Chapter 48

Huaijing's sudden silence made Xu Xingxing a little confused, thinking that he was tired, so he didn't like to talk much. But if he was tired, why would he carry her to the bedroom as soon as he got home.

Xu Xingxing greeted the man's kiss, hugged his neck, and whispered something.

"Late... dinner..."

The man's movements did not stop, he said in a deep voice.

"Don't eat."

"But...but..." Xu Xingxing's voice gradually became smaller and said, "I'm hungry."

The man's movement stopped, and he looked up to meet her gaze, the man's eyes were as deep and treacherous as the mountains and rain were about to come, Xu Xingxing felt hot.

"Or... don't eat it for now." Xu Xingxing met his gaze, looking up to kiss the man's lips. But at the moment of the kiss, the emotion in the man's eyes was suppressed and he hugged her.

Huaijing seemed to like the way her legs were wrapped around his waist, and when he was picking her up, Xu Xingxing heard a sigh from the man's nose.

Xu Xingxing didn't know why he sighed, she looked down at Huaijing. The man looked down at the steps, his deep facial features were shadowed by the light, his eyebrows were slightly frowned, his lips were tightly pursed, and he looked like a beautiful statue.

"What do you want to eat?" Xu Xingxing stood in front of the refrigerator in the kitchen, raised his eyes and glanced at Huaijing, who seemed to be monitoring her at the door.

I haven't seen him for a week. He seems to have lost some weight, and his facial features have become more three-dimensional. Standing there, tall and slender, under the shadow of the lamp, there is a sense of coldness.

He doesn't need to eat anything now because he seems to be full just now. Huaijing looked up at Xu Xingxing standing in front of the refrigerator, and overlapped her with the one in the painting. He pursed his lips and replied.

"Do what you like, and I'll just eat whatever you want."

Huaijing is not a picky eater, he eats almost everything she cooks. Seeing that something was wrong with him, Xu Xingxing thought about making him something delicious. He is so busy in the company now, and he has to deal with Huai's father and son, he must be physically and mentally exhausted.

Thinking of this, Xu Xingxing didn't talk to him anymore, she took the dishes and washed them quietly.

Xu Xingxing seemed to have a soothing quality, and Huaijing watched her gradually chop the broccoli with a kitchen knife. Standing by the kitchen counter, she has a slender figure, a pretty profile face, and a quiet temperament.

This baby of her, it is impossible that only he wants.

Thinking of this, Huai Jing frowned again.

Soon, Xu Xingxing prepared the meal, and Huaijing helped bring it to the restaurant. She was really hungry and started eating as soon as she sat down. But when eating, still chew slowly. His cheeks bulged a little, and he closed his mouth and chewed a little bit, like a rabbit eating a carrot.

While she was eating, Huai Jing stared at her and asked casually, "Have you known that art teacher for a long time?"

"Huh?" Xu Xingxing looked up at him, his cheeks still bulging slightly. After she understood the question, she thought for a while, nodded and said, "Well. He is the son of my senior German teacher in college."

Having said that, Xu Xingxing made a "uh" and added: "Wanwan said that he would sit beside me when he went to the university to wait for Teacher Yang to finish class."

Is there such a source?

Huaijing's temple jumped twice again.

"But I don't remember." Xu Xingkong added.

Hearing that she didn't remember, Huaijing felt inexplicably better, and her temples stopped jumping.

Seeing that Huaijing was interested in Baizhu, Xu Xingxing continued to chat with Huaijing on this topic. She swallowed the rice in her mouth, took a sip of water and said, "Senior Bai Zhu is very good. He is a famous young painter and is famous in the world. He used to develop abroad. Teacher Yang is not in good health. He went back to the country to accompany Teacher Yang. He is very kind, he draws well, and Chen Wanwan also likes her..."

While Xu Xingxing was praising Bai Zhu incessantly, the man opposite suddenly stood up and walked to her side without saying a word.

Xu Xingxing stopped his mouth.

The man looked down at her clean bowl and asked in a deep voice, "Are you full?"

"Well." Xu Xingxing nodded, she looked up at the man standing beside her, looked at the darkness in his eyes, and felt a little uneasy for a moment.

