Chapter 15 Chapter 15 The Natural Studio in the Forest

It has been three full days. Most of the time except for class, Liu Xia has been staring at the unfinished work in front of him in a daze.Even she herself didn't know what was going on, but at the most important stage of coloring, she suddenly lost her inspiration. Moreover, this work is becoming more and more displeasing to the eye. The composition lines are not perfect, and the colors are not satisfactory... The most fatal thing is that there is still something missing in this painting.She couldn't tell what it was, but the only certainty was that it must be absolutely indispensable.

Is this the so-called bottleneck period? She rested her chin in distress and looked at the work again and again, as if she could think of something if she kept looking at it like this. What should we do?She didn't want to lose this time, and she definitely couldn't lose.But the stronger this thought was, the more irritable she felt. The previous inspirations seemed to be blocked in a secret place, as if they were cursed and could not be fully released. She stared at it for a few minutes, and suddenly, as if she had made some major determination, she reached out and tore the canvas off without hesitation, crumpled it up and threw it into the trash can next to it.

"Liu Xia, what are you doing?" Shizuka who was reading a book was obviously startled.Fortunately, Camilla was not at home today, otherwise this move would definitely have drawn a strong reaction from her. "It's okay. I'm not satisfied with this painting, so I plan to draw another one." Liu Xia walked to the entrance while talking, quickly changed into clothes and shoes, then turned around and said, "Shizuka, I'm going out for a walk. " It was raining continuously in the city of Rome at night, and the dense rain was mixed with cold wind, bringing a hint of coolness to this hot early summer.

Liu Xia walked forward aimlessly, and unknowingly turned into a narrow alley.In Catholic Italy, no matter how remote the place is, there will be a shrine to the Virgin Mary, and this place is of course no exception.The benevolent face of the Virgin Mary looks so sacred and soft under the candlelight, and the gentle eyes seem to be able to wash away all the evils in the world.A bouquet of withered red roses was placed on the shrine, faintly revealing a gorgeous gloom. At this moment, a group of twelve or thirteen-year-old children suddenly appeared from nowhere, laughing and playing, and turned into this alley.The boy in the lead seemed to be stunned when he saw Liu Xia, turned his head and whispered a few words to his partner, as if confirming something, he raised his head and glared at her.

Before she knew what was going on, the boy had picked up a rock and thrown it at her! Liu Xia turned her head reflexively, the stone brushed her face and flew to the wall, then bounced to the grass on the ground with a bang. "It's you, you nasty woman, you're the one who prevented Toto from scoring, and you're the one who caused the Roma team to lose the game!" Seeing that he missed the target, the boy cursed. Liu Xia froze there, a trace of unspeakable melancholy welling up in his chest, this time --- did the Roman team lose the game?Did Toto not score? Since the beginning of this season, hasn't he always maintained the record of scoring goals in every game?

Could it be because of... this matter... While she was in a trance, the boy picked up another stone and threw it at her.But because Liu Xia was still troubled by what they said just now, he didn't react this time. Seeing that the stone was about to hit her in the face, a slender and graceful figure approached like a bird, just blocking Liu Xia's face impartially, and reached out to catch the stone accurately. The boys froze there for a moment, and no one could figure out who the hell this guy who came out halfway was. "Liu Xia, why are you so preoccupied with thinking?" The man smiled lazily, and turned around to look at her calmly.

Only then did Liu Xia suddenly come to his senses, and when he raised his head, he saw those blue eyes that were as peaceful and beautiful as a virgin.The boy's warm golden hair shone like a dream in the moonlight, and the faint moon shadow reflected on his beautiful face, making it almost impossible for people to look directly at him. Even Diana, the moon god in Roman mythology, might be compared to him Also be ashamed of yourself. "Romeo...why are you here?" Perhaps after what happened last time, her impression of him changed slightly, but she was still very surprised that he appeared here.

