Late at night, with everything quiet, the atmosphere in the bedroom became a little warmer.
"Where's Ling'er? Is she asleep?"
"I sent her to Ke Ke's. That girl isn't sleeping well at night now. You need to talk to her later…"
"Second Senior Sister is like a busybody…"
"You're asking for a beating…"
"Second Senior Sister, be gentle, I was wrong…"
The voices were intermittent, occasionally accompanied by the tinkling laughter of a woman, seemingly a bit uninhibited, and sometimes sounds of playful scuffles.
After all, the older Yun Ming got, the more mischievous he became.
He even dared to take advantage of Second Senior Sister, he must have been corrupted by those Senior Brothers, Ye Qingxuan firmly believed this.
Soon after.
"I should go now, Yun'er, you should also rest early."
"Second Senior Sister, wait. Since you're here, you can take this back with you."
Yun Ming quickly called out to Ye Qingxuan, then opened a cabinet and found the marked scroll among a pile of paintings, which was, of course, a portrait of Second Senior Sister.
He turned his head, only to see her face flushed and somewhat on guard.
"…"
Damn it, it was all First Senior Brother's fault, that dog.
Just because he didn't let him see it, he directly reported to Second Senior Sister that he still had hidden books.
"…I didn't draw anything inappropriate."
Yun Ming was somewhat embarrassed, and he could guess what Second Senior Sister was worried about in her heart, but even if he was brainless, he wouldn't give Second Senior Sister a book like that to look at.
Second Senior Sister greatly misunderstands me.
"Mm… Mm, then I'll take it."
Ye Qingxuan's voice also trembled slightly. When she saw Yun'er go to get the painting, her heart really skipped a beat, and she remembered what First Senior Brother had once said.
"Junior Sister, to be honest with you… Although my love for you is vaster than the ocean, compared to one person, I am still ashamed of myself."
"Not speaking? Is it that you don't want to know, or have you already guessed?"
"Boring, boring, Junior Sister… Pay more attention to the people around you."
Xu Zhimo left with a flourish, but it caused Ye Qingxuan to not sleep well for several days.
Just now, she was truly afraid. If Yun'er had given her a scroll of erotica, how should she have reacted? Fortunately, it wasn't.
"Aren't you going to open it and look? I put a lot of effort into this one."
Yun Ming at this time didn't think anything else. He had drawn many, many portraits: for Master, for Senior Brothers, for Second Senior Sister Xiong Keke, and for Junior Sisters.
Everyone on Yun Kui Mountain loved his paintings.
Of course, he drew First Senior Sister the most because Ye Qingxuan was the most beautiful, but every time he drew her, he always felt something was missing.
First Senior Brother said that it was because he used to respect Ye Qingxuan too much, which resulted in an extra layer of filter in his brushstrokes, making it impossible to capture that sense of reality.
So, he hinted to him, both overtly and covertly, that he could think more about First Senior Sister in other ways, such as a naive First Senior Sister, a cute First Senior Sister, a tsundere First Senior Sister, a lewd… Tsk, this indeed opened up a new world for Yun Ming.
From then on, it became unstoppable.
Yun Ming looked at Ye Qingxuan with some anticipation.
She slowly unrolled the scroll. In the painting, the streets and alleys were adorned with lanterns and streamers, which must have been the Fu Xi Festival. In that bustling night, there was only one protagonist, dressed in a green dress, with the sash outlining her slender waist.
The woman turned her head and smiled charmingly, as if thousands of brilliant lights flowed, reflecting the colored lanterns and the corners of the streets in Chenghui Flat.
And, at the very center, the figure of a young man.
However, if one didn't look closely, one wouldn't notice it.
On the right side, a small poem was inscribed: [I searched for him a thousand times among the crowd, and suddenly, when I turned my head, he was there, where the lights were dim.]
Cough, cough, since he had transmigrated, borrowing an old senior's poem wasn't too much, was it?
Yun Ming blinked his eyes, looking as if he was waiting for praise.
"Second Senior Sister, how is it? This was painted during this year's Fu Xi Festival, but I wasn't satisfied with that one at the time, so I repainted it many times."
