Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 116 Is this little bit of money even considered money?
"Han Zhou, I still can't figure it out."

"Then don't even think about it."

"Why do you think Chen Huanhuan would be so foolish as to get together with that blond guy? What does he have that I don't?"

"It's probably the hairstyle."

Lin Anyu seemed not to hear him and continued speaking to himself, "Do you think it's possible that Huang Mao and Chen Huanhuan are actually siblings?"

"If that's the case, things will be much easier. You can use your charm to easily resolve this matter, and who knows, you might even get another pair of children."

Han Zhou sighed softly and said irritably, "But unfortunately, these two people are probably not siblings. From your previous observations, they acted too intimately together, so accept reality and stop deceiving yourself."

Lin Anyu's face darkened, and he looked dejected.

Han Zhou looked at him with some doubt: "Although you liked Chen Huanhuan, that's all in the past. Is it really necessary to be so upset?"

"I just don't understand, tell me why..."

Han Zhou didn't want to repeat the conversation, so he interrupted, "If you can't figure it out, think about it later. You haven't forgotten our important business, have you?"

The two men had already gotten out of the car and were staking out a spot not far from the gift shop. They planned to give Huang Mao a good talking-to as soon as he came out, so that he would stop harassing Zhong Yin in the future.

This process will be led by the "bastard" Lin Anyu, with Han Zhou playing the role of his henchman. As for how to discipline the two, they have already discussed it. Lin Anyu calls this plan the "Yellow Hair Elimination Plan".

If nothing unexpected happens, Zhong Yin and Zhong Ling should be watching the situation from their car not far away. Zhong Yin originally wanted to come along, but Han Zhou stopped him. Considering Chen Huanhuan's feelings, it would be better for him and Lin Anyu, as classmates, to handle things.

"Of course I didn't forget it."

When the matter was brought up, Lin Anyu said coldly, "Everyone should kill Huang Mao. He can't even find the person in question, yet he has the nerve to collect debts for others. Don't worry, I will definitely make that guy back down."

Not long ago, Han Zhou had already told him the real reason why Huang Mao was harassing Zhong Yin. After all, dealing with any incident requires a targeted approach, and only by identifying the "cause" can the problem be solved better. Although Zhong Yin did not want Zhong Ling to know the real reason why Huang Mao was harassing her, she did not mind letting Lin Anyu know.

I don't know what happened before...

Seeing Lin Anyu's indignant expression, Han Zhou asked in bewilderment, "I've been wanting to ask you this before, why do you have such malice towards Huang Mao?"

Lin Anyu thought for a moment: "There's no particular reason. I guess it's because I watch anime with Ya Ya every day. She's gotten used to it and it's kind of like a conditioned reflex of dislike. Speaking of which, that girl doesn't like blond hair either, so she's always disagreed with me dyeing my hair."

Han Zhou: "..."

What reason is this?
"Oh, right, something just popped into my head."

Just then, Lin Anyu hesitated and said, "Do you think we should avoid Chen Huanhuan when we're dealing with that blond guy? It would be better to avoid her, wouldn't it? I wonder if she even knows that the guy she's dating is a thug..."

"You've thought of everything." Han Zhou glanced at him and pondered, "Let's avoid it if we can. Our target is that blond guy, and there's no need to get involved in what's between the two of them."

Han Zhou was very clear about his purpose. All he wanted to do was help Zhong Yin get rid of the harassment from Huang Mao's gang. There was no need for him to do anything as superfluous as helping a misguided female classmate see her boyfriend's true colors. Not to mention whether Chen Huanhuan would listen to him or not, it would be troublesome if he angered Huang Mao and caused him to harass Zhong Yin even more.

To be honest, this blond guy's appearance is so obvious, it's like he has "I'm a thug" written all over his face. Since Chen Huanhuan can be with him without caring at all, there's nothing we can do about it.

There's no need to interfere in matters that are consensual. Although this blond guy works as a debt collector, he might not be a bad person. Han Zhou sensed this from the short guy.

Debt collection, distributing flyers, delivering goods by car... everything that guy did was just to make a living.

Of course, if this blond guy really is a complete scoundrel, then they still need to remind Chen Huanhuan, after all, they are classmates. As for whether the latter is willing to believe it, that's not their concern.

While Han Zhou was pondering, Lin Anyu, who had been keeping an eye on the gift shop, suddenly spoke up.

"They're out. Should we go straight there?"

"Ah."

After speaking, the two swaggered towards the gift shop, with Lin Anyu even humming a song loudly, as if afraid that the blond-haired man wouldn't see him.

However, Huang Mao and Chen Huanhuan were so engrossed in their romance that they seemed to see only each other and didn't even notice Han Zhou and Chen Huanhuan as they were about to pass each other by.

Lin Anyu was furious. He suddenly stopped and exclaimed, "Oh, isn't this Chen Huanhuan? What a coincidence!"

