Can-Can!

Gan Yan Yu practically sat right beside the piano, only thirty centimeters away from Lin Tian.

She faced Lin Tian directly, while he sat sideways toward her.

What the hell, bro?!

How am I supposed to play with you staring at me like that??

It was like during an exam, when the proctor sat right in front of you and shared the same desk.

Every time you filled in a blank, the teacher went, "Tsk!"

Every time you finished a multiple-choice question, the teacher went, "Aww~"

How the hell are you supposed to keep writing?

Or like when you were gaming and your ADC just moved their monitor right next to yours.

You missed one Q on Blitzcrank, and he popped his head over. "Little bro, let me see what's going on with you."

"No, I can't play if you keep staring at me."

Lin Tian quickly waved his hands.

If it were a performance, it would not have mattered.

But in a collaboration, just thinking about Gan Yan Yu watching him intently from beside him made his entire body feel awkward.

The pressure was already big enough, and now there was a death stare right beside him.

"Ah, I won't talk."

Feeling as though she had been disliked, Gan Yan Yu wore an expression that was both aggrieved and stubborn.

"I just want to find the feeling. If we sit closer together, maybe we'll be able to 'understand each other without words,' like in fairy tales."

Gan Yan Yu explained it to Lin Tian vividly.

What difference did sitting closer make besides making the sound louder?

In fairy tales, kissing made people understand each other even better. It could even kiss dead people back to life. Wasn't that amazing?

But speaking of "understanding each other without words"...

Lin Tian suddenly thought that perhaps they had not found the feeling because their emotions were not in sync.

All Lin Tian could think about was how to play the piano well and not hold Gan Yan Yu back.

Meanwhile, Gan Yan Yu's attention was probably more focused on "Salut d'Amour."

If he could synchronize their emotions, perhaps it would have a miraculous effect...

It's you, Can-Can!

"Let's try this one."

Lin Tian took out the sheet music beside the piano and handed it to Gan Yan Yu.

"A new piece?"

Seeing Lin Tian casually pull out new sheet music from the side as though performing a magic trick, the girl was rather surprised.

"I wrote it today."

He had originally planned to first build up their chemistry with "Salut d'Amour" before recording this piece.

But now, it seemed that this piece might suit them better.

"Can-Can."

Gan Yan Yu read the title aloud, then looked at the score and hummed softly:

"Sol la ti do la, mi fa sol la ti~"

"Do la mi fa sol, la ti do la mi~"

Unconsciously, the corners of the girl's lips began to rise.

Her expression became cheerful as well.

What an interesting piece!

Just humming along like this made Gan Yan Yu feel her mood lighten.

"Hey~ You're humming it wrong!"

Lin Tian said seriously,

"Sing it like this."

"Come on, I'm a banana, ba-ba-ba-ba-banana~"

"What the hell?"

Gan Yan Yu covered her mouth and smiled demurely.

"Was that your inspiration? You saw a Big Banana and wrote this piece?"

"If it were Big Banana, that would be a different song," Lin Tian corrected. "Anyway, just sing after me."

Since the composer himself said so, Gan Yan Yu naturally did not dare question him.

She could only imitate Lin Tian's tone and try:

"Come on... I'm a banana."

"Not nearly imposing enough!!" Lin Tian thundered.

The girl shuddered all over and shouted:

"Come on! I'm a banana! Ba-ba-ba-banana!!"

Her face flushed scarlet with embarrassment.

And Lin Tian swiftly seized the opportunity and began to play the piano.

"~"

Light, cheerful piano music began to ring out.

As Lin Tian played, he sang along as well:

"Come on, I'm a pineapple, pi-pi-pi-pi-pineapple~"

"La la la la~~"

The atmosphere instantly came alive.

Gan Yan Yu was embarrassed enough to turn into a bubble teapot, yet she could not help being drawn into the joyous mood.

It was obviously so embarrassing, but she had to use an even louder voice to cover up that embarrassment, only to become even more embarrassed!

The two of them were like a doll and a teddy bear dancing, hopping and bouncing one-two-one.

"Don't just sing! What about the violin?" Lin Tian shouted.

Gan Yan Yu quickly came to her senses and picked up her bow.

With the cello joining in, the music was soon twice as joyful!

"Da-da, da-da-da-da-da~"

The two quickly went from bananas and pineapples to singing whatever nonsense came to mind!

"Hit-hit-hit-hit nana, hit-nana-hit-nana-hit-nana~"

As long as they kept up with the rhythm, any lyrics could make people happy!

If someone happened to glance into Lin Tian's home from the balcony at that moment,

they would have seen two people grinning like lunatics, shrieking nonsense while playing their instruments!

It would have been hard not to suspect they were high!

Not calling the police would already have been merciful!!

After fully getting into the groove, the two gradually stopped singing as well.

They entered a completely immersive duet!

The piano grew faster and faster, Lin Tian's fingers dancing swiftly across the keys;

the girl's bow moved back and forth again and again, making it seem as though the strings would start smoking the next second!

Beads of sweat the size of soybeans fell onto the piano and strings.

Gan Yan Yu stared at Lin Tian, and Lin Tian looked back at her.

Their gazes intertwined and entangled, yet neither of them looked away.

They merely exchanged knowing smiles.

At that moment, their hearts understood each other perfectly, their emotions completely synchronized.

They put on a thoroughly exhilarating duet!

When the final note fell, Gan Yan Yu leaned back in her chair.

Sweat had soaked through her clothes, and her already thin dress had become semi-transparent.

She gazed at the ceiling, a gentle smile still on her beautiful face.

It had been so, so long since she had experienced such pure joy in music.

She wanted so badly to share this joy with others, so they could taste the same feeling too.

Perhaps that was the meaning of composers and performers.

"Not bad!"

Lin Tian went over to the phone stand and checked the recording of their duet.

Once he edited out the embarrassing humming from the beginning, the complete performance afterward could be posted directly!

The difficulty of performing "Can-Can" together was clearly several levels higher than "Salut d'Amour." Its tempo was extremely fast, and unlike a lead-and-accompaniment arrangement, both instruments were incredibly important.

But they had still done it!

This was probably what it felt like to be Bo Ya and Zhong Ziqi!

Gan Yan Yu hurried to Lin Tian's side.

Remembering their performance just now, the girl's face was still bright red with embarrassment.

She had not expected herself to go crazy to that extent.

This piece really was addictive.

The girl leaned over to look at the recording on the phone.

But her body pressed directly against Lin Tian's.

Along with her semi-transparent dress, damp with sweat.

The same faint fragrance mingled with the scent of the girl's sweat.

It was similar to the scent Lin Tian had smelled on her school uniform that day. Lin Tian did not dislike it.

Lin Tian could even feel that his arm had been dampened by the girl's sweat, wet and sticky.

Her hair had also fallen over his arm, brushing against it and making him itch.

Still, now that he thought about it, Lin Tian himself was covered in smelly sweat too.

Gan Yan Yu did not mind? Or had she simply not noticed?

How could that not count as another kind of understanding each other without words?