I heard you are a junior

When Liu Jinya was nervous, she couldn't control her walking strength, her steps were heavy, and the sound was obvious when she stepped on the smooth floor, which was not covered up by the melodious songs at the banquet, and Lin Qiqi, who was concentrating on playing with her mobile phone, noticed it all at once.

"Hey?" There was no one around, but Lin Qiqi didn't think that Liu Jinya was looking for her, she silently stepped aside, fearing that she would block the place to pick up the cake.

Liu Jinya saw that Lin Qiqi was staring at the floor with her phone in her hands except for the first glance. She could guess that Lin Qiqi was an introverted person, so she didn't rush up to scare people. She looked at the cake for two seconds and planned to start with a lighter topic. Muttering, "Which one is delicious?"

Lin Qiqi originally didn't want to interrupt, but when she saw that she was in trouble, she softly reminded her, "Matcha tastes good."

"Thank you." Liu Jinya raised her eyebrows to express her surprise when she saw that Lin Qiqi was still holding the phone in both hands.

"I don't mean that this banquet is boring!" Lin Qiqi was inexplicably guilty, and waved her hands to explain a lot, "I... I just have something to deal with, and I will definitely cooperate when I cut the cake later."

Liu Jinya is also not a lively and outgoing person, but she is older than Lin Qiqi. It is inevitable to treat strangers at work. Even if she is reluctant in her heart, she will not show it easily. It's something else, "Your ring is beautiful."

Lin Qiqi's cheeks were flushed, and she happily complimented, "Your ones are beautiful too~"

Seeing Lin Qiqi like this, Liu Jinya suddenly couldn't bear to take advantage of it—what's going on, if she wants to know anything, she can ask Si Yan openly, why bother with another innocent and lovely girl.

"Matcha is really delicious." She let go of her closeness and concentrated on tasting the cake.

Lin Qiqi looked at her with a kind face, and thought she was also not used to crowded places, so she hid here, put away her phone and chatted with her, "Listen to your accent...you don't look like a city A person."

"I'm from City L."

"L city..." Lin Qiqi smiled, "Osmanthus cake and jelly are delicious."

Liu Jinya has received customers from other cities, and was surprised to hear that, "These two kinds of snacks are actually not original to L City, and most of the outsiders come for the Art Museum and Juze Mountain."

"My family likes to eat." Lin Qiqi's blush deepened, and her soft murmuring voice was full of the melodious melody unique to girls.

Seeing such a cute girl, Liu Jinya was in a good mood. Seeing that Lin Qiqi was so nervous that she kept licking her lips, she offered her a glass of juice.

Lin Qiqi thanked her and took it, took a sip, her voice was a little louder in this corner, she blinked uneasily at people, afraid she would mind.

Liu Jinya gave the utmost respect and consideration, pretending that she didn't hear anything, and looked into the distance.

Lin Qiqi followed the trend and looked.

They all like to be quiet. Standing in a remote corner, watching all kinds of people in the venue chatting and laughing happily, cherishing this small silent space inexplicably.

Liu Jinya enjoyed it quite a bit, and so did Lin Qiqi.

The other two seemed to think otherwise.

"Qiqi~" Si Yan became more unrestrained, rushed over and grabbed Lin Qiqi for a while, staring at Liu Jinya fiercely, "Did she do anything to you?"

Lin Qiqi was dumbfounded, "No."

"Let's go, let's ignore them." Si Yan led Lin Qiqi and ran away.

Liu Jinya watched them go, smiled helplessly, and wanted to make a joke, but saw that Zhong Yuxiao looked like Si Yan with a dark face.

"...What's wrong?" She asked cautiously.

Zhong Yuxiao snorted coldly, "You flirt with my sister."

"What!" Liu Jinya was aggrieved, "Obviously you asked me to talk to you."

"I didn't ask you to be courteous."

Taking a drink counts as a courtesy?Liu Jinya was convinced, and felt a little puzzled.But this time it was a rare time for the two of them to come out to play. She didn't want to get stiff, so she thought for a while and picked up a glass of juice again, and put her hands in front of Zhong Yuxiao, "Be good, don't be angry."

Zhong Yuxiao took a sip and asked sullenly, "What did you say?"

"Cake." Liu Jinya recalled, "There are also specialties from L City."

Zhong Yuxiao squinted, "Sure enough, she was teasing a girl."

"...Where did you learn the word tease?"

