Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 312 The Lost Dog
"Junior, um... could you... could you please stop laughing?"

"Sorry, I'm sorry, I've been trying my best to control myself, but I just couldn't help it, hahaha, I'm sorry, it's really too funny."

"Is it that funny?"

"It wouldn't be funny if someone else said it, but you, senior, actually called yourself a bad woman. Isn't that funny?"

"But I really am a bad girl..."

"Pfft!"

"..."

Han Zhou laughed for a full two minutes before he recovered. He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and took several deep breaths before he could barely face Zhong Ling's face, which had a weak expression on it.

Zhong Ling seemed a little aggrieved, gritted her teeth, and protested softly, "Junior, I'm serious..."

"It's funny because you're serious."

Han Zhou wiped his face hard, his expression tense, and said, "Senior, I understand what you mean. It's normal to want to try even though you know you shouldn't. It's definitely not a bad woman's idea. Besides, it was Yi Xia and I who invited you. We're so happy you came, how could we not be happy?"

He considered himself to have a pretty high threshold for laughter, but when he heard Zhong Ling say "I'm a bad woman" in a serious tone, it was as if someone had tickled his funny bone, and he laughed all the way without being able to stop.

Zhong Ling clearly didn't understand his sense of humor.

"But……"

"Wait a minute, senior, come a little closer."

Han Zhou interrupted Zhong Ling, gesturing for her to come closer, and then sent a message to Mo Yixia in front of her.

"My senior is a bad woman."

Mo Yixia replied after about half a minute: "I was just about to ask, have you been eating fish regularly lately?"

"What do you mean?"

Zhong Ling stared at her phone screen, looking puzzled, not quite understanding the meaning of the sentence.

"It means I should eat fish to improve my brain function, and stop talking nonsense."

Han Zhou casually offered an explanation, then sent the same message to Gu Zheng.

"My senior is a bad woman."

Guzheng replied almost instantly: "Which senior?"

"Senior Zhong Ling."

"Is Senior Zhong Ling a bad woman?"

"Correct."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"..."

Han Zhou thought for a moment, and since Teacher Ouyang was also someone who had some contact with Zhong Ling, he sent her a message as well.

“Teacher Ouyang, I think Senior Zhong Ling is a bad woman.”

Teacher Ouyang seemed busy, or perhaps too busy to type, so she sent a voice message in a gentle voice: "Why do you say that?"

“That’s what she said herself,” Han Zhou replied.

A few seconds later, Ouyang Lianyu sent another voice message, her tone helpless: "Do you think you're funny? I think you're more like a bad guy."

"..."

"You see."

Han Zhou shrugged, turned to look at Zhong Ling beside him, took a deep breath and said, "It's not just me, everyone thinks that sentence is hilarious."

Zhong Ling's mouth gaped slightly; Han Zhou's method of "argumentation" left her speechless. However, she quickly shook her head and whispered, "That's because everyone doesn't know what I did..."

"What did you do?" Han Zhou asked with a smile. Zhong Ling was silent for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Do you want to hear?"

"I want to hear what you want to say."

Han Zhou looked up at the sky. "But not now. Let's explore as much as possible before the downpour comes."

……

As Han Zhou had expected, half an hour later, a heavy rain enveloped the entire city of Lincheng, and the sky seemed to have turned into evening early. The zoo lights were turned on early, and through the lights, one could see the misty water vapor in the air.

"Junior, will wearing sunglasses really clear the way in this weather?" Zhong Ling asked worriedly.

"Yes, don't worry."

Han Zhou spoke confidently, but suddenly stumbled. Although he quickly regained his balance, he was still a little embarrassed and avoided looking at Zhong Ling.

The latter considerately refrained from exposing his lie and softly suggested, "Why don't we take a break?"

"it is good."

Han Zhou nodded and looked around, but there was nowhere to rest in the zoo in the heavy rain. Just then, a sightseeing bus slowly drove over from a distance and stopped in front of the two of them.

A girl wearing a mask and a baseball cap poked half her head out from the driver's seat and said casually, "Get in the car."

It was Mo Yixia.

Han Zhou was overjoyed. He had been wondering if Mo Yixia would drive over when the rain started to get heavy. Although it was a little later than expected, at least he could finally sit down and rest.

"Let's go, senior."

He reminded Zhong Ling and was about to walk around to get into the passenger seat when Mo Yixia said, "Sit in the back, someone's already next to me."

Han Zhou was taken aback, but didn't ask any more questions. He got into the car first and let Zhong Ling get in first. He then put away his umbrella and followed her in. As soon as he got in, he saw that there was indeed someone sitting in the passenger seat. Her back was slender, obviously a girl, and her head was lowered, as if she was asleep.

Fortunately, the girl had long hair.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked in a low voice, "Yixia, who is this? Your friend?"

“They must be your friends,” Mo Yixia said with a half-smile.

This answer surprised Han Zhou. He was slightly taken aback, stared at the girl's back for a closer look, and indeed felt that she looked somewhat familiar.

"Wang Lengqiu".

At the same time, Mo Yixia spoke up and revealed the girl's identity, "She said her name is Wang Lengqiu."

"Wang Lengqiu? Is that Wang Lengqiu from our school?"

Zhong Ling tilted her head, clearly having heard of the name.

"should be……"

Han Zhou had already confirmed that this was Wang Lengqiu. After all, girls as thin as her were rare. He immediately felt a headache coming on and asked in a low voice, "Yi Xia, how did you get this guy in the car?"

“It’s a pleasure to help others,” Mo Yixia replied. “She said she was looking for her dog.”

"dog?"

Han Zhou was stunned for a moment, recalling the pure white puppy in Wang Lengqiu's arms when they first met. Judging from Wang Lengqiu's behavior that day, this dog was probably very important to her.

"Did you find it?" he asked.

“Not for now.” Mo Yixia shook her head. “I saw that she could barely keep her eyes open, so I let her get in the car and rest.”

Han Zhou didn't know why Wang Lengqiu had come to the zoo to look for a dog, nor did he know why she was so tired. He sighed inwardly. This girl seemed to have a special affinity for rainy days; both times he had seen her, it had been in such heavy rain.

Thinking of that tiny dog, barely bigger than the palm of his hand, he couldn't help but empathize with Wang Lengqiu's feelings. Losing in such heavy rain, if it hadn't found shelter in time, the dog might have been in mortal danger.

Wang Lengqiu must have been searching for a long time, but unfortunately, he found nothing.

(End of this chapter)