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Chapter 176

That evening, Qi Mu brought Julie to her temporary residence. When he saw her stopping just a floor below his residence, he let out a sigh before smiling under her surprised gaze. "I live upstairs, Ms. Julie."

When Qi Mu called Min Chen later, he was surprised to learn that Min Chen's mother owned the apartment downstairs. Originally, she bought the unit with the intention of living close to her son. However, she was always busy flying all over the world and only went to Vienna once or twice after all this time.

So, it's very likely that she lent the house to Julie. Since they were very close friends, lending a house or two was no big deal.

After listening to Qi Mu's story, Min Chen thought for a bit before saying, "Julie has a good temper and is also a nice person. You should be able to get along well with her, as you two will travel a long way together."

"Well, I've been talking to Ms. Julie all day long today." Qi Mu did not hesitate to shower Julie with praises and when talking about the maestro's first rehearsal with the orchestra today, he got even more excited as he spoke about how seamlessly she cooperated with the orchestra. "Choosing Ms. Julie as our guest for this tour was the greatest decision!"

Min Chen: "......"

Halfway through Qi Mu's babbles, he asked in a whisper, "Am I not better than her?"

The corner of Qi Mu's lips twitched slightly and after a moment of silence, he nodded. "Yes, yes, yes, you're better and much, much, more suitable than Ms. Julie, okay?"

After getting a satisfactory answer, Min Chen chatted a few more minutes with Qi Mu before ending the call. When Qi Mu got up the next day to start his morning work-out, he met an elderly lady wearing sportswear outside the door before he could even step out of the house.

Qi Mu froze for a moment before asking in a surprised tone, "Ms. Julie?"

The 50-something-year-old woman was sporting a skillfully tied ponytail, giving her a refreshing temperament. She said, "Little Seven, I already said yesterday you can call me Julie like Auston does." After a slight pause, she observed Qi Mu's outfit and added, "Are you going out for an exercise?"

Qi Mu was wearing light gray sportswear. The color didn't diminish his youth but instead enhanced his beauty in simplicity. Coupled with the towel hanging on his neck, if he wasn't about to go on an exercise, what else was he about to do? Cook?

Qi Mu replied, "Are you going out too? I'm familiar with this area so if you don't mind, do you want to join me?"

"Oh, Little Seven, that'd be great!"

In the following days, Qi Mu had friendly and in-depth exchanges with his new neighbor.

Every morning, the two would jog together around the Danube River and experience the cold wind gradually warming up. Sometimes Qi Mu would make some soy milk and buns, treating Julie to breakfast at his house and sometimes the maestro would treat him to rich western breakfasts. After that, they would go to Musikverein together and return to the apartment in the evening together.

The passing days were so regular that gradually, the kind and wise elder figure integrated into Qi Mu's life.

Julie could be his mother at her age, but her temperament wasn't old-fashioned at all. Her views were refreshing and her temperament was up-to-date. Her opinions on some things amazed Qi Mu.

"Do you know that Ms. Julie likes Marvel?! I actually loved Spider-Man when I was a kid but I thought people of her age would prefer Lego bricks!"

Min Chen: "......"