Even Xiao Xiche's voice of painting was not heard. After everything was ready, he returned to the bed, lay down beside Tao Jingjing, and put one hand around her shoulder, moving slowly.

Tao Jingjing seemed to have found something to rely on, and pulled into his arms. The two fell asleep together.

What the two didn't know was that they didn't know when, a figure sneaked in, tiptoed to Xiao Xiche's easel, took an identical painting tube, and exchanged it with the one he had just installed.

There was an occasional rustling sound, but it did not affect the two sleeping people in the bed.

The man looked meaningfully at the two on the bed and showed a sneer. Then he gently closed the door and went out.

She is Jiang Xin'er. I don't know what trick she's trying to play.

In one night, many unpredictable prophets happened, and I don't know whether they were good or bad.

The next day, Tao Jingjing woke up slightly, which seemed to be the best sleep she had in a long time.

She rubbed her eyes and slowly got up, not noticing that there was still a person asleep next to her. She picked up the bedside alarm clock and looked at the time, six and ten o'clock, it was still early. Then put it down.

Huh, when did she get to bed?

When she caught a glimpse of the man next to her, she was really startled, and her face was covered with black lines.

How stupid she is, I don't know that there is no one sleeping next to me!, she wailed in her heart.

The people on the side didn't know when they woke up, and looked at her funny.

Tao Jingjing was a little embarrassed, and slowly spoke, saying "morning".

"Good morning, baby. Xiao Xiche smiled, his eyes were full of tenderness, and his tone was a little lazy when he had just woken up.

He's obviously "teasing" himself. Tao Jingjing's face turned red, and she hurriedly got up and prepared to wash.

Xiao Xiche looked at her back of "running away", she was in a good mood, she was not in a hurry to get up, she saw that it was still early, and she fell asleep leisurely, after all, she was too tired these days.

Tao Jingjing also knew him very well, so she didn't wake him up, and then went to buy breakfast and did some housework.

But who knew that she was so busy that there was still more than an hour before the game, she looked at the time, and hurriedly got up to call Xiao Xiche to get up.

He slept very lightly, and Tao Jingjing woke him up as soon as he came.

"Hurry up, it's too late, I just mopped the floor and forgot the time. Tao Jingjing anxiously urged.

Xiao Xiche was still "in danger" when he encountered this kind of thing, got up slowly, and slowly got dressed and went to wash.

"Why aren't you in a hurry at all?" Tao Jingjing wondered.

"Who is like you, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Xiao Xiche looked at her amusedly, because he was brushing his teeth and his speech was a little slurred.

Tao Jingjing glanced at him and took all the things he was going to bring. When you're done, head out to the venue.

But unfortunately, neither of them expected to encounter a traffic jam on the road, and it was not a car or two, it was lined up in a short line, Xiao Xiche's eyebrows were furrowed, as if he was dissatisfied, and Tao Jingjing was also anxious. There are still fifty minutes left, and I don't know if I can dredge it.

There are also traffic police in front of the Concord......

Xiao Xiche and Tao Jingjing sat without saying a word, in such an urgent situation, the more they couldn't panic.

But Tao Jingjing was still very nervous, she couldn't help clenching her fists, and her head looked out of the car from time to time.

The car started slowly, but only for a short distance. Over time, slowly get back on track.

After getting out of the car, the two made a final sprint and ran towards the door.

There were a few others in front of me who were also late, but it didn't take long for the doorman to let them in.

The two ran to the door panting, and the security uncle immediately stopped, "What are you two doing!"

Tao Jingjing didn't have time to take a breath, and hurriedly said, "Uncle, we are participating in the competition, there is a bit of traffic jam on the road, and we are late." Can you be accommodating and let us in. She also made a gesture of please.

But this was of no use to the goalkeeper, who looked unceremonious, "No! Hurry up and go, or I'll call someone. ”

Tao Jingjing was angry and panicked, and came up with a way, glanced at Xiao Xiche, motioned for him to enter through the small door, and dragged the doorman by himself.

"Uncle, you're doing well, for the sake of our traffic jam, let us in......"

"If you say no, you can't do it, you little girl will go aside!" still responded with a resolute refusal.

"Why are you like this, a doorman! Believe it or not, I'll sue your superiors! Don't think you're great if you block the door! Auntie, I ......."

Tao Jingjing couldn't help but burst into foul language, but the purpose was to let Xiao Xiche in, and then the doorman also scolded her.

