Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 175 - 172: Bursting Popularity

Antonio’s interest in Allegro was evident on paper, unmistakable at a glance.

Yet what did Allegro mean? Yan Yan felt she still needed to ask.

Although it was Yan Yan’s first time meeting Allegro, in the end, Antonio knew Allegro because of her.

Yan Yan needed to figure out first if there was something going on between Allegro and her own cousin, which would determine her stance on Antonio’s infatuation with Allegro.

But just as Yan Yan finished telling Qi Yi not to worry, another jaw-dropping event followed.

Today’s Peretola Airport was bursting with people.

Upon arriving at the exit, both Allegro and Antonio had seen Yan Yan and came forward to greet her.

However, there was another person known to Yan Yan, who stood still, watching her approach.

In the unfamiliar Italy, the longed-for Florence welcomed her with the most formidable airport reception in her history.

Three groups of people, who didn’t know each other, came to the airport at the same time to pick up just her.

Allegro, Antonio, and then there was the person who had shown excessive enthusiasm towards Yan Yan at their last encounter.

Lei Pili.

Yan Yan knew Allegro was sent by Yan Ling, and although Antonio’s appearance was unexpected, due to Qi Yi’s involvement, it made sense.

But why was Lei Pili here?

The fact that Lei Pili was being transferred to Italy was something Lu Bingran had not mentioned to Yan Yan afterward.

Despite Yan Dabang and his wife having some doubts about Qi Yi’s family situation, since they had discussed it earnestly with Yan Yan, her parents had no intention of immediately breaking up the pair.

Meanwhile, the cordiality of mutual visits between Yan Yan’s parents and Wei Fengsui’s parents was ever-increasing.

However, everyone seemed to have an unspoken agreement not to bring up the somewhat awkward trio created by Lei Pili’s unexpected arrival.

Yesterday, when Yan Yan was leaving for the airport from home, because she had her parents and Bao Bao with her, and with many bags, they had planned to drive both the family’s and Bao Bao’s cars to the airport. After Lei Zhaodi heard this, he had Wei Fengsui drive them, taking both people and luggage in one trip.

Therefore, Lei Pili’s older brother probably knew Yan Yan’s flight details inside out.

Yan Yan had no intention of avoiding the issue; she didn’t know that Lei Pili was in Italy, and in the past two months, Lei Pili had not tried to contact her through his family.

After that surprise encounter in Melbourne, Yan Yan and Lei Pili were, in fact, still out of touch with each other.

Yan Yan felt that Lei Pili’s Chapter should be completely turned over by now.

Yan Yan had just looked up inadvertently because an Asian face holding a bouquet had appeared right in front of her.

Had she not looked, she would have been better off; that look left her stunned.

Lei Pili, who appeared at Peretola Airport, was wearing a very formal suit, holding a bouquet of champagne-colored roses.

There was no fervent embrace as he approached, not even a warmly waved hand; he just stood there silently.

When in Melbourne, Lei Pili had never asked for Yan Yan’s phone number. What was he doing appearing out of the blue at Florence Airport now?

Hadn’t Lei Pili accepted the difficulty and, without even getting to his seventh confession, chosen to lose touch on his own?

"How come you’re here?" At this moment, in Florence, Yan Yan’s biggest question was how Lei Pili could have appeared here.

"I brought a bouquet of orange roses, of course, to wait for my friend," Lei Pili replied to Yan Yan’s question, then immediately handed her the flowers.

Orange? They were clearly champagne colored. Was Lei Pili color blind or was it deliberate?

Orange symbolizes friendship, while champagne signifies a deep love for life, even deeper than that of the red rose.

These two types of roses might not look so different in color, but their flower languages are worlds apart.

If this had been during university and if Lei Pili had persistently bothered Yan Yan, or if he had blocked her path anywhere, she would have immediately turned and left.

Today’s Lei Pili, with neither an immediate embrace nor excessive enthusiasm, did nothing inappropriate.

If Yan Yan had given him a cold look and walked away, then she would have been the one acting improperly.

"Are you saying you specially came from Beijing to Florence to pick up your friend, and then, is that friend me?" Yan Yan wanted to confirm if her guess was correct.

"You’re the friend I was waiting for, yes, but I didn’t come from Beijing. I was stationed in Italy before the Spring Festival, and it’s been almost a month since I arrived in Florence. Didn’t your mother mention it to you?

My mom said just a few days ago that she and your mom had already agreed that when they both had time, they’d come to Italy to visit us, and they even planned to make it a ’sisters trip,’ leaving the dads at home," Lei Pili did not hide the reason for his presence at the airport.

"You got transferred to Italy, did you? I indeed hadn’t heard about it," Yan Yan did not know why Lu Bingran had not informed her in advance.

If she were to seriously consider it, the fault should lay with herself.

After being hugged by Lei Pili that day, whether from a mother’s perspective or from a gossipy one, Lu Bingran intended to get Yan Yan’s explanation.

The Saturday after Yan Yan’s graduation ceremony, in front of Yan Dingbang and his wife and Qi Yi, Lu Bingran had even asked somewhat nosily.

But Yan Yan outright refused to answer: "Senior Brother Lei and I really don’t have any relationship, and for me, having just Qi Yi as a boyfriend is enough. If mom wants to gossip, don’t do it in front of me—go find Aunt Lei."

It turned out that Lu Bingran took her daughter’s words quite seriously.

Since then, Lu Bingran indeed never gossiped about Lei Pili in front of Yan Yan again.

Lei Pili must have his own new life, and after so many years of separation, it was just an overly enthusiastic embrace. freewёbnoνel.com

Yan Yan later even thought she might have overreacted; Lei Pili most likely had no special thoughts about her anymore.

After all, during the drive to the Twelve Apostles Island, not only had Qi Yi and Lei Pili not come to blows, but they had also seemed to thoroughly enjoy each other’s company, which Yan Yan had seen clearly.

Yan Yan was relieved that the episode with Lei Pili, just like a flash of lightning, had passed in an instant.