C121 He Is Special
After dinner, I called Ojarry and said, "Come pick me up at Mason's place. I'm feeling better."
Ou Jia Rui didn't say anything unnecessary. She just told me, "Alright, wait for me. I'll come pick you up immediately."
About twenty minutes later, O'Casanova and I were in the small apartment, eating our meals and watching TV on the sofa. Neither of us had expected her to arrive so soon.
"Zhou Xinyao, come home with me." Ou Jia Rui's gaze and tone were extremely gentle, as if she was coaxing a little friend who was in a bad temper with his family.
"Alright, I'll go back with you. Let's go." I was wearing Mason's bear pajamas, and I even had a short tail trailing behind me. I stood up to go, looking like I was about to leave.
Ou Jia Rui looked at him with interest. "Why have you become so reckless in the past few days?"
"This is my true nature. Let's go."
"Don't you want to pack?" Ou Jia Rui did not know how to react. She thought that it would be hard for her to persuade me to go home, but I was so clean and straightforward.
"No need, I still have my clothes at home." In fact, what I was thinking was that if I didn't live well in the Ou family, or if Ou Jingyi often came to visit, I could always come to Mason's house and ask for help.
Even though the distance between the door of the unit and Ou Jia Rui's car was only a couple of dozen meters, he was still worried that I would get cold from the cold wind.
At first, everything was going smoothly. I was still thinking about what I should do after discussing my studies with Ou Jia Rui. But when I turned around and saw what was placed in the back seat of the car by Ou Jia Rui, my good mood collapsed in an instant.
On the back seat was the painting of Meng Shufu that I had just thrown into the trash can.
"What do you want to eat when you get home? I heard from Mason that you're going to take a semester off. Are you going to work at Ou Family or do you plan to travel to other places to relax? Or do you want to study at home?" Having not noticed my abnormality, Ojira continued to chat with me.
"Then I won't trouble you." I said sarcastically.
"What's wrong?" It was only then that Ou Jia Rui realized that something was wrong with me. I stopped speaking and opened the window to let the cool wind in. Looking at the constantly retreating scenery of the city, I suddenly felt very lonely.
Honestly speaking, although Ou Jingyi's words made me angry when she sent it to me, I didn't feel hurt because of it. I had seen the malicious intent coming from her too many times, so I threw the painting in the trash without restraint and was willing to go home with Ou Jia Rui. It seemed that in my heart, as long as Ou Jia Rui still believed in me, there would be a chance for something to change.
The first reason I could think of was that he would never forget the woman called Meng Shuzhen, so he was willing to collect anything related to him. This made me envious and jealous, because no one had ever cherished you so much.
Then the second reason made me feel even more disappointed. Perhaps in Ou Jia Rui's heart, she could obtain forgiveness for whatever she did wrong. Although he had always threatened her with everything she had, such as not letting her into the Ou Family, these threats had never been fulfilled.
When people are controlled by angry emotions, it's very easy for them to look at things one-sidedly. At this moment, I had already completely forgotten that Ou Jia Rui didn't hesitate to fall out with Madame Ou and Ou Jingyi because of me, and I had long forgotten the words that Ou Jia Rui said when she proposed to me.
On the surface, it was still calm, but in reality, my heart was already in turmoil. Suddenly, I understood. Ou Jia Rui had long occupied a very important position in my heart. I would be upset because he didn't understand and was angry, and also feel that he treated others better.
The wind outside the window was cold on his face. The air in the city center wasn't good, and the wind wasn't comfortable either, but it made people sober up.
"Achoo." It must have been a long time since I went out. I sneezed loudly after the wind blew for a while.
O'Jia Rui silently closed the window. When I stubbornly wanted to open the window, I realized that it was locked. I could only glare fiercely at Ou Jia Rui.
Very quickly, we arrived at the Ou Family residence. I ignored Ou Jia Rui and directly walked into the house by myself, heading straight for my own room on the second floor. Following closely behind me, Ou Jia Rui quickly followed with three steps, and squeezed in with a cheeky smile before I could lock my room's door.
I remained silent, my face cold.
Ou Jia Rui walked over and hugged me face to face. My heart suddenly thumped wildly for a few seconds as I struggled. I silently cursed myself for not being able to get anything out of it, but I still pushed Ou Jia Rui's embrace with a dark expression.
