Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 28 Big loss

Han Zhou was quite curious about what kind of friends Mo Yixia had. If he could find commonalities among them, maybe he could make that guy stop disliking him.

However, it seems that the biggest thing these girls have in common is that they have a tendency to "masochism," otherwise they wouldn't be so foolish as to hold an open-air concert under the blazing sun.

Calling it an open-air performance is an understatement; there wasn't a single audience member around, and it's unclear what they were doing it for. Therefore, it's entirely appropriate to add a prefix before "self-torture."

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this a self-destructive act of self-amusement.

Of course, although he didn't quite understand this behavior, Han Zhou wouldn't take it lightly, nor would he show it on his face. He jogged over to the group of girls.

Just then, the girls finished singing their song and were resting, panting. Although they were all drenched in sweat and their skin was slightly red from the sun, they had bright smiles on their faces and looked very happy.

Han Zhou seized the opportunity and quickly stepped forward, smiling, "Everyone, you've worked hard. You sang very well. Have some water."

The girls were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, and then burst out laughing, overjoyed. "Really? You like this song too?"

Han Zhou showered him with compliments: "The song is secondary; to be precise, I'm now your fan."

Unlike Mo Yixia, these six girls are all very lively and look quite young, probably high school or college students.

They enthusiastically surrounded Han Zhou, chattering excitedly as they thanked this fan for her support.

One girl even cried tears of joy, saying it was the first time she had seen someone who liked their singing, and a young, handsome guy at that. After wiping away her tears, she quickly took out her phone and asked for a Fetion message.

This is way too exaggerated...

Han Zhou was shocked. He didn't intend to ask about the story behind the open-air concert and was about to get rid of the girls and leave when he suddenly stared wide-eyed at something in the distance, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

That was a girl's back view.

【Name: Zhong Ling (Unlockable)】

Unlockable...Unlockable!

Another unlockable object!
Han Zhou's heart pounded wildly, as if he could already see a huge pile of points beckoning to him.

However, the girl walked very quickly and soon disappeared into an alley. He couldn't very well follow her in front of everyone, or he might be seen as a pervert. So he simply remembered the place and planned to come back and try his luck sometime.

His days are basically full now, and he probably won't be able to manage his time better for the time being. However, if he can find a girl, it would be worth it to get the ten points to unlock the character.

He was momentarily distracted, and the girls' cheerful laughter sounded like ineffective "abba aba" notes to him.

Soon after, he found an opportunity, left the water on the ground, and quickly slipped away.

Seeing him so disheveled, as if he had been chased by a dog, Mo Yixia couldn't help but ask, "What happened to you?"

Han Zhou was panting, knowing that this guy was asking a question he already knew the answer to. He clearly saw what had just happened, so he didn't explain and said, "Let's go to Huadu Residential Area. I need to borrow Guzheng's notebook."

Mo Yixia turned her head and glanced at the group of girls, then followed behind him with the newspaper on her head: "Guzheng is the short-haired girl from last night, right? You two are a couple."

"I told you we're not a couple."

Han Zhou's face darkened; he didn't want to talk about this topic. He changed the subject and asked, "By the way, why did your friends choose such a place for an open-air concert? Does anyone live nearby?"

He didn't care about the first question; the second question was more important.

"Strange... I remember you weren't interested before." Mo Yixia scrutinized him for a moment before saying, "But there are indeed people living around here. What are you planning to do?"

Han Zhou's eyes lit up, and he asked urgently, "Which one?"

Mo Yixia silently distanced herself from him: "Your expression is disgusting."

Han Zhou shrugged: "Disgusting is disgusting, but how could you understand my heartache? Tell me, who lives around here?"

Mo Yixia thought for a moment and then didn't hide anything: "It's the girl who took the initiative to add you on Fetion. She lives nearby."

"Oh, it's her." Han Zhou recalled for a moment, nodded with satisfaction, and smiled, "Not bad, not bad, she seems quite easy to talk to."

"Your expression is even more disgusting now."

Seeing his smiling face, Mo Yixia seemed to know what he was planning and reminded him, "If you want to get close to them, remember not to say you know me."

"Row."

Han Zhou readily agreed. He didn't actually want to get close to Mo Yixia's friends; he was just preparing in advance, since he would come here occasionally to try his luck, and he might need help sometime.

This is called preparing for a rainy day.