Zhong Yuxiao didn't answer her, and looked at a certain place in the venue, "That's bad."

Liu Jinya followed and saw Yan Zinan walking towards the exit with a straight face, immediately put down her drink and cake and walked over.

They were far away, Yan Zinan made up his mind to leave, and almost missed Yin Xinchang who was behind him with his quick steps.Fortunately, Yin Xinchang tried his best and did not stop chasing while wearing high heels. When he grabbed Yan Zinan's arm, he frowned and yelled "twisting his foot", which brought the scene under control.

"Why do you want to leave?" Liu Jinya was worrying about how to get close to Si Yan, but in a blink of an eye, she saw that the person she was helping had no intention of staying and working hard at all, and suddenly became angry, and stood in front of Yan Zinan and asked sharply, "Isn't it a good deal?" Shall we join together?"

Yan Zinan sternly said, "I've been here, can I go?"

Liu Jinya had a headache. Seeing that Yan Zinan was so unhappy, she thought that she couldn't go head-to-head, so she forced a smile and said, "Let's stay a little longer."

Faced with her smile, Yan Zinan was embarrassed to lose his temper, and his face softened slightly, "It's boring."

"Si Yan invited us here." Liu Jinya persuaded patiently, "The banquet has just begun, we didn't even say congratulations, it's not appropriate to leave the banquet just to show our faces."

Yan Zinan bowed her head and remained silent.

Liu Jinya saw something was wrong, "Did something happen?"

Yan Zinan still didn't speak, Yin Xinchang saw the awkward atmosphere, even if he didn't understand, he helped to answer, "We had a good time eating and drinking, and suddenly someone came and said something like 'looking for a list'..."

"Don't stand here and talk." Yan Zinan suddenly woke up, "Let's go to the side."

It was indeed too conspicuous for Chu to chat at the entrance of the venue, Liu Jinya nodded, and led them back to the position they had just stood at.

"Can you talk now?"

Yan Zinan took a deep breath, "He is the owner of a gallery. When I was fired, he used 1000 yuan to buy all the paintings that I couldn't take away, and left his contact information. If there is a ghostwriting business, he will introduce me. , a few hundred yuan per order."

Liu Jinya was stunned, it was a bit unbelievable at first, but after looking at Si Yan, who was so full of stars, she figured it out again - Si Yan just won an award, and with the S Group as the backstage, the prospects are bright, the gallery owner is mercenary, if you have a little thought , it is not unusual to come here from L city.

"The past is in the past." She persuaded softly, "You are upright now, and you don't do ghost copying, so there is no need to care about it."

Yan Zinan frowned, "You're wrong, I'm leaving not because I care about the past, but because I don't want Si Yan to be embarrassed by me."

Liu Jinya was stunned.

"I've ghostwritten it for someone else, and Si Yan's style of award-winning work has changed this time. You should know the truth behind Guadatian Lixia."

"That's it." The last thing Liu Jinya wanted was to offend Si Yan. She felt that it would be a good idea for Yan Zinan, who seemed to be grabbing resources as a colleague, to leave temporarily. She turned to look at the master of ceremonies who were preparing for the show, and looked at the invitation card. Counting the time, "There are so many people coming in at the door now, it's too obvious for you to go out alone, wait until the show starts."

Yan Zinan wanted to speak again, but was glared at by Zhong Yuxiao.

Be honest.

Liu Jinya was inexplicably amused by this scene, and handed over a plate of snacks, "Wait a little longer."

Yan Zinan took it, and first gave it to Yin Xinchang who was beside him in a daze.

"Hey? Thank you," Yin Xinchang realized that they had finally finished their business and had a chance to speak, so he said what he had been holding back for a long time, "Zi Nan, tell me if you want to leave... suddenly running away scared me to death .”

Yan Zinan drank the fruit juice and listened to the chatter, ignoring others.

Yin Xinchang doesn't seem to need others to respond, he speaks for himself.

Seeing this incomprehensible way of getting along again, Liu Jinya frowned, and pulled Zhong Yuxiao to the side to discuss, "What should I do, Si Yan doesn't like us, Yan Zinan has a disgraceful history..."

Zhong Yuxiao couldn't see her frowning, so she raised her fingertips and rubbed between her eyebrows, "It will be fine."

Liu Jinya forced herself to be happy, "That's right, we haven't tried it in a gallery yet."

Zhong Yuxiao didn't continue to say words of encouragement, and turned out the phone to show the newly created contacts.

