Chapter 64: Play Dumb

In mid-October, the weather was not as hot as before and Qiao Lan wore the simplest denim nine-quarter trousers and a casual shirt, which coincidentally clashed with Tan Mo's colour.

Both of them had hidden little things in their hearts, and both of them had ripples in their hearts, but their faces remained calm and unmistakable, very tacitly in agreement.

Tan Mo, because he had been in a wheelchair before, his injuries were dragging him down and he couldn't keep up with his nutrition, so his height at this time was not particularly good, around 5'8", but his proportions were very good, his body was straight and his legs were long, his excessively fair skin plus his unusually good features, in this era where little brothers are more welcome than young ladies, the girls and even boys who also came to the sweet shop to eat could not help but turn around They looked at the teenager sitting obediently at the table.

Qiao Lan ordered the strawberry mousse, which he had already liked, and paired it with Tan Mo's drink, who was sitting at his seat, not paying attention to the eyes poking at him, but to Qiao Lan alone.

Tan Mo has never been to this kind of business district, the place where young people gather most, and today, for the first time, Tan Mo couldn't have liked the atmosphere better.

He had noticed that most of the people who came to the dessert shop were girls in piles, except for couples who came in pairs.

Couple.

Tan Mo couldn't help but think that if he and Qiao Lan were here, would other people see them and think that he and Qiao Lan were actually a couple?

I guess so, Tan Mo thought silently.

Qiao Lan ordered her food and returned to her seat, taking the seat opposite Tan Mo, who could hear the small sighs of some girls not far away, and could even hear what they were saying if she was careful to identify them.

"That little brother over there looks great, his skin is super white and his features are super delicate"

"It seems to be a person, do you think I can get his micro signal if I go and ask for it?"

"There's a girl walking towards him someone acted first eh seems to be with him ah, is it a girlfriend"

"I think so", the girl couldn't hide her disappointment, Qiao Lan's back was facing her and she couldn't see her face, she could only stare at Qiao Lan's back for a while, "I don't know what she looks like, but her legs are so long"

Tan Mo used to hate being overly sensitive to hearing because he could always hear things that he didn't want to hear, but now he thinks that hearing too well is definitely a good thing.

Lovers, girlfriends, words like that, no matter how many times you hear them, you can't get enough of them.

Qiao Lan ordered two different drinks, a cup of sencha for Tan Mo, and when everything was served, Qiao Lan took a sip of her own Pacific coffee and looked up at Tan Mo who was trying carefully.

"Well."

She hadn't had that flavour before, and as Tan Mo has a sweet tooth, she asked the shop assistant for a sweeter drink, not knowing if Tan Mo would like it.

Tan Mo tasted it, it was cool and sweet but not cloying.

"It's delicious," Tan Mo's eyes curled up and she pushed the glass forward, "Want to try it?"

Try it out

Looking at the tea in Tan Mo's hand, Qiao Lan was struck by a rare moment when she looked up and met Tan Mo's clear, clean eyes, and wanted to pinch herself again.

After a silent moment, he reached out and took it, "I'll try it then."

The cup of tea in her hand was cold, a completely different temperature to the coffee she had just drunk herself. Qiao Lan took a sip of the tea Tan Mo handed over, looked at her own coffee, suppressed her unhealthy ruminations and handed it over.

"Try this one then, it's sweet too, but slightly cloying."

Tan Mo's smile deepened at the corners of her lips, her pretty light brown eyes staring at the coffee cup in front of her, her eyes permeated with a little excitement, a little shyness, a little repression, and she took a sip of the coffee with her head down.

Qiao Lan asked him, somewhat uneasily, "What about it?"

Tan Mo cupped her hands around the warm cup, her teeth gently biting the straw, not daring to raise her eyes, her gaze fixed on the cupcake on the table and spoke in a low voice.

"I like this one."

The way Tan Mo was drinking his coffee was so good that Qiao Lan wanted to reach out and touch Tan Mo's head, but refrained.

"If you like it, you can drink that," Qiao Lan's smiling eyes curved, looking up and out, and then looking at the time, hesitating for a moment before speaking tentatively, "It's still early, there's a movie city here, there's a new movie coming out recently, we're all here now, why don't we go see a movie together? "

Tan Mo's fingers on the glass tightened slightly and she looked down to hide the happiness and joy in her eyes, "Yeah."

And in case Qiao Lan was suspicious, he added, "The xx was recently released, so I'd like to go and see it."

xx is an American Hollywood blockbuster. Since Tan Mo was allowed to watch movies, Tan Mo has been looking for a variety of movies to watch, and there is nothing he likes more than the Marvel series.

If the sweet shop is more popular with girls, the cinema is definitely a couples' paradise, with more couples in pairs over here than for dessert.

Looking at the couples in front of each other, the guilt that Qiao Lan had suppressed came back to haunt her.

