Her safe haven
Hao Nan and his friends were waiting at home for their college acceptance letters.
Among the 24th graduating class of Mingde High School, eight exceptionally gifted teenagers emerged, bringing honor to the school and avenging the decade-long suppression by Experimental High School. These eight are:
Qi Xu and Xu Sheng were admitted to the Central Academy of Fine Arts through the recommendation system;
Hao Nan entered the Art and Design Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts with the 5th place in the art exam;
Wan Xiaoyi was admitted to the Beijing Dance Academy to study dance performance, ranking third;
Tingyue scored 680 points and was admitted to China University of Political Science and Law.
Jiang Hui scored 701 points and was admitted to Peking Union Medical College;
Han Xue scored 699 points and went to Beijing Normal University;
Ting Xubai scored 700 points and was admitted to the Central University of Finance and Economics.
The achievements of these eight students were engraved on the school's honor roll. As soon as the news spread, everyone in the county knew about it, and many students flocked to Mingde Middle School.
Everyone prefers Mingde's relaxed and cheerful teaching style and can't stand the oppressive atmosphere of Experimental Middle School.
The two schools face each other, and you can tell the difference at a glance.
Mingde Middle School has a spacious campus, making people feel comfortable and not cramped; Experimental Middle School is different. It's surrounded by walls, giving people the feeling of a prison built specifically for students, making it hard to breathe.
Many students enrolled in Mingde Middle School without their parents' knowledge.
Qi Xu's career was taking off, and she worked hard from dawn till dusk every day, living up to the audience's expectations and completing the comic adaptation of "Feng Xiuli". Just when she was thinking of taking a good rest, a big-name writer entrusted her with the comic adaptation rights of his work.
Li Mo and Hong Ming were both happy for her, feeling that she finally had a chance to show her skills.
"Qi Xu, do you know writer Park Eun?" Li Mo asked curiously.
"Yes, how did you get the big writer's approval?" Hong Ming looked at her expectantly.
In fact, Qi Xu herself was puzzled, unable to understand why the famous writer would seek her out. Just as she was about to speak, the director arrived, and everyone quickly stopped their casual conversation and started working, so the topic was not continued.
The new task put considerable pressure on Qi Xu, as it was, after all, a work by a great author, and required serious attention.
With this opportunity, the "Butterfly" account no longer needs to be abandoned.
Qi Xu is efficient and produces high-quality works, which has boosted her popularity. However, apart from the great writer Park Eun, no one else asks her to draw, so she is quite free most of the time, more so than the others in the studio.
The task is complete once you consistently update one chapter per day.
In his dormitory at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Hao Nan was diligently looking for an internship. He had looked at quite a few, but none of them met his expectations. Several companies wanted to hire him, but he rejected them all.
He stared at the list of companies in his notebook, pondering which one to choose. Then he thought of Qi Xu; if only she were here.
He invested in Mingcheng Company, where Qi Xu worked, but there has been no response for a long time.
From the first day of school, he searched for Qi Xu in various majors, but no one recognized her; it seemed she hadn't registered. He wanted to message her to ask why, but ultimately held back.
Their conversations always revolved around painting knowledge, because he could only speak to her when he asked her questions. He knew that Qi Xu didn't like being pried into, preferred her own space, and didn't want to be disturbed.
My roommate Gu Yong suddenly burst through the door, carrying a bunch of snacks and a bouquet of flowers. All the other roommates looked up at him, their faces full of gossip.
"Oh, who confessed to you?" Xu Sheng teased.
Mo Bai chimed in, "Gu Yong got confessed to! He's really made something of himself!"
Hao Nan also smiled as he looked at Gu Yong.
"Sigh, it's a pity she already has someone in her heart." Gu Yong paced back and forth between the three of them.
Everyone kept their distance, afraid of getting into trouble. The gifts instantly turned into bombs, as if they would explode at the slightest touch.
"It's definitely not mine, I have a boyfriend." Xu Sheng hid even further away.
“I have one too.” Mo Bai immediately started playing with his phone.
"Who said they belong to you? Why are you all hiding?" Gu Yong looked at the others with disdain, then his gaze finally settled on Hao Nan. He handed him the snacks and flowers, saying, "Handsome, these are for you. The girl who delivered the flowers is a really seductive one." He even winked at Hao Nan as he spoke.
Hao Nan wasn't interested at all and simply threw the flowers and snacks outside the door.
Xu Sheng had expected this, and was already used to it; his heart was already filled with Qi Xu.
“Brother, that’s…” Gu Yong looked at him in shock.
"It's none of my business." Hao Nan's four simple words immediately silenced Gu Yong.
Hao Nan had just sat back down when a message came from Mingcheng Company, saying that he had passed the review and could now start his internship.
He shut down his computer, immediately got up and rushed to the company, where he ran into Meng Jia, who had been chasing him.
"Hao Nan, I bought you snacks and flowers, do you like them?"
"I don't like it. I hate snacks and flowers, and I hate you even more." Hao Nan didn't even glance at her and strode towards the company.
Meng Jia kept pestering him: "I also applied to Mingcheng Company, so we can intern together."
Hao Nan was already annoyed, and in order to shake her off, he even ran away, leaving her behind without giving her any chance at all.
Meng Jia glared angrily at the figure that was running away at top speed, and cursed, "You're really something, daring to leave... me here, you just wait!"
She followed closely behind, but instead of running, she walked slowly.
