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Chapter 13.3

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Chapter 13 Part 3

Ye Qiao subconsciously licked her upper teeth where the sensation of the

kiss lingered, a product of spontaneous pa.s.sion . At that very moment, she

didn’t think it was that bad of an idea to get into a relations.h.i.+p with him, even

if there was no love involved . At the very least he didn’t talk much, nor did he

ask too many questions . There was no pressure when she spent time with him .

Since both of them were nonchalant in character, there was no concern that they

would pester each other; a perfect lover .

She was surprised by her own thoughts and mentally scolded herself .

Was it an aftereffect of being dumped by Gu Jin? She had lost the innocence of

a young woman in her early twenties; she now had a mindset like someone in

her stepmother’s age . She had no intention to fall in love again since she was on

the rise in her career, plus the previous love affair had burned her out . She felt it

should be alright to find someone, if only to deal with the loneliness both mentally

and physically .

Ye Qiao raised her eyebrows and sized up Zhou Tingsheng’s outfit: “You weren’t

wearing this during the day . Were you there for business?”

“I have a sister who runs an auction house . I was there to help her pick the pieces

for the catalog for a upcoming auction . ” Zhou Tingsheng took out a cigarette from

his gold cigarette case and fiddled with it between his fingers: “So, you like the

way I looked then?”

She thought about it for a while: “The way you are now is more fitting . I hardly

recognized you earlier today . ”

Ye Qiao tried to digest the information he just divulged . She recalled how her

father’s <secret>was auctioned off . It was five years ago,</secret>

<secret>it seemed that overnight the value of the painting had gone up several times . It</secret>

<secret>was not unusual in the arts market; it only took some luck for a painting to become</secret>

<secret>a priceless treasure . Just like how the <mona>gained its unparalleled popularity</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>only after its famous theft and recovery in the early 1900s .</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>At the time, she seldom contacted or cared about her family . But his words had</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>helped her put all the pieces together-- --</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>No wonder he owned that painting yet displayed it in such an unimportant spot .</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>Ye Qiao seemed to remember that the auction house which handled her father’s</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>painting was called Ferra . It sounded quite familiar but she couldn’t put her finger</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>on it . Then she remembered that one of Cheng Jiang’s sponsors happened to</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>invest in art, which was affiliated with Ferra . She suddenly realized something:</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>“You were at Cheng Jiang’s birthday party also because of Ferra?”</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>Zhou Tingsheng nodded and turned his head to look at the street lights with the</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>ghost of a smile on his lips .</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>Zhou Tingsheng nodded and turned his head to look at the street lights with the</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>ghost of a smile on his lips .</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>Ye Qiao recalled all the questions she had asked him . Her misconceptions of him</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>were now becoming clear to her .</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>She tacitly smiled and teased him: “Was that the reason why you took me to C</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>University to eat street food? As revenge?”</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>“No . ” It was a long story, but he only explained in a few sentences: “I was in the</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>military before . One year, our mission was to train all the college freshmen in G</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>City . C University was one of them and the students told me about the place . ”</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>Chapter 13 Part 3.</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>Ye Qiao subconsciously licked her upper teeth where the sensation of the. kiss lingered, a product of spontaneous pa.s.sion . At that very moment, she. didn’t think it was that bad of an idea to get into a relations.h.i.+p with him, even. if there was no love involved . At the very least he didn’t talk much, nor did he. ask too many questions . There was no pressure when she spent time with him Since both of them were nonchalant in character, there was no concern that they. would pester each other; a perfect lover</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>She was surprised by her own thoughts and mentally scolded herself</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>Was it an aftereffect of being dumped by Gu Jin? She had lost the innocence of. a young woman in her early twenties; she now had a mindset like someone in. her stepmother’s age . She had no intention to fall in love again since she was on. the rise in her career, plus the previous love affair had burned her out . She felt it. should be alright to find someone, if only to deal with the loneliness both mentally. and physically</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>Ye Qiao raised her eyebrows and sized up Zhou Tingsheng’s outfit: “You weren’t. wearing this during the day . Were you there for business?”.</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>“I have a sister who runs an auction house . I was there to help her pick the pieces. for the catalog for a upcoming auction . ” Zhou Tingsheng took out a cigarette from. his gold cigarette case and fiddled with it between his fingers: “So, you like the. way I looked then?”.</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>She thought about it for a while: “The way you are now is more fitting . I hardly. recognized you earlier today . ”.</mona></secret>

<secret><mona>Ye Qiao tried to digest the information he just divulged . She recalled how her. father’s <secret>was auctioned off . It was five years ago,. it seemed that overnight the value of the painting had gone up several times . It. was not unusual in the arts market; it only took some luck for a painting to become. a priceless treasure . Just like how the <mona>gained its unparalleled popularity. only after its famous theft and recovery in the early 1900s</mona></secret></mona></secret>

<secret><mona><secret><mona>At the time, she seldom contacted or cared about her family . But his words had. helped her put all the pieces together-- --.</mona></secret></mona></secret>

<secret><mona><secret><mona>No wonder he owned that painting yet displayed it in such an unimportant spot</mona></secret></mona></secret>

<secret><mona><secret><mona>Ye Qiao seemed to remember that the auction house which handled her father’s. painting was called Ferra . It sounded quite familiar but she couldn’t put her finger. on it . Then she remembered that one of Cheng Jiang’s sponsors happened to. invest in art, which was affiliated with Ferra . She suddenly realized something:. “You were at Cheng Jiang’s birthday party also because of Ferra?”.</mona></secret></mona></secret>

<secret><mona><secret><mona>Zhou Tingsheng nodded and turned his head to look at the street lights with the. ghost of a smile on his lips</mona></secret></mona></secret>

<secret><mona><secret><mona>Ye Qiao recalled all the questions she had asked him . Her misconceptions of him. were now becoming clear to her</mona></secret></mona></secret>

<secret><mona><secret><mona>She tacitly smiled and teased him: “Was that the reason why you took me to C. University to eat street food? As revenge?”.</mona></secret></mona></secret>

<secret><mona><secret><mona>“No . ” It was a long story, but he only explained in a few sentences: “I was in the. military before . One year, our mission was to train all the college freshmen in G. City . C University was one of them and the students told me about the place . ”.</mona></secret></mona></secret>