The trump card... Sister decides.
Didn't sleep well at all.
The knock on the door woke Zhen Zhu up. She still had a slight headache.
She barely slept the entire night before yesterday. No matter how hard she thought, her clearest memories were from before she was ten years old. The memories after that were like dust, even...
She even didn't know when she forgave her father.
I can't remember it at all.
I don’t remember how I fell asleep in the end, but it must have been very late.
Hearing the knock on the door again, Zhen Zhu replied habitually, "Come in," without opening her eyes.
…
Then there was the sound of the doorknob being pushed down, trying to open the door, but failing.
Accompanied by the stepsister's aggrieved voice: "Sister... the door is locked..."
Along with the sound, the sad look of the round eyes sparkling with water droplets appeared vividly in Zhen Zhu's shallow mind.
Is she going to cry again?
I have to find a way to stop her from crying.
Zhen Zhu's hazy thoughts suddenly came to a head, and she opened her eyes...
When her thoughts returned and she heard the aggrieved voice outside the door repeated again, Zhen Zhu remembered that she had locked the door last night to prevent...
She stood up, opened the door, and asked her stepsister to pick out clothes for her as usual.
Zhen Zhu deliberately ignored her stepsister's sparkling round eyes, which seemed to glance at her from time to time because she was locking the door.
Humph, she locked the door to protect her.
Lowering her head and bending over, her stepsister's hand brushed across her exposed skin, bringing a hint of warmth.
In autumn, a slight chill erodes the skin.
Zhen Zhu's purpose today is to take Zhen Min'er to the home of He Hanmeng, a world-class young painter.
See if you can get Zhen Min'er to become your disciple.
He Hanmeng started learning painting at the age of three, went abroad to study at the age of ten, and won various youth awards. After a year of silence at the age of eighteen, he returned at the age of twenty and won the world's most famous Moer Inger Award with a blood-red crow "Mo".
Since then, he has been active in various international award-winning platforms.
Zhen Zhu learned about this when she attended an art exhibition. Bai Xueyue's mother, who was also from a wealthy family, had a friend who met He Hanmeng at the art exhibition.
That's how we got together.
He Hanmeng is a well-known surrealist painter.
It fuses dreams and reality, expressing the subconscious through exaggeration, deformation and symbolic elements.
Zhen Zhu lay on the back of the car and rubbed her eyebrows. In addition to thinking about those problems last night, she also learned about He Hanmeng's resume.
He Hanmeng has been famous in the art circle for six years since she became successful at the age of 20.
I haven't accepted any apprentices yet.
She had looked at He Hanmeng's paintings, which were all dark in style, and her appearance had never appeared on the Internet.
Bai Xueyue relayed what her mother's friend said, saying that He Hanmeng was easy to get along with.
But when seeing the inky red embers burning, only a pair of purple eyes could be vaguely seen.
…doesn’t seem like an easy-going painter.
"Zhen Min'er."
Zhen Zhu was about to tell Zhen Min'er about He Hanmeng's situation, but she unexpectedly noticed her stepsister clinging to her side.
I quickly moved away a little. When did she get close to me?
"You..." Stay away from me.
"Um, sister?"
Zhen Min'er blinked, and Zhen Zhu couldn't finish her words.
Forget it. If she cries again, how will she become my disciple later?
"I have arranged an opportunity for you."
Zhen Zhu ignored what she wanted to say and turned to the main purpose of today, "You fight for it yourself."
Without waiting for her stepsister to ask what opportunity it was, Zhen Zhu finished speaking: "I talked to my father yesterday. You have a chance to be with Jininglan."
"No, sister! I..."
"Alright." Zhen Zhu interrupted her suddenly anxious stepsister, "Listen to me."
For some reason, Zhen Zhu pursed her lips. She really didn't want to discuss the issue of Jining Lan.
It must be that this stepsister heroine has poor taste, and she is afraid that her own taste will also be affected.
Since the male and female protagonists must be together.
All she could do.
"My father put forward a condition, which was that you needed to win an international award."
"After that, the engagement between me and Jining Lan will be transferred to you."
"I'm taking you to see He Hanmeng, a surrealist painter, today. You can try to find out if she likes you."
Zhen Zhu finished speaking in one breath, raised her eyes, and saw her stepsister whose eyes were suddenly filled with tears.
“…” No, why are you crying again?
"Don't like He Hanmeng?" Zhen Zhu frowned. That was a problem. He Hanmeng was basically the best painter she could come into contact with.
However, it is not the only opportunity.
Why not ask the teacher? Zhen Zhu remembered her piano teacher, also an international master. The art world is full of integration, so maybe she can find the right person.
Noticing her sister's contemplation, Zhen Min'er bit her lip. She didn't expect that this was the purpose of today.
She didn't want to get engaged to Jininglan. Disgust flashed in Zhen Miner's eyes. If her sister hadn't often pursued Jininglan before, she would never have touched this disgusting, selfish and arrogant man.
Now... my sister doesn’t care about Jininglan that much anymore. She doesn’t want to learn so-called painting. She just wants to stay with her sister.
"Sister, I don't want to..."
"If you don't like He Hanmeng's painting style..." Zhen Zhu said solemnly, "I guess you'll have to wait a while."
"It's just that I can't break off the engagement anytime soon."
"Cancel the engagement?" My sister can cancel the engagement with Jininglan?!
Zhen Zhu was still thinking when she heard her stepsister's surprised and excited voice.
Humph, so happy? Zhen Zhu looked at her stepsister who suddenly looked happy with some displeasure: "Why? Didn't you say before that you didn't want to be with your brother Ning Lan?"
