nucmednet Chapter 172 Passion
Chapter 172 Passion
"Can you paint?" Li Xin looked at me in surprise.
"Well, I studied it for a while in college, but I still prefer oil painting..."
"Won't your hands hurt when you paint?"
"I have tried gouache and sketching, and my hands don't hurt. It's only when I paint oil paintings that my hands hurt..."
"It's really a psychological problem. Do you really not need to see a doctor?"
I shook my head. "I'm much better now. Before, I would feel sick and want to vomit whenever I smelled turpentine."
I smiled and said, "At least I've made peace with the taste now!"
"Don't force yourself, take it slow." Li Xin patted my head.
I nodded. “Yeah, I won’t give up.”
Li Xin smiled.
I looked at old photos.
"It's still early. I'll be painting here in the afternoon. There won't be any problem. If you're busy, go back to the company." I looked up at Li Xin.
"You paint yours, and I'll work mine. It won't interfere." Li Xin sat down and said, "Let's paint."
I took out all the tools in the box and found a new scroll.
Once everything is ready, I start writing.
The characters are roughly the same as in the photos, and the backgrounds are slightly modified based on my grandmother's drawings. After all, my grandmother and I are not the same person, so I prefer to follow my own aesthetic standards, which makes it easier for me to draw.
There were some missing details, and I frowned when looking at the photo.
"What's wrong? Are you tired?" Li Xin's gentle voice.
"I can't see some details clearly. This photo is a bit old."
Li Xin stretched out his hand and I gave him the photo.
He looked at it, took a picture of it, and handed it to me "I'll help you with this, it'll take some time."
"Really?" I looked at Li Xin with some surprise.
"That's not that difficult. Xu Jiawei can do photo restoration."
Why didn't I think of that! I couldn't help but laugh.
"It's getting late now. Let's go eat after the painting is dry. Your injuries are just healed so don't get too tired."
I turned my head and looked out the window, where the setting sun was casting its residual heat.
I've been painting for so long without even realizing it.
"Granny Jiang came to see you just now. Seeing how seriously you were drawing, she didn't let me speak."
"Ah? Why didn't you remind me?"
"You, when you get serious, it's like you block out the whole world."
I looked at Li Xin and said, "How rude!"
Li Xin smiled. "It's okay. Grandma Jiang is very happy. She sat here and watched you for a long time. The way you paint, no one would want to disturb you."
I was helpless and didn't know what to say. I stopped writing and suddenly felt tired in my neck and numb in my legs.
"You've been sitting too long."
Li Xin stood up and walked to my side, holding out his arm, "I don't know if I have the honor, please come with me to the garden."
I looked at Li Xin with a smile, put my hand on his arm, and stood up.
I took a break and my legs were able to move. "I saw a flower bed last time. It was really beautiful. Do you want to go take a look?"
Li Xin nodded.
We came to the same gardenia bed that I visited last time. Fortunately, the flowers had not yet withered. The strong fragrance of the gardenias under the setting sun enveloped us, and it was incredibly beautiful.
"gorgeous."
I turned to look at Li Xin. "Didn't you and Mo Chen often come to play here with Grandma Jiang when you were little? Why wasn't there this flower bed back then?"
“Not everyone has eyes that can discover beauty, and the mood of appreciating the scenery with different people will be different.”
"If I hadn't known you, I wouldn't have cared about these seemingly beautiful things. If you don't have eyes in your heart, you won't see them."
"Rongyue. Lixin, you two are here!" Grandma Jiang and the woman who led the way and helped me change clothes in the morning walked over from not far away.
I quickly went over and supported Grandma Jiang.
Grandma Jiang held my hand affectionately and said, "A beauty like a painting, that's our Rongyue!"
My face turned red. "Grandma Jiang, please stop teasing me. Today I saw photos of my grandpa and grandma. Although their faces were a little unclear, grandma is the most beautiful woman in the world."
"You two have different temperaments, but both are good!" Grandma patted me on the shoulder.
"Do you like this gardenia?" Grandma Jiang looked at me.
I nodded.
Grandma Jiang winked at the woman behind her. The woman understood and walked to the flower bed, found the best gardenia, picked it and handed it to Grandma Jiang.
Grandma Jiang reached out and put the flower in my hair, and the fragrance of gardenia immediately spread through my hair.
"You and Yiluo have similar hobbies. Your grandmother loved this garden the most when she was alive. She often stopped here to ponder. I don't know what she was thinking. When I see you, I feel like I see her." Grandma Jiang looked at me and touched my face. Her eyes were slightly red.
I stroked Grandma Jiang's hand on my face and said, "As long as you don't mind Rongyue disturbing your peace, I will come here often in the future. I liked this place the first time I came here."
"Young Madam, please come more often in the future! My old lady hasn't liked to come out to see people for a long time, but every time you come, she can't help but come out to look for you!"
