Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 168 Mountain Climbing Preparations
"The weather is nice today."

Good weather often brings a good mood. Pulling back a corner of the curtains and looking at the sun rising early outside the window, Han Zhou couldn't help but smile and exclaimed, "I have to say, the scenery in Yecheng is truly beautiful. I must come back again if I have the chance."

"There is someone more beautiful than the scenery right behind you, but someone is unwilling to even glance at them."

Mo Yixia's sleepy, muffled voice sounded behind him.

Han Zhou drew the curtains, turned around and gave her an annoyed look: "Wipe the foam off your mouth before you speak. Also, has anyone ever told you that you're narcissistic?"

Mo Yixia was brushing her teeth when she heard this and said calmly, "Of course not. When I first entered high school, many people suspected that I wore a mask all the time because I was too ugly. But after I had my lung capacity tested once, they all said that I wore a mask to take care of the girls' feelings. So in most people's eyes, I am a very humble person."

"Although I'm not quite sure what the necessary connection is between what you said and humility, I can detect a strong sense of superiority in your words..."

"Is there anything wrong with this?"

Mo Yixia glanced at Han Zhou, spat out the mouthwash, took a handful of water to wipe the foam from her mouth, and then continued, "Recognizing your strengths in a timely manner is not called superiority. People who think you are superior are often those who are jealous of you. Think about it from another perspective, if I told everyone that I was not pretty, many people would definitely say that I was pretentious, right?"

Han Zhou was taken aback for a moment, then said with a wry smile, "That's true, but I just wanted to deflate your ego, why are you trying to reason with me?"

He was joking, of course. Mo Yixia is charming in at least eight ways, and her beauty is an indisputable fact. He said that completely subconsciously, just like this guy often does to him.

"I'm only trying to reason with you because I know what your purpose is."

After washing up, Mo Yixia walked into the room. As if suddenly remembering something, she asked, "Speaking of which, I'm suddenly a little curious. Although you always seem to be overindulging in sex, you're still quite handsome. Haven't any girls ever pursued you?"

Han Zhou was somewhat surprised; it seemed to be the first time he had ever received the compliment of "handsome guy" from Mo Yixia.

"Of course, I've had suitors, but as you know, I've always been devoted to studying..."

"Oh, so no one has ever pursued you."

Mo Yixia easily saw through his stubbornness and interrupted him casually, pondering, "That's really strange. Although you have a lot of flaws, you're not entirely useless. Coupled with that face that's barely acceptable even with your eyes closed, you shouldn't have no suitors..."

Han Zhou was silent for a moment: "If you want to praise me, you can be more open about it. Otherwise, it's normal that no one is pursuing me based on your description..."

Mo Yixia ignored him and continued, "There are many reasons for this outcome, but the most reasonable ones are just these few..."

At this point, she paused deliberately for a moment, looking at the person in front of her with a meaningful gaze.

Han Zhou felt uncomfortable under her gaze and said irritably, "Don't try to analyze this. You don't have anyone pursuing you either."

"Who said I have no suitors?" Mo Yixia raised her chin slightly and said calmly, "If I didn't have so little opportunity to use my phone, I would receive harassing messages every day."

Han Zhou immediately looked worried: "You took out an online loan?"

Do I need to take out an online loan?

"Then why are you receiving harassing messages?"

"What do you say?"

"You took out an online loan."

"..."

Faced with Han Zhou's unreasonable demands, Mo Yixia was not angry. She just clicked her tongue and said calmly, "You're quite tough in this regard. I'll just take this as a sign of jealousy... Alright, go out, I need to change my clothes."

As she spoke, she turned her back and, as if no one else was around, began to unbutton her pajamas, which were about to slip off her shoulders.

"boom!"

As expected, the next second, the sound of the door being slammed shut came from behind.

As if she had anticipated this scene, the girl sighed softly and slowly began to change her clothes.

"Unfortunately, they have absolutely no backbone in this regard."...

