"You coming?"
The female technician suddenly turned her head.
Even though she had tried very hard to tell herself not to engage in conversation with Lin Tian, this guy who seemed to be mentally unstable.
But when she blurted out the question, she couldn't help it.
As if giving a high schooler a COSPLAY tutorial wasn't enough.
Now she even had to teach how to wash feet?!
"You're not a technician, how would you wash?"
The female technician immediately said in a serious tone, trying to defend the last vestige of dignity in her professional career.
She could hold back when told she didn't have a student's demeanor.
But she couldn't accept being told she didn't know how to wash feet!
Does he have any idea how many men's feet these hands of hers have touched?!!
"Washing feet isn't as simple as you think!"
The impassioned female technician exclaimed to Lin Tian with seriousness.
"Do you really want to do it?"
Even Gan Yanyu looked incredulous.
Her eyes were wide open.
"I didn't mean that."
Lin Tian waved his hand,
"What are you thinking? I meant that I would hold down your ankles to keep you from moving around."
Hearing this, the female technician finally relaxed.
What a scare.
Indeed, how could there possibly be someone who pays to come to the foot massage shop to wash their own feet.
What for? Is the water at Foot Washing City cleaner or something?
"I have no objections."
The female technician said and looked towards Gan Yanyu.
"Huh?"
Gan Yanyu realized that the female technician was seeking her opinion.
The girl stared at Lin Tian, and for some reason, her heart suddenly grew a bit tense.
Let Lin Tian help hold down her feet?
Lin Tian...?
Gan Yanyu gently bit her lip.
This was way too embarrassing.
She had never let a stranger touch her feet before, let alone a boy...
A boy with whom she barely had an acquaintance... her grandpa's neighbor? A one-night acquaintance? Or perhaps... a friend?
When he entered the room before, Lin Tian called this sister "friend."
But what worried her more was that she might kick Lin Tian's face with her foot.
How embarrassing that would be for Lin Tian...
No, this won't do, she would have to find a way to repay his kindness later.
Gan Yanyu fell into prolonged indecision.
Meanwhile, Lin Tian had already taken her consent for granted.
"Here I go."
Lin Tian's hand passed through the water, then reached out.
"Eh?"
Gan Yanyu was not yet prepared.
However, the boy's hand had already wrapped over the top, touching the girl's right foot.
The other hand reached under and found her ankle.
Both hands gently took hold.
As if he had grabbed two small figurines.
In an instant,
The girl's feet trembled slightly.
Almost with zero frame startup, the female technician's body tensed with a sudden reflex.
But miraculously, after a brief tremor, they were calm again.
The expected kick never came.
The girl's pupils suddenly dilated.
"How does it feel, any discomfort?" Lin Tian asked.
"Not really."
"Ticklish?"
"A little, it's fine."
"Anything else feel off?"
"A bit of tightness in the chest."
"Chest tightness??"
Lin Tian had no idea that grabbing a foot could affect the chest.
"It's nothing."
Gan Yanyu murmured softly.
Thump... thump...
In fact, her heartbeat had reached the tipping point of speeding up.
She didn't know why, but her feet really had calmed down.
The uneasiness she felt earlier had vanished without a trace the moment Lin Tian's hands touched them.
Replaced by a feeling of reassurance.
A very strange sensation.
The girl didn't know why it was so, but she had a guess.
Probably, in her subconscious, she didn't want to let Lin Tian down again.
She had already repaid Lin Tian, and this time, she couldn't cause any more trouble.
This time, she had to leave properly, entirely on her own...
"Your ankles are so small, they're almost the same size as my wrist."
At this moment, the young man grumbled.
"You mean if I try to resist later, you'll be able to hold me even tighter?"
Gan Yanyu regained her composure and retorted.
Seeing that the desired effect had been achieved, Lin Tian let the standby female masseuse take over.
"Don't worry, if she moves, I will definitely hold on tight."
Lin Tian spoke with absolute confidence.
He had ample experience in gripping something of this size and thickness.
There was no way it would slip out of his hands.
The female masseuse resumed her work.
The miraculous scene happened once again.
With Lin Tian's help, this time, the girl's foot no longer rejected the touches.
Instead, it cooperated well, relaxing in sync with the movements of the masseuse.
Thus, the masseuse entered her element and began her forte, the massage sequence.
...
In the private room, the gentle, dim yellow light bathed everyone.
The female masseuse skillfully carried out the massage, while Lin Tian helped by holding onto Gan Yanyu's ankle.
During this process, Lin Tian didn't exert much force. His hand seemed to serve merely a symbolic function.
It must be said.
Gan Yanyu's feet were even more delicate than he had imagined.
Just holding them like this, he could feel the smooth and fine texture against his palms.
Despite her 166 cm height, which is considered tall among women,
she had such a pair of pitiable, beautiful feet...
No kidding, they really resembled the feet of a princess from a fairy tale.
Could it be that in this world, precious things are always delicate and fleeting?
Just like the life of a young girl.
...
Gan Yanyu, lying on the sofa, went from initial tension and disquiet to completely emptying her mind, entering a moment of enjoyment.
The masseuse's skill was exquisite; she seemed to know the girl's sensitivity and managed the pressure just right.
Very comfortable.
Gan Yanyu could sort of understand why so many people liked foot massages.
Rather than seeking physical pleasure,
it was more about yearning for a moment of peaceful mental sanctuary.
At this moment, everything around became quiet and harmonious.
As if all worries vanished right then and there.....
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An hour later.
Gan Yanyu finished her foot therapy and changed back into her clothes.
When she came out of the changing room, Lin Tian at the door gave her a grin.
"How was it? Satisfied?"
"Mhm."
Gan Yanyu nodded her head.
Thinking about how Lin Tian had been pressing down on her foot for the entire hour,
The girl's cheeks heated up, and she instinctively avoided Lin Tian's gaze.
"Thank you."
Gan Yanyu said.
"What for?"
"Thank you for helping just now."
"No problem."
Lin Tian replied, "Next time I come to Foot Washing City, you can also give me a hand."
"I'll pass."
Gan Yanyu thought about it and felt there wouldn't be a next time.
After the massage of the past hour, the girl's mood had already lightened considerably.
Thinking back to how she had kicked out at the masseuse at the beginning even seemed a bit amusing to her now.
"But, how did you do it?"
"Do what?"
"Subdue my foot so easily."
"Well, about foot massages, I've learned a bit before."
"Oh?"
"When I was young, I had a gambling father... out of necessity, I learned this skill, planning to turn to foot washing if nothing else worked out."
"Really?"
"Fake."
"Huh?"
The super cold and not at all funny joke ended.
Lin Tian headed straight for the door, and after a moment of being stunned, Gan Yanyu came to her senses and followed him.
Stepping out of Foot Washing City, it was now past 11 o'clock.
Gan Yanyu looked up at the clear night sky.
A strong feeling of loneliness gradually enveloped her whole being.
"Gan Yanyu."
Just then, Lin Tian spoke.
"Hmm?"
"Are you leaving?"
"It seems so."
"Where to? The sky?" Lin Tian suddenly lifted his hand and pointed to the sky.
Gan Yanyu turned her head with a surprised expression to look at Lin Tian.