Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
As the two pairs drew closer to each other, Mo Jiangye could not help tightening the muscles of his arms. Every time he saw this man, his wariness would heighten unconsciously.
Pursing his lips, he used the outer lane and hugged his woman closer to him.
Lin Jingxuan trained his eyes on Ye Erruo, while she pretended not to see him. Her concentration was only on her man as she held his hand, leaned into his arms, and inquired sweetly, “Are you hungry?”
“Yes.” How he wished he could hide the lovely woman in his pocket so no one could covet her.
“I’ll get the food. You can get the drinks.”
“Alright.”
“What do you want to eat?”
“I’ll have whatever you pick for me.” The volume of his voice was loud enough for Lin Jingxuan to overhear as the other couple brushed past them.
“Men are like pig trotters, so I’ll pick some trotters for you later.” She chuckled softly.
Apparently, her man did not get the joke, as he told her matter-of-factly, “Pig trotters? There aren’t any.”
“…”
“I’ll eat whatever you eat.” He reaffirmed his stance again.
“Alright, alright. I got it.” Throughout their entire conversation, she had not glanced once at Lin Jingxuan. This made her man very happy indeed.
Lin Jingxuan clenched his fist hard as anger surged inside him. What a despicable couple!
His wife naturally noticed the change in his mood and mocked him. “Jingxuan, you can see what a loose woman Ye Erruo is. As long as any man did something… she would rush into his arms. A woman like her will meet a bad end.”
Suppressing the anger inside him, he held her hand up the stairs.
Viciousness flashed across the woman’s eyes as she took a peek at her nemesis. This woman cannot be ignored anymore! As long as she’s around, Jingxuan will not devote himself to me. She could sense the restlessness in him each time Ye Erruo appeared before him. This was something that had never happened before.
“Put on your best self when you see grandpa later.”
“I will.”
“Grandpa!” Lin Jingxuan called out when he saw the old man.
“Eh…” The elderly man hummed in acknowledgement with indifference.
“This is my wife, Gu Feirou, the princess of Blue Tower Royalty. I brought her here today to celebrate your birthday. Xiao Rou, come and greet grandpa.”
“How are you, Grandpa? I wish you great fortune and longevity. I heard that you like calligraphic paintings, so this is a small gift from me. Hope you like it.”
The butler approached to take the gift from her. It was a Qi Baishi well-known ink painting that depicted shrimp.
“Grandpa, this is an authentic piece of Qi Baishi. It took Xiao Rou a long time to search for it after she found out that you like calligraphic works,” the man told his grandfather.
The elder took a glance at the painting and asked, “How much did you spend?”
The lady replied smilingly, “The money spent is not worth mentioning. It is more important that you like the present.”
“She spent one billion yuan to get this for you at an auction,” Lin Jingxuan added.
The old man merely frowned. If this had truly originated from the painter, then one billion yuan was well worth the price for the ten pieces of shrimp on the painting. On the other hand, spending one billion on a highly-skilled counterfeit would be foolish.
“Put this aside.”
The butler, who was standing behind the elderly, nodded quietly and proceeded to scroll up the painting. A few years ago, a good friend of the old master had gifted the old man an ink painting depicting hundreds of shrimps. That painting would have taken the whole art world by storm if it had been on display. It had been a gift from his master’s first love, so it was definitely priceless. Even someone like him, who often followed the old man day in and out, could tell that the painting given to him by his granddaughter-in-law was a counterfeit. The texture of the watercolor paper alone already indicated that something was amiss about this piece of artwork.
“Who did you say she was again?” Old Master Lin asked, looking cold and stern.
