back, "I know."
Pei Lanqing smiled, but was reluctant to let go. He held her for a few more minutes before letting her go and driving away.
Lin Qianyuan returned to the car and asked Uncle Chen to take her home directly.
Uncle Chen started the car, turned on the radio, and for the first time ever, he skipped the traffic broadcast and switched to emotional dialogue.
The radio host relays submissions from listeners through the microphone, most of which are stories of irreconcilable love, involving betrayal and lies.
Lin Qianyuan listened to a few of them and frowned, "Turn off the sound."
Uncle Chen obeyed and immediately replied, "Okay." He turned off the radio and after a while, he casually asked, "Ms. Lin, do you think you're getting married too early?"
Lin Qianyuan looked at him and said, "If you have something to say, just say it."
Uncle Chen coughed after hearing this and then bravely asked, "Besides Lan Qing... do you have another boyfriend?"
Lin Qianyuan knew what was going on and explained briefly: "They are the same person."
"Alone?" Uncle Chen reacted and immediately laughed, "Oh, I knew it, how could you have another boyfriend? How could you do such an immoral thing, Lin..."
Lin Qianyuan interrupted him calmly, "I need to rest."
Uncle Chen fell silent and shut up obediently, "You rest, I won't talk anymore."
"Yeah," Lin Qianyuan closed his eyes.
Uncle Chen sent her home. Before he went home, he told Qin Yi the news he had obtained to prevent her from having the same idea as him and misunderstanding Miss Lin.
Qin Yi sighed slightly. It turned out that Miss Lin’s ex-boyfriend had already become her husband. They had always been alone, but she had never heard her mention marriage.
Qin Yi didn't dare to think too much and continued to delve into her work. She felt that since she was a painter's assistant, it was indeed necessary for her to fully understand the painter's works.
She took the subway to the art museum again, admired it up close, and then stood in an out-of-the-way place to quietly record the audience's reactions.
Lin Qianyuan was initially unaware of this, and after learning about it, he felt a bit embarrassed to speak. Finally, he spoke up: "Next time something like this happens, the first day is more important. After that, just go in occasionally to check on the status of the work. You don't need to stay there for a long time."
"Why?" Qin Yi didn't quite understand.
Lin Qianyuan held his forehead helplessly, "There will be special machines for testing inside the art museum."
There was no sound on the other end of the phone. She paused and then said, "But your method is also very useful."
Qin Yi didn't show it on the surface, but remained optimistic, "I understand."
Lin Qianyuan couldn't understand what he said, "Yeah."
The call was hung up, and Qin Yi put down the phone before she dared to sigh. However, she quickly recovered her energy and immersed herself in art history, starting to understand it from the paintings she took pictures of with her phone.
Medea, the princess of Colchis, is a sorceress in Greek mythology. Her father is the cruel King Aetes. When the hero Jason arrived in Colchis to seize the Golden Fleece, she fell in love with him and even betrayed her family for love. After helping him obtain the Golden Fleece, she fled with him.
During her escape, Medea attempted to thwart her father's pursuit by killing her brother, dismembering him and throwing his body into the sea. The two reached Jason's hometown of Iolcus, and to help him usurp the throne, Medea again used witchcraft to murder the usurper. However, the plot was soon exposed, and the two were banished to Corinth. There, the aging Jason abandoned Medea to marry the king's daughter, Glaucous. The king then ordered the expulsion of Medea and her two sons.
Completely betrayed, Medea angrily ordered her son to deliver the poisoned coat and crown to Glaucous and his father. In an effort to completely destroy Jason, Medea personally killed her two young sons with a sword, ending both their future and their lineage. She eventually fled to Athens, leaving Jason to live out the rest of his life in despair and curse.
In this story, Medea is a character who dares to love and hate. Her behavior is extremely dramatic and extreme. She is driven by strong love or hate and has the dark energy to destroy everything, even the deepest taboo in human society, parricide.
She is both a victim and a perpetrator, evoking both sympathy and fear.
Qin Yi looked at the painting on his phone again, and judging from the scene presented, it was from the filicide scene.
Medea in the painting is looking at her child silently, the sword in her hand reflects the bright moonlight, and her face is cold and calm.
Compared to her, the two children's expressions seemed to be frightened at first glance, but upon closer inspection, that was not the case.
Qin Yi magnified the details, trying to see what kind of emotions were in the child's eyes. After a long time, she shook her head and gave up, finding that she couldn't describe it at all.
There is a bright moon hanging high in the sky tonight.
Pei Lanqing had been too busy these days, and today she suddenly had some free time. The scene in the painting she watched before going to bed appeared in her dream. The two children's eyes were full of compassion as they looked at their mother.
Pei Lanqing opened his eyes.
The moonlight pouring in from the window spread all over the ground, spread beside him, and then stayed there.
"Lin Qianyuan?"
Lin Qianyuan was originally going back to sleep, but she was awakened by a nightmare halfway through. The sacrificial sword seemed to be hanging in the air. Her eyes passed over the hilt and stared directly at the mother holding the sword.
Lin Qianyuan didn't know how long he had been squatting here. He was not clear-headed enough. "Huh?"
Pei Lanqing didn't turn on the light. He sat up slightly and opened his arms towards her.
Lin Qianyuan's eyes flickered as he squatted there, "Pei Lanqing, don't you have anything to ask me?"
She's quite abnormal, isn't she?
"Yes, I have."
Pei Lanqing bent down gently and smiled, "Lin Qianyuan, I want to ask you, when are you going to come over and hug me?"
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