TMISIU- Extra 1.2

Lan Zhan finally received the letter again.

The person who wrote the letter did not yet know that his identity had long been exposed.

In the letter, he first explained that he had taken a leave of absence to stay with his sister in the hospital and did not have time to write, and then cheerfully reported to him the good news of the funding program, vowing to study harder for his sake and strive to study in Gusu No.1 High School.

Lan Zhan took longer than usual.

After reading the letter with a frown, he clicked on the Yanping’s High School’s monthly report card for that month that Wang Zixuan had just sent him and his frown deepened.

The grade ranking was 20th, only three places ahead of the last monthly exam.

Too stupid, only improved three places in a month. At this rate, there was no way to rank first.

Lan Zhan’s heart wavered slightly, should the funding limit change to the top three? He thought carefully for a moment, and then coldly rejected the idea.

If he couldn’t even make it to the top of Yanping High School, what qualifications did he have to say that he was working hard for him?

From then on, Wang Zixuan began to email Lan Zhan the student’s weekly and monthly test report cards in a timely manner.

She was puzzled but did not ask about it, but occasionally she received questions from Lan Zhan about the remote live broadcast project, asking her if Yanping High School was seriously practicing the remote live broadcast project and how the quality of teaching was.

Wang Zixuan repeatedly assured him that Yanping High School could not be more serious about the live broadcast project, except that not every student was as talented as Lan Zhan, and this student’s overall speed of progress could also be called a genius.

It was not until a month later that Lan Zhan stopped questioning his report card, when his ranking on the report card soared into the top five.

However, as the first year of high school drew to an end, Lan Zhan found that he received fewer and fewer letters, and there was not even a single letter in the month before the end of the semester.

In this regard, Lan Zhan expressed his forgiveness. After all, the final exams were coming up and it was normal to have no time to write letters.

It was just that every time the security guard in the guard room saw him, he would smugly talk to him, saying that there was no letter to you today, which made him a bit annoyed.

The final exam for the first year at Gusu No.1 High School and Yanping High School were held at the same time.

It was already evening when the last exam was over.

Lan Zhan walked out of the exam room as usual amid the noise. He glanced at the west sky and as far as his eyes could see, the setting sun was burning.

Before he got his final report card from Gusu High School, Lan Zhan got the final report card from Yanping High School first.

When he saw the name at the top of the class ranking, Lan Zhan experienced an indescribable subtle feeling, probably because there were many things that he could easily do if he wanted to, but this was the only thing that he could not control it by himself, but someone did it for him with great effort.

And he had long been accustomed to what he did for others, and for a long time he no longer expected others to give anything for him.

In fact, at that time, Lan Zhan did not understand why this person could do his best for another person who had nothing to do with him, but it might be a good thing to have such a person, even if his life did not intersect with his.

At that time, Lan Zhan had a very clear idea.

After the boy officially transferred to Gusu High School in September, if there was a chance, he wouldn’t mind becoming friends with this boy and would be willing to provide him with some help.

He even thought that if next time, this person wrote to him to report the good news, he might be willing to reply with a letter to express his congratulations.

In addition to the month before the final exam, the letters were cut off for three months in total.

Was this person so happy that he forgot to send a letter?

Lan Zhan was reluctant to admit his displeasure, but the fact was that he was really unhappy.

This displeasure had accumulated over the summer and made him withdraw his previous vision.

On the morning of the start of school in September, Lan Zhan, who was planning to go out early, was stopped by Gu Yihan, saying that Jiang Cheng was a little uncomfortable and didn’t want to go to school.

Lan Zhan had to go to Jiang Cheng’s room, letting Jiang Cheng play tricks for a while before finally agreeing to help him take a leave on the first day of school before he could finish.

“Zhan, remember to take notes for A-Cheng, and if the teacher wants to rearrange the seats, make sure to leave the seat next to you for A-Cheng. It’s too hard for him to get into the first class this time.”

Before leaving, Gu Yihan instructed.

Lan Zhan stopped in his tracks and nodded his head in agreement without any temper.

He had long been accustomed to taking notes and making up lessons for Jiang Cheng, and this was one of the reasons why he had never skipped a grade and attended school accordingly.

“Why are you in such a hurry today?” Gu Yihan couldn’t help but ask after instructing.

Lan Zhan was stunned and only said, “I’m going to be late.”

