Sherlock slowly opened his eyes and confidently rattled off a string of names, but none of them matched.

"You really revealed the secret of your name in those few songs?"

Sherlock suspects he's been tricked!

Tang Yu, however, spoke with certainty.

"I'm not kidding you, I've told you all the secrets, keep guessing."

Just then, there was a knock on the apartment door, and Mrs. Hudson walked in with a big smile on her face.

"Everyone, fantastic news! A Chinese restaurant has suddenly opened across the street, and they're currently undergoing intensive renovations. It should be grand opening in just a few days!"

Watson looked surprised.

"The ground floor across the street hadn't been rented out for a long time, how come it was rented out so quickly this time?"

Mrs. Hudson shook her head slightly, full of emotion.

"That's right. Mrs. Wood was determined to rent it out at a high price, but no one was willing to pay. Who would have thought that someone would actually rent it out today?"

At this point, Mrs. Hudson's eyes darted ambiguously between Sherlock and Tang Yu.

"Oh, what a wonderful day! Shall we celebrate?"

Sherlock smiled slightly, picked up his violin, and began to play.

“It’s definitely worth celebrating. It seems we’ll have an easier time getting meals from now on. Miss Brown has already bought that building across the street, and the Chinese restaurant on the first floor was renovated specifically for Miss Brown’s taste.”

“Oh…Miss Brown, is what Sherlock said true?”

Watson looked at Tang Yu with envy. Tang Yu nodded and then glanced at the human remains in the refrigerator with disdain.

"I was only mildly depressed at first, but if I ate British food every day, I would probably become severely depressed."

So yesterday I had someone buy that building across the street, Dr. Watson. I'll get the restaurant to give you a discount.”

As soon as Tang Yu finished speaking, Sherlock seemed to be struck by a flash of inspiration. He rushed over, his eyes shining with a mixture of surprise and delight, staring straight at Tang Yu.

"I understand! Your name is Yu, the jade of China, right?"

Tang Yu's eyes showed amazement; she knew this question wouldn't stump the sharp-minded detective in front of her.

“Sherlock, you’re always so clever,”

Tang Yu tiptoed and kissed the other person's cheek, a faint smile playing on her lips.

"This seemingly intractable puzzle is as simple as clearing away the clouds in your eyes. But that's precisely what makes you so charming."

Sherlock's face instantly broke into a smile, a smile full of smugness and pride. He raised his chin high and looked around with a "I knew it" look, as if declaring to the world that his intelligence was unmatched.

Then, he suddenly lowered his head, opened his arms and hugged Tang Yu tightly, gently resting his chin on the top of her head, his voice filled with confidence.

"Compared to your lover, who is more capable, hmm? And who in this world can match my learning speed? And who can so quickly and accurately uncover your secrets?"

Tang Yu rolled her eyes speechlessly.

"fool!"

After saying this, Tang Yu went out and invited Mrs. Hudson to have breakfast. Sherlock looked at Watson.

“John, with my learning speed, what problem could possibly stump me? What does she mean by that? Am I not the best performer? Who can observe more carefully than me, whether it's patience, speed, endurance, or technique?”

Watson grabbed his coat, turned, and walked out the door. He really couldn't listen to a single second longer!

He had originally wanted to ask how the person guessed the name, but now he really didn't want to see the person's face!

[The five pieces of music—the first four by four different musicians, whose names combine to form the word "jade"—and the last piece is a classic Chinese piece, which is why Sherlock guessed it was related to China when the restaurant was mentioned!]

Chapter 8 Sherlock Holmes

“Oh, my dear, I’ve never seen Sherlock bring his girlfriend home before. You’re the first.”

Mrs. Hudson was still very excited, finding that someone like Sherlock could live together and have a romantic relationship was even more surprising than discovering a new continent.

In her mind, Sherlock was like a mysterious, isolated island, difficult to approach, let alone fall into the mundane affairs of dating and living with ordinary people.

This is even more unbelievable than digging up a treasure in your own backyard.

Tang Yu smiled and nodded in perfect agreement.

"I had no choice. Sherlock followed me 24 hours a day to pursue me and even sneaked into my apartment just to surprise me."

I was terrified by his crazy behavior and immediately rejected him. Little did I know that my apartment would explode with a 'boom' right after I turned him away.

This really scared me. Look, Sherlock is so deeply in love with me that he's almost lost his mind. What can I do?

In order to continue living a peaceful life, I have no choice but to stay with him.

"Oh God! Is all of this really true? Sherlock, the Sherlock who only knows how to solve cases and knows nothing about human relationships, would actually do something so crazy for love?"

