Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 151 I didn't padded it!
"Dinner will be served soon. Aren't you worried that you won't be able to eat dinner if you eat so much now?"

Looking at the guzheng in front of him, with fried skewers in his left hand and milk tea in his right, its cheeks puffed out like a hamster's, Han Zhou said with a hint of helplessness.

"Without this fat guy, we'd be laughing our heads off later." Gu Zheng shook her head, making indistinct sounds.

Where should we go to digest our food?

Han Zhou stared at the girl for a while, then asked suspiciously, "You didn't eat lunch, did you?"

"How do you know chickens?"

“You used to eat like a starving ghost, unable to even speak clearly.”

Guzheng nudged him with her elbow, and with great difficulty swallowed what was in her mouth. She said with dissatisfaction, "You're the one who's a reincarnated starving ghost!"

Han Zhou smiled and was about to ask her to wipe her mouth when his gaze suddenly sharpened as he looked at the figures across the street with some confusion.

"What are you looking at?"

Gu Zheng followed his gaze and saw several girls walking across the street, chatting and laughing. Curious, she asked, "What's wrong? Do you know them?"

Han Zhou didn't answer, but hesitated before asking a seemingly random question: "Guzheng... how do you think a girl can quickly enlarge her breasts and buttocks, and then quickly lose weight?"

"what?"

Gu Zheng was stunned, her head full of question marks. What was this question?
Although somewhat puzzled, she thought about it carefully and replied, "I'm not too sure about buttock augmentation; it seems like it requires surgery. As for breast augmentation, the internet says you can eat more papaya, peanuts, and soybeans, and do more related exercises, but I feel like those are all scams..."

Her voice trailed off as she glanced down at her chest, annoyed. "Why are you asking this?"

"I just find it a little strange..."

Han Zhou looked like he was questioning reality. "How could a person's physique change so much in less than half a day?"

"so stupid."

Gu Zheng understood what he meant, pursed her lips, and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Of course not for a normal body type, but you can pad it. If you pad it, it will become bigger; if you don't pad it, it will become smaller. What's so strange about that?"

Han Zhou turned his head and looked at her with a shocked expression, feeling as if he had suddenly understood something.

"What do you see me doing?"

However, Guzheng clearly misunderstood, feeling both embarrassed and angry at his gaze. She nudged his chest with her head and said in a fit of exasperation, "I didn't padded it!"

Han Zhou was stunned: "I didn't say that..."

The girls across the street looked completely unfamiliar to him, but the reason he was staring at them was because the name on one of the girls' heads was very familiar, even memorable.

Yan Chujing.

This woman shares the same name as the one he met in the coffee shop this morning. However, the surname Yan is relatively rare, and the name "Yan Chujing" is definitely not common. It's unlikely that he would encounter two people with the same name in the same place, which is why he paid so much attention to this unfamiliar-looking girl.

Although his appearance, physique, and even age were completely different from Yan Chujing in Han Zhou's memory, after Gu Zheng's reminder, he had reason to suspect that this was the same person.

I almost forgot that makeup is a form of sorcery...

Appearance can be changed with makeup. You should know that Yan Chujing's makeup at that time was so thick that it was almost indistinguishable from wearing a mask, and you couldn't tell her original appearance at all. As Gu Zheng said, body shape can be changed by padding, and height can be changed by height-increasing insoles.

Therefore, if someone is determined, they can completely transform into another person in a short period of time.

Han Zhou felt that Yan Chujing was in this situation.

But what puzzled him was why this woman would do such a thing?
Was it due to his introverted and shy personality, coupled with his concern for potential danger from netizens, that he took self-protective measures? Or was it, as Lin Anyu suspected, that someone was deliberately sabotaging his online romantic prospects?

Despite his confusion, he had no intention of pressing the other party for answers. After all, neither he nor Lin Anyu had suffered any losses due to the other party's disguise. He didn't plan to dig deeper for the time being; he would just remind Lin Anyu later.

Seeing Han Zhou lost in thought, Gu Zheng nudged him and asked, "What's wrong?"

Han Zhou snapped out of his daze and shook his head, saying, "It's nothing, let's go digest our food."

He memorized the girl's appearance and left the street with Guzheng.

