Chapter 81 Chapter 81 "Will it be less painful this way? ...
Lin Qianyuan hummed, leaned over to whisper in his ear, "They're all here, I feel a little embarrassed."
Pei Lanqing smiled and nodded, indicating understanding, and then turned to her and said, "Me too."
"Why?" Lin Qianyuan tilted his head, somewhat confused.
Pei Lanqing leaned close to her ear and lowered his voice, imitating her, "Because this is the first time I've had you by my side."
Lin Qianyuan's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her eyes brightened a little. She turned her head and quietly kissed the side of his face, then quietly retreated, pursed her lips and nodded heavily, "Yes."
Pei Lanqing was stunned for a moment, his cheeks flushed in the evening breeze. A soft and gentle smile played on his lips. He held her hand tightly, lowering his head to examine her carefully. "What would you like to eat?"
Lin Qianyuan thought seriously for a few seconds and said firmly, "It's all right."
“How about pasta?”
It's very close to Imperial University.
Pei Lanqing looked into her eyes, tucked her wind-blown hair behind her ears, and smiled. "There's a noodle shop nearby. The food is pretty good."
Lin Qianyuan obeyed him without any objection, "Okay."
They chose to walk there.
After a few minutes, the noodle shop appeared in front of them. Lin Qianyuan sat down and drank a sip of hot water from the cup that had just been heated. Then he lowered his brows and listened quietly to the people around him.
Pei Lanqing stared at her, suddenly lowered his eyes and smiled, then continued to focus his attention on her face.
Lin Qianyuan was so engrossed in what he was listening to that he forgot to put down the cup in his hand and continued to hold it until he heard a somewhat abrupt laugh.
Her eyes moved, and she looked over through the hot air, with a puzzled look on her face, asking him what's wrong?
Pei Lanqing smiled and shook her head. She just felt that she seemed to be easily dazed, which was very different from her usual appearance. She couldn't help but stare at her for a while.
Lin Qianyuan was at a loss as he looked at her, but she didn't show any fear. She put the cup on the table calmly and changed the subject calmly, "You used to come here often?"
"Yeah," Pei Lanqing shifted his gaze at the right moment, looking into her eyes. "I used to eat here often when I was studying, but after I started working, I chose to order takeout. I've ordered a few times, but the taste wasn't the same each time, so I never ordered from here again."
"Oh," Lin Qianyuan lowered his head and continued to drink water.
The waiter came over with two bowls of noodles. Pei Lanqing thanked her, rinsed the chopsticks with hot water, and handed them to Lin Qianyuan. "The year I graduated, Teacher Qin asked me if I wanted to stay on campus as a counselor. If I had agreed then, I might come here often now."
"Don't take the responsibility," Lin Qianyuan took the chopsticks without looking at him, "I don't like this."
Pei Lanqing was a little surprised. She didn't say such words to express rejection to him, which was similar to interfering with his decision. He couldn't help but try to ask, "Why do you say that?"
Lin Qianyuan poked the noodles in the bowl and said nothing.
Pei Lanqing didn't ask any more questions. After a long while, he heard her speak vaguely: "Then they will call you Teacher Pei."
She couldn't stop others from screaming.
Lin Qianyuan was annoyed just thinking about it. She slammed her chopsticks and couldn't help asking him, "Will you return to school to work in the future?"
Pei Lanqing looked at the noodles in her bowl that couldn't be put into a complete shape and shook her head slightly, "No."
After saying that, he added, “I’ve never thought about it.”
Lin Qianyuan's frown relaxed and he asked him for confirmation, "Really?"
"Yeah," Pei Lanqing laughed, "really."
Lin Qianyuan couldn't help but smile, "That's good."
She thought of something else and said to him solemnly, "If you don't want to be a lawyer one day, or can't find a job, you can just stay home."
Pei Lanqing pondered for a moment and couldn't help laughing. "I just stay at home and don't have to do anything?"
"Yes, I am very willing to support you."
"Oh," Pei Lanqing couldn't help laughing. He coughed lightly and replied with a serious face, "Thank you for supporting me."
Lin Qianyuan pursed his lips and said politely in a serious tone, "You're welcome."
"What about you? What do you usually do when you don't have classes?"
