Skip drinking....What does that mean?
Directly entwine?
For a moment, Lin Tian really didn't catch on.
Not until Gan Yanyu in front of him finished speaking, then she gently held his hand and slowly leaned her body closer.
Lin Tian then realized.
Something is wrong!
The couch was so small, the girl adjusted her waist constrained by the skirt and easily leaned her petite body to a very close distance.
Through the strap dress, a deeply white crevasse faintly appeared.
So close that Lin Tian could smell that faint fragrance again—just like earlier on her school uniform, it was the same scent.
It seems it's not the smell of the clothes themselves.
The legendary body scent?
In front of him,
A delicate and beautiful face gradually bowed down, the bangs covered the girl's eyes, making it hard for Lin Tian to see her expression.
"Actually, I saw earlier, you smelled my clothes..."
"Do you have feelings for me?"
These words jolted Lin Tian back to his senses.
I only smelled it, don't make it sound like I was savoring it with passion!
Lin Tian felt dizzy.
Sure enough, tricked by this damn system!
Just from smelling her clothes, I was misunderstood as having feelings for her.
What if I had smelled something else even more restricted just now, would she have called the police?
Seeing Lin Tian didn't respond, the girl added.
"Thank you for your hospitality, but I must go."
"So, whatever you want to do... do it now."
Gan Yanyu spoke in a gentle tone, word by word.
Hearing this, Lin Tian calmed down.
He kind of understood.
This person felt like she owed him for his care, uncomfortable just to leave like this.
Thinking that he was lusting after her body just from smelling her clothes earlier.
So she prepared to repay him by offering herself, wanting to quickly leave this place.
Is this what people on the verge of death think like?
Nothing left to cherish, so it doesn't matter if she gave in?!
Lin Tian was shocked by the girl.
But, if Lin Tian really accepted, then he no longer had any reason to keep Gan Yanyu here.
I see, so "skipping drinking" meant this!
Lin Tian felt he was greatly wronged.
What does she take me for?!
I just wanted to get her drunk then let her sleep here and extract body fluids thoroughly!
I didn't do anything!
Lin Tian was about to erupt.
Suddenly, he felt his shoulders shaking.
He looked down.
Gan Yanyu's body gently clinging onto him, with the hand grasping his arm.
Was trembling unstoppably.
Like a little chick.
Lin Tian felt somewhat amused.
Acting so adept?
The girls in Foot Washing City are way better at this game than you.
However, if this innocent trembling could impress three parts within, today's cosplaying high school girl masseuse wouldn't just charge 699.
"Can you lift your head?" Lin Tian asked.
Truthfully, Lin Tian never considered himself a good person.
But faced with this situation.
He felt, if he took advantage of her vulnerability, that would be truly lower than a beast.
"What's wrong?"
Gan Yanyu raised her head.
A pair of brown eyes, dull and lusterless.
Lin Tian felt somewhat helpless.
This silly girl, probably has no awareness of what she's doing.
Clearly, she could directly walk away, and if she forcefully did so, Lin Tian really had no reason to stop her.
Yet, she still chose to repay this so-called "favor".
Doing something she truly didn't want to do, just to leave this world guilt-free and not troubling anyone.
Even in death, considering everything about others.
Being so kind, she was indeed easy to be deceived.
"I think, you must have misunderstood something."
After thinking, Lin Tian explained this way.
He took Gan Yanyu's hand off his arm.
"Eh?"
Gan Yanyu was stunned.
Her already muddled head, at this moment, churned even more.
Is my body unattractive?
Am I less appealing than a piece of clothing?
Or is it that he...likes uniforms?
Numerous guesses swept through.
The girl's neck retracted, and her face quickly showed an expression of both grievance and awkwardness.
"I admit, when I was helping you wash your clothes and applying the detergent, I did make a subconscious movement... but there was a reason for it, it's not that I wanted to do anything to you."
"Subconscious movement?"
"Yes."
