Chapter 104 (1/2)

Europe was the second smallest continent in the world, only a bit larger than Oceania. Although it was small, its 44 sovereign states gave it quite a dense population.

The fact it was small meant the distance between places wasn’t that far. Berlin and Dresden were less than 200 km apart, for example. Qi Mu had just boarded the flight, and a few minutes later, the plane had landed.

Qi Mu: “. . .”

The man beside him took his luggage very considerately, turned to look at him, and asked attentively, “There’s nothing special going on at Bai Ai today. Do you want to look around first? Brandenburg Gate and Unter den Linden are nearby.”

The weather was slightly colder than Dresden. Qi Mu only wore a long thin coat and tied it around his waist in case the temperature at night would get too cold.

Originally, he thought his visit to Berlin just consisted of going to Bai Ai. But at Min Chen’s suggestion, he became interested in the city and asked, “Is it convenient?”

Min Chen put on his sunglasses and nodded gently, “Yes, my car is parked here. We can go right away.”

Qi Mu just smiled and said, “Then let’s go.”

Qi Mu had been to Berlin before, but it was always on trips with the orchestra.

Though Berlin was only 600 km from Vienna, half the distance between B City and S City, Qi Mu never had the time to visit by himself.

Min Chen nodded slightly, then pushed up his sunglasses. He then continued forward, pulling the suitcase.

Qi Mu was quite surprised by this as he hadn’t seen the man acting like this in Dresden.

Noticing the youth’s confusion, Min Chen whispered in Chinese, “Most people in Berlin know me, so it’s not as convenient to walk outside here like it is in Dresden.”

Qi Mu nodded understandingly. After all, Bai Ai was one of the most outstanding orchestras, representing Germany’s classical music at its peak. Because their base was in Berlin, it was normal for a lot of people to know their chief conductor.

However, even if Qi Mu thought this was the case, seeing a young woman looking in their direction, Qi Mu still felt a little shocked. He asked, a little perplexed, “There are many people in Dresden who knows Mr. Farrell, but. . . I’ve never seen Mr. Farrell being treated so drastically. . .”

Min Chen halted. He turned to the youth and lifted his sunglasses slightly, revealing his pair of sharp eyes. Staring at Qi Mu seriously, he said plainly, as if talking about the weather, “It’s because. . . I’m handsome.”

Qi Mu: “. . . . . .”

Can you not be such a narcissist!!!

. . .

Brandenburg Gate was in the center of Berlin. At the end of the eastern side of Unter den Linden boulevard was Schlossbrücke, also known as the Marx-Engels-Platz.

In the quiet car, although the windows were tinted dark, Qi Mu still watched the neoclassical architectural solemn gate from afar. But to his surprise, the car sped past the magnificent gate without any signs of stopping.

Qi Mu turned his head in surprise and asked, “We’re not stopping?”

Min Chen caressed the steering wheel, and calmly said, “My house is nearby, let’s drop off the luggage first.”

Qi Mu: “. . .”

Why did he feel like. . . he’d been duped?

But Qi Mu wasn’t left waiting for long this time. Min Chen really just set the luggage in the garage downstairs and brought him to the Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden and other famous scenic spots in Berlin.

Qi Mu wasn’t in the habit of taking pictures, so he simply recorded these beautiful sceneries in his memory. But, when he turned around and looked up, he didn’t notice since when, but the man beside him had been snapping pictures of him while he was unaware.

Thanks to the power of cell phones nowadays, people could take pictures silently.

It didn’t take them long to walk from the Brandenburg Gate to the Unter den Linden boulevard. Soon after, they arrived at Bai Ai’s headquarters.

Perhaps influenced by German’s Bauhaus architecture, Bai Ai’s HQ was different from Wei Ai’s and Dresden Symphony Orchestra’s. The building was modern in style with a strong sense of aesthetics.

The streamlined edge surprised Qi Mu, who stood downstairs for a long time. The bright orange and beige contrasted with style. It was Qi Mu’s first time coming to Bai Ai, so he didn’t expect this. . .

The world’s top old-style orchestra had such an “avant-garde” building as its headquarters.

Under Min Chen’s guidance, Qi Mu easily entered the building.