At Mingcheng Company, Qi Xu was enjoying a dessert during a break when she received a message from Li Mo on her phone, asking her to greet the interns and sending them a list of interns. Qi Xu was a little surprised when she saw it. She carried the dessert downstairs, sat down in the lobby, and savored it slowly, a look of happiness on her face.
When Hao Nan arrived at the agreed location, he immediately spotted Qi Xu leisurely enjoying her dessert. Suppressing his joy, he walked over steadily and sat down opposite her.
"What a coincidence, Qi Xu."
Qi Xu looked up at him, wiped her mouth with a tissue, and said, "Unfortunately, I came here specifically to pick you up."
These words sounded quite ordinary, but they took on a different meaning in Hao Nan's ears, and his ears even turned a little red.
"You eat first, no rush, we're all acquaintances."
Since he said so, Qi Xu no longer stood on ceremony and began to eat heartily.
At this moment, Meng Jia also came over. She suppressed her anger and said gently, "Hao Nan." She saw Qi Xu's name tag and knew he was from the company. She then sat down next to him.
Upon hearing her voice, Hao Nan's smile vanished instantly.
He moved the chair to the side, getting closer to Qi Xu and further away from the woman.
"My name is Meng Jia, and I'm also an intern," she introduced herself gently to Qi Xu.
After finishing the last bite of dessert, Qi Xu smiled and replied, "My name is Qi Xu."
She led the two on a tour of the company, introducing the various positions, and finally took them to the cartoonist's studio, where each seat was equipped with a computer and a drawing tablet.
Right now, Li Mofeng is sitting in seat number seven, working on her computer.
Qi Xu immediately walked over angrily: "What are you doing!"
"I...I just noticed some minor issues with your work and fixed them for you," Li Mofeng said.
Now Qi Xu was even angrier: "Who told you to touch things like that! Don't touch my things without my permission. Get out of here, right now!"
The staff's attention was drawn to this, and some gossipy people started talking. In fact, those people were just jealous of Qi Xu, who was more talented than them.
"Li Mofeng has feelings for Qi Xu and wanted to help her, but she didn't expect that she wouldn't appreciate it."
"She's so young and has such a bad temper. I don't think anyone but Li Mofeng would be interested in her."
The two of them even chuckled to themselves at the end.
Hao Nan heard all of this, and he clenched his fists, really wanting to beat the two of them up.
Qi Xu pointed at the gate, glaring angrily at Li Mofeng. Li Mofeng, his good intentions misunderstood, fumed and stormed out, seeing Qi Xu's expression.
Qi sat down to revise the drawing, but the more he revised, the more frustrated he became, and he even wanted to delete it all at once.
Intern Meng Jia was stunned by Qi Xu's drawings and suddenly had an idea, becoming completely immersed in them.
Hao Nan's attention was focused on Qi Xu. He could tell that her emotions were getting worse and worse, and she was on the verge of a breakdown.
Just as Qi Xu was about to delete the drawing, Hao Nan immediately stopped her.
Qi Xu looked at him with confusion, and even some anger.
"I'll help you revise it." His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, very gentle, which immediately extinguished Qi Xu's anger, like a reassuring pill.
She trusted Hao Nan and got up to make way for him. Hao Nan carefully found the flaws in each painting and restored them to their original state.
After revising each drawing, Qi Xu calmed down and shifted his gaze from the drafts to Hao Nan.
Every correction he made was perfect, and he seemed to know her painting very well, restoring it with remarkable accuracy. Her gaze towards Hao Nan softened unconsciously, her anger completely extinguished by his gentleness.
Meng Jia looked at Hao Nan in disbelief: "How could you repair it so well?"
Hao Nan looked at Qi Xu, and the two locked eyes: "Because I am a disciple of Qi Xu."
Meng Jia was stunned. Then she stood between the two of them, separating their gazes, and looked at Qi Xu with eagerness and admiration in her eyes: "Master Qi Xu, I also want to be your apprentice. Please take me in."
"Why are you getting involved?" Hao Nan stood on the other side of Qi Xu, frowning, clearly annoyed.
"Don't get involved. I'm talking to my master. What's it to you?" Meng Jia separated the two again. "Beautiful master, I really like your paintings. Master, master." She started to whine.
This put Qi Xu in a difficult position, because she was still getting her own work sorted out and didn't know what the future held, so she didn't have time to take care of the two of them.
"I'm sorry, I can't agree to that."
“Master, you are fully capable of teaching me. Your eldest disciple has already graduated. Why don’t you teach me?” Meng Jia looked at Qi Xu with sincere and firm eyes, full of approval.
"Meng Jia! Don't go too far, didn't you see..." Hao Nan was getting anxious. He just wanted to be alone with Qi Xu. Meng Jia following him around was already annoying enough, and now she was even vying to be his apprentice.
Qi Xu was truly charmed by her cuteness. He patted Meng Jia's head and smiled as he agreed, "I can help you with your paintings, but I don't take on apprentices."
"It's okay." Meng Jia thought to herself, as long as she could get her support, that was good enough.
Hao Nan was stunned. He thought Qi Xu would be angry, but she agreed. He swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Meng Jia looked at Hao Nan provocatively, thinking to herself: Finally, I don't have to chase after you anymore. I'll go straight for your master. He'll definitely be more amazing than your paintings.
If it weren't for the fact that there were things about your artwork that I appreciated, I wouldn't have put up with you. Humph, now that you have a mentor, who do you think you are?
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