141 A Secret Only She Knew
Although it was a hotpot place, the price point was rather high, and the atmosphere was great, quiet and cozy. Li Sicheng looked around and reluctantly accepted to eat at this place. However, Su Qianci was told the private rooms were all full.
"Then let's eat in the lobby..."
However, Su Qianci immediately stopped and looked at Li Sicheng. Someone like Li Sicheng was rarely seen sitting in the lobby...
Sensing her hesitance, Li Sicheng arched an eyebrow and asked, "You really like this place, right?"
Su Qianci nodded. She hadn't come here in a long while, so she did not really want to leave. Seeing the hidden reluctance in Li Sicheng's eyes, Su Qianci immediately said, "We can go to a different place..."
"This place is fine," Li Sicheng cut in. "Please find us a quiet spot."
Su Qianci felt surprised and blinked. "Okay." The waitress took them to a table next to the window. It was in the corner but had a great view. "Mr. Li, this is the best table in the lobby. Ring the bell anytime for service." Indeed, people recognized Li Sicheng wherever he went.
They soon finished ordering and Su Qianci was bubbly.
"When did you learn German?"
Asked abruptly, Su Qianci was dazed for a second before she quickly answered, "In the summer."
"Didn't you learn jujitsu in the summer?"
Su Qianci felt a bit uncomfortable and said it was the summer last year.
Li Sicheng arched an eyebrow and asked, "It takes a long time to learn a language. In addition, without practice it is unlikely that you are so fluent. You are sure you remember everything since last summer?"
In addition, Li Sicheng knew that Su Qianci spent the summer with the Su family last year.
"I just have a great memory."
Li Sicheng nodded and asked, "How about piano?"
As far as he knew, no one in the Su family knew how to play the piano, so they did not even own a piano. Judging from how Su Qianci had played, she was quite an expert. It took longer than one summer or two to reach her level.
Su Qianci's heart raced and she said evasively, "I'm just talented, I think."
Li Sicheng pursed his lips, pondering.
Su Qianci could hardly stand the investigative gaze from him. She put down her glass and said, "I'll go to the restroom." Then she stood up and walked to the restroom, feeling anxious. Dammit, how should she explain? Telling him the truth? He would definitely think that she was mad. However, it had never crossed Su Qianci's mind that she would need to explain herself. It did seem really odd that she had suddenly learned everything. When Su Qianci walked out, she had some answers ready.
On her way back, a cute girl called Su Qianci in broken sentences, "he...llo... Do you speak Korean?"
Su Qianci arched an eyebrow and asked in Korean, "What do you need?"
The girl was clearly relieved and told her what had happened. It turned out that the girl had come to the restaurant and suddenly had her period. However, she did not bring tampons and asked Su Qianci for help. Fortunately, Su Qianci still had some on her. After getting it from Su Qianci, the girl thankfully went to the restroom.
Su Qianci smiled, turned around, and saw a tall figure at the end of the hall. Li Sicheng's eyes were dark. Standing still, he had a mysterious look on his face.
142 Did She Cheat On You?
Seeing Li Sicheng, Su Qianci's heart skipped a beat. When did he come? The fact that she spoke Korean... Looking at his face, Su Qianci felt a bit guilty.
Li Sicheng looked at her silently for two seconds before he turned to the men's room.
Su Qianci felt relieved. He was only there to go to the restroom, right? A bit anxious, Su Qianci returned to her seat. She did not even dare to look back.
However, Li Sicheng did not even enter the men's room, but walked out and gazed at Su Qianci, deep in thought. Taking out his cell phone, Li Sicheng dialed Cheng You's number but did not call. With some thought, Li Sicheng found another number and call.
The call went through and Li Sicheng heard the tapping of keyboard. A male voice said, "Mr. Li, why are you calling me?"
"I need to investigate into someone."
"I'm in the IT business, not a detective. Why don't you find an agency?"
"It's my wife that I need to investigate into."
After a period of silence, the person asked, "Why?"
"She's acting odd."
"All right. I happen to be developing a related technology. However, the funding is still a bit lacking..."
"How much?"
"Ten million."
"Blackmail?"
The person chuckled and said, "Just having some difficulties in fundraising." It is rare that Li Sicheng needed something, so he must take this opportunity.