"Your current..."

"Alright, alright, I know I look disgusting right now, you don't need to keep nagging." Han Zhou was in a good mood and didn't want to argue with this guy.

“No, it’s not disgusting.” Mo Yixia shook her head slightly and corrected, “You’re acting like a fickle scumbag right now.”

Han Zhou was drinking water when he heard this and almost spat it out. He thought to himself, "Why is this guy acting so dramatic today?" He said irritably, "It's true that I like new things, but I don't hate the old."

Mo Yixia wholeheartedly agreed and corrected, "Loving the new but not the old, that's what a scumbag is like, two-timing?"

"I suddenly feel like you have a lot of problems with Chinese. Do you want me to tutor you?"

"..."

The two took a taxi again and headed to Huadu Residential Area.

On the bus, Han Zhou easily won Mo Yixia's ten "likes" by talking about singing. However, making her laugh was extremely difficult. Considering that they were about to part ways, he had no choice but to use today's request to make her laugh ten times.

Mo Yixia obediently did as she was told, then asked in confusion, "Last time you asked me to laugh ten times, and these past few days you've been telling me corny jokes to make me laugh. Does this have some special meaning to you?"

Her eyes were exceptionally deep.

"It has no meaning."

Han Zhou's heart tightened, but he said perfunctorily, "It's just that you have a very beautiful smile, and I wanted to look at it more. Also, those weren't lame jokes; it's just that your sense of humor is too high."

"You seem like a smooth-talking scumbag right now."

Han Zhou couldn't take it anymore and decided to ask this guy why he suddenly labeled him a scumbag and if he could just talk properly.

But just then, the taxi arrived at the entrance of Huadu Residential Area, so he had to change his mind and say, "Wait in the car for a while, I'll be right back."

"Ah."

Han Zhou got out of the car and hurriedly ran to Gu Zheng's apartment building. Fortunately, the elevator didn't have any problems this time. He knocked on Gu Zheng's door, and she quickly opened it, carrying a large box in her hands.

She said irritably, "All my high school notes are in here... Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Huff...huff...because something urgent happened."

Gu Zheng looked sullen: "You clearly said yesterday that you would have dinner at my house, and dinner was almost ready, but now you suddenly say you have something urgent to do, and all the extra food will go to waste."

No, it's not wasteful. I'm sure you can finish it...

Han Zhou was inwardly cursing when he noticed the other person was wearing an apron. He said apologetically, "I'm sorry, it was indeed my fault this time, but it happened so suddenly. I'll treat you to a meal next time."

Gu Zheng was waiting for these words, and trying to sound casual, she said, "Don't always say 'next time,' let's do it this Saturday."

"But I have to teach..."

"You're free this afternoon and evening!" Gu Zheng stopped pretending and glared fiercely at Han Zhou.

Han Zhou didn't expect her to be so excited, and quickly said, "Okay, Saturday it is."

Gu Zheng's expression softened a bit.

Is this guy on his period? Han Zhou hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "I'm leaving soon, can you say 'I'm scared' ten times?"

Gu Zheng paused for a moment, then asked, "What do you mean?"

"literal meaning."

"Get out of here!"

Han Zhou knew it wouldn't work, and sighed, "Then I'll be leaving. I'll return these notes to you at the end of summer vacation."

He then took the cardboard box.

Gu Zheng let go of the zither and slammed the door shut.

Why is everyone so temperamental...?

Han Zhou had stated his purpose before coming, saying that these notes would be used to tutor Mo Yixia, which is why Gu Zheng had organized and packed the notes in advance.

However, the moment he took the cardboard box, his upper body suddenly slumped, his face contorted, and he nearly broke his back.

The box was ridiculously heavy, but he couldn't possibly change his status just to move it. So it took him a long time to stagger back to the taxi, where he slumped in the back seat like a dead dog, his face full of grief and indignation.

Guzheng was definitely doing this on purpose; this guy must have been taking notes with a brick!
I suffered a huge loss today. I'm exhausted and I lost two points. It hurts to even think about it.

Seeing Mo Yixia looking at him, he thought to himself that this guy was at least half responsible for this outcome, so he panted and reminded her again:
"Remember...remember, you must protect me..."

The driver was amazed, thinking to himself that young couples these days are really something else. They can hug each other whenever they want, but why do they act like they're saying their last words?
(End of this chapter)