Beastly Fēi that Go Against the Heaven: Coerced by the Huáng Shū Chapter 176

Who Taught You to Write?

Being immerged in drawing, Jing Yue forgot all about time . When Xiao Chen came in, he just saw her drawing something attentively, lying on the stomach with her face covered by black ash . There was a fancy house painted on the paper .  

When Xiao Chen moved closer step by step, he found that brushes and ink were thrown aside . Though the tool Jing Yue used was just a sharpened charcoal, the line on the drawing was quite exquisite and the beautiful writing on the paper was quite tough, which just revealed her character .

“Ah, why are you here?” Jing Yue suddenly noticed a pair of brocade boots in front of her as she tried to change her position . After a while of pause, she looked up and found that Xiao Chen had come over .

“Yin Qiao told me you haven’t had dinner yet, so I come . ” Xiao Chen answered . As Jing Yue tried hard to stand up because of the long-time drawing, he came over and carried her to the bed with his eyebrows tightly frowned .

“I was too busy in the drawing to notice time . ” Jing Yue’s body was all soiled by the black coal, but there was a bright smile on her little dirty face . She pointed at the drawing on the floor proudly and said, “Have a look at my design . Everyone would be surprised by my restaurant once it’s refitted!”

“Really?” Xiao Chen looked at Jing Yue with a smile, and then stood up to observe her drawing . To his surprise, the design of the whole restaurant, details including the position of furniture all marked clearly, was so distinctive that even he had never seen before .

“I have researched those restaurants in the Imperial City . They are all designed in the same way, so I change to another style . ” Jing Yue smiled at him and said, “Isn’t it amazing?!”  

Xiao Chen nodded with a smile slightly hanging at the corner of his mouth .

“Hhha!” Jing Yue smiled pleasantly, because it was so hard to get praised by Xiao Chen . Full of happiness in her heart, she obtained more confidence to manage the restaurant .

After dinner with Xiao Chen, Jing Yue asked him if there was anything to be improved . They discussed together and revised the design till late . Xiao Chen was studying the sharpened charcoal curiously while Jing Yue was rolling up the drawing paper .

“Who taught you to write?” Xiao Chen squinted at Jing Yue and suddenly asked .

“I learned it on my own!” Hearing his question, Jing Yue’s heart trembled all of a sudden . She looked at Xiao Chen with a smile and explained, “There was no brush in the forest and the only tool I could use to write was charcoal, which, however, made me unable to use the brush well even now . ” Jing Yue knew her explanation was unconvincing, but she had no other choice and didn’t expect he would believe her .

“…” Xiao Chen stood up with the charcoal held tight in his hands .

“I will go out tomorrow . ” Jing Yue looked down and said in a muffled voice while rolling up the drawing .

Xiao Chen agreed and left without saying other words to Jing Yue, who was sitting beside his feet .

Seeing him leaving, Jing Yue felt somehow quite upset . There were so many things which he should be suspicious of, but she dared not to tell him the truth for fear that she would be treated as a monster .   

“Alas . . . what a mess . ” Jing Yue sighed . Then she stored the drawing properly, took a shower and went to bed .

Chapter end