Bai Yitang glanced at Bai Lao and said, "Grandpa, you sound like you know who Ye Bai is. But I'm also very curious. Ye Bai's paintings are incredibly expensive. You actually have two of Ye Bai's paintings in your collection. You don't actually know Ye Bai, do you?"
Old Bai's eyes darted around, a strange glint in them.
Qianmo didn't want others to know that she was Ye Bai, and even said that "Starry Sea" was her last work before her death.
He should keep this a secret for the girl.
However, the thought of that fake Ye Bai in the museum at this moment made him unable to suppress his anger.
"I've never met Ye Bai in person either, but an old friend of mine knows him. He told me personally that Ye Bai is a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune. He would never stoop to showing himself in front of others. So how could the person who went to the museum to show off today be Ye Bai himself?"
Xu Hualan gave the old man a deep look with her shrewd eyes, but said nothing more.
The old man's habit of blinking when he lies is still unchanged.
However, she had long suspected that the old man knew Ye Bai.
Otherwise, how come two of the three works that Ye Bai already knew about were in the old man's hands?
Seeing his evasive manner just now, Xu Hualan became even more certain of her thoughts.
A memory flashed through my mind: the painting "Clouds, Rain, Mountains and Rivers" that was kept in the old man's study half a year ago seemed to have been given to me by A-Ye.
Could it be that the old man met Ye Bai through A Ye? It seems to be the only possibility.
The old man felt that it was imperative to get to the bottom of things now.
He took out his phone and called Mr. Tang.
Old Tang was sensible enough to answer the phone immediately when he saw it was Old Bai calling.
"Old Bai, we're really on the same wavelength! I was just about to call you when you called, haha...hehehe..."
At the end of the sentence, he gave an awkward yet polite smile.
Old Bai snorted coldly: "Tang Wanli, you're really something. You tricked Ye Bai out of his painting, then turned around and sent it to the museum to curry favor. Now you can even forge a fake Ye Bai. Don't you so-called cultural circles have any shame?"
"Old Bai, don't be angry yet, let me explain. I only just found out about this myself..."
Old Tang explained the whole situation to Old Bai.
Upon hearing this, Elder Bai frowned deeply.
After a moment of silence, he said, "You mean it was Huo Xiuxiu from the Huo family who did it?"
"It's her. Last night, Lao Zhou didn't say who bought the painting, so I thought it was just a wealthy philanthropist. I only found out today that it was Huo Xiuxiu who bought the painting. Although she donated it to the museum for free, she brought out a fake Ye Bai in the exhibition hall today. This is obviously an attempt to steal Ye Bai's reputation. I wonder what this girl is up to!"
Old Bai sneered: "No matter what she's up to, I won't let her have her way!"
"Bang!" He hung up the phone and slammed it heavily onto the coffee table in front of him.
How much do you know about Huo Xiuxiu?
Xu Hualan thought about it carefully.
"This young lady from the Huo family has just returned from abroad. She has a good relationship with the ladies and wives in high society. She is shrewd and capable, and also has the knowledge and manners of a well-bred lady. She is highly regarded in the circle of noblewomen."
Old Bai also knew something about the Huo family.
After all, the Huo family is a major family that influences the economic lifeline of Country Y.
Although the Huo family immigrated to Country Y from China, they have intermarried with nobles in Country Y for generations, so the descendants of the Huo family no longer have standard Eastern features.
Huo Xiuxiu is extremely beautiful and is praised as the number one beauty in the Y country's aristocratic circle because her face is a mixture of four nationalities, with one-quarter Chinese blood. She has black eyes and black hair, but her features are more three-dimensional and delicate.
Because of her beautiful appearance, Huo Xiuxiu has recently caused quite a stir in the socialite circles of Beijing.
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