Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 22 You are the male lead!

Seeing Mo Yixia leave, Han Zhou breathed a slight sigh of relief, but at the same time he was a little uncertain. Judging from the look in her eyes when she left, was she angry again?

The problem is, it was your mother who told you to leave, so there was nothing I could do.

He was feeling down, but Guzheng, for some reason, was in a great mood and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

"nothing……"

Han Zhou shook his head, but after hesitating for a while, he decided to seek outside help. "I feel like I don't really understand what girls are thinking, especially why they get angry."

He told Gu Zheng about Mo Yixia's anger that day, and then looked at her expectantly, hoping that she could explain the real reason why Mo Yixia was angry from a girl's perspective.

There was no other way; his task was to ensure that Mo Yixia wouldn't dislike him, and reducing the number of times she got angry was essential.

Gu Zheng slightly pursed her lips. If Han Zhou were to talk to her about other girls normally, she probably wouldn't want to pay any attention and would just give him a few perfunctory replies. But now she was in a good mood, so she decided to be merciful this time.

After thinking about it carefully for a long time, she analyzed, "It's definitely wrong for you to say that she pretended that she couldn't learn it. I would be unhappy too if I were in her shoes, but she probably wasn't that angry because of this."

No, if I said that, you wouldn't just be unhappy; you might be so angry you'd kill me...

Han Zhou humbly asked, "Then what do you think is the reason?"

Gu Zheng countered, "Is she wearing a mask because of family reasons?"

She had been concerned about this issue for a while, but hadn't asked it.

"That's it."

Han Zhou hesitated for a moment before giving a brief explanation of Mo Yixia's situation.

Gu Zheng hesitated for a moment, then said somewhat uncertainly, "Then I think the real reason she's angry is that you saw through her true thoughts."

"What do you mean?"

"Look at her, wearing a mask and a hat, it's like she's always hiding herself. I guess she has a lot of thoughts on her mind. I've seen girls like that before, and I feel like they hate having their true feelings exposed."

Gu Zheng recalled for a moment and continued, "For example, when you just said that the girl was trying to make conversation, she pretended not to hear and didn't want to respond, as if she was a little unhappy."

Han Zhou's expression was strange: "So you were listening..."

Gu Zheng pretended not to hear and continued, "Of course, these are just guesses. Actually, I don't understand girls either, but my dad does. You can ask him tomorrow."

Her expression was strange.

Han Zhou asked curiously, "Was your father quite the ladies' man when he was young?"

"He was more than just dashing and debonair."

Gu Zheng sneered, "It's said that my mother only managed to get my father to submit with her iron fists, and she has always taught me not to be polite to men who have affairs with others."

"Could you please stop staring at me when you say that...?"

Han Zhou thought back to the other party's parents and chuckled twice, "I think your dad looks pretty honest."

"You seem quite honest."

Gu Zheng rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, then changed the subject and said with a hint of deeper meaning, "But if it weren't for true liking, how could one party be willing to hit and the other willing to be hit?"

Looking at her expression, Han Zhou suddenly realized something and asked in confusion, "But if what you said is true, then wouldn't that prove my guess was correct, that Mo Yixia was indeed pretending not to be able to learn, and that she was only angry because her thoughts were seen through?"

"I don't know about that. What I just said was just a guess. Don't jump to conclusions, and don't come looking for me if anything goes wrong."

Gu Zheng promptly ended the conversation. Seeing food on a table in the distance, she excitedly said, "Let's not stand here anymore, let's wander around and get something to eat over there."

Han Zhou weaved through the crowd and followed beside her, looking around as he said, "By the way, where did your mother go? I've been looking for her for ages and haven't seen her."

Perhaps due to their shared lineage, both mother and daughter are elusive and mysterious.

Gu Zheng turned around and glanced at him, then smiled maliciously: "Are you afraid she'll beat you up if she sees how unhappy I was just now?"

Han Zhou's lips twitched: "Don't tell me you did this on purpose."

"Of course it was intentional, otherwise why would I be inexplicably unhappy?"

Gu Zheng's eyes curved into crescents as she took a piece of cake from the table, stuffed it into her mouth, and handed him another piece.

