There is a small garden in the Academy of Fine Arts, surrounded by a small courtyard wall in Jiangnan style, with the word "Yeyuan" written on it.There are more people here in summer, hidden behind the green bamboo forest, there is a narrow path leading to a lotus pond.At the end of summer, it is also in response to the poem "The lotus leaves are boundless in the sky, and the lotus flowers are red in the sun". The young couples in the Academy of Fine Arts like to talk about love by the lotus pond.

At the end of October, the weather has started to cool down.The lotus has withered one after another, and the beautiful scenery of the pond is now only left with lotus leaves that can completely cover the water in the pond.Under the dark green lotus leaves are fresh lotus roots that have just grown.Although the ornamental quality is not as good as before, the air is fresh and quiet.

Shen Wangyan brought a drawing board and came here to pick up the scenery.

I don't know who broke the news. Not long after he arrived, he even clamped the drawing paper to the drawing board. Many girls suddenly poured into the usually sparsely populated wild garden.It was too late to slip away, and Young Master Shen felt a headache for his wrong decision today.If he had known this, he should have finished the manuscript at home, and it would be better to go to Xuanwu Lake to set up a stall than to throw himself into the trap at school.

The girls came up to him, and at first they could restrain themselves, pretending that they were also here to draw, and set up a drawing board.

Later, someone who didn't know came up to him, pinched his throat coyly and asked him, "Senior Brother Shen, I bought an extra bottle of water just now, are you thirsty, or..."

Shen Wangyan raised his head and gently interrupted her: "No need for classmates, just keep it for yourself."

Although this was a refusal, the smile of Young Master Shen was enough to kill everything instantly, making the teenage girl confused, and retreated blushing.One little girl stepped down, and thousands of little girls rose up. They called "senior brothers" and "junior brothers" affectionately, and arranged everything from brushes to paints, from coffee to snacks.

Some people weren't even from Shen Wangyan's department.

The rather speechless Young Master Shen put away his paintbrush without changing his face, and was about to withdraw it as soon as he thought of a good reason.

Just before he slipped away, this scene was captured by Jiang Ning and Bao Le who had found along the road.

"Boss Shen, didn't you say that you have class today?" Jiang Ning protected Bao Le with a smile on her face, and opened a path in the crowd. The little girl poked her head out and said with a smile, "I don't knowDo you teach them, or do they teach you together?"

The girl next to her was about to get angry when she saw the two people coming out of nowhere, when she turned her head and saw a pair of charming and affectionate peach blossom eyes, Jiang Ning glanced at her face with a half-smile.The girl who was shocked by the beauty of the same sex for the first time, swallowed her saliva, leaned back unconsciously, and made way for them.

Jiang Ning wore a new cheongsam today. The big white peonies on it really matched her lazy and gorgeous temperament.

But it was Bao Le who caught Shen Wangyan's eyes—the little girl was wearing a one-shoulder long dress made of chiffon, with a waist that showed her figure.Although she is petite and not as stunning as Jiang Ning, but with this beige chiffon dress, she looks like an elf walking out of the forest.

Bao Lesheng is pure and agile, and Jiang Ning is a beauty of two styles.

Shen Wangyan asked, "What are you doing?"

"Didn't you agree to go to the comic exhibition?" the little girl said, "We'll pick you up!"

No wonder she dressed up specially, how could I usually see her so exquisite.So a little girl is a little girl, there is no one who doesn't care about her appearance, especially a beautiful little girl.

Shen Wangyan suddenly came back to his senses, glanced at the drawing board in front of him, and said helplessly, "I really have something to do today."

Bao Le has already started to help him pack his things, and while packing, he lowered his voice and said: "I don't think you can draw anything here, just the lotus pond in front of you, where can you see anything at a glance?It's a black head."

Although this is the truth, thinking about the drawing that must be handed over today and still not having a clue, Young Master Shen is wandering between rationality and sinking.

"Take you to change the environment, maybe you will have new inspiration!" Anyway, after so long, your drawing paper is also blank, the little girl cursed in her heart.

It is true that there will be new inspirations in a different environment, but whether there will be in the comic exhibition venue is worth deliberating.

Almost half pushed, Shen Wangyan stood up helplessly, carried the drawing board on his back, and took the toolbox from Bao Le by the way.

Seeing that Shen Wangyan was about to leave, the crowd suddenly pushed and shoved each other. It seemed that someone in the back row wanted to stop him, but they pushed the people in the front row, and the people in the front row continued to push back.After going back and forth, the crowd gradually loosened up. Seeing that someone was about to bump into Bao Le, the little girl turned her back to the other side and didn't notice.

