Chapter 77: A Stunning Melody and an Uninvited Guest

Lu Zheng’s heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself, "Could things really be this dramatic? Am I running into her ex-boyfriend?"

At the same time, Lin Wan also withdrew her gaze and happened to meet Lu Zheng’s eyes.

"What are you thinking!" Lin Wan glared at Lu Zheng and said irritably.

"Uh, nothing much."

"Hmph! Men!"

Lin Wan pouted, let out a low laugh, and then turned serious, saying, "This guy is your... suspect in a case."

She smoothly switched from "your" to "a," and because the tones were similar, Lu Zheng didn’t catch on.

"What?"

Lu Zheng was taken aback, looking once again at the man on stage elegantly playing the piano, occasionally signaling to his female companion at a distance.

He had a tall, slender build, handsome features, a deep and charming gaze, and a subtle, enigmatic smile—a typical high-quality male.

This guy, a suspect?

"A playboy?" Lu Zheng blurted out. His imagination went no further than that.

Lin Wan shook her head and said nothing.

Well, disciplined, she had just revealed a suspect to Lu Zheng, already worried he might misunderstand.

"What bad luck!" Lin Wan frowned.

"Don’t think about the case today. I’ll give you a surprise later."

"What surprise?"

Just then, the man on stage finished a piece, bowed slightly amidst the polite applause from the guests, and was preparing to step down.

Then, Lu Zheng stood up tall, winked at Lin Wan, and headed toward the stage.

Lin Wan was startled, hurriedly whispering, "What are you doing, don’t be impulsive!"

Lu Zheng sighed, "What are you thinking? You don’t think I’m just going to start a fight, do you?"

Lin Wan blushed.

Meanwhile, the man who just came off the stage also noticed them, and upon seeing Lin Wan, couldn’t help but frown.

Lu Zheng didn’t even glance at him, brushing past him directly.

Seeing another guest taking the stage, the restaurant guests curiously looked over again.

Well, another handsome guy.

Though he didn’t have the noble demeanor of the first, his strong physique exuded a warmer and safer aura.

"Sir, you..."

A waiter approached.

This piano is very valuable, specially airlifted from Italy, a treasure of the owner, usually just for decoration in the restaurant, and only regulars occasionally play a piece.

The man just now had a wealthy family background and often spent money here, so he could occasionally use the stage to play and impress women; ordinary guests didn’t have such treatment.

Lu Zheng turned his head and glanced at the waiter.

"You’re... you’re welcome to..."

Lu Zheng nodded, "Thank you!"

Looking back, he turned, came to the piano, and sat down, his fingers lightly tracing across the piano keys from left to right.

It felt good, a fine piano.

Of course, Lu Zheng only added music theory and piano skills to himself, not knowledge about identifying piano brands and quality, so although he felt this piano was good, he didn’t have a quantifiable standard.

...

Elsewhere, the waiter quietly withdrew, and two other waiters came up to him.

"What are you doing? Why didn’t you stop him? You don’t know his level, if the piano is broken, you’ll be in big trouble!"

"I... I don’t know, just when I saw his eyes, I felt scared."

"Whoa! Just a look scared you; are you acting in a movie here!"

"Really! It felt especially imposing. I’m telling you, this guy is definitely not ordinary!"

Being a waiter in a wealthy district and staying on, his perception was not poor. He had been intimidated by others’ looks before, but those had identity advantages.

He had never experienced being driven back with just a glance without an identity advantage.

This further demonstrated that Lu Zheng’s identity was definitely extraordinary, even if it was acting, it showed his remarkable acting skills.

Of course, Lu Zheng looked at this with his back to Lin Wan, so she didn’t see.

Sitting on the stage, Lu Zheng turned back and winked at Lin Wan.

Lin Wan was both shy and angry, and quite surprised—could Lu Zheng play the piano?

"Ding dong... ding dong..."

Lu Zheng’s fingers danced over the piano keys like butterflies flitting among flowers. His fingertips gently touched the keys, like a dragonfly skimming the water, and a piece of music flowed out.

Schubert’s Serenade.

The moonlight was gentle, clear springs gurgling, in the quiet woods, fireflies played tunes, and nightingales sang.

If the man who just went on stage had extraordinary piano skills, making his piano music enjoyable, then Lu Zheng’s piece enveloped listeners in a self-forgetfulness.

Well, Lu Zheng’s piano skills weren’t yet that transcendent, but comparisons are fearful, who’d have thought he’d outperform the previous man’s skills, and also cultivated with the Daoist Technique, augmenting his aura?

So...

Once the piece finished, the applause in the restaurant was noticeably more enthusiastic than before.

He moved his seat, stood up, bowed in thanks, Lu Zheng’s performance was flawless.

Then he felt several burning gazes shooting from various parts of the restaurant.

Hmph, if they’re not captivated by my talent, they’re captivated by my physique!

Ignoring those gazes, Lu Zheng walked back to the table with composed strides.

"You can actually play the piano!" Lin Wan still hadn’t wiped the surprise off her face.

"What’s so fresh about that!" Lu Zheng switched from elegance to a lazy calm, "The piano has long gone from a noble instrument to a common skill. Come on.

Kids these days, who doesn’t know how to play some piano? Today’s aristocrats are playing with pipe organs, and that I truly can’t play."

Lu Zheng’s voice wasn’t low, the nearby guests heard it, and all smiled good-naturedly.

Handsome, elegant, witty, humble, even his sarcasm had depth.

Though most seated were wealthy, also Lu Zheng’s target of sarcasm, they couldn’t hate him.

Lin Wan shook her head, "Few people can play as well as you."

"I’ll take it as a compliment!" Lu Zheng pretended to nod cheerfully.

"Of course it’s a compliment!" Lin Wan said with a bright smile, her radiant face drawing a lot of amazed glances.

The perfect match of talent and beauty.

But...

Uninvited guests do come uninvited.

"Officer Lin, you’re so dedicated to duty, following all the way to KASAMUVA."

A clear voice rang out, a man in a white suit appeared in Lu Zheng’s peripheral vision.

Lu Zheng looked up to see the man who had just played on stage appearing beside them.

"If you have evidence, please hurry and apply for an arrest warrant; if not, please stop disturbing me, or I’ll accuse you of stalking and invasion of privacy."

Lu Zheng’s eyebrow arched.

Lin Wan reached out and pressed Lu Zheng’s right hand.

"Mr. Liu, don’t the police have the right to dine in restaurants?"

"Of course! Of course, they do!" Liu Yifan certainly wouldn’t make such a verbal mistake.

"It’s just that seeing a small police officer dining in a high-end restaurant arouses some curiosity, nothing illegal, right?"

"And seeing a familiar face, coming over to chat for a few words, isn’t illegal either, right?"

"No, of course not," Lin Wan said calmly.

"Then that’s settled!" Liu Yifan flashed a handsome smile, leaned in slightly, and said with a smile, "Give up, it’s useless."