At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

An Qing was anxious all day and ignored the hickeys on his neck.

When I saw it, there were already signs posted, and I thought he had been arrested by someone.

Only when Yuan Xiao reminded her did she realize that she had missed too much information.

"Hehe, An Qing, if you had come to me earlier, we could have shared the information and things would have become much clearer, wouldn't we?"

Why are you always so wary of me? And why do you need that goddess sister to teach you how to keep me out? Let me tell you, I actually have a very small appetite.

The child's eyes darted around as he recalled the contents of the "Star Heart Method," proceeding step by step:

“I’m not as greedy as you think. I just want my master to spend some time with me occasionally, and to give me a little bit of the love he gives you… like sleeping in my house a little longer today, that’s all. Do you think I’m asking for too much?”

The child appealed to her emotions and reasoned with her, causing An Qing to fall into deep thought.

In all fairness,

Yuan Xiao's needs are nothing compared to those of a goddess.

It's highly likely that Goddess Ari intends to destroy the relationship between herself and Cheche through some means. If she succeeds, it would be like the sky falling down for her, and everything she had built up would collapse.

Yuan Xiao is straightforward and can talk about conflicts openly, even if it's a big fight, which is much better than stabbing someone in the back.

Thinking of this, An Qing was moved.

"Yuan Xiao, I apologize for my previous actions."

"~!"

The child was secretly pleased, but kept a straight face. "You've finally come to your senses? Do you want to make up with me?"

"Yeah, I was wrong for ignoring you during rehearsals. I've decided to add you back as a friend."

"Good good."

Since blocking each other, the two girls have been communicating in the band group that Su Che created, and they simply can't be bothered to add each other back.

Now that the opportunity is here, the two cats each take out their phones and try to mend their relationship again.

"When we encounter problems, we can discuss them! Just like real teammates! Besides, we really are teammates already!"

Yuan Xiao said earnestly.

"it is good."

The comforted girl was somewhat heartwarming.

Although Yuan Xiao thought for a long time and came up with two solutions—"poisoning her sister" and "having Senior Yu hire someone to kidnap her"—these were not very practical at the moment.

But at least she had the heart to help.

that's enough.

An Qing put Su Che's phone back in its place and tiptoed back to the bedroom with Yuan Xiao.

Yuan Xiao truly kept his word and changed the direction of Su Che's sleep—

She forcefully turned his body around, making him face An Qing.

In this way, An Qing could once again enjoy half a night in his arms.

Yuan Xiao...maybe he really is a good kid at heart...

Have I been misunderstanding her all along...?

The girl nestled in her cat's arms, her emotions still unsettled.

Years of studying "The Way of the Spirit" and "Whispers of the Sun" led her to develop a bad habit—"always judging others based on their status as the highest-level competitors."

After all, the examples cited in the cultivation method were all powerful figures from the ancient battlefields of the Heavenly Sea.

Those beings, every word they utter and every action they take, may contain over 800 hidden schemes, which must be guarded against.

However, for a simple child like Yuan Xiao to use this system to speculate is like using a cannon to hit a cat, which is completely inappropriate.

An Qing decided to change her attitude towards Yuan Xiao from today onwards, and try her best to talk to her and get along well with her.

The flame of friendship between the two girls

Rekindled.

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……

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock—

Three o'clock in the morning.

In the art studio of the flower shop, a faint blue light shone.

Because nighttime artificial light is far inferior to natural light during the day,

Therefore, Ari is used to digital drawing at night and hand drawing during the day.

Make good use of the day-night rhythm in your creative process and have a clear division of labor.

Her creative process involves "double drawing".

That is, first draw your ideas and creativity on the canvas by hand.

Then synchronize it again and enter it into the computer.

This often requires splitting a painting into two versions.

But she doesn't find it troublesome; on the contrary, she pursues a higher level of artistry in paper paintings, while digital paintings only need to focus on commercial appeal.

Today's orders are different.

This is Su Che's order.

If the client is him, then a two-pronged approach is needed to give him a surprise.

Ari has decided that the digital illustrations will be done free of charge.

The hand-drawn portion was framed in a beautiful frame and mailed to him—a buy-one-get-one-free deal.

Such favors often amount to a staggering 20 or more, an immense burden he simply cannot escape.

Now there is only one problem left.

That's the OC image in Su Che's character profile album, which is on the demand list...

"The more I look at her, the more she resembles An Qing herself?"

Ari frowned.

He looked puzzled.

"When I worked on his project a few years ago, it was the same OC, but it wasn't as three-dimensional as it is now."

Ari stared at the 29 paintings in the album.

From its initial rudimentary and simple beginnings, it was just an idea.

Then, as the drawing gradually becomes more complete, the level of completion increases gradually...

From the final three-view drawings, the large-scale character portraits, the background illustrations, the atmospheric thick paint... it has everything, encompassing everything—

And the watermark in the lower right corner is:

"Hare doesn't want to sleep" and "Belong to waiting for a miracle" (drawn by Miracle Teacher).

This displeased Ari.

It is clear,

During his seclusion, Su Che entrusted OC entirely to junior artists like Hare and nurtured him gradually.

She accumulated order after order, reaching a level almost comparable to that of a minor celebrity.

If we objectively evaluate An Qing's rate of progress,

The phrase "rapid progress" is no longer sufficient to describe it.

There's a specific term for someone like her in this circle.

It's called "Ascension B".

She ascended like a dragon.

As the mastermind behind the scenes, Su Che is essentially the Dragon Knight.

"What a refined taste! Willing to invest so much time and energy in the same artist. Aren't you afraid of it going wrong?"

Ari shook her head, her smooth hair swaying gently behind her fair shoulders and neck.

"But you're quite dedicated, kid. You put your all into every drawing, never being perfunctory, and you keep pushing your own limits."

In the art community, if a client keeps placing orders with the same artist, it doesn't necessarily mean that the artwork received will be of high quality.

On the contrary, situations of "exploiting familiar customers" often occur here.

"Because you trust me and always come to me, you won't say anything if I cut corners, and you'll ask me to revise the manuscript very few times, which will make things much easier for me."

This is the norm in the art world, and it's related to the artist's character.

Therefore, the manuscript you receive when you place your first order is often the result of the other party's best efforts.

They were afraid the client wouldn't be satisfied and wouldn't come back next time.

Once you're familiar with them, they'll start to deceive you.

An Qing obviously did not do that.

Her sincerity prompted Su Che to specifically request her again and again.

The products she delivered were of visibly high quality and high level of completion.

"Luckily, she went to sing karaoke."

"If I continue to paint, I'm afraid it will become a major threat in the future."

Ari breathed a sigh of relief.

Although my talent is a game-changer, that's precisely why I'm afraid of the "terrifyingly hardworking monster".

An Qing is clearly the latter.