"Did you also write the poem?"
"Of course~"
Yun Ming felt no shame. Did he go through nine years of compulsory education for nothing? He copied it by his own ability, so why wasn't it his?
Although his Chinese scores were often just at the passing line back then, his memorization ability was still extremely strong.
"Who else has seen it?"
"First Senior Brother, cough cough… Before sending it, I asked him to help me see which scroll was good. I also wrote a few other poems, but we both agreed this one was the best."
"First Senior Brother said he couldn't find a more suitable one, looking at what I inscribed."
"Mm…"
Ye Qingxuan gently stroked the canvas with her hand, an indescribable feeling in her heart, especially as she looked at the poem beside the painting, her gaze towards Yun Ming becoming increasingly complex.
He smiled very purely, this time without a trace of ulterior motive, like a little puppy just waiting for praise.
For so many years, Yun'er had always made her happy like this.
But… "Xu Zhimo, you scoundrel!"
She bit her lip, a little angry, which left Yun Ming somewhat confused. Why did Second Senior Sister suddenly mention First Senior Brother?
Could it be that she didn't want First Senior Brother to see it? Then he just wouldn't ask First Senior Brother for help with analysis next time.
"Second Senior Sister, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing. In the future, talk less about feelings with that guy and more about money. Also, for these paintings and poems, just follow your heart, don't listen to his bad ideas."
"Uh… Actually, I originally thought this one was the best, the most capable of expressing my feelings at the time. I suddenly couldn't find Second Senior Sister and was a bit anxious."
"I searched for a long time, and I was a little worried in my heart, after all, it's rare to go down the mountain to the Fu Xi Festival with you, Second Senior Sister. Now we have money, and there are many things I want to try with you."
"I was a little worried I would miss out. Who knew Second Senior Sister, such a big person, would still get lost, foolishly running to a corner to wait for me, and not responding even after I called you for a long time."
A smile appeared at the corner of Yun Ming's mouth as he spoke to himself, not noticing that the woman's earlobes in front of him were getting redder and redder, though her face showed little change.
"I was just afraid that wandering around would make it harder to find you."
"Mm, I know. That's why I was so happy when I found you. It was rare for Second Senior Sister to even dress up that day, so I just thought of painting it to keep as a memento."
"Second Senior Sister is truly beautiful…"
Yun Ming also stroked the canvas, sighing with emotion as if looking at a treasure.
"Second Senior Sister…"
Ye Qingxuan covered Yun Ming's mouth, which was about to say something else, closed her eyes, and let out a deep breath.
"It's getting late, hurry and sleep."
"No need to see me out."
She said, then turned and left without the slightest hesitation.
Of course, the scroll also disappeared with her, leaving Yun Ming completely puzzled as to why Second Senior Sister was so strange today.
Anyway, Second Senior Sister must have liked his painting.
That was good enough.
Feeling refreshed, he decided to cultivate intensely that night after Second Senior Sister had gone far away.
In Guan Yun Courtyard, it wasn't until the cold wind brushed against Ye Qingxuan's face that her mood calmed down slightly.
She glanced at the scroll in her hand, sighing helplessly.
She truly dared not think too deeply about what Yun'er had said, and yet he showed no change in expression, merely treating it as a gift.
Yun'er is still young, Yun'er is still young, he certainly has no other meaning, Ye Qingxuan kept telling herself this, but then First Senior Brother's words echoed in her mind.
She recited a calming mantra and decided that she would challenge First Senior Brother to a duel later. As she walked to Qi Yun Courtyard, she happened to run into the Junior Sister who was up at night.
Yi Xuan looked blankly at Second Senior Sister, who had come from Senior Brother's side, her face flushed, and she stammered, afraid to speak.
She wanted to pee, but it was dark outside, and she was scared.
But her sister was sleeping, and she didn't want to wake her up. Fortunately, she ran into First Senior Sister when she went out, but why was First Senior Sister still here so late?
Yi Xuan's little brain didn't think much, and she said tremblingly.
"Second Senior Sister… I want to pee…"