MFMBSA 19

Chapter 19 – Human Body

 

　　The orange cat sleeping next to Qi Xi suddenly got up. It looked back at the door and meowed for no reason.

 

　　Qi Xi was startled and turned around. There seemed to be something outside the crack of the door. He looked over and flashed past.

 

　　The request for his painting was about a girl who was sacrificed to an evil god by ignorant humans, and became a follower of the evil god and came back for revenge. Although the colors of his painting were fantastic and magnificent, his mind was filled with horror stories that the author of the painting had given him as a reference.

 

　　In an instant, all those horror stories were reflected outside the crack of the door. He quickly dropped the paintbrush and threw himself on the bed, wrapping himself tightly in the quilt.

 

　　The orange cat dug outside the quilt for a long time before he was willing to reveal one eye. He glanced at the crack in the door warily and said, “Great Sage, you are the Great Sage, go and see if there is any monster!”

 

　　”Meow! “

 

　　Qi Xi didn’t understand what the orange cat was talking about. He quickly picked up the cat and made mental preparations for two seconds. Then he half-closed his eyes and rushed out of the room, running straight to Fu Yanchuan’s room.

 

　　No one dares to break into Fu Yanchuan’s door no matter where it is, so he has no habit of locking the door.

 

　　Qi Xi was so frightened by his imagination that he couldn’t care about whose room he was in. He grabbed the doorknob and turned it. When he saw the door opened, he got in and locked the door.

　　Hearing the sound of the door lock closing, he breathed a sigh of relief before looking for Fu Yanchuan in the room.

 

　　”Brother Yan?”

 

　　After searching around, he bumped into Fu Yanchuan taking a bath. He carried the cat to the bathroom door and asked the dim light inside: “I think there is something in the house. Can you say a few words to me?”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan on the other side of the door didn’t respond for a long time. There was only the sound of water rushing, and he imagined that the person inside was not actually Fu Yanchuan, but some terrible monster.

　　Immediately, he took a step back and stared nervously at the bathroom door.

 

　　After a while, a vague shadow appeared from the semi-transparent door, and at the same time, the sound of the door opening was given to life.

　　He stiffened and remained motionless until the door opened and he breathed a long sigh of relief when he saw that what came out was not a monster, but a complete Fu Yanchuan who was still as perfect as the comic hero.

 

　　Fu Yanchuan only had a bath towel on his body. He walked up to Qi Xi and asked, “What do you want to say?”

 

　　Qi Xi was still frightened and subconsciously wanted to grip on something, but there was nothing to hold on, so his fingertips fell on Fu Yanchuan. On Fu Yanchuan’s waist, his beautiful peach blossom eyes were facing Fu Yanchuan with a scared mist, and he answered carefully: “I was in the room just now, and I noticed something looking at me outside the door, and it disappeared as soon as I saw it. “

 

　　Fu Yanchuan’s answer led in silence, and Qi Xi came up with a reason, “Is it because I have been painting for too long and have been seeing hallucinations?”

 

　　”Yes.”

 

　　He responded meaninglessly. Qi Xi was still very uneasy. The fingertips on his waist gripped him as he spoke: “Brother Yan, don’t be silent, just say something to me. As long as I forget, I won’t be afraid.”

 

　　”What are you afraid of?”

 

　　”Monster.”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan’s waist was tickled by the soft fingertips. He suddenly pressed Qi Xi’s hand and held it tightly in his palm. He stretched out his other hand to clasp Qi Xi’s waist and said in a calm voice: “Qi Xi, do you know who the monster is in this room?”

 

　　”Is there really a monster?”

 

　　Qi Xi became nervous again, not even realizing Fu Yanchuan’s movements. He even took the initiative to stick to Fu Yanchuan’s arms.

 

　　Fu Yanchuan smiled helplessly, let go of his hand and said, “Of course not. If you can’t sleep, stay here and I’ll chat with you.”

 

　　”Really?” Qi Xi hugged the orange cat and ran to Fu Yanchuan’s bed, ” Brother Yan, you’re so good!”

 

　　”I’ll put on some clothes first.” Fu Yanchuan went to the dressing room. He lay down on the bed unceremoniously, rolled around with the orange cat and said, “Hurry up, I’ll wait for you.”

 

Fu Yanchuan changed into his pajamas and came out. The man that had just said he would wait for him was already asleep with his cat. He went over to put Qi Xiin the right position, covered him with the blanket, turned around and sat down facing the floor-to-ceiling window without moving.

