Otaku Translation: My Girlfriend Is a Cello Player C72

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Chapter 72: Gan Yanyu Wants to Learn More

Lin Tian was momentarily stunned before he unlocked the door.

"Let's talk inside."

Once inside, Lin Tian immediately grabbed Gan Yanyu's phone and stared at it intently.

The video of their performance of Symphony in G Minor: "Pathétique," uploaded the previous night, had already garnered 210,000 likes, over 30,000 comments, and enough bullet-screen messages to fill the display.

But these comments... Their tone was a bit off.

"OMG, OMG, OMG... I hereby declare this the sweetest video on TikTok..."

"Does anyone else feel it? Even though we can't see their faces, the way they look at each other while playing is so romantic..."

"Wait, are you serious, bro? Is Cat-chan really your girlfriend?"

"So jealous, so jealous, so jealous... I thought they were just colleagues, but turns out they’re a couple??"

"..."

In the first half of the video, during Moonlight and Cat-chan’s duet,

Every time the music reached a small climax, the two would glance at each other and exchange smiles.

Although their faces weren’t visible, the subtle movements—turning their heads, facing each other, the delicate interactions—all fueled viewers' imaginations of deep, loving gazes.

And even as the music continued, their hands never stopped playing.

By this point, the barrage of comments had already exploded.

"This is so sweet it’s killing me. You should’ve told us earlier that you two were like this!"

"Cat-chan’s twin tails today are so cute! I just wanna pinch them~"

"It feels like they’re a real-life couple in love, brought together by their shared passion for music, and now they’re enjoying the creative process together."

"Yeah, exactly! This kind of romance feels so artistic."

"..."

But when the music reached its peak...

In the video, the girl suddenly stood up, and Moonlight happened to reach out, pulling off her hair tie.

Her long hair cascaded down like a seal being broken.

Cat-chan rose with her cello, her flowing hair perfectly syncing with the rhythm of the music.

This moment struck a chord with every single viewer.

"AAAAHHHH MY Cat-chan!!"

"Screenshot, screenshot, screenshot!! She’s too beautiful!!"

"This is definitely one for the TikTok hall of fame, right??"

"Woah, I’m completely sold on this ship!!"

"Together, together, together!!"

Some commenters didn’t even bother hiding their absurdity anymore.

"Don’t let her hair down! We came for the twin tails! What about my Moonlight bro’s steering wheel tonight??"

"..."

"What do we do, Lin Tian?! How are we going to explain this??"

Gan Yanyu sat on the couch, her legs jittering nervously, her face filled with anxiety.

"This is normal, isn’t it?"

Lin Tian hesitated.

After all, when a boy and a girl film a duet video together in the same room, it’s bound to spark assumptions about their relationship.

And now, with these little interactions sprinkled throughout...

Don’t treat the audience like fools, for heaven’s sake.

If it were Xu Yong watching an unknown pair, he’d already be painting vivid pictures of how the guy used his bow and her twin tails to unlock new poses.

"How is this normal?? They think we’re dating!"

Gan Yanyu was astonished by Lin Tian’s calmness.

She opened her mouth, clearly nervous.

"This means... in the eyes of netizens, we’re the kind of couple who eats, sleeps, and sticks together every day."

"Aren’t we?"

"We..." Gan Yanyu faltered.

In her mind, wasn’t that essentially what being boyfriend and girlfriend meant?

And the reality of her current relationship with Lin Tian...

Well, it wasn’t far off.

The girl covered her mouth.

"Could it be... am I misunderstanding something? Do they not mean it like that?"

"..."

Lin Tian cleared his throat.

"What you’re saying is, in their eyes, we’re the kind of couple who kisses, sleeps together, and does... intimate things, right?"

"Can people do those things without being married?"

"Lots of couples do."

Gan Yanyu fell silent.

She quietly sat on the couch, sipping water, lost in thought.

It seemed she was undergoing a mental brainstorm.

"..."

Lin Tian understood.

Every innocent child goes through this awkward phase during their school years.

The shocking truths of life gradually reveal the gap between the concepts they were taught and the messy realities of the world.

Good kids and bad kids both have to face it.

Only the overly obedient ones end up with bitter memories of self-doubt and insecurity from their student days.

Gan Yanyu’s school life had been incomplete, so she’d never gone through this phase.

Now, it seemed she was trying to catch up.

"Lin Tian, can people who aren’t dating still do those things?"

Has she reached this level of understanding?

"No, that’s not what I meant."

Lin Tian wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He never expected to be giving a crash course on relationships at just 18 years old.

"First of all, netizens will ship anyone. It’s not just us—a male-female duo. Some even ship male-male or female-female pairs. Shipping doesn’t mean they actually think we’re dating."

"Oh."

Gan Yanyu nodded, looking thoughtful yet slightly confused.

"Secondly, this is the internet. Even if they do think we’re dating, they don’t know us. We’re keeping our faces hidden, so it won’t affect our lives."

"So we don’t need to clarify?"

"Of course not."

Lin Tian smiled. "Let them keep assuming. After all, it brings traffic. If the truth comes out later, we can always say we never claimed to be a couple—it’s all their imagination."

"I see."

Gan Yanyu had learned something.

So there was so much nuance to the internet.

The girl stroked her chin, deep in thought.

Seeing her like this, Lin Tian assumed she was still hesitant.

Thinking on her behalf, he added, "If you still feel uncomfortable and want to clarify, we can. Just add a note to the description of our next video. After all, we’re partners. If this blows up later, it could cause trouble for you as a girl."

After all, this account was Lin Tian’s idea.

Gan Yanyu, such a reserved girl, was now being mistaken for his significant other because of these videos. Lin Tian himself felt it wasn’t entirely appropriate.

"..."

"No, that’s not it."

Gan Yanyu raised a finger.

"I was thinking, since they enjoy it, why don’t we make some daily vlogs for them to ship?"

"For example, we could film ourselves cooking or record some behind-the-scenes footage of our practice sessions. In front of the camera, we can interact more, and they’ll definitely love it."

"Ah."

As she spoke, Gan Yanyu clasped her hands together and smiled brightly.

"Lin Tian, let’s upload that chaotic blooper reel from when we filmed Can-Can Dance last time!"

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