CHAPTER 270: CHAPTER 224 IS THIS AN ENGAGEMENT?!

"Xiao Bang?"

Lin Tian was still dazed on his end.

Next to him, Gan Yanyu was the first to express her surprise,

"It’s an invitation from Xiao Bang International Piano..."

"What is it?"

"Don’t you know Sato Saburo, the super amazing Japanese piano master from the last century?" Gan Yanyu earnestly said.

"I don’t know him."

Lin Tian only knew of Chopin, and he was Polish at that.

This Japanese person named Xiao Bang... he was completely unfamiliar with.

"That makes sense, Lin Tian, you’ve always been focused on creating and never paid attention to these things,"

Gan Yanyu said.

Then, she put up her index finger and seriously began to explain to Lin Tian,

"Around February 11, the anniversary of Sato Saburo’s passing, which spans three weeks, his hometown’s capital, Tokyo in Japan, will hold a renowned international event every four years.

This competition is one of the oldest of its kind in Asia, with the winners all being world-renowned musicians. This year just happens to be its 100th anniversary."

"It’s probably one of the top three most prestigious piano competitions in all of Asia right now."

He Zhichen added over the phone.

"That impressive?"

Lin Tian was stunned.

One of the top international piano competitions in Asia...

"Inviting me? Me?"

He had only played as the accompanist a few times in the Yingqin Cup, and yet he had caught the attention of the Tokyo International Art Association.

It all felt a little too exaggerated.

"After all, it’s the 100th anniversary, and the Xiao Bang International Piano Competition is really going all out this time, inviting many famous musicians from both inside and outside the country,"

He Zhichen said,

"The competition focuses more on performance, and the competitive intensity isn’t that high, it won’t be as stressful in terms of winning or losing like the cello competition you and Teacher Gan Yanyu participated in.

But, this is an important chance for Teacher Lin Tian to make your name known within the International Pianist Association!

If you can win one or two awards in this competition, it would greatly boost your fame all across Asia!"

"...."

Lin Tian mused for a while, then looked toward Gan Yanyu.

Without any hesitation, the girl took Lin Tian’s hand and leaned forward.

Smiling, she said:

"Let’s go."

"I’ll accompany you to Tokyo, to be your super backup team~"

"Okay."

Lin Tian told He Zhichen over the phone,

"I will participate!"

"Mhm."

He Zhichen said satisfactorily, "I’ll send you the specifics of the competition schedule next week, and I’ll also arrange the Tokyo itinerary for you as soon as possible."

After saying these things.

As if he had just realized something, He Zhichen asked:

"It’s so late, is Teacher Gan Yanyu still with you?"

"Ah, yes."

"Wait a second, Teacher Lin Tian, I remember tonight you..."

He Zhichen vaguely sensed something and suddenly realized,

The next second, Lin Tian threw out,

"I’ll give you details tomorrow."

And then he hung up the phone.

Following that, seeing that it was already late, Lin Tian didn’t continue to chat with Gan Yanyu and took the initiative to take her home.

After personally making sure Gan Yanyu was home, the girl turned around, locking eyes with Lin Tian and with a sweet smile, softly said,

"Good night~"

"Good night," said Lin Tian.

The door closed.

...

...

The next day.

The morning sunlight squeezed through the cracks in the curtains and shone upon Lin Tian’s bed.

Lin Tian slowly sat up from his bed.

Holding his forehead.

He felt... a bit dizzy...

It seemed as if he had experienced a lot last night.

It took Lin Tian three seconds to try and recall the whole proceeding of yesterday.

From the final stage of the Yingqin Cup to winning the championship, to the confession in the restaurant...

Then returning home, reading the letter left by Gan Yanyu... and then, Gan Yanyu knocked on the door of his house...

Wait a minute....

Lin Tian’s eyes suddenly shot open.

At that time,

did he... technically...

get engaged to Gan Yanyu?!

"..."

Lin Tian immediately clutched his head.

This is definitely an engagement!!

Though there was one condition set before it—a victory in the Ker Cup, let’s not talk about that for now.

Back then, under the moonlight, when Gan Yanyu extended her hand toward him, asking if he was willing...

That was clearly a marriage proposal, right?!

That was a marriage proposal, right?!

Thinking about it now, Lin Tian still finds it too crazy.

An 18-year-old boy who has never been in a relationship.

He was originally planning to go to Mr. Gan with great joy to confess his feelings yesterday.

Well, before he could even make his confession,

He got several "I like you" statements from Mr. Gan!

It almost overwhelmed him.

And then there was that last bit of conversation that sounded like a marriage proposal...

It was like a dream.

"Ding Dong!"

At this moment, Lin Tian’s phone notification sounded.

He picked up his phone from the bedside.

Only then did he realize.

Last night, both [Su Ran] and [Xu Yong] had already sent dozens of messages.

But at that time, Lin Tian was talking to Mr. Gan and had no time to check his phone, so he didn’t reply.

Now, Xu Yong sent another new message.

[How did it go?!]

Lin Tian was about to reply.

At this moment, Xu Yong directly created a WeChat group and added [Su Ran] to the chat.

Then he made a video call.

Lin Tian answered the call, and on the phone screen, Xu Yong and Su Ran’s heads appeared.

"My Tian, what on earth were you up to, not replying to messages all night long? I was wondering if you got so dejected after a failed confession!"

As soon as the video connected, Xu Yong couldn’t help but ramble on non-stop, obviously anxious.

"Lin Tian, what exactly happened? It seemed like you went back early, did you confess or not?" Su Ran was also curiously asking.

"Um... sort of confessed."

Lin Tian didn’t know how to describe it.

Theoretically speaking, if the love was conveyed, it should count as a real confession.

But...

What Gan Yanyu conveyed seemed to be obviously more than his... even before he had a chance to speak.

"Sort of...?"

"Mm... because it felt more like she confessed to me....."

As Lin Tian spoke the truth, he also felt a bit embarrassed.

"Wuhu~!!"

Hearing this, Xu Yong became excited.

He jumped up in the video, almost taking off on the spot,

"Awesome, Lin Tian! Gan Yanyu is your girlfriend now, right?!"

"Uh..."

Lin Tian hesitated again,

"Yes, and no."

"Huh???"

"If you’re talking about actions, it’s not yet, at least you can’t directly say it is... but actually, I feel like saying yes wouldn’t be a problem...."

"Wait a minute.... let me summarize this."

Su Ran was getting a headache,

"So you’re saying, not only did you confess to each other, but Gan’s confession was even more than yours... yet you can’t even be sure if you guys can even date?"

"Mm."

Lin Tian nodded, confirming that the experienced-in-love Su Ran was better at summarizing.

"No, damn it!"

Xu Yong was truly heated,

"So what’s your relationship now? What exactly is Gan Yanyu to you?"

"Fiancée." Lin Tian said.

"....."

At this, the entire WeChat call went silent.