Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 150 Me too

Han Zhou wasn't sure if Lin Anyu's guess was right, but things did indeed develop as the latter had predicted.

After they introduced themselves to each other, he was once again surrounded by Bai Tongtong's three roommates, who kept asking him all sorts of questions.

Faced with this situation, Bai Tongtong simply sat on the stone chair and watched with a smile. Lin Anyu did not offer any help, but instead sat on another stone chair next to her and ate sunflower seeds with great interest.

Although he knew that he and Han Zhou had completely fallen into Bai Tongtong's "trap" and that what they should do now was try their best to appear serious, he couldn't help but laugh whenever he saw Han Zhou's flustered appearance.

He was watching with great interest when Bai Tongtong, who was beside him, suddenly spoke up.

Can I eat these things?

The girl's tone was slightly slow and gentle, giving off a very tender feeling.

But Lin Anyu was not fooled by appearances. He immediately straightened his expression and said, "Of course, eat as much as you want. I bought it specifically for everyone to eat together."

"Thank you."

Bai Tongtong didn't take any other snacks, but instead grabbed a small handful of sunflower seeds from the bag on the table behind him and quietly cracked them open, placing the shells in the palm of her other hand.

Even while eating sunflower seeds, she still wore a serene smile.

Lin Anyu glanced at her, pushed his bag of sunflower seed shells to the middle of the table, and said, "Just put the shells in the bag."

"Thank you."

Bai Tongtong thanked him again and tossed the sunflower seed shells she had collected into her pocket.

Neither of them spoke, but quietly ate sunflower seeds, gazing into the distance.

The pavilion is situated on high ground, so the view is quite good. From here, you can see large flower beds. Whenever the wind blows, the flowers in the flower beds will cascade down row after row, like a continuous sea of ​​flowers.

At a lower elevation is a river, its channel narrow, appearing from above like a luminous silver thread weaving through the fields before merging with other silver threads into the city and gradually disappearing from view.

Lin Anyu watched all this quietly, feeling a sense of peace. He couldn't help but think that it was quite nice to occasionally come out and enjoy the natural scenery. Luckily, he now had a driver's license, so he could try some road trips sometime...

With a firm press of his index finger and thumb, a melon seed kernel landed precisely in his mouth in a parabolic arc with a soft "click".

Sunflower seeds are so delicious...

He squinted, completely absorbed in the pleasure of eating sunflower seeds, when suddenly his expression changed, and he shook his head violently, only then remembering the mission he carried—

What he should be doing is not sitting here eating sunflower seeds, but rather trying to subtly obtain "evidence" from Bai Tongtong!
I've unknowingly gotten used to his rhythm of eating sunflower seeds, and I'm almost being corrupted by him...

Thinking of this, Lin Anyu quickly composed himself, but before he could speak, Bai Tongtong spoke first.

"These are caramel-flavored sunflower seeds, right?"

His tone remained slow and leisurely, with a hint of a smile.

"Huh? Hmm...that's right."

Do you like this flavor?

"I wouldn't say that... I just happened to see it in the supermarket, so I grabbed two packs. There's another pack that I haven't opened yet; it seems to be spiced."

"Oh, I see. Actually, I prefer creamy sunflower seeds."

Why are we talking about sunflower seeds now?
Lin Anyu became wary and responded cautiously, "I like it too."

Bai Tongtong remained silent for a while.

How did you do that?

"what?"

"It's the kind where you just pop a peeled melon into your mouth."

"Oh, this? Well, this requires quite a bit of skill. I call it 'free fall.' Even if I taught you, you might not be able to learn it..."

"..."

Lin Anyu was smug, thinking to himself that it didn't matter. Let them talk about sunflower seeds; it was all just chatting anyway. As long as he had a little time, he could take control of the conversation, then subtly change the subject and eventually get the truth out of Bai Tongtong...

Adaptability is his plan!

……

"So you guys just chatted about sunflower seeds for so long?"