Although this collision shouldn't cause any accidents, seeing that the hairstyle she worked so hard for for two hours in the morning was about to be ruined, Jiang Ning instinctively reached out and grabbed the back collar of the man's clothes, and threw it out.

Yes, throw it out.

The whole crowd fell silent following this move.

It was only then that Bao Le discovered that someone had flown out, and the suspected murderer was Jiang Ning.Turning back was a little hasty, the little girl lost her footing and fell to the left.She was relatively close to the lotus pond, but someone stopped her before, so she would not fall down.

Who knew that the person who stopped her would move aside because she didn't want to be hit by her.

Seeing that they are about to come into close contact with the water surface and become a drowned chicken, it stands to reason that a normal person's reaction must be to scream in fear.

But during that extremely short process, Bao Le's mind was running fast.

She was about to fall into the water, but Jiang Ning was no more than two meters away from her. Even if she didn't realize it, she remembered that Jun Zhi should be nearby.I received it.

With both Jiang Ning and Jun Zhi present, it is impossible for her to fall into the water.

The little girl closed her eyes peacefully.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew up the calm lotus pond, and someone jumped down from the bamboo forest, stepping gracefully on the water of the lotus pond from afar.In fact, he is not good at floating on the water. There are many lampposts buried under the lotus pond, and the distance between them is not far away.So it looks like crossing the water in the air.

Jun Zhi first picked up the girl who was thrown out by Jiang Ning, and threw it back in the same trajectory.The poor girl flew twice like a ball, and finally felt someone exert force on her waist. Although it stopped her falling, it didn't stop her from falling and squatting.

Jun Zhi then put his arms around Bao Le's waist and brought her to the shore.

He and Shen Wangyan have a very similar face, but he is wearing a black shirt with a coat, and his long hair is scattered behind him. Standing with Young Master Shen, they are simply black and white twins!

Someone in the crowd screamed, and then there was a lot of noise, like a star chasing scene.

"Don't throw things around." Jun Zhi turned his face, glanced at Jiang Ning and snorted coldly.

Bao Le turned his head and saw the girl before him fell to the ground, and hurried over, pulling Jiang Ning along to apologize.Jiang Ning didn't take it seriously, but the little girl glared at her, her eyes were full of threats. Although she didn't speak, Jiang Meiren pronounced the word "sofa".In desperation, she had no choice but to temporarily suppress her arrogance and lower her head.

Shen Wangyan saw it, and couldn't help admiring Bao Le. It's only been a few days, and he has subdued the most difficult Jiang Ningzhi.

Young Master Shen withdrew his hesitant gaze, and asked with a smile, "Are you still going?"

...

NJEnjoy was held at the Nan Jing Cultural Exchange Hall, and the doors opened at ten o'clock. Because of the large scale, there was a long queue before the doors opened.

They went to the Shen family's old house first, and then went to the school. They didn't come to line up in advance, and they delayed a lot of time.Jiang Ning counted, this dense crowd, lined up in a long snake formation, three layers inside and three layers outside, when will it be possible to get in?Jiang Meiren, who hated queuing, suddenly lost interest in the comic exhibition.

She polished her red nails and said displeasedly: "I can see that the development of the times may not be a good thing. How could there be so many people in the past."

Bao Le also couldn't understand the fact that the three of them stood blocking the door, so she waved to them.It was only then that Shen Wangyan realized that at some point, she ran to a corner alone. There was a small door there, but someone was guarding it and no one was allowed to enter.Bao Le took out something like a work pass, and successfully led the three of them into the exhibition center.

Looking at the long queue, the little girl said triumphantly, "I applied for a stall before, and we are the stall owner, and we have an internal staff channel!"

Young Master Shen raised his eyebrows.

In addition to looking at the store and repairing some heirlooms for others, Bao Le usually makes some things by himself when he has nothing to do.No, she brought all those treasures to the comic exhibition, piled up a table, hand-embroidered round fans, handkerchiefs, carved wooden hairpins, etc., anyway, they are all things that little girls like.

There are many booths in the exhibition, so the space left for each booth is very limited, almost the size that can only sit two people.Their booth is in area B, surrounded by Hanfu accessories and jewelry, the flow of people is relatively high, and some stalls are overloaded with three or four people.

Bao Le put the things away, patted Young Master Shen on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Little Shen, I'll take them for a stroll first, don't you still have homework to do, the table is yours to use! Just if someone comes to askThe price is twenty-one yuan for this fan, ten yuan for a handkerchief, fifteen yuan for the hairpin here, and thirty yuan for the other side!"

