area51novel Chapter 656 He Killed His Brother
Chapter 656 He Killed His Brother
"If I must be curious."
Gu Chaoxi smiled and suddenly wanted to know what would happen if he insisted on getting to the bottom of it.
Shen Liao turned around, his eyes widened a little, as if he didn't quite understand what Gu Chaoxi meant.
"You are a foreigner, why do you know these things?"
"Well, maybe you know a phrase?"
"What?" Shen Liao was a little confused.
Gu Zhaoxi took a sip of coffee from the cup and chuckled: "The essence of human beings is actually gossip."
Well, she made this up, of course it's not true.
However, after hearing the answer, Shen Liao seemed to be inspired by something. He frowned, then relaxed his brows slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
"What do you want to know, about the perimeter?"
Shen Liao asked her.
Gu Chaoxi raised his eyebrows. It seemed that it was not impossible to get things from Shen Liao's mouth.
"Well, let's just talk about the perimeter. Of course, if you have other gossip, I don't mind."
Qi Chuzhao turned his head and glanced towards the bar. Zhou Jie was busy with his own things behind the bar and didn't seem to pay much attention to this side.
But is he really not paying attention? He seems a little absent-minded.
Pei Yan glanced sideways in that direction, and quickly retracted his gaze, just looking at Shen Liao who was drinking coffee with her head down. She looked like she was reminiscing.
"Zhou Jie, although this person has been in this town for a long time and seems to be serving everyone, in fact, his family is just an ungrateful family."
If you trace Zhou Jie's ancestral home back to ancient times, he is not actually from here.
Knowing this is not a difficult thing for Shen Liao.
As for why we say he is ungrateful, we have to mention a person who came to this town in recent years, Zhou Zuoran.
"Zhou Zuoran, I think you don't know him very well. He is a little painter, although he is not very famous."
As she spoke, she turned her head and looked towards the art gallery across the street: "But do you know? There are paintings by Zhou Zuoran in the art gallery across the street, even though he never produced any good paintings after that."
When Zhou Zuoran first came, he was not alone, but came with his family.
They were not originally here to seek refuge with anyone, but they knew people here and wanted to develop their careers here. In addition, there was an art gallery here, which was indeed attractive to artists like Zhou Zuoran.
When did all the changes begin?
It probably started when Zhou Jie discovered that Zhou Zuoran and he were from the same family.
Honestly speaking, it should be a happy thing that there is a painter in one's family, but Zhou Jie doesn't think so.
Why is it that I have been in this place for so many years without any remarkable achievements, but this outsider from here can suddenly gain fame, fortune and love?
This was not right, so the perimeter began its own revenge.
He began to attack Zhou Zuoran's confidence in his paintings in various ways. He deliberately discussed Zhou Zuoran's paintings with others where Zhou Zuoran could hear him, and let others say hateful words in line with his wishes.
For an artist, the lack of recognition from others will really greatly reduce the artist's creativity.
After Zhou Zuoran accidentally heard Zhou Jie and others slander him several times, he really felt that he was not suitable for creation.
The painting collected by the art museum often made Zhou Zuoran feel unsure of himself.
He often went to the art gallery to look at the painting, wanting to know what others thought of it, but every time, he was the one who stayed in front of the painting the longest.
Later, when Zhou Zuoran didn't know how to pick up his paintbrush, Zhou Jie began to encourage him inexplicably.
He told Zhou Zuoran that he should not stop creating just because others could not understand his work, because the people who appreciate his work may just not appear yet.
Therefore, he often invited Zhou Zuoran to his cafe so that he could spend time there.
In fact, this is just a way for Zhou Jie to monitor Zhou Zuoran.
Put the person in front of you, watch him become helpless again and again, watch him fall into the trap of self-proving.
This is a kind of playfulness, more like a kind of overlooking.
So, there is Zhou Zuoran, who can no longer create today.
Gu Chaoxi frowned and looked over there at Zhou Jie. He was busy with something behind the bar and seemed to be humming a song. He seemed to be in a good mood today.
Probably because of the event at the art museum, the business in the store is pretty good today.
She turned around and saw Shen Liao looking over there, with a smile on his face: "To be honest, Zhou Jie looks like this, and I really can't tell that he is that kind of person, right?"
Pei Yan was silent for a while. When Shen Liao turned around, he spoke: "So, is there any grudge between you and Du Yuzhao?"
"Do you know how Zhou Jie's brother died?"
Shen Liao asked this question almost at the same time as Pei Yan asked it.
Gu Chaoxi first glanced at Shen Liao, then turned his head to look at Pei Yan.
He pursed his lips and shook his head, just motioning Shen Liao to speak first.
However, Shen Liao looked at Gu Zhaoxi without saying anything. Instead, he raised his hand and tugged at her sleeve: "You know, there is a painting by Brother Zhou Jie in the art gallery."
"So do you know why Zhou Jie hates Zhou Zuoran?"
"Because he killed his brother."
If we trace back in time, we can find out that Zhou Jie was actually born into an artistic family, and many of his family members are creative.
But Zhou Jie is a special case. His perception of color is not very sensitive, and can even be described as very poor.
Therefore, on the path of painting, his family focused on cultivating his elder brother, who was the one whose paintings were exhibited in art galleries after he became famous.
A person who has been neglected since childhood has a brother who is a gifted child.
Everyone outside knows that there is a painter in their family, but they don’t know that the painter has a younger brother.
This feeling of disparity made Zhou Jie feel very uncomfortable, especially every time he saw his parents celebrating for his brother, the jealousy in his heart grew even more.
So one quiet night, he decided to eliminate these family members who were not kind to him.
To be honest, his family treated him pretty well, at least that's what Shen Liao thought.
"He killed someone, why wasn't he caught? Or did you make up the story about him?" Gu Chaoxi supported his chin, took a sip of coffee from the cup, and lowered his eyes, looking a little nonchalant.
Shen Liao sneered and turned his head away: "You don't believe me?"
"No, I want to believe you, but there are holes in what you say."
And it is an obvious loophole. If he killed his brother, why did he cry when he saw his brother's painting?