HBWnovel Chapter 137 Bai Yi presents Ning Yuechen with a world-famous painting
Chapter 137 Bai Yi presents Ning Yuechen with a world-famous painting
"Don't... don't come over here, please, don't kill me... Bai Yi!"
Ning Yuechen woke up from a nightmare, breathing rapidly as she looked at everything in front of her that was shrouded in darkness. The fear in her heart became more and more real and clear in this vast silence. After an unknown amount of time, she finally woke up completely and realized that she was in her own room.
She touched the sweat on her forehead with lingering fear, only to find that the cold air in the room had been turned off at some point, and the bedroom was now stuffy. She got out of bed and walked to the balcony, opened the door, and a refreshing cool breeze instantly blew in, sweeping away the melancholy in her heart.
Just then the doorbell rang. She looked at the luxurious scenery in the dark and knew that it was Aunt Zhou who came to call her for dinner. Even though she resisted in her heart, she could only turn around and walk out.
As soon as she walked into the restaurant, she saw the person sitting at the dining table. She hesitated for a few seconds, then chose to ignore the person and sat down in front of the chair farthest from him.
As soon as they sat down, the servants in the kitchen began to serve the dishes. It was still an exquisite and luxurious Manchu-Han banquet, but in Ning Yuechen's opinion, it was extremely extravagant and wasteful.
Bai Yi handed the tablet to Aunt Zhou and asked her, "Are you feeling better?"
"Ah."
Ning Yuechen responded indifferently, and then asked, "Can I see Aunt Shi directly after arriving in Country M the day after tomorrow?"
If I couldn't fly to Country M to reunite with Aunt Shi tomorrow, I wouldn't continue to stay in this horrible place.
Bai Yi glanced at her and said, "Our flight is tomorrow at noon and we will arrive the day after tomorrow afternoon. If Shi Yu is not taking a lunch break at that time, we can see her."
Ning Yuechen asked hesitantly: "Does Aunt Shi know that we have been there?"
"I don't know. I didn't tell them."
Ning Yuechen understood now. Not only Aunt Shi, but even Bai Jingyuan probably didn't know they were going there. This was really in line with this person's style of doing things.
After getting the information he wanted, Ning Yuechen didn't want to talk any more and just ate quietly. The Bai family never had the habit of talking during meals, so for a while, there was only silence in the restaurant.
After the meal was over and the servants had taken away all the tableware, Ning Yuechen heard a commotion outside. He turned his head and saw three people in black work clothes walking in in an orderly manner. Each of them wore white gloves and held paintings framed in special glass frames.
Her eyes slightly opened, revealing disbelief and shock, because she recognized at a glance that these paintings were masterpieces from ancient times that were praised as priceless, but she did not expect to appear here at this moment.
Bai Yi had been paying attention to her expression. Seeing her staring at the famous paintings in front of her, he said at the right time: "I asked someone to collect these for you."
Even though Ning Yuechen resisted everything related to Bai Yi in her heart, she couldn't help but walk forward to take a closer look at the world-class paintings that were extremely tempting to every painter. After confirming that these were indeed the authentic works of her favorite painters, she couldn't help but marvel in her heart.
Not to mention that these "luxury goods" that countless painters dream of are right in front of them. Many people probably won't even have the chance to see them in person through an electronic screen until they die.
But now, not just one, but three rare and famous paintings that can almost be called one-of-a-kind pieces appeared in front of him so close. Ning Yuechen would be lying if he said he was not moved.
But in the end, she just slowly withdrew her gaze and replied, "I don't want it."
As if he didn't expect her to refuse, Bai Yi was slightly startled, and then asked: "Do you dislike these paintings, or their creators?"
"Neither. These works are too valuable. I can't accept them."
Bai Yi said: "If it wasn't valuable enough to please you, I wouldn't have given it to you."
Ning Yuechen's expression became even more indifferent: "Boss Bai, I don't accept gifts without merit, especially for a world-famous painting with such collection value. I have no reason to accept it, and I can't afford it."
Her words were a clear rejection, but she didn't expect Bai Yi to directly say, "Aunt Zhou, send these paintings to Miss Ning's room."
Aunt Zhou, who had been standing by, immediately responded, "Okay, Mr. Bai."
"I said I don't want it!" Ning Yuechen refused again in a stronger tone.
Bai Yi glanced at them lightly and stopped, looking at several of his staff members. With just this one action, those people immediately followed Aunt Zhou out without looking back.
Ning Yuechen was even more upset by her strong gift-giving behavior, and his tone became colder: "Boss Bai, I think I have made it very clear that I will not accept these paintings. Is it inappropriate for you to continue to do as you please?"
"You are the only one in this family who understands these famous paintings, and you are the only one who can appreciate them. The only purpose of my buying them is to give them to you. Since you don't like them, you can do with them as you please, even just throw them away. I have no objection. After all, they belong to you now." Bai Yi replied lightly.
"you..."
Ning Yuechen was already upset by her arrogant gift-giving behavior, and now seeing her treating these world-famous paintings as a pile of waste paper and letting him deal with them at will, he was even more upset and speechless.
No matter how much she hated Bai Yi, no matter how angry she was about the act of forcing him to give her the painting, but as a person who loves fine arts, she couldn't help but want to curse when she saw others treating a famous painting like a rare treasure with such a nonchalant attitude.
You have to know that these are rare treasures worthy of being collected in museums, but this person described them so lightly.
Not only does he have no ability to appreciate art, he also lacks the most basic respect and awe. He is truly a businessman.
But I have to say that Bai Yi really knows how to manipulate people's hearts.
Ning Yuechen is now in a dilemma, she has her own pride and will not accept anything sent by Bai Yi, even if it is a famous painting that is extremely tempting to her, because she knows what the other party is planning, and she knows that there is no such thing as a free lunch in front of this person.
But what is now in front of him is not external luxury goods such as gold and silver jewelry that can be discarded at will, but priceless art treasures with great collection value.
Not to mention that one of the paintings was the only one of its kind in the world. She couldn't even imagine where this person got them from, and three of them in a row.
So when Ning Yuechen heard Bai Yi say that it could be thrown away, he had the urge to bite her to death.
If these painters knew that their hard work during their lifetime was treated like this, they would probably crawl out of their coffins in the middle of the night to curse Bai Yi, the profiteer who reeks of money.
It would be better to take her away as well, so that she won’t stay in this world and harm others.
Ning Yuechen was chanting a spell in his mind when he heard Bai Yi ask, "Have you finished eating?"
"All right."
Ning Yuechen stood up and prepared to go back to his room to rest, then he heard the man say, "I have something to tell you, let's go to my study."
She refused almost reflexively: "I don't want to go."
Facing Bai Yi's thoughtful gaze, Ning Yuechen added with full alertness: "I don't have anything to tell you."
Facing her resistance, Bai Yi remained calm: "I think we'd better talk so that we can clear up the misunderstanding."
"There are no misunderstandings between us, and there is nothing to talk about."
Ning Yuechen tried her best to control her emotions and looked at the other party with a vigilant face. When she thought of the photos she accidentally saw in the study a few days ago and the words written on the back, she couldn't help but feel creepy.
She only knew that she couldn't think of Bai Yi with normal people's thinking, but she didn't expect that this person's first reaction when he fell in love was to kill the other person. What made her even more disgusted was that the object of this person's affection was actually herself, and the person she wanted to kill was also herself.
So, while she couldn't accept that Bai Yi liked her, she was also afraid of her cruel methods, which led to her vomiting and fever after she returned.