Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 2 The Stubborn Class Monitor

Huadu Residential Area is located in the old town area east of Lincheng City. The location is a bit remote. After taking the subway, you still need to transfer to a bus for about ten minutes.

Stepping out of the bus stop, Han Zhou couldn't help but sigh. This awful weather was unbearable. The air conditioning on the bus was practically nonexistent; he was drenched in sweat after just two minutes.

Perhaps it was because of the heat, even the cicadas chirping in the trees seemed listless, their voices sounding sickly.

He hurried to the entrance of Huadu Residential Area. An old man in the security booth was enjoying the breeze from an electric fan. He clearly recognized Han Zhou and greeted him while fanning himself with a palm leaf fan, "It's hot, hurry up and go inside."

"Thank you, uncle."

Han Zhou entered the residential area and quickly walked into an apartment building. However, the elevator seemed to be sweltering in the heat, and no matter how many buttons he pressed, there was no response.

"The eighteenth floor."

Han Zhou sighed and had no choice but to take the stairs. Changing his status only temporarily saved him from the crisis of death, but it could not get rid of his weak body. He didn't know if he could get a status like strong and healthy in the future.

He's quite optimistic; he's still hanging on by a thread, yet he's already thinking about the future.

After climbing seven floors, Han Zhou was about to rest when he saw a girl wearing a sports short-sleeved shirt and shorts standing at the bottom of the stairs.

The girl was about 1.6 meters tall, with shoulder-length short hair and healthy, firm, tanned skin. Her back view was slender and full of youthful energy. She was resting while holding onto a bucket of purified water.

Hearing footsteps, the girl subconsciously turned around and immediately saw Han Zhou, who was covered in sweat. She was stunned for a moment, then grinned mischievously and said, "How does it feel to have the elevator broken?"

"I'm exhausted." Han Zhou gasped for breath. "But are you serious? Judging by this, you're not planning to carry the water up to the eighteenth floor, are you?"

The girl's gaze faltered slightly. It was true that she was strong, but carrying the water up to the eighteenth floor was too much of a hassle. She was just wondering whether she should leave the water here when the other person said this as soon as they met.

She forced a nonchalant smile.

"Yeah, I'm not as delicate as you, so I'll just treat it as exercise."

She has a round face and a very cute smile. Her eyes are like two crescent moons. Judging from her appearance alone, no one would imagine that she is a tough person who plans to carry bottled water up to the eighteenth floor.

And she was Han Zhou's high school class monitor, Gu Zheng.

【Name: Guzheng (Unlocked)】

【Intelligence: 7】

【Charm: 8】

[Stamina: 7]

[Skills: Efficient learning, throwing prowess, athletic talent, striving for first place, and pursuing excellence]

[Current Status: Full of Energy: In Good Physical and Mental Condition]

Holy crap, this guy's stamina has increased?

Whenever Han Zhou sees Gu Zheng's stats, he can't help but sigh that people's physical condition is indeed not the same. Putting aside everything else, it's quite amazing that a girl's stamina can reach 7. He remembers that even their class's PE teacher only has a stamina of 6...

Regarding skills, according to Han Zhou's conjecture, a person's ability or trait will only become a skill when it reaches a certain level. Simply learning casually will not form the corresponding skill; one must have a certain level of understanding. As for the specific level that must be reached, he was not very clear.

He had always envied Guzheng's "always strive for first place" skill. This skill was very powerful. As long as Guzheng devoted herself to a certain field and developed a competitive spirit, her learning ability would be slightly improved. Combined with "striving for perfection", she was simply invincible. No wonder he could never beat her in the exams.

It's a pity I didn't get it back then, but instead got a throwing skill that wasn't very useful.

The most interesting skill Han Zhou possesses is undoubtedly "becoming a doctor through long illness." This skill likely developed while he was suffering from a terminal illness but had survived. It grants him a certain level of resistance to pathogens and allows him to discern whether others are ill. Unfortunately, the second ability is of little effect, so he has never used it.

"What are you thinking about?"

Suddenly, the clear sound of the guzheng rang out.

"It's nothing," Han Zhou said, pulling himself out of his thoughts. "Do you need any help?"

"Come on, you struggle to climb stairs. What if something happens to you? I don't want to have to carry you downstairs later." Gu Zheng made no attempt to hide her disdain. "Try to exercise more when you have time."

Han Zhou leaned against the escalator to rest, and said with a wry smile, "I wish I could."

"What, are you still not fully recovered?"