After she agreed, the man leaned over slightly and picked her up. Xu Xingxing said, "Oops," and when he was carried out of the kitchen, he looked at the dishes on the dining table and said, "I haven't washed the dishes yet."

"I'll wash it later." Huai Jing said in a deep voice.

Xu Xingxing: "!!!"

He spoke for a while, but not so fast. After the two finished doing it once, the man lay on top of her, Xu Xingxing looked at his face that was close at hand, and his slightly frowning eyebrows, and suddenly reacted.

Reaching out his hand to smooth his frown, Xu Xingxing asked in a hoarse voice.

"Don't you like Senior Bai Zhu?"

Hearing her mention Bai Zhu again, Huai Jing frowned again. He looked down at the woman under him, his eyes tightened and his voice a little alienated.

"You just seemed to be introducing me to your boyfriend, making me uncomfortable."

Xu Xingxing was stunned, and suddenly remembered her relationship with Huaijing.

The two of them were bed companions, and it didn't seem very comfortable to introduce her boyfriend to him, or to introduce him to his boyfriend.

But she didn't have that kind of relationship with Bai Zhu. Seeing that Huaijing didn't like it, Xu Xingkong didn't mention it any further, just licked his lower lip and said, "Then I won't talk about it later."

Hearing her words, the man's eyes twitched, and his face became better.

But after Xu Xingxing said not to mention it, he asked again.

"Is he really that good?"

Xu Xingxing looked at Huai Jing with uncertainty in his eyes. Not to be excellent, she can't lie. Speaking of excellence, she was afraid that Huaijing would be unhappy, although she didn't know why he was unhappy.

Maybe it's a man's desire to win, just like Xu Zhi did last time.

Thinking of this, Xu Xingxing nodded and asked for a coincidence.

"Well, excellent, but you're also excellent."

The man's jumped temple was suppressed by Xu Xingxing's last sentence. The corners of his lips twitched, he touched the tip of her nose with a smile, and asked with a smile, "Where am I good?"

He is excellent, she does not need to say.

After the death of his father, he protected his mother and sister, he was able to make IO into a listed group, he could protect his own things, and he could fight against the coveted Huaichang Dynasty.

He has a handsome face, he can play the piano, he can speak German and French...

But these are all excellent in the eyes of others, in her...

The corners of Xu Xingxing's eyes were curved, and there was a smile in her eyes. She said, "The ginger syrup you boiled is very sweet."

Huai Jing looked at her staring at him, as if thinking about it for a long time. And after thinking about it for a long time, it turned out to be such an answer. Huaijing's heart swayed at the bottom of the valley, but it swayed in the sweet water at the bottom of the valley.

He laughed, lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips, and said to Xu Xingxing, "I'll cook it for you when I'm done."

"Okay." Xu Xingxing smiled, but his consciousness couldn't hold it any longer, and he was about to fall asleep.

Huaijing got up from her and hugged her in his arms, listening to Xu Xingxing's shallow breathing, he felt that he was a bit of a force. She treats herself differently, a mere white bamboo, so she won't make him so nervous.

While he was thinking like this, Xu Xingxing in his arms suddenly remembered something and said something in a daze.

"The senior invites me to his art exhibition next Saturday."

"Don't go!" Huaijing stopped immediately.

Xu Xingxing: "..."

What Huai Jing said was not allowed to go, of course it did not count. Early on Saturday morning, Xu Xingxing went to Xia University with some things. When she arrived at Yang Wenyu's house, it was Bai Zhulai who opened the door. The moment the door was opened, Xu Xingxing heard Shi Chujing's voice, and Xu Xingxing's expression froze.

On the sofa, Shi Chujing saw Xu Xingxing, her expression unchanged, and greeted her with a smile.

"Starry sky."

Shi Chujing wore a green gauze dress today, and her hair was carefully pulled together. Her make-up was delicate and appropriate, looking bright and moving, as if she had been well-dressed.

Seeing her greet him naturally and generously, it seems that she doesn't remember what happened last time. Since she is like this, Xu Xingxing can't be rude, she said with a smile.

"What a coincidence."

"Unfortunately." Shi Chujing said with a smile, "They all came to see the senior's art exhibition. You are late, everyone is waiting for you."

