This time, it was Qiao Lan's turn to be stunned.

Because Qiao Lan couldn't understand why Tan Mo would ask her such a question.

Qiao Lan felt that they had known each other for two years, experienced so much, and finally got together. No matter what happened, success came naturally.

Why did they get together? It was because she liked him very much. She had liked him for a long time. Coincidentally, she found out that he liked her too. That was why they got together.

It was so natural and comfortable.

Even though no one had ever said the word 'like' between them, the look in their eyes and the action of liking each other had been very obvious for a long time.

On the other hand, they had hugged and kissed. They had kissed so passionately. Therefore, Qiao Lan thought that they didn't need to explain it at all. She thought that Tan Mo was like her, who actually understood everything.

But now, Tan Mo was suddenly asking her why they got together.

Tan Mo didn't understand at all.

He didn't understand her feelings for him at all.

The bell rang. After the second class, everyone had to go downstairs to do broadcast gymnastics. Tan Mo lowered his eyelids and turned to walk out of the classroom. Before he could take two steps, he was suddenly grabbed by Qiao Lan.

"Follow me," Qiao Lan pulled Tan Mo in the opposite direction of the sports field.

There was a lawn in the open space between the teaching buildings. There was a small path in the middle of the lawn. There was a spiral staircase inside the path. It was very secretive. Usually, there was no one here, and it was even more so during exercise time.

If they didn't go during exercise time, the homeroom teacher would definitely ask them about it later. However, Qiao Lan still felt that it was more important to clarify things with Tan Mo.

Tan Mo obediently let Qiao Lan pull him. After they turned into the spiral staircase, she pressed Tan Mo on the stairs and said, "Tan Mo."

Tan Mo sat on the stairs and looked up at Qiao Lan, who was standing in front of him. "Hmm?"

Qiao Lan placed one hand on the wall at the entrance of the stairs and looked down at Tan Mo. "I always thought that we got together because we had the same feelings as each other, so there are some things that we both understand even if we don't say it out loud," Qiao Lan said seriously. "But now I realize that there are some steps in a relationship that can't be skipped at all. Rituals are really important."

Tan Mo opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Because he didn't quite understand the meaning of Qiao Lan.

He looked up at Qiao Lan, and Qiao Lan stared at Tan Mo. "So we'd better get to the bottom of everything. Tan Mo, why did you steal a kiss from me that day?"

Tan Mo's fingers tightened.

Tan Mo said hoarsely as he listened to the sound of his heartbeat.

"I like you."

She had liked him for a long time, and she liked him to the bone.

Qiao Lan smiled, her dark eyes shining. She leaned down a little and continued, "Then why do you think I kissed you back?"

Tan Mo was silent for a moment, and then said honestly, "I don't know."

Tan Mo didn't know.

Even until today, Tan Mo still couldn't figure it out. Maybe it was because he kissed her and she responded subconsciously, or maybe it was because she didn't understand it at all.

Qiao Lan was so angry that she wanted to grab Tan Mo's collar and yell, "How can you not know?!"

But in the end, she controlled herself and continued, "Then why do you think I got together with you?"

Tan Mo was silent for a moment again, and said, "Pity me."

Qiao Lan was speechless.

Qiao Lan was so angry that she laughed.

"I pity you?"

Qiao Lan didn't know what to say. She was so angry that she didn't care about her image anymore. She stepped on the stairs next to Tan Mo and put her arms on her knees. Suddenly, the two of them got closer and closer.

"Why would I pity you?

What do you have to make me pity you?

Don't turn around, look at me. "Qiao Lan reached out and turned Tan Mo's face back." And do I look like the kind of person who makes decisions about my life because I pity you? "

There were many people in the world who pitied her, but she only chose Tan Mo.

Qiao Lan didn't understand why Tan Mo would think that she pitied him. Compared to Tan Mo, shouldn't she be pitied more?

"I don't understand why you would think that. Compared to you, my family is poor. My parents don't love me, and no one cares about me. I have a lot of trouble. Have you ever pitied me?"

Tan Mo shook his head. Why would he think that Qiao Lan was pitiful? In his heart, Qiao Lan was beautiful, smart, and perfect.

Tan Mo's opinion of Qiao Lan was no longer a simple filter. Qiao Lan felt a little embarrassed when she heard Tan Mo's words. She smiled and said, "You said it so nicely. I almost believed you."

"It's all true," Tan Mo said. In his heart, Qiao Lan was such an existence.

"Then do you know that in my heart, you're the same?"

Qiao Lan slowed down her speech, as if she was worried that Tan Mo wouldn't understand. She said word by word, "Maybe I'm starting to get close to you because I pitied you, but that's not all. No relationship can be maintained with only pity."

"You don't know how outstanding you are in my heart. You're more outstanding than any boy I've ever met." Qiao Lan reached out her hand and stroked Tan Mo's cheek. "You're so handsome, smart, and powerful. You don't know how much I admire you. I want to stay by your side and be with you forever. Shh, don't talk. Let me finish."

Qiao Lan retracted her foot from the stairs and squatted in front of Tan Mo. She looked up at him and continued, "What I said is all true. When you went to America without telling me anything, I thought about you every day. I wondered when you would come back and if you would leave me behind.

