Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 219 This kid is really not bad
"The rain seems to be getting heavier."

Ouyang Lianyu looked out the window, a worried look on her face. The sky was gloomy, and the light drizzle that had started out had turned into a torrential downpour, making the windows rattle loudly.

"Xinyue, did you bring an umbrella?"

"No." Zhang Xinyue pushed the wheelchair behind her, her voice somewhat downcast. "I drove here, I can take you back later."

"I'm fine, I'm just worried that Han Zhou might not have brought an umbrella, and I don't know where his new home is. It's raining so hard, is it easy for him to get home?"

If it were before, Zhang Xinyue would definitely have joked around with a grin, but at this moment she was not in the mood for jokes at all, and her face was full of apology.

Are you still bothered by what just happened?

Seemingly noticing her low spirits, Ouyang Lianyu asked softly.

"Yes, I'm sorry... Sister Lianyu."

"This is the third time you've apologized," Ouyang Lianyu said with a helpless smile. "I've already told you it's okay."

"But I... I ruined your reputation, especially in front of your students' parents..."

Zhang Xinyue's voice was tinged with tears, and she sounded very remorseful.

"What are you doing, crying and sobbing in the hospital, making it seem like Sister Lianyu is about to have her leg amputated."

Just then, a lazy voice suddenly rang out, and a woman with her hands in her pockets walked over, her eyes slightly narrowed, looking like she hadn't woken up yet.

She was only considered pretty, but she was very tall, with her ponytail tied high. If it weren't for the lollipop in her mouth, she would have had a rather dashing and heroic air.

"Xiao Mei, you're here." Ouyang Lianyu smiled at her.

"Sister Lianyu, you've become even more beautiful in the two months I haven't seen you."

Yan Mei greeted her with a smile, then gestured with her chin towards her best friend, "What's wrong with her?"

"she……"

Ouyang Lianyu gave a wry smile and recounted what had just happened—

To buy Han Zhou time, she went to great lengths, first bringing up the incident of Han Zhou getting into a conflict with someone at the start of the school year, from the course of events to the outcome, then the content of her conversation with the two people, and finally the attitude and discussion plan at school in handling the matter...

They even went into detail about why Han Zhou had injured his hand, explaining almost everything they could, but they still couldn't get a signal from Han Zhou to retreat.

However, she did notice something: when she recounted the story, Gu Zheng's parents' expressions improved noticeably, as if they were quite satisfied with Han Zhou's performance. Gu Zheng's father even proudly told his wife more than once, "This kid takes after me."

If she hadn't known Han Zhou's family background very well, she might have thought that Han Zhou and Gu Zheng were half-siblings.

After that, she shared the news about the guzheng that she had heard from her colleagues with the two of them. However, what concerned her was that the two of them did not seem to care much about the guzheng's excellent performance. Instead, they were very concerned about their daughter's interpersonal relationships.

However, Ouyang Lianyu was unaware of this issue. As a counselor herself, she naturally knew how busy she was every day. With so many students in the department, it was already a remarkable achievement to remember the names of one or two people. Under normal circumstances, no one would bother to inquire about the students' interpersonal relationships. Even her colleagues didn't know, let alone her.

Realizing that this question was worth exploring and might buy her a lot of time, she began to try to learn about the guzheng from the two parents.

You wouldn't believe it until you learned about it, and it was quite a shock.

Unexpectedly, that enthusiastic and cheerful girl had such a strong competitive spirit, winning first place in every possible way throughout high school, to the point that she had almost no friends, and the only person she could be considered close to was Han Zhou.

This also made her understand the relationship between Han Zhou and Gu Zheng more clearly, and she thought to herself, no wonder the two of them would protect each other so much.

Feeling emotional, Ouyang Lianyu said she would keep an eye on Guzheng's situation at school. At the same time, she racked her brains trying to think of other topics to talk about, but found that the parents did not seem to have any intention of returning to the ward, as if they firmly believed that Han Zhou could take good care of Guzheng.

Of course this is not the case.

Although Gu Lang and Miao Yan'er were satisfied with Han Zhou's performance after hearing about what happened during military training from Ouyang Lianyu, it didn't mean they had forgotten about the girl named Mo Yixia.

Of course, they wanted to go back and observe more carefully, but Guzheng had already sent them a message telling them not to go back to the ward, and she repeatedly emphasized it. The two of them didn't want to upset the girl, so they had no choice but to compromise.

It's fine if they don't go back; they can use the remaining time to wander around. Although Han Zhou might not be a good boy, the couple had no doubts about his ability to take good care of the guzheng.

