Gu Family.
As soon as Gu Mingcheng got home, he dove into his room, hung the rolled-up painting on the board, and slowly unfurled it.
He held his breath and concentrated, and for every inch the painting was revealed, his amazement grew.
When the whole painting was laid out and he saw the woman in red, Gu Mingcheng couldn't help but stare in awe.
This was the first time he had painted a person so vividly, with such spirit.
Just looking at this painting, it was as if he could feel the woman's smile in the picture, gentle as a spring breeze.
Gu Mingcheng slowly reached out, but just as his hand was about to touch the paper, he pulled back. He quickly laid out a clean sheet beside him.
Back at Huaming Lake, Gu Mingcheng had lied.
He had finished this painting, but he couldn't bear to give it to Xu Nianhua.
Deep down, he wanted to keep it. He thought about painting a duplicate, sending one to Xu Nianhua, and keeping one for himself.
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