"This is..." Liu Jinya was surprised, "Si Yan's number?"

Zhong Yuxiao nodded.

Liu Jinya looked at it several times in disbelief, "How did you do it?"

"Do whatever you want."

"Are you talking about calligraphy and painting with Si Yan?"

"No." Zhong Yuxiao chuckled, "Talking about my wife."

-

Si Yan didn't want to talk about business matters, so she grabbed that cute girl named Lin Qiqi to show her affection the whole time, not to mention Liu Jinya, all the old fritters who came to flatter her were helpless, so they obediently became applauding guests.

Yan Zinan and Yin Xinchang left early when the performances were lively on stage, kept a low profile and kept a secret, and did not attract attention.

The celebration banquet passed peacefully, Liu Jinya returned to the hotel, changed into the dress that got in the way, washed off her tired body with warm water, and lay on the bed looking at Si Yan's number in a daze.

Zhong Yuxiao came out of the bathroom, saw her like this, and muttered unhappily, "Like an idiot."

Liu Jinya felt that it was necessary to have a heart-to-heart talk with Zhong Baobao, so she patted the place next to her, "Come here."

Zhong Yuxiao came over, her cheeks were slightly red, and her body was hot and fragrant after bathing. When she sat down, she casually threw the bath towel aside, and a drop of water was dangling from her hair. refused to fall.

"Hey." Liu Jinya's serious face suddenly became tense, picked up a bath towel to help wipe her hair, and asked softly, "Where did you hear words like flirting with girls and idiots?"

"The assistant and Yin Xinchang both said it."

Liu Jinya suppressed her smile and solemnly declared, "It cannot be used indiscriminately."

Zhong Yuxiao responded softly, raised her head and asked her, "We're going back by car tomorrow night, how do you plan to arrange it?"

Liu Jinya didn't think of a solution, but she couldn't worry about it. There was no other reason—Zhong Yuxiao was covered by a warm yellow bath towel, and when she looked up, her hair was fluffy and soft, her face was small and delicate, and her wet eyes were so cute.

"Jin Ya." Zhong Yuxiao frowned and called her, "Concentrate on it."

Liu Jinya smiled, lowered her head and rubbed the tip of her nose, "It's very concentrated, it's all on you."

She thought about not talking about business at night, so she took the initiative to get close to her cheekily. However, Zhong Yuxiao is a very rational person. Considering that they didn't have much time to stay in City A, she coldly pressed her waist and forced her to stand up straight. , with their eyes facing each other, they said sternly, "Are you planning to just go back like this?"

"Okay." Liu Jinya had a bit of an ostrich mentality, but was urged by Zhong Yuxiao, bit her lip and went through the matter, "How is your chat with Si Yan?"

"It's not very good. I'm mainly listening to her showing her affection."

"She doesn't have a good impression of me..." Liu Jinya thought for a moment, picked up the mobile phone on the bedside table and dug up the information she had checked earlier, "It seems that Si Yan can't be counted on too much. Let's go to the gallery and auction tomorrow. I checked Among the galleries representing Si Yan's works before she became famous, there is a gallery that often accepts works by newcomers, so it has the greatest hope."

Zhong Yuxiao didn't quite understand the operation of the auction house, and asked uncertainly, "If the gallery is willing to sign the contract, will Yan Zinan stay here in the future?"

"Not necessarily. Galleries generally require the agency rights of the works to package and promote the painters. There are no rigid requirements for other aspects. Yan Zinan only needs to be in City A when he needs to cooperate."

"What if there are hard and fast rules?"

"Then stay here, I talked to Yan Zinan before..." Liu Jinya was halfway through speaking, and saw Zhong Yuxiao's tightly pursed lips, and suddenly heard other meanings in the words, and chuckled, "I won't stay with you all the time. Look at her, this time I came here to find a way to find a way, in the future, it depends on Yan Zinan's own way."

Zhong Yuxiao lowered her head and wiped her hair with a towel, without saying a word.

"Xiaoxiao?" Liu Jinya called out.

Zhong Yuxiao didn't respond, and concentrated on brushing her hair.

Liu Jinya was not in a hurry, went to fetch the hair dryer and sat back in front of Zhong Yuxiao, adjusted the temperature and helped pull down the bath towel, and lightly moved to help dry her hair.Zhong Yuxiao was reluctant at first, but she turned around and faced each other obediently, staring at the slightly open neckline of her pajamas, and asked softly, "Si Yan's family cooks for her every day at home."

