Huo Xiao and Bai Han met for the second time at an art exhibition.
This is a new Chinese-style painting exhibition organized by an internationally famous Chinese artist. The colors are rich and bold, and the painting style is abstract.
There were not many people in the exhibition hall. Huo Xiao put his hands in his pockets and walked slowly around the gallery with Bai Han.
To be honest, Huo Xiao has never had any artistic talent. For him, paintings only serve the purpose of hanging in the office for decoration and investment appreciation.
However, compared with sitting on pins and needles on a stool for three hours while listening to a concert or a play in a theater, going to an art exhibition is still more cost-effective.
Bai Han stood in front of a splash-ink lotus and looked at it for a while, then called the gallery staff to ask about the painting.
After learning the price, his eyes widened in shock.
"So expensive?!" Isn't this money laundering?
Huo Xiao chuckled and glanced at her handbag.
"You can buy this painting for the price of your bag, right?"
Bai Han rolled his eyes and flipped his hair.
"Buying a bag can satisfy my vanity, but why buy this painting? I can't just carry it out and show it every day."
Huo Xiao curled his lips and smiled. He really liked her open personality. She was not pretentious or nagging, and at least it was not tiring to get along with her.
After the two visited the exhibition, they walked to the coffee shop at the entrance and sat down by the window. Huo Xiao ordered an iced Americano and Bai Han ordered a latte.
After the coffee was served, she picked up the cup and took a sip, with an elegant and calm posture, and then spoke slowly.
"I'll just get straight to the point. I think we both need a suitable marriage partner."
She raised her head and looked directly into Huo Xiao's eyes, smiled lightly, and her eyes were confident.
"For now, I should be the best for your needs, and of course, you are the same for me."
When she talked about marriage, her tone was calm and rational, without any shyness, and her attitude was as if she was discussing a company's business cooperation case.
This is also a common attitude among people like them.
Few people enter into marriage because of love.
Although Huo Xiao has not had a girlfriend in the past few years, he knows that when he reaches the right age, he will also choose to get married, because this is not his business alone, but is related to the future of the entire family and company.
In this way, Bai Han is indeed a suitable partner.
They have been outstanding since childhood, with independent and strong personalities. The two of them had similar growth experiences. They both studied in the same country, so they should have a lot in common.
He could probably foresee life after marriage.
Bai Han has a down-to-earth and generous personality, and communicates whenever there is a problem. She is good at communication and entertainment, can help him, and has her own career. She will not interfere too much in each other's lives. She is indeed a good marriage partner.
but.
Huo Xiao's eyes drooped slightly, and the smile on his lips became much lighter.
If he had never seen such sincere and pure love, he would have accepted such a marriage...
but......
"Huh?" Bai Han looked out the window and raised his eyebrows.
"Is that your brother?"
Huo Xiao raised his eyes and looked over, and sure enough he saw Huo Yan holding hands with her and walking towards the painting exhibition.
Both of them have outstanding looks and figures. They are saying something with smiles on their faces. They are wearing blue and white clothes of the same color. They are strolling under the shade of the sun and trees. They are fresh and natural and very eye-catching.
Even Bai Han couldn't help but sigh: "It looks like a scene in a TV series."
After the two got closer, Huo Yan saw Huo Xiao through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the coffee shop, smiled and waved to him, "Brother."
Huo Xiao squinted his eyes and keenly noticed that the curve of the corners of Mingyao's mouth had become a bit straighter.
Now that we bump into each other, we must come and say hello.
Huo Yan and Mingyao also entered the coffee shop and sat with them.
Although Bai Han knew that Huo Yan was married, she did not know about Huo Yan's illness and did not attend their wedding. This was also the first time she met Mingyao in person.
She has a generous personality, and after introducing herself, she naturally started chatting with Mingyao.
The two women first praised each other's appearance, and then talked about cosmetics from art exhibitions, and from Nietzsche and Camus to online novels.
Huo Yan glanced at Bai Han and raised an eyebrow at Huo Xiao, with a teasing look in his eyes.
His brother's progress is quite fast.
Huo Xiao tugged at the corner of his mouth, feeling a sense of dryness in his heart for no reason. He took a big sip of coffee and his tongue was numb due to the bitter taste.
Huo Yan and Mingyao came here specifically to see the art exhibition. They only sat for a while before getting up and leaving. Huo Xiao's eyes were staring at the backs of the two of them unconsciously.
"Huo Xiao, can I ask you a question?"
Bai Han stared at Huo Xiao and looked him up and down for a while, then asked quietly——
"are you gay?"
"..."
Huo Xiao glanced at her with his dark eyes, not even bothering to open his mouth.
"It's not that I'm too confident, but I'm pretty good-looking. At least I've been a school beauty candidate since I was a child..." She flipped up her hair, revealing her delicate jawline, and put her hand on her chin, looking beautiful His eyes narrowed slightly and he tilted his head to look at Huo Xiao.
"But you don't seem to have even the slightest interest in me. Excluding the reason that I am not attractive, such a man is either gay, or there is someone in his heart, well... and he has to be someone he likes very much. You're not interested in anyone else except her..."
"Well, judging from your personal conditions and personality, it should be difficult for an average woman to reject you, unless..."
Unless, that person is something you can't like...
Bai Han was stunned, thinking of Huo Xiao's unusually silent look when the four of them were sitting across from each other just now, and the way he looked at their backs at the end...
There was an answer on the tip of her tongue, and just as she was about to blurt it out, she was startled by Huo Xiao's fierce gaze.
Bai Han quickly picked up the coffee cup, took a sip, and swallowed the name.
Good guy, this melon is a bit big...
Huo Xiao's face darkened and his expression was sinister.
He has always been thoughtful, and few people can guess his thoughts, but now he is easily seen through by a woman he has only known for a short time.
Or, he showed it too obviously...
If even outsiders can see it, then...
Bai Han looked at his ugly face and was afraid that he would hate her, so he hurriedly comforted him:
"Actually, I have a very strong sixth sense. I had a blind date experience before, and I always felt something was wrong when I was having dinner with that boy. Later, I found his Weibo account and found that my intuition was right. He is indeed a homosexual! Haha, you want me to be your gay wife? I packed up his photos and sent them to his father's mailbox. Now his family seems to have changed the heir..."
Huo Xiao looked calm and was not surprised at all by such gossip.
In their circle, there are many things that are beautiful on the surface but destroy the three views behind the scenes, and this kind of thing is nothing at all.
Pure and loyal feelings like Huo Yan and Mingyao are extremely rare...
He frowned, knowing in his heart that there would be no follow-up to this blind date. He gave Bai Han a warning look sideways, stood up, paid and left.
Soon after that, he moved out of the bungalow, citing his busy work schedule.
