Almighty painter

Chapter 805 The Beginning of Love (Part )
(New Year extra.)
(May your family be happy and everything goes well.)
"He clearly knew what he would face and what he would give up. He was willing to follow him from Barcelona to Osaka. This is true courage. He clearly understood what he was choosing and the price he would pay for choosing him."

Katsuko Sakai pinched the spoon between her fingertips.

"Under such circumstances, she still chose to stand on the edge of the rooftop that day. This is true love. Otherwise, it is just desire, just a kind of self-satisfaction of the 'sacrificial spirit'. As if this can prove that I love you enough, and that she or he has not wasted her own feelings and fallen in love with someone she shouldn't love."

“The most complete understanding leads to the most thorough love.”

“When I didn’t understand each other, or even myself, I followed my mom and dad’s example and said let’s be each other’s anchors in our hearts.”

The woman said calmly.

"In fact, this is a very irresponsible fantasy. The difference between fantasy and oath lies in whether or not one will actually take actual action."

Gu Weijing was so absorbed in listening that he was fascinated.

He picked up a paper-wrapped sugar cube from the porcelain cup on the table and slowly unwrapped it.

He found that he didn't know Katsuko Sakai that well.

They met at an art project at the beginning of the year, then completed a paper in Asian Art together, and then decided to participate in this year's Lion City Biennale together.

This period of time was undoubtedly fulfilling, so fulfilling that Gu Weijing occasionally had the illusion that they had known each other for centuries.

Awang would meow and wriggle out of his arms, then jump into Sakai Katsuko's arms and rub against him. Sakai Katsuko would hand him a glass of water, and he would drink it naturally.

It seems that they have been living together like this for a hundred years and will continue to live together like this for another hundred years.

If you think about it carefully, their meeting seems to have happened just yesterday.

Gu Weijing had only known Sakai Katsuko for less than half a year.

Is half a year enough time for him to truly and comprehensively understand a person?
Gu Weijing can use many words to describe Katsuko Sakai.

Gentle, quiet, with soft and fine hair, she likes to wear red dresses, smells like soft and sweet strawberries, can write neat English essays, and paints with delicate and soft brushstrokes...

Otherwise.

If we pile all these words together, can we really complete the "synonymous replacement" for the girl in front of us?

"No."

Gu Weijing answered himself.

All these words were piled together, and all he got was a silk-wrapped vase filled with artificial silk flowers.

The vase exudes a soft temperament, delicate and fragile, and smells like fresh strawberries.

This is what Katsuko Sakai looks like in his subconscious.

Gu Weijing also treated Shengzi like something delicate and fragile.

On the night of the accident, he immediately separated from Shengzi, asked her to leave, and sent a breakup text message. Just like when the first wave of earthquake tremors came, people subconsciously stuffed the most delicate vase in the house into the safe filled with sponge pads.

But Miss Sakai has never been a vase!
She has her own opinions and personality. In addition to painting, she can play semi-professional tennis and is also very good at playing Super Smash Bros.

Awang is such a domineering, cool and arrogant cat. He is invincible in the surrounding area. He scratches Old Man Wu and then Old Man Gu. He scares the children in the orphanage, but becomes obedient in Katsuko Sakai's arms.

There are too many elements in Sakai Katsuko that Gu Weijing cannot summarize with his label of "delicate", and perhaps she also has too many sides that Gu Weijing is not even aware of.

These aspects of Katsuko Sakai were never shown in front of him, but were waiting for him to discover.

This time we meet.

Gu Weijing realized that Katsuko Sakai was much stronger than he thought.

Without discussing anything with her, he directly broke up with her and completely "drove" Shengzi out of anything related to Brother Hao - Gu Weijing once thought that being a lone hero and taking on everything by himself was the best thing to do for Miss Sakai, and it was what Shengzi needed him to do most.

He thinks this is good for Katsuko Sakai, and Uncle Sakai thinks this is good for his daughter, but do they... really understand what Katsuko Sakai herself is thinking?
Sakai Katsuko said that she made a promise easily without fully understanding Gu Weijing, which was irresponsible and passion rather than true love.

