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Chapter 191 - 122: Agent Contract · Nov 04, 2026

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151 Chapter 151 - 104: The Little Prince 2026-11-04
152 Chapter 152 - 105: Kara? Carol? 2026-11-04
153 Chapter 153 - 105: Kara? Carol? (2) 2026-11-04
154 Chapter 154 - 106: The Burning Painting 2026-11-04
155 Chapter 155 - 106: Burning Canvas_2 2026-11-04
156 Chapter 156 - 107: First Attempt at Painting Technique 2026-11-04
157 Chapter 157 - 107: First Attempt at Painting Technique (2) 2026-11-04
158 Chapter 158 - 108: Not Quite as Good 2026-11-04
159 Chapter 159 - 108: Not Quite as Good_2 2026-11-04
160 Chapter 160 - 9: Humbly Seeking Instruction 2026-11-04
161 Chapter 161 - 109: Humbly Seeking Guidance (Part 2) 2026-11-04
162 Chapter 162 - 110: New Task—Line Drawing Sketching 2026-11-04
163 Chapter 163 - 110: New Mission—Line Drawing Sketches (2) 2026-11-04
164 Chapter 164 - 111: Failed Flattery 2026-11-04
165 Chapter 165 - 111: Failed Attempt to Please (Part 2) 2026-11-04
166 Chapter 166 - 111: Failed Flattery (Part 3) 2026-11-04
167 Chapter 167 - 112: Debate Over the Thesis 2026-11-04
168 Chapter 168 - 112: Debate on the Thesis (Part 2) 2026-11-04
169 Chapter 169 - 113: Money and Persistence 2026-11-04
170 Chapter 170 - 113: Money and Conviction (Part 2) 2026-11-04
171 Chapter 171 - 114: Derong Fan Doorn’s New Interview 2026-11-04
172 Chapter 172 - 114: Derong Fan Doorn’s New Interview_2 2026-11-04
173 Chapter 173 - 114: Derong Fan Doorn’s New Interview_3 2026-11-04
174 Chapter 174 - 115: Podcast Salon Launches 2026-11-04
175 Chapter 175 - 115: Podcast Salon Launched (2) 2026-11-04
176 Chapter 176 - 115: Podcast Salon Launch_3 2026-11-04
177 Chapter 177 - 116: Classic Maxims 2026-11-04
178 Chapter 178 - 116: Classic Maxims (2) 2026-11-04
179 Chapter 179 - 116: Classic Maxims_3 2026-11-04
180 Chapter 180 - 117: Taking Another Step Forward 2026-11-04
181 Chapter 181 - 117: One Step Further (2) 2026-11-04
182 Chapter 182 - 118: Attention from a Publishing Magnate 2026-11-04
183 Chapter 183 - 118: Attention from a Publishing Titan (Part 2) 2026-11-04
184 Chapter 184 - 119: Trial Manuscript Contract 2026-11-04
185 Chapter 185 - 119: Sample Contract_2 2026-11-04
186 Chapter 186 - 120: Painting Knife Painting—First Trial 2026-11-04
187 Chapter 187 - 120: Painting Knife Painting—Testing the Waters with the Painting Knife (Part 2) 2026-11-04
188 Chapter 188 - 121: Agent 2026-11-04
189 Chapter 189 - 121: Agent_2 2026-11-04
190 Chapter 190 - 121: Manager_3 2026-11-04
191 Chapter 191 - 122: Agent Contract 2026-11-04
192 Chapter 192 - 122: Agent Contract (Part 2) 2026-11-04
193 Chapter 193 - 123: Contract 2026-11-04
194 Chapter 194 - 123: Contract (Extra Alliance Thanks) (Part 2) 2026-11-04
195 Chapter 195 - 124: The Extra Person 2026-11-04
196 Chapter 196 - 124: One Extra Person_2 2026-11-04
197 Chapter 197 - 125: Bentley 2026-11-04
198 Chapter 198 - 125: Bentley_2 2026-11-04
199 Chapter 199 - 126: Meiquan Palace Office 2026-11-04
200 Chapter 200 - 126: Meiquan Palace Office (Part 2) 2026-11-04

”What?”

Mrs. Sakai turned her head.

”It’s that advanced class. I saw a sister’s work in Fitz’s student exhibition corridor. Her painting... I think she’s quite serious. Mom, could you consider recruiting her?”

Koizumi Katsuko contemplated her tone.

”Katsuko?”

Mrs. Sakai sat up from her lounge chair and squinted her eyes.

Katsuko’s nonsense,

The noblewoman didn’t believe a single word of it.

No one knows a daughter better than her mother.

Some high school girls lie as easily as eating and drinking, but her daughter Katsuko clearly belonged to the well-behaved type who doesn’t lie much.