After a little distance between the two of us, Ojira didn't give up and continued to stick close to me, afraid that I would once again be trapped in the trap of gentleness. I walked to the window and sat down on a stool.
Good, I apologize, okay? Blame me for hurting you before I spoke, blame me for not taking good care of Ou Jingyi, blame me for not protecting you properly, forgive me this time, okay? O'Ciaran continued to follow, running her fingers through my smooth hair.
I coldly said, "I can't blame you, that's my own problem. It's a coincidence that the work I'm most proud of is similar to an unknown painter's painting. It's also my bad luck, but I'm already used to it."
"So magnanimous. I've been having Mason help to persuade you these past few days, but why is it that not only did your anger not subside, it's even getting more and more intense." Ochira was still laughing at my joke.
The moment I opened my mouth, my mouth was filled with jealousy and grievance, "I'm sorry, I don't dare to get mad at you, Boss Ou. I'll try my best not to appear in front of you in the future if you're in a bad mood.
After getting in the car, it was as if she had suddenly become a different person. "You were angry because you saw that painting, but I never felt that you copied her work, and I'm also very curious about why Meng Shuzhen's painting was on the trash can in front of Mason Shan's house."
In the end, Ou Jia Rui added, "Moreover, I looked at that painting. According to my understanding, it shouldn't be a fake."
I coldly snorted. "That means that you understand this painting very well. Then why did you treat this painting as my concept map back then?"
Faced with my unreasonable actions, Ou Jia Rui simply frowned and explained, "No, I only judged it based on the material of the paper and the details of its mounting."
"Didn't you want to know why the painting was in the trash can in front of Mason's apartment? Let me tell you, Miss Ou Jingyi specifically sent it to me as a dropout gift." If there was a third person on the side at this moment, he would have definitely found out that I looked very similar to that Ou Jingyi who did all the crazy things for Ou Jia Rui.
Ou Jia Rui's voice became soft again: "I'm sorry, I apologised to you on behalf of Jingjing. I had no other intentions, I just felt that it would be a bit of a waste for you to throw the 500,000 yuan directly into the trash can." It could be seen that although Meng Shuzhen had some talent, she was not at the level of a painter. The value of this painting lay in the fact that Eustace was willing to pay several hundred thousand dollars for it.
"I don't need you to apologize to me. You just need to take good care of your Ou Jingyi and remember your Meng Shuzhen." These words were like the words of a little girl who had seen her boyfriend flirting with another woman.
"It's not what you think. I don't care whose painting this is. If it were anyone else's painting, I would have put it away there. It has nothing to do with Meng Shuzhen." I don't know if what Ou Jia Rui said was true or not, but after seeing Meng Shuzhen's painting, my mood became a little abnormal.
"You can leave now. Just leave me alone. I'm afraid that if you stay here any longer, I won't know what unpleasant words I'll say to you." I stood up with my back to O'Ciaran. My voice was even a little shaky now.
O'Jia Rui stood behind me and tried to say something, but in the end she said nothing. She turned around and gently left, closing the door behind her.
After gradually regaining my rationality, I felt extremely regretful for my loss of control just now. Initially, I thought that after experiencing so many things, I was already able to remain calm and collected. Even when Ou Jingyi was slandering me in front of so many people, I could still maintain my composure.
In my heart, O'Jia Rui is a special existence.
After confirming this fact, I felt a sense of clarity, followed by endless loss, because I knew that in Ou Jia Rui's heart, there was still another woman called Meng Shu Fu. No matter how many years passed, it was still special to him.
"Madam, sir asked me to give this painting to you. You can do whatever you want with it. Did you draw this? Beautiful." A maid who didn't know anything about the outside world naturally didn't know any young female artists, much less any Impressionists. She only knew that her husband had married a lady who knew how to paint and thought that it was my painting.
I, who was already frustrated to begin with, became even more agitated because of this painting. I pinched my forehead a few times. "Help me tell Ou Jia Rui that this is his painting. He can do whatever he wants with it. I can't make the decision."
A woman who had worked in the Ou Family for a long time was the best judge of the situation. She immediately understood the undercurrents between me and Ou Jia Rui. She said "Ok" and left my room.
She wisely decided to put the painting in the storage room at home.