The setting sun outside the window dyed the dead leaves red, and the wind blew over, causing them to flutter and fall down.
A few sparrows flew up from the branches, and Lu Shizhen's heart trembled as if being bounced off a dead branch.
She just looked at Xu Shiyue sitting on the chair at the door with mixed feelings.
She subconsciously thought that Xu Shiyue had heard what she had just inadvertently revealed about the original world, but she also thought that what if she had just arrived and was simply interested in chatting with them.
"Host, Xu Shiyue was standing at the door when you agreed to show her the painting." Qiuqiu popped up and shattered Lu Shizhen's hope. "The original owner didn't have the same experience as you. You will be exposed if you do this."
“…” Lu Shizhen was completely hopeless.
She recalled the time when she helped Xu Shiyue escape from the Xu family and regained hope: "Qiuqiu, I remember your system has a function to erase people's memories, right?"
"That's the main system, the host." Qiuqiu reminded, "Our ordinary system permissions are not high. The maximum permission we can obtain is to use the host's cheat code to complete some tasks."
"What can you do now?" Lu Shizhen asked.
Qiuqiu glanced at the interface showing Xu Shiyue's physical condition, then leaned over and said, "Add... gas?"
"… "
Lu Shizhen wanted to complain about Qiuqiu, but then she heard the surrounding club members asking, "Why, Senior Lu? Tell me first before you leave."
"Yes, yes, don't keep me in suspense."
"Because..." Lu Shizhen looked at the eyes around her that were looking at her, as well as the pair of lowered eyes not far away, and bit her lower lip lightly.
"Host, we found that you have a highly allergic constitution. I think you can start from this point." Qiuqiu was reliable for once.
When Lu Shizhen heard Qiuqiu find out the information, her eyes lit up, and she quickly connected what she just said with the original owner: "Because when I was a child, I accidentally touched the paint and got allergic reaction, then I had a large area of urticaria-like bumps on my body, and since then my family won't let me touch oil paint."
"That's why I just hastily drew a picture last semester." Lu Shizhen felt that her brain had never worked so fast before, and she rationalized the inconsistency between her past and present. "But after that day, I found that I didn't seem to be allergic to paint anymore. It may be that as I get older, my antibodies and everything have slowly changed."
As I said this, a junior schoolmate echoed: "I have a sister who was the same. She was allergic to many things when she was a child, but now she is much better."
When Lu Shizhen heard her say this, he nodded quickly: "Yes, yes."
Like a common method used in writing essays, she quoted a medically recognized saying: "It is said that a person's entire body will be replaced every 18 years. I will be 18 years old in a few months."
"I think I've heard that before."
"Yes, the human body is constantly changing, especially since we are still growing physically."
Lu Shizhen's voice was not nervous, she spoke slowly and leisurely as if she was narrating a story that had happened to her.
The people around believed what he said and nodded, feeling a little regretful.
Except Xu Shiyue.
The setting sun outside the window was a little dimmer, forming a contrast with the warmness in the painting.
She looked at the girl in the middle with her eyes slightly raised. There was something obscure and unclear in the darkness and silence.
This person just said that she became interested in oil painting by learning thick painting, but was forbidden by her family. Now she says that she accidentally touched oil paint when she was a child, but her family found out that she was allergic to it and did not allow her to touch it. Isn't this a bit contradictory
Even if this is true, there was indeed a period of time between learning to paint thickly and accidentally touching the paint. According to Lu Shize's personality, it is reasonable that he still does not allow his sister to do such a dangerous thing again. However, she found that she was no longer allergic to paint at that time, not last semester.
She said a lot of things, and every word sounded very reasonable, but in fact it was full of loopholes.
Xu Shiyue didn't understand. If Lu Shizhen really could paint, why did she hide herself? Since she chose to hide herself, why did she expose herself today? She didn't seem like someone who couldn't wait to be in the spotlight.
"In fact, if you want to achieve a good color transition, you can try this method."
Lu Shizhen didn't want to end today with what he just explained, as it would leave a deep impression on people.
impression.
And lies cannot leave any deep impression.
Seeing that everyone was still discussing the "allergy" issue, Lu Shizhen picked up the drawing board she had just put down as if to change the subject, and took the initiative to demonstrate her techniques to her classmates in the club.
A soft brush was dipped into the paint and irrelevant colors were applied separately onto the blank space.
The girl moved her wrist slightly, and in just a few moves it merged with the sunset outside the window.
"Look, this will be better." Lu Shizhen held the paint tray in his hand, "Besides, the sky and the horizon are already hazy gray at dusk, so you can use bolder colors. Don't think that the two colors are complementary and give up the contrast. If you handle it well, the effect will come out."
"Wow, senior sister is amazing."
“This does look quite useful.”
"My mind says she learned it."
"If Old Xu saw this, he would probably drink again."
"Hahahaha, Old Xu is so happy."
Club members gathered around to watch Landing Shizhen demonstrate. Even Wang Xuejie stood at the outermost edge, looking disdainful but unable to help glancing inside.
