In her view, those few strokes were worthless. Any child’s scribble would be more serious than those few strokes.

Therefore, that businessman definitely didn’t collect it for the meaning of the painting. In fact, the painting didn’t have much meaning. That businessman just thought the painting was done by a famous person and was valuable.

Si Jiahe and Old Yu chatted for a few sentences, and then someone walked over. It was a young man. His gaze swept over Tang Man and then fell on Si Jiahe. After greeting the two, he whispered something in Old Yu’s ear.

In just a moment, the few people left, leaving only the two of them in front of the painting again.

However, Si Jiahe suddenly held Tang Man’s hand. Meeting her somewhat puzzled gaze, Si Jiahe smiled and said with bright eyes, “Man Man, you are my muse.”

Tang Man, on the other hand, looked at the mountains in the painting in front of her and casually replied, “If I am your muse, then Jiahe, you are my Apollo.”

Muses are Greek goddesses. It’s said that there are nine of them, each one able to sing and dance, but very romantic. They all fell in love with the sun god Apollo, so Apollo is also called Musagetes, meaning the leader of the muses.

There can be multiple muses, but there is only one Apollo.

However, in reality, it is Apollo who is deeply in love, with inconsistent affections, while the muse seems to have played the role of Apollo in the myth, becoming the Musagetes.

Si Jiahe obviously also knew this allusion. Most art students are romantic enough, of course, also fickle or even promiscuous. But Si Jiahe was not like that. He only had one heart, and in that heart, a new seed had already grown.

He held Tang Man’s hand, the smile in his eyes gradually spreading, like the ripples on the surface of a lake stirred by a raindrop before the arrival of a light rain.

Slowly, it spread out, spread out.

Tang Man touched the side of Si Jiahe’s ear. She was somewhat moved, but she didn’t have the habit of making intimate gestures in public places. So she whispered in Si Jiahe’s ear, “Let’s go to my place together after we’re done looking.”

Si Jiahe nodded, and the side of his ear that Tang Man touched also turned slightly red.

The two of them stayed in the art museum for a while longer, then went downstairs. They happened to see a group of people surrounding Old Yu, gathered together as if they were taking pictures.

The two of them didn’t join in, but walked out of the exhibition hand in hand.

By the time they got home, it was almost dusk. The sky was hazy, and in just a moment, it had turned mostly dark. People walking outside could only see a barely discernible outline.

Si Jiahe had been to her house a few times, filling the refrigerator with things like a squirrel preparing for winter. The living room quickly had some of his small belongings, but Si Jiahe rarely stayed overnight here. This was Tang Man’s habit at play. If it weren’t for the two years they had been together before, Si Jiahe wouldn’t even be able to enter the bedroom. However, even when staying overnight, the two basically slept in separate rooms.

This was mainly at Si Jiahe’s request. He didn’t sleep well at night and was easily startled awake, especially around three or four in the morning when he would lose all sleepiness, inevitably disturbing Tang Man.

Tang Man drove and stopped at the apartment building. She suddenly remembered that a certain safety measure at home had run out, so she asked Si Jiahe to go to the convenience store across the street to buy a pack.

Si Jiahe got out of the car, and she sat in the car waiting. The phone screen in the storage box suddenly lit up, particularly eye-catching in the dark night. There was no contact name displayed, just a string of local numbers.

At first, she thought it was a wrong number, so she didn’t answer. After a while, the phone kept ringing, so she had no choice but to answer the call.

It was dead silent on the other end, with no sound at all.

Tang Man looked at the phone screen in confusion and asked again, “Hello, who is this?”

The other end still didn’t make a sound, and even breathing was almost inaudible.

Tang Man frowned and asked again, but the other end remained silent. She was a bit puzzled and hung up the phone.

At this moment, Si Jiahe came running over, his face still flushed. He was a bit embarrassed. In the past, Tang Man usually prepared these things directly, and he rarely bought them. Moreover, online shopping was very convenient nowadays. He still wasn’t used to going to the convenience store to buy these things and being stared at by people.

He got in the car, still slightly panting, and handed the box to Tang Man.