"Who are you? It's best not to meddle in your own business!" The boy in the lead raised his voice and shouted at him. Romeo didn't speak either, just threw the stone out casually --------- just heard a snap, and a mouse that was walking was shot down from the roof by the stone! What's even more creepy is that the mouse's head has obviously been smashed by a stone, which is a bloody mess.Several timid boys couldn't help vomiting. "Who of you... wants to be this mouse?" Romeo smiled sweetly and evilly. The boy in charge changed his face a long time ago, and immediately fled away with his "subordinates".

"Thank you for helping me out." Out of politeness, Liu Xia still thanked him. "If you really want to thank me, then just drink with me." Romeo smiled and shook the supermarket bag in front of her. "It seems a bit pathetic for me to drink alone." If it were normal, Liu Xia would not consider this proposal at all.Drinking with a strange man is already very strange, not to mention that the other party is a killer.But tonight might be due to the feeling of being too depressed, she thought about it, and nodded in agreement. "So, where do you want to drink?"

"Well...you come with me." Romeo smiled lightly, stretched out his slender pale fingertips and gestured to her to follow. Liu Xia followed Romeo out of the alley, continued walking along the wide street, and stopped at a place that looked like ruins. "Isn't this area the Roman Emperor's Market?" Liu Xia had been here before, so he recognized the origin of this pile of ruins at a glance.As the most prosperous city in the ancient Roman period, there are still many traces of that era, so Rome also has another simple name-the city of ruins.Under the moonlight, the ruins seem to be painted with a layer of beautiful silver, dreamlike, adding a bit of vicissitudes of the years.

