Chapter 117: Discover

Ji Su likes to hear about Qiao Lan, but not so much about Qiao Lan and Tan Mo together.

Not to mention the fact that Qiao Lan and Tan Mo are planning to get married as soon as they graduate.

Luo Man and Liu Cancan argue every day, but they are very good at arguing, and because the two girls are not reasonable, Luo Man is unable to say a word after a few sentences, so he can only say that Luo Man is meddling.

Luo Man was quite aggrieved after disliking someone, and when people are aggrieved, they like to look for support, so they turned their heads to Ji Su without even thinking.

"Seniors ......"

Luo Man mumbled something, but Ji Su didn't even look this way, saying "Okay," as if to stop the drama, and then turned around and left the club.

Pei Beijia looked at Ji Su's back as he left, and it was easy to guess what Ji Su was feeling so bad about.

Ji Su is very good and there are many girls who like him, even in this small club, but Luo Man is the most blatant one.

Even Ji Su himself knows this.

Pei Beijia didn't like this little girl before, she was not her type, she was exaggerated and smart-alecky.

But no matter what she is like in person, her enthusiasm is being used by Ji Su as a smokescreen for her own pursuit of other girls, and what would this young girl think if she knew why she got into the club.

Ji Su, the man, is really cruel.

Qiao Lan was surprised to learn in class the next day that Luo Man had had a fight with the others over himself.

Qiao Lan laughed at the memory of Luo Man and Liu Cancan's daily bickering.

Luo Man is not very popular, but when it comes down to it, everything is out in the open and in retrospect, I've never heard Luo Man speak ill of anyone behind their back.

Luo Man is in a bad mood, so she has to find something that makes her feel good, and the best way to make her feel good is to talk to Ji Su.

"You guys have been so busy lately, what have you been up to."

"MoMo is practising," says Qiao Lan, "I'm practising with him."

Luo Man held his face in his hands, "Ugh, I envy you so much."

Qiao Lan smiled, "Jealous that I have such a good boyfriend."

"No, I envy you guys for being so nice", Luo Man said quietly, "when will I be like you guys."

Liu Cancan finally stopped arguing with Luo Man and even said, "If you like it, go after it, otherwise it might be taken by someone else."

"I was afraid he wouldn't like me."

"So you don't say anything and he likes you? Why don't I usually see you so abrasive when you argue with me ......"

"You're not a senior ......"

Two or three sentences later the two men were arguing again and it was back to business as usual.

The first activity of the club was finally over and Qiao Lan did not have to go to the club every day and accompanied Tan Mo to practice every day.

Tan Mo learnt very quickly, much faster than Qiao Lan did at the beginning. It took Qiao Lan more than two months to get her driving licence, but Tan Mo got her own little book in less than two months.

On the day he got his driving licence, Uncle Chan picked up the car he had chosen for Tan Mo, and the person responsible for driving Qiao Lan every day was changed from Uncle Chan to Tan Mo himself.

If it were normal, Luo Man would have jumped in to gossip with Qiao Lan, but lately Luo Man has been on his own, and apart from classes, he doesn't see anyone the rest of the day.

Liu Cancan says that Luo Man has officially started chasing Ji Su.

It has been almost two months since Tan Mo learnt to drive and almost two months since Luo Man chased Ji Su.

Luo Man chased him hard, but he didn't take him down even after two months, so he obviously had a hard time chasing him too, and his personality wasn't even as lively as before.

Qiao Lan could not give her any constructive advice, and she only knew Ji Su at a superficial level, and had the impression that he was a gentle and nice senior.

Tan Mo bought a car and the two of them attend classes from Monday to Friday and go out on weekends, making life easy and Tan Mo particularly happy.

It's not that he doesn't like Qiao Lan's club, he'd be happy if Qiao Lan quit the club one day.

It was after mid-term that a very heavy event happened at Peking University, which already had a very strong academic atmosphere.

Qiao Lan remembers it was in the middle of an afternoon class when Liu Cancan nudged their arms with a shocked expression and whispered, "Someone has committed suicide."

