Chapter 16

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Fang Qing was moved by Xu Yi.

She felt that she owed him too much. Now that she had more time, she could take the opportunity to draw another one. Not only could she sell it to support her family, but she could also save some money for her future plans. It would be even better if she could afford her younger brother’s expenses.

This way, she would not end up empty-handed without accomplishing anything after the contract ended.

The butler had prepared everything. After Fang Qing received it, the moment she started drawing, she had already said goodbye to time.

Even when it was time for lunch, the butler would come up to remind her.

“Miss Fang, can we continue after having some lunch?”

Fang Qing glanced over and smiled at the butler. She quickly said, “Alright, I’ll be right over.”

After saying that, she put down her brush and went straight to the bathroom without moving.

She washed her hands, then went downstairs to eat.

In the end, she saw Xu Yi, who was going on a business trip, sitting at the dining table and eating leisurely.

Lin Lin saw that Fang Qing was puzzled, so he explained, “There’s a change in the schedule. It’s raining heavily over there, so it’s not suitable to fly there. The weather is bad.”

“I see. That’s really a bit of a delay,” Fang Qing sighed.

This wasn’t the first time she and Xu Yi had eaten together. She remembered that when she sat at this dining table before, she felt an invisible pressure that caused her to not have the mood to eat properly. However, ever since she had interacted with Xu Yi more and more, she had become more and more relaxed.

On the contrary, Fang Qing felt much more relaxed.

She began to eat seriously to fill her stomach.

“I’m done eating. Take your time.”

After Fang Qing finished eating, she wiped her mouth and ran upstairs, looking much more anxious than usual.

Xu Yi stared at her back and asked the butler, “What is she doing?”

“Miss Fang is drawing. She has been drawing all morning.”

Xu Yi was surprised. She actually knew how to draw?

However, after Xu Yi finished eating, he went to the room where Fang Qing was drawing. When he walked behind her and saw the drawing she had drawn, he was slightly surprised.

“I didn’t expect you to be so good at drawing. You have great talent in drawing.”

Fang Qing’s drawing was only halfway done, but even so, this manuscript was still very impressive.

It was obvious that Fang Qing was a professional.

When Fang Qing heard this, she continued to draw without even raising her head. She said with a smile, “My mother’s drawing is also very good. I was taught by her, and she’s quite famous. Unfortunately, due to some reasons, she had to stop drawing.”

“You haven’t learned how to draw professionally?”

“My mother’s teaching is already very good,” Fang Qing said with certainty.

What she said was also the truth. If it were not for Fang Gang, her mother would definitely have become a famous painter and would have been able to complete the art exhibition that she had always dreamed of!

However, all of this had been ruined by Fang Gang!

Thinking of this, Fang Qing’s strokes became a little heavier.

Xu Yi had been looking at it the entire time. When he saw this, he could not help but sigh. “Although it’s not bad, it still can’t compare to Lu Si.”

Lu Si was a famous young painter.

Just because of one painting, she became famous in one fell swoop.

She was also well-known in the industry and had won many awards. It could be said that she had relied on that painting to overcome all obstacles along the way, and her status soared.

Others might not know, but Lu Si and Fang Qing were very familiar with it.

She could not help but reveal a bitter smile.

That painting was not by Lu Si, but she had personally completed it. To her, it had an extraordinary meaning.

It was a painting that her mother had personally instructed her to complete.

In the end, in order for it not to be discovered by her father, she had sold it without her signature on it.

Every time she thought of this, Fang Qing could not help but feel dejected.

“My mother was delayed by my father. Otherwise, she would have been able to continue on the path of her dreams. What a pity.”

“She sacrificed her dreams for my father.”

Fang Qing repeated it again, as if she wanted to remember this matter deeply in her heart and encourage herself.

Xu Yi looked at her dejected expression and felt a little heartache. He comforted her, “If you become famous, you can also make your mother feel very gratified.”

Fang Qing smiled and shrugged.

“It would be great if she could see it.”

“She will.”

Fang Qing put down the pen in her hand. She could no longer calm down. She could no longer continue drawing.

“The reason I came back this time is that there is an auction. There are paintings that I want to bid for. Do you want to come along and take a look?”

Calling Fang Qing was something that was not part of the arrangement.

However, it was easy for Xu Yi to get an extra ticket, even if the sale of them had already stopped.

Fang Qing blinked her eyes. She was bored.

It would be great to look at paintings!

“Sure!”