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The woman had long, slightly curly hair and light makeup. She wore a smart white silk shirt on the upper body, a black skirt on the lower body, and high heels. She had an extraordinary temperament.
You can tell her age, but she still attracted a lot of attention.
Knowing that Nan Ke and Su Shuo had seen him, he hesitated for a moment and then walked towards them with confidence.
Su Shuo looked at Nan Ke's expression a few more times before looking at the woman.
"Hello, Auntie."
Yang Ruixi smiled gently at Su Shuo, "Hello Susu, this exhibition is well organized. Nan Nan doesn't understand these things, but she knows that you have made the greatest contribution."
Su Shuo looked embarrassed, but still kept smiling.
"Auntie, please don't say that. Without her, there would be no art exhibition."
Nan Ke didn't say anything and had no expression on her face. Anyone could tell that she was unhappy.
After observing his expression, Su Shuo said, "Then you guys chat, I'll go take care of other things first."
"Susu, wait a minute. I came here today because I have something to talk to you about."
Su Shuo exclaimed, "Looking for me?"
Even someone like Su Shuo, who is used to seeing chaotic situations, still feels timid in his bones when meeting his elders.
I couldn't help but make a lot of groundless guesses.
"Auntie, what do you want to talk to me about?" She smiled cautiously. Nan Ke glanced at her and rolled his eyes at her.
Yang Ruixi looked at Nan Ke meaningfully, but was speaking to Su Shuo.
"Her father and I liked a few paintings and wanted to buy them, but we found a middleman to negotiate with him. He could tell at once that I didn't want to buy the paintings myself. The middleman told me that if I wanted to buy the paintings, I had to come in person, so I came."
Su Shuo was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether he should speak at this time.
She looked at Nan Ke's expression. Fortunately, it was the same as before, with no expression.
"Oh, I see. If you had told me in advance, this wouldn't have happened. It's mainly because there were some minor setbacks during this exhibition. I didn't dare to take it lightly. I was worried that someone was deliberately trying to harm Nan Nan, so I kept it very tight."
Yang Ruixi waved his hand and finally turned his gaze to Su Shuo.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming you. It's a good thing that Nan Nan has a responsible partner and best friend like you."
Su Shuo laughed dryly and said, "If I remember correctly, the middleman you found was an American who had just arrived in China, right? Although it's normal for tourists to buy paintings, he seemed to like Nan Ke very much, but he couldn't even pronounce her name correctly. I think it's a bit strange, so..."
"Yeah." Yang Ruixi didn't feel embarrassed at all. She nodded at Nan Ke and said, "That's the child of your father's new partner. He's two years older than you and has good character. I wanted to introduce you two to each other, but I didn't expect to make a fool of myself."
Su Shuo shut up immediately. Nan Ke hadn't said a word since Yang Ruixi appeared. She decided to leave this place of trouble.
Not even a second longer can be spared.
"Auntie, I still have something to tell my assistant. If you want to buy any paintings, just tell Nan Nan directly."
"Okay, then you're busy."
Yang Ruixi slightly turned sideways, and Su Shuo quickly took advantage of the opportunity to slip away.
No one dared to look up at Nan Ke.
In fact, Nan Ke didn't even look at her.
Of course, I didn’t look at Yang Ruixi either.
He looked left and right, but not at the person in front of him.
"Let's go sit in the cafe across the street?"
Yang Ruixi said softly, "I heard that you like the soufflé there the most."
Nan Ke did not refuse.
After she and Yang Ruixi successfully ordered and sat down at the coffee shop, she spoke. It was the first time she spoke to Yang Ruixi since they met today.
"If you're so specific about even such trivial matters, you should know that I have a boyfriend and we haven't broken up yet."
Nan Ke's voice was unusually cold, but Yang Ruixi was not angry. She still smiled appropriately and looked at her tenderly.
"It's just making another friend, but it doesn't necessarily mean you can marry him and have children with him."
Yang Ruixi said: "Besides, you and the one next to you don't necessarily have to get married and have children."
She laughed and said, "How long have you been together? Four years? How old is he? Is he old enough to marry you?"
"qualifications?"
Nan Ke sneered: "If you talk to me about these two words, I am not qualified to sit face to face with you today."
“Nannan…”
The desserts were served at the right time, and the atmosphere instantly relaxed a lot.
"Let's get straight to the point. Which paintings do you want to buy?"
Yang Ruixi almost lost his composure before, and just happened to calm down during this gap.
"Whatever you have left that you haven't sold yet, I want them all."
Nan Ke twitched the corner of his mouth and said sarcastically, "Want to do charity?"
"I want to be good to you." Yang Ruixi said: "It's natural for your father and I to spend money on you."
Nan Ke sneered and said, "Sure, I'll go back and ask Su Su. But I have to remind you in advance that paintings sold are not refundable or exchangeable. Also, my paintings may not be as cheap as you think. You can buy a lot of them with just a wave of your hand."