It is the self-satisfaction of the "sacrificial spirit".

Then.

Gu Weijing easily made a decision for the girl without fully understanding her, and like a tyrant, he made the decision that "he thought was best for the girl."

The moment he sent the breakup text message, the pain in his heart was mixed with a strange sense of satisfaction. Was it from the sacred feeling of making a noble sacrifice for love, or the vanity after the self-satisfaction of the "sacrificial spirit?"

He is Ai Shengzi.

Or does he love the feeling of being able to become a strong man like the protagonist of those tragic love stories, who faces the devil alone to protect the princess?
"Gu Jun, we once hoped that love would become everything in life, but we didn't even understand what love was."

Katsuko Sakai used a tissue to tear the large piece of chicken breast into small strips and fed it to the cat in front of her bit by bit.

Yesterday he sat opposite the manager of Oil Painting magazine. In the entire Raffles Hotel's first floor bar, apart from the waiter, there were only two people, Gu Weijing and Anna.

The old wax-colored coffee shop is a wax-colored palace that belongs exclusively to the young female manager.

She sat opposite him, and her aura alone could fill all the empty space around her.

There are a lot of customers here today. The cafe is crowded with people. Couples are ordering meals, and waiters wearing coffee culture T-shirts are walking back and forth carrying milk jugs.

Ms. Sakai was sitting opposite with a cat in her arms.

As she gracefully fed the shredded meat in her hand to the tabby cat bit by bit, the crowd and noise around her quietly faded into silence.

"We were just two little kids once."

He heard Katsuko Sakai say in a dreamy voice, "The body is ready for desire. But the heart doesn't know what love is."

"Love is too heavy."

"You may like many people in your life, but you can only love a few of them: your father, mother, brother, and best friend..."

"Before you figure out your own heart, it is meaningless to talk about love recklessly."

Sakai Katsuko said.

Gu Weijing vaguely felt that Shengzi was actually saying that what she had before was not true love.

Koko is very brave, but Katsuko Sakai feels that Gu Weijing's feelings for her are still not true love, but just an illusion under passion.

So don't jump to conclusions too early.

[You are grateful to me, but you like Miss Sakai.] - Koko once said this to him.

But is there really no love at all during this period?

What prompted him to break up with Katsuko Sakai was the sacrifice of the flesh to the imagination.

What kind of emotion prompted him to say "I love you" to Koko that day - was it just gratitude, or was it that he blurted out subconsciously after his heart was touched instantly?

Only with full understanding can we love each other completely.

Gu Weijing has known Koko for many years.

He understands the other person's life, the other person's past, and has listened to the other person explain his or her inner thoughts and dreams.

Maybe. He knows Koko better than he knows Miss Sakai.

The love of youth.

It is truly a mystery that is difficult to solve.

When people first meet someone, they always paint the other person with all kinds of colors based on their subjective imagination. Love is like the bright colors of an old painting that slowly fades with time, but you find yourself still willing to stay in front of the frame for a long time.

Gu Weijing lowered his head and smiled gently.

He unexpectedly discovered that, over the past period of time, he had touched upon another person's inner world more, and he had revealed his inner world to another person more...both of them were Mr. Sloth.

A person he had never met before, and didn't know the other person's appearance, age or even identity.

The current way they talk to each other is destined not to have too much "heavy makeup".

Simply put, one person speaks and one person listens.

But that's enough.

Gu Weijing didn't know Mr. Sloth's appearance, age, identity or occupation. The only absolutely reliable information was that he should be a middle-aged man.

Gu Weijing did not get to know Mr. Sloth through this information, he got to know Mr. Sloth through the other person’s “heart”.

To strip a person of his outer garments.

After stripping off all false, empty and vain decorations, after getting rid of all worldly embellishments, his "real body" is revealed.

The person who is warm, cute, knowledgeable, powerful, and occasionally has a little bit of contrasting cuteness that pops up suddenly.