"It's not too late, the time is just right." After Bai Zhu said lightly, he smiled with Xu Xingxing and said, "Let's go."

Xu Xingxing smiled, nodded and said, "Okay."

Shi Chujing watched Bai Zhu smile at Xu Xingxing, and the smile on her lips gradually disappeared.

Bai Zhu's painting exhibition was held at the Cheng Si Exhibition Center. The exhibition center was held by Cheng Si Gallery, and Bai Zhu cooperated with their gallery.

Cheng Si Gallery is one of the best galleries in the country. Domestic painters want to enter, but they may not be able to enter. The packaging of a good gallery can make a painter famous. But Bai Zhu's reputation is so widespread that he doesn't need to join a gallery. The cooperation with Cheng Si Gallery this time was the one they took the initiative to find him. The reason for this is also to borrow his east wind.

The exhibition hall is next to Xiacheng Science and Technology Museum in Shixi District. When Bai Zhu drove them into the parking lot, there were already people waiting to enter.

Bai Zhu is a young painter, and he is a handsome young painter.

Women made up the majority of the people in line.

In order to avoid confusion, Bai Zhu and the others were brought in from the VIP channel by the gallery manager.

This Cheng Si Exhibition Hall is next to the Science and Technology Museum and has many exhibition halls. Bai Zhu held an art exhibition this time, and they took the biggest one out. From the elevator to the third floor, the outside sunlight shines in through the top of the exhibition hall, which makes people feel warm.

I haven't entered yet, and there are only a few staff members in the exhibition hall. When Bai Zhu came over, a few people greeted him. Bai Zhu's solo exhibition is of course not without him being busy. While he was busy, Xu Xingxing, Shi Chujing and Yang Wenyu watched it first.

Xu Xingxing looked at the painting very slowly. After entering the exhibition hall, she stopped in front of the painting at the entrance of the exhibition hall.

This painting Xu Xingxing had seen before was the one on the balcony when she and Chen Wanwan went to Baizhu Studio last time. The little boy sat on the big tree and looked up at the nest of little birds waiting to feed on the branch.

The booth of the exhibition hall is a thin white wall. The pink and white of the wall clashes with the bright colors on the screen, as if thousands of troops have stepped on it, leaving only endless depression and heaviness.

Xu Xingxing was fascinated by the painting. After Bai Zhu was done, he came to the painting and found her.

Aware that Bai Zhu was coming, Xu Xingxing glanced at Bai Zhu. Although he held an art exhibition, he wore a white jacket and a light gray sweater, standing under the lights of the exhibition hall, blending with the paintings.

"I've seen this painting in your studio." Xu Xingxing and Bai Zhu said, "At that time, Zhuo Nian told me the story behind the painting. Why did you think of doing this..."

It seems that many people have asked this question, Bai Zhu looked up at the painting and replied calmly.

"No particular reason, just want to help these children."

The child sexual abuse cases that are exposed every year are like raging flames when they are exposed. After a few days of exposure, these flames burn out, and they sink into the darkness with the injured children.

This is the case in big cities, not to mention these left-behind children.

Those children are stained by the dirty desires of adults, people only pay attention to their dirty appearance, while Bai Zhu is quietly cleaning them.

Xu Xingxing looked at Bai Zhu, his eyes twinkling with light, and said with sincere admiration: "You are really amazing."

Hearing the compliment, Bai Zhu's expression didn't change, he just smiled and said, "Let's go."

When Bai Zhu was busy, Shi Chujing and Yang Wenyu were waiting for him at the display booth in the middle of the exhibition hall. Shi Chujing watched Bai Zhu and Xu Xingxing come over together, and smiled slightly when chatting with Yang Wenyu.

Seeing Xu Xingxing, Yang Wenyu asked, "Where did you go?"

Just now Shi Chujing dragged her and kept walking, only to realize that Xu Xingxing was behind.

"Look at the door for a while." Xu Xingxing replied with a smile.

"Are you fascinated?" Shi Chujing stood aside and said a word, then turned to look at the painting behind him, and praised, "Senior Bai Zhu's painting is very good."

