After Lin Tian voiced his thoughts, a flicker of panic crossed Gan Yan Yu's face.
"M-Maybe not. I'm not ready yet."
"Not ready?"
Lin Tian was a little taken aback. "Didn't you say you'd already learned the piece?"
"The result is terrible."
Gan Yan Yu spoke softly.
"That's exactly why we need to play together, so we can find out what's wrong."
"I can't do it."
"Why not??"
Lin Tian didn't understand.
Gan Yan Yu lowered her head, her eyes cast down. Even the hair by her temples fell across her cheeks.
"I-I don't want you to see how terrible I am right now."
"."
Gan Yan Yu was scared.
If she played with Lin Tian now,
and let him see that her current level had fallen this far...
Lin Tian would definitely be disappointed.
After all, talking about it and actually performing face-to-face were two entirely different things.
All this time, in Lin Tian's eyes, her cello had always been the very best.
Gan Yan Yu didn't want to see the day when Lin Tian looked disappointed in her, then had to comfort her as well.
And Gan Yan Yu also knew
that Lin Tian had made a huge decision when he chose the path of having them train separately.
If she let him down—
wouldn't that prove that Lin Tian's idea had been wrong?
That she simply couldn't be apart from him.
Lin Tian would definitely take all the blame upon himself.
But in truth, she was the one who wasn't good enough...
"Give it a try."
Hearing Gan Yan Yu's words, Lin Tian said nothing else.
He simply held out his hand and smiled.
"You won't know whether you can do it until you try."
"."
In the café, on the sofa.
Gan Yan Yu took a