Chapter 284 The Paranoid Painter 14 Nights later, Zi Xi's high fever finally began to subside.
She lay on the bed in the guest room, her breathing gradually becoming steady.
Jin Ye sat on the chair by the bed, not closing his eyes all night, just staring at her sleeping face.
The main fear is that she will disappear in the blink of an eye.
When Zi Xi woke up the next morning, she found Jin Ye asleep by the bedside, one hand still tightly holding hers.
He looked unusually tired, with dark shadows under his eyes and disheveled hair.
She stirred slightly, and Jin Ye immediately woke up: "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell again?"
Zi Xi shook her head and pointed at him, gesturing for him to rest.
"I'm fine. Now that the fever has gone down, I'll rest today."
"Be on time for work tomorrow."
Jin Ye stood up, regaining some of his usual indifference.
He turned to leave, but paused at the door.
The door closed gently.
Zi Xi looked at the doorway, a warm feeling welling up in her heart.
[If you care about me so much, why are you pretending to be so cold?]
As she thought about it, a slight smile unconsciously crept onto her lips.
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Meanwhile, outside the manor, a pair of envious eyes were watching all of this through a telephoto lens.
Su Qingyan put down the camera, her face filled with resentment.
She witnessed Jin Ye nervously carrying Zi Xi away from the school, and now, through the servant she bribed at a high price, she learned that Jin Ye personally took care of the mute girl all night.
"What right does a mute person have!"
“I was given a second chance at life… not to watch others gloat here.”
She slammed her fist on the steering wheel.
Another wicked plan took shape in her mind.
A few days later, Zixi recovered and returned to school.
She noticed that some of her classmates were looking at her strangely.
Someone suddenly stopped talking as she passed by and started pointing at her.
At first, she didn't pay much attention, until her Chinese classmate Xiaoyu secretly pulled her aside: "Xiaobai, have you heard those rumors?"
Zi Xi shook her head in confusion.
"Some people say you're posing nude for an old painter, and... you're also providing those kinds of improper special services."
"Some people even said they saw high-resolution, uncensored photos..."
Xiao Yu said with difficulty.
Zi Xi's face instantly turned ugly.
[It's not true! It's true that I'm modeling for Mr. Jin; I'm a professional model!]
She quickly typed on her phone.
"Jin Ye? That rumored genius painter?"
"Good heavens, this is even worse... Rumor has it that the painter Jin is violent, has severe mysophobia, and is extremely controlling..."
"This is... a terrible situation from either side!"
Xiaoyu opened her eyes wide.
Zi Xi rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on.
Meanwhile, a man dressed as a manor servant was talking to several art students in a corner of the campus.
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. The girl was posing completely naked, and the old painter was touching her inappropriately..."
"She's mute, she can't resist..."
The man lowered the brim of his hat, his voice neutral and deep.
The woman who looked like a servant was none other than Su Qingyan, who was disguised as a man.
Using her knowledge of manor uniforms from her past life, she had a maid's outfit custom-made and infiltrated the campus to spread rumors.
"A mute? She looks so innocent..."
One student said.
"It's just appearances. What wouldn't they do for money?"
"I heard she's been a model for several painters at the same time... all of them are completely naked..."
Su Qingyan sneered.
Looking at the expressions of sudden realization on the faces of the people around me who were listening to the gossip, I felt a surge of pleasure.
When Zixi returned to the manor in the afternoon, she was visibly depressed.
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