novelzi Chapter 147: Beautiful and Stunning
Chapter 147: Beautiful and Stunning
Chapter 147
"Who's there!"
"Come out!"
Sheng Yuxiao suddenly turned around and called out in a cold, stern voice.
Li Qingqing froze, then hesitantly emerged from behind a potted plant.
Xu Ji immediately asked on the other end of the phone: "What's wrong? Who dares to eavesdrop on your call?"
Sheng Yuxiao's gaze fell disapprovingly on Li Qingqing as he said coolly: "An unnecessary person."
Li Qingqing's expression immediately stiffened. She spoke weakly: "I-I wasn't eavesdropping... I just felt the atmosphere inside wasn't suitable for me, so... just like you said..."
Li Qingqing's eyes welled with tears: "I'm an unnecessary person... so I came out."
Sheng Yuxiao spoke softly into the phone: "Thank you for your trouble. I'll hang up now."
Xu Ji chuckled on the other end: "So polite all of a sudden. If you really feel I've gone to trouble, one of these days you could bring Li Xiaoya..."
"Beep beep beep."
The call had truly ended this time.
Xu Ji lowered his head and cursed: "Brat."
On this end of the line, Sheng Yuxiao put away his phone and looked at Li Qingqing again: "At least you're self-aware."
Li Qingqing choked up.
But she had long since accepted the fact that Sheng Yuxiao had a bad temper and a heart of stone, so she couldn't really feel heartbroken now.
"Brother Sheng!" Ning Heng's voice suddenly rang out nearby, getting closer. "There are so many people today! Has Xiaoya arrived?"
Sheng Yuxiao didn't answer Ning Heng's question. He first leaned down slightly and said to Li Qingqing: "I don't know why my dad is still keeping you here. Be smart and don't do anything unnecessary."
Li Qingqing lowered her head and said sadly: "Such a big thing happened to my family, so Uncle..."
Sheng Yuxiao interrupted her: "I'm not interested in your emotional journey."
Li Qingqing could only swallow the rest of her words and obediently said: "Okay, I'll remember."
By now Ning Heng had walked over, asking as he approached: "Brother Sheng, who are you talking to?"
"Whoa! So dark! Whose kid is this?" Ning Heng jumped back half a step.
Sheng Yuxiao said lazily: "The one exchanged with me."
"Exchanged what? Oh... I remember now! The kid who was supposed to swap with you for the show recording, right? What's her name?" Ning Heng paused. "Never mind, can't remember."
Li Qingqing immediately lowered her head even more, feeling utterly humiliated.
These rich second-generation kids were too high and mighty!
But no one cared what Li Qingqing thought. Sheng Yuxiao and Ning Heng continued talking as they returned to the living room.
As he spoke, he lifted the cloth covering it.
Now everyone, both in front of and behind the camera, could clearly see what it was.
It was a human-shaped sculpture with its face slightly tilted upwards.
The sculpture didn't have clear, distinct facial features, only barely outlining the contours of the face.
This is where the artist's magic lies - even with blurred features, at first glance you would feel it was beautiful.
Not just beautiful, but stunning -
The main body of the sculpture was made of fired porcelain, white and thin, carrying the unique beauty of ceramics. It was pure yet fragile, easily evoking thoughts of beautiful things.
Yet this layer of porcelain was broken from the ear downwards, with cracks extending below.
As if someone had once grabbed and smashed it.
The reason it hadn't completely shattered was because the exposed parts revealed steel-like sinews and bones.
This was what made it so impactful.
Both fragile and beautiful, yet cold and strong.
As if it contained an unyielding soul within.
In the silence that followed, Sheng Jun spoke up: "No wonder your Aunt Xu was willing to give you exhibition space."
Qiu Lan also marveled: "Nature has its beauty, but what humans create with their hands can be no less beautiful than nature. This is the significance of an artist's existence."
[Although I've already seen close-up photos on foreign websites, seeing the actual object through the lens again still feels stunning]
[Didn't Ning Heng say before that his inspiration came from Xiaoya? It really fits]
"Want to touch it?" In the frame, Ning Heng held the sculpture out towards Li Xiaoya.
Ning Heng smiled happily, with the unique flamboyance and abandon of youth.
He said: "Apart from the person who created it and the next person who will collect it, you're the only one who can touch it."
Li Xiaoya blinked slowly and gradually reached out to touch it.
[Ah, doesn't anyone else think this scene is beautiful!]
[Already screenshotted, thanks]
[If Ning Heng can make a name for himself in art history, then this story from today will probably be recorded too, right? How wonderful]
The one most impacted by this scene was actually Li Qingqing.
Because in her previous life, Ning Heng never became an artist at all.
He only developed the characteristics of messing around in artistic circles, dating girlfriends like fish swimming across a river, just short of trying something new by dating some boyfriends...
Li Xiaoya's influence... was it really this significant?