"This is delicious. By the way, my mom just got here and then she left me to follow my dad, so you don't have to worry."

Han Zhou wisely refrained from asking why he was being followed. The cake was soft and delicious, and he was indeed a little hungry. As he ate, he said, "But you seemed genuinely unhappy just now."

"Then you're wrong."

Gu Zheng quickly stuffed herself until she looked like a squirrel, her cheeks bulging, and her voice was very muffled. Han Zhou hurriedly handed her a glass of juice, shaking his head and saying, "I've always found it amazing that you can eat like this and not gain weight." Gu Zheng said nonchalantly, "I exercise every day, why should I deprive myself?"

The two chatted, and Gu Zheng's mouth never stopped. In the middle of the conversation, Lin Pingyan gave a ten-minute speech into the microphone, thanking everyone for coming and expressing his joy that his daughter had grown another year older, etc., which was quite boring.

The crowd listened patiently and then gave them a warm round of applause.

After the applause, Han Zhou handed Gu Zheng a few pieces of paper so she could wipe her mouth and hands. This girl never behaved like a lady when she ate.

The latter habitually took it, wiped it haphazardly a few times, and then continued eating.

Han Zhou looked at the girl for a while and found it a bit funny. He was about to remind her, but seeing that she was holding food in both hands, he simply reached out and wiped the cream off the tip of her nose with a piece of paper.

His movements were very light, but the chewing motion in Guzheng's mouth stopped instantly. She stared blankly at the other person's withdrawn hand, and heard the other person's slightly helpless voice in her ear.

"I'll go get you a pair of gloves."

"Han Zhou".

She called out to the other person and blurted out, "Do you think I'm the female lead or the second female lead?"

This seems to be the question she's always wanted to ask.

Seeing the other person staring at him intently, Han Zhou paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "Of course it's the female lead. You're taking that child's words too seriously. She was talking about an anime character, not you."

Gu Zheng paused for a moment, then smiled radiantly, her smile seemingly brighter than the room lights.

Her voice softened a bit, but she still raised her chin and asked, "You... what do you think of me today?"

There's nothing wrong with saying that, Han Zhou didn't hold back his praise: "Very beautiful."

"What's so beautiful about it?"

Han Zhou was taken aback. Isn't it enough that she's pretty? Why ask what makes her pretty?

He looked her up and down for a moment, then tentatively asked, "A skirt?"

"Anything else?" Gu Zheng asked happily, raising her chin once more.

"jaw?"

"Huh? What else?"

"neck?"

Gu Zheng took a deep breath: "Anything else?"

Han Zhou hesitated for a moment: "Collarbone?"

"Pooh!"

Gu Zheng blushed slightly, raised her hand to cover her heart, and stomped her foot in annoyance, "It's this pendant!"

Pendant?

Han Zhou remained silent for a long time, then looked closely and asked uncertainly, "Isn't this the one I gave you last year?"

Gu Zheng's eyes widened in disbelief. "You're only just realizing this?" she exclaimed.

She had actually shown it several times before, but he hadn't reacted at all. She thought he was just pretending not to see it, but it turned out he had completely forgotten about it.

Han Zhou was a little embarrassed: "I've never seen you wear it before, so I don't remember it."

"Weren't we in school back then...?"

Gu Zheng was somewhat dissatisfied, as if she didn't care at all. Just as she was about to continue speaking, she saw a small figure suddenly dart out from not far away. It was Lin Youya, who was wearing a birthday hat.

The little girl's face was full of excitement, while a woman in high heels chased after her, her face full of worry.

"Ya Ya, slow down!"

Lin Youya ran very fast with her short legs, her two ponytails swaying behind her. In no time, she came to Han Zhou's side, her little face flushed, looking up at him with her round head.

At the same time, Han Zhou noticed that some information in the girl's status bar had been unlocked, which meant that her favorability towards her had increased significantly.

He felt a strange unease and asked uncertainly, "What's wrong with you?"

Lin Youya swallowed hard, her eyes gleaming, and exclaimed, "The male lead! You are the male lead!"

(End of this chapter)