He knows Mr. Sloth and his strengths and weaknesses.

So amazing.

Apart from the "Little Love Class", Gu Weijing hardly ever talked with Mr. Sloth about anything in their lives.

Can you imagine a person whose body, eyes and brows are made entirely of art and poetry, of pilots in the desert, roses in the stars, utopian novels, queens on the coast and giants in the water?
This is how Gu Weijing feels.

Mr. Sloth is such a character built up from lines of poetry.

His conversation sometimes seems a little "out of touch with reality", which is a problem that an old scholar who has lived in an ivory tower all his life is bound to have.

Listen carefully and communicate carefully.

Gu Weijing could also feel the warmth and kindness in Mr. Sloth's heart, especially his love for the field of art, which was completely genuine.

Give it time.

If he could meet Mr. Sloth in the real world, it would definitely be a very touching scene.

Like meeting old friends again after many years.

Gu Weijing would give the other party the best wishes in the world, and Mr. Sloth would respond with a gentle smile.

This scene is so artistic.

The young man couldn't help but be lost in thought.

"By the way, regarding the subsequent interview, I don't like Anna Elena very much. I met her yesterday, and we didn't get along very well."

Katsuko Sakai wiped the oil off Awang's lips.

She suddenly got down to business.

"Me too! I have a bad impression of her, too."

Gu Weijing came back to his senses from his thoughts and immediately nodded slightly to show his agreement.

"She asked me to meet her last night."

He toyed with the sugar cube's wrapper. "Not very pleasant is an understatement."

"I guess you guys had a fight?"

Katsuko Sakai asked casually while combing Awang's stuck hair, her tone not sounding angry or surprised.

Anna didn't have a very good impression of Gu Weijing, as she was a young lady who was used to being strong.

There are many people in this industry who want to actively curry favor with the Elena family, but the person in front of him is not one of them.

He didn't even give face to the underground godfather who pointed a "gun" at his head.

All the Elena family can do is point a "gun" at Gu Weijing's career prospects.

When two people meet in this situation, it is inevitable that there will be some tension in their conversation if they are not careful.

"Did she attack your work? She doesn't like the painting 'Good Luck Orphanage in the Sunlight'?" Katsuko Sakai said gently, "Ignore her. You didn't paint for her. The Irina family can't cover up everything in this industry. Even if you don't win the award this time, the birth of such a great work is a prize in itself for you—"

"Not really. We didn't talk much about the painting. She came to me about our paper."

Gu Weijing shook his head slightly.

"To be honest, we had a very pleasant discussion about art. The new female manager is one of the most accomplished critics of art that I have ever met. It is hard to imagine that she is only three years older than me. She is truly worthy of the reputation of the Elena family."

“We talked a lot about thesis stuff.”

"She mentioned the similarities and differences between Van Gogh and Carroll. She said their work was a corrective to a life of ease—"

"That's very good, much better than what I wrote in my paper." Katsuko Sakai pursed her lips, "Doesn't that sound quite pleasant? It sounds like she approves of our paper. The approval from Oil Painting magazine may be enough to make the final decision on some key issues."

"At the end of the conversation, I told her that Elena's family should all go to hell. Didn't the atmosphere of the conversation immediately become awkward?"

Gu Weijing said with a smile.

The girl let go of her hands that were combing her hair and stared at Gu Weijing in shock.

The family he was talking about was the Irina family, which had been a powerful force in the Western art world for who knows how long!

Should all of Elena’s family go to hell?

Katsuko Sakai was mentally prepared to fall out with Anna, but hearing these words, even just hearing them in her ears, still made Katsuko feel a strong sense of fear.

"She wrote me a check for 300 million euros, trying to bribe me to admit that the female painter Carol in our paper was Irina... the Ms. K. who was printed at the bottom of the magazine."

"A beautiful soul cannot be bound, she will seek freedom, Ms. K.?"

"Yes."

Gu Weijing nodded.

"And Elena's family should all go to hell. This is my answer to her."

(End of this chapter)