Next, He Wenjie and the woman discussed some of the theoretical knowledge He Wenjie had just mentioned. While listening, Xialin glanced at the author's biography beneath the paintings. When she saw the honors the artist had received, Xialin was astonished, never expecting that the person right before her had won awards in France. With this newfound admiration for the person before her, and watching He Wenjie converse with her effortlessly and hold his own, Xialin looked at He Wenjie with increasingly different eyes.
After the three of them finished chatting happily about the exhibition, the woman invited them both to her temporary office for afternoon tea. He Wenjie glanced at Xialin to ask for her thoughts. Since Xialin naturally held a deep admiration for a painter who had won awards in France, she agreed without the slightest hesitation.
The afternoon tea brought Xialin an unexpected reward. Upon learning that Xialin was majoring in fashion design, the woman enthusiastically invited her to pursue advanced studies in France after graduation, offering to write a recommendation letter for her. Though thrilled, Xialin remembered that the invitation was extended largely because of He Wenjie, so she looked over at him.
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