Chapter 59: This Is Art
Chen Ling quickly glanced at Sui Li’er by his side.
It was the reddest she had ever been since meeting Chen Ling. Her face seemed as if it could drip blood, her small mouth slightly agape, and her eyes wide open. Even her pupils trembled slightly.
Realizing that Chen Ling was looking at her, she turned her head towards him like a stuck robot, her small head adorned with a big question mark! Her face clearly conveyed the message: What is this!?
Oh no… I’m doomed, I’m socially dead! As Chen Ling thought, he looked at his own painting again. Damn! It looks so beautiful…
“Cough…” The situation had escalated to this point, and there was basically no hope left. Chen Ling instinctively wanted to block Sui Li’er’s memory and repaint the picture again.
“Memory bl… um…” Wait, memory blocking doesn’t work on her, and last time it made her cry. Chen Ling didn’t dare to try it again.
So what should he do now?
Chen Ling gritted his teeth and looked at his painting. It’s really nice… It would be a shame to throw it away.
Every time he painted a picture, Mo Suyan would praise it, but he himself felt nothing. Only this painting, he thought it was very beautiful. He didn’t have many thoughts about it; he just felt that it was art.
“Cough… Listen to my explanation! It’s not… It’s an interpretation. You might not understand, but this is art!”
“Sob~” Sui Li’er trembled and blushed as she said: “Um… Can you at least paint the clothes… sob.”
She covered her face with her hands, as if her face was burning, and her hands felt a bit hot at this moment. Her entire body was blushing.
Chen Ling was stunned for a moment upon hearing her words, but then immediately reacted and followed her lead: “Cough, painting! Of course, I’ll paint the clothes! How can we look without clothes? You fool… cough…”
“Sob~ Mmm!” Sui Li’er pursed her lips and covered her eyes. She was really too embarrassed to look.
“Um… I… I’m going to take a shower… I got caught in the rain earlier…”
“Cough cough… Alright!” Chen Ling awkwardly nodded.
After saying that, she ran off. She didn’t actually need to take a shower, as Chen Ling had already cleaned her up using the system.
Once she entered the room, she went straight to the bathroom and stared blankly at herself in the mirror. With her rosy complexion, she looked even more alluring, but her mind was filled with the painting Chen Ling had created.
She had initially wanted to come here and calm down on her own, but her body felt as if she were sick, with a feverish sensation all over.
“Splish splash~” The sound of water echoed as Sui Li’er quickly rinsed off. She felt much better afterwards.
However, she still felt too embarrassed to come out, afraid that Chen Ling hadn’t finished painting the clothes and they would end up in an awkward situation again. So she stood in front of the mirror, shyly gazing at herself, gently biting her lip. The image of that painting resurfaced in her mind once more.
But this time, Chen Ling wasn’t in front of her, so she didn’t feel as shy as before.
Does Lord God like me like that…
Wait… Maybe I’m not as cute as that painting…
To be honest, although Chen Ling’s painting had a few minor issues, it was really beautiful. It showcased all of Sui Li’er’s best qualities. This made her feel as if she was the impostor… and that painting was the real deal.
Driven by an indescribable emotion, perhaps unwillingness? Perhaps defiance? Or maybe just curiosity. Sui Li’er’s face lightly blushed, and then she gently lifted her hand, imitating the posture of the painting, and placed it near her own mouth.
She pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then gently stuck out her little tongue and licked it. “Meow~?”
“Sob~” Sui Li’er snapped out of it and quickly let go of her hand. The body temperature that had just cooled down from the shower suddenly rose again.
Indeed, it was so embarrassing!
〚 Ding~ Target feels extreme embarrassment, +1 million points! 〛
Chen Ling was momentarily stunned: ??
Unable to help himself, he chuckled and muttered: “Still feeling shy? Fool…”
“Hey, true art, as expected of me. Hehe…”
Sui Li’er rinsed off once again, returned to her bed, and her heart continued to thump forcefully in her chest. She absentmindedly stared at the ceiling, and thought of the hands in the painting that were holding the collar.
Unable to resist, she gently placed her hand on her own neck, and couldn’t help but murmur in her mind: Those are Chen Ling’s hands, right…
Then she drifted off to sleep.
Meanwhile, Chen Ling was diligently painting. After some contemplation, he decided to keep that painting. It was created in a state of forgetfulness and could be considered the most satisfying painting he had ever made.
He couldn’t bear to make her wear clothes in the painting. So he planned to make a replica of the exact same painting in a child-friendly version for Sui Li’er, while keeping the adult version for himself… cough.
It had no flaws at all, and besides, he was almost an adult.
After a while, Chen Ling painted a small kitten version of Sui Li’er. It was a child-friendly version, and although it didn’t have the same mature charm, it was still very cute. He was certain that Sui Li’er would love it.
With a smile, he walked to her room’s door and softly called out. “Sui Li’er? I’m done.”
However, Sui Li’er didn’t respond. Chen Ling glanced at the projection status and realized that she was sleeping.
He chuckled softly. “Like a pig… Didn’t she just wake up not long ago?”
They were two of a kind.
Seeing her sleeping, Chen Ling gently hung the finished painting on the wall directly in front of her bed, thinking that she would see it when she woke up. As he planned to leave, he turned back and took a glance at the sleeping Sui Li’er.
He couldn’t help but think in his mind: Should I give her another kiss? I’ve painted two pictures for her… It wouldn’t be too much to give her a kiss, right…
Cough… Forget it, forget it… I shouldn’t take advantage of her vulnerable state.
Then he shook his head and quickly walked out of the room.
Since Sui Li’er was asleep, it was only natural for Chen Ling to go to sleep as well. After a quick rinse, he returned to his own bed. He took out the painting he had first completed and couldn’t help but admire it again. “Mmm… It’s really good.”
Unconsciously, he started to imagine. “Cough… Art… This is art!”
Suddenly, he realized something strange. Chen Ling was absentminded for a moment, and then he thought of something.
In theory… under normal circumstances, he should have recited the tranquility spell over a hundred times by now. But today’s feeling was so strange!
Suddenly, a sense of unease surged within him. He abruptly lifted the blanket and looked down…
His heart couldn’t help but skip a beat!
Why isn’t my little buddy looking up? Am I in trouble!?
Could it be that Sui Li’er kicked it this morning and broke it?
“Restoration spell!”
〚 Ding~ Restoration in progress. 〛
Then, Chen Ling stared in horror, his eyes wide open.
I’m in trouble…
It’s over…