Seeing that the mission was completed, Ouyang Lianyu breathed a sigh of relief. However, just as she was about to say goodbye to Guzheng's parents, an unexpected incident suddenly occurred.

She didn't come to the hospital alone this time. Zhang Xinyue happened to be coming to the hospital to pick up cold medicine, so they arranged to go together. The voices that Han Zhou heard outside the ward earlier belonged to Zhang Xinyue.

After receiving Han Zhou's message, Ouyang Lianyu first told Zhang Xinyue to go about her own business, and then went to the ward alone, where the two parted ways.

Just when she thought everything was settled and she was about to part ways with Guzheng's parents, Zhang Xinyue, who had just received the medicine, suddenly appeared.

Her appearance wasn't the key point; the key point was what she said at the time—

"Sister Lianyu, how is Han Zhou? Could he have caught a cold from being chilled at your house the night before last?"

Ouyang Lianyu still remembers the expressions on her parents' faces when she heard those words.

However, the two did not ask any questions, and left after smiling and nodding.

It was only then that Zhang Xinyue realized she had said the wrong thing, especially after learning about the relationship between the couple and Han Zhou. She felt extremely heavy-hearted and still feels very guilty now.

After listening to Ouyang Lianyu's account, Yan Mei stroked her chin and concluded, "Let me think... In other words, that boy has a close relationship with the daughter of the parents you were talking to. They might already be secretly dating, and they've been turning a blind eye to it. But at this moment, Xinyue actually revealed that her daughter's boyfriend stayed overnight at your house?"

"...This is indeed very embarrassing."

She looked at Ouyang Lianyu and sighed, "The more awkward part is that you, the woman who may have cheated on their daughter, are actually the teacher of the boy their daughter likes... What a mess of relationships."

She looked interested, chewed the lollipop into pieces, and seemed a little more alert.

"Xiaomei, stop talking nonsense. Xinyue is about to cry." Ouyang Lianyu smiled wryly and quickly stopped her from continuing.

Yan Mei shook her head, her expression grave, and said, "What I said is true. That couple is probably thinking the same thing right now. It's a world where people just follow the crowd. Who knows, soon there might be stories like 'Shameless female teacher is obsessed with young men and seduces my daughter's boyfriend late at night,' and it's not impossible that it will reach your school."

Upon hearing how serious the situation was, Zhang Xinyue could no longer hold back and burst into tears, sobbing, "I'm so sorry, Sister Lianyu, it's all my fault. I'll go explain for you right now..."

Yan Mei took out her phone and silently snapped a picture of her best friend crying her eyes out. Then she nodded in satisfaction and said, "Why are you crying? It's just a misunderstanding. It's not like there's no way to fix it."

"What are you filming for!"

Zhang Xinyue was initially annoyed, but upon hearing that there was still a way to salvage the situation, she immediately perked up and asked while wiping away her tears, "What way?"

Ouyang Lianyu also looked curious.

To put it bluntly, this is just a misunderstanding. Explaining and clarifying it is not a problem. The problem is whether anyone will believe it if it is told. Although she does not think the problem is that serious, it would be best if it could be resolved perfectly.

Faced with the expectant gazes of the two women, Yan Mei gave them a mysterious smile and gestured for them to come closer.

"It's simple, just turn the act into reality."

Ouyang Lianyu: "?" Zhang Xinyue: "?"

Zhang Xinyue looked bewildered and choked up as she said, "If I understand correctly, you don't mean you want Sister Lianyu to date Han Zhou, do you?"

“That’s right.” Yan Mei nodded approvingly. “Using a strategy of advancing as a retreat, turning the unspoken into the real, as long as Sister Lianyu starts dating that guy you’re talking about, then they’ll be a real couple. Who would dare to gossip then?”

"What kind of twisted idea is this..." Zhang Xinyue was utterly desperate.

"Xiaomei, don't talk nonsense." Ouyang Lianyu looked embarrassed and annoyed. "Han Zhou is my student, how could I possibly be dating him? Don't joke around!"

"I wasn't entirely joking."

Yan Mei sighed, "I saw your aunt when I came. She said you have to bring a boyfriend home for the New Year, otherwise..."

Upon hearing "aunt," Ouyang Lianyu's expression changed slightly: "Otherwise what?"

"Otherwise... I didn't hear anything after that." Yan Mei shook her head regretfully.

"Why are you keeping me in suspense if I didn't hear you?"

