Karuizawa's academic ability and athletic performance were below average, and she had been bullied since childhood.
Therefore, in her eyes, she was merely a good-looking "weakling," and she had very little confidence in her own abilities.
Karuizawa did not want to give up this opportunity so easily.
She hoped Bai Lan could be her fake boyfriend and protect her.
After this incident, Karuizawa realized that although Bai Lan spoke and acted rather strangely, making him easy to misunderstand, he was definitely not the sort of person who enjoyed bullying the weak.
Moreover, when he discovered that he had made a mistake, he would take the initiative to make amends instead of brushing it off.
Most importantly, Bai Lan would not smooth things over and try to please both sides with gentle words like Hirata did.
Bai Lan had very clear likes and dislikes. Whenever he saw someone or something he could not stand, he would definitely step in.
Thinking it over carefully, Karuizawa suddenly suspected that the reason Bai Lan had forced her to pretend to be his girlfriend might have been that he thought she had done something he disliked—in other words, blackmailing Hirata.
This made Karuizawa feel that Bai Lan was principled, responsible, and righteous, even if he expressed those principles, his sense of responsibility, and his justice in somewhat strange ways.
In short, Karuizawa felt that as long as she did not do anything Bai Lan disliked, then as Bai Lan's "fake girlfriend" and "ally," he would be more reliable than Hirata.
After asking him, Karuizawa secretly prayed that she would happen to know everything Bai Lan tested her on.
Bai Lan did not beat around the bush. He directly stated the requirements for the shield he had decided on from the start:
"First, she must not