Chapter 144 (2/2)

Laurent shook his head. “Daniel, don’t you recognize him? That’s Auston Bertram, he’s our assistant conductor. He’s not in the violin group.”

“Oh my God, I didn’t recognize him!”

Daniel said that quietly, but he forgot that a certain man had excellent hearing. So when Min Chen bullied him for a whole year afterwards, Daniel couldn’t help but ask, “Auston, you bastard. What did I do?”

Min Chen converged his gaze and calmly said, “My violin is very good.”

Even after a year, Min Chen could still remember a single word.

As for Luo Yu Sen and Leon Zayev, Min Chen had already recorded their names on his list. How could the word “arrested” settle everything?

He would never forget the cold winter that year when he went to a mortuary as a friend. He didn’t dare to open the white cloth, but one pale hand fell away from the cloth.

The hand was stiff and pale and all fingertips were bruised blue. The messy fingertips, the broken skin and fingernails, they were all imprinted in his memory, forever there.

What kind of desperate pain would make a violinist hurt his fingers like that?!

Looking at the youth’s bright, gentle smile, Min Chen converged his gaze, hiding his intense emotions behind his deep eyes.

The victim no longer cared but… he did!

Because this was his beloved.

Those people had no right to hurt him!

“Are you really going to the Palisade Theatre with me now? I think it’s better for you to meet with Daniel at the Musikverein first, or I’ll just reserve a seat for you in the evening. Would you like to listen to our performance tonight?” Qi Mu didn’t notice the man’s deep gaze. He smiled while taking another bowl of porridge for them both and added, “Our 《The Marriage of Figaro》is quite good. I think it’s not bad, but not quite as good as Mr. Farrell’s Don Quixote.”

Min Chen’s thin lips curled up in a slight smile, the emotions in his eyes quickly swept away. Raising an eyebrow, he said, “Better than Farrell?”

Qi Mu : “…Don’t!!!”

After a warm breakfast, the two stood in the wardrobe and put on coats for their outing.

About to wrap a scarf around the youth’s neck, Min Chen stopped when Qi Mu suddenly said, “Ah, I bought you a birthday present and forgot to give it to you!”

Min Chen’s pupils shrank. “Present?”

Qi Mu nodded softly and took out a small gift bag from a compartment. Taking out its contents, he sighed, “I bought it in Paris, but I could only give it to you now. I thought it would be quite meaningful but… Compared with your wrist guards, I mean, your gloves, it doesn’t seem to be so meaningful.”

Min Chen’s thin lips pursed, but his heart was screaming. They are gloves! Gloves! Gloves!

Qi Mu didn’t mind the man’s awkward expression. Taking out the metal bracelet from the gift bag, he gently clasped it on Min Chen’s left wrist. He then took another one and fastened it on his right hand.

“You can only buy these beads in Paris and Vienna.” Chuckling, Qi Mu rubbed the jewels on the metal bracelet. “After we go to other places, we can string beads from those places as well. When I was in college, I heard many students say that they often bought a pair for their lovers, representing the memories of the time they spent together. They’re not expensive but they’re very meaningful.”

Qi Mu was greeted with the man’s broad, warm chest. “Yes, it’s the time we spent together.”

Before setting out, Min Chen reached out for Qi Mu’s waist and gently kissed his lips. And when they went out, they each went in separate directions.

The Palisade Theatre was very close by, so it was better to take the subway than face a traffic jam.

When Qi Mu stood on the subway’s platform, he suddenly felt cold. So, he took out the wrist guards… Oops, no. The gloves.

The delicate bracelet that adorned Qi Mu’s slender wrist and the funny looking wool gloves protected his hands from the wind.

After entering the theatre and catching everyone’s attention with the gloves, Qi Mu just waved his hand and said, “My lover made them. Lovely, aren’t they?”

The crowd then burst into laughter. “Little Seven, your girlfriend is so cute.”

The cute little girlfriend, who had just entered the Musikverein, sneezed heavily.