27 A Circle Of Love And Life Of Butterfly

"Huh? Why?"

She feels a bit guilty to tell her the truth. "Ermm…Meimei, you know..he's someone from the rich family, right? If he announces his relationship with you to the public, your family will be in trouble. Just wait until you both really have a strong feeling and maybe after you both grown up you can properly bring him to your family's house."

"Oh…yeah...I forgot about it." Xue Mei nods her head understands.

"But, If you want to let your family know about his existence, you can bring him as your friend. Bring along Xui Li so that your family did not question him later."

She nods again. "That's sound perfect. Oh thank you Risa!" she wants to hug her but she stops in a middle way.

"What? Why you stop?" Risa already opens up her both arm when he suddenly stops.

"Erm…I'll just hugs you later." she covers her chest and went back to the corner of the room.

"You!" Risa throws her a small pillow.

"I'm not interested in a woman you know." She glares at her before she stands up. Ready to go.

"So, Meimei..I'll be busy starting next week until the festival day. I'll see you again at your exhibition okay?"

"Okay..good luck Risa!"

"Ganbatte!"

…

On the Spring festival day.

"Xue Mei, have you put the drawing accordingly?" Ren hugs her from behind before he kisses her top of the head.

"Yeah. Just need you to verify it and check it for the last time before we start."

"Okay. I'm done with the nameplate. Can you check it?" He releases his hug and focuses to check on the five big canvas in front of him right now.

Nods her head, she went to the front of their glass booth. She can see so many students pairing up and even grouping to presenting their project. From her glances, she could see most of their art is beautifully done and had so many kinds of art inside this exhibition hall.

She looks at the gold nameplate that Ren Zhi's made last few days. Look at the carved word on it, she feels a bit touched.

'Theme: Life

Paint by: Zheng Ren Zhi

Sketch by: Shen Xue Mei.

Presenting

- A Circle Of Love And Life Of Butterfly - '

She starts remembering back all the struggle to finish this drawing. Even though they experience so many obstacles to finish this project, she still feels thankful for her to get so many beautiful memory in her golden time.

"So, how is it?" Ren Zhi touches her nose and smiles, staring at her.

"Erm…beautiful. Somehow, I feel so happy and sad at the same time. Uh, wait..now I feel so nervous."

Hold her hand, he brings it to his chest. "It's okay. I'll do the talk and you just need to smile to the Jury. Stay beside me, and just answer what they ask. Okay?"

She nods her head.

"All student, the Jury will come in five more minutes. All of you are required to prepare your final art and stays in your booth until all of the Jury has finalized evaluate your art point."

Both of them look at each other.

"Let's do it."

"Yeah."

Ren Zhi went to the big canvas frame and start to pull the white cloth from covering it. Meanwhile, Xue Mei arranging the pamphlets for the jury on the table.

…

Five Jury went to their booth after 20 minutes waiting. Once they saw their painting, they turn to look at Ren Zhi and Xue Mei.

The first canvas is sketched with a bunch of a butterfly. Xue Mei uses glittering dust to make them look so colorful and real. The second canvas is painted by Ren Zhi. It was a view of a calm village full of greenery and flower. And the third canvas is a sketch with a moon and cloud and five of the butterfly. The fourth canvas is a picture of a city from a mountain view. And the last canvas is a combining the sketch and the painting art. Where there is only one butterfly left on the new journey.

"So, which one of you who did the sketching?" One of the juries asks. He's a bit interested in how she can make it looks alive.

"It is me, Sir Klaudz." Xue Mei smiles politely and tries to keep her expression calm.

"Hmm. It looks real. I like the way you draw it." He scribbles something on his tablet before he presses the green button.

"This drawing..it's makes me remembering my homeland, young lad." Another jury said after he was done with the valuation.

"Thank you, sir." Ren Zhi bows his head a little.

"Mr. Zheng, this is the third year I see your artwork. I must admit that this time, your skills have been improved and it's not exaggerating to think that you've found a great talent with you again, this time." One female jury from New York said to him before she extended her hand wants to handshake with him.

Take her hand, he says thanks and bows his head a little. After all of them done with the valuation and the jury left to the next booth, Xue Mei was so happy as she jumps to hug him.

"Ah! Ren, I'm so happy!" She clinging on him with her hand wrapped around his neck.

"Me too. Whatever result we'll get later, you must convince yourself that we already do what's best." He smiles and wants to kiss her on the lips, but then she immediately turns her face to the side. Not ready to be kissed on the lips. Or rather, she doesn't know how to do it.

Chu!

He kisses her on the cheek. Knowing that she might not ready for that yet.

"Ren honey..you shouldn't be kissing another girl in front of your fiance you know." A girl voice from the entrance makes both of them immediately release the hug and turn to the source of the voice.

A very attractive woman with an elegant personality walks into the booth.

"Hi, you must be Ren's partner for this exhibition right?" She extended her hand to her.

"Yueyue, what are you doing here?" Ren asks the woman in front of them.

"Ren~ cant your fiance come to see your artwork? Everybody knows I'm your fiance, so what's the big deal?" She smiling and retract her hand when Xue Mei did not intent to greet her properly either.

She went to the drawing as she observed it. While Xue Mei immediately turns to look at Ren Zhi demanding his explanation.

"I can explain. She is my fiance, Jiang Ying Yue. But it was decided by my family and we engaged since I was in middle school. I totally had no feeling for her except as a childhood friend." He tells the truth to Xue Mei.

After hearing that, Xue Mei nods her head. Understand. "Okay, I get it." She smiles and went to Ying Yue,

"Ahem, Miss Ying Yue. Sorry for not introducing myself earlier. I am Shen Xue Mei. I'm Ren's girlfriend." She outstretches her hand to her.

Ying Yue just give her a cold greeting. "Well, Miss Shen, now you know that Ren Zhi is someone's fiance. Aren't you ashamed to still fooled by him?"

Laughing, she also says. "He's not fooling me. But, maybe you're fooling yourself. You know he doesn't love you, so why so still brag about him being your fiance to everyone here? Come on…you're not that cheap right?"

Ren Zhi chuckles a little. However, he still treats Ying Yue with a good since she's someone that his mother chose.

"Alright, you two..don't make a scene in here." Ren Zhi pulls Xue Mei's waist close to him.

Jiang Ying Yue sighs and nods her head. "Well, actually I come here to invite you to the dinner party for a new launching Jiang's restaurant that will be held at Shangri-la Hotel this weekend."

"Oh? Congrats on your new branch." Ren Zhi said.

"Hmm. Here." She takes out the invitation card and gives it to him.

"Do not bring this girl. Even though she is your girlfriend. You should know it better, right?" she said with a serious tone.

"Yeah, got it."

"Oh, by the way, Ren…your painting…it's a quite different when you're with 'her'. Anyhow, I think I like both of it." She smiles a bit and kisses his cheek before she walks out from the booth left Xue Mei dumbfounded by her casual action.