Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 103 A Bizarre Family
"Weren't those punctuation marks you wrote on the draft paper a code for help?"

"Punctuation marks? Are there any? I probably just wrote them down casually when we were setting up the code. Today I just happened to use that page of draft paper again."

"You agreed to let me leave your house so easily, which doesn't match your true feelings at all. Aren't you just saying this on purpose to make me realize that you had no other choice?"

"My parents have already told you to leave, what reason do I have to keep you? Am I pregnant with your child?"

"The box you showed me for the notebook is the same one you used to store the grappling hook. Doesn't this imply that someone else in the room is monitoring us through surveillance cameras, and at the same time remind me to secretly take the grappling hook and disable the surveillance by turning off the power?"

"So it was you who caused the power outage. But unfortunately, I just happened to put the notes you gave me into that box."

"When I said I needed to go to the bathroom to prepare for action, you specifically gave me two apples. Didn't you want me to use them as weapons for retaliation?"

"What gave you the illusion that an apple could be used as a weapon? To be honest, I was always curious why you brought an apple into the bathroom..."

"..."

Seeing that all his guesses were dismissed so easily by Mo Yixia, Han Zhou was completely stunned, feeling like a delusional fool.

After a few seconds of silence, he asked in a tone that was a mixture of despair and expectation, "So... this man on the ground is really your biological father, and not some burglar?"

Mo Yixia looked at him as if he were an idiot: "What kind of thug do you think would break into someone's house in broad daylight without any cover?"

Han Zhou was speechless for a moment, but his expression quickly turned resentful.

"Wait, there's still something suspicious!"

He struggled desperately, saying, "Why is your mother pretending to be not home when she's clearly in the bedroom across the street?"

Han Zhou still didn't think his judgment was wrong; this guy could never be Mo Yixia's father.

If everything he had just said was merely the cause of his suspicions about the man who claimed to be Mo Yixia's father, then Jiang Baiqian calling him from her bedroom and claiming that she was outside was the key to connecting all his suspicions.

He had sensed something was wrong as early as when he made that phone call.

Jiang Baiqian's tone was quite tense at the time. Compared to other emotions, this tension seemed to come from fear, which immediately aroused Han Zhou's suspicion.

He had actually been suspicious for a while, but he hadn't thought of it in such a bizarre way.

The shoes by the door were the same pair Jiang Baiqian often wore when she went out, but today she left them at home. So he inexplicably guessed that she might be at home right now, so he changed his status without hesitation and used "fate to listen" to enhance his hearing, listening to the sounds in the whole room immediately.

To his surprise, Jiang Baiqian's voice did indeed come from a closed bedroom, but she fell silent after making the call, as if she was deliberately keeping quiet, or perhaps she was forced to remain silent for some reason.

Not only that, Han Zhou heard other noises coming from the bedroom. Although he couldn't be sure, he still suspected that there might be another person in the room.

At the same time, he naturally thought of the women's slippers worn by the man who claimed to be Mo Yixia's father, which was also a strange point of suspicion.

How could a grown man not have his own men's slippers at home? Even if he liked women's slippers, he should at least choose a pair that fit. Combined with this guy's rude attitude of trying to kick him out the moment they met, a very bold conjecture instantly formed in Han Zhou's mind—

This morning, two audacious thugs suddenly broke into Mo Yixia's home and used violence to subdue the mother and daughter immediately, intending to force them to reveal the whereabouts of their property.

This was a sudden home invasion robbery. Knowing that they could not resist, Mo Yixia and her companion had no choice but to compromise for the time being and secretly seek a way to save themselves.

But just then, the hope in their eyes, and the uninvited guest in the eyes of the bandits—the hotheaded Han Zhou—arrived at their door.

The unexpected visitor caught the two thugs off guard, disrupting their plans. They quickly asked the mother and daughter who was knocking on the door. Upon learning that the visitor was Mo Yixia's tutor and that not opening the door might arouse suspicion, the two thugs immediately devised a plan to impersonate Mo Yixia's father and drive him away to avoid any further complications.

So the two divided the tasks: one bandit pulled the mother, Jiang Baiqian, into the bedroom and held her captive, using her to coerce the daughter, Mo Yixia, who was away, into cooperating with their operation; the other bandit pretended to be Mo Yixia's father and tried to get rid of Han Zhou directly.

Since they were intruders into the house, they were unfamiliar with everything and couldn't find men's slippers. They had no choice but to hurriedly put on a pair of ill-fitting women's slippers and pretend to have just woken up.

To everyone's surprise, Han Zhou was a stubborn fool who wouldn't listen to reason and barged into the house without saying a word. Fearing exposure, the two thugs had to implement Plan B, intending to use the mother and daughter to get rid of him. That's how Jiang Baiqian made that phone call from the bedroom...

