Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 158 The body is very honest

"I'm starting to regret coming here with you."

After leaving Yecheng Airport, Mo Yixia had repeated this sentence countless times.

Li Family Fish Restaurant, Wang Family Fish Restaurant, Han Family Fish Restaurant, Happiness Fish Restaurant, Spicy Fish Restaurant...

Looking at the streets on both sides, almost all of them were lined with "So-and-so Fish Restaurant". She could hardly see any other restaurants outside the fish restaurants. She could smell the fishy smell even before she went in. She couldn't help but pull her mask up a little, and her pretty eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Get this straight, it's me accompanying you, not you accompanying me."

"Is there a difference?"

"Of course there are... never mind, whatever makes you happy."

Unlike Mo Yixia, Han Zhou's smile never stopped. After all, seeing this guy "get his comeuppance" was quite an interesting thing.

He said with a smile, "Didn't you know beforehand? Although Yecheng is not a coastal city, it has a large body of water. The largest freshwater lake in China, Baishui Lake, is located in Yecheng. In addition, the melting of glaciers every year will expand the water area to a certain extent, which makes Yecheng's fishery quite developed and its aquatic products very abundant."

Mo Yixia clearly didn't want to talk. She turned her head to look at him, then pointed with her chin at the fish restaurants that lined the entire street in front of her. The meaning was self-evident—even if the fishing industry is highly developed, there's no need to open so many fish restaurants, right?

Han Zhou explained, "It seems to be related to the local people's eating habits. I heard that people in Yecheng really like to eat fish, and the area is rich in more than one kind of specialty fish. As a city with a developed tourism industry, Yecheng earns a lot of money from tourists. Many related industries pay great attention to tourists and do business specifically with them. These fish restaurants are probably the same. They mainly sell specialty fish to tourists, which is why they are located near the airport."

As he spoke, he took out his phone, "But Yecheng is so big, it's impossible for there to be fish restaurants everywhere. Let's go somewhere else."

"No need," Mo Yixia shook her head and said, "Let's eat here."

"Why?" Han Zhou was taken aback. "Don't you dislike eating fish?"

"As you just said, fish is one of the local specialties. Since we're making a rare trip, we shouldn't miss out on this local delicacy."

"The fish I mentioned are a specialty of Yecheng, and you can find them everywhere. But the fish restaurant may have fewer dishes besides fish, so I'm worried you won't have any to eat."

"It's okay, we can just eat plain white rice."

"But……"

Han Zhou was about to speak again when Mo Yixia interrupted him, saying, "It's already nine o'clock at night. I don't want to waste time looking for a restaurant. Besides, do I have to say it outright for you to understand? It's been nine hours since lunchtime. As a delicate high school girl, I'm hungry and tired and don't want to move anymore. Changing places isn't impossible, but you have to carry me there."

She opened her arms to Han Zhou, took a few slow steps forward, and added, "Of course, you can also choose to hug me."

A fragrant scent wafted into his nose, and seeing that the guy was almost touching him, Han Zhou quickly took a few steps back. He didn't dare to say anything and hurriedly walked into the street full of fish restaurants.

Mo Yixia lowered her hand, her eyes practically overflowing with disdain.

The two ultimately chose "Han Family Fish Restaurant" mainly because the name sounded familiar, and the owner said they might be from the same family as Han Zhou.

They ordered a private room, and as expected, the menu was full of different kinds of fish prepared in different ways. Fortunately, it didn't turn out to be just fish, which Han Zhou had been worried about.

Mo Yixia first ordered all the specialty fish, then half a roast duck and a serving of braised beef, as well as a plate of green vegetables. Neither of them drank alcohol, so they ordered two bottles of beverages and then handed the menu to the waiter.

As the waiter took the menu and left, Han Zhou said helplessly, "You ordered too much food; we can't finish it all."

"You eat the fish, I'll eat the rest of the dishes. We can just skip the rice, can't we finish it?"

"Of course we can't finish it all."

Han Zhou sighed and said with a headache, "These fish are all sold whole. You're not eating any, so how can I possibly finish four fish by myself?"

"If you can't finish it, that's fine."

Mo Yixia said dismissively, "The significance of traveling far away lies in experiencing things that you can't experience normally. It would be a pity not to try the local specialties. Although it's not good to waste food, it's sometimes unavoidable."

Han Zhou didn't say much, but he felt it was a pity to waste such expensive fish. The money spent on this meal was probably enough for him to eat for a month.

Even now, he still often subconsciously ignores the fact that Mo Yixia is a rich woman.

Perhaps sensing his thoughts, Mo Yixia sighed softly: "If you're worried about money, then you don't need to worry at all. I'm not short of money, and I'll cover all the expenses during this trip. We agreed on this long ago, so you can focus your attention on something more important—like the beautiful girl in front of you."

