Chapter 2: The Search for a Portrait of a Girl

Qi Luoling walked into the hall on the first floor of the building. The door of the spacious and bright hall of the www.biquge.info Pavilion was full of birds, and the sunlight penetrated through the glass door, and shone into the depths of the hall, shining on the silver columns in the hall, reflecting the dazzling light of a finely carved silverware.

While Qi Luoling was looking around, a tall, burly security guard in uniform stepped forward and politely asked her who she was looking for.

Qi Luoling was suddenly stunned, she just followed the clue of the third movement of the demon music, and came here to find the portrait of the girl. But now that I'm in Cui's Group, I don't know anyone, and I don't know who to come to. As she was hesitating, a tall young woman in a blue dress walked up to her with a smile.

"Hello, are you Miss Qi?"

Qi Luoling was slightly surprised, and then bowed her head and said, "Yes."

"Miss Qi, please come with me, Mr. Cui is waiting for you in the office."

Before Qi Luoling could come back to her senses, the young woman smiled, made a gesture to come along, turned around, and walked forward. Qi Luoling followed behind the woman in the blue dress, moved to the elevator, and came to the fourth floor of the building.

They walked through long, bright, empty corridors until they came to a luxurious golden door. The young woman stopped, turned around, politely gestured for her to enter, and left.

Qi Luoling was a little nervous, and after hesitating for a few seconds, she knocked on the door. There seemed to be no response in the room, and she knocked on the door again, and it was only after a long time that a low voice sounded in the room: "Please come in." ”

Qi Luoling pushed open the door and walked in. This room was spacious and luxurious. A resplendent spectacle, with a set of crimson root carvings through the door, and a walkway into the room. On the left side of the aisle is a wine cabinet of all kinds of liquor, with bottles glittering in the golden light, and on the right is a row of tall mahogany bookcases lined with thick and thin books.

Walking through the hallway, Qi Luoling saw a middle-aged man about forty or fifty years old sitting at a luxurious desk in the center of the room. At that moment, some scattered memory stars crossed Qi Luoling's brain. The speed of the row was so fast that she didn't catch the tail of the memories that had survived the river of time.

When Cui Zhiyou saw Qi Luoling for the first time, he was stunned. The young woman's eyebrows and eyes in front of her were so similar to her deceased mother Dun Shumei that Cui Jiyou's heart trembled slightly. Dun Shumei's voice and appearance immediately appeared in front of him, making him suddenly like a dream. The dusty memory quickly opened a door, brutally pulling him to another time and space.......

Qi Luoling slowly walked to Cui Zhiyou's office, politely about to say something. Suddenly, he found that the middle-aged man in front of him was staring at him intently. Under this sharp gaze that seemed to see through everything, Qi Luoling felt uncomfortable, cleared her throat, and opened her mouth to break the silence between the two: "Hello, may I ask if you are the president of the Cui Group?" ”

"Yes." After Cui Zhiyou woke up from a big dream, he replied after a few seconds.

"It is a great honor to meet Mr. Cui. I take the liberty of asking, did we know each other before? Qi Luoling asked with a smile.

Cui Zhiyou looked at her with complicated eyes and said, "I know you, maybe you don't know me." “

"Oh." Qi Luoling raised her eyebrows and said, "In that case, Mr. Cui must have some understanding of my situation. Then I won't turn around and talk straight to your company's purpose. “

"Please."

"I'm here to find Mr. Cui's help." Qi Luoling stared into his eyes and said sincerely.

"Help? What helps? Cui Zhiyou asked calmly.

"I'm here to find a painting." Qi Luoling replied.

"Painting?" Choi Ji-woo frowned. This answer came as a surprise to him.

"Yes."

"I heard that Mr. Cui is very fond of collecting famous paintings."

"Yes, collecting works of art, especially famous paintings, is a hobby."

"I heard that Mr. Cui's collection has a portrait of a young girl."

"Portrait of a young girl?" Choi Ji-woo struggled to remember.

"Yes, the girl in the portrait is very beautiful, and the most important thing is that she has a butterfly pattern on the upper side of her bare right arm." Qi Luoling added.

After hearing Qi Luoling's description, Cui Zhiyou looked at her in surprise.

Qi Luoling was afraid that he still didn't understand, so he quickly rolled up his right sleeve, revealing his butterfly birthmark, and said, "It's the same butterfly pattern as my birthplace." ”

After a long silence, Cui Zhiyou asked, "Why are you looking for this painting?" ”

"Because...... Because the woman in the painting saved me. Qi Luoling thought for a moment and replied.

"What? Have you seen her? Where is she now? Cui Zhiyou looked at her excitedly, trying to get up from the chair, forgetting that his legs were inconvenient.

"Yes, when I met her, she had been lying asleep in a hospital in Poland for more than twenty years. Sadly, she passed away last week. Qi Luoling said apologetically.

Cui Zhiyou's eyes quickly dimmed, and his face turned gray. In order to hide his gaffe, Cui Zhiyou turned his head and looked out the window. After a long time, he turned his head to look at Qi Luoling, with a little tear in the corner of his eye.

"I'll take you somewhere." Cui Zhiyou said, his tone slightly sad.