Gu Zheng was one of the few people who knew that Han Zhou had suffered from a serious illness, but she only knew that it was quite serious and did not know what the illness was.

However, this guy kept giving vague answers, and besides being a little weak, he was no different from a normal person, so she almost forgot about it.

Han Zhou smiled and replied, "I'm fully recovered, at least better than before, and it will only get better." "That's good." Gu Zheng picked up the bottled water and said as she went upstairs, "But you should have stayed at home. Why did you come to see me on such a hot day?"

Han Zhou followed lazily, saying weakly, "I can't live without you."

"You're talking nonsense again," Gu Zheng said with a hint of helplessness.

Despite their words, the two of them still carried the water up to the eighteenth floor together. They walked and stopped along the way, which took them a full seven or eight minutes. This was mainly because Han Zhou was too weak; his legs were almost giving way when he got upstairs, and Gu Zheng had to help him into the living room.

"Where are your parents?"

He slumped into a chair, took the towel Guzheng handed him, and asked breathlessly.

Gu Zheng expertly changed the water bottle: "They're away on a business trip, we can't find the water delivery number, the delivery guy isn't here, and to make matters worse, the elevator is broken. What bad luck! And to make matters worse, I turned around and saw you here."

"What does this have to do with me..."

Han Zhou believed that he had just put in some effort.

Gu Zheng pouted, went into the bathroom to wipe her sweat, tidied her hair, and then walked into the living room to open the refrigerator.

The refrigerator was full of Coke and a row of bottled water.

She poured a glass of ice water and handed it to Han Zhou, while she opened a can of cola and gulped it down.

It took Han Zhou a while to recover. Holding the water, he said dejectedly, "But the elevators in your building really need to be fixed. This isn't the first time they've had a problem."

Seeing his deeply resentful expression, Gu Zheng suddenly couldn't help but laugh and even took out her phone to capture the scene.

However, Han Zhou certainly wouldn't let her have her way. Taking advantage of her unpreparedness, he touched her neck with the cold bottom of the cup.

Gu Zheng jumped, almost spilling her cola. She turned around, wanting to punch the guy but held back, and said with displeasure, "What are you doing!"

【Daily Task 1 (Guzheng): Inflict the target's heart-pounding state ten times (1/10) to earn 1 point】

Han Zhou glanced at the status bar without saying a word and said, "This is called physical cooling. I remember you're afraid of the heat."

"I'm afraid of the heat?" Gu Zheng sneered. "I just hate sweating, and the room has air conditioning on, so I don't need you to cool me down."

【Daily Task 2 (Guzheng): Obtain 1/10 of the target ten phrases 'I'm afraid' to earn 1 point】

Han Zhou sighed, "I remember you had this same expression when you said you weren't afraid of ghosts a couple of days ago."

"What do you mean by that? Do you think I'm afraid of ghosts?" Gu Zheng raised an eyebrow and said, "I've said it before, I'm never afraid of these things."

【Daily Task 2 (Guzheng): Obtain 2/10 of the target ten phrases 'I'm afraid' to earn 1 point】

"That's perfect, I've been looking forward to it for a long time."

Upon hearing this, Han Zhou nodded with satisfaction and then took out his phone with the cracked screen.

"What's just right?" A bad feeling suddenly arose in Gu Zheng's heart.

“I’ve been afraid of ghosts since I was a child. I want to watch horror movies but I’m too scared to watch them alone. Since you’re not afraid of ghosts, you can watch one with me.”

Han Zhou turned on the TV and projected the screen from his phone onto it. Eerie music flowed out, instantly making Gu Zheng's scalp tingle.

【Daily Task 1 (Guzheng): Inflict the target's heart-pounding state ten times (2/10) to earn 1 point】

"Watch...watch a horror movie?" Gu Zheng gripped the can of cola tightly in her hand and secretly swallowed.

Han Zhou pretended not to see it and said helplessly, "Well, you know, I don't have many friends. Lin Anyu is only bold enough to be a womanizer, so you're probably the only one willing to watch horror movies with me."

"Why do you think I'd watch it with you...?"

"If you're afraid, that's fine; we won't force it."

“I’m not afraid!” Gu Zheng quickly retorted.

"So, Class Monitor..." Han Zhou paused for a moment, then suddenly turned to look at her and asked in a mournful voice, "So you just don't want to watch it with me?"

What a despicable guy, pretending to be pitiful!
Gu Zheng was indignant, but she was still susceptible to this. After hesitating for a long time, she reluctantly said, "Then... then I'll accompany you to take a look."

"Anyway, I'm not afraid!"

(End of this chapter)