Chapter 708

"I want to go to a large bookstore nearby to take a look, buy a few basic drawing instruction books, and pick out some useful drawing tools."

The three girls, upon hearing this, all remembered his plan to start learning to draw recently.

In addition, they really didn't have any particularly strong shopping goals, so they all nodded in agreement.

"Great, browsing a bookstore is also not bad!" Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui immediately echoed.

Soon.

The four arrived at a large-scale, well-stocked chain bookstore in Shibuya.

Just as they stepped into the quiet space filled with the fragrance of paper and ink, they hadn't walked a few steps.

Sharp-eyed clerks and readers who were buying books recognized Xuecun Lingyin, who was walking in the middle.

Not long after, Xuecun Lingyin was surrounded by several enthusiastic readers and bookstore staff, who held her representative works in their hands, their eyes full of admiration and joy.

Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui watched from the side, somewhat surprised, and said to Xiyuanji Qilai in a low voice:

"I didn't have much of a feeling in school, but once we come to this kind of place... I realize Lingyin-chan is so popular."

Xiyuanji Qilai stood beside her and said with a smile:

"Yeah. Only in the circle of people who truly love reading and often visit bookstores will they know more clearly how outstanding the novel Lingyin wrote is and how authoritative the recognition it has received is."

Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui asked curiously:

"Is the 'Qunxiang Newcomer Award' that Lingyin won really that amazing?"

Xiyuanji Qilai nodded seriously, her tone carrying admiration:

"Very amazing. That is an honor that can only be obtained by the most top-tier work after layers of screening among the numerous newcomer works published every year."

"You can imagine, among thousands of new books, only one can stand out and win this award. Its gold content and recognition are very high."

Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui suddenly realized, and there was a bit more respect in her gaze toward Xuecun Lingyin:

"So that's how it is... Lingyin-chan is really amazing."

Just as the two were talking in low voices, they discovered that Natsume Chikage was no longer by their side.

The two looked left and right, and only then found his figure in a relatively quiet corner not far away—the art book section.

He was standing in front of a row of tall bookshelves, holding a heavy book in his hands, his head lowered slightly, flipping through it with a focused expression.

From their angle, they could even see that on his side profile, there seemed to be... a kind of indescribable, near-surprised smile?

The two looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

They didn't expect that Natsume Chikage would be so attentive to learning to draw to this extent.

As soon as he entered the bookstore, he couldn't wait to dive into the relevant area.

And at this moment, Natsume Chikage's heart was indeed filled with focus and... irrepressible excitement.

It was true that he was attentive to drawing.

But what made him almost unable to take his eyes off it at this moment was not just the knowledge in the book.

It was because the dark blue hard-shell cover of the "Da Vinci Notebook" in his hand was emitting a strange light in his field of vision that only he could see. ===== CHAPTER 709 =====