Stardust in the Moonlight: Little Wildcat, Don't Try to Run Away

Chapter 196 There is a difference between liking and loving

I walked into the gallery and everything was arranged elegantly and sophisticatedly, all designed to highlight the works on the wall.

It's still early and the guests haven't arrived yet.

"Sister Rongyue, are you particularly familiar with this artist?" Yuyan followed me as I slowly admired the works on the wall.

"It's okay. When I was in school, I was always compared to my teacher. I just feel embarrassed when I think about it."

"Why are some of the paintings covered with cloth?" Yuyan looked at the works covered with burgundy cloth curiously.

"These works may be new works, and they are being shown for the first time in this solo exhibition, so I will show them to you one by one after the exhibition starts."

"It's so mysterious."

"The exhibition won't start until noon. Let's go paint for a while. Your still life needs some work." I patted Yuyan's head.

"Okay!"

I took Yuyan back to the studio to paint.

noon.

"Rongyue, there are a lot of people outside! Why are you two still hiding here painting?" The Empress pushed the door open and came in.

"Wow! Brother Jiawei looks so handsome today!" Yuyan looked at the empress who came in.

"That's right! Today is the first time we hold an exhibition here, so of course we have to prepare well..." The Queen said, looking at me, "You...are planning to meet your senior who you haven't seen for many years just like this?"

I looked down at my clothes: a white sweater, jeans, and casual shoes. I had put on some light makeup this morning, just like I usually do.

"Is there anything wrong? I'm here to meet the senior. I'm not the protagonist today. Why should I dress up?!"

The queen sighed, "Forget it, you are not suitable to wear a formal dress now... others are so formal, your casual and lazy look is quite different."

"Have you finished your painting? You painted it so mysteriously and didn't even show it to us! What are you painting?" The queen came closer to me, and I just covered the canvas with the burgundy velvet.

I slapped the empress who was trying to pry open the veil with her fingers.

"You'll find out tomorrow."

"Why are you so secretive! Yuyan, what is your sister Rongyue painting? You are with her every day, have you seen what she paints?"

"of course not!"

"Oh, aren't you curious?"

"It's not like she's going to hide forever anyway."

The queen smiled.

"I just saw your senior. Oh my god, mixed-bloods are so good-looking. He's tall and handsome, and his eyes are that beautiful brown. He can charm people away with just one look!"

"Really? I want to see it too!" Yuyan was a little excited.

I looked at my watch and stood up. "Come on, Yuyan, I'll take you around."

I stood up and extended my hand to Yuyan. Yuyan took my hand and walked out with me and the queen.

When we walked into the main hall, we saw Ji Lingfeng giving a speech.

Several rows of chairs were almost full.

The three of us sat in the corner of the last row.

When the queen said Ji Lingfeng was handsome, she was quite subtle in her words. When she was in school, she heard from her classmates that he was a mixed-race of China, Ireland and the Netherlands. He had dark brown hair and fair skin. His brown eyes were sunken under his high brow bones, and his gaze was deep and charming. When he smiled, his lips were red and his teeth were white. He was tall.

He is very cold and aloof, indifferent and distant to others, and speaks sharply, but there is still no shortage of female classmates in the school who pursue him one after another.

"He's so handsome!" Yuyan stared with her eyes wide open.

"How could you resist falling asleep when you have someone like this around you at school?"

"Why are you sleeping? Do you think there aren't enough people who want to sleep with him? Besides, at that time, the instructor was comparing us to each other, and he was too tired to bother with me!"

My impression is that the most common expression he made when looking at me was frowning.

Such a proud person certainly doesn't like to be compared with others. I still don't know why Teacher Xu did that at that time.

Obviously, we are his most proud students, but he still wants to make us at loggerheads. Of course, I don't feel anything, but I feel that Senior Ji cares a lot more.

So we don’t even talk much in normal times, and we have no intersection in life, we are just strangers to each other.

"Sister Rongyue, don't be in a daze, your senior is looking at you!" Yuyan touched me.

I came back to my senses and looked at Ji Lingfeng. His eyes were fixed on me. His expression was calm, and there seemed to be a barely perceptible smile in his eyes.

I smiled too.

After the speech, many people were waiting to communicate with Ji Lingfeng. Yuyan and I went to see the new works that had just been unveiled.

"Why does this painting feel different from other works?" The Empress stood in front of her new work.

When I look at this painting, I find that its style is indeed very different from other paintings.

"It looks like a back view, like...Sister Rongyue's back view." Yuyan turned her head and looked at me.

"How did you know that?" The Queen looked at Yuyan.

"This is how I feel when I see Sister Rongyue painting. When the sun shines on her, it's like she's glowing."

"You have a strong sense of art. Are you also a student majoring in art?"

A calm and distant voice came from behind us.

I turned around and saw Ji Lingfeng standing behind us, looking at me.

"Senior Ji, long time no see."

"It's been a long time since we last met." Ji Lingfeng walked to my side.

"You guys chat first, I'll go to the door to see if there's anything I can help with. Yuyan, will you come with me?" The Queen looked at Yuyan.

"I'll just look at the paintings here and won't disturb Sister Rongyue and this brother from chatting."

