There were people coming and going. Randy stood there, feeling awkward. Master Geller saw through his embarrassment. He handed the brush to the painter and turned to leave.
“Hey! Wait a minute!” Randy felt guilty. He grabbed Master Geller and held him down in a chair. Then, he paid the painter another hundred and sat opposite Master Geller with his bag in hand. “Please. Anyway, there is no other man in the world that is more handsome than me.”
“Screw you.” Master Geller scorned, but there was a hint of a smile in his eyes. He sat down, picked up a pen, and mixed paints. Then, he began his first stroke. “I’ve seen someone better looking than you.”
“Who?” Randy was not used to sitting in public and being watched by so many passers-by. Their eyes fixed on him, which made him feel like he was a monkey in the zoo. Damn it. It would be funny if someone handed him a banana at this time.
“Vincent.” Master Geller was objective. He looked at Randy while saying, “Although his grandpa is a nasty piece of work, he is indeed a good boy.”
“So you want Vincent to be your grandson?” Randy smiled, “I’ll call him later and tell him this.”
“Nonsense!” Master Geller blushed, “His grandpa would definitely speak ill of me!”
“I am surprised! There’s a story. You two are rivals in love, right?” Randy was curious, his ears immediately perking up.
Master Geller snorted, “Nonsense! How can he compare to me? He is just a little better looking than me, a little whiter than me, a little better than me in swimming, a little better than me in…”
Randy could not help but laugh, “This is more than a little better. No wonder Vincent’s grandmother chose his grandfather rather than you.”
“Bullshit! It’s not that she doesn’t like me. It’s that our friendship prevails.” Master Geller explained hurriedly, “We kept a good relationship. But Vincent’s grandfather was full of evil ideas. Something happened, and then Vincent’s grandmother followed him.”
“What happened?” Randy asked.
“Don’t move.” Master Geller frowned.
Randy remained still. Master Geller did not continue the topic. It was quiet for a while.
The painter on the side could not help but ask, “What happened in between?”
Master Geller was speechless.
Randy almost turned cartwheels. In the end, his laughing face was recorded in the portrait drawn by Master Geller. The young man in the painting laughed so happily that his teeth couldn’t be seen, but the sketch was pretty real. A few simple strokes framed Randy’s contour lines. Master Geller only painted one spot as Randy’s eyes and his messy hair was pinned with a hat of a western cowboy. Paired with a hoodie of a teenage girl anime, it looked out of place but funny.
However, Randy found a shop to frame the portrait that night and sent it to the training base.
After finishing the drawing, Master Geller was about to leave with Randy. But the onlookers who sat down one after another stopped him, “Hey, why are you leaving? I’ve been waiting for a long time. Draw me one.”
Master Geller didn’t say a word.
“I’m sorry. This is my grandfather. He was just doing it for fun. That’s the painter.” Randy felt like laughing.
The crowd felt a bit of regret after realizing this.
Some girls were particularly regretful. They noticed Randy before and kept looking over. They planned to buy the painting after it was drawn. When they heard Randy’s words, they turned away in embarrassment.
After Randy and Master Geller left, many girls gathered in front of the painter and asked, “Can you draw that little brother just now? I want to buy one.”
“I want it too! Give me one too!”
“Me too!”
“I came first!”
“Line up, okay?”
The painter was rendered speechless.
Why was everyone so superficial? Good-looking people were so popular now? But that boy was really handsome…
You superficial! You didn’t understand paintings at all! How can a painting with a soul be defined by such superficial words like “beautiful”!
“Hey, your drawing isn’t good.” A little girl muttered.
What?!
“You have to pay more if you want me to refine my drawings.” The painter said.
“Sure.” The little girl took the money out of the wallet.
The painter smiled with satisfaction, “Okay, I’ll paint again right away.”
It was just big money always came with enemies.
“Aren’t you going to buy some souvenirs for your team members?” As they passed by a female jewelry shop, Master Geller suggested. Seeing that he had been standing there without moving, Master Geller thought of something, “You don’t know what little girls like?”
“Of course I know.” Randy pretended to be calm.
“Then hurry up.” Master Geller gestured.
Randy braced himself and went in. It was pink everywhere. Rings, lipstick, hat, clippers, earrings, bracelet, hat, doll, little ornaments… It was blinding to look upon them.
The owner and the enthusiastic guide introduced the items to Randy and asked eagerly, “Do you want to choose a gift for your girlfriend? Summer is coming soon. Buy her a pair of earrings?”
Lord Top wore earrings?
Randy couldn’t imagine it.
Randy could not find anything suitable for her after walking around for a while. The guide and the owner were really enthusiastic. Randy felt guilty if he just turned to leave without buying anything. So, he took a pillow, planning to give it to Master Geller for sleeping.
He left after paying the bill. Master Geller was shocked when seeing the green turtle pillow, “You gave this to a girl?”
“No, it’s for you.” Randy stuffed the pillow into Master Geller’s arms, “Don’t you like turtles? You can sleep on it.”
Master Geller looked at the turtle for a while and threw it to Randy, “Bastard! Are you scolding me?”
Randy laughed out loud and ran in a hurry, “I don’t mean that. You take it too seriously!”
“Bastard, don’t run!” Master Geller picked up the turtle and chased Randy.
Randy turned back as he ran. Their laughter traveled far.
The assistant was still recording.. The scene was funny and ridiculous, but there was an indescribable warmth that seeped into the night.
