My Wife Is a Superstar
Chapter 661

Chapter 661 I Hope So Too

“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 whenothers 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 oneof 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 wonderhe looks familiar. He's one of Asia's young and very talented pianists who won countlessinternational awards. Additionally, he even attended a United Nations conference as arepresentative of China's distinguished youth. He's so well known that not even an average celebritycan 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.” Apleasant 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? Whydo I feel this way?

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

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

She didn't simply like him. It was something different, more profound. Perhaps it was moreappropriate 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 forNan 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 Ranasked excitedly.

“You didn't ask. Besides, my brother doesn't like it when I mention his name. He said he’s not amusician, 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 Jingyuancommented.

Whew! It seems like I'm not swooning over him after all. He's simply just that charismatic. Even LuJingyuan said so! Hearing that made Ning Ran feel at ease.

A smirk was set on Rong Rong’s face. “My brother's the type of person who almost never scoldsanyone. In fact, he never reprimanded me in any way, not even a little bit. I also think my brother'svery likable, haha.”

"His talent for playing the piano is astounding! I attended his recital in the capital during the LunarNew Year, and I have to say, he was so good,” Lu Jingyuan added.

Wow, she went to Rong Yi's recital before, too. It seems like I'm the only one here who has neverheard him play the piano before. I guess I have to admit I did belong in a lower class in the past,Ning Ran thought.

Abruptly, Rong Rong pleaded, “Oh yeah, can you two persuade my brother later to let me stay inthis city? I still want to sing here until I have to return when school starts again.”

Ning Ran and Lu Jingyuan exchanged a glance. This is going to be difficult. We may be friends, butwe only just met not too long ago. I don't think we should interfere with her family matters.

“I know what you two are thinking, but my brother's an open-minded person! He'll be willing tolisten to you two,” Rong Rong assured anxiously.

In response, Ning Ran asked, “Then why not convince him yourself? Why us?”

“That's right.” Lu Jingyuan nodded slightly. “Why do you need us to convince him when you can doit yourself? It's your family matter. I don't think it's okay for us to intervene.”

“My brother's simply worried about my safety, but he'll agree to let me stay if you two appeal tohim on my behalf,” Rong Rong answered.

With a nod, Ning Ran replied, “Your brother's right to worry about you. It really isn't safe for a girllike you to sing in a bar alone. Besides, your brother's a pianist, and your family’s not in any financialtrouble. Why don't you want to go back with him?”

"Yeah. Only those who struggle to pay the bills will choose to sing at a bar. Why do you want to stayhere?” Lu Jingyuan was of the same opinion as Ning Ran.

Rong Rong wailed, “It's not because I have financial issues. I just like singing! I also like a small citylike 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 bad about staying at a place likethat, anyway? I get to meet different people from all walks of life. If I hadn't come to Livingsfill, Iwouldnt have been able to meet you two!”

She’s not wrong. But... Ning Ran and Lu Jingyuan exchanged a glance again before saying to eachother in near-unison, “You should do it!"

They didn't expect the other to be also unwilling to meddle with other people's affairs and wantedsomeone else to do it stand.

That was why they chuckled when they ended their sentences.

“Don’t laugh! I'm being serious here. You two must help me out.” Rong Rong stared at them withpuppy eyes.

“You are really making it difficult for us, Rong. If I knew you wanted me to do this, I wouldn't havecome at all. This is clearly a trap.” A sigh escaped Ning Ran's mouth.

“Yeah, this is too cruel. We're here for a meal, not settling your business for you.” Lu Jingyuangrinned.

A tinge of disappointment was heard in Rong Rong's voice. “I'm merely asking you two for help. It'snot a threat or anything. If you two are unwilling to help out, then forget about it.”

"We'll see how things go and give it a try later, I guess,” Ning Ran promised.

While the women were having a great time conversing with each other, the men outside weren't.They stood silently under a tree outside of the restaurant for two minutes.

The scene was very peculiar. No one wanted to be the first to speak.

In the end, Nan Chen, who usually disliked chatters, was the one to break the silence. “I hope ourmeeting here is just a coincidence.”

“I hope the same, too,” Rong Yi replied.

While their conversation sounded very odd and seemingly nonsensical, those two intelligent menknew their verbal exchange was pretty much over because all they needed to say had been said.The seemingly ordinary sentences they uttered actually contained an immense amount ofinformation that couldnt be comprehended fully without knowledge about their familybackgrounds.

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

Despite the two powerful families occupying the same territory, peace was maintained for a verylong time.

However, it didn't last. A violent, malignant competition broke out between the two families, turningthem into sworn enemies.

In the end, Prosperity Holdings lost, and they had to relocate their headquarters away from FlowerCity. For many years, little was heard about them.

Back then, Nan Chen was still only a boy. He had no idea what had happened. He asked hisgrandfather about it, but the old man refused to give him a detailed answer, only saying that thetwo families were enemies.

Thus, he sincerely had no idea what went wrong between the two families.

The real meaning behind Nan Chen's words was, if laid out in plain terms, “I hope it's just acoincidence that I met you in Livingsfill and not because you're here to attack my loved ones.”Rong Yi's words meant more or less the same thing, which was he hoped Nan Chen wasn't there totarget his sister.

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