Chapter 83: Behind-the-Scenes Manipulation

Gu Wenyan calmly agreed to gift this Kashmir Lover to Gu Yefeng; she didn't even discuss money, nor did she care how much it was worth.

This detached and indifferent manner was truly astonishing.

However... Gu Yefeng also felt that if it were Gu Wenyan, it didn't seem strange for her to do such a thing.

She indeed seemed like someone with such capability.

Even Gu Yefeng was surprised that he had such a thought, when clearly, at the beginning, he had always felt that Gu Wenyan was not worth his attention.

He felt Gu Wenyan was vulgar and unbearable, and that saying even one more word to her was a waste of life.

To the extent that he felt having such a child in the Gu Family was shameful to speak of.

Gu Yefeng could no longer understand why he had such thoughts back then; once he had formed his prejudice, he felt it didn't matter at all whether he had this younger sister or not.

Because having Gu Mianmian was enough; Gu Mianmian was gentle, well-behaved, and understanding, and she was obedient to her brothers; when she acted spoiled or occasionally threw a tantrum, they all found her very cute.

The difference was, Gu Wenyan, when she returned...

Gu Yefeng had also looked at some of Gu Wenyan's files and knew she had basically not attended school, especially since she stopped going to university at such a young age, and her grades didn't look good either.

And she wore those clothes that, in his appreciative eyes, were particularly ugly and vulgar, which far exceeded his capacity for acceptance.

So for the Gu Yefeng of that time, seeing Gu Wenyan would only make him irritable.

Gu Wenyan and Gu Yefeng's understanding of art was completely diametrically opposed, but after he truly went to understand Gu Wenyan, he discovered...

Gu Wenyan was never the person he had perceived her to be.

Perhaps to be precise, he had never known her from the start, had never understood her, so only now, seeing these completely different sides of Gu Wenyan, was he surprised and so pleasantly delighted.

It was also because Gu Wenyan displayed these unexpected strengths that Gu Yefeng had a brand-new perception of her.

He sighed: "I cannot take advantage of you; you can set a price."

"This price... is really hard to name," Gu Wenyan smiled softly, "This work has never been sold on the market at all, so no one knows what the specific price is."

Moreover, this kind of thing is priceless; as long as one likes it, it is enough to make one willing to give everything.

Therefore, some would be willing to offer ten million, and some would be equally willing to offer one hundred million.

No one is certain what a suitable amount is.

Gu Wenyan also found it hard to speak, so she had no intention of asking for money from the start.

To her, money had never been a very important thing.

Or perhaps it was because she was not lacking in it that she viewed it so lightly.

In short, facing Gu Yefeng's proposal now, Gu Wenyan said with a faint smile: "Really, there is no need. Just exhibit this painting in your Art Museum. If one more person can appreciate it and like it, that is also a good thing."

"A bright pearl should not be covered in dust; at least everyone should have the opportunity to appreciate it."

Gu Wenyan was always able to give Gu Yefeng a different impression just when he thought he had a brand-new understanding of her.

How much more freshness did she have that he had yet to discover?

Gu Yefeng now even felt a little regret, regret that he hadn't known Gu Wenyan sooner, hadn't discovered these special qualities of hers that differed from his perception earlier.

Gu Yefeng once again placed his attention entirely on this younger sister.

When a person develops such curiosity and a desire to explore another person, it means they are about to fall completely.

Neither of them noticed when Gu Mianmian disappeared; after discussing the details of the painting, they decided to have it sent over.

Although Gu Mianmian was also going to the scene, because of Gu Wenyan, the value of her own painting was no longer so obvious.

Perhaps no one even cared!

Gu Mianmian harbored resentment, and a few days later, she finally waited for the opportunity to fully ignite this matter.

A post suddenly appeared in the anonymous section of an art forum, with someone leaking: 【The Gu Family's Second Young Master's Art Museum is about to add a batch of new art pieces, among which there will be a blockbuster work called Kashmir Lover! You all should have heard how amazing this painting is, right?】

After the post was published, the comments below were full of mockery.

【What a joke, hahaha!】

【It would be more accurate to say there is no lover in Kashmir; I'm a Kashmir Lover myself!】

【How could this painting possibly appear? No one even knows whose hands this painting is in.】

【Kashmir Lover has been missing for a long time, right? Even many of his relatives don't know where this painting is.】

【His family members also said that this painting would not easily be revealed to the world.】

【Oh my, the Gu Family's Second Young Master's Art Museum actually needs to use this method to hype things up? How ridiculous. Don't worry, we won't go.】

【It seems the operation of this Second Young Master's Art Museum hasn't been going well lately, needing to use this method to attract traffic. A bit low, isn't it?】

Most people didn't believe this masterpiece would suddenly appear on the market, but the original poster soon replied: 【It's absolutely true; in any case, that's how the Art Museum is promoting it.】

The people below continued to question it.

【Impossible, impossible. I don't believe it; I don't think the Gu Family's Second Young Master can get this painting.】

【Although their Gu Family is rich, this is not something that can be done just by having money.】

The original poster seemed a bit annoyed: 【Believe it or not, it's up to you. Anyway, I heard that the Gu Family's Eldest Miss has this painting and donated it for free to be exhibited at the Gu Family's Second Young Master's Art Museum. As for whether you believe it or not, that's your business!】

【The Gu Family's Eldest Miss? Is that the Gu Family's Eldest Miss who seems to have barely finished a few years of school and grew up in the countryside as a child?】

【I say, you should draft your lies before bragging; no one believes this kind of bragging at all!】

【What a joke, what skills does the Gu Family's Eldest Miss have?】

【Does the Gu Family's Eldest Miss even know what Kashmir Lover is? She might even think it's a song, hahaha!】

These voices of doubt gradually spread from the forum post to the wider internet, and the news about the emergence of the painting Kashmir Lover actually trended on the hot search as it spread.

Many people were discussing whether this matter was true or false, especially in the art circle, where the volume of discussion was somewhat high, and many people maintained a skeptical attitude.

Gu Wenyan was also pushed to the forefront of the storm.

How she came to have such a painting in her hands, and why she was able to possess such a painting, all became the focus of everyone's discussion now.

Gu Mianmian was manipulating all of this from behind the scenes, and seeing the various mocking words from netizens when discussing Gu Wenyan, she smiled more brilliantly than ever before.