In front of the west gate of Chengyu University, Han Zhou held his forehead and said with a pained expression, "Do you know how much I paid to help you hold off those three girls? I thought you would gain something, but you ended up chatting with Bai Tongtong about sunflower seed flavors and sunflower seed eating techniques for an hour?"

Lin Anyu felt a little guilty and coughed twice, saying, "Ahem, actually we didn't just talk about sunflower seeds, we talked about many other things too..."

He was having trouble continuing the conversation, so he tried to change the subject, "Besides, I saw everything very clearly at the time, and you didn't pay any price. Those girls wouldn't have taken advantage of you, would they?"

"Time and energy, what are these if not the price to pay?" Han Zhou said irritably. "Wasting time is like committing slow suicide. I spent an hour committing suicide, while you spent an hour eating sunflower seeds."

Clearly, this "indirect approach" plan has completely failed. Lin Anyu boasted so much before the operation, saying he could get Bai Tongtong under his thumb in no time, but in an hour he didn't get a single word out of her. It was utterly shameful.

Lin Anyu quickly defended himself, saying, "This can't be entirely blamed on me. Just as I guessed, Bai Tongtong is indeed an unfathomable woman. She was meticulous and logical throughout the entire process. Although I am rough around the edges, it's inevitable that I would make a mistake at one point."

Han Zhou glanced at him: "It's just chatting about sunflower seeds. Anyone could have done it perfectly."

"That's just making things up. We didn't really only talk about sunflower seeds..." Lin Anyu said, trying to save face. "I took this opportunity to gather a lot of information, such as Bai Tongtong's major and what clubs she's in..."

“I can ask anyone these questions.”

Han Zhou interrupted him, saying helplessly, "Forget it, maybe your luck with women is destined to be thwarted like this. But it's perfect timing. Didn't you used to like Bai Tongtong? You can take advantage of today to get to know her better. Isn't this better than the luck with women you find by driving around every day? If you can build a good relationship with her, then my hour won't have been wasted."

Lin Anyu was taken aback, as if he suddenly understood something, and said with emotion, "So you were trying to create an opportunity for me... That's why you sacrificed yourself and chatted with Bai Tongtong's roommate for an hour..."

"That's it."

Han Zhou looked helpless and said, "After all, this concerns your love life, but I can only help you get started."

Lin Anyu looked touched: "You really are a good brother..." Han Zhou remained calm and composed. He simply wanted to distract Lin Anyu so that the guy wouldn't keep dragging him to find out the truth about his disappearing love luck.

Of course, this cannot be told to the other party.

Lin Anyu was in high spirits and said with emotion, "You know what? Bai Tongtong is actually in the Hanfu club. She doesn't just look like she's well-mannered; she really is. She can play the piano, the suona, the pipa, and the guzheng..."

Han Zhou looked strange. He could understand the rest, but what was with the suona playing? Could this guy have misheard?

Just then, a cheerful voice rang out behind them: "I think I heard my name. Are you talking about me?"

It's the sound of a guzheng.

Han Zhou turned around and saw Gu Zheng standing with her hands behind her back under the bus stop sign not far away. When she saw his gaze, the girl immediately spun around and asked, "How is it?"

"It looks good, I love watching it!"

Lin Anyu turned around and saw Gu Zheng, and immediately showered her with compliments.

It wouldn't be accurate to call it flattery. You see, one of his greatest pleasures is looking at beautiful women, and the guzheng clearly falls into the category of beautiful women. He genuinely thought it was "beautiful and pleasing to the eye."

Han Zhou pondered for a moment, then loudly echoed, "Me too!"

It wasn't that he didn't want to give a proper evaluation, but he was momentarily lost in thought and couldn't think of the right adjectives.

The guzheng today was clearly decorated with care.

She wore a bright yellow fitted tank top with ruffles on the outside of the straps, and a blue dolphin pendant lay quietly on her collarbone, forming a row with the black buttons on the top.

