Chapter 694 - Can You Take Me Away? (1/2)

Qin Haodong was not a virgin who had never been in love. He realized that Wei Yanran was always looking at him with affection ever since he met her for the first time.

He was confused at first and didn’t know what was going on. But now he understood that it was the Qin Haodong in Jiangnan whom she liked instead of himself in the capital.

But maybe Wei Yanran didn’t know that he was the one who proposed the marriage. He smiled without revealing his identity and said, “Well, I’ll draw a picture for Miss Wei.”

The painting tools in Hua Mingrui’s study room were all readily available and Qin Haodong began to draw on a Chinese art paper with a brush. Wei Yanran and the other two gathered around and watched him attentively.

Qin Haodong finished the painting quickly and the brush was almost dancing on the paper. They could see the outline of a beautiful woman in a moment.

The woman, who was wearing a long red dress, had a slim figure and fair skin. Everyone felt that she was an elegant lady even though they were just looking at a still life painting.

Qin Haodong’s painting method was quite strange. He outlined the lady’s body shape but ignored her facial features. Her face was blank.

But it made them feel strange. They felt that she had to be a great beauty, even though they could not see her facial features.

Ye Qing said, “Miss Wei asked you to draw a painting for her. Who is this woman on the paper?”

Of course, he was well aware of the Tang Sect’s plan and chasing after Wei Yanran was part of it. Today was a good opportunity for him to do it. Wei Yanran’s attitude toward him also seemed to be very encouraging.

But she didn’t expect that Qin Haodong did not seize the opportunity. Miss Wei asked him to draw a painting, but he drew another woman instead.

Qin Haodong smiled and said, “Sister, you can definitely get married if you become more patient.”

Ye Qing pinched his waist and urged, “It’s none of your business! Hurry up and finish the painting!”

Qin Haodong moved his wrist and finished the facial features of the great beauty.

A few seconds later, he threw the brush aside and said, “It’s done!”

The three girls looked at the paper together and saw that the picture of a beautiful lady had already been completed. They could clearly see her face now. She was smiling gently and looked exactly like Wei Yanran.

Wei Yanran covered her mouth with her fair hand and said with great astonishment, “Is this…me?”

No wonder she felt there was something familiar about the person in the painting. It turned out that Qin Haodong was painting her.

She did not notice the sweet smile on her face when she was tasting the tea just now, but Qin Haodong captured the moment perfectly.

Hua Mingrui was astonished at the sight of the girl in the painting. She didn’t expect it to be Wei Yanran, but more importantly, there was something different about the painting.

An ordinary person could only see her smiling. But everything was different now and her feelings were clearly visible in this painting.

To be more exact, she could actually feel the emotions of the lady in the painting. Wei Yanran’s happiness was from the bottom of her heart and Hua Mingrui’s emotions were almost influenced by her.

At this time, Ye Qing and Wei Yanran also realized that there was something unusual about this painting and they were shocked. They had never had similar feelings before, even when they were enjoying the works of the most famous painter.

Hua Mingrui finally calmed down after a long time and she said to Qin Haodong excitedly, “Mr. Qin, is this the legendary Painting Meaning? I’ve only heard of it.”

She liked the tea ceremony the most, but she was also very proficient in painting. She knew that the highest level of painting was Painting Meaning

Ye Qing knew nothing about painting, so she asked curiously, “What’s Painting Meaning?”

Wei Yanran said with great excitement, “It means that the painter is able to show a kind of emotion in the painting and let people be affected by it.”

For example, Mona Lisa, the classic work of Da Vinci, was a great representation of Painting Meaning. Some people could actually see her tears and feel her sadness.

“But this kind of realm was very difficult to reach. There were actually only very few painters who could achieve Painting Meaning in all of history.”

As she spoke, she looked at Qin Haodong with an even stronger affection.

Qin Haodong nodded slightly and said, “Yes!”

Hua Mingrui explained, “In fact, Mr. Qin’s painting is even better than Mona Lisa in terms of realm.”

“Both have Painting Meaning, but only a very small number of people can feel the sadness in Mona Lisa. By contrast, nearly everyone can feel the joy in Mr. Qin’s painting, no matter if they know the art of painting or not. This is the difference between them in the realm.”

Ye Qing pinched Qin Haodong’s waist again. “What’s in your head? Why is your painting even better than that of Mona Lisa? What else have you hidden from me?”

Qin Haodong smiled bitterly and said, “Sister, why do I have to hide it from you? I can’t let you know all my skills. I don’t want to show off.”

Ye Qing glanced at Wei Yanran, who was looking at him with affection and whispered, “Aren’t you showing off right now?”

Wei Yanran flushed, looked at Qin Haodong and said timidly, “Mr. Qin, can I get this painting?”

As a master of painting, she naturally knew the value of this work. It could definitely be sold at a sky-high price for its Painting Meaning.