Chapter 484: Chapter 4: Jump In and Die—Then I’ll Forgive You, Since the Dead Are Honored

It’s just that, the more she looked at the man sitting at the black grand piano on stage, the more familiar he seemed.

Gu Yuan’s seat wasn’t in the front row, it was further back. Although her eyesight was good, the lights on stage made him appear hazy and unclear.

Until the piece ended.

The man in the tailcoat stood up and gave a graceful bow.

Immediately afterward, he came down from the stage, not heading backstage, but instead moving through the audience to Gu Yuan’s side. He communicated pleasantly with the person next to Gu Yuan in the local language, and after successfully negotiating, the person happily moved over a seat for him. He sincerely thanked them and then sat down next to Gu Yuan.

As far as Gu Yuan could tell, his explanation to the person was something like: My wife is angry, and I need to coax her. If I don’t, I’ll be sleeping on the street tonight. Please have pity on me.

The person was first surprised, then expressed sympathy, and then laughed a few times before moving over to make space for him.

Gu Yuan didn’t call out his lie. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Once he sat down, she glanced at him and asked, "When did you get here?"

Chi Yu replied, "Shouldn’t you be asking me how I found out you were at the opera house?"

She did want to ask, but she was more curious about when he arrived. As for how he knew she was at the opera house, he must have come prepared.

It couldn’t be that he showed up on a whim and searched all over Sydney for her.

But honestly, Chi Yu being able to appear silently by her side at this moment, simply accompanying her, filled her with indescribable joy.

"How did you persuade them to allow a newcomer to Sydney to perform on stage?" Gu Yuan stopped with the other questions and found a topic to chat with him about.

He raised his hand and rubbed his thumb and forefinger together.

One look and Gu Yuan understood—money.

As long as the price is right, not only can someone perform a piece, taking over the entire evening’s program wouldn’t be an issue either.

He leaned over, as if asking for credit, and asked, "How was my performance just now?"

Gu Yuan honestly evaluated, "Not bad."

Chi Yu: "I’m level ten, I’ve passed the exams."

He added the part about passing the exams to demonstrate that he wasn’t just using money to buy talent—he had genuine skill.

"I’m also level ten, want to have a competition sometime?" Gu Yuan asked with a smile.

He was eager, "When?"

Gu Yuan shook her head, "No time right now."

After she spoke, a brief sadness appeared on her face, and her mood reverted to how it was when she came to the theater. Chi Yu noticed, stood up, and took her hand.

Gu Yuan: "Where are we going?"

Chi Yu: "Follow me."

Although she appeared somewhat reluctant, Gu Yuan still followed her heart and left the theater with him. All the way he held her hand firmly, never letting go for a moment.

On the way out of the theater, he took off his tailcoat.

Because he was about to perform, he looked more handsome tonight than usual.

Now he was only wearing a white shirt and black pants, with the red bow tie removed, a few buttons undone at the collar, and the sleeves rolled up halfway. Holding her hand, he lightly ran to Lover’s Harbour.

Besides the shell-shaped opera house, Sydney is also famous for the fireworks-lit Lover’s Harbour, which is exceptionally enchanting.

The seawater was churning, washing over the ships and then quickly retreating back to the sea surface. The night sky was calm, and the gentle, tender sea breeze caressed their faces.

Gu Yuan looked at Chi Yu across from her. He had undone another button at the collar, revealing his exquisite, enticing collarbone, drawing the attention of women around them.

Gu Yuan just quietly watched as he flaunted himself.

"Yuanyuan, this is Lover’s Harbour, which the locals also call Darling Harbour." He had to shout because of the distance.

Gu Yuan couldn’t be bothered to shout back; it would strain her voice.

He ran over to her side and embraced her.

"Yuanyuan, we’re embracing at Lover’s Harbour."

"Here is where all beautiful beginnings happen."

"The vast night sky, the sea, the ships, the passersby, and the opera house in the distance, they’re all witnesses."

He hugged her tightly.

At this moment, with all his strength.

The sea breeze was salty and damp, and as he hugged her, all she could breathe in was his comforting, familiar scent, bringing her peace. The suppressed emotions seemed to finally find an outlet. She asked him, "You’ve been coming to see me and Suisui less often these past two months. I know you’re busy filming, but I miss you a lot... Do you know that, Chi Yu?"

His body stiffened as if he had been electrocuted, seemingly unable to believe what he heard, thinking he may have misheard.

He released her and looked down at her.

Her eyes were misty; Chi Yu lowered his head and kissed away her tears, softly saying, "I didn’t know."

He truly didn’t know.

He was striving to become the person she liked, just to make her happy.

He didn’t dare visit her too frequently to avoid disrupting her life, sticking to his promise at the time. He was doing all this with great care, just because he cared so deeply, like he was treasuring something delicate.

He gently cupped her face, nervously asking, "Yuanyuan, will you forgive me?"

The waves gently rolled, and at nightfall, there were no more seagulls perched on the pilings.

The tender, loving sea breeze brushed against their faces. Gu Yuan turned her head, then pointed to the rolling sea, "If you jump, die, then I’ll forgive you, since the dead are to be respected."