Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 3 My mom agreed to our relationship.

Being stubborn is the class monitor's greatest characteristic, so why doesn't he have any practical skills?

More than an hour later, Han Zhou looked at the two completed daily tasks with satisfaction, thinking to himself that watching horror movies was indeed the fastest way to complete the class monitor's daily tasks. It was just a pity that he hadn't thought of it before.

He knew the guzheng. This girl had an extremely strong competitive spirit. Throughout her three years of high school, she wanted to be number one in everything, including academic performance, various competitions, and even sports, which are not usually her strong suit.

Guzheng is indeed very outstanding. Apart from her somewhat unpleasant temperament, she excels in both academics and sports, and organizes class activities in an orderly manner.

However, this girl has a weakness that isn't really a weakness: whenever you say she's afraid of something, she'll reflexively deny it and stubbornly refuse to change her mind.

Thinking of this, Han Zhou secretly shook his head. The fact that Gu Zheng had completed the task that made his heart race just minutes before the horror movie started meant that she must have been terrified.

What's impressive is that even though this guy was so scared, he managed to keep his expression unchanged and didn't make a sound. That should be considered a special talent, right?
However, when he noticed that Gu Zheng's face was deathly pale and her eyes were almost glazed over, as if she was about to be scared out of her wits, Han Zhou realized that he had been overthinking things. At the same time, he silently gave up the idea of ​​dragging her to watch a horror movie every day from now on.

He may be accumulating points, but he doesn't seem to treat the class monitor like an NPC. It seems that for the sake of the latter's mental and physical well-being, this method is better avoided.

"Class monitor, class monitor?"

"Ah, ah?" Gu Zheng seemed somewhat lost and disoriented.

"Are you scared out of your wits?"

These words were clearly more effective than any magic pill. Gu Zheng instantly snapped back to reality and exclaimed, "What are you talking about? I was just reminiscing about the plot!"

"Oh?" Han Zhou feigned ignorance and probed, "I didn't dare to watch too closely just now. Can you tell me what the plot was like?"

Gu Zheng paused, then stammered, "It's...it's that...at the hospital..."

"I know. You're not thinking about the identity of that fat doctor, are you? I think he's weird."

“That’s right, that’s it!” Gu Zheng nodded quickly, agreeing wholeheartedly. “He’s so strange.”

However, Han Zhou was just saying it casually; in fact, there was never any fat doctor in the movie.

However, he didn't expose him. Instead, he became even more determined not to drag the class monitor to watch horror movies anymore. This guy was even more of a coward than he had imagined. He had his eyes open the whole time but didn't understand the plot. What kind of special ability was that...?

At the same time, Guzheng, as if a dog had caught a scent, suddenly turned her head sharply and stared at Han Zhou for a moment: "What are you laughing at?"

Did I laugh?

Han Zhou remained calm, but inwardly he was startled. "I can be caught secretly laughing to myself? Can things get any more outrageous?"

Gu Zheng frowned slightly, and for some reason, she became certain of what she was thinking. She said fiercely, "Are you mocking me?"

"No," Han Zhou feigned confusion. "Why would I laugh at you?"

"you……"

Gu Zheng was about to ask further when a Feixin message suddenly popped up on the TV screen. It was from someone with a cute white cat avatar and the ID "Summer," with a sentence below.

"My mom has agreed to our relationship. Come to my house tomorrow, I can't take it anymore..."

The rest of the message was folded, but even this short sentence made the two people in the room hold their breath.

Oh no, I forgot to exit screen mirroring...

Han Zhou stared blankly. Xia Tian was that high school girl named Mo Yixia. Although interpreting the meaning of any words should be done in context, he still suspected that the girl was doing it on purpose...

Suddenly, Han Zhou sensed something and looked up to see Gu Zheng standing in front of him, looking down at him. She had one hand on her hip, leaned down and pressed down on his phone, stopping him from exiting the screen mirroring action, with a half-smile on her face.

"You agreed? You can't stand it anymore?"

Han Zhou's heart tightened. Usually, when Gu Zheng showed this smile, it meant she was about to hit someone.

But he quickly realized, wait a minute, why am I feeling guilty? Guzheng isn't my girlfriend, and even if she were, I'm innocent!