The city was inevitably congested on the first day of school. Lan Zhan was sent to the school by the driver as usual.

When he arrived at the school gate, the bell rang.

Although he was still upset about a certain someone who had not written him any letter for three months, he learned through his class teacher that this person had already moved into Gusu High School dormitory yesterday and was reporting today like the other students.

As for Wei Ying, Lan Zhan actually did not think much about his looks, thinking that it was the simple appearance that was common in the mountains. He never judged people by their appearance anyway.

In early September, the sky was bright and the air was so clear.

Lan Zhan held a bottle of iced mineral water and walked through the grand summer heat before pausing at the moment he entered the classroom door.

On the podium, Shen Xiao Hai and a dazzling white boy looked over at him at the same time.

Lan Zhan naturally knew who the good-looking boy was.

The boy was looking at him with a pair of good-looking eyes that looked very similar to the person in the portrait in the villa, and there was a hidden surprise in his gaze.

Lan Zhan frowned imperceptibly, averted his gaze, and replied perfunctorily to Shen Xiao Hai’s nagging reproach.

After a long time, Lan Zhan recalled the scene at that moment, and he could still remember the complicated emotions in his heart at that time.

He was too much like Cangse Sanren, almost like Cangse Sanren’s own child.

This was his first impression of Wei Ying, and afterwards, as their relationship deepened, he instead downplayed this impression intentionally or unintentionally.

He just didn’t expect that a prophecy would come true, and his initial impression would coincide with the truth that was later revealed.

“You just missed the new classmate’s self-introduction. Come, I’ll introduce you, this classmate is called Wei Ying and he is the first in Yanping County! Do you think it’s okay for him to be your tablemate in the future?”

Shen Xiao Hai pulled the boy who was at a loss for words and pushed him in the direction of Lan Zhan.

“No.”

Lan Zhan refused indifferently, he was not used to being too close to other people. Not to mention that he didn’t want to see Jiang Cheng making a fuss when he went back.

With a straight face, Shen Xiao Hai tried to persuade him and winked at him.

Lan Zhan clearly saw that the boy on the podium lowered his head slightly, pursed his lips, showing a look of pity that was quite a blow.

He was a little amused, knowing that this person was mostly pretending, probably rolling his eyes and cursing him for being ignorant.

In the end, Lan Zhan was noncommittal about Shen Xiao Hai’s persuasion, and went back to his seat, acquiescing to the appearance of this new tablemate.

Lan Zhan, who received a total of 68 letters three months ago, believed that he had gained a preliminary understanding of Wei Ying’s character through these letters.

He believed that Wei Ying was a boy with a very strong character. Once he had a goal, he would definitely achieve it, so when he showed his vulnerability generously, he was mostly pretending.

At the same time, Lan Zhan also believed that Wei Ying was introverted and withdrawn. He rarely wrote about other classmates and friends in his letters, and rarely wrote about his relatives except his sister.

Probably he was not good at communicating with people in real life; just like some people who were very active on the Internet, but they were reticent in life.

Except Wei Ying had no Internet, he was active in writing letters to Lan Zhan.

Perhaps only when writing to him did Wei Ying show his cheerfulness.

However, the facts told Lan Zhan that he was wrong in his judgment.

After Lan Zhan returned to his seat, he started to study the competition book with headphones on.

In the corner of his eye, he saw Wei Ying step over and sit on his left side; his movements were very light.

He took out a Chinese Language book from his school bag and put it on the table. His right hand was casually holding a black gel pen, the hand was so white that you could clearly see the light blue veins.

Lan Zhan noticed that Wei Ying glanced at him, as if he wanted to say something, but did not speak.

The next moment the class teacher left the classroom, the classroom quickly became restless.

Nei Huaisang in the front row turned around like a spinning top and pulled Wei Ying to ask questions.

When it came to the letter sent by the students of Yanping High School, Lan Zhan felt that Wei Ying was obviously stiff. For a moment, he glanced at him without a trace.

After a while, more and more people crowded into this row.

Wei Ying turned the pen in his right hand, smiling and communicating with these students with ease, not only being able to call most of them by name easily, but also joking around freely.

The near row where their desks are became noisy, making Lan Zhan irritable. He frowned, picked up his cell phone, which happened to be vibrating with incoming calls, and walked out of the classroom.

