Thump-thump—thump-thump—
the elegant performance on stage was still ongoing.
The romantic "Spring Waltz" had transported all the audience into a dreamlike world of a dance ballroom.
However, Zhang Dong could only hear his own heartbeat.
"If all of this is just to allow Miss Cat to complete the concert."
"Then... just how bad is Miss Cat’s health?"
Outsiders might not understand or might not know much.
But in the Qingjiang music scene, among those who knew Gan Yanyu before "Miss Cat,"
the news of the famous cellist Gan Yanyu—"not in good health" always seemed to be an open secret.
Initially, Zhang Dong had never heard of it either.
But as Gan Yanyu won the Yingqin Cup and captured the title of "Qingjiang’s top cellist,"
this rumor gradually became known to more and more people.
However, most only knew "not in good health."
Where exactly, why the health issues,
So even those who heard the rumors didn’t take it seriously most of the time.
But now, witnessing the stage personally, Zhang Dong broke out in a cold sweat—
Could the rumors be true?
Miss Cat... No, it should be said, Gan Yanyu... has she always had underlying health issues unknown to the public?
Having been accustomed to referring to her as "Cat," it seemed easy to deliberately overlook what Gan Yanyu, the renowned cellist, actually faced in real life.
Zhang Dong widened his eyes.
Could it just be fatigue from practice and rehearsals causing her to look unwell?
Zhang Dong decided to watch a bit longer to verify once more.
once he had the previous thought,
and intentionally focused his attention on it,
he noticed something even more peculiar.....
Every now and then, as Moonlight played the piano, he glanced at Cat’s position.
That look was clearly filled with worry.
Zhang Dong grit his teeth.
What kind of illness would require someone else to share the burden of performance intensity?
Why can’t this be explained to the public?
After Bai Xi’s performance ended,
it was Yun Qiuxiu’s turn again.
Only then did the audience finally understand.
There were three special guests in total.
Each took turns playing the lead role with "Moonlight and Cat."
Judging by this rhythm,
there would always be a guest performing on stage throughout this concert.
Is this... the feature of the concert?
The audience felt a bit strange and curious.
With a whole accompaniment troupe already, why adopt such a performance method?
Adding another cello to increase emotional tension?
It seemed the effect was indeed good.
But, still, some found it uncomfortable.
"I want to see Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu’s duo performance! What’s going on?"
Su Ran voiced her dissatisfaction, her eyes showing a hint of resentment.
"Isn’t it fine? They’re performing too, I think adding another instrument is quite good actually."
Xu Yong said enthusiastically.
Although it was his first time attending a concert, he was truly enjoying these pieces!
Xu Yong felt that if even someone as ordinary as himself could appreciate it, isn’t it heavenly music??
"How can you say it’s fine?"
"Isn’t the stage too crowded with three people?!"
"Damn, how did we get to this stage already?!"
Xu Yong thought Su Ran, the number one CP fan, would at least pretend a bit, but she directly skipped all the steps!
"Those women sitting next to Gan are really annoying!! They’re blocking Lin Tian, don’t you need one-on-one in music....."
"Don’t arbitrarily equate ’love’ with ’music’!"
Thanks to the good habits formed during their school days.
They mainly fought without caring about others around.
The quarrel soon drew the attention of others around them.
Actually, indeed, some audience members felt the same.
"Yes, having guests is good, but always playing with guests gets boring!"
"When I first followed them on Douyin, the two of them only had a simple piano and cello, nothing else, and that’s what I loved most about their duo performances back then."
"Speaking of—Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, such strange yet familiar names!"
The surrounding audience grew curious hearing their quarrel.
those with even a slight understanding have heard.
Mr. Moonlight’s real name is Lin Tian.
And Miss Cat’s real name is Gan Yanyu.
It’s just that, they were rarely called by their real names in everyday life.
This led many to intentionally overlook their names.
Not because the names are hard to pronounce.
In fact, many popular celebrities with pen names, once their real names are revealed, many would joke about them, especially those from internet platforms.
Gan Yanyu once burned me with a cigarette butt in middle school!
I saw Lin Tian helping an old lady cross the street last time!
And so on, such jokes.
Joking with real names makes fans feel more connected to their idols.
This is quite common.
However, when it comes to "Moonlight and Cat,"
the situation is entirely different.