HCB Chapter 332 Hero saves beauty
Chapter 332 Hero saves beauty
The breeze blew up a strand of hair on Li Xiaoxiao's forehead. She closed her eyes and felt it carefully. The corners of her mouth unconsciously raised in an arc, causing Si Chengxu and Gu Feiyan to look at her sideways. When she opened her eyes again, her beautiful eyes were clear.
"Yes, I would come here every year in the past, but unfortunately I was always alone. Fortunately, you are here to accompany me this year." Zhou Lingfei smiled and took two steps forward. She was in a good mood today. She was really happy that Gu Feiyan could go boating on the lake with her. If they could ignore the matter of marriage, she would be really happy.
"That's because you don't want to hang out with them, otherwise how could you not find someone to play with?" The "they" that Li Xiaoxiao mentioned were naturally the young ladies from official families. The saying "People with different ideologies cannot work together" is exactly about this truth. Zhou Lingfei is an upright person, so naturally she disdains to hang out with them.
"I'm not as good as you say." Zhou Lingfei showed a shy look of a little girl, and glanced at Gu Feiyan unconsciously from the corner of her eyes. Gu Feiyan didn't even look at her intentionally or unintentionally, and the light in Zhou Lingfei's eyes dimmed again.
After a while of strong wind outside, several people came into the houseboat. Since they had said they would come yesterday, the servants had prepared everything.
The interior of the houseboat was also luxuriously decorated. There were a lot of fruits, desserts and various snacks on the table. There was also a desk with rice paper on it so one could paint at any time. There was a chessboard on a low table nearby with all the chess pieces already arranged.
Today they wanted to bring Zhou Lingfei and Gu Feiyan together, so Li Xiaoxiao took the brunt and pushed her out: "Lingfei, I remember that you are a good painter. I wonder if I can appreciate your paintings today."
"I'm just average, not as good as you say." Zhou Lingfei said modestly.
"Then you have to try it." Li Xiaoxiao pulled Zhou Lingfei to the desk without saying anything.
Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Zhou Lingfei had to agree. She raised her right hand slightly, gathered her right sleeve with her left hand, and then picked up the paintbrush that had been prepared long ago.
Standing in front of the desk, he stared at the rice paper and looked at it carefully for a long time before he started to write.
At first, it was impossible to tell what was being painted, but as time went by, a landscape painting slowly appeared on the rice paper. At this moment, Zhou Lingfei looked focused and serious, and her every move revealed the demeanor of a lady from a noble family.
I have to say that Zhou Lingfei's painting skills are very good. The paintings are lifelike, and the scene in the paintings is exactly the mountains and waters in the lake.
Zhou Lingfei's hands kept moving, drawing on the rice paper. He was less lively than usual, and more calm and quiet. He looked even more beautiful than the landscape in the painting.
Li Xiaoxiao looked at the two people beside her calmly, and saw that their eyes were all fixed on the painting, without even glancing at the person who painted it.
They are really two idiots. There is such a beautiful woman here, but they are looking at paintings instead. No wonder they are single. They deserve it.
The painting was quickly completed. Zhou Lingfei put the paintbrush back to its original place, lowered her head, and turned towards Gu Feiyan with some embarrassment.
"Mr. Gu, could you please give me some comments?"
"I'm not worthy of your criticism, but Miss Zhou's paintings must be excellent." Gu Feiyan bowed to her respectfully.
"Then just take a look at it. The painting is beautiful, but everyone has a different perspective on it. Tell me what you think." Li Xiaoxiao chimed in.
"Of course." Gu Feiyan said as he came to the desk. Zhou Lingfei moved aside to make room for him.
Gu Feiyan first looked at it as a whole, then carefully observed every detail, and then nodded with satisfaction.
"Ms. Zhou's painting has smooth lines and delicate brushstrokes, which shows that she has sufficient skills and the use of colors is just right. I really can't see any faults. It can be said to be excellent."
"You speak so highly of Ling Fei's paintings." Li Xiaoxiao curled the corners of his mouth.
"Ms. Zhou's paintings deserve such evaluation." Gu Feiyan said affirmatively.
"I told you that you draw well, but you didn't believe it. Now you finally believe it." Li Xiaoxiao winked at Zhou Lingfei.
Zhou Lingfei raised her head, pretended to be angry and glared at her, feeling very happy.
After appreciating Zhou Lingfei's paintings, Li Xiaoxiao suggested playing chess since they were bored anyway. Her suggestion was unanimously agreed by several people.
"Ling Fei, why don't you play chess with Mr. Gu? I was playing chess with my cousin a few days ago, and there's a chess game that hasn't been solved yet, so I'm not in the mood to play chess right now." Li Xiaoxiao made up an excuse casually. She didn't forget what she came here for today.
Since entering the houseboat, Si Chengxu hasn't said a word, acting completely as an invisible man. Now he looks at Li Xiaoxiao, his dark eyes flashing without saying a word.
Gu Feiyan did not suspect anything, he threw off his robe and sat down. He knew that Zhou Lingfei was not very good at chess, so he could take this opportunity to give her some advice.
Zhou Lingfei and Gu Feiyan sat facing each other with a chessboard on the table. Li Xiaoxiao and Si Chengxu stood beside them, watching them play chess.
At first Zhou Lingfei was a little reserved, but as it rained on, her true nature gradually revealed itself. She changed from being a dignified lady before, and became noisy and her facial expressions became colorful.
The sudden change surprised Gu Feiyan a little. Having seen so many dignified ladies from Beijing, he actually thought Zhou Lingfei was very cute.
Zhou Lingfei stared at the chessboard, thinking about where to place the piece, and did not notice the smile that flashed across Gu Feiyan's eyes.
Li Xiaoxiao saw it all clearly from the side. Could this be possible?
After playing several games in a row, it is conceivable that Zhou Lingfei lost miserably.
She was still clamoring for another game, she wanted to get back at him, Gu Feiyan had no choice but to play another game with her. Seeing how badly Zhou Lingfei lost, he secretly gave her two pieces, and finally in the last game, Zhou Lingfei won.
"Young lady, I told you that I am good at chess. Now you believe it, right?" Zhou Lingfei raised her little face, looking very proud.
"Well, I can see that you have indeed made great progress." Li Xiaoxiao exaggerated against her will and did not tell anyone that Gu Feiyan had given her two sons. People were already very happy, but pouring a basin of cold water on them was so unkind.
In the back, it was Si Chengxu and Gu Feiyan's turn to play chess. Li Xiaoxiao and Zhou Lingfei stood far away from them, whispering something.
"I have an idea. Do you want to try it?" Li Xiaoxiao whispered in Zhou Lingfei's ear.
"What method?" Zhou Lingfei also lowered her voice.
"This method may be a little painful, but it can achieve the effect of a hero saving a beauty." In the current situation, Li Xiaoxiao really couldn't think of a better way.
"Okay, go ahead and tell me. I'll listen to you." Zhou Lingfei's eyes were firm. What did it matter if she suffered a little? As long as she could marry the handsome man, she would give it her all.