In the Chinese Language class, Li Lujin talked about Wei Ying’s excellent model essay ‘The Man Who Chased the Moon’.

It was this nonsense essay that allowed Lan Zhan to see through Wei Ying’s true identity, and also made the person on the side feel embarrassed at the moment.

Lan Zhan laughed in his heart, thinking when would Wei Ying take the initiative to confess to writing to him while being disguised as a girl.

The next moment, Li Lujin turned the spearhead on Lan Zhan, connoting that his narrative essay was emotionless.

For such accusations Lan Zhan had long been accustomed to, yet he clearly heard the person next to him laughing prodigiously, very blatantly.

Lan Zhan glanced coldly at Wei Ying and saw that the man was fearlessly staring at him with an innocent face and a hint of provocation in his expression.

He withdrew his gaze and asked himself how he could think that Wei Ying was an introverted and pure person.

He even worried that Wei Ying would have trouble fitting in here and be bullied and excluded.

After a few days, Lan Zhan once again reshaped his understanding of Wei Ying’s character. He was not withdrawn and could get along well with others.

Even when faced with Lan Zhan’s deliberate cold treatment, he could deal with it calmly.

At the same time, he was very guarded and did not easily show his true emotions. Underneath his seemingly easy-going appearance, he hid a self-esteem that couldn’t be easily offended.

This kind of character should not suffer in the fiercely competitive class.

Lan Zhan thought that Wei Ying would spend his time studying in Gusu High School so peacefully, but the twist began on that day.

Lan Zhan didn’t understand for a long time why Wei Ying, who met Jiang Cheng for the first time, suddenly lost his temper.

It was also from that day that Lan Zhan noticed a sudden change in Wei Ying.

He would occasionally show a gloomy look. Especially when he met Jiang Cheng, he would show hostility.

When facing Lan Zhan, Wei Ying was not as calm as he was at the beginning, he became sensitive and even a bit sharp and paranoid.

Lan Zhan wondered if it was because he lent the notebook to Jiang Cheng after he refused to lend it to Wei Ying but he denied the idea.

So in that day’s physical education class, when Lan Zhan sensed that Wei Ying wanted to watch him play basketball, he went along with it and agreed to Nei Huaisang’s invitation.

The basketball game was not really interesting.

Lan Zhan was not focused on playing. He could feel Wei Ying’s gaze following him closely until Jiang Cheng appeared beside Wei Ying.

The two spoke a few words, then Wei Ying’s newly improved mood became gloomy again.

Lan Zhan paid attention to this gaze, so when the accident happened and the basketball slammed over there, he could clearly see that the basketball was originally directed at Jiang Cheng.

But Wei Ying blocked the basketball for Jiang Cheng. He could have avoided it, or pulled Jiang Cheng out of the way, but it was as if he had rushed into the ball.

Lan Zhan knew that Wei Ying did it on purpose, which made him confused and displeased.

On the way back from the infirmary, Lan Zhan dismantled Wei Ying’s little trick that he thought was clever. He watched the teenager in front of him turn pale instantly, like a small child caught in trouble.

He was stiffened for a long time before stumbling over him and saying that he wanted to be friends with him.

Lan Zhan didn’t quite accept this reason. He was angry at Wei Ying’s inexplicable self-harming behavior and a little disappointed that he put his heart into such a trivial matter.

He hoped that Wei Ying would study well in Gusu High School and cherish the opportunity to change his life.

Even if Wei Ying wanted to be friends with him, just say so— why did he need to do such things to get his attention?

Lan Zhan stared at Wei Ying, those wet eyes lowering slightly to avoid his gaze, as if full of strong grievances and unwillingness that could not be expressed.

Lan Zhan hesitated for a moment, but finally said to Wei Ying in a stern tone, telling him to study hard to stay in the first class and stop doing meaningless things.

More importantly, if there was something to say, say it to him directly, he would listen.

Lan Zhan hoped that Wei Ying would let go of his inexplicable targeting of Jiang Cheng and focus on his studies.

But Lan Zhan did not expect that Wei Ying would indeed study harder from that day on, while treating him completely like air.

He coldly watched Wei Ying bury his head in his desk doing practice papers and darting out of the classroom as soon as class was over, as if the person sitting next to him was some kind of fierce god.

