GTRSV – Chapter 60.1

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Qiao Lan’s life as a sophomore had just ended on the day when Tan Mo got rid of crutches.

Qiao Lan told Tan Mo that she had received the first-class scholarship for the second year in a row. She also mentioned that she had found a dessert shop, and the strawberry mousse cup there was very delicious. Later on she confidently said that even if Tan Mo comes back to school now, he would have trouble knocking her down from her position as First in the grade.

Tan Mo tightly grasped the leg muscle rehabilitation device’s mounting frame with his right hand, and held the phone close to his ear with his left hand. He had just gone through some intensive rehabilitation exercises, and so his breathing sound was a little faster than usual. 

Hearing her words his lips subconsciously curved into a small smile, “Really?”

“Of course,” Qiao Lan said, “My Biology scores are good, and I get close to full marks every time. You haven’t studied recently so you can’t be better than me.”

Tan Mo smiled silently, “Really? That’s amazing.”

Hearing his words Qiao Lan fell into a daze, she didn’t know if it was an illusion or not but she thought she heard a doting tone in his voice,, “Tan Mo”, Qiao Lan called Tan Mo. , “Did something good happen today? You are in such a good mood.”

“Yeah,” Tan Mo let go of the mounting frame and stood without anything supporting him. He stood firm, walked forward, and walked back to the ward from here, his eyes bent into crescents and his lips arched into a small smile at Qiao Lan’s unconstrained words.

Qiao Lan asked him what happened today that made him so happy, Tan Mo responded that it was a secret, and he wouldn’t tell her.

For more than half a year, Tan Mo didn’t know whether this long journey would end in a miracle or disappointment. Until now, when the doctor finally told him that it might be hopeful for him.

He could stand and walk without relying on any assistance. Currently, he does not need to continue the previous rehabilitation. His previous daily rehabilitation task was to mainly exercise, eat a lot of nutritious things, and then start exercising to strengthen his physical fitness again.

Slowly, he could not only walk normally, go up and down the stairs, but also run and jump.

After more than a year of illness, the three months of rehabilitation was like a regional trip, and his body that had been tossed for a long time was in its weakest state.

Uncle Chen hired the most professional rehabilitation specialist for Tan Mo, who used the most professional data to calculate the maximum amount of exercise Tan Mo could withstand.

A patient who had just recovered, couldn’t start with high-intensity sports training now as it wasn’t  something ordinary people could do. Just like how people who had never exercised before, when they received high-intensity training from the start, few could persist, let alone a patient who had just recovered from a serious illness.

The rehabilitation therapist looked at the tall and thin young man, it was obvious at a glance that he was sickly. The therapist didn’t think that he (Tan Mo) would be able to handle even a few days of training.

He decided not to overdo it, and made sure that the training intensity was precisely controlled within the acceptable range, along with other factors to maximize the training time that they had. As long as it is a well-made plan, it could be completed on the same day.

In this way, Tan Mo’s progress can be described as rapid.

The rehabilitation therapist was even more active in helping Tan Mo recover when he saw how hard the young man worked in amazement. 

It was recommended that he keep exercising every day even after he fully recovered. It was good to learn some professional skills and strengthening exercises in order to increase physical fitness and health.

Tan Mo had already known this, and didn’t say that he had already planned to do this long ago.

He always remembered that day when Luo Nian harassed Qiao Lan at the school gate. At that time, he could only sit in a wheelchair and couldn’t do anything. If he could, he would be the first to rush up, and remove the dirty hand that had touched Qiao Lan.

The phone next to him rang, and Tan Mo took the phone and connected to the call. The rehabilitation therapist looked at the boy who had just had an expressionless and cold face. When he answered the phone, his cold facial features melted instantly, even his voice softened unconsciously.

Tan Mo spoke Chinese, which the rehabilitation practitioner couldn’t fully understand, but from Tan Mo’s short answers, he could also hear that there wasn’t a lot of substance in the conversations.

It was simple things, such as how is the weather today, what did you eat today, etc.

It was currently eleven o’clock in the morning in New York, and eleven o’clock at night in China. Qiao Lan usually called Tan Mo right before going to bed.

After the call started, she found out that she actually didn’t have much to say. It was a holiday recently, and she had been staying in the dorm reading a book without going out. Because of that, there was nothing fun and interesting to share with Tan Mo.

Thinking about this Qiao Lan’s heart couldn’t help but clench.

During winter vacation, Tan Mo left for the United States. Now half of summer vacation has passed. Qiao Lan has not seen Tan Mo for over half a year.

The longer their separation, the more clearly Qiao Lan realized that Tan Mo was more important to her than she had imagined.

When she first came to this unfamiliar world, she had no friends or relatives. Two years have passed in a blink of an eye, but Tan Mo was still the only one who really approached her. When Tan Mo was there, Qiao Lan only liked living with Tan Mo. After Tan Mo left, Qiao Lan realized that she had lost a home.

Qiao Lan clearly realized that she wanted Tan Mo.

She thought of the boy who was always expressionless, but did his best to laugh.

Caught up in her thoughts Qiao Lan didn’t know what she said, it was most likely a bunch of nonsense, but Tan Mo was not impatient at all and still listened very seriously. 

Until Qiao Lan fell silent suddenly, and Tan Mo felt a little at a loss. Was it because he was too boring, so she didn’t know what to say…?

“When are you coming back?” Qiao Lan said softly.

When will you come back?

Will you come back?

I miss you a bit.

No, I actually miss you very much.

The girl’s slightly hesitatingly soft voice, accompanied by the sudden stillness on the other side of the phone, made Tan Mo feel dimly that he had heard something strange.

“I’ll come back soon,” The love and yearning hidden in his heart climbed up his throat and got stuck impatiently, and so Tan Mo’s voice trembled a bit.

Soon, I’ll come back really soon.

Finally, after he hung up the phone, and the rehabilitation therapist next to him teased him ambiguously, “Girlfriend?”

Tan Mo squeezed the phone in his hand. No, Tan Mo wanted to say this subconsciously, but suddenly he felt an uncontrollable greed.

After the rehabilitation was completely over, he would never see this rehabilitator again. Even if it was a lie, the rehabilitator didn’t know that and he wouldn’t be telling other people, let alone Qiao Lan.

He just wanted to give it a try, to not refute this sentence, to use words to say that Qiao Lan is really his girlfriend.

He was quiet for a long time, as if there was a struggle in his heart for a long time. After a while he finally said, “Yes.”

The moment he said “Yes”, Tan Mo felt that he was overwhelmed by the wave shame and blame, but despite this, his heartbeat increased and a feeling of trembling joy and intimacy erupted in his heart.

The rehabilitation therapist couldn’t see the large mood swings hidden under this expressionless face. He began to gossip and Tan Mo asked if his girlfriend was very good and beautiful.

“Excellent”, Tan Mo answered. When he heard the word “girlfriend” come out of the rehabilitator’s mouth, his heart seemed to be suddenly caught, it felt unspeakably sweet to hear it.

“Pretty, very beautiful.”

“Really?” The rehabilitation therapist was quite excited, and asked Tan Mo if he had any photos, then looked down at Tan Mo’s phone.

Tan Mo turned the phone screen over so that it faced away from the therapist and his tone suddenly went cold.

 “No.”

The rehabilitation therapist: …

“Well, let’s continue training.”