Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 300: Even if a deal falls through, goodwill remains.

"No, I still can't remember."

Seeing how concerned Xiao Xiaoxiao was about her nightmares, she decided to cooperate, even though she didn't know what he was up to. However, after racking her brains for a long time, she still couldn't recall any useful information.

Han Zhou said carefully, "You don't need to remember everything. So... do you think there was anything special about your dream last night?"

"Special places...does that count as particularly terrifying?"

"Besides being scary?"

"Gone."

"Think about it again."

"I can't think of anything."

Xiao Xiaoxiao was getting a little impatient. "It's just a normal nightmare, why are you so concerned?"

Am I wrong? Is the strange thing in the girls' dormitory unrelated to Xiao Xiaoxiao's nightmare?
Or perhaps the so-called ghost story has nothing to do with Xiao Xiaoxiao at all?
So far, the connection between Xiao Xiaoxiao and the haunted girls' dormitory remains speculation. Han Zhou dares not draw any conclusions, a point he emphasized to Gu Zheng last night, indicating that the matter still needs to be thoroughly investigated.

After a moment of thought, he asked again, "Did you often have nightmares before?"

"You're the one who has nightmares all the time," Xiao Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes. "I haven't done anything wrong, so why would I have so many nightmares?"

She pursed her lips and continued, "Besides, I used to have trouble even falling asleep. I couldn't have many normal dreams, let alone nightmares."

Han Zhou thought that made sense, and then asked another question: "So how long did you sleep last night... no, what time did you fall asleep last night?"

Xiao Xiaoxiao frowned slightly. One minute he was concerned about whether she had nightmares, the next he was concerned about what time she went to bed. Was this guy just bored and had nothing better to do?
Remembering the vulgar advertisement she had just seen on the other person's phone that read "Tonight at midnight, passionate lovemaking," the girl's eyes gradually became wary.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that she didn't speak, Han Zhou raised an eyebrow slightly. "You don't even remember what time you fell asleep?"

I'll answer you one last time. I want to see what you're really trying to say...

Muttering to herself, Xiao Xiaoxiao patiently replied, "I remember. I went to bed as soon as I got back to the dorm, but I wasn't feeling well. Even after taking cold medicine, I still couldn't fall asleep. It took about 30 or 40 minutes before I felt sleepy. I think I fell asleep about an hour later."

"You remember it so clearly?"

Han Zhou looked surprised, not only because he was surprised that Xiao Xiaoxiao could clearly remember the approximate time she fell asleep, but also because the sleeping pills seemed to have really lost their effect. Sleeping pills are very effective at helping people fall asleep, and normally it would be impossible for her to fall asleep for an hour after taking them.

"Didn't you send me a message in the middle? I just checked the time, but I was about to fall asleep, so I didn't reply."

Han Zhou nodded: "I understand."

"Nothing else to ask?" Xiao Xiaoxiao asked.

"temporarily unavailable."

"Then it's my turn to ask you."

"I know what you want to ask."

Han Zhou immediately saw through her thoughts, looked around, and lowered his voice, saying, "Come closer, this is something that shouldn't be heard by others."

"Oh……"

Xiao Xiaoxiao looked suspicious, but still leaned her head slightly closer to Han Zhou. "Is this close enough?"

"As long as you can hear me."

Han Zhou pondered for a moment, then hesitantly reminded him, "By the way, if you find what I'm about to say too bizarre, or unacceptable, don't get too agitated, although it is indeed a bit strange..."

Even if a deal falls through, can we still maintain good relations?
What deal?
Han Zhou's voice wasn't loud, and Xiao Xiaoxiao couldn't hear it clearly. She only vaguely heard the words "can't accept it" and "even if the deal falls through, we can still be on good terms." Her eyes widened in surprise.

For some reason, the words "tonight at midnight, passionate lovemaking" popped into her mind again, and when she thought about how much the other person had asked her what time she was going to bed, her heart skipped a beat.

This guy...could it be...could he be trying to pay me to...you bastard! What does he take me for?!

Before she could get angry, Han Zhou's serious voice rang in her ears: "Listen to me, Xiao Xiao, the girls' dormitory is probably haunted because of you."

Xiao Xiaoxiao heard these words clearly. Her anger was instantly extinguished, replaced by confusion. She tilted her head in bewilderment.

"what?"

After a brief silence, she felt a surge of anger and said speechlessly, "What nonsense are you talking about? Although I have rejected several boys in my class who confessed to me, they are all doing just fine. Nobody..."

"It has nothing to do with whether or not anyone commits suicide. Let me finish speaking first."

Han Zhou interrupted her and then explained his speculations in detail.

Xiao Xiaoxiao listened quietly, her expression changing several times before she finally sighed reluctantly, "I knew there was something wrong with me."

Han Zhou was taken aback. Xiao Xiaoxiao's reaction was different from what he had expected. It seemed that she had already suspected the abnormality in him.

"What do you mean?"

After a moment of silence, Xiao Xiaoxiao shook her head: "I don't know."

"Don't know?" Han Zhou frowned slightly.

"Well, I don't really know how to say it, but I just feel like I'm a bit strange."

Xiao Xiaoxiao's expression was complicated, with a hint of confusion and loneliness, and a sense of helplessness flashing in her eyes.

That look seemed familiar. Han Zhou recalled for a moment and quickly remembered when he had seen that look before.

In his memory, for a long time after he transmigrated to this world, he would always see a similar look in the mirror.

Traveling alone to a completely unfamiliar world, without even having time to say goodbye to the past, and having to welcome new people and new things, is like a traveler leaving their homeland for a foreign land, never to see their relatives and friends again. Sometimes, it is inevitable to feel a sense of loss.

Han Zhou wasn't sure if Xiao Xiaoxiao felt the same way, but he felt that she might need a companion, so he casually said, "Of course you're wondering. You clearly have an impression of someone, and there are even relevant clues near your hometown, but you can't remember anything about that person. If you're not wondering, who is?"

Xiao Xiao rolled her eyes at him: "It's not your place to say that, you're the same, aren't you?"

"Yes, me too."

Han Zhou smiled and shook his head, saying, "If you're strange, it means I'm strange too. If you have a problem, it means I have a problem too. But at least compared to your 'ghost-attracting constitution,' I'm much more normal."

Xiao Xiaoxiao was displeased and said angrily, "Who said it must be me who summoned the ghost? Besides, you're not much more normal than me. The more I look at you, the less you seem like a good person. You scumbag..."

"Ahem, we're talking about something very important right now, let's not discuss irrelevant topics."

"Hmph, you have the guts to do it but not the guts to admit it. Let's see what you do when the truth comes out."

Xiao Xiaoxiao pouted, but didn't continue the topic, giving off a "I'll let you off the hook" look.

Perhaps realizing she wasn't the only strange one, her expression became lively again, no longer as bewildered as before.

Seeing this, Han Zhou felt slightly relieved and said, "You don't need to worry about that. Let's think about how to solve your problem first."

"How to deal with it?"

Although there was no evidence and everything was just Han Zhou's speculation, Xiao Xiaoxiao actually felt that what he said was right, and that she was very likely the real culprit behind the haunting of the dormitory.

"I'm still thinking about it," Han Zhou shook his head and said, "Class is about to start, let me think about it for a bit, we'll talk about it after class."

"All right……"

(End of this chapter)