She pushed open the drawer and took out all kinds of tools for restoring paintings inside.
Xu Qingqing gently stroked the painting with her hand. The system automatically presented the original appearance of the painting, as if she were using a microscope to magnify it. She quickly got to work.
It was not until it got dark that Xu Qingqing stopped. She memorized the part she had completed today, then put the painting away and placed it in the drawer.
She went downstairs and found that Lu Chuanbai was still waiting for her.
There was a notebook in front of Lu Chuanbai, indicating that he had been in a meeting with his company's people.
Xu Qingqing quietly sat down beside him without making a sound to disturb him.
It was not until twenty minutes later, when the meeting ended, that Lu Chuanbai looked at her and asked, "How about it? Are you confident in restoring the calligraphy and paintings?"
Xu Qingqing nodded with a smile and replied, "Don't worry. I can handle calligraphy and paintings without any problem."
The Xu family had been dealing with antique appraisals for generations. When she was abroad, she had self - studied design. Coupled with the antique appraisal system in her mind, it was difficult for anything to stump her.
However, her family was not short of money, so she didn't pursue this as a career. Some of her friends who knew about her skills would come to her if they had something damaged. But she wasn't well - known in the field of cultural relic restoration.
Lu Chuanbai stood up. "Well, then I'll take you home."
Xu Qingqing waved her hand. "No need. I drove here today."
But Lu Chuanbai insisted firmly. "Before, I helped you take care of the kids, so it didn't matter that I didn't see you home. But today you've helped me, and I should show my gratitude. Otherwise, let me treat you to dinner?"
Xu Qingqing didn't want him to know where she lived, so she nodded. "Okay, then let's have dinner together."
Just then, Xu Qingqing's phone rang. "Where have you gone? Anhe and Yiyi are both crying to see you. Hurry back."
It was Xu Yan's voice on the other end of the phone. Since Xu Qingqing accidentally pressed the speakerphone, Lu Chuanbai standing beside her could hear it clearly.
A shadow passed over his heart, but he said nothing. He just had a doubt in his mind, wondering if the person on the phone was Xu Qingqing's husband.
Just as they were walking out of the Tuyan Gallery, Gu Anrou rushed over. She raised her hand high, about to slap Xu Qingqing in the face.
Lu Chuanbai grabbed her hand with a cold face. "Anrou, what are you doing!"
Gu Anrou looked at the hand grabbed by Lu Chuanbai, and her eyes immediately turned red. She said aggrievedly, "Brother Chuanbai, why are you helping her? She's trying to steal you away from me, and now you're still protecting her!"
Lu Chuanbai's face grew even colder. "What are you talking nonsense about? I just asked Miss Xu to help restore the cultural relics. Where did you hear such rumors?"
Lu Chuanbai knew Gu Anrou's personality well. Although she was usually arrogant and willful, it was the first time she had come up to hit someone in front of him.
Gu Anrou pouted. "I won't betray my friends. They helped me find out information. If I betrayed them, would I still be a human being? Brother Chuanbai, can you stay away from her? I always feel that she's just trying to steal you away when she's around you."
"Anrou, I think you might have made a mistake. We're not even together."
Indeed, because of Gu Wanrou's help to him back then, he always remembered it. So whenever Gu Anrou needed his help, he would always lend a hand.
But his feelings for Gu Anrou were more like a brother's care for his sister, rather than romantic love.
Hearing this, Gu Anrou immediately started crying. "Brother Chuanbai, how could you be like this? If it weren't for my careful care of you back then, you wouldn't be able to stand up at all. Ask this Miss Xu. If you could only sit in a wheelchair now, would she still be so enthusiastic about you?"
Hearing Gu Anrou's words, there was a hint of hostility in Xu Qingqing's eyes.
This bitch was taking credit for what she had done right in front of her.
Well, it didn't matter. The things stolen from her would surely be returned.
She wouldn't let the Gu family or Gu Anrou off.
When Lu Chuanbai looked at her, Xu Qingqing immediately suppressed the hostility in her eyes and replaced it with a smile.
"Miss Gu, what are you talking about? Did Mr. Lu have some health problems before?"
"But I don't quite understand. I just regard Mr. Lu as my friend, so when he needed my help, I just did it as a favor."
"Moreover, Mr. Lu also said that I would get a reward after helping to complete the task. Miss Gu, we're talking about business here, while you seem to be talking about feelings."
The implication was that in her eyes, there was only work, no romantic feelings.
Seeing Xu Qingqing's pure and straightforward look when she said this, with no sign of hiding, Gu Anrou couldn't help but have some doubts.
Could it be that she had really thought wrong?
But a woman always had a strong sixth sense when it came to love rivals. Gu Anrou instinctively felt that this woman would steal Brother Chuanbai away from her.
"Since you said that you're only with Brother Chuanbai because of work, then I'd like to ask Miss Xu not to look for Brother Chuanbai when there's no work in the future. Is that okay?"
Gu Anrou asked assertively, even with a hint of arrogance in her words.
Lu Chuanbai gave her a warning look. "Anrou, you should know when to stop."
Xu Qingqing asked with a smile, "May I ask what capacity Miss Gu is in to discipline Mr. Lu?"
"Romantic feelings can't be forced. Mr. Lu is so outstanding. There must be many girls who like him. Can Miss Gu drive away all the girls around him? What if his future business partner is a female boss? Will Miss Gu still try to sabotage the cooperation?"
Xu Qingqing was angry. Since she couldn't directly expose Gu Wanrou's lies, she retorted gently but sharply.
Hearing this, Gu Anrou immediately flew into a rage. She pointed at Xu Qingqing and said, "Brother Chuanbai, did you see that? This woman clearly has feelings for you. Does she think I'm delaying your work?"
Xu Qingqing smiled, but her words were merciless. "Miss Gu is really good at being unreasonable."
Lu Chuanbai had a headache. Before, he thought it was okay for Gu Anrou to be noisy around him. But now, compared with Miss Xu, she seemed so petty, and he even felt embarrassed because of her.