"Let her stay with me, and you go and do your work."

The queen is gone.

Yuyan also strolled around and looked at the works.

"How did Senior Ji know about my company? I just opened it not long ago."

"Originally I was going to use Wei Ran's exhibition hall this time, but he said you also have an exhibition hall here, so I came here uninvited."

"Hao Weiran?" I was startled and looked up at Ji Lingfeng.

He nodded. "My father's company cooperates with his company, so naturally we know each other."

"Oh."

"When you were a senior, I returned to China and went to the school's art studio. Teacher Xu said that you didn't paint anymore. Where did you go after that? What did you do?"

"Can I not answer?"

"No."

I looked at Ji Lingfeng, and he was looking at me too, waiting for my answer as a matter of course.

"You haven't changed at all in all these years."

"If you continue to paint, with your grades, the place to study abroad that year will definitely be yours. If you go abroad to study, we will meet again."

"I don't quite understand what Senior Ji means."

"I left a year earlier, firstly because of my father's wishes, and secondly because I thought I would see you after studying abroad for a year. I didn't expect that I would never hear from you again after I left."

"I was annoyed when Teacher Xu always compared us at school. I didn't pay attention to anyone else's work until you came along."

"Until you showed up, our works were in the same form, but our styles were completely different. We had different personalities, but the way we dealt with people was the same."

"In the past few years abroad, I haven't met anyone like you again."

"Teacher Xu said that your mind is calmer than mine and you have no distractions. I have never been convinced."

"I once tried to prove that I was better than you. I hope that when I see you again, I can truly gain your appreciation."

I looked at Ji Lingfeng. "When you were in school, I admired your work. Although we paint in the same style, I can't paint the gorgeous texture in your work. Your personal style is very strong. There is no distinction between high and low in art..."

"So you've only been paying attention to my work and never paid attention to me."

I turned and looked at Ji Lingfeng.

"Nangong Rongyue, ever since Teacher Xu compared us together, your eyes have always been on your work. Teacher Xu said that you have no distractions, and you really are like that."

I smiled but didn't respond.

"Senior brother, do you like Sister Rongyue?"

Yuyan stood not far from us and looked at Ji Lingfeng seriously.

Ji Lingfeng and I both looked at Yuyan.

Ji Lingfeng did not respond to Yuyan, but looked at me calmly.

"You never mention liking me, but every sentence seems to be saying that you like me. If you like me, why don't you just say it directly?"

"However, you just like Sister Rongyue. There must be many people who have liked Sister Rongyue like you, but not to the extent of love." Yuyan said in a relaxed tone, looking at Ji Lingfeng.

"You are so young, how can you tell the difference between like and love?"

"The ability to love is not limited by size! Although I am young, the people around me are all loving people, my parents, my brother, including brother Mo Chen and sister Rong Yue, they are all people who know how to love."

"You said you liked Sister Rongyue, but you didn't say it directly. You kept beating around the bush. You wanted to be better than her, to make her notice you and follow you. You wanted her to follow your plan and be with you without any deviation. But in a year, not to mention the changes in the situation every day, even people's hearts can change. You can't even let go of your own face. How can this be love?"

"My brother Mo Chen is different from you. He is usually a block of ice and doesn't like to talk to anyone. But when he is with Sister Rongyue, he loves her without any scruples. When he is jealous, he will act like a spoiled child and ask for a kiss from Sister Rongyue. Sometimes he is as childish as a little kid. From what I have observed, he has never asked Sister Rongyue to cater to him for the sake of his own face. Sister Rongyue will also tolerate all of Brother Mo Chen's behavior."

"Love is not only about satisfying yourself, but also about letting the person you love be a better version of himself, isn't it?"

I looked at Yuyan and smiled.

"So, you already have a lover, right?" Ji Lingfeng looked at me.

I nodded.

"Melting Moon."

I turned around and saw Mo Chen standing behind us, and he walked over to me.

I held Mo Chen's hand.

"Senior Ji, let me introduce you. This is my lover and husband, Gong Yi Mo Chen."

"Gong Yi Mo Chen? He's from Gong Yi Group..." Ji Lingfeng frowned and looked at us.

I smiled and nodded.

"Mo Chen, this is Ji Lingfeng, a famous artist. I told you about him, a senior who is one year older than me."

"Hello." Mo Chen stretched out his hand calmly.

"Hello." Ji Lingfeng held Mo Chen's hand.

"When did Brother Mo Chen come?" Yuyan walked over to us.

"I just happened to hear what you said, it's true." Mo Chen rubbed Yu Yan's head. "Your brother is waiting for you outside! Go find your brother."

"Okay, then I won't disturb my brothers and sisters from chatting. I'll go back with my brother first! Bye." Yuyan said as she walked briskly towards the door.

"Mr. Ji, are you interested in selling this work?" Mo Chen looked at the painting in front of him.

"Not yet. Why does Mr. Gong like this work?"

“This work gives me a very familiar feeling.”

Mo Chen looked at me, and I looked at Mo Chen, and we smiled at each other.

"Ling Feng, Rong Yue."

Hearing a familiar voice, I turned around.

"Teacher Xu! Teacher's wife!"