Unconsciously, she arrived at the subway entrance.
Gu Yaozhi also put away her thoughts and entered the subway station. There were not many passengers at this time. While waiting, she recalled her reaction at that time.
She gave up the idea of inviting Pei Chi to drink water because she was afraid that Pei Chi would continue to misunderstand her. However, she still didn't want to owe him a favor. At that time, she took out the only lollipop from her body. If I remember correctly, it should be strawberry flavored.
After handing it to him, the boy didn't take it.
After two seconds of stalemate, Gu Yaozhi lowered her eyes, took a step forward, and threw the lollipop directly into his precious helmet.
Then, she didn't look at the boy's expression.
Turned and left.
...
Accompanied by a gust of cool breeze, the sound of the subway entering the station sounded. Gu Yaozhi got on the carriage. There were still empty seats inside, and she sat in a seat by the side.
She took out her mobile phone and told Tang Nan about the meeting. A reply quickly popped up in the chat box.
Tang Nan: "Damn! The organizer is Pei Chi?!!"
Tang Nan: "Even if your teacher recommended him, is he really willing to help you?"
Gu Yaozhi: "Anyway, it's settled."
Tang Nan: "But Gu Gu, Pei Chi seems to hold grudges. Are you really going to cooperate with them?"
Gu Yaozhi: "Well, it's a rare opportunity."
Tang Nan: "What if Pei Chi uses his status to deliberately make things difficult for you and bully you?"
Gu Yaozhi thought for a while: "Bite him."
Tang Nan: "Ah?"
Gu Yaozhi smiled: "Didn't you say that my personality is like a rabbit? Rabbits will bite when they are cornered. I should be able to do the same."
Tang Nan: "Haha, even if you bite, it will be like tickling to others."
Gu Yaozhi: "..."
Gu Yaozhi: "Don't worry, there is a special person in charge of this exhibition. I should not have any direct contact with him."
Tang Nan: "Is that so? That's good."
At this point, Gu Yaozhi took out Zhou Xia's business card from his pocket. There was only a phone number below the company name on the business card, but no signature. It looked like a business card with missing information.
She was surprised, but didn't think much about it and sent a friend request.
Tang Nan was still at work, so she didn't talk to her much.
After arriving at the station and exiting the subway, Gu Yaozhi walked across a street and came to Zhong Huaili's studio.
In fact, the reason why she returned to China this time was because her aunt's business was not doing well. Her aunt helped her with her mother's medical expenses and her tuition fees over the years. After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts, she worked as an art consultant in a game design company. The salary was not bad, but it was still a drop in the bucket if she wanted to help her aunt.
Thinking about the teacher's reputation in China, as his student, she would have more opportunities here than abroad.
One more thing, she still wanted to paint.
She just didn't expect to meet such an opportunity right after returning.
She bought the tea that the teacher liked on the way, and greeted the teacher before coming. It just so happened that he was not busy at the moment.
"Teacher, I am very grateful for your recommendation." In a studio on the second floor, Gu Yaozhi put down her teacup, "Don't worry about the studio problem, I can solve it myself."
Zhong Huaili smiled gently: "Don't be polite to the teacher, this studio is idle, you can use it first, it's not easy to find a suitable studio, it's not too late to move after you find it."
"Besides, the exhibition has a deadline, it's not worth wasting time on this."
Hearing this, a pair of cold eyebrows flashed in Gu Yaozhi's mind.
She thought about it and agreed: "Thank you, teacher."
"You little girl, you are so distant with me," Zhong Huaili took a sip of tea and said earnestly: "Your teacher's wife died early, I have no children, you are my first batch of students, and you have learned painting from me for so long, you are no different from my own children, the teacher doesn't help you, who else can you help!"
Hearing this, Gu Yaozhi pursed her lips and responded.
Zhong Huaili took a sip of tea: "By the way, Zhizhi, you have a good relationship with Mr. Pei, right? When he heard that I recommended you, he agreed without hesitation. I heard that his exhibition company has many well-known painters who took the initiative to contact him to organize exhibitions."
Gu Yaozhi paused for a moment, then smiled lightly and said, "We are not very familiar with each other. I am just relying on the teacher's help."
Zhong Huaili had students coming to class later, so she sat for a while and left the studio.
It was still early, so she went to the painting shop recommended by Zhong Huaili to pick out a few sets of painting supplies. When she paid with her mobile phone, she found that Zhou Xia had accepted her friend request.
