My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 530 - 015: When did you start smoking?
Because he came back this time because of her. Even as he returned, he was already ready, even if she hated him and wanted his life, he was willing to give it to her.
"Lu the Painter, you’re back?" Ling Wan Yi greeted with a smile when she saw Lu Shishu return.
Lu Shishu glanced at her indifferently, nodded in response, and then his gaze fell on his assistant Lin Zhiyuan: "How’s the negotiation going?"
"I just discussed with Curator Ling roughly about the works that need to be exhibited that day. Currently, it is determined that there will be a total of 18 paintings, but there is still controversy over the paintings ’Separation’ and ’Pain.’
"I’ve mentioned it before, these two paintings are neither for sale nor for exhibition. I don’t want to repeat it a second time. I hope Curator Ling can understand. Previously, people from the Ming Gallery also approached me to discuss the exhibition and said they wanted to showcase these two paintings, but I refused. I believe you all should have heard about this." After hearing Lin Zhiyuan’s words, Lu Shishu displeasedly raised his brows, and a hint of sharpness flashed in his cold eyes, directly staring at Ling Wan Yi’s fair and beautiful face.
Being stared at like this by Lu Shishu, Ling Wan Yi was momentarily stunned. She had interacted with Lu Shishu twice before, initially because of the curation issues, and she was the one who first approached him. The first impression Lu Shishu gave her was that of someone indifferent to fame and fortune, graceful, weary of the world, handling everything with detachment, aloof from matters not concerning him, and dealing with people in a cold and distant manner.
Her personality is actually renowned within the circle as cold and elegant, doing everything based on her preferences and mood at the time, often referred to as a ’Buddhist painter.’ And when Ling Wan Yi went to find her that day, she was actually quite lucky. It just so happened that Lu Shishu was in a good mood that day, and after listening to her for a few minutes, she nodded and agreed.
Now, suddenly seeing her sharp side caught Ling Wan Yi somewhat off guard. Actually, those two paintings, ’Pain’ and ’Separation,’ came out six years ago. At that time, Lu Shishu was not very famous, so no protective measures were put on these two paintings. But later, due to a forest-themed painting ’Why Wait for the Past,’ she gradually started gaining fame in this circle. Then later, she casually and spontaneously painted ’That Girl’ filled with a sad artistic sense, which made her famous again. This painting was even auctioned off to a famous art collector for a high price of 3.87 million.
And later, whenever someone mentioned ’using vibrant colors to depict a sad story,’ everyone’s first thought was of this newly emerging and somewhat famous Lu Shishu. Her use of colors in every painting was particularly bold, but every time someone saw those paintings, they could feel as if she was narrating a sad story.
And as she gradually became more famous, the initially created ’Separation’ and ’Pain’ slowly disappeared from the public’s view. Lu Shishu then thoroughly protected these two paintings because, to her, they held extraordinary significance. Many people wanted to collect these two paintings of hers, and even during exhibitions, they hoped to show these two paintings, but Lu Shishu clearly stated to the public that these two paintings would not be exhibited in the future.
Ling Wan Yi actually felt like the new Director Nan seemed quite familiar with Lu Shishu, so she tried to bring up the topic again. Maybe Lu Shishu would agree to show them for Director Nan’s sake. That way, their art gallery’s fame would increase and become the first in years to exhibit those two no longer publicly shown paintings by Lu Shishu. More people would likely attend, and many might come just for them. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
"Lu the Painter, please don’t misunderstand me. I didn’t mean anything else. I am naturally aware of your rules, and I just casually asked without any intention to break them." Ling Wan Yi came to herself and slowly stood up, trying hard not to panic and letting her expression become amiable.
Lu Shishu’s lips curved into a slight smile, a faint touch of cold arrogance in his gaze, "Thank you for your understanding."
"Then let’s go check out the version area first! If there’s anything unsuitable, feel free to mention it." Ling Wan Yi said with a smile as she stood up, picking up the folder and tablet from the table.
Lu Shishu nodded, gave his assistant a look, and they all stood up, ready to leave the conference room. As they reached the door, they ran into the returning Nan Jiayan. Ling Wan Yi, who was at the front, quickly smiled and said, "Director Nan, you’re back?"
