Afterwards, every time John Gruber came over, he specifically had Jian Anning by his side to train her listening and music analysis skills. To his surprise, although she hadn't touched the piano for ten years and her piano skills had deteriorated significantly, her sensitivity and judgment towards music had not faded at all. In fact, due to her life-and-death experiences, she had gained a deeper understanding of music.
She and Yu Zexiao, although they wouldn't play piano together anymore, could still collaborate. He wrote the lyrics while she provided opinions and suggestions—this kind of pairing was even smoother than when he and Nie Anni played the piano and composed together. With them, there might still be arguments due to different interpretations of music. But working with Jian Anning, their understanding of each other only deepened.
