I was criticized on a dating reality show, but I retaliated and became an internet sensation.

Han Jingxue did not answer, but her fingers unconsciously curled slightly.

Shen Yihuai saw this and softened his tone: "Then let's not draw, can't we just go inside and sit down?"

Han Jingxue glanced at him sideways, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded gently.

Shen Yihuai led her inside.

The studio is well-lit, with floor-to-ceiling windows facing south, letting sunlight stream in and making the whole space bright and airy.

Han Jingxue walked around the studio, her gaze lingering on each corner before finally settling on the empty easel by the window.

She looked around for a while, then suddenly asked, "Is this your place?"

Shen Yihuai stood behind her, his tone casual: "Mm."

"When did you buy it?"

Three years ago.

Han Jingxue didn't reply. He couldn't draw, so this place could only have been prepared for her.

She didn't say anything, but just stood quietly in front of the empty easel for a long time.

[Hmm... Based on my analysis of these two episodes, I think it's probably like this: Three years ago, Sister Han and Teacher Shen were together, but they broke up for some reason, and now Teacher Shen has come to Sister Han to get back together.]

Then, Sister Han's hand might have been injured because of something that happened before.

I'm not going to say anything more; you can judge for yourselves.

The analysis upstairs... it's all a bit confusing.

Han Jingxue stood quietly for a while, then suddenly spoke: "Paintbrush."

Shen Yihuai paused for a moment and looked at her.

Han Jingxue turned to look at him, raising an eyebrow: "Didn't you say you wanted to see me paint? Where are your paintbrushes?"

Shen Yihuai realized what was happening and smiled slightly. "Okay, I'll go get it."

He turned to get his brushes and paints, handed them to her, and asked, "What do you want to paint?"

Han Jingxue took the pen, turned her head back, and said in a nonchalant tone, "Anyway, it's not you."

Shen Yihuai chuckled softly: "Where should I sit?"

Han Jingxue didn't turn around, but gestured with her chin towards the chair by the window: "Over there."

Shen Yihuai walked in the direction she pointed and sat down on the chair.

The chair was facing the easel, and sunlight shone from his side.

He leaned casually against the back of the chair, one leg crossed over the other, his posture relaxed, his gaze fixed on her, a lazy smile in his eyes.

Han Jingxue stood behind the easel, glanced at him through the canvas, and didn't say anything.

She squeezed out some paint, picked up a brush, mixed the colors on the palette a few times, then looked up and glanced at him again.

Shen Yihuai felt her gaze linger for a few moments, and a slight smile curved his lips: "Didn't you say you wouldn't draw me?"

Han Jingxue remained expressionless: "It's necessary for the composition."

Shen Yihuai didn't expose her, but simply shifted to a more comfortable sitting position, his tone carrying a barely suppressed smile:

"Fine, you decide."

[She just said "It's not you anyway," and then started drawing someone else. Tsk tsk tsk, women's words are deceiving (doge)]

Look at Shen Yihuai's smile. He definitely knows Han Jingxue is drawing him; he's just pretending.

[Composition needs it, okay, I've noted those four words down, they'll be useful later]

The studio is so quiet, but the air seems to smell sweet to me (doge emoji)

The studio fell silent, with only the faint sound of the brush tip touching the canvas remaining.

On the other side, Gu Yan's car slowly drove into the underground parking garage of the Gu Group and stopped next to the private elevator entrance.

He turned off the engine and unbuckled his seatbelt.

In the passenger seat, Shu Zi didn't get out of the car immediately. Instead, she leaned out the window to look out, then turned to look at Gu Yan with a serious expression.

"Wait a minute, I need to disguise myself before going up. I have sunglasses, a mask, and a hat. I absolutely can't let anyone recognize me as the Pajama Warrior. It would be a disgrace to my reputation."

Gu Yan was about to get out of the car when he heard her words. He paused, turned around to look at her, sized her up, and raised an eyebrow.

"Need not."

Shu Zi: "?"

Gu Yan chuckled softly, lowering his voice: "Nuonuo, you can go straight up without anyone seeing you."

"...???"

Shu Zi was silent for two seconds, then her brows slowly furrowed, her tone tinged with resentment:

"So you mean, I can go up there without disguising myself and not worry about being seen?"

Gu Yan ruffled her hair: "Mmm."

Shu Zi slapped his hand away, hands on her hips: "...Then why didn't you take me upstairs earlier?!"

Gu Yan looked at her and solemnly uttered two words: "Forgot."

Shu Zi: "..."

She looked at him for two seconds, unbuckled her seatbelt, and then pushed open the door and left.

She strongly suspected he did it on purpose, just wanting to see her humiliated!

[Hahahaha, I forgot what it was! Are you serious with that answer?!]

Zizi's expression screamed, "I don't believe you!"

I bet he didn't forget; he did it on purpose. He wanted to take her through the main entrance so the whole company would know he brought his girlfriend!

【I think you guessed right, and she said "before"! She'd been here before! What does that mean? It means they'd been secretly working together all along!】

When Gu Yan chuckled and said "Nuonuo," his voice was so sweet, it made my ears pregnant! It's unfair!

Gu Yan's smile deepened, and he got out of the car as well.

Then the live stream camera stopped moving and remained focused on the inside of the car; all you could hear was the sound of the door slamming shut.

【? ? ? 】

[Is it stuck? Why isn't it moving?]

The image froze for a few seconds, then the camera shook as if something was blocking it.

Immediately afterwards, a staff member slowly extended their hand in front of the camera, placing a small sign with a line of text written on it in marker—

"Teacher Gu said that the details of the job cannot be disclosed."

【...6】

[…………666]

[Director Liu! Punish them! Punish them severely! Why won't they let us see it?!]

[You production team are so useless! You could have just followed in a flash! You've really neglected me (crying)]

[But speaking of which, didn't Zizi just say "before"?! This proves she was here! Gu Yan brought her here!]

[Yes!!! I noticed that too! She said, "Then why didn't you take me up there before?!" Before!]

Are they already together? (screams)

[Production team, are you guys even competent? You messed up at the crucial moment! I want to see the CEO's office scene!]

Gu Yan watched Shu Zi's angry retreating figure, his voice tinged with amusement: "Nuonuo, you've gone the wrong way, this way."

Shu Zi stopped, looked around, and realized that she had indeed gone the wrong way. She silently turned around and walked back, her little face still tense.

She walked to the elevator and pressed a button. The elevator doors opened, and the two of them walked in one after the other.

Gu Yan pressed the floor button, and the elevator doors slowly closed.

Inside the elevator, Shu Zi leaned against the wall, looking down at her phone, refusing to look at him.

Gu Yan stood next to her, a head taller than her, his gaze fixed on her with a faint smile.

"Nuonuo".

"Not here."

Gu Yan looked at her sulking profile and called out again, his voice a little lower than before: "Nuonuo."

Shu Zi finally raised her head, her tone slightly impatient: "What!"

"I was wrong."

Shu Zi turned her face away, her tone indifferent: "Oh."

The last syllable rose slightly, as if she wasn't planning to let him off so easily.