Chapter 1686: Will You Accept Me?

Xiaoshi looked at the cut on his hand and said self-deprecatingly, "This wound is quite valuable."

Jiang Motian knew what Xiaoshi was lamenting, so she immediately said, "You really don't need to pay for the vase."

"No, your family already looks down on me. Even if I have to work to earn the money, I must pay it back!"

"My family doesn't look down on you..."

"Alright, Tiantian, I know you are kind, but... I am not a fool either; I can feel it."

When Xiaoshi said this, a faint smile hung on his face.

Yet, there was bitterness in the smile.

Seeing this, Jiang Motian did not explain further, only sighed melancholically.

Hearing this sigh, Xiaoshi instead began to comfort Jiang Motian: "Don't I still have you? Having you understand me is enough."

Jiang Motian felt it was not enough, so she said, "In the future, you will meet more people who can warm your heart."

"But the only one I care about is you!"

Xiaoshi paused, then tentatively asked, "Can I, can I hug you?"

Such a request made Jiang Motian freeze involuntarily.

Seeing that Jiang Motian did not respond, Xiaoshi lowered his eyes in a panic and said, "Never mind, I was just..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he was suddenly hugged!

His mind went blank...

Jiang Motian's hug was devoid of any ambiguity; it was very open and sincere.

She even patted Xiaoshi on the shoulder and encouraged him: "You must open your heart and accept this world; only then will this world accept you."

"Then... what about you? Will you accept me?"

"I have always accepted you."

"No, I mean..."

Before Xiaoshi could finish his words, the courtyard gate suddenly opened with a "bang"!

Jiang Motian let go of Xiaoshi and looked over, puzzled, thinking to herself, was this gate... blown open by the wind?

But there hadn't been such a strong wind just now!

Just as Jiang Motian was looking suspicious, her phone suddenly rang.

The person calling was the curator in charge of her personal art exhibition.

Jiang Motian answered the phone.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the other party asked, "Miss Jiang, could we move the date of our art exhibition up a little?"

"Why?"

"I received insider news that many artists will be coming to our city to hold exhibitions in the second half of the month. The relevant leaders want to hold an 'Art Month' event based on this. If we can catch this tailwind, our publicity efforts will be twice as effective with half the work."

The other party's reasoning did not convince Jiang Motian.

She said, "I don't need to ride on the coattails of trends."

"I know you don't care, but my job is to ensure the effectiveness of the exhibition. Now that there is an opportunity to expand the exhibition's influence, naturally, I have to try."

The curator's attitude was very candid.

He didn't start by spouting a bunch of grand principles to coerce Jiang Motian.

This was the way of communication Jiang Motian liked.

And thinking about it carefully, what the other party said made sense.

Jiang Motian hesitated for a moment and asked, "How much earlier would it need to be?"

"Half a month."

"Understood, I will have the works ready before then."

Jiang Motian's decisiveness made the curator smile.

He said with great ambition, "Miss Jiang is truly straightforward! Then I will start preparing on my end as well!"

The other party hung up the phone, and Jiang Motian also put down her phone.

Discovering that the person beside her was looking over curiously, Jiang Motian explained, "The date of the art exhibition has been moved up, so during this time, I need to focus on preparing my works."

"In other words, you will be very busy for a while?"

"Mm."

"Then let me take care of you, or help you with the chores."

"No need, I can handle the work by myself, but I need to focus..."

Jiang Motian did not finish her sentence, but Xiaoshi understood what she meant.

This made his expression look dejected.

However, the next second, Xiaoshi cheered himself up.

He even said with a smile, "I heard you when you were on the phone just now. I support your choice very much. Keep it up!"

Although Xiaoshi was smiling, Jiang Motian could feel that he was forcing himself to keep his spirits up.

Perhaps it was due to his upbringing; Xiaoshi's mind was too delicate.

This was not a good thing.

But Jiang Motian believed that through a period of guidance, Xiaoshi could become normal!

Thinking of this, Jiang Motian also gave Xiaoshi a warm smile.

And this smile left Xiaoshi dazed.

He pursed his lips and raised his hand, wanting to touch Jiang Motian's cheek.

But halfway through, he snapped back to reality and said in a panic, "Since you are very busy, I won't disturb you!"

Xiaoshi left as soon as he finished speaking.

Jiang Motian was left standing where she was, feeling baffled.

She thought to herself... was Xiaoshi being sensitive again?

But just now, nothing had really happened, right?

Jiang Motian truly did not understand Xiaoshi's inner thoughts.

However, she knew that if she didn't hurry, the art exhibition might end up with empty spots.

Jiang Motian stopped trying to figure out Xiaoshi's mind and went to check if her paints were sufficient instead.

And upon checking, Jiang Motian discovered that there were quite a few things she needed to purchase.

She made a list and went out for a big shopping trip.

But just as Jiang Motian arrived at her destination and stepped out of the car, a woman rushed over!

And she happened to fall right in front of Jiang Motian!

Jiang Motian was startled.

She blinked, then prepared to help the woman in front of her up.

But...

"Darling, listen to my explanation!"

The man who followed closely behind made Jiang Motian silently retract her hand.

Then, the man and woman in front of her began to stage a scene of love and hate right before Jiang Motian:

The man: "Darling, it's all a misunderstanding!"

The woman: "What misunderstanding? Didn't you just target me because I have money, and plot to get close to me!? I was blind before and didn't see it, but from now on, don't you ever come looking for me again!"

The man: "But I truly love you!"

The woman: "You only love yourself. Go away, I don't want to see you!"

The two of them, while shouting, pulled and pushed at each other, tearing at one another.

The scene was chaotic for a moment.

Jiang Motian stood behind the two of them, feeling extremely awkward.

She felt this was no place to linger and prepared to walk around the two of them.

But as soon as she moved, she heard the man roar: "Fine, I'll go! Once I leave, there will never be anyone else who loves you like I do!"

The man roared and then strode away.

The woman, meanwhile, was crying like a beauty in the rain.

As for Jiang Motian...

She looked up at the sky, then took a tissue out of her bag and handed it to the woman.

The woman took the tissue, her voice trembling: "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Jiang Motian replied, then walked past the woman without hesitation.

Uh...

The woman was stunned by Jiang Motian's actions.

Fortunately, she reacted quickly; her body swayed, she leaned toward Jiang Motian, and at the same time, she whimpered softly: "Oh my, my head is so dizzy!"

With that lean, Jiang Motian was completely unable to leave.

She looked down at the woman clinging to her and asked, "Shall I call an ambulance for you?"

"No, no, I just want to find someone to vent to right now. Can... can you stay and talk to me?"