Gu Yaozhi forgot to mark her name when applying, so she opened the chat box and sent a WeChat message.
"Hello, I'm Gu Yaozhi."
After leaving the painting shop, the other party had not replied to the message, probably because he was busy. She put the phone back in her pocket and walked forward.
After realizing it, she found that this place seemed not far from Lingcheng No. 1 Middle School. The surrounding buildings and streets have changed. She walked through the streets according to her memory.
When she was about to reach the place, she felt a sense of homesickness and slowed down her pace unconsciously.
Turning a corner, she saw the white school gate in her memory. The cherry tree on the side of the gate was still there. It was in bloom. The wind blew down a few pale pink petals. Gu Yaozhi felt like something fell in her heart.
It was neither light nor heavy.
She stood there quietly for a while. When it was time for dinner, she went to the Sichuan restaurant in the alley nearby.
The store had been renovated and was more spacious than she remembered. There were still many customers and it was still full of fireworks as before.
Gu Yaozhi went to the counter to order food. When she was in school, she and Tang Nan didn't like to eat in the school cafeteria, so they often came to this store. At that time, the waiter at the front desk was an aunt, but now she has been replaced by a young girl.
The waiter pushed the menu over: "What would you like to eat?"
She didn't look at the menu and directly ordered the restaurant's signature dish
"Sorry, the last portion of this dish has just been sold out. Can you look at something else?" The waiter saw that she looked like a regular customer, but he had no impression of her, so he couldn't help but guess: "Are you a student who graduated from No. 1 Middle School?"
Gu Yaozhi looked down at the menu and smiled, "Yes, I graduated many years ago."
Waiter: "No wonder, the restaurant often has customers who used to go to school nearby, and they are just like you, they come and order the signature dishes directly."
"I miss this taste." Gu Yaozhi said with a little regret because he came late.
Two students wearing the uniform of No. 1 Middle School heard the two chatting. One of the female students turned to the waiter and said, "We don't want our signature dish anymore. Let's give it to this senior. She can eat it every day anyway."
While speaking, she looked back at the male student next to her and said, "Okay?"
The male student nodded, "I'll listen to you."
Hearing this, Gu Yaozhi smiled and thanked them. Then he walked to the freezer and took out two bottles of soda and asked the two students to drink.
The female classmate was quite cute. She took the soda, looked at Gu Yaozhi, and asked with a smile: "Senior, which class are you from?"
Gu Yaozhi said softly: "Class of 15."
Hearing this, the female classmate's eyes lit up: "Ah, there are many famous people in that class. I remember that the provincial champion of No. 1 Middle School is from your class."
Gu Yaozhi curved her lips: "Yes, he is my class monitor."
"What a coincidence." The female classmate remembered something and asked again: "By the way, there is another very awesome senior. I have seen posts about him in the school forum before. He is handsome and rides motorcycles very well."
"I heard that if you just participate After adding a game, I won the championship. It is said that at that time, there were a lot of students who cheered for him. The scene was almost a personal performance show! " "I didn't go at the time." The female classmate disappointed. "If I was born a few years ago, I could see the style of the senior. The boy who rode a motorcycle was really handsome!" The line swept his eyes on the two young and green faces, and bent his head bent. Waiting for the gap between the meal. Gu Yaozhi sat on the position and brushed the phone for a while. The couple at the next table were the little classmates. Their dishes were ready and served. The whole table was full of spicy dishes. The boy seemed not to be able to eat spicy food. He asked for water after a few bites.
The girl said in a coquettish tone, "I can't eat it. It's a little spicy."
The boy smiled indifferently, "You like it."
Hearing the conversation between the two, Gu Yaozhi raised her eyes unconsciously, and her eyes fell on the boy's ears that were slightly red from the spiciness. She was distracted for a moment.
After a while, her dishes were ready. The long-lost and familiar fragrance filled her nose. Gu Yaozhi couldn't help but pick up her phone, took a photo at a good angle, returned to the WeChat chat interface, and sent it to Tang Nan.
Then she typed a few more words and clicked send.
...
Lingcheng, an office on the top floor of an office building.
The man leaned back in his chair, holding a mobile phone in his hand, his cold and handsome eyebrows drooped, and his eyes fell on a photo that his finger had just clicked.
The next second, another message popped up in the chat box.
"Honey, are you drooling?"
"..." Pei Chi paused.