Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 104 We can always elope.

Han Zhou stood at the door of the study, listening intently and secretly observing the closed bedroom door diagonally opposite.

His hearing was now excellent, and he could vaguely hear footsteps in the room. The other fake bandit seemed to be getting restless and might come out to check the situation at any moment.

Seeing that Mo Yixia was staring at him, he asked in a low voice, "Won't something unexpected happen?"

"will not."

Mo Yixia gently shook her head. "Fake bandits are still bandits, so it's reasonable for us to retaliate. But you should be careful not to go too far, or you might get yourself into trouble."

"That's not what I'm worried about."

Han Zhou hesitated for a moment, then said with concern, "I'm worried that this will affect the relationship between your parents."

Mo Yixia did not intend to expose the tricks of the two fake bandits directly. Instead, she wanted to use a counter-strategy to let Han Zhou take away the opportunity of "hero saving the beauty" in order to gain Jiang Baiqian's favor.

However, goodwill is secondary. The important thing is to thwart Mo Yixia's father Mo Mengcheng's plans, seize the initiative, and if necessary, reveal the truth of the matter to make Jiang Baiqian dislike Mo Mengcheng and ignore him for a while.

Obviously, this will lead to a deterioration in the relationship between Mo Yixia's parents, and Han Zhou is worried that this will affect Mo Yixia's family relationships.

"Don't worry, their relationship was already bad to begin with."

Mo Yixia understood Han Zhou's meaning and calmly said, "And why do you think my dad would send two people to swagger into my house? Because he knew very well that my mom and I would realize something was wrong sooner or later, so he didn't plan to put in too much effort to cover it up, thinking that it wouldn't matter even if he was discovered."

"In other words, he didn't care from the beginning whether his relationship with us would deteriorate, nor did he care how my mother and I would feel after realizing we had been deceived. The reason he made the whole thing so full of loopholes was just to make it easier to gloss over it with a 'joke' if things got out of hand."

Han Zhou was stunned.

“My dad did this just to temporarily ease the tension between my mother and me in order to achieve his current goals. He doesn’t care about what will happen afterward. There are many ways he could have chosen, but he chose the one that shows the least respect for us. So do you think there’s room for our relationship to deteriorate further?”

Han Zhou took a deep breath. He realized that his imagination of Mo Yixia's family relationship was too conservative. With parents like that, it's no wonder that this girl has developed a misanthropic mentality.

He hesitated and said, "These are just your guesses right now, aren't they?"

"It's just a guess, but my guesses are usually very accurate. My dad is just that kind of annoying person."

As far as I can remember, this seems to be the first time Mo Yixia has used "hate" to describe someone. She may have hated many things in the past, but this is the first time she has expressed it like this.

Han Zhou felt heavy-hearted. Mo Yixia's guess was indeed very accurate, a fact he deeply understood. However, if that were the case, then the other party's father was clearly a rather wicked person, not only acting frivolously but also seemingly completely disregarding the feelings of his wife and daughter.

No wonder Mo Yixia never mentions this father.

"Actually, from a certain perspective, both my parents are people who focus on results. The difference is that my mother is more looking forward to the final result and doesn't pay much attention to the process, while my father cares more about the immediate result and doesn't care about the chain reaction that will follow—just like when he impulsively chose to have me with my mother."

Although Mo Yixia's tone remained calm, Han Zhou's mood became increasingly depressed. This girl's world was even more cramped and narrow than he had imagined, just like this dark and gloomy room without sunlight or lights, like a tightly locked cage.

There may not be sunlight behind the curtains, but she must have always wanted to draw back those curtains.

Han Zhou suddenly remembered the look in the girl's eyes when he first visited her, and he seemed to suddenly understand why she had put the baseball cap on her head.

After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly said, "Um... I mean, Yixia."

"Ok?"

"Why don't you give me this hat you're wearing?"

"what?"

Mo Yixia seemed not to have heard clearly, but Han Zhou knew very well that she was doing it on purpose.

