Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 200 I Hate School

"I hate going to school."

On the plane back to Lincheng, Mo Yixia said this for what felt like the umpteenth time.

The autumn colors on the ground have not yet spread to the sky. Outside the window is a clear blue sky, with clouds that are not stained with any other color, like torn pure white cotton candy.

The girl with waist-length hair tilted her head to look out the window, her tone languid, her eyes revealing little emotion.

"If I were still in high school, I would hate it too," Han Zhou said with a calm smile. "But I'm a college student now."

"I hate going to school."

Ignoring the smugness in the other person's words, Mo Yixia lazily complained again. Gazing at the city that had shrunk to a black dot on the ground, she sighed and suggested, "Why don't you go and blow up the school for me?"

Bombing the school… Han Zhou was both amused and exasperated: “Are you still a child?”

"Isn't someone under 18 considered a child?"

"There doesn't seem to be much difference between seventeen and eighteen, right?"

"I hope that's true."

Mo Yixia sighed, "If the topic of my English essay next time is to introduce my impressions of a city, I will definitely complain that Yecheng is a heartless city. They won't even let the two of us stay in the same room, even though they allow things like one man and two women."

Han Zhou glanced at the girl with a sorrowful face and felt it necessary to remind her: "This kind of content will definitely not get you many points in your essay."

"I never expected to get a high score."

Mo Yixia didn't seem to care. She raised her hand to brush a strand of hair behind her ear and said thoughtfully, "By the way, how do you translate '麈战一夜' (zhu zhan yiye) into English? Do one day one night?"

Her pronunciation was quite standard, but unfortunately she was talking nonsense. She seemed to be seriously considering accusing Ye Cheng in her essay.

"Luckily, I've never taught you English..."

Han Zhou was momentarily confused by her Chinglish and said helplessly, "I don't know how to translate it either. All I know is that if you dare to write this down, you might have trouble even passing your essay."

That's why I hate going to school.

Mo Yixia said sadly and wistfully, "I'm not free at all."

Han Zhou shook his head and chuckled. This trip to the snow mountain wasn't perfect, but Mo Yixia had changed a lot compared to before—she was gradually revealing more of her emotions.

It is a genuine emotion, not a deliberate pretense.

This may not necessarily be a sign of opening up one's heart, but overall it should be a good thing.

The two rested in Yecheng last night and only boarded the plane back to Lincheng this morning. The plane was fast, but even so, it would take until after 10 o'clock to arrive at the school. In fact, Mo Yixia should have gone back to school for evening self-study last night, so she was already considered late.

But there was nothing they could do about it. After all, they arrived in the mountain town late at night yesterday and had a thorough check-up at the hospital. They simply didn't have time to catch a flight at the airport last night, so they found a hotel near the airport to stay in.

It's worth mentioning that during the examination, Mo Yixia asked the doctor and nurses several questions about the pregnancy test, and her attitude was very serious, which made everyone in the hospital look at Han Zhou strangely.

However, whatever the reason, this clearly violated the instructions Jiang Baiqian had given to Han Zhou. He called her with trepidation, but Jiang Baiqian was surprisingly calm. She first asked when Mo Yixia would be able to return to school, then said that she would inform the homeroom teacher, and then hung up the phone.

Throughout the entire process, not a single question was asked.

Even now, Han Zhou still doesn't know why Jiang Baiqian is so easy to talk to. He asked, "Yixia, what exactly did you say to your mother before you came to the snow mountain?"

Mo Yixia no longer hid anything and said calmly, "I told her that after this I don't want any more holidays unless I can get first place in the grade, so she agreed to let me come out and play with you."

"That's it?" Han Zhou was skeptical.

“That’s it.” The girl glanced at him. “Don’t think this is a simple matter. I have a high reputation with my mother. She knows she owes me before, which is why she’s willing to make it up to me this time. More importantly, she trusts you a lot. She would never agree to this if it were someone else.”

