After bankruptcy, I was pampered by the boss

Chapter 41 First Love

"Okay, you go first." Yu Jing said, "I'll be right there."

"Hurry up, don't delay."

Yu Jingzhi nodded. In front of the bustling audience seats were the judges' seats of the organizer. It seemed that Fu Siyin was gone. There was an empty seat next to him, which should be Yi Zongyu's.

As for the person, it's very strange. Didn't he say that he would definitely come today?

"Liar." Yu Jing muttered in dissatisfaction.

"Say who?"

Yi Zongyu's voice suddenly appeared behind him, startling Yu Jing.

He turned around and saw the man in a dark suit and a straight tie. His facial features were deep and sharp. He looked down at him with an indifferent expression, but a smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

"Why are you here?" Yu Jing was a little surprised.

"If I'm not here, I'll be called a liar." Yi Zongyu raised his hand and rubbed Yu Jing's face, "Really?"

Yu Jing stuck out his tongue a little embarrassedly, "You heard me, I just said it casually."

"Prepare well." Yi Zongyou said, "Si Yin and I will not let you off easily."

"There's no need for that." Yu Jing's face was serious and firm, "I want to speak based on my own strength."

Yi Zongyou curled his lips and patted him on the head, "Well, let's go."

After he left, Yu Jing slipped back to the backstage and waited according to his number. Each work would have a three-minute free explanation, which was a relatively critical link.

Although he had memorized the script long ago, Yu Jing was still a little nervous, after all, there were so many students from the art academy in the audience.

Moreover, Yi Zongyu was sitting on the host jury seat, and introducing the drawings in front of him felt awkward, like meeting an acquaintance.

When it was his turn, Yu Jing cleared his throat, silently gave himself a thumbs up, and then went on stage.

Yi Zongyu leaned back in his seat, his eyes following Yu Jing as he walked. For some reason he felt as if his child had grown up.

"Hello, classmate. Please use three minutes of free speech to explain your painting to us."

"Ok."

Yu Jing carefully and briefly explained the elements of the painting, and then combined the painting style and context to set off the theme. It took him exactly three minutes to finish his speech.

One of the judges nodded in approval and asked, "May I ask what the inspiration for this painting came from?"

Yu Jing's eyes swept across Yi Zongyu from a distance, and he answered calmly, "First love."

There was a rustling sound from the audience, as if they were surprised by the answer.

Fu Siyin sighed softly, "First love, Zong You."

Yi Zongyu ignored him and just looked at the person on the stage, with tenderness in his inquiring eyes.

The judges seemed very interested and asked, "The style of your painting is obviously dull, and the main color is gray and white. It doesn't seem to fit the word first love very well."

Yu Jing smiled and explained:

“This painting has very few elements, whether it’s the gloomy rainy day, or the mulberry tree, or the bench, it’s all very melancholy as you said, but this is my inner world, monotonous and dull.”

Yu Jing enlarged the dark red fish in the painting and said, "This fish is just like him, slowly and firmly appearing in a field that does not belong to it. It brings the only bright color to this painting, and it brings hope and warmth to my silent world."

"I think there is no specific definition of first love. This painting is a true reflection of the word first love in my life."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was warm applause.

That fish, like Yi Zongyu, did not belong to Yu Jing's world, but he still came.

Under the spotlight, Yi Zongyu's eyes were dim. He seemed to see a sea and a tranquility. Yu Jing was standing steadily in the same place, being wrapped by the sea and attacking him.

Different tracks awarded different prizes. Yu Jing stood in a row with other award-winning contestants, but he couldn't help but keep glancing at the judges' seats.

Originally, Fu Siyin was supposed to present the award to Yu Jing, but he consciously switched seats with Yi Zongyu.

Here they come. Seeing a row of judges walking towards this side with trophies and certificates, Yu Jing's heart beat faster and he tried not to look.

Yi Zongyou stopped in front of him. Yu Jing raised his bright eyes and looked at him, then smiled but did not dare to show it obviously.

Yi Zongyu had a faint smile in his eyes as he handed him the certificate. He then extended his hand with a clear and pleasant voice.

"Congratulations, classmate Yu Jing."

Yu Jing's cheeks flushed, and she shook his hand back: "Thank you."

The man's fingertips rubbed his hand intentionally or unintentionally, and Yu Jing's heart beat rapidly as if he had forgotten how to breathe normally.

Before he could react, Yi Zongyu had already let go of his hand.

A thin layer of sweat had already seeped out of his palms, and Yu Jing wiped them on his clothes like a child. He was so nervous that he felt that holding hands with each other outside was like having an affair.

"Awesome, Xiaojing!" Chen Ce put his arm around his shoulders as if he had won a prize.

"You deserve the first place, it's awesome. Let's go out and celebrate tonight!"

"I think it's a good idea! Tomorrow is Xiaojing's birthday, and I've already ordered a cake. Let's go to the restaurant we mentioned last time and have a good meal."

After the award ceremony, several people hugged Yu Jing and walked out, praising him. He had originally thought about asking Yi Zongyu about his plans first.

But my roommates were so enthusiastic that it was hard to refuse.

He had no choice but to take out his phone and think about sending a message to Yi Zongyou, but he didn't expect that the other party had sent a WeChat message two minutes ago:

"I still have some things to take care of at the end of the tournament. You can wait for me in the car when you're done."

He typed back: "My roommate asked me to go out for dinner to celebrate."

Yi Zongyou: "Okay, remember to send me the address, I'll pick you up when I'm done."

In addition to the people in the dormitory, Chen Ce also called a few classmates who he usually gets along well with in class to join the box, so it was lively with more people.

Yu Jing didn't drink, he just ate some dishes. He wanted to save some food for his meal with Yi Zongyu.

Yu Jing felt dizzy when hearing Chen Ce's out-of-tune and sharp singing. He felt that his singing was extremely aggressive.

He Lewei commented on the sidelines, how could someone sing a nursery rhyme in such a cheap way.

The phone vibrated and Yu Jing picked it up.

Yi Zongyou: "The car has stopped at the entrance of the hotel. Just come out when you are done. There is no rush."

Yu Jing glanced at the private room filled with ghosts and wolves howling, and just wanted to escape right now.

He told Jiang Jingxuan, who was still conscious, to leave first, but the other party grabbed him.

"Did anyone pick you up?"

"Yes, it's at the door."