An Unexpected Encounter【Ⅱ】意外邂逅

Artwork By Her Bedside

The doctor said she didn't have much time left. As everyone left, I quietly placed several of my favorite artworks that I had painted for her over the years by her bedside. At that moment, she slept like Snow White, and I became the little dwarf waiting for the prince to take her away.

When did I paint these artworks? I flipped through my journal. It was many, many years ago during a winter. Two years had passed since I gave her the first painting. I was already working at an interior design company in Shenzhen, and I was on a business trip to Harbin. Coincidentally, she was at the site, conducting interviews and surveys for a project I was handling.

"You're here too."

…… "This is a historic building involving issues of triangular debts and illegal occupation. It’s a power struggle between the public and the private..."

In that moment, as I listened to her relentless pursuit of the truth, my perception of beautiful women began to change. I picked up a pen and jotted down her appearance and laughter on a scrap of paper.

Later, I watched a movie that reminded me of her, and subsequently, I painted these more satisfactory artworks by her bedside.

To be continued…

The following is the Chinese version：

医生说她已经没多少时间了，我趁大伙都走了，悄悄把多年给她画的几幅自己比较满意的作品放到她的床边，此刻她睡得如同白雪公主，而我是守候她的小矮人，等待王子接她离开……

这几幅画是什么时候画的呢？我翻开日志，那是很多很多年前的一个冬天，离开我送她第一张画已时隔两年，我已经在深圳一家室内设计公司任职，出差到哈尔滨，她刚好在采访我要处理的一个项目的现场做采访调查。

“妳，怎么也在这里。”

…… “这是一个历史遗留的建筑，关于三角债以及非法侵占的问题，其中涉及公私之间的角力……”

那一刻，听着她对寻求真相的执着，我开始对自己讨厌漂亮的女性想法开始有点改观，同时拿起笔在草稿纸上记下她那一刻的音容笑貌。

后来不知何时看了一套电影，里面的女主让我想起了她，随后便画了床边的这些比较满意的画。

待续未完……