Shen Wangyan's face darkened.

The little girl didn't realize it, even seeing that he wasn't paying attention, she repeated: "Did you remember, this fan costs twenty, and the handkerchief..."

"Twenty for the fan, ten for the handkerchief, fifteen for the hairpin on the left, and thirty for the right."

Young Master Shen raised his head very well and smiled slightly.Although he is in the crowd, but he gives people the feeling that he is white and shining, and he is a young man who is as elegant as jade.Bao Le thought to himself that it was right to recruit him into the team, so he looked at the store here because of his looks, and he won't be able to make a lot of money today.

Bao Le turned Jiang Ning with his left hand and Jun Zhi with his right, and left happily.

Shen Wangyan clenched his hands into fists, put them to his lips, and coughed lightly for a while.

The clerk who came back from the toilet at the stall next door saw that there was someone more, and was about to say hello.Young Master Shen put down his hands slowly. With his appearance and temperament, those who don't know him thought it was some celebrity's offline activity, so why not take a photo first to exchange feelings?

Shen Wangyan noticed that someone was looking at him, and turned his head slightly, his eyes were cold.

So far, no one around him dared to talk to him without eyes.

Young Master Shen piled up Bao Le's things in disgust, cleared a space on the table, and took out the drawing paper.It stands to reason that he would first draw a sketch with a pencil, but so far he has no idea what to draw.He is a very demanding person. If he just draws something casually to cope with his studies, he would rather not draw.

With his chin propped up and his pen spinning, Young Master Shen looked lazily at all kinds of people at the comic exhibition venue.

As for the manga exhibition, most of them still focus on the cosplay of Japanese comics, interspersed with some Chinese animation, game or novel characters, weird and weird.Not to mention handsome men and beautiful women, and some even put a shell on their heads to cosplay Doraemon.

Then, Shen Wangyan saw Bao Le and the others who hadn't gone far.

Bao Le faced Jiang Ning, and the two said something with a smile. The little girl was out of breath covering her stomach and laughing, and it was rare for Jiang Ning to show a gentle expression.Jun Zhi stood beside Baole, his body was facing Baole, this was his subconscious protective action, but his eyes fell on the right side, as if he was attracted by the things on the right stall.He knew Jun Zhi well, although he couldn't tell from the surface, but he must be very relaxed and in a good mood now.

It has been more than a month since he came back from Ya'an, Shen Wangyan sometimes has nightmares - in the dream they all died because of his wrong decision.

all of them.

Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, he saw that they were still there.

Young Master Shen put away the pencil, took out the inkstone, adjusted the ink, and prepared to draw the line directly.His skills are very good. In fact, he could not use a pencil to make a base. After all, for the Patriarch of the Shen family, who has been placed in high hopes by the family, painting has been his only interest for so many years.The tedious and repetitive lines of meticulous painting allow him to concentrate his attention to the greatest extent, thus temporarily forgetting who he is.

When Bao Le came back from a tour, Shen Wangyan's line draft had been completed, the framed painting was mounted on a board, and the background color was being applied layer by layer.

There are three people in that painting, they look familiar.Although it hasn't been colored yet, Master Shen's perfect strokes have depicted each person's characteristics, Bao Le's cuteness, Jiang Ning's enchanting beauty, and Jun Zhi's loneliness and indifference.

The little girl tilted her head and asked, "Why aren't you there?"

Shen Wangyan was taken aback for a moment, and then he answered the question with a smile: "I'm the one who took pictures for you."

...

After playing for a day, Bao Le, who was exhausted, returned to the stall and found that Shen Wangyan's painting was finished, but he didn't know where he went.

In her previous impressions, meticulous paintings were mostly flowers and birds. The deepest memory left to her by the meticulous paintings of figures was the ones with big heads and small bodies in the illustrated books of the emperors of the past dynasties. It is rare to see such realistic meticulous figure paintings.wind.

Not only is Young Master Shen's painting extremely similar in charm, even the chiffon material of the skirt she is wearing today is vividly depicted.

Bao Le noticed carefully that this drawing seemed to be different from the line drawing he had seen before, because now all three people in the picture were smiling, including Junzhi.This made her feel that the Jun Zhi in the painting is somewhat different from the real one.

However, the painting reflects the author's truest thoughts, and Shen Wangyan probably felt that even Jun Zhi would be able to laugh deep in Shen Wangyan's heart.

