Chapter 59 A Sudden Gift
Chapter 59 A Sudden Gift
I spent quite a few days on Wuyi Mountain, wandering around and looking at things. I carried my belongings with me at all times, and when inspiration struck, I would stop to paint.
I stayed at a guesthouse in the mountains that night. The signal was intermittent in the mountains, so I rarely received any calls from below.
Occasionally, Lin Qiuran and the caregivers at the orphanage would contact me to let me know the status of the director.
That day I was on a small hillside, surrounded on three sides to form a concave shape, where the signal was very poor.
I was drawn to a happy family of three amidst a sea of flowers, and sat there drawing for a long time.
When I came back to pack my things and get ready to go down the mountain, the signal was better, and then I found a lot of missed calls.
There are Lin Qiuran's and Song Yafei's.
Song Yafei received many phone calls, twenty or thirty in total.
I don't know what urgent matter she had to contact me about, but I did leave her a message.
I was just about to call her when she called me.
As soon as I answered the phone, her accusations came straight at me.
"Zhang Tian, we agreed that I would find you a doctor and you would cooperate with me. Now that we've found a doctor, where are you? What are you causing trouble for now?"
She probably thought I was still upset with her because of what happened at dinner last time.
Even without seeing her in person, one can imagine her furious expression; her breathing has become noticeably heavier.
After she finished speaking, I said, "I'm in Wuyishan. I left you a message."
Then I heard the sound of fingers tapping on the phone screen; I think she was looking at the message.
Perhaps it was seeing the message that softened her attitude considerably.
"What are you doing there? Didn't you say you weren't feeling well? When are you coming back?"
It turns out she heard me say I wasn't feeling well, but she just didn't care or pay attention.
"Go back now, is there something you need?"
"Can't I call you if there's nothing wrong? We'll talk about it when you get back."
I used to really hope she would call me every day, every minute of every day, but now I just feel it's superfluous, and it's better to be alone and have peace and quiet.
"Take care on the road, I'll be waiting for you to come back."
It was rare to hear these words from her, and she spoke so calmly, unlike her usual furious demeanor.
After hanging up the phone, I packed my backpack and headed down the mountain.
Once I reached the foot of the mountain, I took a taxi directly to the studio.
The deadline for submitting the drawings is fast approaching, and I've already prepared them, so I plan to take them directly to Professor Xie.
When I arrived at the studio, everyone was busy getting ready, as if something happy had happened.
As Professor Xie led me to his office, he explained, “We achieved good results on the last case, and everyone is celebrating. Why don’t you stay and have a couple of drinks later?”
My stomach isn't very good for eating, let alone drinking alcohol. I politely declined the professor's invitation.
"I haven't been feeling well lately, so I won't be drinking. Congratulations."
Professor Xie is easy to talk to. After I said that, he agreed without saying anything.
When I arrived at his office and showed him the design drawings, Professor Xie was very pleased and full of amazement.
He walked around excitedly with the drawing and design, nodding incessantly.
"Excellent, truly excellent! You are indeed a student I've had my eye on for a long time! Although you haven't painted for a few years, your skills are still there. You painted very well!"
Then he shook his head and sighed, "What a pity! You've wasted so many years. If you had debuted a few years earlier, judging from your current achievements, you would probably be even better than your teacher."
I know that Professor Xie's words were also encouraging, but I'm still happy to receive recognition.
Just then, Jiang Yi came over, and Professor Xie quickly showed him my design drawings.
Jiang Yi also admired it greatly and praised it generously, "You're really cut out for this job!"
There was not a trace of jealousy in his eyes, but rather a deep sense of admiration.
It's rare to receive the appreciation of these two big names, which greatly boosts my confidence.
The professor and Jiang Yi wanted to celebrate with the studio staff. I didn't want to stay any longer, so I got up and said goodbye.
They were all straightforward people; after hearing what I said, they immediately had Jiang Yi see me out.
Unexpectedly, we ran into Yu Chengliang when we came out.
He was carrying flowers and a box of nice gifts, and he was just about to come in, presumably to celebrate with them.
Seeing me, he asked in surprise, "Brother Zhang, what brings you here?"
Seeing Jiang Yi's cold expression and hearing his chilling tone, he said, "Zhang Tian was originally from the studio. Is it strange to be here looking at him?"
Yu Chengliang quickly explained, "That's not what I meant. I just haven't seen Brother Zhang for so many days, and I thought he wasn't coming!"
Jiang Yi didn't seem to like him. "Designers don't need to stay in the studio every day. How we design is our own business. Do we need to explain it to you?"
"Yes, yes." Yu Chengliang lowered his head, looking somewhat aggrieved.
However, everyone present was a man, and none of them were buying his act.
He wanted to maintain a good image in front of others, and he couldn't very well keep bothering me, so he could only slink away.
After Yu Chengliang left, Jiang Yi led me out while explaining, "This was sent in by the Song family. I heard it cost a lot of money, otherwise the teacher wouldn't have let him run wild in the studio."
"From now on, if you see him, just turn a blind eye and treat it as him coming to give you money!"
I was completely confused. Did he cause trouble for the studio?
Even if you have doubts, it's not appropriate to ask.
As for spending a lot of money, it goes without saying that it was Song Yafei.
Jiang Yi snorted, "Whether it's troublesome or not, I don't know. Anyway, people with no design talent like this are just superfluous in the studio."
That sounds very resentful!
Seeing that he clearly disliked Yu Chengliang, I shut my mouth and didn't ask any more questions.
After parting ways with Tongjiang and Yijiang, I went straight home.
I never expected that Song Yafei would be there when I got home.
But thinking about it, it's understandable. If Yu Chengliang went to the studio, and she didn't have any work, she would naturally stay at home.
She was still wearing her pajamas and a coat, as if she had been woken up while resting.
Looking at her face, even though she had just rested, she still looked exhausted.
After I greeted her, I picked up my things and went straight upstairs to my room.
While I was still tidying up, Song Yafei suddenly came in again.
I watched as she handed me a file folder.
I was a little confused and didn't answer. "What is this?"
She yawned, her voice slightly nasal, and placed the file folder on the table.
"I'll give you a bank card with 10 million yuan in it, and the property deeds for three houses."
Give them all to me?
The purpose of suddenly giving me such a large sum of money is highly suspicious. I dare not and will not reach out to take it!
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