Hearing someone call her name, Chen Huanhuan, who was immersed in sweet love, was stunned for a moment. She turned her head and saw Lin Anyu and Han Zhou. A surprised smile immediately appeared on her face.

She exclaimed excitedly, "It's you! Long time no see! Are you here to buy gifts too?"

"No, we were just wandering around here when we unexpectedly bumped into you," Lin Anyu said cheerfully.

"Oh, I see." Chen Huanhuan said with a smile, "I remember you guys were also going to the class reunion this afternoon, right? Come to think of it, this is the first time I've run into a classmate on the street since graduation."

"I'm pretty much the same. After all, many people have left, which is inevitable."

Huang Mao glanced at the guy chatting with his girlfriend, his expression not changing much. However, when he looked at Han Zhou next to the guy, his expression changed immediately. He hurriedly looked around nervously, afraid that someone was lying in ambush nearby.

He remembered this pretty boy, the guy who appeared at the repair shop with that dwarf that day. If it weren't for these people's constant obstruction, he probably would have gotten the money from that woman named Zhong Yin long ago.

Although there hadn't been any major conflicts between them in the past few days, they had still developed a grudge against each other, and both harbored resentment. He was worried that this guy was planning to have someone ambush him when he was alone, but fortunately, he didn't find any suspicious people nearby after looking around for a long time.

Han Zhou observed the blond-haired man's expression and vaguely guessed what he was thinking. He thought to himself that this man was indeed a coward who would only befriend the weak.

He wasn't afraid of guys like that, even if the other person was a persistent thug.

Not to mention that such a bully who preys on the weak is relatively easy to deal with, the other party is likely to regard him as the short guy's companion and dare not cause him any trouble.

Seeing that Han Zhou and Lin Anyu were staring at her boyfriend, Chen Huanhuan realized what was happening and said with a smile, "I forgot to introduce you. This is my boyfriend, Zhao Hai, and these two are my high school classmates."

She spoke with a sweet smile on her face, showing no embarrassment or shyness whatsoever, clearly quite fond of her boyfriend with his unique hairstyle.

Han Zhou stared at the blond-haired man and said with a smile, "We meet again."

Yellow-haired Zhao Hai feigned composure: "What do you want?"

Chen Huanhuan, who was standing to the side, was a little surprised and asked, "Huh, do you two know each other?"

She was initially delighted to learn that her classmate and boyfriend knew each other, but the next second she heard her boyfriend sneer, "We've met once, so we're enemies."

She was stunned.

Han Zhou frowned slightly. He thought this guy would consider Chen Huanhuan's feelings and choose to talk to him privately in another place. Who knew that this guy would say such a thing as soon as he opened his mouth.

Seeing this, Lin Anyu, who was already annoyed, became even more annoyed and raised his eyebrows, saying, "Zhao Hai, right? We have something to tell you. Come with us."

His appearance was no less imposing than that of a thug. Zhao Hai had no intention of going with them, looking at them warily and sneering, "Why should I go with you?"

"Fine, then we'll talk here."

Lin Anyu wasn't angry. He said calmly, "Chen Huanhuan, go sit in that milk tea shop over there for a while, and come back later."

Seeing Chen Huanhuan's blank and worried expression, he added, "Don't worry, we won't do anything to your boyfriend, we just have something to say to him."

Chen Huanhuan had no idea what had happened between her classmate and her boyfriend. Her gaze swept across their faces as she asked, "Is there some kind of conflict between you two?"

Although she wasn't particularly close to Han Zhou and Lin Anyu, they had been classmates for three years. She didn't want to see the two of them have conflicts with their boyfriends, and she knew her boyfriend wasn't a decent person, so she was worried they might fight.

Han Zhou smiled and said, "It's not a conflict, just a minor friction. We can resolve it by talking it out, but you'd better step aside for now."

Logically, Zhao Hai should have asked Chen Huanhuan to leave at this point. After all, it's obvious that Han Zhou was going to bring up debt collection, which is a shameful matter and obviously inconvenient for his girlfriend to know.

But he stubbornly held onto Chen Huanhuan's arm and said righteously, "If you have something to say, just say it here in front of Huanhuan. I have nothing to hide from her."

Lin Anyu secretly curled his lip. This guy is such a coward. He's obviously afraid of being taken advantage of and wants to use Chen Huanhuan as a shield, yet he says it so grandly.

To everyone's surprise, Chen Huanhuan was moved and said earnestly, "That's right, you can say what you have to say to my face. If there are any conflicts, I can help mediate."

Lin Anyu was taken aback, feeling somewhat helpless. He turned to look at Han Zhou, intending to let him make the decision.

Han Zhou gave the blond-haired man a deep look, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Alright, since that's the case, let's talk about the massage you went to last time..."

massage?

Zhao Hai's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and he quickly interrupted, "Huanhuan, I suddenly remembered something. There are some things that are indeed inconvenient for you to know. Go to the milk tea shop and wait for me."

He wanted to get rid of Chen Huanhuan immediately, and he was extremely nervous. There were some things that he absolutely could not let this woman know. At the same time, he was also a little confused. How did this kid know that he went to the massage parlor?