Guzheng seemed to realize this quickly as well. She returned to the sofa without a word, staring intently at the TV, and punched the sofa cushions repeatedly, making a "thump thump" sound.

She acted as if even if a ghost suddenly jumped out of the TV screen, she would still want to see what kind of message Xia Tian would send next.

Han Zhou could tell at a glance that the other party was unhappy, so he quickly explained about the tutoring and showed them the chat history. The previous message was collapsed; there were actually a few more sentences after it.

“My mom has agreed to our relationship. Come to my house tomorrow. I can’t take it anymore. Remember, if you want to earn more money, listen to me. My mom is too annoying. As long as you give me a little free time every day, I’ll let you stay.”

Gu Zheng stared at her phone for a full ten seconds, scrutinizing every word of the message, before turning away and sneering, "Who cares about your chat history!"

Han Zhou ignored her and replied with a simple "okay" after thinking for a moment.

Gu Zheng was clearly in a better mood. She glanced over and casually asked, "What did you say?"

"I agreed."

Han Zhou's main task was to make Mo Yixia not dislike him and give her some free time. This way, she would be happy, and he could also gain some goodwill. As long as it didn't affect his studies, why not?

Besides, he really needs money.

Han Zhou grew up in a single-parent family. He never met his mother. His father, who raised him, was a gambler. After learning that Han Zhou had a terminal illness in his second year of high school, his father disappeared, leaving behind only an old house and some money.

Han Zhou never blamed his father. After all, his father had raised him to adulthood, and he never intended to burden anyone with his terminal illness. Therefore, he never deliberately publicized the matter, nor did he try to contact his father in any way.

Of course, understanding is one thing, but not blaming doesn't mean forgiving. For Han Zhou, living alone is not a difficult thing.

Besides, there are people who care about him.

For example, Lin Anyu's family is in the catering industry. The store is not short of people at all, but he still manages to squeeze Han Zhou in for "part-time" work every winter and summer vacation. Han Zhou does easy work but earns a lot of money.

His teachers and classmates also took good care of him; of course, it would be even better if they didn't call him a sycophant.

Han Zhou remembered all these good intentions, and it was precisely because of them that he wanted to work harder to survive.

Gu Zheng was well aware of Han Zhou's family situation, and after thinking for a moment, she muttered, "Then you mustn't corrupt him."

She turned to look out the window; the glaring sunlight made it hard to open her eyes. After a moment of silence, she suddenly asked, "I remember you also applied to Lincheng University, right?"

"Hmm." Han Zhou put his phone in his pocket. "You seem to have asked this question at least five times already."

"Did I ask why?"

"what?"

Gu Zheng took a deep breath: "With your grades, you could have chosen a better school."

"Is it really appropriate for someone who's ranked first to say something like that?" Han Zhou, who was always second place, sighed. He still couldn't beat the guzheng in the college entrance exam.

"I just want to be closer to home, and the university in Lincheng is pretty good too."

Han Zhou smiled and said, "That's what I think too."

Gu Zheng was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned around, scrutinized him for a long time, and asked with an unusual hesitation in her voice, "Isn't...is there any other reason?"

"Yes, I have."

Han Zhou stretched and said casually, "Haven't I always said that I can't live without you, so I'm going to choose the same school as you?"

This is true. Not to mention that Guzheng was the only unlockable character when choosing a university, and you couldn't survive without her, being assigned to a different university would be too much of a hindrance.

Even if we take a step back and encounter new unlockable characters in the future, it's uncertain whether we can get involved with them. They might not even want to acknowledge them, let alone earn points.

On the other hand, the class monitor is quite reliable. Asking her to help you earn points is the easiest and simplest way, and she is also very cooperative.

Of course, the two already had a good relationship, and going to the same university meant they could keep each other company.

Gu Zheng took a deep breath.

Although it wasn't the first time she'd heard such nonsense, seeing Han Zhou's serious expression still made her heart skip a beat. For some reason, she suddenly became angrier and angrier, grabbing a cushion from the sofa and throwing it at his face.

"I told you not to talk nonsense!"

(End of this chapter)