Gan Yan Yu's Spring Cleaning

In the video, Gan Yan Yu, dressed in a black camisole, squatted on the floor and pointed at Lin Tian's gas cylinder.

Seeming to know Lin Tian was in class and worried that his phone might not be on silent, the girl said nothing. She merely pointed at the gas.

Then she placed one hand beneath her chin, palm up, and made a questioning expression.

"You little bastard!!!"

Xu Yong, beside him, instantly got worked up.

He grabbed Lin Tian by the arm, his bloodshot eyes glaring at him.

"Who is she? Who is this beautiful girl?! Why is she in your house??"

Lin Tian choked up for a moment.

He truly hadn't expected Gan Yan Yu to message him at a time like this.

Wait, why was she turning on the gas in my house??

Was she planning to kill herself in the kitchen?!

Lin Tian grew increasingly terrified.

Given Gan Yan Yu's mental state, it really wasn't impossible!

This morning, she'd seemed all smiles while making that promise with him, but maybe she'd actually been planning all along to die in his house the moment he left.

You little bastard, you won't let me jump off a building, huh!

Then I'll die in your house, die in your house, die in your house.

Tomorrow, it'll be your turn to want to jump off a building!

What a vicious plan!!

"No! Fucking say something! Say something!"

Seeing Lin Tian sitting there without moving, Xu Yong became frantic!

He fidgeted anxiously, nearly crying from the stress!!

"Please, bro, explain it to me! Bro, I'll believe anything you say!"

"Stop bothering me."

Lin Tian impatiently shook off Xu Yong's hand. He was already irritated enough himself.

"It's nothing. She's just the granddaughter of the old man downstairs. She took a shower at my place last night, drank some alcohol, and stayed the night, that's all."

"???"

Lin Tian had no time to deal with Xu Yong. He quickly sent a message instead.

Why are you turning on the gas?

Cooking a couple of dishes.

Really?

Really.

Gan Yan Yu continued:

Actually, I wanted to make you dinner tonight, so I was practicing first.

Hearing that, Lin Tian finally calmed down.

Because it really did sound like something Gan Yan Yu would do.

Didn't you say you were treating me to a meal outside?

Something homemade feels more heartfelt.

Tonight won't work. I have a part-time job tonight, so I won't have time to go home. Let's eat out instead, Lin Tian replied.

This was a job Lin Tian had finally managed to get, so he still had to go.

After all, Lin Tian hadn't made any money for a week.

Especially since he'd impulsively spent several hundred at the foot bath parlor yesterday while looking for a partner. If he didn't work again, even next week's meals would become a problem.

If it came down to it, Lin Tian could work for two hours and ask Xu Yong to cover for him afterward. He could leave early without delaying dinner with Gan Yan Yu.

Okay.

After a long while, Gan Yan Yu sent those two words.

Since it was only text and there were no emojis, Lin Tian couldn't tell how the girl was feeling.

Still, just in case, he sent another message.

My workplace is at a tea restaurant on the commercial street across from school, near Jiefang Road Metro Station. If you're bored, you can come wait for me on the commercial street early.

Mm.

Putting down his phone, Lin Tian let out a sigh of relief.

When he turned around, he saw that Xu Yong had become King Gigi, completely red with rage.

"Ah, I get it!"

Xu Yong adjusted his glasses and raised one finger.

"She looks so young. You must've met her through that 699 'Relive Your Youth—High School Uniform Gold Medal Massage' package at the foot bath parlor! Gotta say, she really does look like a high school girl!"

"You actually know that package."

Lin Tian was startled. This guy knew it even better than he did.

"No, really. She's from our school, in Class B next door. She's just been taking leave these past few days, and I only met her recently too."

"Bullshit! I know exactly what color underwear every beauty at our school wears. I've never seen her before!!"

"She just returned from abroad."

"So she's a foreign chick? You really deserve to die, you bastard!"

If going abroad made someone a foreign chick, then if I took two bucks and crawled into your mom's bed, I'd be Happy Superman.

"Xu Yong!"

Just then, the math teacher at the podium knocked on the blackboard.

Xu Yong shuddered all over.

"Here!!"

He hurriedly stood up.

"What are you two talking about that's making you so happy?"

The teacher adjusted his glasses.

"You, solve this inequality."

In an instant, Xu Yong's world came crashing down.

Meanwhile, at Lin Tian's home.

Putting away her phone, Gan Yan Yu squatted on the floor and stared blankly at the kitchen.

He isn't coming back?

It really wasn't easy. Living alone and having to work to support himself.

Didn't he have parents?

Looking around Lin Tian's home, the grease on the kitchen counters and the dust beneath the TV cabinet all showed signs that no one took care of the place.

Though it looked run-down and old, the things indoors were arranged fairly neatly. For someone living alone, that was already quite impressive.

Gan Yan Yu was somewhat moved.

How long had he been living alone like this?

He was lonely too.

Thinking that, Gan Yan Yu stood up.

Anyway, her life no longer had any meaning.

Before it ended, she might as well do more things for Lin Tian.

She put on gloves and a mask, tied on an apron, and opened the doors and windows.

Spring cleaning!

The girl took a broom from the bathroom and cleaned the entire house, inside and out.

She didn't even spare the dust beneath the sofa and table!

After mopping everything once, she took out a rag and wiped down all the doors, windows, and cabinets.

When she had lived with her grandfather, she had always handled all the housework.

So these tasks were nothing to her!

Despite cleaning so thoroughly, Gan Yan Yu deliberately ignored two things.

The first was Lin Tian's room.

She didn't go inside.

Though she was extremely curious what Lin Tian's room looked like, she knew a teenage boy's room wasn't somewhere she could enter casually.

What if she found something with a colorful cover while cleaning?

That would be far too awkward.

So Gan Yan Yu closed the door.

The second was the placement of his belongings.

After cleaning, Gan Yan Yu put everything back where it had been.

Gan Yan Yu knew that many boys didn't need their belongings arranged so neatly.

Sometimes, although things looked messy, they actually knew where everything was and could find what they needed right away.

If she reorganized things without permission, she might instead make it impossible for him to find something and create even more trouble.

Her grandfather had taught her all these things.

Two hours later.

Looking at the spotless, tidy house, Gan Yan Yu put her hands on her hips, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.

Lin Tian would definitely be shocked when he got home!

Gan Yan Yu checked the time. It was already noon.

There was still an entire afternoon left.

Just then, the girl suddenly remembered something.

She seemed to remember the tea restaurant Lin Tian had mentioned. There was only one tea restaurant on that commercial street.

She took out her phone and searched the map. After confirming it, the girl bit her finger and fell into thought.

When she had helped out at her grandfather's café before, her grandfather had made coffee while she had prepared pastries. Though she wasn't good at cooking, Gan Yan Yu was quite skilled at desserts.

Since they didn't have time to eat dinner.

How about making a dessert and bringing it to him?