After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King

Chapter 290: Many Secrets He Refused to Let Her Know

Chapter 290: Chapter 290: Many Secrets He Refused to Let Her Know

Qin Yumo lifted his gaze toward Cheng Lie upon hearing this: "A forgery? Hah, I spent half a million to buy this piece."

"It’s still a forgery," Cheng Lie looked at him, his eyes dark as ink.

Qin Yumo found this man truly insufferable. It was bad enough that he always went against him during normal times, and now he had the audacity to declare publicly that the painting he bought was fake.

His friend had helped him procure this piece—how could it possibly be a forgery?

"Don’t make baseless accusations, Cheng Lie. I never thought you’d stoop so low. You’re quite skilled at falsely accusing people, aren’t you?" At this moment, Qin Yumo couldn’t hold back anymore. Being called out by Cheng Lie in public, anyone would feel angry and indignant.

Cheng Lie pointed to a specific spot on the painting. "Mr. Wen, take a closer look. The signature style of Li Jiayun’s landscape paintings is that they appear somewhat rough at first glance, yet their artistic conception is profound. In authentic works, the mountain stones are layered with light ink, then accented with darker ink to create depth and structure. However, in this painting, there’s no structural layering at all. It looks like a mere copy: impressive at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it reeks of deliberate imitation in every detail."

Mr. Wen listened to Cheng Lie’s explanation. He had felt something was off from the beginning, and this insight finally made the discrepancy clear.

Mr. Wen couldn’t help but nod.

He turned to Qin Yumo. "Yumo, he makes a valid point. There’s indeed a problem with this painting."

Qin Yumo’s face paled. When had he ever encountered such an incident? He hadn’t expected that the artwork he had meticulously acquired would turn out to be a forgery.

Being exposed was one thing, but what made it worse was that Cheng Lie had been the one to catch it.

Of all people, why did it have to be Cheng Lie, this man he so thoroughly despised?

Qin Yumo couldn’t stand being in the room anymore and turned on his heels to leave.

Seeing Qin Yumo storm off in anger, Wen Lin—who had always disliked Qin Yumo—beamed with delight. She looked at Cheng Lie. "Mr. Cheng, I didn’t realize you were so talented. You managed to pinpoint the forgery just like that."

"Indeed! Young man, how did you figure that out?" Mr. Wen, too, was curious.

To possess such skills in art authentication, one must come from a well-off family.

it be that he had misunderstood him

has been studying

Cheng Lie was because of his artwork. Of course, it wasn’t the kind of ethereal artistry they were discussing now. The painting Cheng Lie showed him back then had convinced him to

Wen thought. It seems Cheng Lie’s family background had been quite solid in the

aside to inquire further, while Wen Lin stood

him,

mature and steady man. Even though he

left the Wen Family residence. Qin Chi Jin approached him with a sly smile. "Cheng Lie, I didn’t expect this, but you sure

was famously proud and arrogant, and now she likes Cheng Lie

interested

Chi Jin instantly knew Wen Lin would face

by this boy’s performance tonight, if he continues to develop in

to be this cold and ruthless, this decisive,

Cheng Lie’s

the dimly lit interior of the car, the faint glow of the young man’s phone screen illuminated his face, softening his

Cheng Lie said faintly. Just those two simple words

to his earlier cold

the young man sat upright, his face turned toward the car window, attentively listening to whoever was speaking on the other

what are you doing?" Yun Shifei asked

it once was, they started making

got off

Why are you working overtime even on weekends? Your boss is horrible, exploiting you like that," Yun

murmured a

car quietly navigated through the streets, Qin Chi Jin’s

comment, Qin Chi

Lie responded with just a soft "Mm," Qin

world, always meticulously accommodating

switched topics, chatting with Cheng Lie about her experiences at the welfare center and mentioning how Fang Kaiyi asked why he hadn’t been

grown increasingly outgoing under their influence, actively seeking