Chapter 225: This Must Be Engagement!
“Saikou?”
Lin Tian was still lost in thought.
Next to him, Gan Yanyu was the first to react with surprise.
“It’s Saito Saikou International Piano Invitation!”
“Huh?”
“Saikou Saito, don’t you know him? The super legendary piano master from Japan last century!” Gan Yanyu said seriously.
“Nope.”
Lin Tian only knew Chopin and he wasn’t even from Japan.
This Sakuhime guy was completely out of his league.
“Yeah, you’ve been so focused on creating that you never had time for this.”
Afterwards, she raised her index finger and solemnly explained to Lin Tian,
“During the week leading up to February 11th, which is the day Saito Saikou passed away, Tokyo holds a big competition every four years.”
“This is one of the oldest international piano competitions in Asia right now. The winners are all world-renowned musicians. This year marks their hundredth event.”
“I believe it’s the third most prestigious piano contest in all of Asia right now.”
He Zhichen added over the phone.
“So impressive?”
Lin Tian was taken aback.
A big-deal international piano competition in Asia.
“Inviting me? Me?”
Honestly, he just did some accompanying at the Parrot Zither Cup. Getting noticed by the Tokyo International Art Association seemed too outlandish.
“But this is the hundredth anniversary, He Saikou’s competition is huge. They’ve invited loads of famous musicians from both home and abroad,” He Zhichen explained.
“The performance aspect is more important than the competition. Not as intense as the cello competition you and Mr. Gan participated in. But this is your crucial opportunity to make a name for yourself in the international piano community!”
“…”
Lin Tian pondered for a bit and looked at Gan Yanyu.
The girl hesitated not at all. She grabbed Lin Tian’s hand and leaned forward.
“Go ahead.”
“I’ll go to Tokyo with you, support you like a mega fan group~”
“Alright.”
Lin Tian told He Zhichen over the phone,
“I’ll join in!”
“Mm-hm.”
He Zhichen responded satisfactorily, “I’ll send you the schedule next week, plus I’ll get everything set for your travel to Tokyo soon.”
And then:
“Hey, Gan Yanyu is still with you at this hour, isn’t she?”
“Ah, yeah.”
“One sec, Lin Tian, I remember you were—”
He Zhichen started to realize something.
“Aah, talk about this tomorrow.”
He hung up.
As the sky got darker, Lin Tian escorted Gan Yanyu home instead of chatting any longer.
Seeing her safely inside, the girl turned, looked into Lin Tian’s eyes with a sweet smile, and whispered softly,
“Good night~”
“Good night.”
After he closed the door.
Next day,
Morning sunlight seeped through gaps in the curtains, landing on Lin Tian’s bed.
Lifting his head off the pillow…
“Ugh, feels like I have a bit of a headache.”
It felt as though quite a lot happened last night.
It took Lin Tian three seconds to piece together the events.
From the Parrot Zither Cup final stage to winning the championship, to confessing his feelings to Yan Yu during dinner—
Then coming back and reading Gan Yanyu’s heartfelt letter until she called on the door.
Wait…
Lin Tian suddenly snapped awake.
At that moment—
Hadn’t he actually ended up… getting engaged to Gan Yanyu?
“What the heck!”
Lin Tian immediately covered his head.
This was definitely an engagement!
Although there was that precondition of winning the Ke’er Cup, let’s not get into that yet.
When Yanyu stood under the moonlight, holding out her hand asking if he was willing…
Sure as hell felt like a proposal to him.
Insanely crazy considering he was a mere 18-year-old virgin.
Yesterday he went full-on happy to confess.
Then this happened:
Instead of him making a move, Mr. Gan poured herself out saying “I like you!”
And then that final heart-to-heart chat that sounded like a d*mn proposal!
Like some surreal dream.
“Ding-dong!”
His cell phone chimed just then.
Pulling it off the bedside table,
Lin Tian saw messages from the day prior from Su Ran and Xu Yong.
But then again, he was busy yakking with Ms. Gan.
So, Xu Yong sent another message:
“What’s up?”
Lin Tian prepared a reply.
Right then, Xu Yong summoned a WeChat group and yanked Su Ran in.
Then they made a video call.
Answering, the screens displayed Xu Yong and Su Ran’s faces.
“Tian Ge, what were you up to? All those messages went unnoticed! Did you fail and couldn’t cope or something?”
On the spot, Xu Yong was rattling on in a frenzy.
“Linh Tian, what’s going on? Did you cut your trip short? You confess or what?”
Su Ran joined in curiously.
“Not exactly. I guess.”
Lin Tian wasn’t sure how to describe it.
In theory, if the message lands, it’s real as a confession.
However,
Ms. Gan delivered way more than he did, even before he could open his mouth.
“Guessing here?”
“I mean… it feels more like she made the move.”
Lin Tian blurted the truth with a tinge of embarrassment.
“Woo-hoo!!”
Xu Yong got hyped.
Almost jumping off the screen,
“You’re the man, Linh Tian! Ganyu is yours now, right?!”
“Erm…”
Lin Tian still felt hesitant,
“Yes but no.”
“What do you mean?”
“In terms of actual dating, no not really; officially, not yet. But honestly, I’d say ‘why not’.”
“Hang on, let’s sum this up.”
Su Ran was overwhelmed,
“So you two confessed but she sorta beat you to it? And despite not knowing about a relationship, you feel comfortable calling it one?”
“Yes.”
Nodding, sure enough, Ranyu summed it up best.
“Come on, dammit!”
Xu Yong went red,
“So, what’s going on between you two? Just what is Yanyu to you?”
“Engaged.” Lin Tian answered.
“…”
The entire call fell silent.
End Chapter