After all, the little girl was still worried about Shen Wangyan, so she searched everywhere before closing, and finally saw Master Shen leaning on the railing in the stairwell.

Shen Wangyan put his elbows on the railing, and leaned half of his body outside.From Bao Le's perspective, she could only see his side face, which she had seen countless times - tall nose bridge, and slender eyelashes.

Then she suddenly realized something was wrong, the profile she had been seeing before seemed to belong to Jun Zhi.

They look very much alike, and their profiles are no exception.

It's just that Shen Wangyan seldom doesn't smile, so his profile doesn't look as much like Jun Zhi as it does at this moment.

He held a cigarette in his hand, put it to his mouth and took a puff, and exhaled a puff of smoke. He didn't know what he was thinking, and his expression was indifferent.

Shen Wangyan is actually smoking?He can smoke?

When Bao Le came to him, Shen Wangyan was stunned for a moment, then he pinched his cigarette, licked his lips, and asked her why she came with a smile.

As far as his proficiency in posture is concerned, Bao Buqi is an old smoker, and the little girl does not look at him, and does stretching exercises while leaning on the railing.

"Smoking is harmful to your health," she said, "and you are already in poor health. You can't compare with Jiang Ning."

Shen Wangyan gave a faint "hmm".

Bao Le stared at his face carefully for a long time before asking: "Are you in a bad mood recently?"

Shen Wangyan shook his head and asked her back, "Why do you think so?"

"I have this feeling when I come back from Guyu Township."

She said: "The previous Shen Wangyan was not like this... how should I put it, he was not decisive enough, he hesitated in doing things."

He didn't know that she had such strong observation skills.

"Is it related to Shen Qi and the others...?"

This is the little girl's sixth sense, plus some reasonable guesses.After all, in the soul refinery, she saw with her own eyes that Young Master Shen was holding the identity cards of Shen Liu and Shen Ba in his hand.He probably blamed himself for everything, the deaths of the three of them.

Shen Wangyan sighed, and said frankly: "Maybe it's because I didn't achieve the goal I expected, or maybe it's because Abu was right, I'm too confident in myself. Think about you betting your life on someone like me,Are you a little scared?"

"You think so?" Bao Le was shocked.

Shen Wangyan didn't speak.

Bao Le patted him on the shoulder and said: "Although you know that everyone listens to you, it seems that you, Boss Shen, don't understand why. Is it because you are the head of the Shen family?"

"No, at least for me, because you are Shen Wangyan." She then continued.

Shen Wangyan didn't understand what she meant.

Bao Le continued: "For the sake of how much older I am than you, my sister is here to give you psychological counseling."

Young Master Shen twitched the corners of his mouth, and calmly shook Bao Le's paw off his shoulder.

"We listen to you because your decision-making accuracy rate is the highest among us. For example, in the princess tomb, you were the first to see that the dead end of the hungry ghost bull lantern is on the right, so you asked us to stick to it.Go right."

Shen Wangyan lowered his eyes: "I remember, this is a trap."

Bao Le nodded: "But if we hadn't discovered this, we might not even be able to trigger the trap, and we might have to retreat because of it."

"No one can make the right decision all the time," she said. "Everyone listens to you because you do what you say, and the loss is the least. This is your strength, and there is no need to deny yourself. Even if you make the wrong decision, and us, right? Bet your life on you? Don’t be kidding, life is always in your own hands.”

It turns out that this soft and weak little girl who usually has a soft voice can also be this sharp and sharp sometimes.

Shen Wangyan narrowed his eyes: "Are you trying to comfort me?"

Bao Le looked at him with a smile.

"Boss Shen is young and talented, naturally I feel pity..."

"speak English."

The little girl shoved Shen Wangyan and said, "I'm hungry, let's go, let's eat!"

"your treat?"

"Wow, Boss Shen, are you so embarrassed to ask the little girl to pay for dinner!"

Shen Wangyan was pushed forward by her, and she didn't know if it was because what she said had an effect, she saw him let go of his frown that had been furrowed all along.

For Bao Le, this trip to Ya'an was the first time in her life that she experienced such life and death, with ups and downs, and everyone felt sorry for her being forced to grow up.

But for the young master of the Shen family, why not, not to mention those who left and never came back are his family members.

In Xin Chou's year, it was the first time he embarked on the path of his destiny.

Everyone thought that he was the omnipotent, shrewd and wise Patriarch of the Shen family, who was given high hopes by the family and pushed forward with heavy burdens.After all, he was only nineteen years old, four years younger than Bao Ledu.