I was also afraid. I was afraid that you would meet someone else in a place I couldn't see and that you would treat her the same way you treated me. I was also afraid that one day in the future, you would fall in love with a girl I didn't know. From then on, we would just be friends. "

"I also tested many times to see if you liked me too. That's why I was worried about my gains and losses for a long time.

Tan Mo, after saying so much, I want to tell you that I never got together with you because I pitied you. I wanted to take care of you for a lifetime because I like you. I didn't want you to get too close to other girls because I like you. That day when you kissed me, I kissed you back because I like you. I decided to be with you and wanted to be your girlfriend because I like you. There was never a second reason. "

"I didn't expect you to be so insecure. I'm sorry that I didn't say this at that time." Qiao Lan held Tan Mo's hand and rested her chin on Tan Mo's knee. She looked up and said softly, "You can hear it as many times as you want in the future. Tan Mo, I really like you. I've never liked someone like you. I want to be with you for a lifetime. Okay, I'm finally done. Now it's your turn …"

Tan Mo grabbed Qiao Lan's hand and just wanted to hug her. However, before he could move, a head popped out from the secret staircase and spoke softly.

"What are you guys doing here?"

Qiao Lan, who was still interlocking her fingers with Tan Mo's, was speechless.

After being stunned for a moment, Tan Mo, who was the first to calm down, said, "… To have a heart-to-heart talk."

Seeing that the two of them were missing from the exercise, the homeroom teacher, who had been looking for them for almost ten minutes, was speechless.

When couldn't they have a heart-to-heart talk?

Where couldn't they have a heart-to-heart talk?

Why did they have to come to this godforsaken place during class to have a heart-to-heart talk?

Why did they have to say it now in such a hurry? Couldn't they wait until after the exercise was over?

The more the homeroom teacher thought about it, the angrier he got.

He had already turned a blind eye to what the two of them were doing. After all, the two of them didn't fall behind in their grades. However, their behavior today was really too much!

He had taught students for dozens of years, but he had never seen anyone who was so bold to have a relationship at such a young age!

Luckily, he saw it. If the Head of Teaching saw it, wouldn't they be pulled out and criticized by the whole school?

This matter couldn't just end like this. He had to take care of it!

Even if the relationship between the two of them had been tacitly approved by the family, even if the two of them were first and second in the grade, he still had to take care of it. If the juniors in the school saw this, who would be responsible for teaching them bad manners?

Therefore, the students of Class 18 realized that the homeroom teacher had angrily brought Qiao Lan and Tan Mo back and then brought the two of them out. They had disappeared for the entire class and only came back after the class was over.

Qiao Lan and Tan Mo wrote a reflection report for the class. Qiao Lan obediently and seriously wrote 800 words. Tan Mo's reflection report only had one sentence: "Sorry, teacher, I was wrong."

No one knew what the two of them were doing. After all, their grades were really too good. Even Bai Yu thought that the homeroom teacher was looking for the two of them because of problems with their studies.

The homeroom teacher finally finished educating the two of them and strictly forbade them from being so rampant in school.

Therefore, the two of them, who were taught a lesson, finally settled down for a few days.

In fact, it wasn't the homeroom teacher who did this. It was because of Qiao Lan's confession that Tan Mo finally ended his period of restlessness and self-doubt. Because the confession was too sweet, his reaction was half a beat slower and he was as happy as a little fool.

It wasn't until Friday night that the power of Qiao Lan's words finally subsided. Tan Mo's head, which was dizzy from the sweetness, could finally think rationally. The little fool was finally no longer a fool and became excited.

In the middle of the evening self-study class, Qiao Lan received a WeChat message from Tan Mo. Tan Mo said that he was outside the school building.

Qiao Lan looked at the biology teacher sitting on the podium.

Very good, today wasn't the homeroom teacher's evening self-study class. The homeroom teacher didn't appear tonight. It seemed that he didn't come at all.

Qiao Lan ran to ask for leave from the biology teacher. The biology teacher didn't have any doubts about a good student like Qiao Lan. She was very concerned about her health and asked her to take care of herself.

Qiao Lan nodded obediently and walked out of the classroom. As soon as she walked down the stairs, she was hugged.

Tan Mo practically lifted her up. Qiao Lan panicked and hurriedly hugged Tan Mo's neck and said softly, "Why did you suddenly come at night?"

"I missed you," Tan Mo buried his face in Qiao Lan's collarbone and said softly.

"I can go home tomorrow on the weekend," Qiao Lan patted Tan Mo's head and said, "Why did you have to suddenly come today?"

"I said I missed you," Tan Mo repeated and said softly, "Do the words you said that day still count?"

"What words?" Qiao Lan said deliberately, "I said a lot that day."

Tan Mo put her down on the ground and lowered his head to gently rub Qiao Lan's forehead with his forehead. "You said you would tell me as long as I wanted to hear it. I want to hear it now."

Qiao Lan chuckled and stroked Tan Mo's cheek with her fingers. Finally, she pinched his earlobe and stood on her tiptoes to whisper in his ear, "What do you want to say?

I like you, I like you very much, I like you the most. Which one do you like the most? "