"A 'Sistine Madonna' by Raphael... Madam... the gift from Miss Feier is also..."
In the painting, the drapes were gently drawn apart to reveal the Virgin Mary cradling the infant Christ as she descended from the clouds. At her feet, the elderly Pope Sixtus II and the young, beautiful Saint Barbara knelt in prayer, the former clad in heavy ceremonial vestments, pointing towards the earth where the Virgin was destined to go; the latter looked down devoutly with a touch of shyness, as if praying for the mother and child. The Virgin's face looked beautiful and serene, with a hint of worry in her brows—she would have to sacrifice her beloved son to save all humanity. The infant Christ nestled in his mother's arms, his eyes wide open...
"You dare to prepare a counterfeit painting to fool me!" Madam Bo's dissatisfaction with Li Qiyu had been simmering, and now it erupted.
"Counterfeit?" Li Qiyu turned her head and saw several servants holding two paintings.
One was a framed masterpiece, and the other was the one she had given, with the canvas unrolled.
Compared side by side, it was clear that the painting Li Qiyu had given was much rougher, a mere imitation.
"If you are reluctant to give Madam a valuable gift, you could choose not to give one, but bringing a fake to deceive someone amounts to fraud!"
"All gift-giving is sham and deceit, who knows how much hypocrisy she has committed."
"Maybe even her face is fake."
A chilling presence approached, and Bo Yeyuan came walking over sternly, "What's going on?"
"Yeyuan, you should teach her how to behave properly!" Madam Bo said with a dark face, stating the cause of the issue.
Bo Yeyuan glanced at the counterfeit painting and those thin lips uttered two words, "Apologize."
"Why should I?" Li Qiyu was infuriated.
"Li Qiyu, have you forgotten my warning?" Bo Yeyuan's grip tightened on her shoulder, exerting a frightful pressure, "Until we are divorced, you are under my discipline!"
Li Qiyu couldn't free herself from his grip; with the Bo family members outnumbering her, any argument would certainly be to her disadvantage.
She had forgotten the past, and she didn't know why this painting had become a counterfeit. Was it a setup?
Bo Yeyuan's voice was as cold as ice, piercing into her skin word by word.
Though she held no expectations of him, and he, without inquiring about the reasons, opposed her, she scoffed inwardly.
"I do not fancy her apologies; take her back and deal with her according to family law," Madam Bo said wearily, waving her hand.
So there was still family law? It sounded like they hadn't refrained from punishing her!
"This time, discipline must be strict. If she dares to deceive even Madam, there's nothing she wouldn't do." There's always some wretched person trying to harm me.
"Grandma, you are mistaken. Although this painting isn't an original Raphael, it is not a counterfeit either," Li Qiyu said slowly, her gaze sweeping over everyone.
Mocking laughter...
"I painted it with my own hands."
"..."
"I believe that true sincerity cannot be bought with money. I took three months to complete this painting, which holds more significance and is priceless to me. To give this gift to grandma, I learned oil painting for half a year," Li Qiyu said sadly, "I know that in the Bo family, none of you like me…"
She retaliated against their moral shackling with disdain!
Sure enough, those mocking voices fell silent.
"Young Master Bo, even so, do you still wish to subject me to family law?" Li Qiyu asked, a cunning cold smile on her face as she looked at Bo Yeyuan!
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[A new book is released; I hope the princesses will like it!
Mr. Bo's journey to chase his wife is long, so don't be anxious; sooner or later, he will be trained into a loyal dog. One that is obedient and showered with love without bounds.
Our Qiyu will also grow stronger and stronger, from a slave girl to a queen...
If you like it, please add it to your collection, meow~! Heart...]