".Okay."
He watched Gan Yan Yu walk away.
Lin Tian feigned calm and turned his gaze back to his phone.
But inside, his thoughts were already churning violently.
Just like that lyric went:
—Were you serious when you took that half-step back?
Such a small movement, yet the damage was so great.
Su Ran had told him to do something more aggressive with Gan Yan Yu.
But these past few days, Teacher Gan had been acting like this the whole time.
How was he supposed to do anything?!
The moment he showed any sign of wanting to take things further, she would find an excuse to leave.
She was even more excessive than before, when she had been afraid of crossing boundaries as partners.
Because Lin Tian had no way to make a move at all.
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After Gan Yan Yu returned from the bathroom,
she saw Lin Tian sitting on the sofa, looking at her with a resentful expression.
Gan Yan Yu's eyes widened slightly.
"What's wrong?"
"You, come here."
Lin Tian beckoned to her.
As if she sensed an ominous aura,
Gan Yan Yu nervously shuffled forward.
Just as she was about to reach the sofa,
Lin Tian immediately stood up, stretched out both hands, and pressed them onto Gan Yan Yu's shoulders.
Then he turned her whole body around and pushed her down onto the sofa, making the hem of her skirt and the cushion sway slightly.
Lin Tian pulled over a chair, turned it backward, and sat opposite the girl with his arms resting on the backrest.
"The competition is only a few days away. Training every day isn't healthy either, so let's relax today."
"Then I'll go back and sleep?"
"I didn't mean relax that much!"
Lin Tian complained, then said seriously,
"Let's chat."
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