In fact, Han Zhou knew nothing. He just casually mentioned it to trick this guy, but he didn't expect to actually hit this guy's weak spot.

This simply aligns with his consistent perception of Huang Mao...

Huh?
Thinking of this, Han Zhou was suddenly startled. Could it be that I also have a great prejudice against Huang Mao?

Although Zhao Hai intended to gloss over the matter, Chen Huanhuan was clearly not so easily fooled. She said seriously, "First, explain clearly what you mean by 'going for a massage'?"

Zhao Hai was extremely flustered inside, but his face remained quite calm: "It's probably because of the time I went to the massage parlor to collect protection money a while ago. Anyway, it's not convenient to tell you about this. You should leave for now, and I'll tell you later."

Such a lame excuse would probably not be believed by any normal person. Han Zhou and Lin Anyu thought that Chen Huanhuan would immediately slap this guy, but to their astonishment, the latter believed it without much doubt and left immediately.

Moreover, judging from the conversation just now, Chen Huanhuan obviously knew that her boyfriend was a good-for-nothing hoodlum, otherwise she wouldn't have been so calm when she heard the words "collecting protection money".

Han Zhou and Lin Anyu exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.

Is this what they call being love-struck?
Seeing that Chen Huanhuan had left, Zhao Hai breathed a sigh of relief. However, he was a little scared when he realized that he was now facing two people alone. Fortunately, he had just called a few of his underlings on his phone, so he figured that the two guys wouldn't dare to make any rash moves.

With this thought, he grew bolder and asked, "Speak, what do you want?"

Han Zhou didn't want to waste time with him, so he cut to the chase: "I heard that you still haven't given up on getting money from Zhong Yin, and you harass her every few days, is that true?"

Zhao Hai frowned and said, "I said before that the debtor ran away, so as the guarantor, she naturally became the new debtor. Is it wrong for me to ask her for the debt?"

"But Zhong Yin knew nothing about it. The person who owed the money ran away. What you should be doing is finding the person who owed the money, not making things difficult for an unsuspecting woman, right?"

"I don't care whether she knows or not, and don't interfere with me. To be honest, my way of collecting debts is already quite mild. Others might not have this kind of patience," Zhao Hai said with a sneer.

He was obviously bragging; he just didn't have the guts to cause trouble, not that his debt collection methods were mild.

Han Zhou frowned, feigning displeasure: "So you're not planning to let Zhong Yin off the hook?"

Zhao Hai was a little nervous, but he didn't dare to show it. He tossed his hair and said, "Paying back debts is a matter of course. I'll let her go once she pays back the money!"

Seeing that Han Zhou was about to speak again, Lin Anyu seemed impatient: "Little Han, why are you wasting your time talking to this idiot?"

After saying that, he looked coldly at Zhao Hai, "How much money does that woman owe you? I'll pay it off for you!"

His arrogant expression startled Zhao Hai, who tentatively asked, "Fifty thousand, can you afford to pay it back?"

"Fifty thousand?" Lin Anyu was taken aback. "You call this a pittance?"

He was genuinely surprised, thinking that he owed a lot of money. How could these guys be so persistent in clinging to Zhong Yin like a leech over a mere 50,000 yuan?

Are they so poor they've gone crazy?!

Han Zhou glanced at him, but forced himself not to say anything.

Zhao Hai was unsure if the guy in front of him was joking, and asked in shock, "You can really help that woman pay off her debts?"

Lin Anyu pursed his lips and said with a look of impatience, "As long as you can promise not to bother her again."

"I can promise."

Zhao Hai was overjoyed. He was also focused on performance when helping people collect debts, otherwise he wouldn't have kept pestering Zhong Yin despite the pressure, because she was one of the easiest targets to get. However, no matter who ultimately paid back the money, as long as the money was paid back, there would be no problem. Seeing that this matter could be resolved smoothly, it would be a lie to say that he was not happy.

What happened next went so smoothly that it was completely beyond his expectations. This hothead actually transferred 50,000 yuan to him without hesitation.

Zhao Hai was in a great mood. If these two had said earlier that they were there to help Zhong Yin pay off his debts, he wouldn't have needed to be so hesitant beforehand and could have just sent Chen Huanhuan away.

Just as he was secretly pleased, Lin Anyu suddenly changed the subject and said, "By the way, this money is not entirely to help Zhong Yin pay off his debts. Strictly speaking, it should only help you erase a debt."

Zhao Hai was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Is there a difference?"

"Of course there is. You'll find out the difference in a couple of days," Lin Anyu said with a smile.

He won't let this idiot get away with it.

Han Zhou stood aside without saying a word. Lin Anyu's approach was different from what they had initially discussed, but he didn't correct him. This guy still knew what he was doing, and clearly he didn't really want to get rid of this guy with 50,000 yuan.

In Lin Anyu's words, he is rich, but he is definitely not a sucker.

(End of this chapter)