 

　　Qi Xi reached out and grabbed the strap of his pajamas in his sleep. He was mumbling something. Fu Yanchuan scooted closer until he could finally hear it clearly.

 

　　”Brother Yan, are you going to bed with me?”

 

　　The next day, Qi Xi woke up in his room. After he washed up and went out, Fu Yanchuan had already gone out.

 

　　He asked the nanny, “When did Brother Yan leave?”

 

　　”Mr. Fu was here last night? I haven’t seen him since I arrived.”

 

　　Qi Xi was surprised. Fu Yanchuan carried him back to the room in the middle of the night and left again? Did he do something while he was sleeping to make Fu Yanchuan angry again?

 

　　He planned to wait for Fu Yanchuan to come back and apologize to Fu Yanchuan. Although he didn’t know what he had done wrong, Fu Yanchuan didn’t come back for several days after leaving.

 

　　He took the time to tell Brother Zha that he wanted to withdraw from Bai Peiyong’s contract. Unexpectedly, Brother Zha was extremely angry.

 

　　[You start imitating others’ selection of manuscripts before you can draw well? Have you ever thought that after quitting this time, no one will come to you again? ]

　　[Have you noticed that the last two royalties have been a bit too much, and have you begun to feel that you are pretty good? ]

　　[Or do you think that the fans on YI.com only follow you because you draw well? ]

　　[Don’t you have any idea about your own level? ]

 

　　[I just don’t want to accept this manuscript. The person is a gangster. He came to school to harass me!]

 

　　[You know him? ]

 

　　[Well, he is a scumbag and wants to ask me out for a drink. ]

　　[So I don’t want to draw it for him. ]

 

　　It took a while for Brother Zha to reply to him.

 

　　[The contract has been signed. If you want a refund, it is 10 times the compensation, do you have the money to compensate?]

 

　　Qi Xi’s anger towards Bai Peiyong disappeared immediately after seeing the word compensate and 10 times. The remuneration was 500, and if it was 10 times, he would be compensated 5,000. He didn’t have that much money in total, so he finally compromised.

 

　　[Then I’ll just paint, and I won’t accept any commissions from him in the future. ]

 

　　[Well, I will be careful not to pick him up in the future. ]

　　[Since he went to school to harass you, it’s best that you ignore him and don’t believe what he says. He must be lying to you. ]

 

　　[Of course, I won’t be deceived by him.]

 

　　[It’s good to know. ]

 

　　In the next few days, Qi Xi went to class to fish during the day and draw at night. Fu Yanchuan did not come back. After he returned, he did almost nothing else except eating.

 

　　In the past few days, Bai Peiyong came to the school to find him several times. Each time, he said that he painted very well. He also lied to him and told him that his painting cost 100,000. If he was willing to put the painting in an art museum, he could sell it. He even offered a higher price.

 

　　”Stop talking nonsense. Others are not fools. Who would spend so much money to buy my paintings! This is not the way to brag. You only spent 600! I only took 500 from you!”

 

　　Qi Xi said fiercely. He kicked Bai Peiyong and told the school security to kick him out.

 

　　After that, Bai Peiyong finally didn’t come back. He also completed the big order worth 1,000 two days in advance. It happened to be Friday that he received the manuscript fee transferred to him by Brother Zha.

 

　　He excitedly called Fu Yanchuan, but the ringing sounded for a long time before Fu Yanchuan answered.

 

　　”What’s the matter?”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan’s voice could not tell the emotion, but he said excitedly: “Brother Yan, I got the royalties. Will you come back today?”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan didn’t answer, he said a little disappointed : “Are you still busy? If you don’t come back, your substitute will forget what you look like.”

 

　　Zhou Zhiwei was checking next week’s itinerary with Fu Yanchuan. She didn’t know whose call Fu Yanchuan was answering. She noticed that Fu Yanchuan smiled like never before. Although it disappeared so much that she almost didn’t notice it, she was sure that Fu Yanchuan really smiled at the phone.

 

　　Then, Fu Yanchuan replied in a gentle voice: “I still have half an hour.”

 

　　She didn’t know what was said at the other end of the line. Fu Yanchuan held up the phone and listened for a long time. In the end, he didn’t reply to anything. He hung up the call and continued talking to her as if nothing had happened. Talk about work.

 

　　Fu Yanchuan came back later than he expected. Qi Xi said that he would wait for him to eat. When he entered the room, he only saw the dishes on the table, all covered with thermal covers. Qi Xi was not seen.

