Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 317: Falling Cup as a Number
Ouyang Lianyu had many reasons for wanting to buy clothes herself, and Han Zhou also had his share of reasons for planning to buy clothes for her alone. However, Mo Yixia's words immediately dispelled the latter's idea—

"She wants to buy underwear."

Han Zhou suddenly realized that he had overlooked this point. Seeing that Ouyang Lianyu's expression was indeed somewhat embarrassed, he was about to speak when he heard her say first, "Why don't you... why don't you go with me to buy it? You only need to help pay for it, and I'll pay for the rest myself. I'll pay you back as soon as my phone is working again."

"May I?"

The last question was directed at Mo Yixia. Ouyang Lianyu didn't actually want to invite Han Zhou, but the problem was that if Han Zhou didn't come downstairs with her, she would have to use his phone to make the payment and would have to ask for his payment password, which was obviously more presumptuous.

She wasn't very familiar with the girls present, and since they had already showered, she didn't want to be too forward and ask them to change into their wet clothes and go out in the rain. So, after thinking it over, she could only ask Han Zhou to go shopping with her.

Today was absolutely terrible… she thought.

"I have no opinion."

Mo Yixia said with an indifferent expression, "It's just a pity that I've already taken a shower and I don't have the habit of carrying cash, so I regret that I can't help you, teacher."

"It's alright, you're too kind..."

Ouyang Lianyu was flattered. She hadn't had much contact with Mo Yixia, and she hadn't expected the girl to be so easy to talk to.

Han Zhou understood what Mo Yixia meant. She didn't mind him going downstairs with Teacher Ouyang, so he picked up his phone from the table and said, "I have no objection either. Let's go, Teacher Ouyang. Be quick and come back soon. I'm worried the rain will get even heavier later."

"why?"

Ouyang Lianyu was taken aback. Before she could even say "thank you," she asked why. She felt that the rain was already quite heavy and didn't understand why Han Zhou would say such a thing.

"Because the weather forecast said the rain would decrease."

Ouyang Lianyu: "?"

……

Han Zhou didn't know if he was being too pessimistic or if the weather forecast for Lincheng was really that inaccurate. About ten minutes later, the entire city was completely shrouded in torrential rain, with howling winds. He even saw an advertising billboard that had been blown away.

Fortunately, he and Ouyang Lianyu had already bought the clothes, and apart from the increasingly strange look in the receptionist's eyes, there were no major setbacks in the process.

"Han Zhou, thank you so much for your help this time."

In the elevator, Ouyang Lianyu thanked him again. If it weren't for Han Zhou, she and Xinyue might still be homeless.

"What's the trouble?"

Han Zhou wiped the water off his face, shrugged, and said, "Besides, in a way, I did cause you to fall into the pond, so this can be considered a form of compensation."

Ouyang Lianyu's expression froze, and she asked blankly, "How did you know I fell into the pond?"

Did I accidentally let something slip?

"Have you forgotten what Yixia just said in the room? She's very good at judging people."

Han Zhou recalled for a moment, "And I remember when you sent me a voice message before, I think I heard a 'plop' sound, so you must have been distracted while reading my messages, which is why you fell into the pond, right?"

Ouyang Lianyu did not answer, but judging from her embarrassed expression, she probably acquiesced.

"Now I know why you two didn't want to drink hot water." Han Zhou couldn't help but chuckle, but he didn't mean to mock the unlucky teacher. He asked, "You shouldn't be injured this time, right?"

"No."

Ouyang Lianyu felt a little embarrassed, not knowing why this student always seemed to see her in such a disheveled state.

"That's good." Han Zhou smiled.

Generally, it's teachers who show concern for students, but Ouyang Lianyu was surprised to find herself being shown concern by students more than once. Feeling a little uncomfortable, she immediately straightened her expression and said seriously, "I have something to ask you!"

"You want to ask about Yixia?" Han Zhou smiled, as if he had known she would ask this question.

Ouyang Lianyu nodded, adopting the authoritative posture of a teacher: "What exactly is your relationship with that girl? And what about Zhong Ling and Wang Lengqiu?"

She wasn't just trying to change the subject; she genuinely wanted to get to the bottom of things. Linda University was so big, and almost all the pretty girls were swarming around this guy. She really couldn't understand what was going on.

"I've already honestly explained the situation with Yixia and Guzheng to you before. The reason why Senior Zhongling is with us is because..."

Han Zhou explained what had happened today, then added with a headache, "As for Wang Lengqiu, it was a complete accident. I didn't expect to run into her in this place."

“I know you two are close, but even if you’re close, you can’t completely lose your sense of distance. After all, he’s still a high school student,” Ouyang Lianyu said with exasperation. “Aren’t you worried about what Guzheng will do if she finds out?”

As a teacher, she knew that the student in front of her was a womanizer, and she knew that what she should do was to guide him back to the right path, but she couldn't say anything harsh, and she didn't know how to correct him.

"As long as the teacher doesn't say anything, Guzheng won't know," Han Zhou said.

"Can you guarantee that Zhong Ling and Wang Lengqiu will keep this a secret forever? There are no secrets in this world. You'd better think about how to deal with Gu Zheng's anger soon."

Ouyang Lianyu spoke helplessly, but regretted it as soon as she finished speaking. Why did she subconsciously cover for this guy?
"I've been thinking about it all along."

Han Zhou gave a wry smile, "However, compared to quelling Guzheng's anger, it's more reliable to believe that the wall won't let the wind through."

Ouyang Lianyu hesitated, but ultimately said nothing more.

If Han Zhou were just a simple scumbag, that would be one thing, but he and Gu Zheng Mo Yixia both have genuine feelings for each other, and both are good girls. Even Han Zhou himself couldn't choose, so as an outsider, she naturally couldn't make him give up on one of them.

Which one should we give up?

It can only be said that emotions are very complex. If everything could have a clear and accurate logic like mathematics, the world would be much simpler.

As the two stepped out of the elevator, Han Zhou suddenly said, "By the way, Teacher Ouyang, I have a feeling that Yixia is acting a bit strange today. If anything happens later, you must help me deal with it."

"Something's not right?" Ouyang Lianyu asked, puzzled.

"I don't know." Han Zhou's expression was solemn. "Anyway, I'll smash the cup as a signal. If there's any problem, you'd better find a way to change the subject."

"Smashing a cup as a signal?" Ouyang Lianyu was taken aback. "Is it that serious?"

Han Zhou then remembered that there was no such thing as breaking a cup as a signal in this world. Ouyang Lianyu seemed to have interpreted it as him possibly arguing with Mo Yixia, so he had to explain.

"Oh, it means to follow my lead."

(End of this chapter)