"Now that I've said I'm breaking off the engagement, you're so happy?"
After she finished speaking, Zhen Zhu realized that her tone was not right, and she quickly closed her eyes: "Forget it, I won't say it anymore. Don't say one thing and mean another in the future. If you like Jininglan, then you like Jininglan."
"elder sister…"
"Don't bother me."
Quickly interrupting her stepsister's unfinished words, Zhen Zhu asked her what was going on recently. She closed her eyes in annoyance and said, "I'll take a rest."
It's not...
Sister...I don’t like Jining Lan.
Seeing that Zhen Zhu had closed her eyes, Zhen Min'er's eyes dimmed slightly. Her nails, which were already dug into her palms, dug deeper. She bit her lip and looked at her sister who had closed her eyes.
She likes...
Zhen Miner was in a daze for a moment. Yes, she liked her sister, and she didn't want her sister to be with that mediocre Jininglan.
Sister... Zhen Min'er's expression darkened. Sister deserves the best things in the world.
Jining Lan, he doesn't deserve it.
"Miss, we're here."
When Zhen Zhu opened her eyes, she saw a gate that was no less beautiful than the one at her own villa.
Huh? Zhen Zhu was puzzled for a moment. This was different from what she had searched before.
If I remember correctly, He Hanmeng's paintings in his early adulthood were not salable.
It's been a difficult year.
It's only been six years, and such a huge fortune has already been accumulated.
Can.
Zhen Zhu nodded secretly. If her stepsister really accepted He Hanmeng as her master, she wouldn't be tortured if she married into Jining Lan's family in the future.
This skill will be her trump card.
"Trump card..." Zhen Zhu stood there in confusion. Why did she feel like she had said this to someone before?
"What's wrong, sister?"
The doubtful question interrupted her fleeting thoughts. Zhen Zhu replied that it was okay and rang the doorbell.
With the gentle "I'm coming", the door was opened.
The woman, with her long hair braided into a pigtail and placed on the right side of her shoulder, was wearing a white floral dress. She smiled softly at the newcomers and said, "Is this Zhu'er and Min'er?"
"Hello." The author of a dark work was actually like this. Suppressing her surprise, Zhen Zhu responded in a clear voice, "Yes, I am Zhen Zhu."
Pointing at her stepsister behind her, Zhen Zhu said calmly, "She is my stepsister, Zhen Min'er."
He Hanmeng smiled lightly: "Okay, come in first."
Thank you He Hanmeng for helping to prepare the tea.
Zhen Zhu didn't waste any time and directly pulled out a palm-sized card from the small question bag in her hand.
"Miss He, it's like this, my sister wants to learn painting from you."
“This is one of her previous works.”
"See if there's a chance."
Handing over the small painting that had been prepared long ago, Zhen Zhu deliberately ignored the occasional glances from the people beside her.
"Okay." He Hanmeng chuckled. She didn't expect this somewhat cold girl to be so direct, but she didn't refuse and took it.
Very small paper.
It shows a little girl with a blurred face playing the piano, and the colors used are very dark.
Looking at this alone, one can only say that this is a naive brushstroke, but it has a certain amount of talent.
but.
"Huh." He Hanmeng noticed the invisible wings on the piano girl's back.
It is the back of the girl, and there is a fusion of colors superimposed on each other, which looks like a colorful world behind the girl.
But if you look closely, you can see the invisible and overly colorful feather pattern, which inexplicably gives the girl playing the piano a sense of divinity.
You can see it.
The painter sees himself as very insignificant and emphasizes the divinity of the people in the painting.
"Is this your work?" He Hanmeng went to look at the girl who had been keeping her eyes on her sister, and only turned back to look at her after hearing her question.
Watching her countdown, He Hanmeng couldn't help but curl up a smile at the corner of his lips. He Hanmeng commented, "Very thoughtful."
He Hanmeng's gaze was gentle, but Zhen Min'er felt as if she had been seen through. She lowered her head in fear and said in a soft voice, "Thank you, Miss He."
"You, my apprentice."
"I accepted it."
He Hanmeng raised his eyebrows and gave a conclusion.
So fast? Zhen Zhu's pupils dilated slightly, revealing surprise and astonishment: "Don't you need to think about it more?"
Zhen Min'er tightened her grip.
He Hanmeng had been watching this future disciple, so of course he noticed it. He chuckled and looked at Zhen Zhu: "Why, do you think I don't like your sister?"
"That's not the case." Zhen Zhu said bluntly, "Her ability is absolutely fine. If you don't accept her, I will look for someone else."
"I just didn't expect you to answer so quickly."
As she said this, Zhen Zhu looked at her stepsister who had been staring at her again. "Do you want to take Miss He as your teacher?"
"I?"
Zhen Min'er didn't expect her sister to ask her, and was stunned for a moment. Didn't her sister make this decision directly?
"Yes." Zhen Zhu replied as a matter of course, "He is your own master, so of course you should like him."
"..." Her heart seemed to stop for a moment. Zhen Min'er unconsciously avoided Zhen Zhu's gaze and spoke softly from the heart, "It's up to you, sister."
"What do you mean by I decide?"
Zhen Zhu hated hearing this the most and immediately rebuked, "If you like it, then you like it."
"If I don't like it, I don't like it."
"If you like it, fight for it. If you don't like it, just say it directly."
Zhen Zhu looked directly at her stepsister with sparkling eyes and frowned: "This is your teacher, of course the decision is yours."
"I can provide you with the platform, but the decision is yours."
"Big deal, if you don't like it, I'll find another teacher for you."
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