Chapter 355: Lin Tian Won the MVP!! _3
Lin Tian believed that by accompanying Gan Yanyu several times, slowly, with Gan Yanyu's ability, she would definitely find the emotions quickly.
"Hmm."
Gan Yanyu nodded.
.....
Very soon, Lin Tian adjusted his posture and sat on a long bench with Gan Yanyu.
The young man took a deep breath.
"3, 2, 1...ready....."
Lin Tian was about to start when Gan Yanyu suddenly stopped him.
"Wait a minute!"
Under Lin Tian's puzzled gaze, Gan Yanyu stood up and went to the balcony.
She pulled all the curtains closed and turned off the lights.
Inside the room, the light instantly dimmed.
Only a little bit of dim light shone through the curtains, illuminating the living room.
"This creates more of a 'Moonlight' atmosphere." Gan Yanyu said seriously.
"You really are special," Lin Tian chuckled.
Really, the curtain's ability to block light was impressive.
Once pulled closed, the visibility in the room became very low, making it hard to tell whether outside was night or day.
Calling it "Moonlight" seemed quite fitting.
"What about the competition?"
Lin Tian asked.
They couldn't possibly ask the staff to create an artificial moonlight at the scene.
"Don't worry about it."
Gan Yanyu playfully stuck her tongue out and returned to her seat.
The girl picked up her cello.
This time,
there were no interruptions.
Lin Tian silently counted down three, two, one.
He pressed down the first piano key.
As "Moonlight" slipped from the rib-like dome, it flowed along the arc of his wrist, into the gaps where hammer strikes the strings.
Quiet and gentle piano notes sounded first.
"..."
The triplet notes extended through the pedal, transforming into liquid silver light.
At this moment, Gan Yanyu's bow cut in, the G string's sound like moonlight sinking into a deep pool, intertwining with the piano.
As if dancing gracefully.
... so wonderful!
Lin Tian praised silently in his heart.
This performance was really well executed, wasn't it?
Not surprising for Gan Yanyu's cello.
With such poetic melodies, she always found it effortless.
She completely fused the cello's unique feel with the piece "Moonlight".
Quiet and gentle, even Lin Tian who played along found it easy to enjoy.
The music reached a minor climax in the second section.
The piano began to accelerate, yet not aggressively, it was a gradual process, like drops of water.
The cello seemed like a lotus flower repeatedly splashed by drops of water, gently swaying with the increasing weight of water — this gentle sway was not aggressive, yet it bore such tenderness well, merely seeing such a scene was heart-pleasing...everything they did embraced a pleasant poetic sensibility.
"...."
Unknowingly,
under the cello's support,
the beauty Debussy depicted quietly unfolded in Lin Tian's eyes.
— was he setting his expectations too high?
Lin Tian didn't know if his skill was falling behind, but he really felt Gan Yanyu played excellently at this point.
Gan Yanyu's rate of progress was truly frightening.
Previously, Gan Yanyu encountered pieces with uncertain emotions.
She might turn the entire piece into a disaster, as no one could possibly predict her thought process.
But now,
even for music where Gan Yanyu felt she "hadn't found the emotions", she performed entirely by instinct.
She could still play the piece so beautifully and movingly.
Gan Yanyu now was incredibly powerful.
To the extent that Lin Tian didn't think there was any piece that could defeat this Great Demon King.
Right when Lin Tian was feeling such emotions.
The music's major climax came.
Similarly, this was a rapid variation, like gentle waves crashing on the beach.
However,
when Lin Tian confidently increased the piano's speed.
Over from the cello, unexpected changes occurred.
— too fast.
Somehow.
The cello started accelerating as if a fast-forward button was pressed in an unexpected manner.
And it was quite intense.
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Lin Tian couldn't believe Gan Yanyu would make such a basic mistake.
He turned his head to look at his partner beside him.
At that moment, Gan Yanyu had her eyes tightly shut.
She bit her lip, seeming to be contemplating something.
Once the performance started, Lin Tian couldn't interrupt lightly.
He could only continue following Gan Yanyu's melody forward.
However, Gan Yanyu played faster and faster....
Lin Tian's hands also followed suit, continuously accelerating.
Something's wrong!
Absolutely something's wrong!
Lin Tian could see it.
Gan Yanyu's mind was completely detached from the room at the moment.
She couldn't hear Lin Tian's accompaniment beside her nor realize the intensity her music was carrying.
In a flash,
Lin Tian felt.
His thoughts traversed.
In this serene moonlight landscape.
What he saw.
Was a restless, about to erupt Gan Yanyu.
She was sitting by the lake, a look of pain and struggle on her face.
This expression was completely at odds with everything around her, not part of the atmosphere at all.
Lin Tian was stunned.
He had never seen such an agitated Gan Yanyu.
This wasn't the expression she would usually show.
She might feel sad, anxious, have moments of losing control.
But she would never show this look.
"...."
The music ended.
Gan Yanyu let out a heavy breath.
Lin Tian turned his head and looked at her, with a complex gaze.
"What... what's wrong?"
Gan Yanyu sensed Lin Tian's severe look and asked cautiously.
"Mr. Gan—"
Lin Tian said,
"Are you...wanting too much to win?"