"I don't do anything. I eat at home, paint at home, and go to school to attend classes. I'm not very interested in anything else."
Pei Lanqing tried to understand, "You're not interested in anything?"
Lin Qianyuan thought for a moment and nodded, "I'm not interested, so I just go to class, eat and sleep."
Pei Lanqing felt that this was very familiar and smiled a little, "Aren't these all necessary?"
"Yes," she looked directly into his eyes and answered the question she hadn't answered before. "Apart from these, the things I do most are drawing and daydreaming. I rarely pay attention to other people or things. These can't be called interests, they're more like habits. My real interest is related to you."
Pei Lanqing was stunned for a moment. It turned out that the true meaning of the words she had said before was even deeper than she had imagined.
Lin Qianyuan lowered his eyes and curled his lips. "Isn't it nice? If it is, just remember these words. I may not be able to say them a second time."
Pei Lanqing smiled. What she meant was that she could only say this to him at this time, without having to think back to the past, as she couldn't say it at that time.
"Lin Qianyuan."
"what?"
Pei Lanqing said to her silently: "I love you."
At night, the alleys of the old city were crowded with bustling vendors, and there were many young and energetic college students in the night market, and the laughter was noisy. She only heard his words, and the gentle warmth on his face was all reflected in her eyes.
Pei Lanqing was also looking at her. After a while, he picked up the meat from his bowl and put it into hers. "Eat."
Lin Qianyuan looked away, feeling hungry, "Hmm."
The next evening, after an impromptu meeting, Pei Lanqing went to a Chinese medicine clinic from the law firm. The doctor in the clinic knew him, and he prepared the medicine according to the prescription he had received long ago and handed the bag to him.
In the evening, Lin Qianyuan came out of the studio. As soon as she opened the door, she smelled an indescribable smell. She walked all the way into the kitchen and immediately asked with a bitter face, "Do I have to drink this?"
Pei Lanqing was immersing half of the cup filled with black liquid in cold water to quickly cool it down. "Hmm."
Lin Qianyuan hadn't expected to get a negative answer. He stood beside him and waited for a while, feeling a little distressed. "I feel like it's going to taste terrible."
Pei Lanqing took out the cup, tested the temperature, and then put it back. "Good medicine tastes bitter."
He handed her a candy and said, "Maybe it will make you feel better."
Lin Qianyuan took the candy, and a few minutes later took the cup. He frowned before drinking, but drank quickly. He put the cup on the sink and stuffed the candy into his mouth, "Pei Lanqing..."
Suddenly a shadow appeared before my eyes, followed by a touch of warmth on my lips, and then I moved away a little.
Lin Qianyuan was stunned for a few seconds and then raised his eyes.
Pei Lanqing smiled and said calmly, "It really doesn't smell good."
The candy in Lin Qianyuan's mouth was suddenly crushed. When she came to her senses, her eyes suddenly flashed with a tiny light and she asked him, "Is it bitter?"
Pei Lanqing nodded, "bitter."
Lin Qianyuan quickly looked up at him, lowered her head, then raised it again, leaned forward, held his shoulders and kissed him.
She pushed a piece of candy in and smiled slyly in front of him, "Will it be less bitter this way?"
Pei Lanqing's eyes flickered slightly, and he raised the corner of his lips, hugged her waist, pulled her into his arms, and pecked her slowly and lightly, "No."
Lin Qianyuan quickly understood what was happening, and leaned forward again, kissing him deeply with a smile on her face.
Pei Lanqing responded with a smile and placed a final kiss on her forehead. "Have you finished your work?"
Lin Qianyuan shook his head, "Not yet."
The painting she was working on was almost unfinished, and she had to visit the art fair in advance tomorrow. She needed to take a general look at the booth map and remember the key exhibition areas.
Pei Lanqing looked at her and sighed, "Then you..."
Lin Qianyuan sensed something slowly, and laughed in his arms, looking up, "I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself."
Perhaps it was because she was speaking unfamiliarly, her cheeks flushed slightly, which made the smile in her eyes more intense. She often smiled like this in front of him, and every time he saw it, his heart was moved.
"It's okay, I'll borrow you for a few more minutes."
