Shi Wangyue gracefully got out of the car and was just about to walk towards the World Trade Center Building when he turned his head and spotted the figure by the distant greenbelt, imdiately changing direction.
"Boss?" Jin Assistant watched in confusion as Shi Wangyue walked in the opposite direction of the World Trade Center Building.
"Youyou is over there." Shi Wangyue quickened his pace.
Only then did Jin Assistant see Ning Youguang sitting by the greenbelt far away.
As Shi Wangyue strode towards Ning Youguang.
She was laughing at the hurried silhouette of a woman, but unexpectedly, Shi Wangyue suddenly appeared beside her.
"Where did you co from?" She was extrely surprised.
"What are you doing here?" Shi Wangyue slowed his steps when he was a few ters away from her.
"I’m here to pick up a painting from Yi Lan’s ho, he lives nearby." Ning Youguang replied, "And you?"
"I’m eting soone to discuss business here." Shi Wangyue, upon reaching Ning Youguang and seeing her dusty appearance, had a slight change in expression, "What happened to you?"
"Soone tried to snatch a bag just now, and I helped stop them." Ning Youguang explained with a smile, revealing a set of neat white teeth that sparkled in the bright spring sunlight.
"Snatch a bag?" Shi Wangyue frowned tightly, his deep eyes scanning Ning Youguang up and down like a radar, "Did you get into a fight? Are you hurt?"
"I’m not hurt." Ning Youguang chose to tell a small lie, hoping to temporarily brush it off.
Upon hearing she wasn’t hurt, Shi Wangyue’s expression wasn’t as grave.
He reached out, gently wiping the dust off her face, "Why are you sitting here, tired from fighting, huh?"
"Not tired, I just want to rest for a bit." Ning Youguang actually wanted to leave, but thinking about how the woman hurried to call soone to carry her off earlier, she felt it was better to wait and greet her before leaving.
The problem is, once the woman cos, she can’t hide the injury on her leg, so she could only think of ways to make him leave, "You have an appointnt, so just go ahead, don’t worry about , I’ll sit for a while and then head back to school."
Shi Wangyue was completely unaware of Ning Youguang’s little sche, "No rush, let’s have lunch together later."
His gaze fell on the painting beside her, "I’ll take this painting."
As a top buyer of many artists’ works in the past year or two, Shi Wangyue certainly knew Yi Lan and was well aware of the market value of his paintings.
"This painting is free." Ning Youguang smiled.
"Free?" Shi Wangyue’s eyes flashed with slight surprise, "I rember his paintings are now highly sought after in the market."
"His paintings are indeed popular now." Ning Youguang smirked mischievously, showing a proud expression, "But that doesn’t include ."
"You have a good relationship?" Shi Wangyue slightly lowered his gaze.
"It’s alright." Ning Youguang said with a smile, "I knew him since college, back then he lived next to my school, teaching elentary students to draw, but not really favored by parents, couldn’t sell his paintings, nor recruit students, a quirky art teacher, relying on my patronage to keep his art studio running."
"Oh~" Shi Wangyue gently nodded, "So it’s free, but what does he want?"
He wasn’t doubting that Yi Lan would gift his sister a painting, but given her character, he felt she wouldn’t accept anything for free.
"He wants her to model for him." Ning Youguang answered without much thought.
"Is he so blatantly coveting my wife’s celestial beauty?" Shi Wangyue’s brows knitted together tightly, speaking through clenched teeth.
"We’ve known each other for so long, he can recall my face even with his eyes closed, if I don’t let him paint, will he not paint?" Ning Youguang raised a brow, "Since I can’t stop him, I should squeeze every ounce of value out of him."
—"I’ve invested in him for years before his paintings beca valuable."
"..." Shi Wangyue looked at the unapologetic expression on her face, feeling sowhat blocked.
Ning Youguang didn’t care whether he felt blocked, "Anyway, with his painting style, even if he paints , others won’t recognize it’s ."
She pointed at the strange painting set aside.
"I don’t like you modeling for others." Shi Wangyue stood towering over Ning Youguang.
Behind her was a flower garden in full bloom.
"You don’t like it, then I’ll tell him not to paint in the future, fair enough?" Ning Youguang sighed, "I asked him to paint this to give to you, Yi Lan painting , I thought even if you can’t appreciate the art, at least you can appreciate in it."
"I suddenly think this painting is quite good." Shi Wangyue grinned, squatting slowly in front of Ning’s painting, light and shadows from the sun shifting over his head as he admired the painting.
"Take it ho to admire slowly." Ning Youguang sighed, "Can you help up first?"
Shi Wangyue stood up, reached out, and helped Ning Youguang up.
However, just as Ning Youguang stood up, she wobbled sideways.
"The noble heroine accidentally sprained her ankle and can’t get up." Ning Youguang awkwardly touched her head.
Compared to the heroic praise from passersby earlier, she really felt embarrassed.
Shi Wangyue paused for a mont, "Which part did you sprain? Let see."
His eyes were filled with visible concern.
Thud.
Jin Assistant originally wanted to persuade the boss to attend the eting where nurous industry elites were waiting for him. Upon hearing this, he gave up all hope.
He even thoughtfully asked, "Boss, should I contact a hospital?"
"No need." Ning Youguang quickly intervened, "I just twisted my foot slightly when I was getting up, it feels a bit numb, I’ll just rub so ointnt on it when I get back."
Jin Assistant didn’t say anything else, waiting for Shi Wangyue’s instructions.
"Turn your back." Unexpectedly, this was the instruction he received.
"..." Holding two cups of coffee, Jin Assistant had no choice but to turn around, "I’ll go give Senior Nie so water, I’ll be back later."
After Jin Assistant left with the coffee and lemon tea, Shi Wangyue gently lifted Ning Youguang’s pant leg, carefully holding her slender, fair ankle in his hand to examine it, "Does it hurt here?"
He gently applied pressure to test.
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