Chapter 43 Are you married?

Maybe because the hometown food was so appetizing, she ate a lot tonight.

After going upstairs, I didn't start painting immediately, but took out the photo album in the master bedroom closet.

This was taken at a photo studio during our wedding.

At the time, she just felt like she was following the procedure and did whatever the photographer instructed her to do. She didn't even look at the photos carefully after they were finished.

Now when I suddenly took it out and took a look at it, I felt a little different in my heart.

After carefully looking at each one, Hatsushimo sat on the table in a daze for a while.

I opened my phone and the WeChat interface was empty; I hadn’t received any message from him.

After thinking for a moment, she took the initiative to send a message.

[Are you busy? ]

After waiting for a long time without any reply, she decided to take a shower first.

Fifteen minutes later, I packed up everything and came back. The first thing I did was check my phone and finally saw his reply.

Sheng Ting: [I have a meeting soon, which will take about two hours. I may not be able to make a phone call today. You should go to sleep first.]

A trace of disappointment flashed across her eyes, which she didn't even notice, and Chushuang started typing.

【All right.】

I lazily applied body lotion, opened the tablet and painted for a few minutes, but was not satisfied, so I wiped it off.

Looking at the man sitting in the racing car in the picture, Hatsushimo quit and created a new canvas.

The paintbrush spun around his fingertips a few times, and a figure emerged in his mind. Inspiration surged, and he painted more quickly than before.

It was late at night. I yawned unconsciously and looked up at the time. I was surprised first.

I actually stayed up all night to draw the draft.

Glancing at the screen on the tablet, Chu Shuang's lips curled up.

In the misty drizzle, the green tiles of the high-walled courtyard were soaked, and ripples appeared in the pond. In the center of the picture, a man holding a black umbrella was standing danglingly, his face shrouded in the rain mist, sharp and cold.

This scene was always clear in her mind when she was painting, and it was at this moment that she was surprised that she remembered that first meeting so clearly.

I carefully clicked save, then turned off the lights and went to sleep.

On the night of the auction, staff came to greet her when she got off the car and personally took her into the venue.

She came here for the best stone for seals, and she was not disappointed.

Before coming, she thought that there might be a wide variety of good things at the auction, and in order to prevent herself from spending money lavishly, she set a rule for herself to buy no more than three items.

But after taking three photos, the staff brought out a piece of red cinnabar jelly, and my heart ached instantly.

This is the best. These people are so mean. They saved the best for later and made her spend so much money up front.

The cinnabar is bright red, delicate and moist, and looks incredibly beautiful under the professional lighting.

If I could make it into a stamp and use it on my paintings...

How could Chu Shuang resist such temptation? Forget it, good things can only be found by chance, so she gritted her teeth and joined the auction.

"100,000."

"150,000."

"Two hundred thousand."

Seeing those people raising the price a lot in one breath, Chu Shuang's heart was bleeding, and he raised the sign, "210,000."

"300,000."

"400,000."

The price was already far beyond the value of the item. When they heard the price of four hundred thousand, those who had followed the shouting earlier stepped back.

The auctioneer cleared his throat. "Four hundred thousand once, four hundred thousand twice..."

Chu Shuang looked at the cinnabar jelly on the embroidered tray on the table, pursed her lips, and raised her sign and said, "420,000."

Han Zhenhao, who thought he was about to get it, frowned and turned to look at the person filming in the distance. Even though the light in the audience seats was dim, he could spot Chu Shuang at a glance.

I was surprised that she was here too.

He came for the cinnabar jelly and had just sat down when he found out that the person he had been competing with was actually her.

I was too far away and was sure she wasn't there, so I didn't even recognize her voice just now.

Looking at her clear and beautiful profile from afar, Han Zhenhao stopped competing.

It was filmed for her anyway, so there's no need to argue now that she's here.

Finally, Chushuang bought the piece of top-quality cinnabar jelly for NT$420,000.

I was about to leave after taking pictures of what I wanted, but when I saw the new items on display, I couldn't move again.

This time it’s not a seal, but a set of fine Go.

The chessboard is made of mahogany inlaid with silver wires. Each of the 361 chess pieces is a treasure. The 181 black pieces are made of black jade, and the 180 white pieces are made of the finest mutton-fat white jade among the Hetian jades. They are clear and moist, and extremely pleasing to the eyes.

Thinking back to the leisurely afternoon time he had spent playing chess with someone many days ago, Chu Shuang was inexplicably drawn to take a picture of this chess set.

If I remember correctly, Sheng Ting's birthday is coming soon.

Many of the gifts he gave her in the past were very valuable, and she also kept a black card from him.

This auction was a good opportunity for her. She no longer had to worry about choosing a birthday present for him.

This competition was much more intense than any previous one. Hatsushimo didn't shout at the beginning, waiting for the competitors to get more aggressive, and only joined in the last few rounds.

In the end, the price rose to four million. Chu Shuang did not hesitate at all and followed closely, and finally successfully bought this luxurious thing.

Her bold move also attracted the attention of many people in the venue, including Han Zhenhao.

He could see from before that she was not short of money, but he thought she was just slightly wealthy. Her consumption here tonight alone exceeded five million. She could take out this money without any burden. It seemed that he had underestimated her before.

Yes, it is not easy to get in here.

Now I am even more curious about her identity.

After the auction was over, the organizers prepared exquisite refreshments for the distinguished members. When Hatsushimo was waiting in the box for the staff to package the items and deliver them, an unexpected person came in.

"Mr. Han is here too?"

"Yeah, I was competing with you for that piece of cinnabar jelly just now," Han Zhenhao walked over without thinking, "Do you mind if I share the table with you?"

"As you please," Hatsushimo pushed a cup of Longjing over to him, "It turns out that you were also among the people competing at that time. You were just focusing on the competition."

Han Zhenhao shook his head and smiled, "So you really didn't need me to bring it when you said you didn't need me to bring it. I thought you were just being polite. Miss Chu received quite a lot of goods today, but I didn't take any pictures of them."

Hatsushimo said politely, "I'm sorry for stealing someone's love."

His eyes fell on her left hand holding the cup, and the ring on her ring finger was shining brightly. Han Zhenhao asked casually, "Your ring is very beautiful, but it doesn't look like a match with the one on your right hand."

"Yes, the one on my right hand was a birthday present my family bought me when I turned 18, and the one on my left hand is my wedding ring."

Han Zhenhao raised his eyes suddenly, his smile slightly stiff, "Wedding ring? Are you married?"

Hatsushimo nodded blankly and shook the ring, "Isn't it obvious?"

She had always assumed he knew.

The man was silent for a while.

It’s not that I didn’t see the ring on her left hand before, but she also has one on her right hand. Nowadays, many people don’t pay much attention to the rings they wear, so I didn’t associate it with marriage.

Besides, she usually seems to be a single woman, and I have never seen anyone of the opposite sex around her.

Who would have thought that the girl I had been secretly pursuing for a while was already married.

Originally, the flower on the ridge was beyond our control, and we were already frustrated because there had been no progress for many days. But now, the flower has found a lover.

This damn feeling left Han Zhenhao speechless for a long time.

The staff came in line, "Ma'am, your things are packed."