"You trust me so much? I'm truly flattered..."

Han Zhou was taken aback at first, then hesitated and said, "But your mother trusts me a little too much, taking you out to play alone and stuff..."

I told her that I would help her with her studies these few days.

"Your mother actually believes this?"

While a man and a woman going on a long trip might involve tutoring, the only thing Han Zhou could think of was late-night lessons…

Seemingly sensing his thoughts, Mo Yixia sighed and explained, "I told you, my mom only cares about the result, not the process. As long as my grades improve in the end, that's all that matters."

She paused for a moment, then added, "Besides that, Ya Ya also deserves credit. When she was at my house, she always spoke highly of you, practically praising you to the skies. The other day, when I mentioned to my mom that we were going out to play together, she happened to be there too, and she kept saying that you are a good person."

Han Zhou smiled, the image of that chuunibyou girl flashing through his mind, and then he exposed her without hesitation: "It shouldn't be that Ya Ya happened to be there when you brought this up, but rather that you took advantage of her presence to bring it up with your mother, right?"

Mo Yixia remained noncommittal and continued, "As for why my mother doesn't mind that I was late, it's mainly because I did very well on the last exam. If I can do even better next time, then she can tolerate this."

"What if you don't do well on the exam?" Han Zhou asked curiously.

"Then you might not see me again in the future."

Mo Yixia said calmly, "But don't worry, there aren't many holidays after National Day, which is why I made this promise to my mom. I'll basically stay at school and 'study hard' from now on, so it'll be easier for you to come see me. I'll gradually improve during this time and I expect to get first place in my grade before New Year's Day, so we can celebrate the New Year together."

Han Zhou listened with amazement, only then realizing that the girl in front of him had already planned everything. Coupled with her tone that made it seem like the top spot in the grade was within her grasp, he became even more suspicious that this girl's intelligence was as high as eight or even nine points or more.

As she pondered, Mo Yixia's voice continued, "Did you spend New Year's Eve with anyone else before?"

Han Zhou was taken aback, then nodded hesitantly: "Yes, with a few close friends."

"Including your childhood sweetheart?" "Yes."

The last time Han Zhou celebrated New Year's Day was in his senior year of high school. At that time, there was a New Year's Eve party in his class, and the next day happened to be the day the school was upgrading the power lines. There was no class in the morning, and the school specially allowed the dormitories to turn off the lights later, so everyone had a lot of fun.

"Spend this time with me."

Mo Yixia's voice was calm, but her tone carried an unyielding force: "Our school's New Year's Eve party can invite parents."

"I'll go with you? Isn't your mother going?" Han Zhou was taken aback.

"want."

"Then how am I supposed to get in?"

“You’re my cousin, why can’t you come in?”

"With your mom around, how can she still be your cousin?"

“I said I would become number one in the grade before New Year’s Day, and whatever I say then will be the final word.”

Mo Yixia remained calm, and after thinking for a moment, added, "Of course, you can also use other identities..."

"Forget it, I don't want to hear what comes next."

Han Zhou interrupted her expressionlessly, "Let's go with my cousin."

"Then it's settled."

Mo Yixia nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly felt sleepy, closed her eyes and said, "I'm going to sleep for a while. Wake me up when we get there."

"Mm," Han Zhou replied softly.

Mo Yixia stayed up very late last night and dragged him to the room to watch a horror movie. She said it was to make up for the regret of forgetting to go to the cinema, but in fact it was to play the haunted house game. Unfortunately, neither of them had much fear of ghosts, and there was no scene of them hugging each other in fear until the movie was over.

Mo Yixia felt very sorry about this and suggested that they watch an action movie or a romance movie together next time. Han Zhou always felt that she wanted to watch both types of movies together.

It's worth mentioning that Mo Yixia keenly sensed his intention to confront Chen Xiang and the other man last night, and immediately stopped him, telling him not to go anywhere and just stay with her.

