Lin Tian put down his phone and looked at Gan Yanyu.
A gentle breeze blew by.
It lifted the girl’s hair, the surroundings so quiet that only the wind could be heard...
Gan Yanyu turned around and asked.
"Let’s go eat." Lin Tian said with a smile.
In the elegantly decorated Western restaurant.
Ambient light shone on the wooden floor, and on the red brick wall hung a large abstract painting, the silhouettes of the two were reflected on the table.
Gan Yanyu looked around cautiously, leaned closer to Lin Tian, and lowered her voice,
"Isn’t it dinner time now?"
"How come there’s only our table here, isn’t the food bad?"
Due to the arrangements made by the owner, Ruan, the restaurant was serving only the two of them tonight.
This made the whole place feel eerily empty.
And since the waitstaff was mostly gone as well, the surroundings were disturbingly quiet.
"A friend recommended this place, said the food is good, shouldn’t be bad." Lin Tian said.
"Wow, then how come there are no people at all... Grandpa’s café has customers no matter what time it is..."
Gan Yanyu whispered, glancing around guiltily as she spoke, fearing her volume was too loud and might hurt the owner’s feelings.
"Let’s order and try the food."
Lin Tian broke the awkwardness with a flushed face.
Then, the owner, Ruan, came over to take their orders personally.
After recording the order, Ruan winked at Lin Tian before leaving.
That look was encouraging, but clearly carried a bit of mischief.
Lin Tian was stunned, he turned to look towards the entrance of the yard—
Xu Yong was standing behind the door, secretly watching him, also with a smile.
He’s not really live-streaming this on Douyin, is he?!
"I’m going to the bathroom first."
Lin Tian stood up and told Gan Yanyu.
Gan Yanyu was looking at the replay of today’s match on her phone, and nodded.
Lin Tian walked into the yard.
As he pushed open the door, two figures came into view.
Aside from Xu Yong, there was another figure.
"Lin Tian, you look so handsome today!"
Su Ran burst out from behind Xu Yong, excitedly saying.
"How could I miss such a big day, I had to come and witness it myself!"
While she spoke, a smile formed on her face, her expression one of longing,
"Great composer Lin Tian preparing to confess to Little Gan, the cellist who understands him best in the world... thinking about it is so romantic! Missing such a moment would really be a regret for a lifetime...."
"It was annoying, had to beg you on WeChat for half a day to get the address."
Xu Yong brutally interrupted, showing a "cut it out" expression.
"Pfft, you think I wanted to ask you? If not for fear of tipping off, I could’ve asked Little Gan directly."
"Idiot, bragging even after asking, don’t come if you are so capable!"
"Why not? I came for Lin Tian and Little Gan, what’s it to you?"
"I think your brain and mouth are reversed, brain for eating, mouth always blah blah."
"....Can’t stand it anymore!"
This conversation ensued.
Su Ran turned red and collapsed, covering her head.
"How can there be such a humiliation..."
Su Ran wanted to finish her sentence, but knowing she was no match for Xu Yong, quickly shut her mouth.
Didn’t dare to retort, absolutely didn’t dare!
Now she didn’t dare to utter a word!
In front of Xu Yong, her few harmless words were utterly powerless, and arguing would surely make her lose her cool first.
"Aren’t you good classmates with Lin Tian? Look at how polite and cultured he is, can’t you learn a bit from Lin Tian..."
"Don’t, don’t compare me with him."
Xu Yong said in a panic,
"I still have some decency, I haven’t stooped to comparing myself with his lips..."
"Both of you, quiet down."
Lin Tian said helplessly,
"If Mr. Gan finds out, we won’t be able to explain."
"Speaking of which—Lin Tian, did anything happen during the competition today?"
Su Ran asked seriously.
"Something did happen..."
Lin Tian quickly thought of the scene before the game, where he was massaging Gan Yanyu’s feet.
At that time, both of their feelings were quite complicated.
It was Mr. Gan who took the initiative and said that after the competition, they would talk about what they wanted to say.
The two then briefly set aside their distractions and focused fully on the competition.
The "words he wanted to say" that Mr. Gan mentioned... it seems like he hasn’t said them yet.
But, Lin Tian hasn’t said his either.
"How do you feel... about your chances of winning?" Su Ran asked.
"Hard to say... I don’t think they’re very good."
Lin Tian scratched his head.
Originally, he planned to use this performance
to fully express his feelings for Mr. Gan on stage, and incidentally evoke her sublime partner’s emotions.
But then, what the hell did Lin Tian listen to in the whole song "Life"?
The psychological knot was untied, and the contradiction was resolved.
But, there was absolutely no tension in the feelings!
After the ensemble ended, instead, the bond with his partner greatly increased!
"No worries, you can compensate with a dazzling confession!" Su Ran quickly consoled.
"Come on, look at this!"
Xu Yong stood up and guided Lin Tian to the middle of the yard.
Here, a red cloth covered a huge object.
Xu Yong lifted the cloth, revealing a piano beneath it.
"After dinner, bring her here, then tell her you want to play a piano piece for her!"
"When she’s completely mesmerized... then, suddenly, pull out this from behind the piano—"
Xu Yong held up a bunch of red roses,
"It will absolutely give her a shock!"
"Ah~ What era is it, still using red roses for confessions, do you understand?"
Su Ran immediately showed a disgusted expression,
"Lilies, roses, violets, any of them are much stronger than red roses...."
"Damn, too much nonsense, have you ever received flowers to be screaming here?"
Su Ran’s face turned red immediately.
"What, did I hit the nail on the head?"
Xu Yong laughed loudly,
"A female influencer on Douyin pretending to be Shaoluo and selling cuteness also expects to receive flowers? Hahaha, someone like you will never get true love like Lin Tian; all the men approaching you just want to sleep with you..."
"Hey hey... that’s enough." Lin Tian poked Xu Yong, even he felt these words were a bit hurtful.
"What are you... doing?"
A voice sounded from behind everyone.
Lin Tian was startled and turned his head sharply.
Gan Yanyu stood there, staring blankly at them.
"I... was looking for the bathroom..."
Seeing the faces of the other two, Gan Yanyu’s eyes widened slightly,
"Su Ran, Xu what’s-his-name... why are you here?"
Now she’ll definitely suspect that we’re plotting something bad!
"It’s just a coincidence... We just happened to bump into each other! Really didn’t expect that they would also be eating in this restaurant..."
Gan Yanyu’s expression clearly held some suspicion, then, she saw the roses in Xu Yong’s hand,
"So, who are these flowers for..."
"They were actually just about to be given to Su Ran."
Xu Yong said earnestly, then immediately faced Su Ran, went down on one knee,
"Su Ran, please go out with me!"