Han Zhou's conjecture is roughly as described. Although many details are inconsistent, the general logic is still coherent.

There was really no other way, so Mo Yixia didn't say anything, and that was all he could think about.

That's right... two audacious bandits.

In Han Zhou's view, this was the real reason why Mo Yixia used quotation marks to ask for help!
He quickly came up with a solution.

Taking on two people at the same time is risky. Even with his current physical condition, he can't guarantee success. After all, the other party might be carrying a weapon, and Jiang Baiqian is a hostage. So he can't be reckless. He can only proceed slowly and defeat them one by one.

Considering that one of the thugs might be in the bedroom using Jiang Baiqian's phone to monitor him and Mo Yixia outside, his first task was to disable the surveillance system. Next, he needed to kill the man impersonating Mo Yixia's father before the person in the bedroom could react. Then, he would pretend to leave and wait for the other thug to come out and check before ambushing and subduing him.

Yes, it's a perfect plan.

To ensure his judgment was correct, Han Zhou listened in the restroom for almost three minutes to confirm that there were at most two bandits before taking action.

He first used the same trick as before, using the grappling hook he had secretly taken from the box containing the notebooks not long ago to shut off the power. Then, as soon as the surveillance stopped working, he rushed into the study and used the "powerful throw" skill to throw an apple, instantly stunning the man in the study.

The operation was flawless.

Up to this point, Han Zhou was quite satisfied with his actions, until Mo Yixia spoke up.

She actually claimed that the man in the study was indeed her father, and not some burglar who broke into her home!

These words were like a bolt from the blue for Han Zhou. If that were true, then he had undoubtedly made a huge blunder.

After receiving confirmation from Mo Yixia several times, Han Zhou was dumbfounded. Looking at the unconscious man on the ground, he still felt strange, but he had already begun to consider whether he should run away now to avoid the other party waking up and settling accounts with him.

His intention was to subdue the criminals; it would be ridiculous if he ended up being arrested as a criminal himself after the police were called...

After listening to Han Zhou's inner thoughts, Mo Yixia clapped lightly and exclaimed, "Your imagination is truly rich; no wonder you indulge in excessive sexual activity."

Is there any connection between these two things you mentioned?

Realizing he had made a mistake, Han Zhou sighed and said, "Oh no, I've really messed up now. But I only risked it for you, so you'll have to explain yourself properly later."

He wasn't trying to shift the blame; he just hoped Mo Yixia could help him clear up the misunderstanding to prevent things from escalating.

These days, with the proliferation of social media, he really doesn't want to see headlines like "Shocking! A man kills a girl's biological father to get his hands on a mother and daughter" when he goes online tomorrow.

However, he still found it strange that the guy on the ground didn't look like Mo Yixia's biological father at all. Putting aside everything else, there wasn't a single thing they looked alike.

He suspected that Mo Yixia was lying to him, after all, she still hadn't explained Jiang Baiqian's situation. However, just as she said, since this guy dared to show his face in broad daylight, he obviously wasn't some kind of bandit...

Seeing Han Zhou's worried face, Mo Yixia didn't offer any words of comfort. Instead, she asked curiously, "Oh my, you're actually willing to risk your life fighting with thugs for me?"

"Otherwise what? Doesn't the quotation marks in the title mean 'Come quickly to save the princess'?"

Han Zhou resorted to his old tricks. He knew that playing the victim would soften Mo Yixia's heart and get her to tell the truth. So he sighed and said in a mournful voice, "I remember everything you said. I don't care if I suffer a loss for you. But this time you have to take at least half the blame. Sigh, why did you have to scribble those punctuation marks for no reason..."

Mo Yixia suddenly moved her face closer, stared into his eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Do you mean to say that I am your princess?" "Your hat is almost poking my face."

Han Zhou took a step back and said helplessly, "You need to understand the key point. The most crucial issue now is how I'm going to apologize and explain to your parents."

Mo Yixia twirled her baseball cap, turning the brim to the back of her head. After thinking for a moment, she simply took the cap off and put it on the other person's head instead.

"What are you doing?"

Han Zhou looked at her with a puzzled expression and a hint of surprise.

He had seen Mo Yixia without a mask many times, but this was the first time he had seen her without a baseball cap.

How should I put it? It's a feeling I can't quite put my finger on.

"It's all because of you that the power went out in the room, which made the air conditioner temporarily unusable. It's too hot to keep wearing a hat, so please help me put it on."

Han Zhou was both amused and exasperated. What kind of time was this guy to be doing all this nonsense? "If you think it's too hot, just take it off and put it aside. Besides, do you think I won't get hot?"

