Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 172 A Love Letter

"I think it's good to be on camera."

The girl's voice was languid, with a hint of sleepiness and weariness, as if she had just woken up. However, Han Zhou knew very well how superb Mo Yixia's acting skills were, and this appearance could very well be an act.

He seriously suspected that the guy hadn't slept at all and might have been eavesdropping the whole time.

Facing his suspicious gaze, Mo Yixia took off her snow goggles and looked over, saying calmly, "If you're doubting whether I was pretending to be asleep earlier, then I can tell you definitively that I was indeed asleep, after all..."

Do you have a habit of listening to music while sleeping?

Han Zhou was on guard and quickly interrupted—his past experience told him that what followed this guy's "after all" was definitely not a good thing.

"No, but I sometimes listen to it in the car."

Mo Yixia glanced at him, not showing any displeasure at being interrupted, and took off one earphone, handing it to him, "Want to listen?"

Although she was asking a question, Han Zhou vaguely sensed a threat in her eyes, as if to say, "If you dare not answer the earphone, then I'll have to continue with what comes after 'after all'."

So he had no choice but to obediently take the earphone and put it in his left ear.

No wonder she's a rich girl; these headphones look very expensive.

Mo Yixia nodded in satisfaction, opened her phone, changed the song, and pressed play.

The familiar intro started playing in his headphones. Han Zhou was slightly taken aback and turned to look at the girl.

Of course he could tell that the song was "I Want to Fall in Love".

The latter seemed unaware of his gaze, staring out the window, his head swaying gently as if he were humming along to a melody.

Han Zhou remembered that this guy had sung this song for him before, and he sang it very well.

Seeing the two casually sharing their earphones, Zhang Tao quickly realized their relationship. Considering privacy, he temporarily turned off the sound in the live stream and asked curiously, "I've been wanting to ask this before, what's your relationship...?"

"friend."

Mo Yixia turned her gaze away from the window and answered before Han Zhou could. She moved closer to Han Zhou, tilted her head slightly, and took a selfie with her phone, including the dazed Han Zhou in the picture.

"normal friend."

She emphasized it again, as if trying to cover something up, then casually showed her phone to the person next to her, asking for their opinion, "What do you think of this filter?"

"This is too dark..."

Han Zhou's lips twitched. The "underworld" he was referring to wasn't the filter, but Mo Yixia's actions—this girl was practically glued to him, sharing her headphones and taking photos together. Who would believe they were just ordinary friends?

Sure enough, upon seeing this, Zhang Tao immediately gave him a knowing look. He saw through it but didn't say anything, and laughed, "People who can agree to climb a snow mountain together are not just ordinary friends. You must be very close, right?"

These two are clearly a couple, which means that the two girls from last time were just Han Zhou's ordinary friends, and he was overthinking things before.

"I'm asking you a question, are we close?"

Mo Yixia took in Zhang Tao's expression, her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she gave Han Zhou a meaningful look. Her tone was unreadable, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

Han Zhou wanted to remind Zhang Tao to quickly put on some sunglasses. Not to mention Mo Yixia, even he had just read the other's relieved expression, feeling a sense of relief that "it seems this junior wasn't two-timing me, and I was just overthinking it."

No, we've only met twice. What makes you think I'm a two-timing scumbag?

"It's so good, so incredibly good."

He gave a perfunctory reply, then suddenly his expression turned strange. He pressed his earphones and listened carefully for a while, then asked in confusion, "What song is this?"

The song "I Want to Fall in Love" had finished playing, and now a song he had never heard before was playing. The lyrics were unclear, and the melody had a feel of the last century. It probably didn't suit the aesthetics of contemporary young people. Could it be that Mo Yixia liked this style of song?
"I am pregnant."

After a moment of silence, Mo Yixia spoke softly. Pregnant...?
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tao, who had been all smiles, immediately changed his expression. A look of fear appeared on his handsome face. He looked down to check and, after confirming that he had indeed turned off the sound of the live stream, he breathed a sigh of relief and scrutinized the two people in front of him with a shocked and complicated look.