Mrs. Hudson clutched her chest with both hands, leaned back slightly, her face filled with shock, yet her eyes held an indescribable curiosity and gossip.

"Yes, who would have thought Sherlock was like this in private? You mustn't tell anyone! I think living in 221B is just wonderful now."

After all, Sherlock does have some merits; last night was indeed enjoyable.

Mrs. Hudson immediately understood and smiled knowingly.

Both of them knew the other was talking nonsense, but Mrs. Hudson was the perfect straight man.

Then, Tang Yu received a text message from Sherlock on her phone.

"Are you saying these things to me on purpose?"

Tang Yu's slender fingers danced lightly across the screen as she quickly replied.

"Sherlock, you planted a listening device while you hugged me. Did you like the compliments I just gave you?"

"You think those words were a compliment?"

Tang Yu chuckled, raised an eyebrow, replied with a single sentence, and then put her phone back in her pocket.

Sherlock immediately opened the text message, which contained only one sentence.

"Sherlock, you certainly have an exceptional learning ability, but there's still room for improvement. Do you want more tonight?"

"Yes!"

Tang Yu was already seated in the restaurant eating when she lowered her head and smiled faintly.

Mycroft stood in apartment 221B, holding a newspaper, and read it aloud with a mocking tone:

A violin star falls for a detective, and a sweet storm is brewing!

A musician's love affair with a detective: the passionate sparks that fly when geniuses collide!

A violin prodigy and a consultant detective: who is the protagonist on the stage of love?

Breaking news! The private love nest of a beautiful violinist and a detective has been exposed!

……

"I never imagined that my brother Sherlock Holmes would one day appear in the major British tabloids!"

Sherlock Holmes didn't read the newspaper; instead, he calmly responded while playing his violin.

"No, it wasn't just the major tabloids in Britain; the mainstream newspapers all reported it!"

This scandal is also the top headline on websites today. Miss Brown paid off yesterday to bribe most of the British media outlets to give it extensive coverage today.

Mycroft was utterly helpless with his younger brother.

"You knew she was using you, yet you still cooperated? What exactly are you trying to do!"

It was just a one-night stand. You're not going to tell me now that you've fallen for a woman like those foolish goldfish out there, are you?

Sherlock, acting on emotion is foolish.

Sherlock suddenly lowered his hand from the strings, raised his eyebrows slightly, and stared intently at Mycroft as he asked.

"Lilith Brown, what level does she fall under in your so-called danger assessment system? What has she done to make you so nervous?"

Mycroft's expression changed slightly, his lips remained tightly pressed together, and he did not answer.

Seeing this, Sherlock's lips curled into a mocking smile, and he quickly pulled his phone out of his pocket.

Fingers flew across the screen, hacking into tightly guarded top-secret files in an attempt to find any information about Lilith Brown.

However, it was completely blank; there was nothing there.

"You even gave her a special code name?"

Mycroft gave Sherlock a deep look, his tone serious and heavy.

"Sherlock, the best way to deal with unpredictable dangers is to stay far away and not provoke them."

Sherlock remained noncommittal, his eyes gleaming with eager anticipation; Mycroft's warning was nothing more than a gentle breeze to him.

In his view, a mysterious woman shrouded in layers of mystery was like a puzzle exuding a fatal allure, making it harder than climbing to heaven for him to give up exploring its secrets!

When Tang Yu returned after breakfast, Sherlock stared at her for a few seconds before quickly speaking.

"You met a wedding dress designer? And then... well, you knocked out a short man with a coffee cup?"

Tang Yu took out the wedding dress designer's business card and then pointed to the coffee stain on her shoulder.

"You guessed right, continue!"

Sherlock instantly became excited. He jumped up and circled around Tang Yu, then launched into a rapid-fire speech.

"What did you do to that man you knocked unconscious? Hypnotized him? Or did you bribe him? Did you deliberately buy the building across the street to lure him in? Did Moriarty make his move?"

Is it another bomb? Have you already defused it? Is something interesting going to happen today?

With a faint smile playing on her lips, Tang Yu suddenly exerted force with both hands, shoving Sherlock directly onto the sofa.

Then, she gracefully leaned forward, straddling Sherlock's waist with her legs apart. Her starry eyes were fixed on the man before her, and her fingertips seemed to carry electricity as she slowly caressed Sherlock's cheeks, each touch like igniting a flame.

Sherlock's Adam's apple bobbed, and he raised his hand to embrace the warm body, only to see those jade-like fingers lightly touch and seal his lips.

"Cooperate, let me take an intimate photo to confirm the rumors!"

"We're in the headlines today!"

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