please don't believe me

Dai Bowen did not get rid of Shen Xiuyuan's "containment".

Because President Shen Da was sober-minded and not fooled, he explained that it was okay not to be close on the surface - after all, it seemed that no one could get close to Stuttgart's face - just contact secretly.Anyway, according to Stuttgart's settings, it's okay to hide from Ivan.

Mingxiu plank road, dark Chencang.

Adding together the previous crossing the river and demolishing the bridge (Prince Tan throws away the national teacher when he runs out), cheating the world (forcibly judging the "godly" as "heresy"), etc., Dai Bowen believes that this guy's 36 tricks are really too slippery.

In the end, Dai Bowen showed him the interrogation video.But I didn't read it directly in the study, but forwarded it to the mailbox and read it again when I returned to my residence.

Just as Dai Bowen expected, Ivan still sent a message to ask Stuttgart what he had said to him.Dai Bowen returned to report the progress of the treatment, and was forced to issue a "military order" to ensure that his claustrophobia would be resolved.

Dai Bowen also told Ivan that his progress has been slower than the average level of the test. If he is not more active, he may not be able to see the desired effect within the prescribed course of treatment.

Dai Bowen finally said: "If your treatment cannot be completed on time, which will affect your art exhibition...I'm afraid I will be thrown to Shenjiang by your brother."

Ivan didn't reply immediately, and only replied a few words after an hour: "No."

won't what?Will it not be cured, or will it not be sunk?Dai Bowen looked at this message, thought for a while how to reply, and finally felt that everything should be kept simple.

Dan Bailey: "(The system comes with a smiley face)"

[Task reminder: There are still 67 days before the deadline for the main task. 】

"Day 46 of 'Romaintine'! I've been taking this stuff for six weeks. I've taken your advice and gradually dimmed the wall lamp I sleep in and had someone turn it off when I fell asleep.

"At first it was difficult for me to sleep because I couldn't stop thinking 'it's going to be dark in here', but after taking the red capsules, it got better.

"Now, I can already lock the door before going to bed, turn off the lights completely, and fall asleep normally. I didn't mean to hide these changes from you, I just feel that if it doesn't work all the time, it would be too shameful..."

After listening to the voice message sent by Ivan, Dai Bowen continued to forward it to Stuttgart, then picked up the papers scattered on the table and looked at it.

This paper records Dai Bowen's plan to induce Ivan, which is to use the young man's trust in him to push some young people to do things that they would not normally do, in order to "prove" the efficacy of "Romantin".This is a step-by-step breakthrough, which makes Ivan believe in the efficacy of the medicine more, and also believes that he can finally overcome unnecessary obstacles with "Romantin".

Ivan is indeed gradually changing, but this transformation is still very slow compared to similar experiments that Dai Bowen has experienced.

Dai Bowen picked up the phone.

Dan Bailey: "Great, you really gave me a surprise! But to be honest, I would also like you to share with me when you are in the process. After all, it feels wonderful to watch you improve a little bit. unspeakable...

"I think next time you can try to lock the bathroom door, take a nice bath, put some music on or something.

"By the way, according to your opinion, I bought this painting and hung it in the office. Now my office looks much more elegant, thanks to you. (attach a photo)"

The message has been sent.

Dai Bowen put the phone back on the table, but he was not in the office as stated in the message, but sitting in front of the computer in the apartment.A video is played on the computer screen, the time jumps in the upper right corner of the video, and the location is written in the lower right corner.

A young man stands in the center of the room, surrounded by various drawing boards and painting tools.

— Ivan A. Weiss.

Yes, this is a real-time video of the studio in the Weiss mansion.Ivan is a painter, and paintings can express the author's thoughts, which is why Dai Bowen originally tried everything possible to visit his studio.After the showdown between Shen Xiuyuan and Dai Bowen, Dai Bowen became even more unscrupulous - in exchange for watching the video for Shen Xiuyuan, Dai Bowen asked to install a secret camera in Ivan's studio for real-time monitoring.

This request, to be honest, is a great disrespect to Ivan.

But Shen Xiuyuan wasn't really his brother, and the Stuttgart subordinates wouldn't really treat a weak bastard as their own, so it wasn't a big deal to pretend to be one to monitor this thing.Maybe Dai Bowen and Shen Xiuyuan have a hard time, and Ivan's bedroom is just pretending.

As for Dai Bowen himself, he has done such things as "remotely cheating people in front of the monitor" too many times, so it is impossible to have any psychological burden.

"Huh? New painting?"

When Ivan started working in the studio, he stopped looking at his phone and didn't reply to messages.Dai Bowen watched him put a drawing board on the easel, and then spread new drawing paper, as if he was about to start drafting.The man in front of the computer hurriedly made the video window full-screen, and took a closer look.

This is a great opportunity for Dai Bowen to get to know him.Because after a long period of processing a painting, factors such as technical techniques and changing moods will affect the artist's initial state.Peeking is much easier if you can see the raw line draft.

Dai Bowen also glanced at his watch and recorded the time when this behavior started on paper.

This is not for speculation.It’s just because the hidden camera doesn’t have zoom and rotation functions for the time being. If you want to zoom in and see the details, you have to use software to process the image data afterwards.Dai Bowen is keeping track of the time now, so that he can intercept the necessary video clips later.

Ivan under the lens seems to be very inspired, and the speed of constructing the first draft is very fast.However, because most of them are just positioning lines and outlines, Dai Bowen took a long time to realize what the other party wanted to draw.