Gu Zheng's method of digesting food was quite hardcore: going to an amusement park to ride thrilling rides. This guy's body is probably made of iron; after eating so much, he didn't throw up after riding the roller coaster and pirate ship. Instead, he happily said that he had indeed digested a lot.

Han Zhou was amazed, and could only conclude that people's physical constitutions are indeed not the same.

You can't learn it, you simply can't learn it.

It was soon evening, and they arranged to meet Lin Anyu at the school gate. The three of them then went to a specialty restaurant near the school.

Lin Anyu kept talking the whole way, praising how special the restaurant was and how the food would definitely leave a lasting impression on them.

Han Zhou found an opportunity to tell Lin Anyu about Yan Chujing. Lin Anyu was also somewhat surprised, but quickly dismissed it.

He's now ready to say goodbye to the past. Even if that woman is a monster, it has nothing to do with him. He's determined to cut off online dating and wholeheartedly pursue a real-life relationship.

The "real-life romance" he was referring to was clearly Bai Tongtong. Han Zhou didn't comment on it; this guy always had a short attention span. He might have a crush on one person today, but he might fall for someone else tomorrow. Hopefully, he'll still have the same determination next time he comes.

When Gu Zheng heard that Lin Anyu wanted to pursue Bai Tongtong, she was quite supportive. Although the misunderstanding about Lin Anyu liking Han Zhou had been cleared up, she still felt worried from time to time. If this guy could wholeheartedly pursue Bai Tongtong, then she could be completely at ease.

She even cheered Lin Anyu on, encouraging him: "Most people wait a long time after becoming a couple before meeting each other's parents, but you've already entered this stage ahead of time, which means you've won at the starting line. The future is bright, keep it up!"

Lin Anyu's smile froze as he recalled the fierce-looking bald man, unsure whether he should accept Gu Zheng's "encouragement."

However, speaking of getting to the point of meeting the parents early...

His gaze swept over Han Zhou and Gu Zheng in turn, thinking that these two were truly winning at the starting line. No, saying "starting line" was too modest. It should be said that these two were just about to sprint to the finish line. He wondered why they hadn't officially gotten together yet...

Lin Anyu had always been curious about this question, but he had never asked it on his own initiative.

Knowing Gu Zheng's enormous appetite, he generously ordered all the restaurant's signature dishes, then handed the menu to Han Zhou and Gu Zheng, indicating they could order whatever they wanted, as long as they didn't waste food. Considering that he and Gu Zheng had already eaten quite a few snacks that afternoon, and even after a quick digestive break, they might not be able to eat much more, Han Zhou didn't order anything else.

Guzheng probably had the same idea, but she added a dessert and then handed the menu to the waiter.

The three chatted casually. Lin Anyu tried to find out information about Bai Tongtong from Gu Zheng, but Gu Zheng was completely clueless about it. Although she was the class monitor in high school, she was not familiar with almost anyone in the class, including the girls. She had no idea about any "secrets between the girls".

Lin Anyu didn't care. He didn't have any expectations for Gu Zheng's interpersonal relationships anyway. He was just asking casually. As he spoke, he brought up the suspicious points he had discovered when he met Bai Tongtong today.

"You mean Bai Tongtong knows that Han Zhou and I have a good relationship?"

Gu Zheng listened, puzzled, and said, "What's so strange about that? Isn't it always like this?"

Lin Anyu gave a wry smile: "Maybe that's how you think it is, but back in high school, you seemed to completely ignore Han Zhou in class. People who don't know you two shouldn't even know that you two were close."

Gu Zheng looked at Han Zhou, who nodded: "That's true."

"Is that so?"

Gu Zheng thought for a moment, "That is indeed a bit strange. My relationship with Bai Tongtong is just so-so, and we don't communicate much on weekdays. At least she wouldn't know from me that I have a good relationship with Han Zhou."

Han Zhou shrugged: "Me too."

The three of them thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. In the end, they attributed the reason to Bai Tongtong's keen intuition and then changed the subject.

As the waiter began serving the food, Lin Anyu seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "I heard you're going to see a movie after dinner. I should be driving you home tonight, but my car has been borrowed and I can't use it tonight, so you'll probably have to go home by yourselves."

"It's okay, we were planning to take a taxi back anyway."

Gu Zheng casually remarked, her attention completely drawn to the delicious food on the table, her eyes shining brightly.