This girl was so active that she didn't fall asleep until 2 a.m. If she hadn't been so sleepy, she probably wouldn't have wanted to spend her time sleeping at all.

Han Zhou could tell that this guy was probably getting deeper and deeper into trouble.

Of course, so did he.

Suddenly, his shoulder slumped. Turning his head, he saw that Mo Yixia had fallen asleep sometime earlier, her head resting steadily on his left shoulder. Her long hair shone brightly in the sunlight streaming in from the window, and her delicate profile was serene, like a sleeping beauty waiting to be awakened.

"I hate going to school..."

The girl mumbled something indistinctly, it was hard to tell if it was talking in her sleep or what she really thought.

Han Zhou let out a long breath, shook his head and smiled, adjusted his sitting posture so that the other person could sleep more comfortably, and turned his gaze to the window.

The plane ripped through the clouds and roared into the distance.

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[Event mission completed, skill enhancement draw in progress... You have acquired the skill - Analogy]

[Approaching similar problems to other problems: The ability to learn any practical skill will improve slightly, and if there is some interest in it, the learning ability will be further enhanced.]

It wasn't until he dropped Mo Yixia off at the school gate that Han Zhou suddenly remembered that he had an activity task where he wanted her to give him a perfect score. He immediately mentioned it, and Mo Yixia graciously gave him a perfect score, so he obtained another skill from her.

This is a very easy task. Perhaps the girl had already given herself a score in her mind the moment she agreed to accompany Mo Yixia on the trip.

Han Zhou looked at the skill description of "learning by analogy". This skill is very powerful. As long as one is interested in a certain skill, the corresponding learning ability will be greatly improved. If combined with his own "efficient learning", his learning ability will reach a terrifying level in the future, and he will enter the ranks of so-called geniuses.

To put it simply, if someone wants to study medicine, they can quickly get started and even become proficient. The same goes for learning the piano; a short period of study can achieve the same results as someone who has studied for a long time. This is the main effect of this skill.

Of course, the exact scope of the so-called "practical skills" still needs to be tested, but Han Zhou is certain that micro-expression analysis is definitely within this scope.

After all, the skill he acquired was an enhanced version of one of Mo Yixia's skills, and Mo Yixia's "mind reading" skills were developed largely because of this skill.

This is a terrifying talent.

From "photographic memory" to "application of knowledge across different fields," Han Zhou suspected that Mo Yixia might possess various skills that enhance learning abilities, which would explain why she could learn ventriloquism so easily...

After leaving the school, Han Zhou called Jiang Baiqian to explain the situation. While reminiscing about his trip to the snow mountain, he went to Lin Anyu's house, but couldn't find him.

He had no choice but to call Lin Anyu, who seemed to have just woken up and listlessly said that he was at Lin Youya's house and would drive over to pick him up right away.

Han Zhou waited where he was, and soon he saw Lin Anyu's car. He waved to him from a distance, and when he got closer, he found a short girl sitting in the passenger seat. It was Lin Youya, whom he hadn't seen for a while.

Even though she's already in the first year of junior high, this girl with a childlike and innocent appearance still looks very young. Her big eyes are exceptionally bright, and her round face is full of baby fat. As soon as the car stops, she looks around as if she's searching for something.

The moment she saw Han Zhou approaching, she immediately beamed with joy and excitedly shouted, "Brother Han Zhou!"

The sweetness in her tone made her cousin Lin Anyu, who was sitting in the driver's seat and felt unwelcome, feel very uncomfortable.

It seems the cable was cut yesterday and only repaired tonight. My computer and phone weren't synced, so I couldn't post what I wrote. I posted it today, but it got reviewed. If this part doesn't pass, the rest can't be published, so I rewrote this chapter from scratch and posted it first to avoid being accused of not updating... even though I've already divided it into volumes... I'm exhausted. I'll see if it gets released. The plot points in the review section are mentioned in this chapter. It was written hastily, so I'll revise it again.

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