"Take it slow...."
Although Lin Tian really didn't want to interrupt Gan Yanyu while the mood was so sad, he couldn't hold back.
"Asthma?"
"Um, I've had it since birth. It gets triggered by stress, and these past few years it has gotten a lot worse...."
Lin Tian pondered.
Indeed, for most people, even severe asthma might not seem like a serious illness.
But for someone who wants to chase their dream on a big stage, it's almost lethal.
However, this kind of "lethal" and that kind of "lethal" still differ a bit....
What the hell kind of terminal illness is this!!
Lin Tian was dumbfounded.
When he thought about it, he couldn't really blame Gan Yanyu.
After all, from beginning to end, it was all Lin Tian's own speculation.
Who made Xu Yong sound like he was talking about a dead person on the phone!
Lin Tian tried to calm his emotions, and then confirmed again:
"So, you went to the UK for asthma treatment?"
"Um... I'm sorry, I lied to you before, but I did indeed go to the UK to study cello further."
"That's not important... So, you don't have a terminal illness, right?"
"I don't, why would you think that..."
Lin Tian quickly stepped forward.
He raised his hands and grabbed Gan Yanyu's shoulders.
?!
Gan Yanyu looked up sharply like a startled little white rabbit.
She, enveloped beneath the boy, stared blankly at Lin Tian.
"That's good..."
Lin Tian said softly.
He looked up at the girl and showed a relieved and gentle smile.
Gan Yanyu was stunned.
In the past few hours.
Lin Tian had thought that Gan Yanyu didn't have much time left.
The boy was deeply involved in the effort to prevent the girl's suicide and was constantly reminded that the girl's life was running short.
No matter how much effort he put in, the outcome for the girl was heading towards death.
This profound sense of helplessness swept over Lin Tian under the gentle moonlight of tonight...
At the moment he learned the truth.
Relieved.
The heavy stone in Lin Tian's heart finally landed hard...
Happy.
Truly happy!
Lin Tian was indeed moved.
So next,
It was time for a reckoning!
"You want to commit suicide before your grandpa has even gotten out of bed and your dream hasn't been realized?!"
Suddenly,
Lin Tian grabbed the girl's shoulders and shook them vigorously.
The anger inside him!
If you die like this, what will happen to your grandpa?
You talk about wanting to play forever, but as soon as grandpa lies down, you can't play anymore?!
I've seen losers, but never such a loser!
Gan Yanyu didn't expect Lin Tian to change his expression as quickly as flipping a book and was shaken until she was dizzy.
The girl hurriedly raised her hands to beg for mercy.
She uttered a defeated voice:
"I'm... I'm sorry!"
Lin Tian let go, and Gan Yanyu covered her head with her hands, the world spinning around her, and she stumbled and crouched down on the ground.
As the spinning stopped and quiet returned.
Gan Yanyu's expression gradually sank, and she slowly began to speak:
"Two days ago, my parents came back."
Lin Tian was slightly startled.
"They are against my playing the cello. They cleared out all my stuff left at grandpa's house, including my trophies, my certificates... Everything was thrown out."
"I tried to resist, but it was no use... They easily got the agency to cancel my contract."
"From then on, I can't take part in any competitions..."
After Gan Yanyu finished speaking.
Silence once again enveloped the surroundings.
...Lin Tian finally understood why Gan Yanyu was in such a mental state.
Since childhood, she depended solely on her grandpa. After leaving home for medical treatment for a year, she returned only to find her grandpa had become a vegetative person.
Before you could recover from your sorrow,
those two, who abandoned you at the age of three, came back.
They claimed to be your guardians and destroyed what little precious things you had left after your grandpa's loss...
If anything was supporting Gan Yanyu to keep living after her grandpa's car accident,
it was to fulfill the dream that her grandpa couldn't realize.
But that path was utterly destroyed by those two who presumptuously called themselves "parents".
What was also destroyed was the will of the 18-year-old girl to keep on living.
...
Lin Tian finally understood why Gan Yanyu always seemed to be so emotionally stable.
If the reason for existence is gone, what else in this world can be considered important?
"But, Lin Tian... thank you."
Gan Yanyu stood up from the ground, looked at Lin Tian, and earnestly said.
Just now, the story Lin Tian told about "Jacqueline" was beautiful.
One shouldn't give up until the very last moment...
"I will wait for the day grandpa wakes up, no matter how long it takes, I will keep waiting."
"I will also continue playing the cello."
Lin Tian added.
"But..."
"Is it just because no company has signed you? You can participate in competitions as an individual musician!"
"Besides, you're 18 already; can you not live without parents? Those who abandoned you at the age of three, do they even deserve to be called parents? What right do they have now to interfere with your life?!"
Lin Tian's tone became fierce as he spoke these words.
Somewhat tinged with personal sentiment.
There was a moment of silence.
"You are right."
Gan Yanyu said.
The girl turned her gaze back towards the distant city.
It's, of course, very confusing to live alone.
But hasn't Lin Tian lived this way for so many years as well?
The young man in front of her had become such an excellent person. Perhaps she, too, could become the person she hopes to be through her own efforts...
"However, participating in contests as an individual musician means starting all over again. And the difficulty will be much greater than it is for ordinary people."
Dreams are always lovely to talk about.
But these are very realistic issues.
"Can you tell me, what was grandpa's dream?"
Lin Tian sat on the rail and asked.
"To win the Ker Cup championship and let our classical music be heard by the whole world."
Gan Yanyu almost blurted out without hesitation.
This sentence had echoed in her mind countless times.
No one knows better than Gan Yanyu.
Without the support of family, without the help of major companies.
To fulfill grandpa's dream by herself would be an incredibly difficult path.
Starlight Cup, Yingqin Cup, Dragon Violin Cup.
From local contests to provincial competitions, to national leagues.
Only by making it to the top four in the national Dragon Violin Cup competition,
Would you qualify, along with three others, to represent Zhonghua in the highest cello event—the Ker Cup!
To go to Vienna and compete there with cellists from other countries around the world.
The cello is considered a very niche instrument in Zhonghua.
And Gan Yanyu herself, claiming to be a professional musician, had only just reached the threshold to participate in provincial competitions.
Not to mention now, starting all over again, as an individual musician...
Gan Yanyu was still looking down.
Suddenly,
at the distant mountaintop, the sun slowly peeked out, its rays stretched through the veil of the night.
The sky turned from a deep black-blue to a soft gray-blue, before being filled with light.
This soft light shone upon Gan Yanyu's face.
Is it... dawn?
Gan Yanyu's pupils quivered slightly.
"Lin Tian?"
In a blink of an eye, she found that Lin Tian was already standing on the safety rail.
He turned around, assertively pointed at Gan Yanyu,
"I will help you!!"