 

　　The orange cat came out of Qi Xi’s room and went back when he saw him, as if he had come specially to tell him where Qi Xi was.

 

　　He put down his coat and walked to Qi Xi’s room. This time the door was wide open, and he could see Qi Xi and the painting on the drawing board at a glance.

 

　　The painting is not as magnificent and fantastic as the last time. It is just an ordinary human body. The face only reaches below the lips, and the legs are above the knees. The posture of walking towards the person, but the muscle lines are outlined and full of the tension of male hormones.

 

　　”Qi Xi.”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan called out. Qi Xi was so excited that he quickly stood up and stood in front of the painting and said to him, “Are you back?”

 

　　”Who are you painting?”

 

　　He walked in, but Qi Xi didn’t show it to him. However, the drawing board is tilted there, and he can see it just by looking past Qi Xi.

 

　　Although the face of the person in the painting is not complete, there is a mole above the neck. He also has a mole in the same position. His eyes moved to Qi Xi’s face and asked.

 

　　”Is it me?”

 

　　Qi Xi blushed, because he was painting a pure human body. The details of the private parts were not drawn, but they were there.

　　He didn’t dare to look directly at Fu Yanchuan. After all, it was quite offensive to be caught red-handed while secretly drawing other people’s bodies.

 

　　He lowered his head and explained in a low voice, “I, I just think your body is perfect, so… if you don’t like it, I won’t draw it.”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan didn’t say whether he liked it or not, and suddenly pinched his chin to raise his face and ask in a normal tone: “Do you want me to be a model for you?”

　　His eyes lit up instantly, “Are you willing?”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan suddenly let go of his hand. Without saying whether he was willing, he turned around and walked out and said, “Let’s eat first.”

 

　　When Qi Xi saw Fu Yanchuan leaving, he first took the painting off the drawing board, hid it in the box, and then went out.

 

　　Fu Yanchuan was waiting for Qi Xi outside the door. When he came out and walked towards him, he asked: “Who did you learn painting from?” 

For hobbies like this in his circle, top people are always found as teachers.

 

　　Qi Xi replied: “I haven’t learned from anyone, so don’t laugh at me! I know I can’t draw well.”

 

　　”It’s very good.”

 

　　Without a teacher, Qi Xi could still draw like this, which is indeed very good.

 

　　No matter how much Qi Xi was praised by Bai Peiyong, he thought it was nonsense, but when Fu Yanchuan said it, he became embarrassed, “I don’t draw well, it’s all my own random drawings. Don’t praise me, I will take it seriously.” 

 

　　“What I said is true. Didn’t you say that you earned the royalties?”

 

　　”That’s right!”

 

　　Qi Xi didn’t feel embarrassed at all when talking about the royalties. It’s not the best result, but he made 1,000 on one order this time! It’s the most I’ve ever made.”

 

　　“Is it the one you’ve been painting?”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan thought about the painting he saw that night. The painting at that time was obviously not finished yet, but the foundation of his skills could already be seen.

　　He asked Qi Xi, “Who did you sell to? Who quoted you the price?”

 

　　The word quotation was a bit unfamiliar to Qi Xi. He didn’t know why Fu Yanchuan suddenly asked this and told him about Brother Zha.

 

　　”I met an online friend of mine when I was a freshman. He was from the Academy of Fine Arts. He saw that I also liked painting and he added me. Later, when he heard that I wanted to make money, he often introduced me to commissioned works.”

 

　　Qi Xi spoke positively of Brother Zha, “He is also a good person. Because I have never studied and am not good at painting, he went around asking for help for me and helped me a lot.”

 

　　”He told you that you are bad at painting?”

 

　　Qi Xi was a little confused by this question, “I’m not good at painting to begin with. Brother Zha is from the Academy of Fine Arts. He must know more than me. What he said must be right. I won’t paint if it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t get any projects if he didn’t get it for me.”

 

　　”Brother Zha? Is this the netizen you just mentioned?”

 

　　After Fu Yanchuan asked, Qi Xi nodded. So Fu Yanchuan asked again, “He will pick the commissions for you. And the previous drawing fee was 1,000?”

 

　　Qi Xi thought that Fu Yanchuan was going to praise him for making money, so he raised his hand and made a sign of “2” and said, “It’s for two drawings.”

 

　　Fu Yanchuan frowned, “How could he? What did you say? Show me.”