Pei Lanqing bent down and gave her a kiss, gentle and passionate. The medicinal smell mixed with the fragrance of grapefruit in the air gradually became thinner, and was finally swallowed up between the lips and teeth and disappeared.
The temperature in the imperial capital is just right in early autumn, and it's sunny today with no clouds in the sky.
When they arrived at the art fair, Qin Yi squinted at the sun through the passenger window, then turned his head and looked at Uncle Chen in silence.
After waiting for a long time, she dared to stick her head out of the back seat and tried to make a sound, "Ms. Lin, are you asleep?"
The reason why she asked this was because Qin Yi clearly remembered that Miss Lin would not sleep in front of her. Usually, if she stared at her for a few seconds, she would look at her as if she had sensed something. But today was different from the past, there was silence.
"No," Lin Qianyuan slowly opened his eyes.
To be honest, she just closed her eyes and took a rest. She did not fall asleep, but she did ignore the existence of the people around her.
Lin Qianyuan picked up her bag, opened the car door and got out. Seeing that she and Uncle Chen were looking at her, she simply explained, "I'm fine, go in."
"Oh oh oh, okay." Qin Yi got out of the car with her.
Before the exhibition opens to the public, all parties need to arrange the venue in advance. This period is also called the exhibition setup period.
Since the exhibition was held on a gallery basis, Lin Qianyuan had already fully communicated with the agency gallery about the exhibition plan beforehand, but she was not completely reassured, so she chose to come and check it out today.
The exhibits at other booths are still being set up and belong to different galleries.
They arrived quite early. There weren't many people here, and they were busy working in groups of three or four.
Qin Yi went to the exhibition service desk to get two bottles of mineral water. When passing a certain area, he heard someone making a phone call in a low voice. Perhaps the content of the call was not pleasant, and the person's tone sounded like he was trying hard to restrain his anger.
The untidy lighting circuits here occupy the aisle space, making it messy and chaotic.
Qin Yi carefully went around it, and when she came back, she accidentally got entangled in the wires while avoiding two other staff members who were moving the sculptures. She stumbled, and although she was fine, the mineral water bottle in her hand fell off and hit the light strip, shattering the glass of the small light bulb.
"Hello," the man who had hung up the phone walked over quickly. Seeing the mess on the ground, he pushed Qin Yi a few times and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Qin Yi was pushed back by him, and immediately picked up the mineral water bottle on the ground. He first admitted his mistake, "I'm sorry, I was careless just now..."
The man obviously didn't want to hear her explanation. He interrupted her with a fierce look, "What do you mean by accidentally? I think you did it on purpose."
"I……"
"What do you mean?" He tried to reach out to her again.
Qin Yi didn't dodge and wanted to continue communicating with him.
Lin Qianyuan, who had just heard the noise, grabbed his wrist and then threw it away with a look of disgust. He glanced at the debris at his feet and said patiently, "She is my assistant. If you have any questions, just talk to me."
The man said sarcastically, "Your assistant?"
"Your assistant broke the lights I use to display my work here. What do you say?"
Lin Qianyuan looked down again, squinted his eyes and looked at the painter's name that had been posted on the side, then looked away as if nothing had happened. "Don't worry, I'll compensate you according to the price."
The man scoffed at the words and said, "I need this thing right now. Where are you going to pay for it?"
"Qin Yi," Lin Qianyuan raised his chin and pointed to the gallery's contact information on the board in front of him. "Call me. I've bought this work from Mr. Yang. It doesn't need to be exhibited."
After saying that, she turned to look at the man in front of her, "Are you selling it?"
Her nonchalant tone drifted into his ears, and the man stared at her angrily, "You..."
Qin Yi's call was already connected. After a few simple words, he hung up and turned back, "Ms. Lin, they said yes."
Lin Qianyuan nodded nonchalantly, "Apologize."
After she finished speaking, she saw that he was standing there motionless. She smiled, a faint smile, "No?"
"Okay," Lin Qianyuan didn't force it, and then raised his chin again, "Push it back."
Qin Yi thought he had heard it wrong, his eyes were still slightly red, and he was at a loss as he held the two mineral water bottles in his arms.
Lin Qianyuan stood beside her, helping her hold the bottle. "Yes, I told you, push it back."
"Push him back the way he pushed you."
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