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In fact, Tao Xihong's question is correct - just a painting?

Of course Xu Jiangtong couldn't be sure.It is too preconceived to infer the life of the creator from a mere ancient Roman myth.

But that painting is clearly a work completed by the author in extreme grief and indignation, and it is a puzzle left by him to future generations.Shelved for so many years, like the remains of a dilapidated shipwreck, no one cares about it.

This is the resonance among artists, Xu Jiangtong read his appeal, and only he can solve the mystery.Sometimes, Xu Jiangtong couldn't even tell whether he was helping Tao Xihong, or satisfying his desire to solve puzzles and prove his abilities.

After all, there is still a madness in his bones, an almost fanatical pursuit of art and truth.

After the conversation, both of them remained silent and fell into silence.Tao Xihong picked up the thin paper that he had carried with him for many years, caressing it absently, his fingertips were numb from the blunt edge of the plastic seal.

Can you really find them?After finding out, how should I face the fact that my loved one died or was abandoned?

For 18 years, do they know how they got here?Tao Xihong even felt that when he heard their names, whether they were dead or alive, he could vomit out of nausea.

Sometimes the truth is scarier than silence.

The eye sockets became hot without warning, Tao Xihong turned his head to the other side, and sniffed softly.

"You have to face it." Xu Jiangtong hugged his shoulders, and suddenly tapped his face lightly, "I will accompany you..."

This was the first time Xu Jiangtong offered a kiss in the two months he had been together, but Tao Xihong got up and avoided it.

He looked down at Xu Jiangtong: "Teacher, you should know that I want to have a future with you more than in the past. My life is already on the right track, they are not important."

"I'm sorry..." Xu Jiangtong put away his hands, apologizing for some reason.

The spring break is coming to an end, and the aboveboard cohabitation life is coming to an end.Tao Xihong didn't touch Xu Jiangtong for several nights, and lay in bed without saying a word.

The two have known each other for so long, so they can somewhat see through each other's thoughts.Xu Jiangtong always felt that he had guessed something, felt guilty for his own selfishness, and didn't know how to comfort him. He tossed and turned all day long, and his sleep quality plummeted.

After being left out in the cold for a few days, Xu Jiangtong finally couldn't bear it anymore.He turned over and wrapped his arms around Tao Xihong's waist.

Tao Xihong held his hand and rubbed his finger bones lightly: "Want to do it?"

Xu Jiangtong half-buried his head in the quilt and answered vaguely.He suffered from a serious illness a few years ago. He was single until he was 28 years old, and finally had a nightlife. His body couldn't stand this kind of neglect.

He raised his hand hidden under the quilt again, and stroked along the line of Tao Xihong's spine.

Such a bold move instantly made Tao Xihong's brain roar. He swallowed, but he couldn't concentrate.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Jiang." He let go of Xu Jiangtong's hand, "I've been in a lot of trouble these days."

"You can chat with me for a while."

"It's useless," Tao Xihong smiled wryly and shook his head, "You can't understand my feelings."

Xu Jiangtong moved his lips and found that he could only say "I'm sorry".

The two still had a rift because of this.

After school started, the school team also resumed training to prepare for the upcoming college volleyball league, and the short cohabitation life of the two broke up unhappily like this.

Tao Xihong used to send a lot of pictures of cute puppies when chatting with him, but now he can't say a few words a day.It was a heavy blow to Xu Jiangtong that the giant dog that had been frisky around him suddenly became depressed.

When the relationship was first confirmed, Xu Jiangtong thought that as long as he treated people with sincerity, the social status of the two people who were far apart could be eliminated.But he still ignores the differences in personality caused by different growing environments and the way of looking at things-that is a gap that respect, patience and time cannot fill.

This cold war is just a microcosm of many things. When encountering similar situations in the future, they also can't find a suitable solution, consuming each other's feelings for nothing.

Tao Xihong also blamed himself.Even if he knew that Xu Jiangtong was really thinking about himself, he couldn't say "thank you" against his conscience.Maybe he can act a little happier and continue to post emojis to Xu Jiangtong to hide his emotions.

But is this really necessary?Xu Jiangtong is not a fool, and falling in love is not acting.

The internship salary was received, but the gift I bought was not given out.

As the training volume of the school team increased day by day, his right ankle began to ache.After training every day, he was very tired, with a buzzing headache, and his internal organs seemed to be tied by something, unable to move.

He felt that he didn't like Xu Jiangtong that much anymore.To be precise, he saw the gap between the two and knew that it was time to stop.

After all, Xu Jiangtong is a work of art in the palace, which can only be viewed from a distance and not played with.

Until the beginning of March, Tao Xihong planned to seriously ask Xu Jiang to talk with him again.Xu Jiangtong received his message, but before he had time to reply, he was intercepted by the department head's message and asked him to go to the office.

Xu Jiangtong thought it was a routine conversation and passed it without thinking much.Unexpectedly, the first sentence in the office confused me.

The head of the department asked, "Do you know Tao Xihong?"

His heart skipped a beat, he avoided eye contact by taking a seat, and then regained his composure: "He took my elective class, and we met officially at the teacher-student volleyball match."

"Did you take Tao Xihong home?" The head of the department didn't go around with him, and clicked on the video he had prepared a long time ago. "Last week, someone reported in real name that there was an improper teacher-student relationship between you and Tao Xihong."

The video lasts about 2 minutes and completely records the whole process of the two people walking into the parking lot, getting into the same car and driving away.The time was the afternoon of January 1, which happened to be the day Tao Xihong finished his exam.

If it is in the period of passionate love, relying on Xu Jiangtong's psychological quality, it will definitely be self-defeating.Now he has confidence instead, accentuated his biting voice, and responded blankly: "Director Pan, if Sun Ran wrote the complaint letter, I suggest you contact Teacher Song to ask about the situation."

"Don't worry, I've already contacted him." Director Pan obviously didn't know the cause and effect of the matter, and his tone was easy to handle, "Let's explain it first."

"I'm going to play with him." Xu Jiangtong lied without changing his face, and answered very simply.

At this moment, Mr. Song, the head of the logistics department who was supposed to give a confession to Tao Xihong at the same time, was cursing in the office.

"Sun Ran is really shameless! Last time he framed you, this time he wrote a report letter directly to the leader of the Academy of Fine Arts?" Director Song was so angry that he slapped the table.

The real-name report letter of more than 1000 words did not mention the fact that he had framed Tao Xihong. It was all about how Xu Jiangtong defended Tao Xihong and condoned him to cheat.

Tao Xihong read it without saying a word, his palms were slightly sweating.In addition to being angry, he was more worried that Xu Jiangtong would not be able to withstand the pressure.

He pretended to be calm and suggested: "Director Song, we need to explain the situation to the leaders of the Academy of Fine Arts as soon as possible."

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