Han Zhou found it a bit strange. Lin Anyu had said at noon that he was going for a drive, but the other party seemed normal. Perhaps the car really had been borrowed by someone.

"Han Zhou, this is all I can do for you..."

Looking at the two people across the table, Lin Anyu silently thought to himself.

It was already 7:30 when the three of them finished dinner. Lin Anyu knew that Han Zhou and the other two were going to see a movie, so he didn't want to disturb them any longer. After saying goodbye to them, he went back to school.

The movie theater wasn't far from the restaurant where they ate, so Han Zhou wasn't in a hurry. He and Gu Zheng leisurely arrived at the movie theater to have their tickets checked, and the movie just started when they entered the screening room.

Gu Zheng was a bit full after dinner, so she didn't buy Coke or popcorn. She was mainly worried that the movie would be too scary, and if she didn't dare to eat, it might reveal that she was afraid of watching horror movies.

Although this fact has already been exposed...

There weren't many people in the theater, only about twenty at most. Most of them were couples. The women looked nervous, while the men had a smile hidden beneath their nervousness; their thoughts were written all over their faces.

The movie is called "The Hotel No Man's Land," and it naturally tells a story about a haunted hotel.

The story is roughly about a group of six people on a road trip who break down in the middle of the night. They find a hotel open in the middle of nowhere, check in at the front desk, and go to different rooms. Everything seems normal until midnight, when the hotel receptionist suddenly disappears, and a series of terrifying events begin to happen...

The story isn't particularly original, and it suffers from many logical flaws common to most horror movies. However, it's quite good in terms of scariness, and the ending doesn't awkwardly rely on hallucinations or dreams. In that respect, it's much better than many domestic horror movies from the past.

Han Zhou felt quite satisfied.

However, Guzheng's viewing experience was not so good. She was on edge the whole time, ready to close her eyes at any moment, and had to use some of her energy to control herself from screaming, so her body was completely driven by instinct.

Although she tried her best to appear fearless, she was practically glued to Han Zhou before the movie was even halfway through, like a curled-up cat, completely unaware of it.

Han Zhou chuckled inwardly, shifted his position slightly to make her more comfortable, and then continued watching the movie.

Screams echoed throughout the movie theater. As the plot progressed, almost all the couples were embracing each other. However, their scene was quite unique, with the two of them remaining motionless like wooden statues.

A post-credits scene appeared after the movie ended, and Guzheng, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly tensed up again—

Although she rarely watches horror movies, she knows that the Easter eggs in horror movies are usually placed at the end to scare people.

However, she was overthinking it. The Easter egg had nothing to do with the movie's content; it was a very short marriage proposal video.

Suddenly, the lights in the theater came on, and under everyone's gaze, a man in the first row suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of the woman next to him and held up a diamond ring in front of her.

"Miaomiao, marry me!"

The man shouted his proposal, his voice booming with energy, though it trembled slightly, whether from nervousness or from being frightened by the horror movie he had just watched, it was hard to tell.

The woman covered her mouth tightly with both hands, her face full of surprise and emotion. Finally, amidst the cheers of "Marry him!" from the crowd in the theater, she accepted the ring and embraced the man.

The crowd cheered as they watched the couple finally get married.

Gu Zheng waved her arms excitedly and exclaimed, "Han Zhou, Han Zhou, it's a marriage proposal! This is the first time I've ever seen a marriage proposal on the spot. How romantic!"

Her face was flushed with excitement, her cheeks were slightly red, and her eyes sparkled.

Han Zhou silently wished the couple well, then murmured, "It would have been even more romantic if they hadn't chosen a horror movie for the proposal..."

He noticed that the woman who had just been proposed to had her makeup ruined, and he wondered if she had been scared and cried while watching the movie.

"You're such a spoilsport."

Gu Zheng rolled her eyes at him, then smiled and smiled.

The two left the theater around 11 p.m. They hadn't noticed before, but now they realized that the movie was almost three hours long. It was hard not to suspect that the director had some kind of malice towards viewers who wanted to go to the bathroom halfway through.

However, to be fair, the main characters managed to escape for three hours in the movie but still couldn't escape the fate of being wiped out, which was quite a hardship for them...

Han Zhou shook his head inwardly. It was getting late, and he was wondering whether he should present the surprise now or take a taxi back first when he suddenly noticed a rather loud commotion in the distance.

(End of this chapter)