Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 10 Not Disliking Is Liking

The barbecue was quickly served, and the aroma was irresistible. It looked quite hot, but Guzheng didn't care. She picked up a skewer of lamb and put it in her mouth.

"I remember you went to tutor today, what are you doing here? Did you get fired on your first day?"

She looked at Han Zhou with a mischievous grin, her face and lips quickly turning bright red. The barbecue she ordered was all very spicy, and the skewers were also very hot, so she was clearly having trouble keeping up with it. She kept flapping her tongue as she spoke, and occasionally made hissing sounds.

Han Zhou wanted to laugh, and advised, "Eating too much spicy food is not good. If you can't handle it, don't force yourself to eat it."

"Who says I can't eat it? If you can eat it, so can I!"

But he seemed to have forgotten Guzheng's personality. It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it, because once he did, he got all excited. He frowned, shoved the skewers into his mouth with his head down, looking like he wouldn't stop until he finished them.

Han Zhou sensed something was wrong, but he also knew that it would be difficult to persuade Gu Zheng at this point, so he could only ask the shopkeeper to bring a few more bottles of water.

He does like spicy food, and Guzheng ordered it to suit his taste, but I guess she also wanted to try it herself.

"You still haven't answered me. Were you fired?"

Gu Zheng lowered her head, sniffed, and her voice trembled slightly from the spiciness, but she still didn't forget the question from the beginning.

"No, there's just a slight problem."

Han Zhou briefly explained why he was there, but he didn't mention the foolish things he did, like turning off the power and helping Mo Yixia with her test paper. Gu Zheng was not only competitive but also extremely serious about her work, and she would definitely nag him endlessly if she found out.

After listening, Gu Zheng paused in her movements and asked, "Is your student also in this area right now?"

"Ah."

"where is it?"

Han Zhou gave her a strange look: "Are you interested in her?"

"I'm just a little curious..."

After a hard-fought battle, Gu Zheng finally finished her barbecue. When she looked up, Han Zhou almost burst out laughing. Her whole round face was red from the spiciness, her eyes were watering, and there was a lot of chili powder on the corners of her mouth and even the tip of her nose. She looked like a round red chili pepper.

Gu Zheng was always extremely sensitive to Han Zhou's mockery, and immediately glared at him fiercely, saying with displeasure, "Are you laughing at me?"

"Nothing."

Han Zhou coughed twice, handed over a pack of tissues, and shook his head, saying, "But I suggest you wipe your mouth first."

Gu Zheng snorted coldly, snatched the tissue, and just as she finished wiping her mouth, a plate was pushed towards her. She heard the other person continue, "Are you full? Why don't you eat mine too?"

Do you take me for a pig?

Gu Zheng glared at him and warned, "This is what I invited you to eat. You keep it for yourself, and you have to finish it, understand?"

"Okay, but I'll go buy some pens for the students first, I'll be right back."

"Hurry up and go, remember to come back and finish your food, and don't even think about running away!"

Guzheng seemed a little impatient, waving her hands incessantly as if shooing away flies.

Seeing that Han Zhou had disappeared, she suddenly got up and sneaked a few steps in the direction Han Zhou had left. She peeked around a few more times and, seeing that his figure had completely disappeared, she breathed a sigh of relief. Then, unable to hold back any longer, she rushed to the table, opened the mineral water bottle, and gulped it down.

"It's so spicy! It's so spicy! How can it be so spicy!"

Her tongue was practically burning, but she was too embarrassed to drink water in front of Han Zhou, fearing she would be ridiculed.

After drinking two bottles of water, Gu Zheng felt her tongue regain some sensation and the stinging pain on the tip of her tongue was relieved. Just then, Han Zhou walked back from not far away.

Gu Zheng sat up straight, quickly putting on a calm demeanor, afraid of arousing suspicion.

Seeing Han Zhou sit down expressionlessly, she rolled her eyes and suddenly pointed at the plate, saying loudly, "Hurry up and finish the rest, I'll watch you eat!"

Anyone could see the ill intent in her expression.

The barbecue stall owner not far away secretly shook his head, thinking to himself that this young girl was still too naive. He had just witnessed how Han Zhou hid behind the next stall, and had been secretly watching the girl's uncontrollable spiciness. He was almost laughing to tears, and he even took a few pictures with his phone.

It must be really hard to hold back laughter...

"hurry up!"

"Oh."

Despite Gu Zheng's urging, Han Zhou remained calm. He picked up a skewer of grilled meat and suddenly feigned confusion, saying, "Strange, where did the water I put on the table go?"

Gu Zheng turned her head to look at the gloomy sky; the heavy rain showed no sign of stopping.

"What water? I don't see it."

"Did you just laugh? You're lying, you definitely laughed!"

……

【Daily Task 1 (Guzheng): Inflict the target's heart-pounding state ten times 10/10, earn 1 point】

【Daily Task 2 (Guzheng): Obtain the target of 10 phrases 'I'm afraid' 10/10, and earn 1 point】

After finishing a plate of barbecue, Han Zhou wiped his mouth with satisfaction, feeling completely relaxed and happy.

From the perspective of daily tasks alone, Guzheng is obviously much easier to deal with than Mo Yixia. In less than half an hour, he successfully completed two daily tasks, which made him feel great. The more he looked at the class monitor, the more adorable he felt.

However, he did not forget that he had important business to attend to. Seeing that it was almost time, he got up to say goodbye and said, "I still have to supervise the students' work, so I'll be leaving now. I'll come to your house to see you tomorrow."

