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"Wait a moment."

Although he really didn't want to interrupt Gan Yan Yu when the atmosphere was so somber, Lin Tian couldn't help himself.

"Asthma?"

"Yes, I've had it since birth. It flares up when I get nervous, and it's gotten much worse in the last few years."

Lin Tian pondered this.

Indeed, for most people, even severe asthma might not be considered a major illness.

But for someone who wanted to chase their dreams on a grand stage, this was almost fatal.

However, there was still a slight difference between this "fatal" and that "fatal."

What kind of terminal illness was this supposed to be?!

Lin Tian was stunned.

Come to think of it, he couldn't really blame Gan Yan Yu.

After all, it had all been Lin Tian's own assumptions from beginning to end.

It was all because Xu Yong's tone on the phone had made it sound like she was already dead!

Lin Tian tried to calm himself down and confirmed again:

"So, you went to England to treat your asthma?"

"Yes, I'm sorry I lied to you before, but I was indeed studying cello in England."

"That doesn't matter. So, you don't have a terminal illness, right?"

"No, why would you think that?"

Lin Tian quickly walked forward.

He raised his hands and grabbed Gan Yan Yu's shoulders.

?!

Gan Yan Yu suddenly looked up, like a startled little white rabbit.

Enveloped by the young man, she stared blankly at Lin Tian.

"That's good then."

Lin Tian said softly.

He looked up at the girl, revealing a relieved and gentle smile.

Gan Yan Yu was stunned.

Over the past few hours.

Lin Tian had genuinely believed that Gan Yan Yu didn't have much time left.

The young man was not only engrossed in trying to stop the girl from committing suicide, but he was also constantly reminded that the girl's life was drawing to a close.

No matter what efforts he made, the girl's fate would always lead to death.

This profound sense of powerlessness had been engulfing Lin Tian on this gentle, moonlit night.

The moment he learned the truth.

He felt utterly relieved.

The heavy stone in Lin Tian's heart finally landed with a thud.

Happy.

Genuinely happy!

Lin Tian was truly moved.

So, next.

It was time for reckoning!

"Your grandfather is still lying in a hospital bed, your dream hasn't been realized yet, and you're already thinking about suicide?!"

Suddenly, Lin Tian grabbed the girl's shoulders and shook her vigorously.

He was so angry!

If you die like this, what will happen to your grandfather?

And you said you wanted to keep playing, but as soon as your grandfather is bedridden, you can't play anymore?!

I've seen cowardly people, but I've never seen anyone this cowardly!

Gan Yan Yu hadn't expected Lin Tian's demeanor to change so drastically, and she immediately felt dizzy from being shaken.

The girl quickly raised her hands in surrender.

She let out a dejected sound:

"I'm so sorry!"

Lin Tian let go. Gan Yan Yu clutched her head with both hands, the world spinning around her. She staggered, unable to stay on her feet, and crouched down on the ground.

When the dizziness subsided and the surroundings returned to silence.

Gan Yan Yu's expression gradually turned somber as she slowly began to speak:

"Two days ago, my parents came back."

Lin Tian was slightly taken aback.

"They were against me playing the cello and cleared out everything from my grandfather's house, including all my trophies and certificates. They threw it all out."

"I tried to resist, but it was useless. They easily got my agency to terminate my contract."

"From now on, I'll never be able to participate in any competitions again."

After Gan Yan Yu finished speaking.

Silence fell over the surroundings once more.

Lin Tian finally understood why Gan Yan Yu was in such a state.

She had grown up relying on her grandfather, and after a year away for medical treatment, she returned home to find him a vegetative patient.

Before she could even recover from the grief.

The two people who had abandoned her when she was three years old had returned.

They appointed themselves her guardians and destroyed the last precious things she had left after losing her grandfather.

If there was anything that had supported Gan Yan Yu's will to live after her grandfather's car accident, it was the dream he had been unable to fulfill.

But that path had been completely destroyed by those two people who called themselves "parents."

Along with it, the motivation for the 18-year-old girl to keep living was also killed.

Lin Tian finally understood why Gan Yan Yu always appeared so emotionally stable.

If her existence had no meaning, what else mattered in this world?

"But, Lin Tian, thank you."

Gan Yan Yu stood up from the ground and looked at Lin Tian, speaking earnestly.

The story of "Jacqueline" that Lin Tian had just told was beautiful.

Don't give up until the very last moment.

"I will wait for the day my grandfather wakes up. No matter how long it takes, I will wait."

"And I will continue to play the cello," Lin Tian added.

"But..."

"So what if you don't have an agency? You can participate in competitions as an independent musician!"

"Besides, you're 18. You can't live without your parents? People who abandoned you when you were three, do they even deserve to be called parents? What right do they have to come back and interfere with your life now?!"

At this point, Lin Tian's tone became fierce.

It was tinged with a bit of personal feeling.

After a moment of silence.

"You're right," Gan Yan Yu said.

The girl turned her gaze back towards the distant city.

Living alone would naturally be confusing.

But hadn't Lin Tian managed all these years?

The young man before her had become so outstanding. Perhaps she, too, could become the person she wished to be through her own efforts.

"However, participating in competitions as an independent musician means starting from scratch. And the difficulty will be much greater than for ordinary people."

Talking about dreams was always beautiful.

But these were very real problems.

"Can you tell me about your dream, Grandpa?" Lin Tian asked, sitting on the railing.

"To win the Kohl Cup and let the whole world hear our classical music."

Gan Yan Yu blurted it out almost without hesitation.

This sentence had already echoed countless times in the girl's mind.

No one knew better than Gan Yan Yu.

Without family support, without the help of a large company.

On her own, wanting to fulfill her grandfather's dream, how difficult a path would that be.

The Starlight Cup, the Parrot Qin Cup, the Dragon Qin Cup.

From local competitions, to provincial competitions, then to the national league.

Only by reaching the top four in the national Dragon Qin Cup.

Would she be qualified to represent China with three other people in the highest cello competition—the Kohl Cup!

To travel to Vienna, and there, compete with cellists from other countries around the world.

The cello is considered a very niche instrument in China.

And Gan Yan Yu, though she called herself a professional cellist, had only just reached the threshold to participate in provincial competitions before.

Not to mention, starting from scratch now, as an individual musician, embarking on a new journey.

Gan Yan Yu was still looking down.

Suddenly, On a distant mountaintop, the sun slowly revealed a corner, the morning sun extended a ray of light, piercing the veil of night.

The sky transitioned from a deep black-blue to a soft grey-blue, then filled with light.

This soft light shone on Gan Yan Yu's face.

It's morning?

Gan Yan Yu's pupils trembled slightly.

"Lin Tian?"

In a blink of an eye, she realized that without knowing when, Lin Tian was already standing on the guardrail.

He turned around, pointed at Gan Yan Yu domineeringly, "I'll help you!!"