Hold on, it's not just couples who come to the movies, Tan Mo already loves the Marvel series and Tan Mo had never been to the cinema before, she just wanted him to try it out.

Stop, don't think too much about it.

When the tickets were ready, Qiao Lan asked Tan Mo to sit in the lounge area outside the cinema while she went to buy some popcorn and freshly squeezed juice.

He was about to stand up when Tan Mo grabbed her wrist and the teenager looked at her and said, "I'll go."

"Qiao Lan is used to looking after Tan Mo and even though Tan Mo is now on her feet and no longer in a wheelchair, Qiao Lan still subconsciously looks after Tan Mo.

Although she can now take care of herself, Tan Mo has never been in a place like this before, never queued for her own food, never been in a place with such a high population density, so Qiao Lan still subconsciously takes the initiative to look after Tan Mo and does everything by herself, just as she did before.

But Tan Mo said he was going.

It's true that he's never done any of this before, and the crowds and noise make him uncomfortable, and the challenge of having to speak up and choose things to buy is a challenge for him, but Tan Mo still wants to give it a go.

I wanted to try what it was like to buy something for Qiao Lan myself, and to try what it was like to have Qiao Lan sit behind me and watch me while I did it.

He's on his feet, he's no longer the cripple who needs Qiao Lan to take care of everything, he wants to take care of Qiao Lan too, he wants to take a man's stand to take care of his girlfriend just like the other boys who come here

Or, for that matter, a favourite.

Qiao Lan stared blankly at the back of the teenager, erect, decisive and with a slightly endearing intensity.

Qiao Lan pressed his heart indisputably, and after a long time covered his head helplessly.

Qiao Lan, you older sister, leave the kids alone.

The four boys sitting next to Qiao Lan, who looked like college students, turned their heads to look at Qiao Lan once, and then couldn't resist taking a second look.

They had just arrived and saw this girl, alone, not sure if she had company, none of that mattered, what mattered was that this girl was so beautiful that even without make-up she stood out among so many people.

The tallest of the four boys, after a long day's thought, walked over with a light cough and sat next to Qiao Lan to greet her, "Hello."

Qiao Lan was staring at Tan Mo's back and didn't notice that someone was sitting next to her, but when she turned her head and saw a boy with small tiger teeth, she said "Hello."

Tan Mo had never done these things before, but he was able to learn by watching the people next to him, and the lady at the desk was particularly enthusiastic about Tan Mo when she saw how good he looked.

When Tan Mo bought the popcorn, the lady asked him what kind of juice he wanted, and Tan Mo looked back at Qiao Lan.

Then a group of people around them saw this extraordinarily stunning young man, whose face suddenly sank as he took big steps towards the rest area, a far cry from the smiling look he had just worn.

What's going on here all of a sudden?

Qiao Lan could not see that the boy was trying to hit on her, after all, Qiao Lan's face and body were so superior, Qiao Lan then stonewalled the boy to get rid of him, but he did not seem to notice her coldness at all.

Qiao Lan turned her head to Tan Mo, who was still shopping, and took advantage of Tan Mo again, "No, two people, my boyfriend went to buy popcorn."

Turning his head and looking at Tan Mo again, well, it's still there.

Can't hear it anyway.

At this point in the conversation, if a guy doesn't understand Qiao Lan's rejection, he's got a problem with his IQ and emotional intelligence.

The boy was a little disappointed and wanted to say something else, but suddenly he saw someone coming over like a gale. As soon as he looked up, he saw a young boy with unusually good features, looking at him expressionlessly, then grabbed the girl's hand and said, in an extremely hard tone.

"Walk me to get freshly squeezed."

The girl's eyes lit up the moment she saw the teenager and followed him as he stood up from his chair.

The boy who had just approached them, looking at the extremely uniform colour of their "couple's outfits", and looking at their exceptional good looks, had to admit that they were a bit eye-catching, even though they had been rejected.

Scratching his ears, he muttered in a not-so-subtle voice, "So there really is a boyfriend."

Qiao Lan who hasn't gone far

Tan Mo, who was already angry

Qiao Lan hurriedly explained in a low voice, "That boy just came to talk to me, I found an excuse to refuse him, don't think too much about it."

Really want to think more Tan Mo "Think more about what"

Qiao Lan was worried, but Tan Mo didn't know anything about it, so although she wasn't nervous anymore, she was a little disappointed.

For seeing you talking to another boy.

Tan Mo was silent and said, "I don't know what kind of taste you like."

Qiao Lan was silent and followed Tan Mo for a while, looking down at her hand in Tan Mo's grip. Qiao Lan subconsciously wanted to pull her hand out, but when she turned her head and saw the boy's unaware face, she let Tan Mo hold on to it again.

Tan Mo, who was holding Qiao Lan's hand, had just done it on impulse and now realised that he had done something he shouldn't have done on impulse.

But holding the girl's soft hand, he played dumb and didn't let go.