Yang Ruixi said: "I haven't thought about it that way."
"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first."
Seeing Nan Ke getting up and about to leave, Yang Ruixi immediately spoke.
"You specifically chose the exhibition hall I designed as the venue for your art exhibition. I thought you wanted to meet me."
Nan Ke paused for a moment, then smiled. "No, although I can't say against my will that being here has nothing to do with you, Su Shuo and I are mainly concerned about the exhibition itself. Besides, if I have to say it has something to do with you, it's because... I want to make you feel uncomfortable."
Yang Ruixi was still able to maintain his dignity.
“You did it.”
She said, "Seeing you now, your father and I are proud of you." Her eyelashes drooped slightly, "...and I also feel guilty about you from time to time."
Nan Ke felt a surge of anger in his heart.
She had no place to vent her anger and was so angry that she wanted to curse.
He is indeed an expert, I should have recognized him earlier.
They are so flexible that their little thoughts cannot even be called revenge.
Maybe the couple was still discussing it when they first heard the news: "Look how much she cares about us by doing this."
Nan Ke's anger suddenly dissipated. She was depressed, but her actions were stupid.
Xing Chen is wise.
Nan Ke thought that Xing Chen didn't know why she was obsessed with this place at first.
Later, I accidentally found out about it and told her, "If you still care about me, why don't we both take a step back?"
Because of this sentence, Nan Ke had a quarrel with him.
One-sided.
Now she finally understood the truth that Xing Chen already knew at that time.
If you really don't care about someone, you won't want to draw their attention.
Even if the other person walks past you, you can remain calm.
Nan Ke thought, how stupid and ridiculous he was.
"You gave me a lot of money and don't owe me anything."
Nan Ke suddenly felt a lot more relieved.
Yang Ruixi said, "Come home for dinner. I'll ask your father to prepare it in advance. He will definitely be very happy."
Nan Ke lowered his head, smiled, and looked up at her.
"If there's one thing I've learned from you, the greatest lesson is this: I exist in this world without any responsibility to make anyone happy."
She said, "You are no exception."
Yang Ruixi's expression froze for a moment.
"You know that's not what I meant."
"But I am."
Nan Ke looked out the window. From here he could see the entrance to the exhibition. There were promotional posters there yesterday, but today was the last day and they were removed at noon.
Through the glass, you can also see part of the internal structure.
In that part, one could peek into the interior of the space from the outside. There were many figures around. Su Shuo happened to be wearing a brightly colored skirt and was walking and talking to Manta beside her.
Nan Ke also thought of Xing Chen, whom he had just met yesterday.
He was weak and pale, but his lips were tinged with pink.
I should have kissed her then.
My heart suddenly calmed down.
Nan Ke retracted his gaze and said to Yang Ruixi, "I admit that my purpose of holding an art exhibition here seems childish and boring now, and I won't do it again in the future."
She stood up to go back, and Yang Ruixi also stood up and held her hand: "At least you still think about us, don't you?"
Nan Ke opened his mouth, blinked, and then looked at her intently.
"Not again."
After saying that, she tried to shake off Yang Ruixi's hand, but the other party held it very tightly and she failed.
Nan Ke frowned: "Please let go."
Yang Ruixi pleaded, "The future is the future. Since you still miss us, just go home, okay? We miss you too."
Nan Ke pushed her away and no longer gave her a good look.
"You should know my temper. If I'm really angry, I can say the most unpleasant things. I guess you won't listen, and then you'll blame me for your sadness."
Nan Ke sneered, "I'm not qualified to be the ideal daughter you envision, so naturally, I won't find you an ideal son-in-law. If you're in love with that foreigner, then talk to him and train him yourself. Don't expect me to do anything for you anymore."
Just as she was about to leave after she finished speaking, Yang Ruixi also started to get angry.
"I know you are very close to the youngest son of the Quan family."
Nan Ke stopped walking out and turned to look at her.
Yang Ruixi raised her hand and fiddled with her long hair, as if she finally realized that her previous behavior was not decent and felt a little annoyed.
"That poor boy isn't suitable, and the one from the Quan family isn't suitable now either. I didn't want to interfere, but..."
Yang Ruixi looked at Nan Ke and finally spoke out his true feelings.
"You are not my biological child. You have such poor vision."
Nan Ke was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed out loud.
She took a deep breath, relaxed, and nodded gently to Yang Ruixi.
"Ms. Yang, I hope you'll keep your word. I'll have someone prepare the drawings and the bill and send them over. We don't accept credit, so please pay promptly and in full."
Yang Ruixi's expression could no longer be maintained, but he did not continue to say anything unpleasant to the ear to make Nan Ke angry.
She watched Nan Ke walk out of the cafe, leaving behind only an unattainable and elegant figure.
In a trance, this figure seemed to perfectly overlap with Nan Ke, who was 19 years old that year.
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