Seeing this, Xiao Xi slipped in quietly through the small door at the back.

The doorman didn't know it, and he was still arguing with Tao Jingjing. I only heard the woman on the other side laugh, and realized that the man next to her had gone in at some point. He sighed lightly, "Young man now...... shook his head and turned to enter the guard's room.

Tao Jingjing then observed this place carefully.

It is a particularly well-known international school. The railings outside the school shimmer in the sunlight, and inside there are large green spaces and basketball courts, and pigeons hovering in flocks over the domed houses.

She sat on a bench outside the school, in front of her was a road that was neither wide nor narrow, there were not many vehicles coming and going, most of them were pedestrians and cyclists, and her ears were bustling with all kinds of sounds but she didn't feel noisy, Tao Jingjing thought this kind of scene was very good.

At half past two, the sun shone straight down through the gaps in the clouds, and beams of bright light pierced through the thick clouds that had been covered with snow last night. There was a beautiful boy on the side of the road riding a car with a cute girl humming a song, and the two of them were very sweet.

Tao Jingjing went to a café not far away to sit down, and she was in the right position to see the scene of them coming out.

She swiped Weibo while drinking coffee, wanting to make time pass faster.

Time ran away little by little, and slowly, the light began to dim. Dusk spreads in the slightly moist air......

The auditorium was full of people, and the dim lights shone on Xiao Xiche's delicate face, and he faced the judges, those who decided to stay or not, standing in the auditorium and looking at the crowded audience, their palms sweating slightly.

I have to admit that he is still a little nervous, although he is very confident in his strength, but after all, this is the first time he has participated in such a large competition, and it is false to say that he has no waves in his heart.

A woman in a brown trench coat on the jury bench looked up at him, and when she saw him, she seemed to be stunned for a moment, but for a moment, her tone was as serious as ever: "Please show your work." ”

Xiao Xiche's palm holding the red cloth was drenched with sweat, and when the judges' words fell, he lifted the red cloth, stood up and confidently stood aside.

Although he was a little nervous, he was still very confident in his strength.

But a sentence on the judge's seat slapped him hard: "I have to say, your painting is very ordinary." ”

The person who spoke thought that he was an old man in the painting world, and his words could be said to be very credible, and what he said did not show her mercy at all.

Xiao Xiche's face turned pale, how could it be. Obviously, so many people have seen his paintings, and they have all praised him, why did the jury say that?

Thinking that Xiao Xiche cautiously looked at the painting he opened, he was stunned when he saw the painting, because this painting was not his painting at all.

Before he could react, the man's words came out again: "This painting of yours is really too ordinary, like the kind that you can't remember at all when you throw it into a pile of works, so I can't vote for you, do you know what I mean? ”

"Wait!" Xiao Xiche still couldn't help but interrupt the judges' words, "This painting is not my work, this is not my painting!"

“

What?" the man frowned, "you said you didn't paint this picture, so why did you use it for a competition?" ”

"What I didn't bring was my own work. Xiao Xiche added, "I suspect that my painting has been dropped." ”

"Little brother, what do you have in your head? Where in the world are there so many shady scenes, and there is absolutely no shady scene here in other places. The originally serious man couldn't help but laugh when he heard Xiao Xiche's words, and his tone gradually became sharper as he spoke, "It's not shameful to lose the game, and you don't make excuses for your failure." ”

Xiao Xiche's hands were tightened, but his face was the usual light: "This is just a competition, I don't need to do this, if the judges don't believe that I can paint on the spot." ”

"Little brother, this is the competition site, not your personal exhibition, there are thousands of people in the back, we really don't have time to spend here with you, so here I can only say sorry to you, your work has been eliminated. It was a short-haired woman in a white coat next to the man.

"I ask the judges to adjust the monitoring for me, and it won't take long. Xiao Xiche tightened his hand and said, this is the only opportunity for him to prove himself in front of his parents, and he can't miss it.

"I'm afraid this doesn't fit," the woman's lips moved, and she was about to refuse, when the man next to her interrupted him.

"It's fine, special treatment is given in special circumstances, not to mention that it doesn't take long to check the monitoring. ”

"Oh well. Saying that, the woman whispered a few times to the black-clothed man beside her, and the previous monitoring appeared at the top of the screen, but it was also because Xiao Xiche's ranking in the lot was relatively high, and it didn't take long to check the monitoring.