Chapter 89: with translation of chapter title

Lu Yuchu smiled and asked, "Why aren't Xiao Xi and A Jing accompanying you?"

A Jing is busy; if he's not here, forget it.

Xiao Xi, who always clings to Youbao, is also absent—rather unusual.

"A Jing-gege is busy; Huai Xian-gege took Er-gege out."

Lu Yuchu saw his sister's drooping little head, and his heart instantly softened.

He bent slightly, aligning his gaze with hers, and comforted, "It's fine; brother will keep you company, okay?"

"Okay!"

The two walked side by side.

Walking up to an abstract painting, Mu Youyu suddenly stopped.

That painting used bold, intense colors; its composition was full of imagination, with fragmented colors pieced together, yet unexpectedly harmonious, sketching out a romantic atmosphere.

Seeing she seemed interested, Lu Yuchu said, "The artist of this painting is a newly promoted illustrator this year, very creative."

He paused, looked at her, "If you like it, I can help you contact the artist so she can paint a custom version for you."

Mu Youyu shook her head, "No need, I'm just looking; I can paint it myself."

Also, Youbao is Teacher Lin's most valued student, his only closed-door disciple—her talent is clearly outstanding!

Lu Yuchu couldn't help laughing: "I almost forgot our little treasure is a little painting god; looks like next time for my album cover, I can get the treasure to help design it."

Mu Youyu's eyes lit up, "Really?"

"Can find something to do."

"Of course."

Lu Yuchu ruffled her hair, voice indulgent: "Having treasure paint for me is my honor."

As they spoke, a light footsteps came from the exhibition hall entrance; the middle-aged woman in a suit who had been there earlier hurried over.

With a proper smile on her face, her gaze on Lu Yuchu gained a bit more respect: "Mr. Lu, I'm very sorry to disturb you; the organizers ask you to prepare for the opening ceremony..."

Lu Yuchu nodded at her words, lowered his gaze to Mu Youyu beside him, his tone softened: "Treasure, I need to go attend to something for a bit; will you wait here?"

Mu Youyu quickly nodded, voice obedient: "Yu Chu-gege, go ahead and get busy; I'll stay here looking at the paintings, I won't run around."

"So obedient." Lu Yuchu ruffled the top of her head, gave a few instructions to the bodyguard beside them, then followed the middle-aged woman deeper into the exhibition hall.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to glance back at her, making sure she was alright before withdrawing his gaze.

Mu Youyu refocused on the artwork; her phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated.

She instinctively pulled out her phone; the flashing "A Jin" on the screen instantly lit up her eyes, and her mouth unconsciously curled upward.

Worried about disturbing others, she walked to the outside lounge before answering the call.

"Hey, A Jin!"

On the other end, Jiang Liangjin heard the call; his body, originally leaning against the chair back, instantly sat upright, his tone softened a few degrees, shedding his aloofness toward others: "Youbao, what are you doing?"

He had originally calculated that it was afternoon there, so he deliberately timed the call.

"I'm at the art museum viewing the exhibition; Yu Chu-gege is also there—he just went to attend the opening ceremony."

Mu Youyu's voice brimmed with excitement: "There are lots of beautiful paintings here, plus Teacher Lin's new work, even lovelier than in the art book!"

Jiang Liangjin listened to her chattering voice; the loneliness in his eyes quietly faded, leaving only a gentle smile.

He leaned back against the chair, "Is it fun?"

"Fun!" Mu Youyu knew the other side couldn't see, but she still instinctively nodded.

After a pause, she said, "A Jin, are you missing me?"

On the other end, silence fell for a few seconds, then came a slight, ear‑warm sounding "tsk" from the boy; he didn't deny it, just whispered softly, "Yeah, I missed you."

His voice was low, transmitted through the earpiece, carrying a hint of hoarse intimacy.

It made Mu Youyu's cheeks warm slightly; she gripped her phone and whispered, "I miss you too; let me bring you a gift when I get back, okay?"

"Okay." Jiang Liangjin's voice instantly softened, "Stay safe; tell me when you finish the exhibition."

"Got it!" Mu Youyu replied obediently, then exchanged a few funny remarks with him.

Until Lu Yuchu's voice calling her came from afar, she reluctantly said, "A Jin, Yu Chu-gege is coming to get me; I'll stop bothering your rest now—go to sleep early, okay."

"Okay." Jiang Liangjin's tone full of indulgence, "Stay safe; call me anytime if anything comes up."

"Got it! Bye-bye, A Jin~"

"Bye-bye."

After hanging up, she turned around and saw Lu Yuchu standing not far away, with a man in a black suit behind him, apparently a staff member of the organizers.

Lu Yuchu quickly stepped forward, drew near her, put an arm around her shoulders, and brought her to his side: "Treasure, who were you just on the phone with?"

Mu Youyu explained, "It was A Jin."

"They made up?"

Lu Yuchu raised his eyebrows, a flicker of realization crossed his eyes, then as if recalling something, his tone held a hint of surprise: "Treasure, next week Grandfather is going to make your identity public?"

Mu Youyu nodded, "It's said to be on the royal side; A Jing-gege and the others will come too."

Lu Yuchu's eyes lit up, "Great, treasure! I'll come too then!"

Mu Youyu laughed, "Yay, yay, I'll wait for you, brother!"

Lu Yuchu put an arm around her shoulders, leaned in, and asked, "By the way, treasure, do you have a small Art Competition in two days?"

He came to Y Guo this time especially, actually having timed it as well.

The day before yesterday he was still at M Guo participating in an event, only remembering that Youbao was also in Y Guo.

Afterwards he was invited by the organizers here to serve as a Guest at the opening ceremony.

His sister had an Art Competition that made it to the preliminaries the year before last, and reached the finals last year; now there happens to be an art exhibition, he thought she'd come, so he agreed.

It was just to take advantage of this opportunity to spend more time with her.

"Yeah……" Mu Youyu's eyes flickered slightly, "It's the final of the International Youth Art Competition."

Mu Youyu began preparing for the preliminary round the year before last.

Last week she received the organizer's notice, which congratulated her on advancing to the finals of the Y Guo International Youth Art Competition, and then mentioned the competition venue and various precautions.

…Speaking of which, she began preparing for this competition the year before last.

Initially it was the preliminary round of submitting works via online email the year before last; then last year it was the final round of mailing works to the organizers; finally it was the offline finals where she competed onstage together with the other contestants.

At first, her teacher thought this annual competition would be good for her to practice her skills, and also worried she might get bored, so he signed her up.

After signing her up, she went, and all the way she smoothly advanced to the finals as expected.

Lu Yuchu laughed and praised: "Our treasure has made it all the way from the preliminaries to the finals—awesome! Brother, I'll be waiting for you to win the gold medal!"

Mu Youyu curled the corners of her mouth slightly, "Then Brother, just wait!"