Lin Tian said seriously,
"For example, when your eyes feel uncomfortable or there's a foreign object, many people will subconsciously rub their eyes. When thinking or feeling relaxed, people might unconsciously stroke or fiddle with their hair, these are all unconscious actions."
"Is that so...."
Apparently hearing this theory for the first time, Gan Yanyu seriously digested it, her fingers curling locks of hair...
"See! You're playing with your hair now!"
Lin Tian suddenly pointed at Gan Yanyu's hand.
"Really!"
The girl quickly withdrew her fingers, eyes widening slightly in surprise.
Seeing that the effect had been achieved, Lin Tian continued to explain earnestly:
"I usually have a habit of smelling my clothes when applying detergent," Lin Tian brought the conversation back, "So that's why I had that subconscious reaction just now."
Watching Lin Tian's serious demeanor, Gan Yanyu felt unsure,
"Really?"
"Really."
"Then I..."
If that was really the case, my behavior just now seemed very....
"Look at you, you haven't even started drinking and you're already 'drunk', there was no need to make such a joke even if you had to rush off earlier."
Lin Tian opened a can of beer, and with a "pop", he laughed heartily.
A word, a smile.
Whether sincere or not, it had already alleviated much of the awkwardness from before.
Although things weren't made very clear, both tacitly ended the topic.
"Thank you."
Gan Yanyu accepted the beer, but her face was still slightly red.
Even if it was a misunderstanding, what I just did... was still a rejection, wasn't it?
But, Gan Yanyu didn't feel overly embarrassed.
The boy in front of her, showing his sunshine-like smile, for some reason, gave her a warm feeling of safety.
Though this was their first meeting.
She took a sip of the beer.
So bitter.
So unpalatable.
Gan Yanyu inwardly resisted, but still raised the can and drank.
The moment the ice-cold beer flowed down her throat.
She experienced an unprecedented sense of refreshment, the novelty making her eyes widen slightly.
"How is it?" Lin Tian asked.
"It's not as bad as I thought."
Gan Yanyu said, and then took several more sips, despite still finding it bitter.
No wonder so many people like to drink.
She was beginning to understand that feeling.
Seeing that Gan Yanyu had finally calmed down, Lin Tian got up from the couch, brought over a chair, and sat opposite her.
"Pop!"
The sound of bursting air.
Lin Tian also opened a can of beer and drank it back.
The refreshing sensation exploded in his throat,
Indeed, nothing beats the first sip of a freshly chilled beer—almost divine.
After a few gulps of beer, they sat facing each other in the not too large living room.
The previously tense atmosphere had now become relaxed.
After what had just happened, Lin Tian realized that Gan Yanyu was not as hard to communicate with as he had imagined.
Once the beer was opened, the conversation flowed.
"You said you took a break from school to go abroad?"
"Yeah."
"What for?"
Lin Tian took a sip of beer, casually asking.
Such casualness seemed to cover up the intrusiveness of the topic.
"To compete, and then..."
She paused mid-sentence, not continuing.
Reading the unsaid difficulty, Lin Tian smoothly took over:
"A cello competition?"
"Yeah."
"What kind of competition lasts a year?"
"I participated in many, mainly for further training."
"So you are a professional cellist?"
Lin Tian recalled the career information about Gan Yanyu in the system.
As soon as Lin Tian spoke, Gan Yanyu seemed a bit more animated.
She leaned on the table, resting her chin on her hand, and smiled:
"What professional? I'm just an enthusiast, participating in some minor competitions with little prestige."
"So why did you come back?"
"Of course, to take the college entrance exam," Gan Yanyu said,
"I want to apply to Zhonghua Music College. It's the dream university for anyone studying music. There, I can meet the predecessors I've admired for a long time..."
As the girl spoke, her eyes filled with longing.
Lin Tian was struck.
A girl who had just returned from studying hard abroad, with her own goals and a university she aspires to attend, full of hope for her future.
It was clearly so.
How could such a person commit suicide?