Producer System: My Girlfriend is a Cellist
Chapter 256 - 212: Gender Relationships Without Feedback Are Truly Terrifying

Chapter 256: Chapter 212: Gender Relationships Without Feedback Are Truly Terrifying

".....Okay."

Watching Gan Yanyu walk away.

Lin Tian pretended to be calm and refocused on his phone.

But inside, his heart was already in turmoil.

Just like the lyrics of the song:

——Were you serious when you stepped back half a step?

Such a small movement, yet the hurt is so great...

Su Ran had suggested he do something bold with Gan Yanyu.

But these days, Mr. Gan had constantly been in this state.

How could he proceed?!

Whenever there seemed to be a possibility for further action, he’d find an excuse to leave.

Even more exaggerated than before, due to the fear of crossing a line as partners.

Because Lin Tian simply didn’t know how to start.

"..."

Waiting for Gan Yanyu to come back from the restroom.

Seeing Lin Tian sitting on the couch, casting a plaintive look at her.

Gan Yanyu widened her eyes slightly:

"What’s wrong?"

"You, come here."

Lin Tian beckoned her.

Seemingly sensing a bad atmosphere.

Gan Yanyu moved her feet nervously, slowly stepping forward.

Just before reaching the couch,

Lin Tian immediately stood up, stretched out both hands, and held Gan Yanyu’s shoulders.

Then, he twisted her body around completely and pressed her down onto the couch, causing her skirt and the couch cushion to sway slightly.

Lin Tian pulled over a stool, turned it around, and sat across from the girl, resting his hands on the backrest.

"The competition is in a few days, and training every day isn’t solving anything, let’s relax today."

"Then...should I go back to sleep?"

"I didn’t ask you to relax that much!"

Lin Tian retorted, then continued seriously,

"Let’s have a chat."

"Don’t we chat every day?"

"Can we talk about something unrelated to music?"

"Oh."

Gan Yanyu appeared thoughtful, showing an innocent expression,

"Alright."

"Mhm."

Lin Tian nodded.

Even though he spent every day with Gan Yanyu,

sometimes he felt that the distance between them seemed quite far.

Endless piano and cello.

Whenever they were together, the topic of music was inescapable...

It was unknown when their relationship had turned into this.

Initially, when they started partnering, they weren’t like this; at least they used to chat about washing feet.

They had grown accustomed to each other’s presence.

But often easily overlooked each other’s feelings.

This kind of "stranger you know best" relationship, Lin Tian didn’t want it with his partner.

Although he didn’t understand what was going on with Gan Yanyu these days, Lin Tian guessed.

It must be some outrageous act he had done, making Mr. Gan embarrassed to be angry and only left to internalize, that had led to this situation.

Ultimately, it was the lack of communication between them.

So,

today Lin Tian wasn’t going to interrogate or confirm.

He simply wanted to chat with Gan Yanyu before confessing,

about things other than music.

"How much do you weigh now?"

"Last week I checked it was 88... It’s been pretty stable at that weight."

"How about your asthma? Any attacks recently?"

"Um... it still happens, but less frequently than before. Last week, I went to see grandpa by myself, and had an attack at home when I came back..."

"You haven’t stopped taking your medication, right?"

"Definitely, I’ve been taking it properly."

At this point,

Gan Yanyu covered her mouth, unable to hold back,

"pfft,"

and laughed.

"Lin Tian, what’s with you today? Suddenly talking about these things, it’s like we won’t see each other anymore..."

"It’s like a will, right?"

Lin Tian had just spoken,

when the next second, the girl stretched out her index finger, placing it on Lin Tian’s lips, silencing him.

Her eyes very serious.

"Don’t talk about that."

Gan Yanyu said.

Her tone utterly devoid of jest.

"..."

Lin Tian stared blankly at Gan Yanyu and nodded.

Perhaps.

Only Gan Yanyu, who had lost a loved one, would be particularly cautious about such matters.

After seeing Lin Tian nod, Gan Yanyu then withdrew her hand.

She smiled and said:

"Don’t worry, I’m in a good state of mind, I’ll perform well at the Yingqin Cup, you don’t need to coach me anymore."

"But if we really get to the Dragon Violin Cup... that’s not for certain, I’ve never competed in it after all. It’s a national competition, maybe then I’ll start getting nervous again, and you might have to bother with me again..."

"Hey, sometimes I wonder if a person like me really deserves to make it to the Ker Cup..."

Gan Yanyu rambled on.

