“This is Ms. Rong Rong, and this is Nan Chen.” Ning Ran still went ahead with the introduction.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Nan. Actually, would you prefer if I call you Sir Chen? I heard you like it when others refer to you by that title.” Rong Rong's brother smiled as he stretched his hand out.

“I'm fine with either.” Nan Chen shook his hand. “Nice to meet you, Mr. Rong Yi. I've attended one of your recitals before overseas.”

“Is that so? Thank you for your support, then.”

Ning Ran had heard of the name Rong Yi before. I think I saw him on the television, too. No wonder he looks familiar. He's one of Asia's young and very talented pianists who won countless international awards. Additionally, he even attended a United Nations conference as a representative of China's distinguished youth. He's so well known that not even an average celebrity can be compared to him.

“So, you're the pianist, Mr. Rong. No wonder you look so refined,” she commented.

“Thanks for your compliments. You're very pretty, Ms. Ning. I've watched your movies before.” A pleasant smile returned to Rong Yi's face.

She liked seeing him smile because it felt very amicable to her. Crap, am I swooning over him? Why do I feel this way?

The restaurant wasn't big at all. It was also pretty quiet, likely because the whole building had been booked.

When they all sat at a table, Ning Ran stared at Rong Yi a couple more times. The more she did, the more she took a liking to him.

She didn't simply like him. It was something different, more profound. Perhaps it was more appropriate to describe it as admiration.

It was then Lu Jingyuan arrived. The restaurant became livelier after the three women reunited.

Since there was still time before the dishes were served, the three of them started chatting. As for Nan Chen and Rong Yi, since they weren't familiar with each other, they barely exchanged a word.

“How about we go out for a walk?” Nan Chen suggested on his own accord.

Glancing at Nan Chen's leg, Rong Yi asked, “Are you going to be okay?”

“I'm fine. It's just a temporary injury. I can still move.”

After the two men left, the women exchanged glances with each other.

“I didn't know your brother's a famous pianist. Why did you never mention it before?” Ning Ran asked excitedly.

“You didn't ask. Besides, my brother doesn't like it when I mention his name. He said he's not a musician, just a guy whose one of his hobbies is playing the piano,” Rong Rong answered.

“Your brother's a very likable person, Rong Rong. He's also very gentlemanly,” Lu Jingyuan commented.

not swooning over him after all. He's simply just that charismatic. Even Lu Jingyuan said so! Hearing

type of person who almost never scolds anyone. In fact, he never reprimanded me in any way, not even a little

during the Lunar New Year, and I have to say, he

It seems like I'm the only one here who has never heard him play the piano before. I guess I have to admit I did belong in a lower class in the past, Ning

can you two persuade my brother later to let me stay in this city? I still want to sing here until I have to

may be friends, but we only just met not too long ago. I don't think we should interfere

my brother's an open-minded person! He'll be willing to listen to you

asked, “Then why not convince him yourself?

can do it yourself? It's

brother's simply worried about my safety, but he'll agree to let me stay if you two

brother's right to worry about you. It really isn't safe for a girl like you to sing in a

pay the bills will choose to sing at a bar. Why do you want to

have financial issues. I just like singing! I also like a small city like this and the slow-paced life here. Yeah, there are thugs here, but what city doesn't have thugs? What bar doesn't have any unsavory people visiting it? What's so

wrong. But... Ning Ran and Lu Jingyuan exchanged a glance again before saying to each other in near-unison, “You

with other people's affairs and wanted someone else to

was why they chuckled when they ended

You two must help me out.” Rong Rong stared at

do this, I wouldn't have come at

for a meal, not

It's not

see how things go and give it a try later, I guess,” Ning

time conversing with each other, the

tree outside of

was very peculiar. No one wanted to be

end, Nan Chen, who usually disliked chatters, was the one to break the silence. “I hope our meeting here is just

same, too,” Rong

very odd and seemingly nonsensical, those two intelligent men knew their verbal exchange was pretty much over because all

they uttered actually contained an immense amount of information that couldn't be comprehended fully without knowledge about their family

ago, the Nan family wasn't the only one dominating Flower City. There was also the

occupying the same territory,

competition broke out between

had to relocate their headquarters away from Flower City. For many years,

happened. He asked his grandfather about it, but the old man refused to give

sincerely had no idea what

behind Nan Chen's words was, if laid out in plain terms, “I hope it's just a coincidence that I met you in Livingsfill and not because you're here to attack

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