"..." Liu Jinya held the hand of the hair dryer for a while, and the milk-flavored shower gel on Zhong Yuxiao's body became stronger.A few seconds later, she came back to her senses, afraid that someone would caress her disheveled hair, she lowered her eyes and saw Zhong Yuxiao in her arms with a white face and eyelashes trembling slightly, she was so good-natured, "You want me too Cook for you at home every day?"

"No, I want you to eat my cooking at home every day."

Thinking of Zhong Yuxiao's cooking skills, Liu Jinya silently turned up the hair dryer by one gear, letting the rumbling sound fill the room.

Zhong Yu stretched out his arms to hug her suddenly, hugged her tightly, and hummed in a nasal voice, which was clearly audible.

Feeling a little itchy, Liu Jinya couldn't help laughing, half complaining and half coquettishly scolding, "Blow it dry and play again."

Zhong Yuxiao was obedient.

When the noisy sound of the hair dryer stopped, Liu Jinya helped to hang up the bath towel, raised her hand to get the hanger, and wrapped around a warm clingy baby behind her, she wanted to say a few words, but her lips were sealed with a kiss.

Liu Jinya always felt that today's clinginess was a bit too much, so she calmed down and asked in a low voice, "Do you have something to say?"

Zhong Yuxiao tilted her head and stared at her, and answered without haste, and hung up the bath towel hanging in the air.

Liu Jinya knew that something was wrong, so she leaned over and asked, "Tell me."

"I think..." Zhong Yuxiao hesitated, but said, "Your decision to come to City A this time is too hasty."

Liu Jinya nodded, "Indeed, I just decided a few days ago."

"That's not what I mean." Zhong Yuxiao retracted her cuddling hands as soon as she got down to business, her face was so serious that she couldn't hide her fluffy hair and pajamas, "I mean...you see It is not a wise move to start helping out after seeing Yan Zinan's painting."

Liu Jinya disagreed, "I decided to help Yan Zinan not only because of my personal feelings, but also because of my interests..."

"That's a long way off."

"There are also those nearby." Liu Jinya said weakly, "I made [-] yuan."

Zhong Yuxiao was expressionless, "From Feng Weize."

"Okay." Liu Jinya was frustrated at the beginning, and she was worried about being hit by Zhong Yuxiao again. She felt uneasy, bit her lip until it hurt so much that she endured the pain, and explained in a good-tempered manner, "But I think Yan Zinan is really She is a talented person who will make her mark one day, and investing in her has a good prospect."

"Mr. Kang clearly rejected Yan Zinan, but you are running around for Yan Zinan. Will he mind?"

Liu Jinya was stunned, because she made a hasty decision, she really didn't think about it.

Thinking back carefully now, she belatedly realizes that she has been walking step by step, going to the restaurant to talk about decorative paintings, going to Si Yan's celebration banquet, going to the gallery to try it out, and L City With such a small size, people in the industry in different cities will communicate with each other. As long as Mr. Kang is interested, he will know what she is doing after a little inquiry.

"You're right, I should consider Mr. Kang's feelings." Liu Jinya sat back on the sofa and sighed helplessly, "If this continues, I won't be able to help Yan Zinan, and on the contrary, I may lose my job in the auction house."

Zhong Yuxiao frowned, "Haven't you contacted Mr. Kang since you came back from Yaqiu Qingmeng last time?"

"I have contacted, I apologize, Mr. Kang doesn't care about Yan Zinan's behavior of running away without saying a word. And then...he only told me about work, and never mentioned Yan Zinan."

"what's your plan?"

"I've already intervened, and I don't want to lie or hide anything. Just tell Mr. Kang directly." Liu Jinya is not a liar, let alone a person who likes to give up halfway.She has decided to help Yan Zinan, no matter how slim the hope is, she is not willing to give up just like that, "Mr. Kang should understand."

Taking into account the consequences of losing her job at the auction house, she said a weak "should."

Zhong Yuxiao supported it, nodded and patted his shoulder, "Yeah."

It feels so good to have someone by my side to support, Liu Jinya felt the warm feeling, and said emotionally, "Xiaoxiao~"

"sleep."

Seeing Zhong Yuxiao walking to the bed indifferently, Liu Jinya kept her emotions stuck in her mouth, agreed aggrievedly, and went to pull the quilt and lie down together.