"I said you might as well just give me this hat."

Han Zhou pointed to the baseball cap on his head, which was pure white and had a faint fragrance.

"Why?" Mo Yixia took a few steps back, feigning fear, "Are clothes you've worn once no longer enough for you?"

Han Zhou sighed and reminded him, "I remember you said you wouldn't use things that others have used before."

"Is there?" "Yes."

Han Zhou nodded, looking at the girl with waist-length hair in front of him, and tentatively said, "Besides, I think you look better without a hat..."

This is the truth.

Does wearing a hat make you look bad?

"No, it's just that you usually wear a mask and hat, so no matter how good-looking you are, you can't tell, and..."

Seeing Mo Yixia's ambiguous smile, Han Zhou stopped explaining and sighed, "You clearly understand what I mean."

Mo Yixia tilted her head slightly: "How would I understand if you didn't tell me?"

"You can guess I saw a woman last night without me saying anything. If you don't understand, who does?" Han Zhou thought to himself.

Seeing his helpless expression, Mo Yixia pondered for a moment and said seriously, "I roughly understand what you mean. Baseball caps and masks can indeed be too cumbersome sometimes."

"It's good to know."

"For example, when kissing."

Han Zhou's lips twitched: "Stop pretending to be stupid."

Mo Yixia pursed her lips, then sighed slightly, revealing an expression that said, "I really can't do anything with you." She said helplessly, "Alright, alright, if you like it so much, you can have this hat, but don't use it for anything strange."

"hehe."

Han Zhou was too lazy to pay attention to this guy; he even complained about the sweat on his hat. However, it seemed that the other person was in a good mood, which made him feel a little relieved.

But since they're asking for clothes and hats, I feel like I'm really on the path to being kept...

Han Zhou was in a complicated mood, while Mo Yixia stopped joking and instead became serious as she continued, "If I'm not mistaken, my dad's purpose in trying to ease tensions is to talk about taking me away. However, without the 'hero saves the beauty' act, it means my mom won't consider our past relationship and will only negotiate with him as a negotiator."

"Even if my mother is persuaded, it doesn't matter. We can ignite this deception incident in advance and make my mother resent my father. That way, she will never agree to any of his proposals and may even kick him out directly. In that case, I will naturally not have to leave."

"This is the opportunity I'm talking about."

Han Zhou clicked his tongue in amazement: "Is this a case of overdoing it?"

Thinking about it carefully, this incident is indeed a good opportunity. Although it is unclear why a couple could turn a meeting into a negotiation, once the negotiation breaks down, it means that Mo Yixia's proposal to leave will not be approved, and the mission will naturally be completed.

This is a win-win situation.

Mo Yixia shook her head and corrected her, "It's not a case of 'overdoing things,' there was no such thing as a clever trick to begin with. It's normal for things to go wrong. And since you chose to use such deceptive means, it's only right that we hate you. This is the backlash of a failed plan. However, my dad might hate you because of this."

She looked at Han Zhou with a half-smile, as if trying to figure out what he was thinking.

Han Zhou smiled indifferently: "I don't care. Your dad isn't my dad. I don't care if he hates me or likes me. As long as you can stay here as you wish."

"He may not be your father, but he is your future father-in-law. Is it okay if your future father-in-law dislikes you?"

Mo Yixia tossed her long hair aside, pretending to be very considerate of Han Zhou.

Seeing how "considerate" this guy was, Han Zhou casually laughed and said, "Then let him be my future father-in-law. But I'm not marrying him. As long as you don't hate me, that's fine."

Don't you dislike it...?

Mo Yixia was slightly lost in thought, then her eyes curved into a smile, her tone light and cheerful, like a pebble falling into a clear spring.

"That's true, at worst we can elope."

You'll have to pay for that...

Han Zhou was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed. He put his index finger to his lips and whispered, "Be careful, someone is coming out."

(End of this chapter)