BXBX NOVEL Chapter 121 - 121: Art is Art
He had been doing this to help her, but now she wanted him to stop. She felt like an ingrate.
She originally wanted to draw, but she was no longer in the mood to continue. She slid down from the sofa to the carpet, hugged her knees, and curled up into a small ball. Her face was tense with distress.
This was what Qi Shenbai saw when he returned home. His little girlfriend was unhappy. After changing into his slippers, he strode towards her.
“Are you still angry?”
When Xu Jiaojiao heard his voice and saw that he had returned, her eyes were filled with surprise, followed by hesitation. She said carefully, “I’m not angry with you.”
Qi Shenbai crouched down beside her, his gaze level with hers. “Then what’s wrong?”
Xu Jiaojiao hesitated for a long time. She wanted to say something, but she did not know where to start.
When Qi Shenbai saw that she was finding it difficult to speak and did not dare to look up at him, he could roughly guess what was going on. “Is it about Lu Huan?”
Xu Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment before she subconsciously asked, “How did you guess? Can you read my mind?”
The corners of Qi Shenbai’s lips curled up slightly. “It’s pretty easy to guess, actually. Did Grandma or Old Madam Lu contact you?”
“It’s Grandma,” Xu Jiaojiao admitted obediently. She was so guilty that she did not dare to look him in the eye. “I’m really sorry. You just wanted to help me, but Old Madam Lu called Grandma personally. Grandma couldn’t refuse…”
Qi Shenbai’s slender fingers scratched the tip of her nose. “So you’ve been depressed over such a small matter?”
Xu Jiaojiao frowned slightly and said with a serious expression, “This is no small matter. I’m being so ungrateful!”
“It’s perfectly understandable that Grandma feels troubled. No matter what decision you make, I won’t be angry with you.” Qi Shenbai’s warm palm patted the top of her head. He said every word solemnly.
“Don’t waste your energy over such small problems from now on. If there’s anything you need, you can tell me directly. I’ll help you.”
Xu Jiaojiao’s heart felt warm. She looked at him blankly. “Seriously… Why are you so good to me?”
“We’re a couple, aren’t we? Of course I’d be good to you,” Qi Shenbai said calmly. His fingers slid down her fuzzy head to her cheek, and he lifted her chin to make her look at him. His deep voice reverberated slowly. “All you have to do is focus on your art and do all the things that make you happy. Leave all the troublesome things to me, understand?”
He liked to see her sunny smile. He wanted her to be carefree every second she was by his side.
Xu Jiaojiao’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and her heart pounded like a drum. There were countless things she wanted to say, but she did not know where to start.
She raised her slender arms and tried to hug his waist.
Qi Shenbai looked down and remained still, allowing her to hug him.
Xu Jiaojiao wrapped her arms around his waist and smelled his comforting scent. She could not help but mutter, “Qi Shenbai, I’m the happiest girl in the world when I’m with you.”
Qi Shenbai chuckled and kissed her long hair. “Is that all it takes? Your bar is pretty low. No wonder your b*dtard ex could trick you so easily.”
He sounded a little jealous at the end there.
Xu Jiaojiao looked up at him with her clear eyes. “Are you jealous?”
Qi Shenbai curled his lips and said calmly, “He’s not worthy of my jealousy.”
He was just a little unhappy.
Xu Jiaojiao laughed. “You’re lying. You’re totally jealous.”
He did not want to argue with the little girl about such meaningless things. He picked her up by the waist and placed her on his lap, resting his chin on her little head.
“Concentrate on your art.”
Xu Jiaojiao tilted her head slightly and looked up, but she could not see anything. He put his hands under her armpits and handed her the tablet and capacitor pen on the coffee table.
“Come on… I can’t draw like this.” Even if he was just watching from the side, she would feel embarrassed. What was with this position?!
This time, she had accepted a commission online. The fee was very high, and accordingly, the expectations were pretty substantial. This work was much more difficult than the others.
For one, the male and female leads had to be very scantily dressed. Only the most important bits were hidden from view.
She had completed the line art long ago, and now it was time to color it in.
Qi Shenbai did not say anything. Instead, he opened the lock screen for her, scaring Xu Jiaojiao so much that she immediately turned off the tablet and stuffed it into her arms. “You’ve been busy all day. You should go to bed early.”
The more she did not want him to see it, and the more nervous she behaved, the more curious Qi Shenbai became about it. He could not help but tease her. “Don’t tell me you’re drawing something strange?”
“Of course not!” Xu Jiaojiao retorted subconsciously, looking guilty. She gritted her teeth and pretended to be calm as she said, “Art is art. Even if an illustration in a novel is a form of art.”
The smile in Qi Shenbai’s eyes deepened. “I never said that pornographic illustrations aren’t art.”
Xu Jiaojiao was stunned.. He had talked her into exposing her secret!