Although in recent years there have been reports in the news about student suicides, high school and university students, and the number of suicides has even been increasing, it was only heard about, but this is the first time that Qiao Lan and others have heard about it happening around them.

Schools usually choose to keep such information closed, but naturally the students in the school cannot hide it.

The reason for the suicide is not clear to anyone, but people have been passing it around to guess the reason.

I heard that the student who committed suicide was also a freshman, or a beautiful young girl, did not fall in love, did not have online loans and did not make bad friends, and there was no change in the family, so the final reason was just because of too much pressure from studies.

All the students who come here were once the best in their high school, and when they come in and find that everyone around them is better than they are, they will inevitably feel a gap in their hearts.

But the fallout was so great that it ended up in this way.

Qiao Lan doesn't know what to make of this. As a normal person, I feel sorry for her, I feel sad, but other than that, Qiao Lan somehow thinks of Tan Mo.

Qiao Lan has spent so much time in peace with Tan Mo that she has almost forgotten that the Tan Mo of the book actually committed suicide.

If I remember the time well, it was also at the end of the first semester of freshman year, if more precisely.

Qiao Lan's heart stopped hurting for a moment, then jumped wildly.

He is no longer severely depressed, and he is not in love with Song Yao and can't love him, so suicide is not going to happen to Tan Mo anymore.

But the word "suicide" was so shocking that Qiao Lan couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

Qiao Lan can't help but wonder what kind of state of mind Tan Mo was in when she committed suicide, what kind of despair, what kind of pain, what kind of feedback did she feel?

Scared, run down, jealous.

Qiao Lan suddenly shook his head vigorously, clearing his mind of all the messy stuff.

Tan Mo is not the Tan Mo of the book, he is no longer the Tan Mo of the book, he is no longer the Tan Mo of the book, he is no longer the Tan Mo of the book.

Qiao Lan , don't think too much about it.

Qiao Lan let out a deep breath and spent the second half of the class dazed and confused, but after class Luo Man told her that the club had held an emergency meeting and asked them to come over after class.

After all, when something like this happens, it's natural to do something about it as a psychological society.

Qiao Lan said "hmmm", packed her bag and talked to Tan Mo on the phone as she walked away.

Tan Mo, who had just finished his class, listened and said after a long silence, "About how long will it take."

"I'm not sure", Qiao Lan sighed, "it's an emergency, a meeting to arrange work, it might be a bit late, why don't you go back without me today."

"No, I'll wait for you in the library."

After hanging up the phone, Tan Mo sat expressionlessly for a while before turning around and walking to the library.

Tan Mo is not in the habit of greeting people he doesn't know well, so he just saw them. Ji Su, however, was his usual "good-natured" self and took the initiative to greet Tan Mo and say hello to him.

Tan Mo looked at Ji Su for a moment and said "Hello senior", Ji Su smiled and asked him, "You're not going home after class?"

"Wait for your girlfriend," Tan Mo said as he stopped and looked at Ji Su.

"Qiao Lan Ah," Ji Su nodded, "that'll probably have to wait a bit longer, there's a bit too much going on with the society today, and you know that happens."

"Well," Tan Mo was a little annoyed and turned to leave, but then he heard Ji Su add, "If you're going to wait for someone, why don't you come sit with me over at the club?"

Tan Mo's heart flutters, "Appropriate?"

"There's nothing inappropriate about it, you're not the only couple in the club."

......

Qiao Lan and Luo Man waited for a short while and then the seniors and sisters from the club arrived one after another.

But Tan Mo likes to keep things quiet, so I don't think she likes them sitting around talking in a mess.

Just as I thought that the outside door opened, Ji Su walked in, and then I saw that her boyfriend, who was supposed to be in the library, had followed her in.

Qiao Lan froze and walked up, greeted Ji Su and then asked Tan Mo in a whisper, "Why are you here all of a sudden?"

"I met Ji...your senior on the way."

