"Watercolor painting?" Nicole also paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Sure, Mr. Yang, paint whatever you are good at."
"Okay." Yang Yu smiled slightly, "I’ll have someone prepare the painting materials right now."
Members of Silver Horse Club varied widely in their interests, so the club had everything one could think of, and then some.
It didn’t take long for someone to bring over the brushes, ink, and rice paper, and Yang Yu began to paint directly on the table in the private room.
"You’re starting to paint just like that?" Nicole was very surprised, "Don’t you need me to sit as a model?"
"No need." Yang Yu pointed to his head and smiled, "It’s all imprinted in here."
Yang Yu didn’t just paint without a model, he didn’t even need a background.
Yang Yu first painted a clear river, with continuous green mountains on one side and the riverbank on the other.
Next to the riverbank stood a willow tree, with several birds circling nearby.
Despite the absence of a human figure, the scenery alone was enough to astound Nicole: "Mr. Yang’s painting skills are truly on par with those of the world’s top master artists!"
Nicole was from a major family, and her standards were exceptionally high.
To impress Nicole with a work was already a rare feat, let alone to astound her?
Even the female bodyguard, who lacked any artistic sense, was captivated by Yang Yu’s painting.
Beautiful, it was truly beautiful. Even computer AI-generated art couldn’t compare!
Moreover, AI-generated paintings lack a certain human spirit and differ greatly from master-level paintings.
After finishing the landscape background, Yang Yu started on the figures.
A young woman with golden hair and blue eyes sat under the willow, leaning against the trunk, holding a book, engrossed in reading.
The young woman’s face was strikingly similar to Nicole’s photo.
No, it was more real than a photo!
In less than ten minutes, a watercolor painting was thus completed.
If someone had told Nicole before that a world-class master painting could be done in just ten minutes, she would have scoffed at the notion.
But now, she had truly witnessed what it meant to paint both quickly and well!
Nicole was completely enchanted by the painting; the beauty of the landscape complemented her own intellect, bringing out her graceful appearance and intellectual charm.
The mountains were beautiful, the water was beautiful, and the person was even more beautiful, and one could feel the beauty of the soul as well.
"I dare say, if this painting were auctioned, it would go for at least one billion US dollars!" The female bodyguard remarked in rare admiration, clicking her tongue in wonder.
"Auction? How could that be?" Nicole laughed, "I’m going to have it framed and hang it in my own bedroom, not giving it away to anyone... uh, Mr. Yang, what are you doing?"
"Stamping my seal," Yang Yu applied a square seal in the corner of the watercolor painting, "This is my name seal that I carved using seal script, unique and one of a kind. In the future, when I become a top world-class painter, this seal will serve as my signature."
"Mr. Yang, thank you." Nicole actually bowed deeply to Yang Yu, which startled him, and he quickly reached out to help her up: "Please, don’t mention it, no need to be so formal."
By the time he had helped Nicole to her feet, he realized he was holding her tender hands and quickly let go, "Sorry, I didn’t mean to."
"Hehe." Nicole revealed a genuine smile, "Don’t worry, I won’t tell Sin Ning’s sister that you did it on purpose to cop a feel."
"Hehehe..." Yang Yu wiped the sweat from his brow and chuckled awkwardly.
"All right, it’s time to head back." Nicole smiled at Yang Yu, "Mr. Yang, you are welcome to have fun in my territory anytime, and if there’s anything that I can help with, just ask. Until we meet again... oh no, I should say ’regretfully married.’
"Isn’t it supposed to be ’till we meet again’?" Yang Yu rolled his eyes and Nicole laughed again, "You know what I mean, see you."
After Nicole walked away, Yang Yu returned to Shen Silin, "The guest has left; she said to ask for her help with anything she can assist with in the future."
"Ah Yu, you really have a way with people." Shen Silin said with a smiling expression, "I’ve noticed that not many women can escape your charm; even the world-renowned singing sensation and Ship King’s family member, Nicole, seems smitten by you. Looks like I need to be careful."
"Selin, you’re joking." Yang Yu quickly explained, "You know, I’m not that kind of man..."
"But how many men can resist a woman who is not only beautiful but also takes the initiative?" Selin looked at Yang Yu with profound meaning, "Ah Yu, you agree with what I’m saying, right?"
"That’s true, that’s true." Perhaps because he had a guilty conscience, cold sweat started to bead on Yang Yu’s forehead again.
"Do you know what you did wrong?" Shen Silin’s face suddenly turned cold and inscrutable, causing Yang Yu’s heart to sink, "Could she have found out about me and Rena? That’s not likely!"
Before Yang Yu could confess, Shen Silin continued, "The first woman you painted wasn’t me."
"So that’s what this is about." Yang Yu let out a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Sorry, Selin, it’s my fault."
"What you can give to other women, I want too." Shen Silin huffed, "Now, paint one for me as well."
"Sure, right away." Yang Yu readied his brush, ink, paper, and inkstone again, closed his eyes, and began to paint.
Shen Silin quieted down and watched Yang Yu paint intently.
The Shen Silin in the painting was like a Goddess in full regalia, stepping on a rainbow cloud, bestowing dew to the flowers and plants below.
The Goddess’s Rain Painting.
"So this is how you see me in your heart..." Shen Silin was captivated by Yang Yu’s painting, entranced.
Little did she know, this was the illusion that had appeared in Yang Yu’s mind when he was gravely injured the last time; Yang Yu simply recreated this illusion on paper.
Phoenix, also curious, came over to take a look and casually remarked, "Above are clouds, below is rain, clouds and rain..."
Shen Silin’s face turned red instantly, and she looked at Yang Yu angrily, "What on earth is in your mind all the time!"
"Oops!" Yang Yu didn’t expect Phoenix’s casual remark to reveal so much, caught completely off guard; he quickly said, "Selin, listen to my excuse, no, I mean my explanation..."
"Enough, no need to explain. Just go do what you have to do!" Shen Silin shooed Yang Yu out, then gazed back at the painting and smiled, "Phoenix, that kid is really good at painting."
Phoenix didn’t know what to say and just nodded mechanically, "Yes, Yang Yu is truly talented..."
The door was pushed open as Yang Yu burst back in, "Selin, I forgot something; I’ll just do this and leave."
Before Shen Silin could react, Yang Yu had already stamped his seal in the lower left corner of the painting, looking quite pleased with himself, "A masterpiece, how could it lack the artist’s signature?"