27. The First Meal at University

  "Looks like you've set the background of this painting to deep autumn?" Jian Yun looked at Zi Hua, who was carefully coloring in her artwork. Jian Yun felt a sense of joy in his heart.

  But as he gradually realized that the pattern, after being modified by Zi Hua, seemed to evoke a hint of sadness. He remembered what their teacher had once said: "The color scheme of a painting often reflects the painter's emotions."

  "Could it be... she has something on her mind?" Jian Yun thought to himself.

  "Haha, yes, this painting gives me an autumnal feel. Did I misinterpret it?" Zi Hua continued to color carefully, completely unaware of Jian Yun's gaze.

  "No... nothing... your color scheme is great!" Although Jian Yun saw Zi Hua's smiling face, he became even more convinced of his speculation from her casual response.

  "Alright, it's done!" Zi Hua put down her brush and carefully picked up the painting to show Jian Yun. "How is it? Did I do justice to your drawing?"

  "...Yes... it's great! Thanks!" Jian Yun wanted to ask Zi Hua if anything was wrong, but he didn't know where to start.

  Zi Hua smiled and glanced at the clock on the wall: "Time's almost up, can you walk me out? I want to check out the sports hall."

  "Okay..." Jian Yun tidied up the things on the table and followed Zi Hua out of the art room.

  As soon as they left, two girls who had been silent for a while began discussing in hushed tones:

  "That girl, who is she? We've never seen her before!"

  "Not just that, when have we ever seen our school's young master walking so close with any girl?"

  "What do you mean?"

  "My point is, that girl is either his sister or girlfriend!"

  "If it's true that she's his girlfriend, this would be the biggest gossip news in our department!"

  "Sister, how can you still think about gossip? Don't forget, coming to the art department to snag a rich husband is our goal! Now that we know his contact information and the location of his art room, we should make use of it! In here, please put away your haughty attitude and accept our care!"

  Zi Hua suddenly smiled wryly: "Haha, I don't know when I became so weak that I need everyone's care!" She thought back to what Si Hang had said to her before and felt a pang of sadness. "But K?a?v?e?n, it's great to meet an old friend in university. Please be assured, in the next four years, I will definitely come to bother you! Thanks for having lunch with me today, next time I'll treat you to a good meal! I'll go to class now, you should head back too!"

  Zi Hua didn't give Jian Yun a chance to respond and walked into the indoor sports hall.

  Jian Yun felt complex emotions as he watched Zi Hua leave. He told himself he should be happy, but for some reason, seeing Zi Hua's melancholic expression made him feel down too: "What happened to the carefree and lively her from before?"