Chapter 158 (2/2)

Min Chen was surprised for a moment. He was slightly slow to change his shoes but returned to normal swiftly. He raised a hand and the plastic bag in it. “Bought dinner. Today, the orchestra affairs ended quite early?”

Since Min Chen had been to the Palisade Theatre before, Qi Mu strictly forbade the man from taking another step inside… Well, he was still allowed to watch the show, but he was never allowed backstage again!

Since Min Chen’s visit, the other members had laughed and teased Qi Mu, saying, “Little Seven, how do you know Mr. Bertram?,” “Little Seven, I heard Mr. Bertram doesn’t make a sound even when he’s eating, is it true?”

Qi Mu answered them seriously. Though Min Chen didn’t speak or make much noise while eating, he still made chewing sounds!

But the fans would wear “Little Seven, you’re lying” expressions.

Facing such “mentally disabled” fans, Qi Mu felt that if they were told Min Chen was actually an ordinary person that ate and drank, they would all cry in unison, “No! Little Seven! How could Mr. Bertram be like ordinary people!”

……Fortunately, he still kept Min Chen’s bug-fearing secret under wraps.

Taking the bag from Min Chen, Qi Mu arranged the delicate, yellow packages on the table. Getting tableware from the kitchen, Min Chen listened as Qi Mu spoke, “This afternoon, we discussed what we’ll perform at the concert. Since we finished early, I came back first.”

Min Chen handed Qi Mu chopsticks and asked casually, “《Ave Maria》,《The Blue Danube》… What else?”

Qi Mu looked up at him in surprise. “Another’s the 《Emperor Waltz》.” He paused and asked, “Have you heard the PalisadeTheatre’s Christmas Eve concert before?”

Min Chen’s narrowed phoenix eyes were smiling. He shook his head. “No.” At the youth’s surprised expression, he chuckled, “《Ave Maria》 is a must-have at many orchestra’s Christmas Eve concerts, and 《The Blue Danube》… well, are the Viennese so paranoid as to be terrified of Strauss, as if he were god? I didn’t expect the other song to also be Strauss’. What a terrible obsession, ah.”

Qi Mu chuckled, “If the Viennese heard you, they’d beat you.”

Min Chen raised an eyebrow indifferently, “Not afraid, my lover will protect me.”

Qi Mu: “… Recently, I feel you are particularly annoying.”

The handsome man nodded. “En, only my wife can beat me.”

Qi Mu: “……”

Under Qi Mu’s disgusted eyes, the simple dinner was quickly over. While dining, Min Chen, who was thought by the members of the Palisade Orchestra to “not make even a sound at dinner,” acted elegantly with excellent dining etiquette. He didn’t make a sound.

But after the meal, the thick-skinned music master directly swept the lunch box into the bin.

A flash of realization hit Qi Mu. “… You deliberately went out to buy dinner tonight to escape the responsibility of washing dishes?!”

The man stiffened his broad shoulders and turned his head to say expressionlessly, “I would never do something that dirty. Never.”

Qi Mu: “……”

If not, why act so serious!

That’s not what your expression says!

In this leisure time after their meal, the young man practiced his violin in the music room. The man leaned against the smooth piano lid with one hand, gazing at him.

His dark, deep eyes reflected the youth’s thin back. Min Chen slowly frowned.

… Did he really just go out to buy dinner?

Perhaps only he knew.