It made her both laugh and cry. “It’s not the first time. Why are you still so shy?”

The light in the car wasn’t on, and only a few bright spots on the dashboard could be seen.

Tang Man took the condom and stuffed it into her pocket. Then she leaned over to look at Si Jiahe’s face and touched his cheek, feeling a bit surprised. Why was it so hot?

She teased him with a laugh, “You came out so quickly just now. Did you buy the right size? Don’t get it wrong.”

Like a rabbit, he suddenly darted out from the convenience store entrance, head down, running towards her as if he had done something bad.

How could he still be so innocent in this aspect after two years?

Tang Man leaned against Si Jiahe’s head, laughing non-stop. Then the boy angrily pressed her against the seat back, his moist lips pressed against the corner of her mouth, carrying a perplexed anger and urgency.

Tang Man’s laughter came out muffled, shaking her whole body. She touched the protruding bone on the back of Si Jiahe’s neck and couldn’t help saying, “Jiahe, why are you like it’s the first time every time?”

Si Jiahe was really angry this time. He bit the corner of Tang Man’s mouth, making her hiss.

Si Jiahe said fiercely, “You’re the one having the first time, always the first time.”

He felt that Tang Man’s words meant that his technique was not good, and he couldn’t help but get angry. Then his eyes turned red again, a completely involuntary physiological reaction. Disappointment occupied most of his heart, and his emotions couldn’t help but sink.

However, Tang Man pretended to beg for mercy, laughing and saying, “Then forget it.”

A woman’s first time only needs to happen once. It’s really not a pleasant experience, but most first times are accompanied by a youthful touch and exploration. Everything leading up to it is beautiful, but the destination is not very beautiful.

She touched the back of Si Jiahe’s neck, about to say something, when the phone beside her vibrated again. The sound was non-stop, and the light illuminated both of their faces.

Si Jiahe lowered his head and glanced at it. It was a string of numbers, unfamiliar, not a number he recognized.

Tang Man also saw it and frowned. She patted Si Jiahe’s back, asking him to get up and not press against her. The driver’s seat in this car was so small, yet this person could lean over with more than half of his body against her without feeling uncomfortable.

Si Jiahe grunted but refused to move, pressing against Tang Man’s ear and asking, “You’re not answering the phone?”

Tang Man frowned slightly and glanced at the still vibrating phone. “It’s probably a wrong number. I answered it just now, and no one spoke on the other end.”

Si Jiahe’s eyes blinked in the night, not knowing why he suddenly felt hostility towards this unknown caller. He laughed and nuzzled Tang Man’s neck with his face, also saying, “Then don’t answer. It might be some harassing calls.”

Tang Man also nodded. It was not impossible. When she was in college, her phone number had been leaked once, and quite a few people called her, wanting to go out with her. Their words carried the intention of pursuit, but the Tang Man at that time only felt a strong sense of offense. Later, she changed her phone number to quiet things down.

The phone in the storage box finally quieted down, and the light gradually went out. Tang Man looked at Si Jiahe’s bright eyes in the darkness, smiled, and kissed the corner of his mouth. She was about to say something and get out of the car when suddenly a strong light shone in from a distance.

Her eyes were suddenly stimulated, and she quickly closed them. It took several seconds before she reacted.

It seemed that a car had driven over. She was startled and was about to open her eyes when Si Jiahe hugged her in his arms. She heard the car suddenly stop, and the sound of urgent braking rang out, drawing a sharp, simultaneous sound in the night.

The light went out, and she opened her eyes to find a car stopped opposite them, with a license plate she was very familiar with.

The high beam was turned off. The car stopped at a distance that was almost within reach.

At this distance, she could see a man sitting in the driver’s seat opposite, with a faintly flickering spark, looking like the tip of a cigarette. She wasn’t quite sure, because in her impression, Du Henian never smoked.

Not only did he not smoke, but he also didn’t allow her to smoke.

The man’s eyes stared straight at her, like a fierce lone wolf in the not-so-bright light.

It was just that this lone wolf, in just a few days of not seeing him, seemed to have become much more decadent.