Thinking that this painting might be the only place where he could see Maner in the future, Jing Chengyan painted it with great care.
Every stroke of the pen is carefully considered.
Although Maner's face was deeply engraved in his memory, he couldn't help but look at her again and again.
Not for painting, but just to remember her better.
Only in this way can he carry these bits and pieces of memory with him through his impoverished life in the years to come when he can't see her.
The sadness in Jing Chengyan's heart turned into a river, and then flowed back to drown his young heart.
This made him look like a big dog abandoned by its owner, with a dark cloud hanging over his head and heavy rain falling continuously.
The more Su Man looked at Jing Chengyan, the more confused she felt.
Please, could you please not paint her with such a heavy expression, making it look like a death portrait?
Hey, wait.
Su Man was suddenly enlightened. Could it be that this boy was really drawing a portrait of her?
Why is it a little suspicious?
Even though they were about to show their cards, he insisted on drawing and looked at her with such despair.
Could it be that after the window paper was broken, he couldn't stand it anymore and decided to kill her.
No way?
Does he have the courage?
Although Su Man felt that it was unlikely that he would kill her, it was hard to say whether he committed suicide for love.
Jing Chengyan's mood was too abnormal, and Su Man became more alert.
Fortunately, Jing Chengyan did nothing other than staring at her with despair.
...
Jing Chengyan painted very carefully, and by the time he finished, the sun was setting.
"Done?"
Suman yawned in the afterglow of the sunset.
Jing Chengyan nodded reluctantly, "Yeah."
Su Man wanted to continue to show her hand, but since the other party had spent so much time on it, she didn't want to disrespect their hard work, so she walked over to look at the painting first.
She wanted to just take a perfunctory look and call it a day, but when she saw it, her eyes lit up.
Although it is an ink painting, Jing Chengyan painted it extremely vividly.
On the paper, a woman was drawing her eyebrows and eyes in front of a bronze mirror. Even from the side, one could still see her charming look.
The most interesting thing is that the entire painting is in ink, with only a hint of red on the woman's lips.
It is this touch of red that makes the whole portrait seem to come alive.
Su Man sincerely praised him, "Your Highness's painting skills are truly outstanding. I like it very much."
Jing Chengyan was praised and instantly happy, but just two seconds later he remembered that Su Man was going to leave him, and his shoulders slumped instantly, "As long as Man'er likes it."
Seeing Su Man was about to put it away, Jing Chengyan was stunned, "What are you going to do?"
Su Man was puzzled. "Isn't this painting for me, Your Majesty?"
"Ah? Yes, but..."
Jing Chengyan couldn't explain the reason for a long time.
If it were an ordinary day, he would give me not only one painting, but even ten paintings.
Ke Maner will most likely leave after the showdown, so this painting is particularly important to him.
If he gave it to her, he wouldn't even get a portrait. If he didn't, the impression he left on her would probably be that of a stingy prince.
No way.
Jing Chengyan thought about it, and reluctantly handed the painting to her, "This is for you, here you go."
Su Man didn't know what kind of inner struggle Jing Chengyan had gone through before he reluctantly gave up, and she took it very naturally.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
She paused and said, "Now that the painting is finished, can we have a good chat?"
Jing Chengyan almost cried.
Come on, it's time to say goodbye.
I silently hum those tragic operas in my heart, such as the falling flowers and the flowing water...
Oh, that’s not right. He is like the flowing water with affection, but the falling flowers are indifferent.
Alas, how can I describe how miserable it is?
Seeing Jing Chengyan start to lose focus again, Su Man's patience had reached its limit and she gritted her teeth.
"Your Majesty!"
"exist!"
Jing Chengyan immediately behaved himself and looked at her pitifully, "You say."
You tell me, I won't be sad, I just want to die.
Su Man breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Majesty, I actually..."
“Cough cough cough…”
Jing Chengyan, who was drinking tea, suddenly started coughing violently, but his cough was too fake, and Su Man could tell at a glance that he was trying to interrupt her.
So he ignored him and simply said, "I am a spy sent by the Ten Kings."
As soon as the words fell, the world became quiet.
Jing Chengyan felt as if his neck was being strangled. He couldn't cough, couldn't move, and even didn't blink. He seemed to be petrified.
Su Man waited for a long time but Jing Chengyan didn't move, so she spread out her five fingers and waved them in front of Jing Chengyan.
"Is there a bug? Is the system frozen?"
Jing Chengyan didn't hear clearly what Su Man said, his head was buzzing.
The ice under his feet finally broke, and he fell into the glacier. His clothes were soaked with water, pulling him down and down until he reached the pitch-black bottom of the river.
...
On the side, Su Man saw that Jing Chengyan's pupils began to dilate and his lips turned pale, as if he could not bear the blow and fainted.
She froze for a moment and began to shake his shoulders.
"Your Highness? Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing that Jing Chengyan's breathing began to become difficult, Su Man was afraid that he would be too stimulated and suffocate, so she simply raised her hand and gave him a big slap in the face.
"Snap"
A crisp sound brought Jing Chengyan back to his senses.
Su Man slapped him hard, and his face felt hot, but he ignored his face and rubbed his palms for Su Man instead.
"Does it hurt?"
Su Man was completely defeated by him. She was helpless, "Are you stupid? You asked me if it hurt after I hit you?"
Jing Chengyan rubbed her palms and said, "You're worried that I won't be able to recover. This is for my own good."
He looked at Su Man's red palm, his eyes full of heartache, "You too, why don't you just find a stick to hit me? Why bother to do it yourself?"
Su Man was stunned. Listen, is this something a normal person would say?
It's the late stage of love brain, there's no cure.
Since that's the case, she won't hide it anymore.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry. I lied to you before. I was actually sent by the Tenth King. My rescue of you was also planned by the Tenth King just to get close to you, and..."
"etc."
Jing Chengyan waved his hand weakly, "Let me take it easy first, my heart hurts."
Su Man had thought a lot before the showdown, but she never expected him to react like this. She was instantly at a loss whether to laugh or cry, "Shouldn't you scold me?"
Jing Chengyan shook his head, holding his chest for a long time, "That's about it, go on."
Su Man continued, "My first purpose in entering the mansion was to drive a wedge between you and the princess, so for the past six months, I have been constantly trying to get between you and destroy your relationship."
Jing Chengyan started breathing heavily again, and it was obvious that he was under great stimulation.
Su Man tried, "How about you take it a little longer?"
Jing Chengyan breathed faintly and nodded.
I felt a little sweet in my heart. You see, she still cares about me very much.
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