Chapter 33: Could It Be Plagiarism?

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Fu Jiuxiao stopped in front of the paintings and looked at them. His grayish-blue eyes flashed with a dark light.

For a moment, the surrounding air became quiet.

Fu Jiuxiao was the center of attention, so his focus also was the center of attention.

Many people looked at Jiang Man with envy. She did not expect to receive so much attention today.

For a moment, Jiang Man was ecstatic. She wanted to show off in front of Fu Jiuxiao, but she was stopped by his bodyguards. She looked a little embarrassed in front of everyone.

Fu Jiuxiao looked at the paintings for a long time before he left. He then gestured toward the staff members there.

A staff member from Yangming came up and asked respectfully, “Mr. Fu, what can I do for you?”

“I want all three paintings. Name your price.”

When the school officials heard this, a flattering smile appeared on their faces.

“Mr. Fu, I didn’t expect our art exhibition to have such an unexpected harvest. Okay, we will discuss it with the author right away.”

At that moment, the atmosphere in the exhibition hall reached its peak.

“It’s a great honor for Master Fu Jiu to be interested in the paintings.”.

“Who are the authors of those paintings?”

“It’s her, the second miss of the Jiang family. Rumor has it that her three paintings have all won awards, but there are very few of her works on the market. I didn’t expect that Master Fu Jiu would take a fancy to them as soon as they were exhibited.”

“Ah, I didn’t expect Miss Jiang to be such a young girl. What an eye-opener.”

In an instant, Jiang Man’s reputation rose in the entire exhibition hall, and she was in the limelight.

Facing the crowd’s fawning, Jiang Man could not hide the smug look on her face.

“Manman, that’s great. Your painting has been appreciated by Ninth Master Fu.”

“I told you you could do it.”

“Yeah, our Manman is the best.”

Jiang Manman chuckled a few times, but she did not say anything.

Toward this classmate who came over to talk to her, she changed from being polite to being arrogant.

Soon, the school staff called Jiang Man away. They were probably discussing the sale of the paintings.

At this moment, Jiang Li was watching coldly from the corner.

Jiang Li did not want to join in the fun, but who knew that Fu Jiuxiao wanted to buy her paintings.

Did he really like these paintings, or was it just a publicity stunt?

Jiang Li thought that she was just watching a show. At this moment, Fu Jiuxiao happened to turn around and saw her precisely in the crowd.

Their eyes met, and Fu Jiuxiao subconsciously fixed his gaze on her.

However, Jiang Li was one step faster than him and looked away. In her eyes, everything had passed without a trace.

Fu Jiuxiao also turned around expressionlessly and continued to talk to the school staff about buying the painting.

Jiang Man was finally allowed to come forward, and she was ecstatic.

This time, Fu Jiuxiao wanted to buy her painting. That mean that he was interested in her as well, right?

That was great. This time, she wanted to show that country bumpkin, Jiang Li, that Fu Jiuxiao really liked her. That country bumpkin really worked hard for a million years, but she could not compare to Jiang Man!

With her hair hanging down, Jiang Man walked up and said in a sweet voice.

“Ninth Master, I didn’t expect you to like artworks too. It’s my honor that you chose my painting.”

Fu Jiuxiao did not reply for a long time.

Just as Jiang Man bit her lip in embarrassment, the man looked back at the paintings. “Are you the author?”

Jiang Man was flattered. She did not expect Fu Jiuxiao to talk to her, so she did not know what to say.

“Yes, it’s me!”

“Miss Jiang, what’s your relationship with the illustrator of AK Magazine, Fox?”

Jiang Man was stunned for a moment. AK Magazine?

AK Magazine was an internationally famous painting periodical, the dream place of many illustrators.

Jiang man naturally had not seen Fox’s paintings, so she coughed awkwardly and changed the topic.

“Why did Ninth Master bring this up?”

Fu Jiuxiao’s expression became serious.

“Aren’t you Fox? Although these three are landscape paintings, one of them is exactly the same as Fox’s comic scenes. These strokes and color matching are also unique to Fox.”

Under Fu Jiuxiao’s unusually cold gaze, Jiang Man panicked. “This… this…”

The others were also puzzled.

“Who is that Fox?” Someone picked up his phone to check.

“Turns out that illustrator Fox is famous. Her works are gorgeous, but the plot is quite dark and cruel. Fox once said that it was a portrayal of her life.”

“Fox has a lot of fans, but the author is also very mysterious. No one knows her identity in real life.”

At this point, someone looked at Jiang Man doubtfully. Why would a scene created by Fox appear in her paintings?

“Then… could it be plagiarism?”