She wore a white midi skirt adorned with black cherry patterns, cinched at the waist with a belt that accentuated her perfect waistline. Her calves were straight and long, and she wore a pair of cool crystal sandals.

To Han Zhou's surprise, Gu Zheng was carrying a small brown crossbody bag, a rare sight for her today, and wearing a small white round hat on her head, which added to her cuteness.

"What? Me too, I can't even speak anymore..."

Gu Zheng muttered to herself, but she knew it was a compliment and felt very satisfied. Her eyes involuntarily curved into crescents, and her voice became light and cheerful.

Were you talking about me just now?

"I guess so. Han Zhou has been asking why you haven't arrived yet, he's getting really anxious." Lin Anyu was just spouting nonsense.

"is it?"

Gu Zheng looked at Han Zhou with suspicion.

Lin Anyu winked at Han Zhou and said, "I have something to take care of in my dorm. You guys can wander around for now. Our school is quite big. There's a commercial street outside the south gate with lots of places to go. I'll come find you again when we have dinner."

"Row."

Han Zhou understood what he meant and nodded, saying, "Then you can go ahead and get busy."

Lin Anyu slipped into the school gate and quickly disappeared from sight.

Han Zhou watched him leave, then looked at the guzheng beside him and said, "Let's go, I'll take you for a walk around the school first."

"it is good."

Gu Zheng followed beside him with her hands behind her back, occasionally stealing a glance at him, seemingly lost in thought.

Han Zhou couldn't help but look her over and said, "This is the first time I've seen you wear a hat out."

"My roommate picked this out for me, saying it matches my outfit better and makes me look cuter..."

Gu Zheng held the brim of her hat with both hands, her gaze drifting to the other side, and asked with feigned composure, "What do you think?"

Perhaps out of shyness, she kept her voice a little low.

Han Zhou looked her up and down for a while, then said thoughtfully, "I think this hat is a little small for you."

Gu Zheng's eyes widened, and she immediately punched him: "What do you mean? Are you saying my head is big?"

"I didn't say that."

Han Zhou immediately surrendered, giving a thumbs-up and praising, "She really is quite cute."

"That's more like it... but is that all?"

"that's it."

"I always feel like you're not telling the truth..."

Gu Zheng was skeptical, feeling that the guy's eyes were shifty.

Han Zhou touched his nose. What else could he say? Did he have to say that Gu Zheng was excessively cute today?
"Oh, right." As if remembering something, he said, "The movie is scheduled for 8 p.m. tonight, so we might be going back to school a little late."

"It's nothing, what movie is it?"

"It's a horror movie. Didn't I tell you before? I think the name is 'The Unmanned Hotel'?"

Han Zhou felt a little guilty. He knew that Gu Zheng was timid and hadn't actually planned to go see a horror movie with her. However, he had to blame himself for buying the movie tickets too late. When he wanted to buy tickets, all the other movie tickets were sold out, leaving only this horror movie that few people watched.

Of course, the truth couldn't be told to Guzheng, lest she get a beating; she could only suffer a little injustice.

It's just a horror movie; you can watch it even with your eyes closed.

Gu Zheng was unaware of Han Zhou's guilty conscience because her attention was completely drawn to the new environment at Chengda University.

It wasn't mealtime, so the cafeteria wasn't worth visiting. Therefore, the place she was most interested in was the library. Han Zhou asked Lin Anyu to help her borrow two campus cards before she could enter the library.

After visiting the school, Gu Zheng declined Han Zhou's suggestion to go to the park and instead went to the commercial street from the south gate, finding shopping more interesting.

Gu Zheng's way of shopping has always been very simple, and her purpose is quite clear. She just needs to eat along the way. Han Zhou follows behind her like a bodyguard, and he is almost full just by eating what she didn't finish.

Soon, the two had left their footprints almost everywhere near the roadside stalls along the street.

(End of this chapter)