"Okay then. I need the result in two hours. Include all the details."
"Hey, wait a second. Are you interested in her relationships or background or something else? Did she cheat on you?"
Li Sicheng's eyes looked a bit deeper. "I want to know everything about her, everything."
"Gotcha. My bank account is the same. Love you!"
Li Sicheng was mortified and immediately hung up. Putting his phone back into the pocket, Li Sicheng walked back to his seat. At the same time, there was a sound of flushing from the men's room. Washing his hands, Sheng Ximing caught a glimpse of Li Sicheng's back.
Isn't he the husband of Ms. Su? He is hiring someone to investigate her?
Sheng Ximing had thought the couple were having a good relationship, but it turned out to be bullshit. After washing his hands, Sheng Ximing followed Li Sicheng and saw Su Qianci sitting opposite him.
"Ximing, what are you looking at? Everything is cooked," said Sheng Ximing's friend, Song Yifan.
"Coming." Sheng Ximing sat down, looking at Song Yifan. "You still remember Rong Xuan?"
Song Yifan's hand froze in the air for a moment as he stared at Sheng Ximing. Rong Xuan. The name of the girl who had once been their dream but then turned out to be a taboo.
Gathering his courage, then he continued, "I recently met a girl who looks a lot like her, and she is in this restaurant right now."
143 Her Only Idol, Song Yifan
Song Yifan looked down and slowly stirred the hotpot, saying calmly, "You must be mistaken. Rong Xuan had been dead for long time. It could not be her."
Sheng Ximing became silent as well. After a few seconds, he continued, "They really look alike. The first time I saw her, I thought I saw Rong Xuan again. She had a baby, then..."
Song Yifan's hand shuddered slightly as his calm eyes narrowed. "Where is she?"
Sheng Ximing pointed to the window. However, the back of the chair had blocked their sight.
Song Yifan put down his chopsticks and stood up, looking that way. However, before he saw anything, someone appeared in front of him. It was the owner of the hotpot place. The owner smiled politely and said, "Mr. Song, what do you think?"
Song Yifan moved a bit and finally saw Su Qianci's face. "Okay, but I have a condition."
Seeing that Li Sicheng was back, Su Qianci felt a bit anxious. She quietly boiled food in the hotpot, pretending not to see him. Li Sicheng did not speak either. It was slightly awkward between the couple.
Suddenly, someone spoke through the speaker. "Good evening everyone. Very pleased to see you here..." Just some pleasantries, so everyone started to eat again after hearing that. "Today, Mr. Song Yifan is here at our restaurant. Does anyone want to listen to him play?"
Song Yifan! Hearing the name, a lot of people looked up and immediately responded, "Yes!"
"Is it really Song Yifan?"
"No way, I think it's just some stunt."
Su Qianci looked toward the direction of the voice and saw a piano placed in the middle of the restaurant. In front of the piano, the host was still presenting.
"Please show Mr. Song Yifan how much you want to listen to him play. Song Yifan, Song Yifan, Song Yifan...!"
The entire restaurant started to chant Song Yifan's name. Looking around, everyone was trying to catch a glimpse of Song Yifan. Su Qianci was no exception. Very soon, she saw a middle-aged man standing up in a corner, looking thin but fit.
He walked slowly to the piano, looking casual but incredibly elegant. The minute Su Qianci saw his face, she immediately held her breath and her heartbeat raced. This was Song Yifan? The only Chinese member in the Global Piano Association? No way, she finally met him. Was she in a dream? Her only idol! Amazing!
Staring with her eyes wide, Su Qianci wanted to see him more clearly. At the same time, she caught a glimpse of another familiar figure. Sheng Ximing? He was having hotpot together with Song Yifan? Right, they were great friends now. But legend had it that they once fought because of a woman.
144 Stop Drooling
Later on, Song Yifan went to France and became a world-class pianist, while Sheng Ximing became a top-notch lawyer in Kingstown. In her previous lifetime, Su Qianci had never met Song Yifan in person. Although she had heard their story from Sheng Ximing, Su Qianci did not know anything about Song Yifan. How come... Was this some kind of butterfly effect from her actions? However, what did Song Yifan have to do with her?
