"Bunny, you're so mean."
He deceived her with a plausible excuse, leaving her speechless and unable to refute it.
If disliking me can make you happy, I don't care.
Hua Changle burst into laughter through her tears: "Rabbit, you were so incredibly boyfriend-like just now!"
[...You know, when I'm earnestly expressing my true feelings, and you reply like this, how much of my tenderness does that shatter?]
With her inner turmoil temporarily resolved, Hua Changle's mind became more active, and she started teasing him:
I saw your gentleness from the very beginning.
Ahem, 'Dear host, please sit tight and hold on...'
Hahahaha, what kind of subway quote is this, and it even uses a soft, high-pitched voice~ Hahahaha!
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"Chang Le? Are you done washing up?"
Little White Flower's voice came from outside.
Hua Changle stopped playing with 422 and replied, "I'm done washing, come in now."
Xiao Baihua came in, looked everyone up and down, and asked with a puzzled expression, "Chang Le, who were you talking to just now? Or were you talking to yourself?"
Hua Changle said awkwardly, "Talking to myself, haha, just amusing myself."
Without any suspicion, Xiaobaihua excitedly said, "Sister Wanyi is back and is waiting for you downstairs."
Hua Changle immediately replied, "Okay, I'll go down right away."
After Hua Changle finished tidying up, she went downstairs. In the lobby on the first floor, there sat Crow and another beautiful woman, who should be the great painter Lu Wanyi.
Hua Changle walked over and extended his hand: "Hello, Miss Lu, I am Hua Changle. I'm sorry, there was a little accident and I kept you waiting."
Faced with her smiling face, Lu Wanyi's expression was a little strange, but in the end she still gently shook hands with her.
Hua Changle took a look.
Alright! It's someone the original owner had met in District Nine.
She took the initiative and said, "Ms. Lu, excuse me for asking, have we met before?"
The crow beside her was startled, and Lu Wanyi paused for a moment, not responding.
Hua Changle smiled and said, "It's like this. I had a little trouble before and lost some of my memories. If there's anything I'm sorry for, please forgive me, Miss Lu."
"It's nothing," Lu Wanyi said casually.
"You said you wanted to talk to me about paintings?"
"Yes, I wonder if it's convenient for Miss Lu?"
Lu Wanyi nodded: "No problem, why don't you come straight to the art studio with me to talk?"
"sure."
Crow instinctively tried to follow the two, but Lu Wanyi glanced at him and said, "Crow, you don't need to go, do you?"
The crow remained where it was, feeling wronged, and watched the two leave.
Lu Wanyi led her towards the art studio built in the garden. On the way, she noticed a fresh scar on her neck and asked:
"Are you alright with your injury?"
Hua Changle waved his hand: "It's all over now. I have to thank Crow and Mr. Lu for it."
"If it weren't for Mr. Lu's kind intervention, I might still be lying there!"
"A kind heart?"
Lu Wanyi turned to look at her with a strange expression: "My...brother?"
"Um."
"Wolf Lord?"
"Um."
Are you blind?
"Uh-huh?"
Hua Changle was taken aback. Had the beautiful lady just swore at someone?
"It's nothing," Lu Wanyi forced a smile. "It was just a compliment."
Hua Changle: ...You definitely didn't mean that just now, okay?
The two arrived at the art studio.
Inside, the room is bright and sunny, with lush flowers and plants, and easels and paints arranged in a seemingly chaotic yet orderly fashion.
The beauty of nature and the art of the soul collide and blossom in this warm and beautiful little house.
This is a place naturally rich in inspiration.
Lu Wanyi casually picked up a palette that was already colored, and while fiddling with it, asked:
"Do you want to see my paintings, or do you want to buy them?"
"I've heard that Miss Lu has a painting called 'The Angel at the End of Light.' I wonder if I would have the honor of seeing it?"
Lu Wanyi frowned slightly: "I won't lie to you, the painting is indeed here, but it has special significance for me. I only plan to exhibit it once, and then it will be permanently sealed away. So, it may not be convenient for me to show it to you."
Upon realizing this was troublesome, Hua Changle tentatively asked again:
"It's like this, Miss Lu. I heard that you used a strange stone, which is not a common painting tool, as an embellishment in your painting. I have never seen such a unique painting before, so I really want to appreciate it. I hope Miss Lu can grant me this wish."
Lu Wanyi, however, sensed something: "So, you don't like my painting, you're only after that stone."
So, are you interested, or is someone else interested?
Hua Changle swallowed hard.
As expected of a wolf-like young lady, she is indeed perceptive.
"Hua Changle, please tell the truth. This is your last chance. Otherwise, I will ask you to leave," Lu Wanyi said calmly.
Hua Changle stopped hiding it and said, "Actually, it's that stone, which is very likely a friend's treasure. The story is like this..."
She omitted Qiao Risheng's name and identity, and gave a brief account of what happened.
She described the Zhenling Stone as a blessing stone with special energy, closely related to her friend's fortune and health.
Before natural disasters, these words would have seemed like metaphysics, and the earth would have thought they were nonsense. But in this bizarre and fantastical era, they seem to have become more real.
Lu Wanyi's expression softened, clearly indicating she believed much of what she believed. However, she remained wary.
"What is your friend's name, and what does he/she do?"
Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. I'm just making sure neither you nor I have been deceived.
Hua Changle thought for a moment, then said, "His name is Qiao Risheng."
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