Chen Yi's smile froze. He silently gathered up several paintings, leaving only the best one, and tossed the rest into the wastebasket.
"You're right, they are all the same scene… No need to keep so many of them then."
Xiaodie didn't notice anything unusual about him. She just thought of something and asked,
"Young Master, was it because Miss Guanli asked you to paint this morning that you started?"
"I suppose so."
Chen Yi gave a perfunctory reply and motioned for her to help him clean the desk. "Is everything packed over at Jiaxing Garden?"
"Mhm, the Young Mistress brought a lot of things over this time. She also told me to pack a few more sets of clothes for you."
Xiaodie's face fell with disappointment as she said, "But I won't be able to go with you this time."
"The Young Mistress ordered me to stay behind and look after Young Master Wuge."
Chen Yi had heard about this already. After they finished tidying the desk, he said with a smile,