"Really? Then Rongyue won't be polite to Grandma Jiang."
"Okay, then it's a deal. You have to come here more often in the future! Don't treat me half-heartedly!"
I nodded.
Grandma Jiang also laughed.
"I saw you were painting just now. Your brushwork was smooth and skillful. Can you paint?"
"Yeah, I've drawn it a few times before."
"Why are you being so modest? I have a very good eye! You have such talent, but you are being an assistant to Mo Chen. This kid is wasting his talent!"
"Grandma Jiang, you don't know that now that Mo Chen can't see Rongyue, he feels like he's short of oxygen. It's hard for him to even breathe!"
After Li Xin finished speaking, he laughed with Grandma Jiang.
"You little brat! You're always so talkative! You're inseparable from Mo Chen every day! He has a wife now, what about you?"
"I'm in no hurry."
"You are not in a hurry, but your family is not in a hurry, right? The Li family has so many children and grandchildren, and old man Li values you the most. Let's see how long you can hide away."
Li Xin smiled and said, "You also said that the Li family has many children and grandchildren, so naturally someone will expand the Li family. My grandfather is busy! He can't even take care of me!"
"Besides, once people have seen something good, they can no longer settle for less..."
Li Xin glanced at me, then turned away and looked into the distance.
There was silence for a moment.
"Your marriage is probably not up to you to decide. As long as they are good people, you can slowly cultivate your feelings!"
"Isn't it Rongyue? Didn't you and Mo Chen also slowly develop feelings for each other?"
"Yes! Grandma Jiang, you are right, Mo Chen is much more naughty! He is simply incomparable to Li Xin!" I looked at Li Xin and smiled.
"Then didn't you still choose Mo Chen at that time?" Li Xin looked at me.
"That's because we can't let him harm others, so this is a good deed for me!"
Li Xin looked at me and smiled helplessly.
… …
In the evening, after Li Xin and I had dinner, I returned home and asked Mo Chen. He said he was on his way back. I wanted to wait for him, so I went to the sunroom and asked someone to set the table.
Li Xin sent me high-definition photos.
It turns out that grandpa and grandma are a perfect match, so beautiful.
I turned on a desk lamp and turned off the main lights. The warm light from the desk lamp echoed with the moonlight, shining on the flower rolls. The atmosphere was beautiful and perfect for creation. When everything was ready, I started to write.
I don’t know how long it took.
I heard a noise at the door. I turned around and saw Mo Chen appear at the door. He looked exhausted, as if he had just run. His black shirt had two buttons unbuttoned, his tie was loosened, and his sleeves were rolled up to his forearms.
When he saw me, his eyes lit up, and he strode towards me with a smile, and immediately held me in his arms.
"What's the hurry?" I laughed.
How can he be so cute, like a reckless boy?
"I want to see you. I don't want to waste even a minute longer." Mo Chen panted slightly.
"Don't worry, I'll always be here as long as you need me." I hugged Mo Chen tightly.
Mo Chen's kiss came upon me unexpectedly, and I was a little unprepared. His kiss was urgent and overbearing, searching me wantonly, not leaving me even a chance to breathe.
As they entwine and caress on the tongue, the strong sweetness and the hint of spicy wine spread out, making people intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves.
His hands held me tightly, tighter and tighter, as if he really wanted to crush me.
"Did you miss me?" Mo Chen hooked my chin with his fingers and made me look at him, and he looked down at me.
I gasped and caught my breath.
"Of course!"
"You're lying. You spent the whole afternoon drawing and weren't thinking about me at all."
I laughed, "Have you drunk too much? Was it wine or vinegar?"
"I was video chatting with Li Xin this afternoon. When I saw you drawing, I wanted to come back immediately."
"What's so special about my painting? You've seen it before."
"I just don't want others to see you like that..." Mo Chen's hand was stroking my face, his fingertips full of affection.
I smiled and said, "Didn't you ask Li Xin to watch me?"
"Are you feeling alright?"
I smiled in my heart, looking into Mo Chen's deep eyes. I stood up and pulled him to sit on the chair.
Mo Chen hooked his arm around my waist and I sat on his lap.
"If you don't check, how do you know if I'm okay?" I looked at Mo Chen with a smile in my eyes.
Mo Chen's hand fell from my neck to the magnolia button on my clothes. "I'm afraid I might accidentally break you..."
I looked at the desire gradually boiling in Mo Chen's eyes, but his hands were very cautious and he didn't dare to make any excessive moves.
I hugged Mo Chen's neck tightly and moved closer to him.
"You can act recklessly here with me. You, the one I love, don't need to be too sensible."
Mo Chen's hands tightened around my waist, his breathing was rapid and hot, he looked at me, his eyes filled with endless affection and an impulse that could no longer be suppressed.
I leaned close to Mo Chen's ear, and whispered to him, "Besides, you have trained my body very well, right? So what are you waiting for..."