"Character? Wait, this guy..."

Dai Bowen stared at the canvas with squinted eyes, feeling a little dazed for a moment.According to previous observations and exchanges, Ivan is a modernist painter who likes to combine virtual reality with a slightly abstract painting method.Of course, his sketch skills are very solid, and the few still life pictures in the studio are also very beautiful.But in any case, Dai Bowen has not seen him doing figure paintings.

With no models, no plaster casts, not even a reference photograph, it certainly didn't look like a character exercise.It seems that this young artist wants to draw a portrait with his own brain?

Dai Bowen's gaze dropped for a moment.

No matter who this character is, whether it exists, or what it will be painted in the end... it will all be the realization of Ivan's desire.

The process of this character appearing vividly on paper is the process of Dai Bowen firmly grasping Ivan.

"It was delivered to the door like this..."

Dai Bowen couldn't help laughing.

Just at this moment, a new message entered into his mobile phone.Ivan is obviously not free now, Dai Bowen picked it up with a feeling, and it really was Shen Xiuyuan.

Stuttgart: "It sounds like you have a better relationship with him than with me."

Dai Bowen raised his eyebrows, glanced at Ivan on the screen, moved his fingers and replied: "Boss, do you mean me and you, or him and you?"

Stuttgart: "All of the above."

Dai Bowen took a picture of his mobile phone against the computer screen and sent the photo: "It's really not comparable, because I really don't want him to leave my sight. (A photo is attached)"

Shen Xiuyuan on the other end clicked on the picture, smiled, and replied: "Spy on him, monitor him, control him, this is your love."

Dan Bailey: "Quite right, so stay away from me."

A week later, Ivan's figure painting has been covered with color, and the shadow of the person in the painting can be roughly seen.

Dai Bowen zoomed in on the video clip and found that it was a painting with the sea as the background.A person is walking towards the sea, and the back profile is in the painting, his (or her?) head is turned slightly, as if looking at the camera lens in the picture.The reason why the gender cannot be distinguished is because the sexual characteristics are blocked or blurred.The outline of the face looks like a man, and the soft features are more like a woman; the exposed arms and legs tend to be round like a woman, but the body structure is broad like a man.And this person is not well dressed, maybe even it is not clothes, a large piece of cloth with beautiful colors wraps him (her), and the sea breeze blows the cloth very freely.

In the soft light, the person outside the painting showed a gentle smile at first glance, but a "different meaning" at closer inspection.

And among all these vaguely contradictory things, there is still a small "prop" in the hands of the characters, which gives Dai Bowen a little clue.

"Shell? So it's Venus..."

"Venus" in Roman mythology, "Aphrodite" in ancient Greek mythology, she is the goddess of love and beauty, and also the "darling" of artists in various periods.There are countless works on her image, and because of the birth scene described in the myth, factors such as the ocean, shells, and dolphins are often accompanied by her.Although the gender of the figure painted by Ivan is unknown—after all, Venus is a famous "female" goddess—but judging from the sea and shells, it is indeed likely to be a statue of Venus.

Dai Bowen supported his chin with one hand, and rolled the mouse with the other hand, enlarged the painting and scanned it from bottom to top.Then he squinted his eyes, and touched the phone to send a message to Shen Xiuyuan.

Dan Bailey: "Ivan seems to be in love, do you know about that?"

Shen Xiuyuan, who was on a "business trip" to stabilize the Weiss family, swiped his phone: "!!!"

Stuttgart: "With whom? When?"

You ask me, who do I ask?Dai Bowen looked at the suspected "Venus" picture and touched his chin. In fact, he was not very sure about this conclusion.However, Ivan is about to hold an art exhibition, so he shouldn't be aimless at this time.He chooses to express "love" and "beauty", which is really easy for Dai Bowen to have such a guess.

The two groups of gods who are most likely to be artists express their love - Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, and Muse, the goddess of inspiration.

Shen Xiuyuan's message came soon after: "Ivan's going out is basically followed by my people the whole time, and there is no report of any abnormalities. How do you know?"

Ivan is a typical "otaku", rarely going out, and even less chance to meet strangers.Now that Dai Bowen said that he was in love, Shen Xiuyuan couldn't help but start to think: Did those uncles instigate this?They want to control Ivan in this way?

Compared with the situation of "the two parties may be related", Shen Xiuyuan is more concerned about the monitoring of Ivan.This young painter was right under his nose, but no one reported to him about Ivan's abnormal condition. Of course, Shen Xiuyuan would suspect that another "inner ghost" had blinded his "eyes and ears".

So he sent a message to Dai Bowen asking "how did you know?" It was not a question, but to determine whether there was something wrong with Stuttgart's subordinates.

Dai Bowen thought about it with his mobile phone, but he still didn't take a picture of the painting for Shen Xiuyuan to see, but replied: "I'm monitoring him, and I can see things that you can't detect, you know."

And then there is another one: "You hold back for now, I'll go find out the truth."

After replying two messages to Shen Xiuyuan in this way, Dai Bowen clicked on Ivan's message interface.

Dan Bailey: "Hey Ivan, I know a nice restaurant, would you like to come out and relax?"

——Inexplicable little theater——

Shen Xiuyuan: Why don't you show me the painting!

Dai Bowen: Can you understand?

Shen Xiuyuan: Non-female Venus, I suddenly know something... Ha ha.