She slowly removed her mask, revealing delicate features that shone brightly under the lights, with a beauty mark at the corner of her eye adding to her beauty.

If he weren't wearing a school uniform, probably no one would think he was a high school student.

She rested her chin on her hand and said, "If possible, I hope this trip to Yecheng will be an unforgettable experience, the kind that will be etched in our memories, for both of us."

Han Zhou was slightly taken aback, and asked with a puzzled look, "Why do you care so much about this?"

He had previously thought that Mo Yixia was simply on a whim wanting to travel far away and experience new things, but now he realized that this was not the case at all, and that she seemed to take this so-called trip quite seriously.

"Yeah, why?"

Mo Yixia thought about it seriously for a moment, then said in a calm tone, "Perhaps it's because it's my first time. Isn't that something to be concerned about?"

"It's worth it, of course it's worth it. If we could leave out some parts that shouldn't be omitted, it would be even more worthwhile..."

Han Zhou chuckled dryly and agreed, then suddenly remembered something and asked in surprise, "But you've never traveled far before?"

"Of course it has been released."

"Then why did you say this was your first time traveling so far?"

Mo Yixia gave him a strange look: "When did I say I was going on a long trip?"

Han Zhou: "..."

He shouldn't have asked so many questions.

Mo Yixia pursed her lips and looked up at the small window behind Han Zhou.

This window was probably used to ventilate the room. Through the glass, you could see the bright, full moon hanging high in the night sky, with silvery light falling down. The huge moon almost filled the window.

"Just as rumored, the moon in Ye City is indeed rounder," she murmured.

Noticing her gaze, Han Zhou turned around and chuckled, "I don't see any difference. Besides, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Isn't it too early for you to be feeling sentimental?"

"It has nothing to do with the Mid-Autumn Festival, and even if it does, there's not much difference between the moon on the 14th and 15th."

Mo Yixia stared at the moon and suddenly said, "Han Zhou, can I ask you a question?"

"go ahead."

"What did you feel when you looked at the moon before? I mean, like right now, looking up at the moon through a window, what do you usually think about at times like this?"

Han Zhou paused for a moment, thought seriously for a while, and replied with a smile: "I think the thoughts that came to mind when I saw the moon were from when I was a child. I can't remember what I was thinking back then, but they were probably strange thoughts like 'Are there mysterious creatures on the moon?', 'Will I be able to fly to the moon one day?', 'Why does the moon sometimes appear big and sometimes small?'"

Mo Yixia's tone softened slightly as she said softly, "You can be so childish sometimes too."

"I already said it was when we were kids, what's so strange about being a little childish?" Han Zhou said irritably.

He did often have all sorts of strange thoughts when he was a child, but that was in his past life.

Even in his childhood, he would often gaze at the moon and drift into daydreams, not indulging in fantasies, but rather reminiscing about people and events from his past. Those were the first few years after his transmigration. As a visitor to another world, he spent most of his time missing his parents and friends from his previous life, often wondering how they were doing now, until he gradually let go of those feelings later on.

After all, people should always look forward.

"Actually, I was quite naive when I was a child."

Just then, Mo Yixia's voice pulled Han Zhou back to reality, "Back then, I also had a lot of unrealistic fantasies and did some silly things. Now that I think about it, I think you were the one who led me astray."

Han Zhou looked helpless: "No matter how great I am, I can't go back to when I was a child and corrupt you, okay?"

Mo Yixia seemed not to hear and continued, "I used to hate looking at the moon from the window because it always felt like the moon was imprisoned inside the window. The closer you got, the more it felt like that. Only when you were far away did it look a little free."

Han Zhou was taken aback. The girl in front of him had deep eyes and was still gazing at the moon outside the window. The moonlight was as white as water, and it poured into the window, shining on her calm face and penetrating her tranquil eyes, as if it were watching him from afar.

Rather than saying who was looking at whom, it would be more accurate to say that they seemed to be constantly gazing at each other.

Who is imprisoned behind the small window?
Han Zhou's feelings were somewhat complicated. He looked back again and said with a wry smile, "The moon is almost filling the window now. In your opinion, you must have completely lost your freedom and are trapped with no way to move, right?"

"You, I've already told you that those were my old thoughts."

Mo Yixia sighed and didn't continue the topic. Instead, she shifted her gaze from the moon to Han Zhou, picked up her teacup, and said, "Speaking of which, you seem to know quite a bit about Ye City. Have you been here before?"

Han Zhou replied, "I've never been here before, but I have a roommate from Ye Cheng, and he's told me some things about Ye Cheng."