Qiao Lan really doesn't know whether she is too slow or Tan Mo is too sensitive. She always thinks Ji Su has something against her and is uneasy when she sees Ji Su.

Qiao Lan is actually quite happy that Tan Mo is here with her, but she is worried that he is bored.

A huge conference table was set up in the large classroom and everyone sat in a circle, with Tan Mo taking the seat next to Qiao Lan.

Ji Su, who has more information than Qiao Lan, said she wanted to hear everyone's opinion after sorting out the whole story and giving it a once-over.

Qiao Lan was also named.

Qiao Lan, like the other students before her, expressed her pain and regret, and then talked about the problems students face in overcoming stress, while Ji Su listened and wrote something down, nodded when she was done, and suddenly cued Tan Mo.

"Since the schoolboy is here why don't you say something too."

Qiao Lan wanted to say no, but Tan Mo didn't care too much and spoke fluently, "No matter what the truth is, what society can do is to restore the truth, give a reasonable explanation to both parties involved, and do a good job in reassuring the parents of the child. The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not able to get a good deal on this. In the past two years, college students have frequently committed suicide, and the reasons for this are not only the mismanagement of the school, but also the problems of the students themselves. First of all, as a place to teach and educate people, schools should take appropriate measures for their students and pay more attention to their physical and mental health, in addition to their academic performance and research results. There is no doubt that schools are responsible for the safety of students who have travelled thousands of miles to study. It is also the responsibility of teachers to criticise or suggest improvements to students, but this should be done without compromising their human rights. Criticism should be directed at their behaviour, not at them personally ......"

Tan Mo is, after all, a well-known figure in the school and when he came to the club today, everyone who had heard of Tan Mo was curious about him and Ji Su offered to ask Tan Mo to give his opinion, which was met with great interest.

When they had finished listening, the thoughts of the group of people were all, "Really, they are super academics, look at this well-organised template like answer, clear thinking, no loopholes, the words came out just like a written essay.

Qiao Lan listened quietly to Tan Mo's speech and sighed silently. Perhaps everyone here except her thought Tan Mo's answer was very good, which it was, but if one carefully discerned Tan Mo's words, one could still hear the difference between his speech and the others.

This is an incurable defect caused by Asperger syndrome, which Tan Mo cannot cure and neither can Qiao Lan.

But too few people know about Asperger syndrome, and even if they do, they haven't had any real contact with it, so they don't hear it the way she does.

Ji Su sits at the far end of the conference table, her hand already paused in her grip on the pen, her fingertips landing lightly on the desk with a silent tap.

A plausible smile lifted his lips.

It turns out that there really are such coincidences in the world, such unexpected surprises.

Ji Su has never chased a girl, being too good since childhood, always the one to be chased, and never paranoid about liking anyone.

Qiao Lan was the first.

It is also one of the most difficult.

It's been half a term since the start of the school year and I can count on two hands the number of times I've seen Qiao Lan, which shows how little I've seen her.

Qiao Lan has no interest in him at all, and his mind is only on Tan Mo, both in private and on official business, and for months Ji Su has not found the slightest opportunity.

Since Qiao Lan could not be helped, Ji Su thought of Tan Mo.

It is not too difficult for Ji Su to break a mentally challenged person's heart, and it is no more difficult than conquering Qiao Lan.

But what he didn't expect was that God would give him such a big surprise right at the beginning.

While everyone was exclaiming that Tan Mo was really something, Ji Su caught the unusual in this passage.

It flows smoothly and the logic is even clearer, like the words of a PhD student, making it impossible to pick out any faults.

And, as it happens, one of the biggest faults is that there is no human touch.

Tan Mo doesn't show any sympathy or regret for the dead, the whole passage is official, like an emotionless machine.

Obvious? Not too obvious really, at least no one else noticed, only he did.

But if he had a father with the same condition as Tan Mo, the tone could not have been more similar for almost twenty years.

Everything, then, would be too easy.

Tan Mo .

Asperger syndrome.

That's quite a, quite a coincidence.