Yecheng has more than one snow-capped mountain that can be climbed, each named simply with a color. Mo Yixia chose the Green Mountain.

There's no particular reason; the main reason is that the mountain isn't very high, so it's not difficult to climb, and you can make a round trip in a day, which is a great option for Han Zhou and Mo Yixia, who have never climbed a snow mountain before.

They weren't there to challenge themselves with climbing, so they didn't need to choose any particularly difficult snow-capped mountains. Mo Yixia planned to camp overnight on the mountain so she could see the sunrise the next day from the summit.

Han Zhou was somewhat worried about this and did not express his opinion for the time being. He did not know much about the snow mountain, but he knew that the temperature difference between day and night in Yecheng was very large. If it was the same on the snow mountain, it would be a bit troublesome. He planned to ask the guide for his opinion before making a decision.

That's right. As two novices climbing a snow mountain for the first time, they certainly needed a guide. As for mountaineering equipment, there was no need to worry. Mo Yixia had already contacted a guide and bought two sets of new equipment. This was also the reason why she and Han Zhou did not bring too much stuff.

It has to be said, having plenty of money is definitely an advantage.

The two took a taxi to the foot of Green Mountain. The guide soon appeared in front of them. He was a strong and tall man with dark skin. Although they didn't know why he was wearing a pair of flashy sunglasses in this weather, he seemed quite reliable.

The guide, surnamed Wang, was a very talkative person. He was quite enthusiastic and patiently explained to Han Zhou and his companion the precautions for climbing the snow mountain, as well as how to wear and use mountaineering equipment. He also told them some interesting stories that had happened on Green Mountain in the past.

Judging from his words, he was a highly experienced guide.

While Han Zhou and the other man were studying the equipment, Brother Wang laughed and said, "You two are both very young, you must still be students, right?"

Han Zhou smiled and said, "Yes, we are in university."

"Haha, I knew it. I like energetic young people like you." Brother Wang sighed with emotion. "My son is also in college, but he has no interest in going out to exercise. He stays at home playing games as soon as he has a break. His limbs are almost atrophied. He did the same today."

This seems to be his speaking habit; he often brings up his son, looking at him with a disappointed expression.

In a short time, Han Zhou had already discerned from his words the image of a useless, good-for-nothing college student.

He said, "We just came out to experience it."

"It's good to experience it. We're all young people, what's wrong with doing something better than staying at home?" Brother Wang joked. "But although Green Mountain is easy to climb, it still takes a lot of perseverance to reach the top. Can you two keep going?"

Although he didn't say it directly, these two young men didn't look like they had much physical strength, so perseverance was quite important for them to reach the summit.

"Try to persevere, consider it a way to train yourself." Han Zhou didn't make any promises. With his current physical condition, climbing to the top of the mountain shouldn't be difficult for him, but it would be a different story for Mo Yixia.

This guy just did it on a whim, without doing any training or preparation beforehand, and it's hard to say whether he can stick with it.

"Haha, it's good that he can keep going. My son can't do it. He said he was going to die after only a few push-ups. I don't know what to do after he graduates. I hope he doesn't become a parasite on society..."

Brother Wang looked melancholy and chatted with Han Zhou for a while, taking a jab at his son with almost every sentence, practically describing him as a paramecium.

Are you really father and son...?

Han Zhou smiled wryly to himself, responding half-heartedly, while Mo Yixia remained silent, showing no interest in their conversation.

It's worth mentioning that she wore a mask again when she went out today.

"Oh right, I forgot to ask about something important."

Once Brother Wang starts talking, he goes on and on, getting more and more excited. Suddenly, something occurred to him, and he asked curiously, "You two must be a couple, right? That's great, unlike my son, who's almost graduating from college and still single..."

Is it still a paramecium...?

Han Zhou felt a headache coming on and didn't want to hear any more about his son's failed first half of life. He was about to interrupt when Mo Yixia spoke first.

"Yes."

She seemed only interested in this topic.

(End of this chapter)