Chapter 11 The Truth Comes Out (Extra updates 9 and 10 for Golden Meng, the number one ink fan)_5

Nie Guangyi, after hearing the request, simply blurted out two words "Won't go," and then hung up the phone he had just picked up.

What Zong Ji had previously given him, which he named "The Last Time," looked almost identical to the final presentation of Aurora's Intention.

In appearance, it could indeed reach a level of plagiarism with his own "Concetto di Aurora."

According to Brother Zong Ji's explanation, these paintings were shaped five years ago.

This girl named Meng Xin Zhi looked to be just in her early twenties.

Five years ago, she definitely would have been a minor.

A minor capable of painting surreal architectural concepts over water?

Nie Guangyi didn't believe it.

He didn't suspect that Zong Ji was lying.

Because these A4 sheets did look rather aged.

He simply couldn't believe that such a thing could exist in this world.

Yet, Nie Guangyi began to wonder.

What about even earlier?

"What's the origin of the 'Counterfeit' Aurora's Intention?"

Maybe, it was time to drop the "Counterfeit."

But habits aren't something you can change just because you say so.

Seeing that Nie Guangyi had hung up the phone, Zong Ji handed him another stack of A4 papers,

At the top of this stack, there was a kind of cover made from thick cardboard.

On the cover was a vigorous and powerful typeface, the same as the one used for "Catching a Fish Gets the Whole Table a Free Meal" at Fishing Coffee.

"Take a look at what Axin painted in the first two years," Zong Ji said, "Back when Axin was about seven or eight years old."

Zong Yi joined in: "I've seen them! I've seen them! The paintings my sister did back then were incredible, practically more impressionistic than Van Gogh!"

Nie Guangyi stared at the font on the cover.

It was clear that if the girl was only seven or eight years old back then, the "Catching a Fish Gets the Whole Table a Free Meal" written on the fishing bucket must have been crafted by this Brother Zong Ji himself.

Putting other things aside, the handwriting was truly of a high caliber.

Nie Guangyi took the stack of papers, preparing to see what could be more impressionistic than Van Gogh.

His phone rang yet again, at the most inconvenient time.

Nie Guangyi's good mood had long since disappeared, and this incessant calling was making him even more annoyed.

But he still reluctantly answered the phone and said to the person on the other end, "Normally, you don't even call once a year, I've already said I'm busy today, do you really have to keep calling?"

"Guangyi, your grandparents are passing away, since you're back now, come to the ancestral home right now," the voice on the other end of the phone said.

Nie Guangyi was momentarily speechless, then after a short pause, he asked, "Together?"

"Yes, Wan'an Bridge has been destroyed, your grandfather had a stroke out of anger, and your grandmother, knowing this, is also not doing well."

Nie Guangyi had a million things to say in his heart.

He wanted to ask why, of all things, get so upset about an ancient bridge to the point of a stroke?

But the words at his lips changed to: "Understood, I'm heading back right now."

With Xuan Shi having gone largely unnoticed, he now expressed concern, "What's going on?"

"My grandparents aren't doing well, I need to go back," Nie Guangyi replied.

"Will you be driving back?" Xuan Shi asked.

"From here, driving back is the fastest option."

"Then I'll go with you," Xuan Shi spontaneously stood up.

"You don't have to, you just got here to be with your girlfriend, right?" Nie Guangyi declined.

"There's always time for that, not urgent in these few days. The way you are now, I'm worried about you driving back alone."

"What's to worry about? My grandmother is 102 years old this year, my grandfather is 99, this day was bound to come sooner or later, our whole family is prepared."

After saying this, without even the chance to look at the pictures, he bid farewell to Zong Ji and was ready to leave.

Xuan Shi refused to listen to Nie Guangyi.

While calling Cheng Nuo, he followed Nie Guangyi out of Fishing Coffee.

The departure of two centenarians indeed qualified as a joyous mourning.

However, this was no reason for Xuan Shi to be at ease with Nie Guangyi driving alone.

His good friend had been woken up by him at four in the morning, then driven all the way to the valley lake where Aurora's Intention was located.

Cheng Nuo, who had followed Meng Xin Zhi upstairs, hadn't planned on staying long, so her cell phone was still in the studio.

When Xuan Shi called her now, Cheng Nuo definitely wouldn't be able to answer.

Zong Yi, still thinking about the earlier agreement, really wanted to say to Nie Guangyi, "Uncle Yi, you haven't played the erhu yet."

Of course, this thought was fleeting.

The life lessons her father and sister taught her made it impossible for her to utter such words at a moment like this.

Zong Yi also followed them out.

Unlike Xuan Shi, who was continuously calling Cheng Nuo, Zong Yi directly used her exceptional voice to shout upwards, "Sister Nuo, Brother Shi is leaving, do you want to come down for a moment?"

The echoes reverberated around the lake, through the mountains and valleys.

Cheng Nuo hurriedly ran out of Meng Xin Zhi's third-floor room, and while running towards the direction Xuan Shi was leaving, she called out, "Ashi, what are you up to?"

Xuan Shi, putting down his phone, ran backward to meet Cheng Nuo and said, "Guangyi's family has a bit of a situation, don't come down, I'll explain over the phone later."

Seeing how hurriedly Xuan Shi was leaving, Cheng Nuo didn't continue to pursue.

She knew that if it weren't for an extremely important matter, Xuan Shi wouldn't have left like this.

Given Xuan Shi's speed, she wouldn't be able to catch up even if she tried.

"Alright," Cheng Nuo shouted to Xuan Shi, "Then be careful on the road, I'll wait for your call."

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