Gan Yanyu didn't know how long she had been asleep.
All she remembered was having a very long dream.
In the dream, there seemed to be many voices calling her name.
"Yanyu, what you're studying has no future! Have you forgotten what happened to your grandpa in the end?!"
....
"Yanyu, I think you've been hanging around with that old man for too long, now you've become as stubborn as he is!"
....
"I'm sorry, Miss Gan Yanyu, our contract ends here. Please don't come to us anymore..."
....
"Yanyu, this illness of yours can't be delayed any longer... Go to the UK, grandpa is waiting for you to come back..."
...
Gan Yanyu suddenly opened her eyes and sat up from the couch.
Around her was an unfamiliar environment.
The morning sunlight penetrated through the glass door of the balcony, spilling onto the floor,
and the sound of running water came from the kitchen. Looking at the cleaned table, she recalled everything that happened last night.
She actually fell asleep... at Lin Tian's home.
Gan Yanyu held her forehead.
How much trouble must she have caused him!
Drinking can lead to mistakes, drinking can lead to mistakes!
Almost by reflex, Gan Yanyu immediately threw off the blanket covering her body and checked herself.
Spaghetti strap dress, underwear, hair, all tidy, no sign of being disturbed.
Just a bit of a headache, and her thighs were sore.
It was probably because of staying out so long last night, and drinking so much.
The girl put on her shoes and followed the sound to the kitchen door.
Sticking her head out, she saw Lin Tian wearing an apron, skillfully manipulating a spatula in the kitchen.
"Awake?"
"Mhm."
Gan Yanyu walked into the kitchen and came up to Lin Tian's side.
"What are you cooking?"
"Egg noodles."
Lin Tian reached out his hand, "Soy sauce."
Gan Yanyu took the Haitian soy sauce from the table, opened the lid, and handed it to Lin Tian.
Lin Tian skillfully poured it, then said,
"Eggs."
"How many?"
"Two."
"Okay."
The eggs were passed over.
"Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!"
Into the pot they went.
Then Lin Tian handed the spatula to Gan Yanyu and moved to the cutting board on the side.
"Chop!" "Chop!"
He chopped a row of green onion, poured it into the pot, and Gan Yanyu quickly tossed it with the spatula.
The two worked together like a well-coordinated, long-standing team, crisp and in perfect harmony.
Soon, the noodles were ready.
They sat opposite each other and began to eat breakfast.
Gan Yanyu gently poked with her chopsticks, and the runny egg yolk seeped out of the eggs.
She took a bite of the egg, the salty taste of the yolk bursting in her mouth...
Her pupils suddenly dilated.
"Is it good?" Lin Tian asked.
"Mhm, mhm!"
Gan Yanyu nodded vigorously, then quickly took two more bites of the hot noodles.
Following that, the girl cradled her cheeks and immediately showed an expression of sheer bliss.
"So tasty!"
To be able to make such a simple dish of egg noodles this delicious really requires skill!
"Lin Tian, I didn't expect you to be such a good cook."
Gan Yanyu gave her candid praise.
She never expected that the biggest emotional fluctuation of the girl's mood would come from a bowl of egg noodles.
Lin Tian smiled, "Living alone, the thing I cook the most is egg noodles. Guess I've developed some knowledge in that area."
"When are you going to school?"
"In a while."
"Will you come home for lunch?"
"I usually don't."
Although Lin Tian was a commuter student, going back and forth by subway was still too much trouble.
During lunchtime, Lin Tian usually went to read a book in the library next to the school or found a tea shop to nap at the table.
But...
Lin Tian looked at the girl in front of him.
Although the system had successfully bound, what he was most worried about now was that as soon as he left, Gan Yanyu might attempt suicide again.
"I'm not coming back for lunch..."
Hearing this, Gan Yanyu bit her lip, pondering.
"What's wrong?"
"Before I go, I want to thank you. We could eat, have milk tea, or go somewhere fun, it's up to you to choose."
Gan Yanyu sincerely said,
"Since yesterday, I've been troubling you nonstop. I can't just leave like that, right?"
The "leaving" you're talking about is going to meet God, isn't it!
If you don't run off to kill yourself, that would be thanks enough for me.
"I really can't this afternoon, how about the evening?"
"Evening... uh this..."
Gan Yanyu bit her index finger, lost in thought again.
After a moment,
"I'll just give you money, whatever you want to eat or drink is fine. I still have some savings," said the girl.
Just to treat someone to a meal or milk tea, and you're already talking about "savings"...
It seems she's as poor as I am.
Of course, Lin Tian couldn't take her money, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to keep Gan Yanyu around.
Just then, he noticed that the girl, currently eating noodles, seemed to be in discomfort.
"What's wrong with your arm?"
"Ah?"
Gan Yanyu was startled.
Lin Tian suddenly reached out and pinched her shoulder.
"Pain… ouch..." the girl whimpered softly.
"Tired from yesterday?"
"Yes... my legs are still sore."
"Then how about going for a foot spa?"
"Foot spa? Where? Do my feet smell that bad..."
Saying that, Gan Yanyu looked down, lifting her feet, and wiggling her toes.
She looked up at Lin Tian somewhat innocently.
"Not that kind of foot washing!" Lin Tian said. "A spa house, you know? For massage, it can help you relax."
"That sounds expensive."
Upon hearing that, Lin Tian grinned.
Like magic, the boy pulled out a coupon from his chest.
——Golden Impression Foot Spa 399 yuan discount coupon!
"Wait for me to return in the evening, and then you can treat me to dinner, and I'll take you for a foot spa, how does that sound?"
Gan Yanyu stared blankly at the discount coupon in Lin Tian's hand.
Then she looked down at her own toes again.
After some hesitance:
"Well... it's not out of the question..."
"Then it's a deal!"
Lin Tian stood up, speaking cheerfully,
"So, don't go wandering off today, wait for me in the evening, and I'll take you for a foot spa!"
After that, Lin Tian stood up and picked up the backpack from the sofa.
Before Gan Yanyu could react, Lin Tian took out his phone, opened the WeChat interface, and placed it in front of her.
"Let's add each other on WeChat."
Lin Tian said, "If something comes up while I'm at school, you can contact me through this."
"Okay."
Gan Yanyu displayed her QR code, and Lin Tian scanned it to add her.
The name was... [Sunshine After Rain].
The avatar was a sunflower.
Is this what a female high school student in 2024 would use on WeChat??
Lin Tian suddenly felt as if he had traveled through time.
Even the 24-year-old lady acting as a high school student they met yesterday had a WeChat name [Blazing Prairie Queen].
No wonder they say those into classical music are old fogies, Lin Tian thought Gan Yanyu was almost the same.
"Well, I'm leaving."
Lin Tian slung his bag over his shoulder and pushed open the door.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to take another look at Gan Yanyu.
"If there's anything, be sure to message me!"
Bang!
The door closed.
Walking on the way to the subway station.
Lin Tian took a deep breath and pulled out his phone.
Recalling Gan Yanyu's murmurs in her sleep from the night before.
He switched to the browser and clicked into the search history from last night.
He searched for Gan Yanyu's name.
The first article, however, was not about Gan Yanyu, but another person.
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