The lights came on.
The violin fell abruptly silent.
Lian Yan bowed slightly. Dressed in a white suit, he spread his arms and smiled elegantly. "Welcome to my banquet, everyone."
Applause erupted.
Cheers, laughter, teasing calls... the guests gave their host a warm reception.
Music began again, this time played by the hotel's band. Amid the clinking of glasses, the banquet began.
"Hey... hey?"
Flower nudged Qin Manjiang gently and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Qin Manjiang withdrew his gaze and smiled. "Nothing. I was just thinking that he really is handsome."
Of all the men Qin Manjiang had met, only Lian Yan could compare with Mei Sijun. Both were handsome from every angle.
Only, Mei Sijun took "beauty" to its utmost, while Lian Yan was "dashing."
Flower gave Qin Manjiang an odd look. "All right, hurry up and find them... it might be too late soon."
But to Flower's surprise, the host of the banquet, the violinist Lian Yan, actually approached them of his own accord, wineglass in hand!
What was going on?
Flower was someone from twenty years ago. Although Lian Yan was also a player in Moon City's [Eye Realm], in a sense, he was also someone who had "come back from the dead." Qin Manjiang had no way of knowing whether he belonged to the same group as the current [Moon City] players.
Let alone people like Flower.
Flower did not even know who Lian Yan was.
So when Lian Yan approached them, Flower felt both nervous and somewhat puzzled. Had this violinist discovered that the two of them were "uninvited guests"?
Yet... Lian Yan stopped right in front of Qin Manjiang.
He personally poured half a glass of wine for Qin Manjiang and offered it to him with a smile.
"Long time no