Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 178 - 175: Everything Goes Smoothly

"Are you sure?" Yan Yan hoped her cousin wasn’t just saying one thing and thinking another.

"Of course I’m sure. If it were a female classmate I was planning to romance, I’d definitely be in Florence right now to back you up, and might as well try my luck with her too," Yan Ling replied, clueless as to why Yan Yan had asked him this.

"Okay, if that’s the case, then it’s fine," Yan Yan realised she didn’t have to worry anymore about whether Antonio had inappropriate thoughts about Allegro.

"What do you mean by ’it’s fine’?" Yan Ling was a bit puzzled.

"It means my boyfriend found a lad to help out, and right now he’s sitting in the taxi behind us, drooling over your female classmate. I just wanted to ask your opinion before deciding whether to dump him or not," Yan Yan explained the situation.

Of course, ditching Antonio was just talk. After all, her entire fortune was currently being transported by the "Hot Dog Youth" in the car behind.

"Why in a taxi?" Yan Ling was confused; if it was three of them, they should be in one car.

"Heh, heh, it’s all your masterpiece.

Your beautiful classmate came to pick me up at the airport in a sports car.

A sports car to pick someone up at the airport—there’s no space even to fit a single suitcase, okay!

Do you think I could have reached my place intact without a taxi?" Yan Yan defined intact as not a single piece of luggage missing.

"Well, that’s good, that’s good," Yan Ling sighed in relief.

"What’s good about it? Allegro doesn’t understand Chinese, right?" Yan Ling’s tone confused Yan Yan.

"She doesn’t speak Chinese, you can complain all you want, no worries.

What I mean is, now that you have a strong lad there, my personal safety shouldn’t be at much risk.

I really did find you a place inside a historical building," Yan Ling was quite pleased with the muscleman Qi Yi had arranged.

"Ah? No way! Boss, you know I’m a City Animal, and you’ve been to Melbourne—don’t you know what I’m like? You got me a historical landmark; do you want me to live in it and turn into an antique?" Yan Yan’s mood plummeted as she realized the truth.

"You’ll get used to it, you’ll get used to it," Yan Ling said, trying to console her reluctantly.

"Get used to it my foot, we might as well cut off all ties, goodbye, cousin," Yan Yan concluded, realizing her cousin could be incredibly unreliable when he wanted to.

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Leaving the airport, it took only a short 20 minutes before Allegro announced they had arrived at their destination.

Allegro told Yan Yan the apartment number and asked her to check it out first while she waited outside for Antonio and the luggage to be unloaded from the taxi.

Yan Ling’s earlier words had drastically lowered Yan Yan’s expectations for her new home.

Yan Yan preferred modern, downtown apartments and felt indifferent about living in a building with historical significance.

However, Yan Yan quickly realized she was mistaken.

Florence was the cradle of the Renaissance.

Yan Ling had Allegro help find Yan Yan a duplex apartment near the Strozzi Palace.

As a historical city, the center of Florence lacked high-rise buildings but still preserved many landmarks from the Renaissance era.

This city, like a living fossil of the Renaissance, was filled with historical buildings, and the Strozzi Palace was not the remote castle Yan Yan had envisioned when she first heard "historical."

The location of the Strozzi Palace was absolutely central in Florence. freewebnoveℓ.com

Within walking distance were the Flower Madonna Cathedral and the Uffizi Gallery—the so-called "jewels" of Florence.

A leisurely stroll could take her to the various fashion boutiques that Yan Yan would frequent.

Due to the building’s historical significance, the apartment had very high ceilings and even an antique beam.

Originally, Yan Yan was not a fan of such beams, but the interior of the duplex apartment in this ancient building, aside from that beam, was absolutely modern in style.

The apartment Yan Yan now saw was supposed to be single-level, but due to the internal height of over six meters, it had been transformed into a duplex.

Even the staircase leading from the first to the second floor was made of crystal glass.

The transparent staircase extended from the pure white walls, with the other side supported by industrial-looking metal cables.

On the first floor were the living room, kitchen, dining area, and a small restroom with a wardrobe. Yan Yan glanced briefly and found not only the living room but also the kitchen fully equipped.

The second floor included the master bedroom, a cloakroom, and a large bathroom, plus a romantic terrace with a view over the Strozzi Palace, reminiscent of a movie scene often chosen for candlelit dinners.

The furniture choice and décor were minimalist Northern European style.

The bedding was a clean and tidy light gray.

It was almost identical to the sheets used at her home in Melbourne—not at all like the pink tones or princess style many girls preferred.

Yan Ling had obviously chosen carefully.

While Yan Ling visited Melbourne, Yan Yan lived in Bao Bao’s home at Eureka, so although Yan Ling had been there a few times, he always stayed in a hotel.

Yan Ling must have taken note of the style of furniture and bedding in Yan Yan’s room at that time.

If one were to live in the heart of Florence, the age of the buildings was something quite unavoidable, given the city’s history.

A duplex apartment in the downtown area with ultra-modern furnishings was tailor-made for a city dweller like Yan Yan.

What was even more incredible was that Yan Yan’s almost ground-level apartment actually had an ELEVATOR!

Though the elevator was smaller due to the building’s structural limitations, Yan Yan didn’t need to move pianos or anything, so the size of the elevator was not a problem, especially for moving suitcases.

Yan Ling had deliberately lowered his cousin’s expectations on the phone, and because of this, the surprise Yan Yan felt upon seeing her "new home" was even greater.

Was this a lesson taught at Wharton Business School, or was it Yan Ling’s own unique skill?

Yan Yan’s biggest impression at that moment was, if her cousin applied the same effort to courting women as he did to caring for her, how unstoppable would he be?