"It can."
Lin Tian lowered his head for a look.
Sure enough, one of Gan Yan Yu's white high heels had a gray smudge on it.
They were about to go onstage, and she had been far too careless.
Slipping in the restroom in heels like those and not falling flat on her back was already incredibly lucky.
Fortunately, her purple dress had not gotten too dirty. Otherwise, Lin Tian really would not have known where to get Gan Yan Yu a new outfit.
"..."
"Lie down here."
The finalists had been assigned private lounges. This one had everything they could need, including a white sofa that was just large enough for someone to lie down on.
Lin Tian helped Gan Yan Yu lie down on the sofa, then sat on one end of it himself.
He lifted one of her little feet first and examined it in front of his face.
"Your left foot?"
"Mm."
Gan Yan Yu let out a soft moan.
"Sorry to trouble you again, Lin Tian."
"There's no need to talk about trouble between partners."
As he spoke, Lin Tian held her left ankle with one hand and gently removed her high heel with the other.
A pleasant, faint fragrance wafted from the shoe, mixed with a slight sourness of sweat, perhaps caused by the overheated auditorium.
Did she spray perfume?
The combination of the two scents did not repel Lin Tian.
He knew that before every competition, Gan Yan Yu would spray a little floral perfume on her clothes.
But he had not expected the fragrance to come from her feet.
That must be where it came from.
Lin Tian reached out with two fingers and pinched the thin layer of silk over Gan Yan Yu's leg.
"Teacher Gan, you'll need to take this