The roommate he was referring to was Huo Zhencheng, a native of Yecheng. On the first day of school, the local specialty he brought for everyone was dried fish, a specialty of Yecheng. Chen Long and Chen Zheng usually liked to chat, talking about almost anything, and occasionally they would talk about their hometowns. Huo Zhencheng would join in at these times, which is why Han Zhou knew something about Yecheng.

But then again, since Lao Huo is in Yecheng, why not take this opportunity to go see him? It seems his girlfriend is in Yecheng...

"So you and your roommate must get along pretty well."

Mo Yixia suddenly said, "Tell me about your college life."

Han Zhou was taken aback: "Are you interested?"

He always thought that Mo Yixia hated going to school and probably didn't like things at school.

"I'm interested occasionally."

"Okay, which part do you want to hear?"

Mo Yixia rested her chin on her hands: "All of them."

"All of it... I could talk until I'm hoarse and still not finish," Han Zhou joked.

"I can make sure you get your tea."

Mo Yixia got up, picked up the teapot on the table, and filled the cup in front of him with water. "Let's start from the day we broke up. I wanted to ask you that day, there seemed to be quite a few people in your car. Were they all your friends?"

Han Zhou was stunned for a few seconds before realizing that the other person was referring to the time when the two said goodbye at the entrance of the community before the start of school. He was immediately shocked. He knew that this guy had a good memory, but did he have to ask about something that happened so long ago?
Seeing that he remained silent, Mo Yixia said indifferently, "What, do you think this tea isn't enough to quench your thirst?"

"Enough is enough."

Han Zhou quickly replied, afraid that the other party would say something like "Then just use my saliva to replenish it" in the next second. He hesitated and said, "Speaking of which, Yi Xia, I feel that you seem a little different from before."

"Oh?"

Mo Yixia didn't seem to care whether his words were a way of changing the subject. "How is it different?"

"I can't quite put my finger on it right now, it's just a feeling..."

"So, do you think this is a good change or a bad change?"

"I guess it's considered good."

Han Zhou didn't hide his opinion, shaking his head and laughing, "After all, for someone like you who can't live without a school uniform, mask, and baseball cap all year round, any changes should be a good thing, right?"

"Is this so..."

Mo Yixia thought for a moment, "So can I take that as you wanting to see what I look like without my school uniform, mask, or baseball cap?"

Han Zhou's lips twitched: "That's not true, don't misunderstand me..."

Although he did have such thoughts...

"The situation you described does exist."

Mo Yixia stared into Han Zhou's eyes, her tone as calm as if she were discussing what to eat tomorrow, "For example, when I've just finished showering, how about that, any ideas?"

“I said it wasn’t true, what I mean is that any changes should be a good thing for you.”

Han Zhou, with a righteous expression, took a sip of tea to conceal his emotions.

He had always wanted to see what Mo Yixia looked like in clothes other than her school uniform, since she had always carried a sense of mystery about her, and the process of uncovering that mystery was something to look forward to.

Of course, the main reason was that Mo Yixia would look very beautiful in other clothes, and he really wanted to see her.

Thinking of this, he glanced discreetly at the black backpack on the chair next to him—it was a backpack containing Mo Yixia's change of clothes. If it were any other time, it wouldn't be a big deal, but this was supposed to be a two-day trip, so this guy couldn't possibly be going out with just a few sets of school uniforms, could he?

So... is it possible that this guy actually brought clothes other than his school uniform?
Han Zhou's expression was solemn as he took another sip of water. However, Mo Yixia had already noticed his supposed composure.

"ah……"

The girl deliberately dragged out her words, raising the pitch at the end, and said in a light and disdainful tone, "Some people say no, but their actions tell a different story."

"puff!"

Han Zhou suddenly spat out all the water in his mouth, choking as he said, "Cough cough cough! Where did you learn that phrase?"

Is there any strange meaning behind this sentence?

Mo Yixia sighed softly, pulled a tissue from the table, and expressionlessly wiped the water from her face. "Also, if you want me to change into your favorite clothes, just say so. There's no need to contaminate my body with this disgusting liquid..."

"Stop, stop, stop! I beg you to carefully consider your words."

Han Zhou's face darkened. Although the water was indeed not very clean, this guy's description was just too terrible...

However, he didn't say much in the end, since it was indeed his fault for spraying water on someone's face.

He hurriedly got up, walked to Mo Yixia's side, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I just couldn't help it. Would you like me to wipe it for you?"

"No need for an apology. I also bear some responsibility for how things turned out this way. I didn't expect you to be so useless."

Mo Yixia said calmly, "You can help me wipe it, but you don't need to wipe my face, I can wipe it myself. Can you check if there's any water in my hair?"

"it is good."

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