Even during lunch break at noon, he would rather waste time helping his female classmates drawing on the blackboard rather than sitting in his seat.

Lan Zhan developed some anger that he didn’t understand.

He knew that perhaps his last words had hurt Wei Ying’s self-esteem, but he intended to deal with it coldly and let Wei Ying figure it out clearly.

A week passed, and this person still avoided him like the plague.

It was not until the last day of the week, on the eve of the seat change, that Lan Zhan finally realized that Wei Ying seemed to have something to say to him, but never said it.

This hesitant anxiety was partly transmitted to Lan Zhan, making him also a bit absent-minded.

Later, he saw Wei Ying tear a note and bury his head in writing something.

For this reason, after the last class, even if Jiang Cheng came to urge him, he stayed and continued to write unnecessary homework for a while, but the note was not handed over to him until Wei Ying left the classroom.

In the concert hall on the top floor of the Yuxi Building, Lan Zhan with other members of the symphony orchestra rehearsed this semester’s assignment piece, ‘Merry Christmas’, a piece he liked very much.

It was just that when he was playing the piano, he inadvertently saw outside the door, separated by a small piece of glass, in a dark corner, Wei Ying’s gaze was focusing on him.

Those bright eyes were filled with a clear and clean yearning.

Obviously it was only a door away, but it was like looking up at some kind of unreachable existence in another world.

Lan Zhan quickly withdrew his gaze, looking at the piano score calmly as his hands continued to play the climax of the piece.

The conductor glanced at him, reminded him that he had just made a mistake.

When he looked out the door again, there was no longer the figure of the person who had just been there.

Lan Zhan ended the rehearsal early.

He was reluctant to admit that when he saw Wei Ying’s longing but fearful look in the concert hall, he softened for a moment.

When he returned to the classroom, Lan Zhan was not surprised to see Wei Ying alone in the classroom, nor was he surprised to find that Wei Ying’s attitude toward him had become sharp again.

He indulged Wei Ying’s choking tone and gave him the corrected test papers one by one and analyzed how far his grades were from staying in the first class, as well as telling him what to do next to improve.

Lan Zhan found that Wei Ying quickly became tame. His thin shoulder blades slowly relaxed from tightness, and he lay on the desk with his arms in Lan Zhan’s direction.

There was a reddish mark on his white forearm because of being pressed by the chin for a long time.

He always looked seriously at the test paper in Lan Zhan’s hand, occasionally lifting his thick eyelashes to quietly glance at Lan Zhan.

When Lan Zhan looked over, Wei Ying moved his gaze away again, lowering his eyes to look at the paper, and said in an obedient tone that he got it.

Lan Zhan felt that Wei Ying was like a docile pet. He became in a good mood and took the initiative to ask Wei Ying what he wanted to say to him, and simply agreed to Wei Ying’s request to continue to be his tablemate and to help him with the make up lessons.

From that day on, Wei Ying did return to the person he was when he first arrived, and even though he also encountered the slander of stealing, Lan Zhan quickly resolved these disturbances.

Lan Zhan believed that all his initial intentions were just to create a better environment for Wei Ying to study.

After all, he was the only one here who had personally witnessed how much effort Wei Ying had put in, and he was the one who personally made Wei Ying’s arrival possible.

To this end, he asked his friends to take care of Wei Ying in the art club, and he also recorded a listening tape in person overnight.

In order to take care of Wei Ying’s self-esteem, he could only use a recorder.

Lan Zhan thought that as long as Wei Ying focused all his attention on his studies and lived up to his original intention, he would be satisfied.

But Lan Zhan found that he was still unhappy because of Wei Ying’s distraction.

He didn’t like to see Wei Ying getting too close to other people, even for the purpose of discussing their study, and he felt even more inexplicably annoyed after finding out that Wei Ying had a good impression of Wen Qing.

Lan Zhan gradually realized that it was not that he could not tolerate Wei Ying focusing on something other than his studies.

He just couldn’t tolerate Wei Ying’s attention not being on him.

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The author has something to say:

This extra chapter is mainly about the awkward mental journey of Lan Zhan in the early days when he was stubborn and get slapped on his face again and again.

Story is already ended in 63 chapters.

At least now you know what’s going on in LZ’s mind and his confusing actions in the early chapters are explained in this extra chapter.

^^^

Next story will be release soon don’t forget to read it. 😊