Wood's gallery stood in a corner of the commercial district. It looked quaint and had quite an artistic air to it. Sculptures and paintings filled the interior, so it certainly looked the part.
"Hmm... a gallery. This is my first time visiting a place like this."
Li Wei walked curiously through the entrance, looking at the furnishings around him as he spoke.
"Are you not usually interested in these things, Sir Li Wei?"
"More or less. Strictly speaking, I often can't understand art. Things like that, for example."
As he spoke, Li Wei raised his head and gestured with his chin at a painting hanging nearby. It looked like nothing more than a collection of geometric shapes in different colors, with no way to tell what it was supposed to be.
"If it's an oil painting or a landscape, I can appreciate it a little. But with something like this, I can't tell whether it's good or bad, let alone what makes it valuable."
"Ahahaha, everyone has different tastes... perfectly understandable. This way, please."
Wood gave a couple of awkward laughs and hurriedly changed the subject.
After passing through a corridor lined with paintings and rooms full of sculptures and artworks, Wood led Li Wei to a storeroom at the rear of the gallery. A huge lock secured its door.
"Whew..."
Only after seeing that the lock was intact did Wood breathe a sigh of relief. Then he turned to Li Wei with a wry smile.
"Sorry, Sir Li Wei. You may laugh at me for this, but I don't dare put that painting on display. I've kept it locked in the storeroom all this time... please come in."
As he spoke, Wood opened the storeroom door.
Unlike the art-filled rooms outside, this storeroom was completely empty except for a