Her head was bowed shyly, her gaze flickered under the fine soft bangs on her forehead, fingers pinching together, with an unnatural flush on her face.

Just short of writing ”Mom, I’m lying” on her face.

Moreover...

Painting seriously?

What kind of nonsense is that?

Art is not about seriousness, or rather, it’s not just about seriousness.

Art demands talent, excellence, and those sparks that move people’s hearts.

The veteran painters at the renovation company also paint the walls very seriously and diligently, don’t they?

Unfortunately, they most likely won’t become artists.

This might sound a bit arrogant, but in Mrs. Sakai’s worldview, engaging in art has always been the privilege of the few with talent.

Seriousness, by Mrs. Sakai’s standards, is merely the baseline for learning to paint, not even the most fundamental passing mark.

This reason is utterly ridiculous.

”Who is it? A new friend you’ve made at school? Did she ask you to do this?”

Mrs. Sakai asked patiently.

She was a bit angry.

Mrs. Sakai wasn’t angry at her daughter, but at the scheming girl who manipulated Katsuko into doing this.

The art circle values connections,

and various exchanges of interests are unavoidable.

Especially in Japan, a society concerned with personal relations, Mrs. Sakai had seen enough of attempts to gain her favor for student recruitment.

Even at her husband Professor Jiu Kai Yicheng’s studio, occasionally, relatives of political elites or local Nagoya business magnates send their younger generation there for gilding.

But a daughter is always a mother’s treasure.

Katsuko, being a child with a relatively pure mind, worried Mrs. Sakai about her daughter being taken advantage of by others.

”No, I don’t really know her. Her name is Mona Sandunu.”

Mona?

Mrs. Sakai was stunned for two seconds.

She got up from the lounge chair, placing her hand on Katsuko’s shoulder to prevent her from avoiding eye contact.

”Katsuko, tell me the truth, was it that brat Gu Weijing who asked you? Right?” Mrs. Sakai stared directly into her daughter’s eyes, asking coldly.

Koizumi Katsuko’s unsuccessful lie was exposed.

Under her mother’s intense gaze, she had no choice but to nod nervously.

”Are you mad? Please, Mom.”

The girl looked cautiously at Mrs. Sakai’s unpredictable expression, pleading pitifully.

”Not too bad.”

To Koizumi Katsuko’s surprise,

Her mother didn’t seem like she was going to lose her temper; the noblewoman just chuckled coldly a couple of times.

”Truly someone who cherishes past relationships.”

There was a hint of sarcasm in Mrs. Sakai’s tone.

Despite her displeasure, she wasn’t very angry.

Mrs. Sakai, having navigated the adult world longer than her daughter Katsuko, had a broader view.

Different people have different values,

The former impoverished student from Yangon, Gu Weijing, in Mrs. Sakai’s eyes, wasn’t even fit to carry Koshiba Tarou’s shoes.

But her daughter liked him anyway.

Mrs. Sakai’s gaze fell on a painting frame at the side.

Not only was her husband fond of him, but after prolonged contact, she had to admit that he was a young man with the potential of becoming a great painter.

It wasn’t like a mother-in-law growing to adore a son-in-law.

But Mrs. Sakai reluctantly acknowledged, pinching her nose, that while he couldn’t bring the resources Koshiba could to her daughter, he wasn’t entirely unfit for her.

At times like this, her thoughts expanded a bit.

Mrs. Sakai didn’t want to make things difficult for her daughter.

More importantly, upon reflection, she found the matter somewhat interesting.

Gu Weijing requested her daughter to secure a spot in the advanced class for his childhood sweetheart Mona.

Admittedly, Mrs. Sakai never thought this local girl could rival her daughter Katsuko, but if she accepted the request,

surely,

Miss Sandunu would find it hard to hold her head high in front of Katsuko in the future.

Mrs. Sakai mused with amusement in her heart.

...

In Austria,

at the Gleiz New Art Center, the bustling art gallery was bustling with people.

In two months, this spacecraft-like shaped art gallery would host this year’s annual Europe Art Conference.

This is the Super Bowl of the art world.

Gerhard Richter, Cao Xuan, Damien Hirst...

The most outstanding and wealthy artists residing in Europe would gather here.

To prepare for this conference, the Gleiz New Art Center borrowed masterpieces from renowned art galleries worldwide to host a special modern art exhibition.

At this moment,

a breathtakingly beautiful girl sat in a wheelchair, copying a black and white landscape watercolor by Naomi Tydeman, winner of the 2013 Turner Watercolor Award, known for its cold and desolate style.

It seemed that people refrained from disturbing her painting, or perhaps they were simply mesmerized by her Greek statue-like beauty.

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