what's weird

The calendar finally turned to the last few days of this year. Luo Shan asked for annual leave from the school and drove to Yicheng.She is no stranger to Yicheng, and has been here several times before. With the help of navigation, she quickly found Fang Yubai's art gallery on Jinhua Road after getting off the expressway.Jinhua Road is located in the newly developed urban area of ​​Yicheng. It has developed rapidly in the past few years. Two shopping malls have been opened in the surrounding area, and there are a lot of office buildings, so it is very popular. The snow-white signboard of "Meeting" Art Gallery is very eye-catching among the colorful facades. Probably because of the special decoration, everyone passing by can't help but look inside.

The gallery looks very spacious from the outside. After entering the gate, there is an exhibition hall and reception desk. The girl at the front desk looks sweet and keeps smiling to everyone who enters and exits.There are several paintings hanging on the walls of the exhibition hall, all of which are framed in glass, which does not affect viewing and does not worry about damage.A small coffee shop is separated by a glass door on the left, which is used for chatting and resting, and there are service staff who are responsible for making coffee and entertaining.Next to the front desk is a corridor, which is divided into offices and storage rooms, and the innermost place is Fang Yubai's studio.

Fang Yubai doesn't like to be disturbed when he is creating, so the studio is usually locked. If you want to see him, you have to make an appointment through Xia Zhiqing first.Xia Zhiqing is his assistant. Don't look at her as a nymphomaniac like a little girl, but her work ability is first-rate. She is always in touch with the art exhibition. She makes appointments with sponsors, arranges advertisements, interviews and publicity, etc., in an orderly manner. In progress.Now that the art exhibition is about to be held, Xia Zhiqing's nerves are also tense, for fear that something is sloppy.

But Fang Yubai didn't seem to care about the exhibition. Although he always kept a polite smile when facing magazine interviews, that smile always revealed a kind of alienation.For him, it doesn't matter whether the exhibition has expanded his popularity, or how many paintings he sold and how much money he made. What matters is whether he has achieved the result he really wants in the end. As for what he wants, even Xia Zhiqing, who was closest to him, didn't know.

Although she spends several hours with him every day, Xia Zhiqing feels that she doesn't understand Fang Yubai at all.She knew what Fang Yubai liked to eat, what to wear, and what brand of paint and paper he liked to use, but she still felt that she didn't understand Fang Yubai at all.It was a strange feeling that even she couldn't explain.She always felt that Fang Yubai was very mysterious, for example, the name of the Black Dragon Club was actually included in the list of sponsors in the art gallery.

That is the largest underworld organization in Yicheng, and it is famous all over the country. The underworld actually invests in a painting gallery, which is as strange as a tiger's fancy for a cat!

Xia Zhiqing came out of the office with a stack of documents in her arms. These were all things that needed to be prepared for the art exhibition.In the eyes of outsiders, opening an art exhibition is just hanging a few paintings on the wall, and there is no need to bother at all, but in fact, it is necessary to go to all relevant government departments to apply for opening procedures. Looking for a venue to discuss contracts and sponsorships, followed by publicity and promotion, and then asking people to draw the venue design drawings.Now everything is finally almost there, except for the final lighting arrangement.

Thinking that there are still ten days before the opening, Xia Zhiqing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. When this art exhibition is over, she must find a place to travel and relax!

Roseanne stood in the exhibition hall, looking at the paintings on the wall.It was a scene of sunset, the fiery sunset covered the entire sky, a simple silhouette was outlined with black paint, and the shadow was long and dragged on the ground. It was only a few strokes, but it already had a profound artistic conception.Luo Shan sighed softly, she was not as good as Fang Yubai before, but now, she is even more far behind.

Seeing the familiar figure from behind, Xia Zhiqing froze for a moment, and tentatively called out, "Sister Luo Shan?"

Luo Shan turned around with a smile on her face: "Zhi Qing."

"Sister Luo Shan, why are you here? I thought I was mistaken!" Xia Zhiqing walked over happily and said.

"I'm looking for Yubai, is he there?" Luo Shan asked.

"Here, in the studio, I'll take you there." Xia Zhiqing took her hand and said.

Fang Yubai's studio is at the innermost part of the gallery, walking down the corridor, the light beige wooden door at the end comes into view.Xia Zhiqing was about to knock on the door, Luo Shan shook her head at her, Xia Zhiqing said knowingly: "Then you go in by yourself later, I have to give these materials to others."

Luo Shan nodded, watched Xia Zhiqing go away, looked away, and let out a low sigh.The door was not locked, it opened with a slight twist, the window of the room was open, the tulle curtains were swaying gently in the wind, Fang Yubai was sitting in front of the easel by the window, the sun was shining on his clothes and hair, Blurred and unreal.

He didn't look back, but he seemed to know who was coming.The paper on the easel was still blank, the paint box was on the table, and the nib was still clean. Luo Shan asked with a smile, "Why, no inspiration today?"

"I'm waiting for you today." Fang Yubai's smile was faint under the sunlight.

"I didn't tell you I was coming today, why are you waiting for me?" Luo Shan laughed.

"People's intuition is sometimes very good." Fang Yubai stood up, looking at her with bright eyes.