"This is where I often come to drink." Romeo sat down on the grass in front of the ruins, motioned for Liu Xia to sit beside him, and handed her a can of beer. Liu Xia took the beer, opened the tab without thinking, and poured several gulps into her mouth. "Hmm... I really feel bad when I'm broken in love." He half-closed his eyes and looked at her. She squinted at him, "It's normal to lose love, I don't believe you haven't experienced it." Romeo sighed pretending to be sad, "If you refuse my pursuit, it will be the first time in my life that I will lose love. This will definitely cause indelible damage to my fragile little heart, and maybe it will give me Create a shadow." Liu Xia almost choked on the sip of wine he just drank, "At this time... are you still joking like this?" "Who said I was joking?" He skillfully opened the pull ring, "Now that you are single again, of course I can pursue you." "You..." Liu Xia smiled lightly and shook her head, she also knew that this guy wasn't serious. "What about me? Are you discriminating against my profession?" He raised his eyebrow on the right, and curled his lips with a half-smile, "Occupation is just a difference in the division of labor in society. You must not discriminate against me by profession." Liu Xia finally couldn't help but spit out a sip of wine, "I didn't even know, it turns out that assassin is also a legitimate profession." "Assassin is just my part-time job, and developing bombs is my main job." He shrugged and continued to express his opinion eloquently, "Actually, you don't have to think of my job as special. The research and design of fashion designers are all the same. Didn’t someone say that? In front of everyone, there is no distinction between high and low, only the division of labor is different.” This was an eye-opener for Liu Xia, it was the first time that someone could say such a dark and terrifying thing in such a high-sounding manner.For a while, she really didn't know how to refute, so she just drank the wine in the jar with a sullen head. "So troubled? If you can't let go of your boyfriend, go find him." Romeo's smile seemed a little blurred in the night wind. "I'm not worried about this." Liu Xia immediately denied it, as if to prove something, she said in a low voice, "My current trouble is just because I can't find the inspiration for painting for the time being. In my previous works, I always I feel that something is missing. Now I want to change the theme but I don’t know what to choose.” "So that's how it is." Romeo said casually, "Although I don't know much about painting, if it's about choosing a subject, then it's good to paint the thing that impresses me the most, so that I can devote myself the most." -------Draw the thing that impresses you the most? This sentence made Liu Xia's eyes suddenly open, yes!Why didn't I think of it?The reason why you are always dissatisfied with that work is that it lacks the emotion you want to express through the brush, right? Yes, that kind of heartfelt feelings are missing! As long as I draw something that impresses me, I will devote myself wholeheartedly. Isn't this the simplest truth? "Thank you, you have done me a great favor!" Obvious surprise jumped out of her eyes. "Oh? Since that's the case, then you agreed to let me pursue you?" Romeo's best skill is to push forward. Liu Xia smiled helplessly, "You are really persistent..." "As long as it's something I like, I'll do it." He turned his head and looked at her quietly, put away his cynical expression, his blue eyes shone with a faint luster in the night, "There are so many things in life." There are many unknowns, and no one can predict the future. But I can do what I like, pursue the people I like, and let my life be free. I can't change the world, but at least I can change it your own life." Liu Xia looked at him with strange eyes, as if she never knew him.From this moment on, her understanding of him seemed to be even more different. "Cheers to our unknown life." He raised his eyebrows and smiled as he lifted the wine can. "Cheers..." She also raised the wine jar and touched his lightly. It was also the first time that Liu Xia became curious about him. What kind of story is behind this killer boy? In a blink of an eye, the weekend arrived.Liu Xia asked Alfonso for leave of tutoring, took a lot of painting tools, bought a train ticket and went directly to Positano. When Romeo said those words that night, the image that came to her mind was the forest of Positano. The sky is always dazzling blue, as if as long as you look up at it, your cheeks will be dyed such a pure blue. The newly grown leaves in the forest are washed green by the morning dew, and reflect a bright white luster under the sunlight.The little wildflowers dotted under the trees will also look energetic because of the dew they have absorbed all night.From time to time, there are naughty little squirrels dragging their big fluffy tails, jumping lightly from one tree to another, looking curiously at everything around them through the gaps in the branches... Looking at these familiar scenes, those small and broken memories are rippling and surfacing like the ripples of the lake. And the boy who grew up with her childhood sweetheart... is the best in all memories... I used to pick red berries with him here, I used to feed the birds together, I used to play and play here together, I used to listen to him say to her here, Estate, Estate, Estate... once…… When people encounter setbacks in life, they always hope that everything can go back to the past. However, if everything really goes back to the past and erases all those existing processes and memories, what's the point? Isn't it because of so many memories and processes that it once seemed precious? She closed her eyes, took a deep breath of the air with the fragrance of leaves, and took out the painting tools she carried with her. Today, she will reproduce these memories and processes on her canvas one by one. Holding the painting tools tightly, Liu Xia felt that her inspiration had been accumulated in her body for a long time, as if she was about to find a gap to burst out, she couldn't help feeling ecstatic, and quickly painted on the canvas. Before I knew it, most of the day had passed.The world is still so silent, only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the leaves and the melodious cry of birds in the forest.The sun is shining warmly on the whole body of the young girl, and it is also reflected on the canvas that has already been drafted. Next comes the most important coloring part. The fleeting time is slowly regressing, as if returning to the days spent with him ----- that is the colorful time that only belongs to her and him, just like a gorgeous rainbow reflecting the most beautiful halo in the sun. Use a piece of thin and bright green to smear the forest in the morning, use layered blue to smudge the clear sky, use titanium dioxide and animal oil to make white, outline the clouds floating in the sky, use agate As transparent as flesh-colored, it depicts children picking red berries in the forest... The soft sunlight fell on the treetops, with some bright warmth and some matte, like a light golden dream. And she, at this time, was completely immersed in this beautiful dream, coloring layer by layer like an elf casting magic, trying to make this dream more perfect. Putting on a layer of whiteness is a farewell to the past. Covered with a layer of blue, that is the nostalgia for the present. Paint a layer of bright green, that is confidence in the future. All the colors overlap and blend together under her brush, exuding a quiet and harmonious beauty in a low-key manner, but almost containing all her happiness and sorrow. It was not until dusk that Liu Xia finally stopped writing.Although it's not all finished yet, it's almost there, but there are still many small details that need to be revised. She stared at her work with a satisfied gaze, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. It seems that coming to Positano this time is indeed a wise decision. "Crackling --------" At this moment, Liu Xia suddenly heard the sound of a tree branch being broken from behind.She thought it was a small animal in the woods, and didn't pay much attention to it.Unexpectedly, within a few seconds, a voice as magnetic as velvet sounded behind her, "Liu Xia, you are indeed here."