Xu Shiyue just sat on the chair and looked at the girl surrounded by people. She could hear the praises for her painting skills and see the strangers surrounding her. Suddenly, she had an indescribable feeling in her heart.
She didn't know how to describe this feeling. It wasn't suspicion or vigilance, it just felt like a dull sensation stuck in her heart.
It was like the warm light of the setting sun passing through the glass and falling into her palm. She could feel it but could not touch it.
"Okay, that's all for today's teaching."
When the ending sounded, Xu Shiyue saw Lu Shizhen turn around and walk towards her: "Let's go."
Xu Shiyue nodded and stood up quickly: "Okay."
But just as Lu Shizhen walked up to her, he was stopped again.
The girl who had just invited Lu Shizhen to come in to paint seemed to be the club leader and took the initiative to extend an olive branch to her: "Senior Lu, can we invite you to our club?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Lu Shizhen, their eyes full of anticipation.
Lu Shizhen wanted to agree, but she glanced at Xu Shiyue beside her and remembered that her physics score was not even in the top 50 in the grade, so she declined: "I'm sorry, I'm in the third year of high school now, and I still have to focus on my studies. I may not be able to take care of painting."
The junior sister was unwilling to miss such an opportunity and hurriedly said, "It's okay, you can come whenever you are free. This can also be a way for you to relax after intense study."
Other club members chimed in: “Yeah, yeah.”
With eager anticipation all around, the freedom he felt while painting, and the process of exchanging experiences with others, Lu Shizhen felt a sense of familiarity that he had not felt for a long time.
She has been in this world for so long, but this is the first time she has felt a sense of belonging to the original world.
Lu Shizhen didn't want to lose this feeling, so he hesitated and said, "Okay..."
Then, before everyone could cheer, she added: "But I can't promise to come every week."
"Of course you can, you can come whenever you want!"
"Yes! We are always welcome."
"I don't think Senior Sister Lu is as scary as Senior Sister Wang said."
"Yes, I think she's a nice person. Pretty and not arrogant."
“Painting is okay.”
“Yeah, painting is okay.”
Just when everyone around was celebrating Lu Shizhen joining the club, Xu Shiyue heard the conversation between the two girls.
They were whispering in low voices, but Xu Shiyue could hear them very clearly and couldn't help but think of Chen Miaomiao's words again.
I don’t know if the rumors are too exaggerated or for some other reason.
This guy who was famous for being crazy in the department seemed to be not as crazy as rumored.
"I don't know if Senior Lu has a girlfriend."
"Oh, you."
"No?"
The girl's slender figure blocked the dim sunset and fell slightly on Xu Shiyue's shoulder.
Ear
340; The discussion went off track. Xu Shiyue frowned, raised her hand to hook the fingers of the person next to her, and asked, "Can we go now?"
I don’t know if it’s because he sat at the door for too long, but Xu Shiyue’s fingers were cold, and Lu Shizhen’s heart beat violently for no reason because of him.
She was like a puppet controlled by Xu Shiyue, and nodded immediately after she gave the order: "We should go now, see you next time when we are free."
"Goodbye, Senior."
"goodbye."
Because they stayed in the club classroom for a while longer, the two missed the peak time for the first and second grade students to get out of school.
The car slowly drove out of the school gate onto the not-so-wide road, and the setting sun slowly flowed in front of the window.
Qiuqiu landed on Lu Shizhen's head and breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh, I finally escaped."
"Fortunately, I'm smart." Lu Shizhen said as he leaned back against the leather backrest, feeling relieved.
Then she remembered something and discussed with Qiuqiu: "Qiuqiu, since my golden finger can detect Xu Shiyue's position in a different direction, can you send me a prompt the next time Xu Shiyue approaches? Wouldn't it be less risky for me to be exposed this way?"
"Yes! The host is really smart!" Qiuqiu lit up excitedly, and landed in front of Lu Shizhen with her wings flashing: "Qiuqiu promises to complete the task."
Lu Shizhen looked at the little ball and couldn't help but smile.
Today is the happiest day for her since she came into this world, although she didn't get any extra points.
She just looked at the evening scenery outside the window, and Xu Shiyue's figure was reflected on the clean window glass.
Compared to his own relaxed sitting posture, Xu Shiyue's straight shoulders showed no sign of slackening.
The street lamps flickered brightly from time to time, and her long black hair reflected a beautiful luster under the light, with a faint hint of white.
Lu Shizhen paused for a moment and found that Xu Shiyue had an earphone in his ear, which was rare.
She was a little curious: "What are you listening to?"
"Twenty-four Billies." Xu Shiyue replied.
Then she took off the earphones on the side closest to Lu Shizhen and calmly narrated the contents of the book to her: "This is a very classic psychology book. The protagonist of the case has split into 24 personalities due to psychological trauma and life experiences. The different personalities are very different from each other, but they also have some similarities. Some of them don't even know each other exists."
"Don't you think it's interesting?":,,.
(End of this chapter)