Bittersweet

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Ji Anhuai, a professor in the oil painting department at Central University, is hailed by the outside world as an artistic genius of the new century.

Arrogant about his talent and looking down on everyone, he always buttons his clothes all the way to the top. His eyes are cool and indifferent, never showing the slightest ripple.

And yet this is a man whose artwork is full of distortion, darkness, and filth.

Like his emotional fastidiousness, he is possessive and makes everything his own.

He was her mentor, and he and Rong Yan knew and loved each other for two years.

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In the corner of the studio, the woman tugged at his collar and rose on tiptoe to kiss him. The man bent down to meet her. The palette in his hand tipped over, while his pale skin bathed in golden sunlight.

Clean and handsome.

One hand held her slender waist tightly.

He was infatuated with her, praising her as his muse.

Rong Yan thought she'd found the love of her life, never imagining that he was a complete artistic madman. Anyone who could inspire him could become a muse he worshipped devotedly.

"Let's break up."

She walked away without hesitation.

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A year later, they ran into each other.

By then, news of Ji Anhuai's departure from the art world had caused a sensation, and media outlets were scrambling to interview him.

Rong Yan, accustomed to a life of luxury and indulgence, went out sightseeing with her new boyfriend and ran into him at an art gallery in a lavender castle.

She smiled, her expression distant. "Hello. Could you paint a portrait of us?"

The man raised his eyes calmly and gave her a polite smile. "Certainly," he replied in a low voice.

She didn't know that the moment he lowered his eyes, the paintbrush in his hand quietly snapped.

Jealousy and possessiveness burned fiercely in the man's eyes, frighteningly intense.

Note: The male and female leads truly fall in love with each other. Their romantic relationship begins after the heroine graduates from university.

Many of the names and places in the story are fictional. Please don't read too much into them.

P.S. The promotional copy screenshot has been completed.

Theme: Love life, and welcome a bright future!