Gu Zheng was a little downcast, after all, it was a pity that she didn't see Han Zhou breathe fire from the spiciness. Hearing this, she took out her phone to check and nodded, "Okay, then you work hard, I should go back and exercise too."

"Did you bring an umbrella?" "Yes." She took an umbrella out of her handbag.

Han Zhou felt relieved and stood up sincerely, saying, "Thank you, I really enjoyed this barbecue."

"As long as you're happy, remember to treat me to a meal another day."

Gu Zheng waved dismissively, opened her umbrella, and walked into the rain, disappearing from sight shortly afterward.

Han Zhou watched her leave before noticing that Gu Zheng was wearing a beautiful floral dress that perfectly showcased her youthful charm, attracting attention wherever she went. Unfortunately, his attention hadn't been on her.

At the same time, Guzheng, walking in the rain, suddenly became annoyed. She stomped her foot angrily and tugged at her skirt, saying, "Don't I look good in this outfit? That guy didn't even compliment me..."

Han Zhou was unaware that Gu Zheng actually wanted to be praised. He had already returned to the milk tea shop. Although he had been delayed for a while, finishing the test papers on the table should not be a problem.

Mo Yixia hadn't come back yet, but thinking about it, that was normal. It was a rare opportunity to go out and have fun. If it were Han Zhou, he would probably come back right on time. He put aside all his distractions and began to focus on answering the questions.

Time quickly came to four o'clock, and the rain was almost over. Han Zhou stretched and yawned. He had almost finished the test paper. If it weren't for the fact that there were many girls in the milk tea shop secretly watching him, and some even mustered up the courage to ask for his contact information, he might have been able to finish it even faster.

He was already used to this. After all, he had a charm rating of seven points. Although he wasn't handsome to the point of being outrageously good-looking, he still deserved the title of handsome guy.

Strangely, Mo Yixia still hadn't returned. Han Zhou was a little confused. He had originally reserved his time after four o'clock for Gu Zheng, but since he had already seen her today, he wasn't in a hurry. However, it was still necessary to ask.

Breaking promises is not a good habit.

However, before he could contact the other party, an unfamiliar number suddenly called, which was probably from Mo Yixia.

As expected, as soon as the call connected, Mo Yixia's calm voice came from the other end: "This is Mo Yixia, is that you?"

Has this guy forgotten my name...? Han Zhou said, "It's me. It's already four o'clock. Why aren't you back yet?"

Mo Yixia was silent for a moment, then calmly said, "I'm lost."

"What? Lost?" Han Zhou was taken aback; this was a reason he hadn't considered. "Where did you go?"

"I do not know."

Do you know how to use mobile maps?

"will not."

Han Zhou wasn't surprised. Given how strict Mo Yixia's mother was, she wouldn't have many opportunities to use her phone under such circumstances, so it was normal that she didn't know how to use maps.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Then do you see if there are any landmarks around? I'll come find you."

"Oh, there's a cold drink shop called 'First Encounter' here, and a very large flower shop..."

……

More than ten minutes later, Han Zhou successfully found Mo Yixia standing quietly under the eaves on the street a few hundred meters away. He also saw the cold drink shop she had mentioned. It is worth mentioning that the shop's name was not "First Encounter" as he had previously thought, but "Emerging from the Bath".

That's quite novel. Why not call it "release from prison"...?

His lips twitched. Seeing that Mo Yixia was still holding the milk tea he had bought when they parted, staring blankly at the flower shop across the street where music was playing, he walked up to her and asked, "Do you like flowers?"

"No."

Mo Yixia then noticed Han Zhou's arrival and apologized, "I'm sorry to have kept you up."

"It's okay, I'm not in a rush today, but who knows about the future." Han Zhou shrugged and said, "Why don't you wait in the store? These stores all have seats and air conditioning... Besides, don't you like milk tea?"

He had just noticed that Mo Yixia hadn't drunk a drop of her milk tea, and hadn't even inserted a straw.

Mo Yixia gently shook her head and explained, "I don't like taking off my mask outside. I'll take the milk tea home and finish it."

Han Zhou felt a little regretful: "That's a real pity. Don't you feel like something's missing if you stroll through the food street without eating anything?"

He thought of Guzheng, whose belly was like a bottomless pit; such a fierce warrior should be what the food street likes.

"I don't think so," Mo Yixia shook her head.

Han Zhou glanced at the sky, which had cleared up: "Have you had enough fun? I've almost finished the test. If you want to play, I can go for a walk with you."

"No need, thank you for today, let's go back."

Han Zhou was somewhat surprised, and looked her over with his eyes: "There's still some time, this is a rare opportunity."

Mo Yixia actually wanted to stay outside a little longer, but unfortunately the conditions didn't allow it. She said, "My mom just called me and said that the power has been restored to the community and that she has already found someone to restore the power to the house."

Seeing that Han Zhou's expression suddenly became tense, she added, "Don't worry, she doesn't suspect anything."

Han Zhou was relieved that there was no suspicion. He hailed a taxi and quickly dropped Mo Yixia off at her apartment building. The two waited together for the elevator to come down.

Seeing Mo Yixia get on the elevator, he hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help asking, "Can I ask you a question?"

"can."

Mo Yixia held the exam paper in her arms, cupped her milk tea in her hands, and stood quietly in the elevator. Her eyes were like pools of water, reflecting the moonlight under the beauty mark under her eyes, making her look exceptionally serene.

What kind of person do you find not annoying?

Mo Yixia paused for a moment, thought about it seriously for a while, and finally gave her answer the instant the elevator doors closed completely.

"If I don't dislike it... then I guess I like it."

(End of this chapter)