Free Web NovelChapter 663: Chapter 202: Prison Visit
"For some reason, I feel sad, tears start flowing uncontrollably. A painting, enough to last for three generations."
"It’s more than five billion now, right? Looking at various art pieces’ values, someone says this painting represents a new style, with rich meaning, making people feel serene and elegant, reflecting the artist’s calm mindset at the time. Plus, with Su Xiaocai’s fame, some have valued it at fifty billion."
"There’s currently only one painting by Su Xiaocai available. If someone is willing to spend a lot of money to buy it, it shows their appreciation. Maybe they’ll get Su Xiaocai’s favor, and with that favor, there’s a chance to become friends. If they go further, they might even commission a custom mecha from Super Star and seek guidance. This deal is a big win. Anyone with some sense knows why the painting’s price is skyrocketing."
"Turns out there’s a lot of knowledge behind the price surge. The world of the rich, we poor folks don’t understand."
"Those two thieves essentially made the painting public. Now everyone knows the only painting by Su Xiaocai is with the Wu Family, so many people might go back and ask for a painting."
"On another note, could someone force the Wu Family not to sell the painting?"
"What if the Wu Family gets Su Xiaocai’s consent to sell, then split the money?"
"Still, selling the painting doesn’t earn as much as Su Xiaocai makes in a day, so why bother. In the future, if any charity wants to raise funds, they should go and ask Su Xiaocai for a painting."
Netizens have tons of bad ideas, and some are even urging Su Xiaocai to start teaching classes so that the style doesn’t get lost.
Su Xiaocai thinks it’s all nonsense. The style doesn’t equate to some untold secret; the imitation painting at Ji Li’s place is the best proof.
They’re free to study it if they want; if not, it just proves that the painting style doesn’t have a market.
As for Admiral Bai asking for a painting, Su Xiaocai promptly made a simple sketch for him.
A plump seal, with intelligent eyes, and a face featuring dimpled cheeks, a few curves illustrating the seal’s little hands patting its body, looking fierce.
It has a five-point resemblance to Admiral Bai.
Admiral Bai: "..."
Admiral Bai was utterly disdainful, waiting to frame it and hang it up one day.
Just then, it was revealed online again, Su Xiaocai’s "debut work," Doctor Ji’s turtle painting.
His mind was suddenly at ease, compared to the turtle, the seal was rather cute.
Two days later, Yu Haoming went to the detention center to "visit" Xue Huiyi.
But before leaving, he was forced to practice his acting skills until two second-tier actors said he passed, then he could go.
He repeatedly recited the questions assigned by Su Xiaocai, and Porlin doubted if he’d do well in probing, "Do you need an earbud communication device to guide you?"
"No need, I can handle it. If I get discovered, it would be a waste of my hard work these past few days." Improving acting skills was harder than learning various other skills.
Taking a deep breath, Yu Haoming imagined Xue Huiyi as Su Xiaocai trapped in prison, and sympathy surged in his heart.
When entering the visitation area, they were separated by a wall, and Xue Huiyi’s wrist had a tracker that couldn’t be easily removed, implanted during surgery last night, with a black bracelet-like ring on her wrist, pressing against her skin with some weight.
People who’ve been to jail mostly have a circular scar on their wrists, caused by this bracelet.
When their eyes met, Yu Haoming maintained a blank expression while Xue Huiyi’s eyes were filled with tears. After half a minute, she finally wiped her tears and tentatively called out, "Brother."
Yu Haoming felt very tense, and also spoke, "During the hearing, they only mentioned the crime you committed, but I didn’t hear why you targeted my boss..."
Xue Huiyi’s ears twitched slightly as she stared at Yu Haoming.
Could it be that Su Xiaocai didn’t tell him about their entanglements?
With Su Xiaocai’s pride, it’s quite possible.
"Then why were you in court, just for Su Xiaocai? I look different from when I was a child, but you must have recognized me, right?"
"Actually, you haven’t changed much." Yu Haoming tried hard to find that sense of familiarity from Xue Huiyi’s features, "When you were a child, you loved to wear white dresses. During the few months you stayed at the orphanage, I never saw you lacking clothes. Though you were an orphan, your mom left a few thousand in your account before she died, making your life a lot better than ours. I even begged you at that time to buy a pill for the feverish Xiao Li, but you refused, saying she would fall sick again someday, and enduring it would give her immunity..."
As Yu Haoming spoke, he gradually recalled Xue Huiyi’s biological mother, a distasteful relative who spoke harshly, loved to brag, but lacked real ability.
Xue Huiyi also inherited her selfishness. It’s likely that her mother transferred money to Xue Huiyi before her death as a precaution. freewёbnoνel.com
"I was young then; it’s been so long. I know I was wrong back then," Xue Huiyi said in a hoarse voice.