As Su Qianci was stunned, Song Yifan had already walked next to the host. With his hand on his heart, Song Yifan bowed and said, "Hello, I am Song Yifan."
"Ahhhhh! It really is him."
"I am eating together with Song Yifan... I can't believe it."
"This restaurant owner must be so rich that he could afford to hire Song Yifan."
"Obviously Mr. Song is just here to eat. He is wearing something completely casual. But... how handsome!"
Hearing the screaming from girls around her, Su Qianci's eyes also lit up.
"Stop drooling," Li Sicheng said coldly, and Su Qianci subconsciously reached for her chin.
It was dry! Su Qianci immediately blushed and stared at Li Sicheng, for being teased.
"Is he that good-looking?" The man was not even half as good-looking as himself. Why was she overreacting?
Su Qianci blushed and drank from her glass. "He's my idol. Of course he is good-looking."
Li Sicheng frowned slightly. He must have married a fool. Does it mean that any good-looking guy could have her attention?
"We are honored to have Mr. Song Yifan together with us today. Everyone will be able to enjoy 20% off today's meal. In addition, we will also invite a lucky customer to play together with our global pianist. I wonder who will have the luck today?"
"Me! I'm so good at piano..."
"Definitely me. I know all Song Yifan's work..."
"Pick me!"
Su Qianci blinked, feeling a bit sorry. There were so many competitors that she might not be picked. Su Qianci took some seafood with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth.
"No worries. Everyone has an equal opportunity. We will pick the lucky customer randomly. If the person picked does not know how to play piano, we will go to a second round."
Then, a spotlight quickly flashed around. All the fans of Song Yifan held their breath in excitement. Su Qianci swallowed the food and drank some lemonade. However, the spotlight hit her, making her eyes hurt a little.
"All right, this lady." Immediately, Su Qianci became the focus of everyone's attention.
"She sat at a remote corner and she got picked? So lucky!"
"Dammit. I would have picked that spot..."
"Me?" Su Qianci was dazed, pointing to herself.
145 Love Of His Life
Su Qianci clearly felt the jealousy in everyone's gaze.
"Yes! You!"
"You know how to play the piano?"
"I bet she doesn't. Second round, second round!"
Hearing the cheering, Su Qianci blinked and suddenly felt overjoyed. "For real?" Su Qianci looked at Li Sicheng, her heart racing.
Li Sicheng nodded.
"Oh my god!" Su Qianci cried, "So lucky!"
The host said with a smile, "That's right, lucky girl. You know how to play the piano?"
"Yes!"
Of course. At her hardest time, it was Song Yifan's music that brought her hope. His music sounded melancholy at first, but still carried hope. It was exactly because of Song Yifan that Su Qianci had decided to learn piano. Seeing this idol was lucky enough, and now she had an opportunity to play together with him. Su Qianci's heart was almost in her throat.
Seeing Su Qianci full of excitement, the host felt a bit odd. This girl did not seem any different from other fans, and this seemed to be the first time she had met Song Yifan. How come Song Yifan asked the owner to pick her? Although curious, the host remained professional and waved at Su Qianci, "Come to the front."
Su Qianci immediately stood up and almost hopped onto the stage. At this moment, Su Qianci felt she had everyone's attention, making her nervous. However, she became relaxed soon.
No big deal!
It's just like playing herself. With that thought, Su Qianci felt much better and walked up to Song Yifan. She saw that Song Yifan was staring at her. The way he looked at her was as if he had known her for a lifetime. Sheng Ximing had the same kind of look when he met her for the first time. However, Song Yifan was clearly also sad and emotional. Feeling Song Yifan's emotions, Su Qianci subconsciously glanced at Sheng Ximing. Surprised that Su Qianci saw him, Sheng Ximing smiled at her and gave her a thumbs-up.
"What's your name, Miss lucky?"
"My last name is Su."
"All right, Ms. Su. Do you know Mr. Song Yifan?"
"Of course!" Su Qianci blurted out.
Song Yifan gazed at Su Qianci, smiling gently, his eyes full of... love. When Su Qianci blinked and tried to figure it out, Song Yifan's smile had disappeared. It must be an illusion. After all, it was the first time she had met him.
However, no one had noticed that at the table in the corner of the restaurant, Li Sicheng's eyes had immediately become cold, gazing at Song Yifan.