Qiao Lan was in a daze for a long time.

She was sad, she was angry, but other than that, there was nothing else.

She wasn't even disappointed.

Qiao Lan thought about it for a long time, but she wasn't even disappointed. After thinking about it for a long time, Qiao Lan realized that there were some emotions that Tan Mo was something that she naturally didn't feel.

She thought about it for a long time. She thought about it a lot. She thought about why Tan Mo lied to her, and why he only lied to her. She could actually find Tan Mo and directly question him, but Qiao Lan gave up when she thought about that scene.

She couldn't bear to.

She couldn't bear to see Tan Mo panicking but pretending to be calm when she questioned Mingming. She couldn't bear to see his mood worsening because of her emotions.

She clearly just wanted him to be happy.

In fact, it wasn't hard to guess the reason behind this. He could maintain his most primitive and honest self in front of others, but he pretended to be different in front of her. In the end, it was just because he cared.

Because he didn't care about others, he didn't care about their opinions or what they thought, so he didn't need to hide. Even if they hated him, he wouldn't care at all. But because he cared about her, he always suppressed himself and hid some of his truest feelings. He pretended that he thought she would like him.

Yes, he thought Qiao Lan would like him.

For example, he hid his terrible possessiveness and pretended to be calm in front of her. For example, he didn't want her to think too much and pretended to be happy without any haze.

Did Qiao Lan like Tan Mo like this?

She didn't like him.

Qiao Lan never cared about those behaviors that other people thought were "weird" and "sick." She felt sorry for his tragic past and pitied his inferiority complex because he was different from others.

Qiao Lan had known Tan Mo since he was at his lowest point, so she had seen his darkest side. She had known him for more than a thousand days and nights, so Qiao Lan liked his most original and truest side.

From the very beginning, when he had fallen in love with Tan Mo, he had been different from the rest. At that time, he still had Asperger's disease and could not even stand up. He was moody and paranoid. Sometimes, it was impossible to communicate with him at all. However, Qiao Lan liked him and liked him more and more.

The name Tan Mo had long been engraved into her flesh and blood. She would accept all of his good points and all of his bad points as long as all of this was real.

So why did Tan Mo think that his perfect disguise would make her like him more?

Because that was what Qiao Lan wanted.

Tan Mo did not disguise himself in front of other people because he did not care. However, he still stayed in school and maintained the appearance of a normal person. All of this was because Qiao Lan cared.

Because she let him live in school, let him interact with other students, let him make friends, and let him be a so-called "normal person." Because of her ideas, Tan Mo thought that she wanted him to become that perfect person.

He wanted to become the person that she liked more so that he could keep her by his side forever.

You already knew that he had Asperger's disease, didn't you? You also knew that this disease could never be cured, right? Then why did you still force him to change?

It was only now that Qiao Lan realized that she had made a mistake. She wanted other people to like Tan Mo and approve of Tan Mo. She wanted those people to know how outstanding he was. However, she had used the wrong method. What was even more wrong was that this was not what Tan Mo wanted at all.

The reason why Tan Mo had become like this was because the source of all the evil was only her.

The moment she understood the source of all the evil, Qiao Lan's heart hurt so much that she had difficulty breathing.

Qiao Lan, do you have any idea what you've done?

Qiao Lan took out her phone and opened Tan Mo's WeChat. She probably wanted to say something, but when she saw the chat history, she decided to just look at it.

As she scrolled, Qiao Lan's hand paused.

This Wednesday, which was the 9th, Xie Hongyi said that after that day, Tan Mo became very angry. It turned out that the reason was so obvious.

That day, she and Tan Mo had talked a lot. They had been discussing how to give Tan Mo a perfect eighteenth birthday. Later, because she had received a message from the group and told Tan Mo that she was going to a club gathering on the 18th, Tan Mo had been silent for a long time.

After nearly ten minutes of silence, Tan Mo had replied that he had been discussing something with his roommates, so he had been delayed for a while. He had also asked her to have fun on the 18th.

It was so obvious that something was wrong. Why hadn't she noticed it at that time?

Then, Tan Mo had given a simple explanation and said that he wanted her to have fun. She had actually believed him. If it had been the old Qiao Lan, she definitely would have noticed.

Was it because Tan Mo's acting skills were getting better and better, or was it because she had become dull?

It was probably both, but perhaps the latter was more of a reason.

She vaguely remembered a few nights ago when she had kissed Tan Mo. At that moment, she had realized that they hadn't kissed for a long time. Now that she thought about it, it had been a long time since she had told him that she liked him so much every day, just like in high school.

She had indeed become dull, but Tan Mo was such a sensitive person.

The senior in charge of the club's activities received a WeChat message from Qiao Lan. Qiao Lan said that she was very sorry, but she had no choice. She had something to do that day and couldn't make it.

The club's dinner wasn't official club work, so it wasn't a big deal if she couldn't make it. But if it was Qiao Lan …

After all, this kind of campus belle could still arouse everyone's enthusiasm, even though they all knew that she had a boyfriend.