Her face showing longing one moment and looking somber the next.

"..."

Dude, seriously?!

Why are we back to talking about competitions again??

Seeing this scene, Lin Tian couldn’t help but chuckle and feel helpless.

But... this is also what makes Mr. Gan so adorable.

Always so serious, always so pure.

Was she not aware of her own oddities while he filled his mind analyzing them?

"..."

While Gan Yanyu was still talking to herself.

Lin Tian finally couldn’t hold back, and stood up.

Then, he hugged Gan Yanyu tightly.

"?!"

In an instant.

The girl’s pupils dilated dramatically, and her little mouth that was still talking also halted.

Her petite body was tightly enclosed in Lin Tian’s arms.

The scent that hit him was all so fragrant.

Lin Tian let go, grabbing the girl’s arms, and said word by word,

"I will take you to the world competition."

"You’re not allowed to talk about whether you qualify or not anymore."

Lin Tian looked into Gan Yanyu’s eyes.

Those two sentences were also sincere.

The world competition was no longer just Gan Yanyu’s dream.

It was also his determination.

"..."

Gan Yanyu stared blankly at Lin Tian.

Then, her face turned red, and she abruptly turned her head away.

Just two seconds later.

The girl turned her head back, her gaze as calm as water.

She spoke calmly,

"Okay, I understand."

"....."

Understood?

Lin Tian quickly released his hands, utterly shocked.

No way?!

What can I say?!

Is that all?!

Lin Tian’s mentality completely collapsed.

He hadn’t resisted hugging her.

He finally managed to play it cool, and this is what he got to see??

Not to mention a clingy damsel-in-distress moment, even if she had just blushed and looked down without speaking, he would have been thrilled...

...

Wait a minute.

Lin Tian suddenly froze.

In his mind.

He was suddenly taken back to that day’s live broadcast.

—When Mr. Gan hugged him and placed her hand near her small mouth.

He used [Forced Calm].

And then... her expression was the same as now...

...

At this moment, Lin Tian finally realized.

The arrow shot then had now hit him right between the eyebrows.

He finally understood why Gan Yanyu had been acting so oddly these past few days.

"....."

That day.

Mr. Gan, carrying a nervous heart, dressed up in a flight attendant’s uniform, and appeared before Lin Tian.

Because Lin Tian said she didn’t look the part.

So, the girl gathered up her courage and suddenly grabbed Lin Tian’s hand...

Giving him a little surprise.

Gan Yanyu secretly blushed and got a little excited, looking up... only to see Lin Tian, who was unresponsive.

So, Mr. Gan fell silent.

From that silence, she no longer wanted to have intimate interactions with Lin Tian.

What Gan Yanyu thought, whether she felt Lin Tian didn’t like it and thus restrained herself, or if she was just simply mad at Lin Tian...

Lin Tian didn’t know.

But one thing was certain.

Actually, Gan Yanyu knew that doing so would make Lin Tian’s heart race and even let his thoughts run wild...

She did it on purpose.

After that, she was just pretending to be clueless.

So, this was something "she definitely couldn’t admit to Lin Tian face to face".

Because once this was said, Mr. Gan’s act of being clueless would be exposed.

Whether previous actions were truly "clueless" or if she would continue to "pretend"...

These were things Gan Yanyu absolutely couldn’t let Lin Tian find out.

"..."

So that was it.

Mr. Gan’s behavior, now, everything made sense!

It was all the trouble caused by Lin Tian’s damned [Forced Calm]...

Now, Lin Tian, also heartbroken, truly tasted the bitterness of a "silent treatment crematorium".

He realized,

A relationship without feedback is truly dreadful!

Lin Tian took a deep breath.

At that time, Mr. Gan must have also been looking forward to seeing more expressive reactions on his face.

Then, utterly disappointed, she didn’t get angry, didn’t say anything, just silently went to change her clothes.

As if she had gone through a very "Gan Yanyu-style" deliberation.

And decided that from then on, the two should not indulge in such over-the-line behaviors...

Just now.

Whether Mr. Gan was deliberately angering him, or she had already accepted the reality and chose to face it with an ordinary heart...

Lin Tian turned his head, unable to help but say,

"Mr. Gan, just now..."

"Thank you, Lin Tian, I feel much better after talking."

Gan Yanyu, with her back to Lin Tian, covered her small face, seemingly not wanting Lin Tian to see her expression, and said softly,

"Let’s end it here for today, I’m going back."