Too tired today, Zhong Yuxiao didn't bother her, so she turned off the light on her side first, Liu Jinya saw that the room was dark, and her heart became colder, and she glanced at the pillow before turning off the light.

On such a big bed, Zhong Yuxiao still leaned towards her, her body lying on her side was stuck at the dividing point in the middle, she snuggled up and shrank there aggrieved as if she was afraid of hindering her.There was a slight smile on the corners of her lips that were half covered by her hair, and she squinted her sleepy and confused eyes, looking soft and cute under the warm yellow light.

Liu Jinya's heart was so soft that she turned off the light and approached with the intention of coaxing the baby to sleep.

Zhong Yu suddenly stretched out her arms and hugged tightly, "Good night."

Liu Jinya once again became the side that was meek and nestled in her arms, dazed, and discouraged by Zhong Yuxiao's pleasant smell, she replied sullenly, "Good night."

-

Liu Jinya slept through the first day in City A, and entered a busy state the next day.She remembered Mr. Kang's habit of waking up early to practice calligraphy, calculated the time to make a phone call, and told about Yan Zinan's matter with an attitude of self-criticism.

Mr. Kang was not surprised, and asked, "How is the progress?"

"No progress."

"Sigh." Mr. Kang couldn't bear to hear her frustrated voice, "I have a friend in City A who has a lot of collections and is well-received in the industry, but he is very picky about paintings and doesn't speak very politely. If you are not afraid of being hit You can try it out."

Liu Jinya hurriedly said, "I'm not afraid! Thank you, Mr. Kang."

"Remember it." Mr. Kang smiled, "Jiayi Painting Garden, Zhou Huahan, the office phone number is 419666."

Liu Jinya confirmed it again and again, and hung up the phone happily.She dragged Zhong Yuxiao downstairs to have breakfast, and told Yan Zinan about the incident, and made a special statement, "Mr. Zhou is very picky, don't talk back, just grit your teeth and bear with it when you hear something uncomfortable."

"It won't be uncomfortable. Mr. Zhou is definitely not as picky as the gallery that suppresses the price."

Liu Jinya listened, and at the same time she felt relieved and tasted a sour snack. After eating the steamed dumplings on the plate, she felt tasteless, and worried that she would not be able to seize this hard-won opportunity.

Before going, she made a phone call to Jiayi Art Gallery, and got a chance to meet with Mr. Kang's name.

A group of four took a taxi to go.Zhou Huahan's assistant was very considerate, knowing that they were foreigners, he specially waited at the entrance of the alley where the painting garden was located, and led them in.

Liu Jinya faintly had expectations—judging from the assistant's attitude, Zhou Huahan paid a lot of attention to this meeting, maybe Yan Zinan could really use this to turn around?

Zhou Huahan was pretty much the same as she had imagined, gentle and elegant, preferring retro-style clothes, smoking a pipe like a big boss from the last century, speaking politely, talking about paintings with a straight face, rubbing his chin and looking carefully.

Liu Jinya sent up the resume she had made before coming here.

"XX Academy of Fine Arts?" Zhou Huahan paused when he turned to this page, and chuckled as he recalled, "No wonder the name sounds familiar."

Liu Jinya couldn't figure out the meaning, but Yan Zinan was very clear why people would get an impression when her name was associated with her alma mater. She clenched her fists, took a few deep breaths, and then slowly explained, "I I didn’t say that Fan Qiuyang plagiarized for hype, I’m telling the truth.”

Zhou Huahan didn't speak, and slowly closed the resume and put it on the coffee table, without even looking at the accompanying drawings of the work.

Yan Zinan's complexion turned bad all of a sudden.

Zhou Huahan didn't say no, just asked, "If I promote you under the name 'Xiao Fan Qiuyang', would you like it?"

Yan Zinan clenched her fists even tighter.

The work plagiarized by Fan Qiuyang has been repeatedly attacked, and you still have to focus on the name of "Little Fan Qiuyang" to promote it?

Even if she was an outsider, Liu Jinya felt that such a statement was too cruel, but she forgot what she had told Yan Zinan back then, and began to complain.Fortunately, her temper is not in a hurry, and she still has a smile on her face, and she speaks slowly without appearing too aggressive, "Mr. Zhou, I think every painter's style is independent..."

She wanted to help refuse with a more tactful attitude, but before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by a sentence of gnashing her teeth.

"I am willing." Yan Zinan raised her head with a firm expression.