Bovay Piano Restaurant.
Jin Qiqi, dressed in a tight black dress, a white trench coat, and light makeup, walked into the restaurant in high heels.
The restaurant was dimly lit, with candlelight flickering on each table.
As Jin Qiqi walked in, more than half of the male patrons were captivated by her confident and aloof goddess demeanor.
In every man's eyes, there was admiration, appreciation, and a hint of lecherousness...
In contrast, Gao Fei, dressed in casual sportswear with a buzz cut, was ordinary except for his slightly handsome appearance, lacking any particular allure.
He walked beside her, like Jin Qiqi's subordinate.
The other patrons in the restaurant looked at him as if he were a kept man.
After the two arrived at their reserved table and sat down.
A handsome waiter approached with menus.
He bypassed Gao Fei and went directly to Jin Qiqi: "Hello, miss, what would you like to eat?"
In the waiter's eyes, Gao Fei was undoubtedly a kept man, the kind of college student kept man who couldn't even find a hundred yuan in his pocket.
Therefore, the waiter, while showing off his handsome profile, hoped to attract a rich woman with a young lover.
Jin Qiqi didn't even lift her eyelids. She smiled at Gao Fei and said, "Boss, you order first, please don't be polite."
Boss?
The waiter holding the menu was stunned.
Even the men at the two adjacent tables were surprised to hear the goddess call the young man "Boss."
Gao Fei, seeing the gazes of the waiter and the surrounding guests, crossed his legs and smiled, shaking his head, "I'm not very used to foreign cuisine. Just order according to your preference."
Hearing this, the waiter and the guests nearby couldn't help but show contemptuous looks.
As if to say, "What are you pretending for? You haven't eaten it before, so just say so..."
Jin Qiqi ignored the gazes of others.
She took the menu and ordered two five-point rare steaks, a salad, a lobster, two servings of black truffle foie gras, and a bottle of red wine.
Before long, the steaks, salad, lobster, foie gras, and red wine were all served.
Gao Fei, still suffering from the aftereffects of the feedback, frowned immediately after taking a bite of the steak.
The restaurant claimed fresh steak, but in fact, it was frozen meat.
And the red wine was not the vintage Jin Qiqi requested, but a new wine from a year ago.
As for the lobster and foie gras, they lacked any distinctive flavor.
Only the vegetable salad was something Gao Fei could manage to eat.
In his judgment, the restaurant, in terms of both ingredients and taste, did not deserve its three stars.
And this meal was not worth the price of eight thousand yuan.
Sensing Gao Fei's dissatisfaction with the dishes, Jin Qiqi quickly found a topic to divert his attention.
Afterward, Jin Qiqi excused herself to go to the restroom and found the restaurant manager.
When she explained her intention, the manager didn't stop her, only charging a hundred yuan for piano usage.
Returning to the table, Gao Fei was about to suggest settling the bill and leaving when Jin Qiqi spoke first, "Boss, did you play the piano outside today when you went out?"
"How did you know?"
"I have my ways of knowing."
She coughed lightly, not mentioning the trending topic online about the 'pianist from behind.'
Just as Jin Qiqi was coaxing Gao Fei to play a song on the spot.
Suddenly, piano music filled the restaurant.
A man in a blue casual suit with slicked-back hair sat at the stage piano, playing with concentration.
Beside him, three or four guests with cameras and phones were constantly taking pictures of the man playing the piano.
As the piano music began, it immediately drew Gao Fei and Jin Qiqi's attention.
Because the piece the man was playing was the first part of "Für Elise," which Gao Fei had played at the shopping center.
"That person... is Lang Yuan!"
"The renowned pianist Lang Yuan is actually in our city, no way!"
Recognizing the man playing the piano as Lang Yuan.
More than half of the guests picked up their phones and stepped forward, taking pictures of him from various angles.
Jin Qiqi also introduced Lang Yuan's identity to Gao Fei from their table.
Since his debut, he had won numerous piano music awards at home and abroad, making him a talented and skilled pianist.
Gao Fei was not too surprised by Lang Yuan's identity.
After all, the man had invited him to a concert in March that afternoon.
What surprised him slightly was that after hearing him play live in the afternoon, this person could play the first part of "Für Elise" live in the evening. His skill was indeed not to be underestimated!
However, after the first part concluded, Lang Yuan struggled to continue.
Finally, he played a self-composed piano piece and ended to the applause of the guests.
When Lang Yuan returned to his table, the successful people in the restaurant also stepped forward to ask for autographs, which he graciously granted.
As he was signing, someone suddenly said, "Hey, this kept boy wants to go on stage to play the piano too. Is he trying to compete with Teacher Lang?"
As the man spoke, everyone else shifted their gaze to the stage.
Noticing it was the man being kept by the rich woman, who was also a bit of a show-off, everyone else wore disdainful smiles.
Lang Yuan, after finishing signing, looked up. It was the back of a man in casual clothes with a buzz cut.
"Why does he look a little familiar?"
He was suspicious. It seemed to be the talented young man he had seen at the shopping center in the afternoon.
But hearing others say that this person was a kept man, Lang Yuan decisively dismissed the suspicion.
How could the young man from that afternoon, who refused his concert invitation, be the same man willing to be a kept boy?
He probably just went on stage to pose for photos.
He no longer paid attention to the kept boy on stage but got up to take photos with his fans who had requested autographs.
"Ding ding ding..."
As the piano tuning finished, the first part of "Für Elise" began to play in the restaurant.
The guests' attention was once again drawn to the stage.
"He actually dares to play the same piece as Teacher Lang. How overconfident."
"Young people are bold and unwilling to admit defeat. Playing the same piece, aren't you afraid of being embarrassed by Teacher Lang!"
"But I have to say, this kept boy isn't useless. Being able to play the piano means he has some skill!"
Looking at the kept boy playing the piano on stage, the businessmen felt he was showing off in front of an expert.
Moreover, with Lang Yuan, a renowned master, present, everyone would naturally favor one and belittle the other.
The businessmen were all praising Lang Yuan, but their female companions felt that the kept boy on stage seemed to be more skilled.
Although they didn't understand piano music, they felt that the piece played by the kept boy sounded much better than Teacher Lang's.
In fact, Lang Yuan had also realized that the young man, whom these people considered a kept boy, played the piece much more smoothly and skillfully than he did.
But men, after all, were born for the sake of face.
Since outsiders were praising him, he couldn't possibly humiliate himself by acknowledging the other's superior skill.
As the first part of "Für Elise" concluded.
Lang Yuan expected the young man on stage to stop immediately, but the second part, with its surging emotions, followed closely.
Hearing the incredibly smooth transition of the music.
His expression suddenly changed. He pushed through the crowd, looking at the stage in disbelief.
"It's him! It really is him!"
The businessmen around them looked bewildered.
Teacher Lang knew this kept boy?