"Well." Xu Xingxing agreed with this sentence.

After she responded, she also looked up at the painting.

The painting in the very center of the exhibition hall is larger than the other paintings, and the details inside are also clearly enlarged.

In the painting is a little girl who is leaning on the low wall and watching the scenery outside the wall. The little girl has a ponytail and wears plain long clothes and trousers. As far as her line of sight reaches, there is a pond. By the pond, children in shorts and shorts are playing in the pond.

There was a thick weeping willow by the pond, the branches of the weeping willow swept the water, and there was a cicada on the trunk.

The scenery in the painting is midsummer, but the girl is wrapped tightly. I don't know if someone asked her to wear it, or if she wanted to wear it herself. But this kind of back is really ironic.

"Have her parents died?" Yang Wenyu asked with a sigh while looking at the painting.

Bai Zhu knew the children in the painting, and he also knew the story behind it.

"Yeah. When I was working in the factory, an accident happened. Both my parents died, and now I live with my grandmother." Bai Zhu said.

"It's so pitiful." Shi Chujing listened to the story behind this, her heart was even more sad, and she said with a cry in her voice: "It would be nice if someone adopted it..."

Speaking of which, Shi Chujing suddenly turned around and glanced at Xu Xingxing, and said, "But generally only people who are infertile will adopt. Xingxing, did you ever have such an idea at the time?"

Shi Chujing's words brought the eyes of the three to her again. Xu Xingxing looked at her, Shi Chujing looked at her pitifully, and said, "I also saw it in the chat in the group."

Yang Wenyu didn't seem to react, and asked Shi Chujing, "You mean the starry sky..."

"Actually, it's nothing." After Shi Chujing nodded, she said to Xu Xingxing, "There are many people who have adopted them now..."

To say that the topic of divorce was brought up last time was a euphemism, then this time it was too embarrassing and deliberate. She didn't know whether Shi Chujing was acting stupid or really stupid, but even if Yang Wenyu and Bai Zhu were there this time, she couldn't stand the white lotus anymore.

"Then do you want to adopt?" Xu Xingxing raised his eyes and asked Shi Chujing who looked concerned.

"Uh..." Shi Chujing was taken aback by the question, and then she said, "I can give birth by myself."

After listening to her words, Xu Xingxing asked, "Have you already given birth?"

Hearing Xu Xingxing's words, Shi Chujing subconsciously softened her voice and said, "What are you talking about? I'm not married yet."

"Go check it out." Xu Xingxing glanced at her lightly and said, "Before I got married, I even thought about the name of the child."

Xu Xingxing's words made Shi Chujing frown. She became anxious and said, "Why do you still curse people?"

After finishing speaking, Shi Chujing said to Yang Wenyu, "Teacher, you said that Xing Xing has a soft temper, but she is not soft at all."

"Is it soft enough for you to bully?" When Xu Xingxing was about to speak, Bai Zhu suddenly interjected.

Shi Chujing looked up at Bai Zhu, her throat moved, and she said in a trembling voice, "Senior..."

"Mom, I'll take Xing Xing over there to see." Bai Zhu didn't even look at her, frowned slightly, and pulled Xu Xing away.

After all, it was in someone else's art exhibition, and although Shi Chujing made a rude remark, she really shouldn't make a big fuss with her, causing embarrassment on both sides.

Bai Zhu pulled her to the dandelion picture she saw for the first time, Xu Xingxing looked at the girl in the picture, pursed her lips and said, "Senior, I'm sorry."

"It's me who should say sorry." Bai Zhu stood beside her, looked down at her, and said, "She was not invited by me."

Under the lights of the exhibition hall, the figures of the two turned into a circle of black dots and landed at their feet. Xu Xingxing smiled helplessly, and she said, "I just don't understand why she keeps targeting me."

"She likes me." Bai Zhu said.

Xu Xingxing opened his eyes and turned to look at Bai Zhu, who was also looking at her. Two people stood under the light in the exhibition hall as bright as day, one looked stunned and the other was calm as usual.

Bai Zhu looked at Xu Xingxing, who was stunned, and said gently with his eyebrows.

"But I like you."

Xu Xingxing: "..."

Are artists so straightforward?