Tan Linyuan didn't say a word. His expression was still as indifferent as before.
Nan Yu guessed that this "Teacher Qu" must have some special relationship with Tan Linyuan, or how could he have the chance to be introduced by him to be Nian Nian's teacher?
"The violin has a certain weight. Nian Nian is still too young to hold the violin steady. It's normal."
Nan Yu smiled and found an excuse for Nian Nian, "When she grows up a little, she will surely learn faster."
After dinner, Tan Linyuan and Nan Yu left Nian Nian's home together.
Originally, it was said at the dinner table that Tan Linyuan would drop Nan Yu off on his way home, but when they got to the door, she refused to get in his car.
"I don't think our routes are the same. So, I won't trouble Uncle Tan to take a detour to drop me off."
After Nan Yu finished speaking, she took out her phone and prepared to call a cab.
Just as she opened the taxi-hailing app, her phone was taken away by the man's two fingers.
He concluded indifferently, "You've been avoiding me recently."
Nan Yu paused for a moment. She lowered her head to avoid his inquisitive eyes. "Uncle Tan, you're overthinking."
She didn't deliberately avoid Tan Linyuan. She just tried to avoid the times they met.
For example, in the Chan Guang Temple, she would only offer incense and worship Buddha when Tan Linyuan was doing his morning classes in the backyard; She would also find out the time Tan Linyuan visited Nian Nian's home from Nian Nian and arrange her class dates to avoid him.
In short, she didn't meet him.
Although Jiang City was large, it wasn't that difficult to avoid seeing someone if you didn't want to.
"Why don't you want to see me?" Tan Linyuan's tone was light, "Is it because I didn't satisfy you last time?"
Nan Yu:...
Tan Linyuan could always leave her speechless.
She admitted that she really didn't want to see Tan Linyuan, but it wasn't because of some bullshit reason like "not satisfying her".
"I don't not want to see Uncle Tan." Nan Yu answered slowly, "It's just that there's no need to see each other often. Besides, men and women should avoid suspicion."
After she finished speaking, the man on the opposite side sneered mockingly.
Avoid suspicion with your fuck buddy?
"Will you politely say 'I'm ready' the next time we go to bed, and I'll remind you 'I'm coming in'?"
Nan Yu's face instantly turned red to the tips of her ears. She quickly interrupted him, "Tan Linyuan! Shut up!"
Tan Linyuan's lips curled up in a playful smile. "You don't want to?"
Only ghosts would want to!
"Since you don't not want to see me, then get in the car. I'll drop you off." Tan Linyuan looked at the ashamed expression on her face and calmly said.
Tan Linyuan drove very steadily.
Nan Yu took her phone back and opened the navigation again. She stared at the phone screen without blinking, worried that Tan Linyuan would abduct her to some other place.
And this time, this man surprisingly didn't have any other ideas. He sent her back to the apartment building all the way.
Nan Yu was originally prepared to deal with Tan Linyuan, but he didn't say a single word.
It seemed that this guy had really reformed.
Nan Yu heaved a long sigh of relief and pressed the seatbelt buckle. "Thank you, Uncle Tan, for dropping me off. I'll get off first. Bye."
Tan Linyuan didn't say a word.
Nan Yu saw that he didn't seem to want to talk to her. She pursed her lips and turned to open the car door.
In the quiet car, he suddenly called out to her, "Nan Yu."
Nan Yu turned back blankly. She looked at him with a puzzled look in her eyes.
At this moment, there was no emotion in her eyes. She was simply asking him what else he had to say.
Tan Linyuan looked at her pair of innocent eyes. He was silent for a moment before saying, "Nan Yu, a woman with a brain wouldn't continue this marriage when she knew that the other party had an affair."
He had reminded Nan Yu more than once that Shen Yanchen wasn't a good person worthy of her trust.
But she seemed to be under a spell. She knew that this marriage was a pit of fire, but she still jumped in without hesitation.
There was a quiet fragrance of ebony in the air.
Nan Yu was a little dazed.
She laughed and then fell silent. It was a long time before she asked, "Uncle Tan, do you think I'm really a fool?"
She said softly, "Adults should be responsible for their own decisions. Since they've promised something, they should fulfill it. Otherwise, they'll be punished by the heavens."
"Moreover, what my parents left me..." Nan Yu said halfway through, but suddenly felt that there was no need to share these private matters with an outsider, so she stopped immediately.
"Thank you, Uncle Tan, for your advice, but the Buddha said, 'Don't interfere with others' karma'. So, please don't interfere with my karma either."
Forcing oneself to interfere with others' karma would result in unnecessary mental entanglement and it would be impossible to escape easily.
And Tan Linyuan was originally a passerby who had nothing to do with her life.
When she got off the car again, Tan Linyuan didn't stop her.
He closed his eyes slightly and rubbed his temples.
He almost impulsively asked her just now: Since they had to fulfill the promise they made, then what about the promise she made to him? Why didn't she say she would count?
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That afternoon, Nan Yu went to give Nian Nian piano lessons as usual.
Since she didn't have anything else to do, she came earlier than before. When she entered the house, the nanny told her that Nian Nian was still having violin lessons.
Nan Yu nodded and sat in the living room waiting.
After about twenty or thirty minutes, Nan Yu saw a strange woman pushing Nian Nian out of the room with a bright smile on her face.
Nan Yu immediately stood up and greeted her.
"Nian Nian, is this the piano teacher you often mentioned?" Qu Jiaran saw Nan Yu. Her bright smile immediately filled her face. "Hello, my name is Qu Jiaran."
Before Nan Yu could introduce herself, Qu Jiaran continued enthusiastically, "I know! You're Nan Yu, right? I often hear Nian Nian mention you."
Nan Yu looked down at Nian Nian in the wheelchair. The little girl was quieter and more introverted than usual. She greeted her softly, "Nan Yu, good afternoon."
Nan Yu clearly saw that Qu Jiaran's hand was on Nian Nian's back. From a psychological point of view, this was a controlling gesture.
"Are you the Nan Yu from the Nan family before?" Qu Jiaran walked over very happily and held her hand. "My parents also said before that there was an outstanding pianist in the Nan family."
"When Nian Nian told me, I still suspected if it was you. I didn't expect it to really be you!" She said excitedly, "You're much more beautiful than I thought!"
Facing Qu Jiaran's enthusiasm, Nan Yu felt a little overwhelmed. She calmly pulled her hand back and smiled faintly, "Miss Qu is more beautiful."
Qu Jiaran immediately laughed. It was obvious that she was very satisfied with her praise.
Nan Yu looked at Qu Jiaran. She made a simple judgment about this person in her heart: enthusiastic, confident, flamboyant, and very fond of laughing.
From the moment she saw her until now, she hadn't seen the corners of her lips droop.
Qu Jiaran looked at Nan Yu and asked with a smile, "Nan Yu was also introduced by Linyuan, right?"