CHAPTER 268: CHAPTER 223 SEVEN-PAGE LOVE LETTER

Returning home, Lin Tian pulled open the bedroom drawer and took out a letter sealed with pink wax.

If it weren’t for Gan Yanyu’s reminder, Lin Tian would have almost forgotten about this....

This letter was given to him by Gan Yanyu a few months ago, right after the Star Cup had ended in disappointment.

Then she told him—

Open it after fulfilling your dreams.

Fulfilling dreams... That would have to be after winning the Ker Cup, right?

That would be in the distant future.

That’s what Lin Tian thought at the time.

So he put it in the drawer, never to think of it again.

Now, is Gan Yanyu asking him to open it ahead of time.....

Lin Tian couldn’t figure it out.

Does this have anything to do with the conversation they just had in the restaurant?

Anyway, it couldn’t possibly get any worse.

Lin Tian took a deep breath, sat on the living room sofa, and broke the pink wax seal on the envelope.

Afterward, he took out the manuscript paper inside.

A thick stack.

Lin Tian counted.

Exactly seven pages.

Not... Did Mr. Gan write so much that night?

Lin Tian was surprised.

He unfolded the manuscript paper and started to read from the first page.

[—

Dear Lin Tian:

Hello, Tian!

I am Gan Yanyu, your partner~

Even though we were just reciting musical knowledge together for the art exam tonight, it feels a bit odd to be writing you a letter now...

But there are some things I just can’t say out loud, so I had to write them down in a letter, I hope you’ll forgive me!

By the time you read this letter, we should already be standing in Vienna’s Golden Hall, having finished our last performance~

I know that as long as I’m with you, we’ll definitely fulfill our dreams one day!

Even though, as I write this letter, I’ve just lost the Star Cup, and I’ve left you with a rather unpleasant impression... I’m sorry!

But my mood isn’t bad because I lost the competition.

It’s a bit embarrassing to say, but actually, I’m worried that if I lose the competition, I’ll lose you...

It sounds silly, doesn’t it? After all, Lin Tian, you really are incredible, any performer would probably want to steal you away, right?

Because of this, I’ve been incredibly restless, just thinking about it makes me roll around in the cafe’s blanket (don’t worry, I’ve cleaned it up).

I never thought there would come a day when I couldn’t control my emotions, when my heart would beat so fast, and no matter what I tried, I couldn’t calm down...

After a lot of thought, though not entirely sure, I’ve made a decision that might be too bold—

I file it under the mood of "liking".

...

What does the feeling of "liking" someone actually feel like?

I don’t know. I asked Su Ran, and she told me a lot, but my head is clumsy, I don’t understand.

However, although I can’t use words to describe this feeling accurately.

Lin Tian, I can confirm.

I like you.

I just like you.

I don’t know much, I don’t understand anything, and all the love and emotions in TV dramas... I’m utterly confused, but the only thing I know is—

I like you.]

...

Lin Tian was stunned.

By the time he realized what he had seen,

It was already too late.

Like... liking?

Ah?

Since when??

Lin Tian opened his mobile phone, browsing through the electronic calendar.

Just a couple of days after the end of the Star Cup...

At that time, he and Gan Yanyu had not yet taken the art exam, the Yingqin Cup had not started.

The score had just been written for the "E Minor Cello Concerto".

"One Step Away" had not yet been composed, and the first dance in the MV for both had not started...

That’s a lot of information.

Lin Tian held his forehead, trying hard to recall every scene with Gan Yanyu.

No,

Was her behavior during this time...

...

Meanwhile.

On the other end, inside the restaurant.

Gan Yanyu bit the straw, using a glass of juice to cover her slightly reddened cheeks.

Beneath the girl’s melancholic gaze,

Her expression seemed somewhat wistful.

[...

This is the answer my heart tells me.

Lin Tian, as you know, musicians always like to trust their feelings.

Although I can’t figure out what "liking" exactly feels like,

In the time to come, I’ll slowly learn through interaction, just like Gao Zhenyang said, to experience and go through...

Before the ultimate dream is realized, before I truly understand the essence of "liking", I will keep this secret.

It’s sneaky, isn’t it.

We’re both earnestly chasing our dreams, yet I’m secretly thinking about these things...

I’m sorry.

In the process, I may trouble you a lot.

For example, problems that could be resolved just by speaking up, but I can’t bring myself to say.

For example, my temper becoming weird, and my mood even more unpredictable...

I’m sorry, Lin Tian!

Because this is the first time I’ve liked someone.

I probably... don’t know how to express such feelings.

My mind is in a mess, just like I am tonight.

I’ve always been bothering you, I’m sorry!

...]

Gan Yanyu’s gaze softened, her hand caressing the cello next to her seat.

Her thoughts drifted back to before the final contest.

...

The MV scene for "One Step Away".

Lin Tian holding her hand.

Playing her a piano piece.

The emotions within it intrigued her immensely.

The reason she was so curious was because...

It really resembled the emotion she’d been searching for, but then again, it was somewhat different from what Gan Yanyu had imagined.