"You two, haven't you been a bit too uncooperative lately?" At this moment, Ye Mingshi walked over. He was wearing a bright orange tracksuit and had a small braid tied behind his head. If he had a little brains, he could definitely be considered a top-tier handsome guy.
The cat glanced at him. "Ye Mingshi, what's wrong with you? Ajin isn't here, so you don't have to get beaten up. Aren't you happy?"
"The way you're saying that... makes it sound like I get beaten up all the time," Ye Mingshi said, clearly indignant.
The cat stroked its chin. "Hehe, what you're saying doesn't seem to be the same thing."
Ye Mingshi glanced at Mu Jin and decided to ignore the topic. "Let's not talk about this anymore... You two are enjoying your time together in Lanshan City, while I'm stuck in Beijing, feeding your cats, dogs, turtles, and sharks. I'm practically an animal caretaker!"
How can you treat your friends like this? I'm a prince of Beijing, for goodness' sake! Is my life's purpose just to revolve around those little animals?
Reminded by Ye Mingshi, the cat immediately said, "Hey, then you come here. Meow Meow, Lu Yi, and where's my little turtle?"
Ye Mingshi reflexively replied, "Of course I brought it! Do you think I'm that stupid?"
He seemed completely unaware that being a zookeeper wasn't something people forced him to do; he was already very self-disciplined.
Mu Jin glanced at him. "Where's Da Bai?"
Ye Mingshi jumped up instantly! "Of course Da Bai is at home! It's such a big guy, I can't possibly bring it along! Jin Er, don't go too far!"
"Hehe, Ye Mingshi, you look like a monkey," the cat laughed at him.
Ye Mingshi rolled her eyes at the cat, "Is there a monkey as handsome as me?"
As he spoke, he strolled around the exhibition hall, remarking, "There are some good paintings, indeed."
"Huh, isn't that Jiu Mao Mao? I can't be seeing things, can I?"
"It must be! She's the president of the antique dealers' association, and this is their exhibition area, so it's not surprising that she's here, is it?"
"Wow, this is so lucky! I even ran into my idol at a solo exhibition."
Several people lingered in this exhibition area, walking back and forth, reluctant to leave.
Finally, someone came over and said, "Kitty, can we... take a picture together?"
The cat nodded. "Okay."
The man was so happy that he had his companion take a picture of you.
Seeing how easygoing the cat was, other people came over to ask for photos with it, and the cat had no choice but to take pictures with many people.
"Miss Jiu, I've taken a liking to a few paintings. Could you please explain them to me?"
The cat turned around and saw that the person who spoke was Mu Jin.
She immediately smiled and said, "Okay!"
"Sorry everyone, welcome to the exhibition, but I have something else to do right now. Let's take a group photo another time."
Those who were waiting to take photos with the artists were a little disappointed, but they all expressed their understanding, after all, this was a calligraphy and painting exhibition, not a fan meeting.
Mu Jin and the cat walked a little further away.
"Hehe, Ah Jin, you're so smart, you saved me from this predicament."
Mu Jin looked at her and asked, "Would you like to explain these paintings to me?"
"Huh?" Cat was a little resistant. "Why talk about these things? Ah Jin, if you like these landscapes, I can take you to play. What's the point of looking at paintings?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Mingshi laughed and walked over, "Kitty, why isn't your artistic talent active in calligraphy and painting? Painting is for expressing feelings; scenery is scenery, but there are also the emotions of literati in the painting."
Therefore, the same scene, painted by different people, will not have the same feel, did you know that?
When the cat looked at Ye Ming, it said, "You? You dare to talk to me like that? You know what I mean?"
Ye Mingshi proudly raised her head, "Of course I know. Even if I don't paint, I'm still steeped in the literary atmosphere of a scholarly family. It's been more than 20 years, so I've developed my own style. I'm not saying I'm amazing, but I'm just better than most people here."
"Then you tell Ah Jin the story."
Ye Mingshi glanced at Mu Jin and thought to herself, "I'm not going to teach... You really know how to cause trouble for me, finding me a grandmaster to teach him."
The cat immediately looked at Mu Jin, "Ah Jin, can you draw too?"
When Ah Jin was still Jin Shen, he was skilled in everything – music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Ye Mingshi exaggeratedly said, "It's more than just knowing how! Jin Er, he..."
He suddenly stopped, staring in one direction, and frowned.
Following his gaze, the cat saw Yun Chushi and Ye Jingyi arrive. She asked with some confusion, "Ye Mingshi, who are you looking at?"
Ye Mingshi suddenly walked over, grabbed Ye Jingyi's arm and pulled her sharply, "Why are you with him?"
When Ye Jingyi saw Ye Ming, she was visibly flustered. "Mingshi, we just happened to run into each other."
Yun Chushi stood there, seemingly a little embarrassed, and the atmosphere was quite stiff.
Ye Mingshi pulled Ye Jingyi away, saying, "Can't you just walk away if you see him? What are you doing staying with someone like him? You're about to get married, can't you have some self-respect?"
Ye Jingyi's expression was somewhat pained. She looked back at Yun Chushi but did not resist Ye Mingshi.
"Ye Mingshi, what are you doing?" Cat suddenly called out to him.
If it weren't for the cat's shout, Ye Mingshi would have already dragged the person out.
He stopped in his tracks. "Kitty, I'll take her back first, then I'll come back later."
Cat frowned. "I invited Ye Jingyi and Yun Chushi. Why are you sending her back?"
Ye Jingyi nodded immediately, "Yes, Mingshi, it was Maomao who invited us to the exhibition today."
Ye Mingshi glared at her immediately, "You just said it was a coincidence."
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