He was about to take off his hat when Mo Yixia's next words made him stop.

"If you'll put your hat on properly, I can tell you the truth in exchange."

Han Zhou knew that this guy hadn't been telling the truth, and breathed a slight sigh of relief, saying, "Okay, I'm wearing it now, go ahead and tell me."

"That's not enough. You still need to answer my previous questions," Mo Yixia said calmly.

"what is the problem?"

Am I your princess?

Han Zhou could actually guess what this guy wanted to ask, and sighed, "Yes, yes, but Your Highness, I got into trouble because of you, how can you bear to play games with me like this?"

"You clearly knew that what I just said wasn't true, so how can you say it was just playing around?"

Mo Yixia tossed her long hair. She actually just wanted to see Han Zhou's dumbfounded expression because it was very interesting. She never intended to lie to him: "Although I know you don't sincerely treat me like a princess, I can still tell you the truth."

"First of all, the guy lying here right now is definitely not my father."

Han Zhou breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew it... So who is he?"

Mo Yixia didn't answer, but said, "Actually, most of your previous guesses were true. Punctuation marks are indeed used to call for help. However, I mainly wanted to take this opportunity to see the tacit understanding between us. And it turns out that we seem to be a little too tacit. I wasn't even a little surprised when I saw you knock him out."

"I don't know whether to say that we're both naive, or that the test you had me do yesterday was more accurate."

Is this a test of telepathy?

Han Zhou asked, puzzled, "Since most of my guesses are true, then what is false?"

He still doesn't understand the situation.

Mo Yixia said, "These two people were indeed thugs who broke into my house, but they shouldn't be real thugs. They were probably hired by my dad to pretend to be thugs."

Han Zhou remained calm until he heard the beginning, but he was dumbfounded when he heard the end: "What the hell? Did your dad send them?"

Is this some kind of unusual fetish?
“That’s right. My mom might not have noticed, but I noticed it from the beginning. They came in directly with a key, and besides my mom and me, only my dad has a key to our house.”

"unbelievable……"

Han Zhou was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses. "Your father hired fake thugs to break into your house? What was his purpose?"

Mo Yixia shook her head and said, "I don't know either, why don't you guess?"

Han Zhou couldn't figure it out either, and chuckled dryly, "It couldn't possibly be for the sake of playing the hero and saving the damsel in distress, could it..."

Mo Yixia remained silent, her eyes showing a thoughtful expression.

Han Zhou was stunned: "No way, it's really a hero saving a damsel in distress?"

"Really?!"

He began to have doubts about Mo Yixia's father's mental state.

Mo Yixia pondered, "It may not be about a hero saving a damsel in distress, but the ultimate goal is probably to win my and my mother's favor."

"Using this method to win over his wife and daughter..." Han Zhou paused for a moment, "Is there something wrong with your father?"

He pointed to his head.

Mo Yixia didn't comment, but she probably thought so too. She said, "These are all just my guesses for now, and they may not be true. My dad has a very bad relationship with my mother and me, which is why we separated. He might try to mend things when he comes back this time, and it's not impossible that he would use this method. Plus, he just happened to come back today, so I suspect that he hired these two guys."

Han Zhou was astonished and exclaimed, "I've discovered that your family is quite eccentric. The three of you could probably create a complete TV series..."

“Of course, you’re the most normal one here,” he added tactfully.

Fortunately, there were no problems. He was worried that the two of them chatting here might be disrespecting Jiang Baiqian. Since they were fake robbers, there was no need to worry too much.

"Don't worry, fake bandits are still bandits. These two really scared me and my mom. Don't feel guilty about knocking them out. My mom will handle any compensation needed."

Ignoring Han Zhou's complaints, Mo Yixia suddenly said seriously, "Listen to me, this is an excellent opportunity."

Han Zhou's expression turned serious, and he immediately perked up his ears.

Mo Yixia continued, "Just as you guessed, one of the fake bandits is currently watching my mother and the surveillance cameras in the bedroom. The cameras are no longer working, and my mother probably hasn't realized they're fake yet, so she must be very scared and worried about me."

"and then?"

"It's very simple. All you have to do now is carry out your rescue plan and take away everything my dad wants."

"Take away...everything your father wanted?" Han Zhou's expression was strange.

"You seem to be getting more and more disgusting."

Mo Yixia sighed, "Don't overthink it. But you can think about something else. For example, you can think about what my mother will do after you save her."

Han Zhou hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Would you repay me with your body?"

Mo Yixia took a deep breath, but ultimately chose not to make a move, only giving him a helpless glare.

"A scumbag like you, I'm probably the only one willing to give yourself to you."

(End of this chapter)