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The next day, Xia Yu returned from home to the villa he and Xu Zhan lived in.
A few days later, Lu Zhao called him again and asked if he was free, but Xia Yu refused.
"I've been very busy lately," Xia Yu stared at the paintings in the gallery and said nonchalantly, "I have something to do in the gallery and can't leave. Don't look for me recently."
His gallery is holding an exhibition recently, and he is busy receiving guests every day, chatting and chatting with people, and introducing his exhibits with a smile. At the end of the day, his face is sore.
He paused, then joked, "If you feel lonely, you can find someone else. I don't mind."
But Lu Zhao didn't say anything.
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time, and Xia Yu could even hear his breathing.
But in the end, Lu Zhao just said, "I know. I'll wait for you."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Yu stared at the framed painting in front of him in a daze for a long time.
He recently held a two-person exhibition, the protagonists of which were two painters with whom he had long collaborated, Chu Ziyi and Jiang Ti.
The exhibition was very successful. In order to match the floral watercolors that Chu Ziyi is good at, flowers that appear in the paintings were specially selected to make the gallery look like a quiet garden. The hazy and dark light and shadows shone down, and the shadows of people and flowers merged together and became one.
It is difficult to say what Jiang Ti is best at. His style is as elusive as he is.
However, in the corner of this exhibition, there is a small section that is blocked by a partition and not on display to the public. Only if someone happens to walk in and take a detour can they see that there is only one painting hanging inside.
The painting is a deep blue, with different shades of blue intertwined together, like raging waves converging together and finally becoming a boundless sea.
This painting was painted by Xia Yu himself.
He painted this the only time Lu Zhao took the time to accompany him abroad for a few weeks.
Once, he wanted to use this painting to propose to Lu Zhao.
And now, he has hung up this treasured painting to see if anyone will buy it.
So be it, Xia Yu thought as he looked at the painting, he wanted Lu Zhao to be his lover, ultimately it was just to vent his resentment.
Now that he has got Lu Zhao, the hopeless crush from three years ago has come to an end.
It would be better to let Lu Zhao go, and also let himself go.
For the next half month, Xia Yu refused to meet Lu Zhao, and his indifference was obvious.
How could Lu Zhao not feel it, but his patience increased countless times than before. Even if Xia Yu's tone was full of boredom or even annoyance, he didn't care and would only say to Xia Yu, see you next time.
Xia Yu was totally at a loss.
Fortunately, Lu Zhao went on a business trip a few days later and was too busy to bother him, which made Xia Yu breathe a sigh of relief.
Half a month passed in a flash.
Xia Yu's exhibition was successfully held, but his paintings were not sold. To be precise, no one noticed that there was a painting hidden behind the partition.
I don’t know why, but Xia Yu felt a little regretful and a little fortunate.
On the day the exhibition ended, he went to a bar to celebrate with the gallery staff and two of the exhibiting painters.
Chu Ziyi is a girl and Jiang Ti is a boy. Both of them are still young in the field of art. Chu Ziyi was discovered by Xia Yu. He took a liking to her at first sight while she was still in school and has been protecting her all the way. Jiang Ti was introduced by his brother, so he is familiar with both of them.