At this moment, the kind - looking old shopkeeper who had been there earlier walked over, with an apologetic look on his face.
He told Nanyu in a very gentle tone, "Miss Nan, the storage time for your Steinway piano has exceeded the limit. You must take this piano away as soon as possible."
The old shopkeeper had, of course, heard the news about the downfall of the Nan family.
But he valued integrity in business, so he hadn't disposed of the piano immediately.
Although Nan Jiwen had paid the storage fee back then, it had long since expired. It was out of the old shopkeeper's kindness that he had let the piano stay there. From time to time, he would even have someone maintain and polish it to keep it looking brand - new.
Just today, he saw Nanyu's name on the performance program list. He was just taking a chance, wondering if it was the same person.
Now that he had contacted Nanyu, he naturally hoped that she would take this valuable piano away as soon as possible.
Nanyu requested to store the piano for a while longer and said she could pay a new storage fee, but the old shopkeeper refused, "Sorry, miss. Our shop doesn't have such a service."
The fact that her piano occupied a piano room meant that they couldn't display another piano, which would result in more losses. This couldn't be compensated for by just a storage fee.
Nanyu fell silent for a moment.
Since the Nan family went bankrupt, their villa had been seized. Now she lived in a small studio apartment. She would hesitate for a long time even if she wanted to buy an extra piece of furniture, let alone store such a large piano.
But if she didn't take it away, the piano would be sold or disposed of by the piano store.
This was a gift from her parents. She really couldn't bear to part with it, especially since there were her father's words on it.
The Shen family was out of the question. She could easily imagine how they would treat this piano.
She was in a dilemma for a moment.
Liang Yi, who was standing nearby listening to their conversation, roughly guessed the problem. He raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the big deal? Just put it at my place."
He was used to being overly familiar. Just as he was about to call someone in to carry the piano, he suddenly changed his mind. "Damn it. If I take this piano home, won't my parents think I've got a new girlfriend?"
"Forget it. Put it at my buddy's place. His place is big enough." Liang Yi quickly found another solution for Nanyu. "Wait a minute. I'll make a call."
With that, he took out his phone and walked out.
... Nanyu was a bit impressed by this carefree man.
From just now until now, it seemed like she had only said one sentence. His over - familiarity was quite obvious, but it wasn't annoying.
However, it didn't mean that she would accept his kindness for no reason. While he was making the call, she even thought of an excuse.
After Liang Yi came back from making the call, he said to Nanyu cheerfully, "My buddy agreed. Send the piano to his place. He's at home."
The old shopkeeper was naturally willing to help send the piano. The store had a van specifically for transporting large musical instruments.
Nanyu pursed her lips and said to Liang Yi, "Thank you and your friend for your kindness. I won't take up your friend's space for free. I'll pay a storage fee."
Although Nanyu could guess that Liang Yi and his friend probably wouldn't care about the little money she could offer.
But just because they didn't care didn't mean she shouldn't pay.
Liang Yi didn't directly refuse her. He just waved his hand and said, "You can talk to my friend yourself. I'm just the go - between. I can't help with other things."
Just as he said, he didn't even plan to see Nanyu off. He just told the shopkeeper the address for delivering the piano and asked Nanyu to take the van there.
"Go by yourself. I still have to pick an accordion for a girl." Liang Yi flamboyantly blew the hair in front of his forehead. "When you fall in love with me, bro will take care of you."
While saying this, he still asked for Nanyu's WeChat. "Add me as a contact. Remember to consider bro when you're available."
By "available", of course, he meant available for a relationship.
Nanyu was quite speechless but still said thank you. "Thank you. What's your name?"
"Oh, Liang Yi." Liang Yi fixed his hair and tilted his chin at her. "You don't need to introduce yourself. I know your name is Nanyu, the new fiancée of that good - for - nothing Shen Yanche."
Nanyu:...
She couldn't tell whether he was saying that Shen Yanche was good - for - nothing or that she was.
It was obvious that Liang Yi had a poor command of language.
...
On the way, Nanyu was thinking about how to thank Liang Yi's friend.
After all, this friend had helped her a great deal. She was wondering if she should invite the person to dinner directly today or if it would be better to get off the car on the way and buy a gift.
She always had to show her sincerity.
While she was thinking, the car stopped in front of a villa.
This villa was located in a remote area. When the driver stopped the car, he sighed and said that the location of the villa was very quiet. There were no other buildings within a hundred meters.
Nanyu also observed and found that it was indeed the case.
Although it was quiet, the villa looked lonelier and colder than ordinary villas.
From the outside, the architectural style of this villa was very simple.
Rather than saying there were no buildings blocking it, it was more like other houses dared not be built around it, as if deliberately keeping a distance from this villa.
For no reason, one would feel that the owner of this villa was hard to approach. Or rather, one would can't help but want to keep a respectful distance.
After analyzing all this in her mind, Nanyu couldn't help but feel a bit nervous about the owner of the villa she was about to meet.
This nervousness suddenly disappeared the moment she walked into the villa and saw a familiar face.
When they looked at each other, there was an extremely strange silence in the air.
Nanyu stood in the entrance hall, her gaze very calm.
Tan Linyuan was standing in the middle of the hall, his figure tall and straight. His cold eyes were also looking at Nanyu.
There was a deeper meaning in his eyes, an indescribable meaning.
It was a half - smile.
Nanyu wished she could slap herself to wake up.
Liang Yi had clearly gone to find Tan Linyuan that day. So the friend he was looking for was very likely to be Tan Linyuan.
But just now, she had been so immersed in memories and sadness, and thinking about how to properly place the piano, that she had completely lost her basic judgment.
The workers who were carrying the piano brought it in and called out to her, "Girl, where should we put the piano?"
Nanyu:... If possible, she wanted to say to put it back in the store.
Tan Linyuan was the first to raise his hand and pointed to an empty space in the hall. "Put it there. Thank you for your hard work."
The workers placed the piano and asked Nanyu to check if there were any scratches. After she signed, they quickly left.
There were only Nanyu and Tan Linyuan in the villa.
Tan Linyuan glanced at her, and there was a faint mockery in his voice. "Why do you look so reluctant? Is it a hardship for you to put the piano here with me?"