Han Zhou was so startled that he almost bit his tongue. He quickly explained, "Senior, don't misunderstand, she's talking about the song title! The song title!"

Zhang Tao was incredibly relieved that he had turned off the live stream's audio early enough to prevent Han Zhou from showing his face; otherwise, such astonishing news would have spread like wildfire throughout the school. Hearing the other party's explanation, he gave a wry smile and said tactfully, "I usually enjoy listening to music, but I don't think I've ever heard of a song title like this..."

"It really is the song title! She's answering my question!"

Han Zhou was sweating profusely with anxiety. Mo Yixia might not know, but he knew that Zhang Tao had been live-streaming. If what he had just said got out, it would definitely have a very bad impact.

Seemingly anticipating his concerns, Zhang Tao reassured him in a low voice, "Don't worry, I turned off the sound of the live stream beforehand, so no one heard what I just said. And I will keep this a secret for you, and I promise not to go around telling everyone."

"I……"

Just as Han Zhou was about to continue explaining, Mo Yixia suddenly spoke up: "I was indeed referring to the song title."

Her tone and eyes were exceptionally calm, giving off a convincing aura. As she spoke, she picked up her phone and showed it to Zhang Tao, where the song playing was "I'm Pregnant".

"Many songs from decades ago have rather unusual titles; perhaps the creations of that time were closer to real life."

How can it be so close to real life...?

Han Zhou inwardly complained, but finally breathed a sigh of relief. The reason he was so nervous just now was mainly because he was worried that the viewers in Zhang Tao's live broadcast room would spread rumors. Now that he knew the viewers couldn't hear him and Mo Yixia had made an explanation in time, there was nothing to worry about.

He turned to look at Mo Yixia, who looked calm and composed, seemingly unconcerned about being misunderstood.

"I never thought there really was such a song title..."

Zhang Tao looked stunned, not only because he was shocked by the bizarre song title, but also because he couldn't understand why a girl would like such a song.

To be fair, although I don't know the melody, this song is really not very meaningful, and the lyrics are even a bit vulgar.

Zhang Tao didn't know Mo Yixia and thought she added the song to her playlist because she liked it, but Han Zhou knew very well that this girl had deliberately picked out such a song to play a prank, as if she wanted to stir up trouble.

Zhang Tao was about to look away, but after glancing at the playlist, he seemed to realize something and looked at it again, his expression becoming surprised and complicated.

I looked up and glanced at the girl wearing a mask. Even though she was wearing a mask, I could still tell that she was a pretty girl, and the beauty mark under her right eye was quite distinctive.

Seeing his strange expression, Han Zhou had a bad feeling. He thought Mo Yixia had done something up again, so he tentatively asked, "What's wrong, senior? Are these songs... strange?"

Given Mo Yixia's style, he had no doubt that there might be other even more outrageous song titles on her playlist, such as "I Want to Have an Abortion," which was designed to be incredibly shocking.

"It's less strange and more peculiar."

Zhang Tao smiled and shook his head, then said thoughtfully, "In my opinion, this should be considered a special love letter."

"A love letter?" Han Zhou was taken aback, turned to look at Mo Yixia, and held out his hand, saying, "Let me see it."

The latter put away his phone, clearly not intending to give it to him, and glanced at him, saying, "Please be mindful of your boundaries. We're just ordinary friends."

Han Zhou twitched his lips, realizing that this guy was deliberately keeping him in suspense, so he didn't press the matter further and instead turned his attention to Zhang Tao, hoping to get an answer from him.

The latter shook his head with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, but I don't think your girlfriend wants me to reveal the contents in advance. You should see it for yourself."

"They're just ordinary friends."

Mo Yixia spoke up again, her tone still full of an attempt to cover up the truth.

Zhang Tao smiled but didn't say anything. He felt that this was a very interesting couple, and their way of getting along was quite unique. It seemed that this mountain climbing trip would be very interesting.

It would be great if these two could participate in the live stream too...

(End of this chapter)