"You think you are a prophet!" Luo Shan didn't believe his so-called intuition at all.

"At least I know what you are here for." Fang Yubai poured her a glass of water and said.

Luo Shan sat on the chair and took a sip from the cup: "I told you about the last time. I asked my aunt and uncle. Xinyi has been missing for so many days, and there is still no news. They are still holding on to hope. , I hope Xinyi can come back safe and sound, so they and I both hope to find Xinyi in other ways."

"Have you thought about the risks involved?" Fang Yubai asked with a frown.

"Well, I mentioned to them that if Xinyi is still alive, Zhao Ling may turn her into a vegetable, but that's only half the chance, right? Xinyi may be safe, isn't it?" Luo Shan He took another sip of water, trying to wash away all the hesitation in his heart.

"Theoretically speaking, nothing is absolute, and I cannot promise you anything." Fang Yubai said.

Luo Shan was silent, twirling the cup without pressing her hands, and said after a while, "Yubai, besides summoning spirits, is there any other way to find Xinyi?"

Fang Yubai smiled: "Luoshan, have you forgotten my profession? I am a painter, not a master of heaven."

"I probably lost my mind." Luo Shan smiled awkwardly, "Yu Bai, can you arrange for me to meet Miss Feng Yue?"

The studio was very quiet, the white walls were spotless under the sunlight, the wind blew a few fallen leaves into the room, and fell lightly onto the easel, the withered yellow color seemed lifeless.Fang Yubai lowered his eyebrows and glanced, his expression was still as calm as usual: "Okay, I will let you know when I get in touch."

"Thank you." Rosen said gratefully.

Fang Yubai cleaned up the easel, stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner."

"You are too good a friend!" Rosanne took his arm affectionately.The two of them walked out of the studio together, and looked straight at the front desk girl in the lobby. Although Fang Yubai was thin, but wearing Chinese-style clothes seemed like a fairy, and Luo Shan was originally a fashionable and beautiful beauty. Standing together alone is the best interpretation of the idiom "talented man and beautiful woman".

Next to the art gallery is Taifu Square, a row of restaurants and restaurants, Fang Yubai chose a western restaurant called "Nostalgic Time" and walked in.The decoration of this restaurant is based on the theme of retro nostalgia. The tables are made of pure wood, and various yellowed old photos are pasted on the walls.The song played by Teresa Teng in the restaurant is soft and ethereal, as if from another time and space.

The waiter led them to sit down. Luo Shan glanced around and said with a sigh: "The owner of this shop must be a very romantic person."

"Not only is he affectionate, he's also a handsome guy." Fang Yubai said with a smile.

"Do you know him?" Roseanne asked strangely.

"Would you like me to introduce you?" Fang Yubai asked.

Luo Shan suddenly realized: "I said there are so many shops outside, you have to choose this one, because you want to be a matchmaker!"

"Didn't you always blame me for keeping you single for so many years? I'm trying to make up for it now." Fang Yubai's smile seemed unfathomable under the dim light.

"People like them usually have their eyes above the top, so how could they look down on ordinary people like me in the world of mortals." Luo Shan said exaggeratedly, clutching her chest, "I tell you, my little heart is very fragile. If you can’t stand the blow, forget it.”

"That's not what you would say." Fang Yubai glanced at her and joked.

Roseanne sighed: "People change, just like I never believed in supernatural theories before, but now I have to admit that some things really cannot be explained by common sense."

"What are you two talking about?"

A magnetic voice sounded behind Luo Shan. Luo Shan subconsciously looked back, and a man in a brown sweater was smiling and waving towards them.He is tall, about 1.8 meters tall, with a pair of black-rimmed glasses on his handsome face. The simple hairstyle with back hair adds to his handsomeness. His smile is just right, not too bright, but also very warm , even Rosanne couldn't help but shine.

Fang Yubai introduced to her: "This is my friend Yang Dong, who is also the owner of this restaurant."

"Hello, I'm Luo Shan." Luo Shan stood up and shook his hand politely.

Yang Dong sat down next to Fang Yubai, and said with a smile, "Ms. Luo is here for the first time, let me recommend the special dishes of this restaurant for you."

"Is this considered forced buying and selling?" Luo Shan deliberately made things difficult for him.

"Forget it, but I am the one who buys and sells today." Yang Dong stretched out his hand to invite the waiter, and said, "I am treating you to this meal, you can order whatever you want." The waiter handed over two portions Luo Shan flipped through the menu, probably because she had something about Yao Xinyi in mind, and she didn't have much taste, so she said, "Give me a vegetable salad."

"Based on Miss Luo's conditions, I don't think you need to go on a diet." Yang Dong looked at Luo Shan with admiring eyes, making Luo Shan who thought she was invulnerable to men couldn't help but blush.

"No... I just don't know what to eat." Luo Shan was a little afraid to meet his gaze.

"Then let me make the decision for Miss Luo." Yang Dong smiled, took the menu and handed it back to the waiter, "One piece of dragon fish, one piece of French escargot, and a vegetable salad for this gentleman and dessert."

Fang Yubai is a vegetarian, his friends all know this, this vegetable salad was specially ordered by Yang Dong for him.Seeing him being so careful as a big man, Rosanne couldn't help but glance at him a few more times.