"Okay, it's finished."
Make the final touches on the drawing paper, and then write your name in the lower right corner.
Mia took the drawing paper off the wooden easel and then handed the completed sketch to Gu Xinghe.
After receiving this sketch, which was actually drawn by a master painter whose business was deserted but whose skills were truly exquisite.
Gu Xinghe saw that the sketch portrait on the drawing paper was drawn with only a single black charcoal pencil.
Yet it also depicts his appearance and expression very clearly.
It must be said that compared to other forms of painting, sketching is indeed more realistic.
But look at his portrait drawn on the paper.
Gu Xinghe had to admit that she seemed more mature than he actually was.
Although everyone could easily tell from the portrait depicted in the sketch that it was undoubtedly Gu Xinghe himself.
But the person in the painting seems to possess a more composed and mature demeanor than he does now.
Beyond the realistic style, Mia seems to have added her own unique understanding to this sketch.
But aside from the main content on the drawing paper, Gu Xinghe noticed the name that Mia had written in the lower right corner of the paper.
After completing their works, most artists like to leave their unique signatures or marks on their pieces.
At this moment, Mia left her signature in the lower right corner of the drawing paper, which was a rather artistic design composed of cursive script.
Seeing this, Gu Xinghe asked curiously.
"If customers patronize your sketching and drawing business, do you also use this signature?"
"Of course not, otherwise all our efforts would be in vain."
When Mia says "all her previous efforts have been in vain," she is naturally referring to her act of "anonymity" and working as an unknown street artist in the square, without anyone knowing what she looks like.
If it's exposed because of a signature, then all previous efforts will have been wasted.
After this explanation, Mia winked playfully and looked at Gu Xinghe.
"So, this is a special gift for you."
You are her only exception!
[The only officially recognized signed sketch by this rising star painter!]
[Brother Gu, just go for it with this young painter!]
[Gu Ge is at it again, but the painter and his assistant seem to have great chemistry!]
Do you still remember your teammates who are still being held at the police station by Daming Lake?
Despite the fact that viewers in the live stream started teasing Mia about his relationship with him again.
However, Gu Xinghe still felt that the image of Mia, a max-level expert, returning to the beginner village was too daunting.
Who knows, maybe one day another "protagonist" will recognize Mia's drawing techniques, which might be similar.
After her identity is revealed, will Mia then stage a "return of the queen" scene?
No, that's just like the scene he imagined Teresa wielding a sword and single-handedly crushing the Thorn Cult.
It is indeed hard to imagine that they would do such a thing in real life.
So, Gu Xinghe stopped his daydreaming, nodded, and said to Mia seriously.
"Thank you, I will cherish it."
Although the earlier teasing remark about the "special gift" came from Mia herself.
But now, facing Gu Xinghe's formal and serious treatment, she herself also felt a little shy.
"There's no need to be so serious. I can draw you another one if you like..."
Nevertheless, Mia's words sounded perfectly normal.
If it weren't for her slightly flushed ear tips and her noticeably more active mind.
Gu Xinghe also found it difficult to discern her true thoughts.
"Alright, business doesn't look too good today. Why don't we call it a day and take a stroll around the square?"
But before Gu Xinghe could ask Mia the kind of questions she expected him to ask, such as "Is it really okay?", she quickly changed the subject.
After all, street artistry is a side job that's where you really make money, so Mia readily decided to temporarily close her shop for the day.
Despite Gu Xinghe unintentionally pretending to be a customer who patronized the sketching business.
The others in the square, however, still seemed to have no intention of visiting their portrait drawing stalls.
Seeing this, Mia quickly decided that after packing up all the tools, the two of them would go for a stroll in the square.
...
Not far from where Mia and Gu Xinghe originally set up their painting stall.
A puppet show attracted a large crowd.
It was so close, yet the contrast with their previously deserted art stall seemed extremely stark.
As the two approached, they were able to see the street puppet show more clearly.
The performer moved his fingers nimbly.
Meanwhile, the puppets under his control were performing various actions and acts perfectly.
Gu Xinghe and Mia stood on the periphery of the crowd watching the puppet show on the street.
Although the story is just an ordinary princess being captured by a dragon, and then a hero defeating the dragon with the blessing of the gods.
But this is accompanied by the puppeteer's increasingly in-depth and progressively layered narrative style.
And right now, we're at the climax of the storyline, where the hero battles the evil dragon.
It did attract a lot of exclamations from the children watching.
But just as Gu Xinghe was enjoying watching this performance style that he hadn't seen in a long time,...
But he suddenly heard Mia's inner thoughts beside him—
A puppet manipulated by its creator, the father...
Compared to the plot of puppet shows, which, although "formulaic," are also very "classic."
Mia's evaluation at this moment went beyond the content itself, and she was dissatisfied with the form of the performance.
Father, a marionette.
Upon hearing these two keywords, Gu Xinghe suddenly recalled the giant oil painting in the stairwell on the second floor of the castle—
A serious father who never smiles, and a mother who wears a gentle "professional fake smile".
At the same time, he recalled his thoughts and evaluation of the painting at the time—
This family seems to perfectly exemplify what it means to be the most familiar strangers.
It appears that, despite the early death of his parents, he was still very young.
However, during the limited time they spent together, the parent-child relationship among Mia's family of three was not harmonious.
Perhaps, the loss of her parents when she was young was a relief for Mia?
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