So, the senior tried to persuade Qiao Lan, but Qiao Lan said that it was a very important matter, so she really couldn't make it.

Alright, since things had come to this, there was nothing the senior could do. After exchanging a few more words with Qiao Lan, she turned around and told Ji Xiu that there was a change in the number of people they had previously confirmed. One of the juniors couldn't come.

Actually, this kind of thing didn't need to be told to Ji Su, but this time, Ji Su was practically treating, so Pei Beijia still told Ji Su.

Ji Su took a long time to reply. [Which one?]

[Qiao Lan], Pei Beijia said. She was afraid that Ji Su didn't know who it was, so she described it again. [It's that extremely beautiful junior]

Ji Su replied quickly this time.

[Reason]

[Didn't say. She just said that she had something to do and couldn't make it.]

[Ask clearly.]

Pei Beijia stared at this line of words and was stunned for a long time.

The club was just having a meal together. They had already said that they had something to do. It wasn't like they had asked for leave from the teacher, so why did they have to ask so clearly? It was a matter of whether they could come or not. In the past, the club had eaten together so many times, but she had never seen Ji Su ask the reason why others couldn't make it.

If it were other people, they would probably listen to Ji Su's words and ask obediently. However, Pei Beijia wasn't like that. Based on her understanding of Ji Su, this was another abnormal thing.

The last time he was abnormal, it was when Ji Su inexplicably pulled her to watch the freshmen interview together. This time, he asked her to ask clearly why the young lady didn't come.

When the two contacted each other, Pei Beijia's expression changed slightly. After hesitating for a moment, she sent a message to Ji Su.

[Are you interested in this little junior?]

Ji Su dared to act abnormal in front of her, so he didn't expect to hide it from Pei Beijia. Now that Pei Beijia finally asked, Ji Su's answer was straightforward. That's right.

Pei Beijia was silent for a moment before typing. [She has a boyfriend. Ji Su, I don't believe that you don't know.]

[I know.] Ji Su said. [Didn't I get Roman in?]

Pei Beijia didn't react at first. What did Qiao Lan have to do with Roman having a boyfriend? After thinking it through, she suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Of course, Ji Su knew that Qiao Lan had a boyfriend. Not only did she have a boyfriend, but he was also an exceptionally outstanding boy. Previously, there were also seniors who expressed their affection for Qiao Lan. Therefore, Qiao Lan told everyone that she had a boyfriend and alienated the boys who had feelings for her.

That was why Ji Su got Roman into the Psychology Society.

As long as he didn't treat her too differently, no one would find out about his feelings for Qiao Lan. If Ji Su didn't deliberately let her know, she wouldn't have thought of this.

If no one found out, then Qiao Lan naturally wouldn't find out. If Qiao Lan didn't find out, then she wouldn't alienate him.

Pei Beijia felt that her hands were trembling. She typed one word at a time. [Ji Su, don't be like a lunatic, okay?]

[Why are you so agitated?]. Ji Su was at ease. [I don't want to do anything for the time being.]

Pei Beijia looked at this person who was so angry that she couldn't help but feel angry. [Ji Su, I advise you not to be so confident. Tan Mo doesn't lose to you at all. Be careful not to fail miserably one day.]

Actually, she wanted to say something even more outrageous. She wanted to say that she now felt that he was a lunatic like his parents. However, she didn't say it out loud.

She still couldn't bring herself to poke at someone's scars.

On the other hand, Qiao Lan rearranged her plans for the weekend after rejecting Chen Yushan.

Qiao Lan instantly felt that she had an extra day. However, she realized that compared to going out with Tan Mo on the weekend, going out for a meal with her schoolmates was not attractive at all.

What should she do?

Qiao Lan opened the list of dates that she had saved in her previous memo. Haunted houses, amusement parks, aquariums … Okay, she still wanted to go.

If she wanted to go, she would go!

She could go to several places in two days.

Qiao Lan spent more than an hour checking when the traffic was the highest at these places and when to avoid the most people. Finally, she came up with a date plan.

Qiao Lan looked through the plan twice with satisfaction. After the two of them finished dinner in the afternoon, Qiao Lan took out her notebook.

Tan Mo glanced at Qiao Lan and took the notebook.

Although Qiao Lan didn't say what it was, Tan Mo could tell that Tan Mo had been staring at the six o 'clock Saturday afternoon for a long time. "Didn't you say that you were going to have a meal together?"

Tan Mo swore that he had tried to control his tone so that he didn't look too happy.

"I thought about it. How could having a meal with a group of unfamiliar people be more interesting than going on a date with my boyfriend?"

Tan Mo couldn't help but think about it. No one knew how happy he was to hear this after so many days of mourning.

Qiao Lan looked at the smile on Tan Mo's face and reached out to pinch Tan Mo's handsome face.

She should have done this a long time ago. If he was happy, he would smile. If he wasn't, he wouldn't smile. She really liked this young man who was real and only had her in his heart.