Zhang Xinyue glared at her friend, who had made things worse, with red eyes, and said with a worried look, "What should we do now? Should we just go and explain to that girl named Guzheng?"

"How do you explain this? 'I'm sorry, your boyfriend didn't mean to stay overnight at another woman's house the night before last. Please understand.'"

Yan Mei chuckled and popped another lollipop into her mouth. "My suggestion is to observe them first. It's still hard to say whether these two are even a couple. If they're not even a couple, then there's nothing to worry about. Love doesn't care about who came first. Forget about staying overnight, even sleeping together isn't a problem."

Her tone was very rude.

“Xiao Mei!” Ouyang Lianyu frowned.

"Okay, okay, I won't talk nonsense anymore."

Yan Mei controlled her emotions and asked, "So, should we go and observe?"

"...Then let's go take a look."

Ouyang Lianyu hesitated for a moment, "I happen to have something to ask Han Zhou, so I'll tell him about this while I'm at it, and see if it will affect him."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xinyue's face showed remorse again. Just now she only thought that her unintentional words would affect Sister Lianyu, but now she realized that they might also affect the young man she had only met yesterday, and she felt even more guilty.

"Don't look so sad, it's just a small problem." Yan Mei patted her shoulder and handed her a tissue to comfort her. "Think about something happy."

"I can't be happy..." Zhang Xinyue wiped away her tears.

"Then I have something good to tell you."

"what's up?"

"I broke up with my boyfriend."

"Oh... Ah? Really?!"

Zhang Xinyue's eyes widened suddenly as she looked at her best friend with an incredulous expression.

"Really, just this morning."

"Good riddance! I told you long ago he wasn't a good person!" Zhang Xinyue wiped away her tears and said indignantly.

Yan Mei remained noncommittal: "See, you're happy now, aren't you?"

"What do you mean?" Zhang Xinyue suppressed a smile and explained, "I'm not happy for your breakup, but for you finally getting rid of that bad man. Also, you can't swagger around in front of me anymore, right?"

At this point, she could no longer contain herself, and a smile of triumph spread across her face.

Yan Mei knew this guy would act like this, and he might even use this to mock her later. But it didn't matter; she had already taken an unflattering picture of him, so she could easily mock him back.

"By the way, do you know why we broke up?"

"why?"

Zhang Xinyue was indeed puzzled. The two of them went out together yesterday, so why did they suddenly break up today?

"Because he spent the night at a woman's house he didn't know last night, but this morning he insisted on saying to me, 'I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stay at another woman's house last night, please understand.' Ugh, what a scumbag, I spit on him."

Zhang Xinyue was taken aback. The more she thought about it, the more familiar the words seemed, and suddenly she couldn't laugh anymore...

On their way to the ward, the three of them saw the Zhong sisters.

After a brief introduction, Ouyang Lianyu politely declined the fruit offered by Zhong Yin, saying that she had things to do at the moment and that they could talk later.

Upon learning that she was going to Han Zhou's ward, Zhong Ling was pleasantly surprised and quickly told her sister that she wanted to go too.

Zhong Yin naturally granted her sister's every request. At the same time, she also wanted to see how Han Zhou was doing, wondering why he had suddenly ended up in a hospital room.

She had just met Zhong Ling and, although she had learned from her that she had seen Han Zhou at the hospital, she hadn't had a chance to ask about the specifics yet.

Yan Mei was shocked. Seeing that so many beautiful girls knew the boy named Han Zhou, she couldn't help but become very interested in him and was very curious about what kind of person he was.

Arriving at the ward door, Ouyang Lianyu knocked and, after receiving permission to "come in," pushed the door open and entered the room.

Han Zhou was currently facing Mo Yixia's interrogation when he saw Ouyang Lianyu arrive. He was overjoyed and hoped that she could help him share some of the pressure.

However, he was stunned when he noticed that there was a large group of people following behind the other person.

What's happening here?
Yan Mei was also stunned.

She never expected that, besides Sister Lianyu and the two sisters she had just met, there were two other exceptionally beautiful girls lying in the ward, and they both seemed to know the only boy in the ward.

Scumbag.

This guy is absolutely a scumbag.

She sneered inwardly and looked at the boy with disdain. But as her gaze gradually moved to his face, her expression suddenly became extremely serious, as if she had discovered something enormous. She leaned down and patted Ouyang Lianyu's shoulder.

"Sister Lianyu, I think you should really seriously consider my suggestion..."

"This kid is really good."

I overestimated myself; it will take some time to finish revising Chapter 216.

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