Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 349 Never Said
Ouyang Lianyu hadn't driven a car in a long time.

Since starting her job, she has spent less than five months actually working at the school. Even if her leg isn't injured, she usually injures an arm. Her limbs are constantly being injured, as stable as the changing seasons. As a result, her new car was only driven for less than two months before it started gathering dust in the underground garage.

This is undoubtedly a waste.

A new car should be like a vibrant child, galloping freely on the road, not like a weary old person waiting in an underground garage for its functions to deteriorate.

Therefore, she just took her car for maintenance last week and decided to quickly regain the driving skills she had when she was learning to drive, so that if her parents really came to Lincheng, she could personally drive them around Lincheng and use this opportunity to show her parents that she was doing well and was fully capable of taking care of herself.

Apart from the occasional bumps and bruises, she hasn't been injured much lately. She believes that as long as she is careful and perseveres for a while, she will be able to get rid of the reputation of being "covered in injuries" and let everyone forget her embarrassing past.

"It's time for my reputation as someone covered in wounds to become a thing of the past... Ouch!"

As Ouyang Lianyu pondered, she opened the car door. However, because she was so engrossed in thinking, she accidentally bumped her head on the top edge of the door frame when she got in. The pain in her head instantly shattered her newly gained confidence.

She covered her head and carefully checked herself in the rearview mirror. Fortunately, it looked like a minor bump, and apart from a little pain, there shouldn't be any bumps. She breathed a sigh of relief, but then became secretly alert.

"Ouyang Lianyu, the biggest reason you suffered so many injuries was that you were too focused when you were thinking. You must avoid this problem in the future, especially when driving..."

She adjusted her glasses, reflecting on her actions, when her phone suddenly rang in her bag.

Ouyang Lianyu felt a headache coming on. She had received far too many calls today, mostly asking about her boyfriend. She didn't really want to answer, but after glancing at her contacts, she decided to pick up the phone anyway.

"Hey, what's wrong, Xinyue?"

"Sister Lianyu, Sister Lianyu, I heard you have a boyfriend, is it true?"

Ouyang Lianyu was stunned: "Who told you that?"

The call was from Zhang Xinyue. She thought the other person had something important to discuss with her, but it turned out they were also asking about her boyfriend.

The problem is that Zhang Xinyue works far from Linda University, so logically she shouldn't know about the rumors circulating there. Is the rumor really that widespread?
"I just joined your school's confession wall. I was so busy at work today that I only just saw the post on the confession wall. A lot of people are saying you're in a relationship. There are dozens of comments below, all guessing who your boyfriend is."

Zhang Xinyue seemed to be climbing stairs, her voice slightly out of breath, but her tone was unusually excited, "Sister Lianyu, tell me secretly, do you really have a boyfriend?"

Ouyang Lianyu said helplessly, "Why did you add this to the confession wall at Lin University for no reason?"

"I love gossip, hehe, and this just so happens to be the perfect time! Tell me, Sister Lianyu, are you really in a relationship?"

"No."

"Really not?"

"Not really."

Ouyang Lianyu had no intention of deceiving Zhang Xinyue, since she hadn't intended to tell her friends about having a boyfriend.

"I'll just say it."

Yan Mei's voice came from the other end of the phone, "How could Sister Lianyu possibly be in a relationship? Do you think everyone is as love-obsessed as you, thinking about finding a boyfriend all day long?"

"You have the nerve to talk back to me? I wonder who it was that got cheated on in their relationship and was crying their eyes out late at night," Zhang Xinyue retorted.

Ouyang Lianyu, on the other end of the phone, looked exasperated and interrupted with a wry smile, "Alright, alright, can you two be a little more mature and stop bickering all the time?"

"We were just kidding."

Zhang Xinyue said with a grin, "Don't you and Han Zhou always do this too? To be honest, when I first saw everyone saying you had a boyfriend, I thought you were dating that guy, which gave me quite a shock."

Ouyang Lianyu was taken aback, and a blush immediately appeared on her face. She said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? How many times do I have to tell you before you stop making such jokes? We are teacher and student, and it is impossible for us to be in a relationship."

"Of course I know, but the only man I know who's been closest to you is that kid. Who else could it be but him? Besides, you even let him stay at your house for one night." Zhang Xinyue said matter-of-factly.

Yan Mei interjected, "Sister Lianyu, I think Xinyue is right. Dating is about feelings, and you can't always be bound by other factors. As long as you really like each other, you and that guy might be able to be together."

The two best friends, who had been bickering, are now on the same side again.

Ouyang Lianyu said helplessly, "Xiaomei, how come you're like this too?"

"I'm just stating the facts objectively, but the fact that you still care about these external factors means you haven't fallen for that guy yet, which puts my mind at ease."

"What's there to worry about? So what if you really like someone? At worst, you can quit your job and get back together. It's not like it's something that will make everyone furious."

“You’re right, but from what I’ve observed, that guy has the potential to be a scumbag. Letting Sister Lianyu be with him might not be a good choice.”

"I actually think Han Zhou is a pretty good guy, much better than your ex-boyfriend, although he does know a lot of pretty girls..."

"If I had to compare him to my ex-boyfriend, then all men in the world would be good men. In short, I wouldn't recommend that Sister Lianyu be with him."

"Then I wholeheartedly support this marriage!"

"Then I..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Ouyang Lianyu could no longer bear it and quickly interrupted the two of them, "Can you two stop talking nonsense? It's like you really want to be with Han Zhou!"

To express her seriousness, she instinctively tried to slam her hand on the table, but accidentally hit the horn button on the car, and the sound of the horn echoed in the underground parking garage.

Zhang Xinyue on the other end of the phone was startled and exclaimed in alarm, "That sound just now was like a car horn. The sound was so close, could it be that Sister Lianyu was hit by a car?"

"impossible……"

Yan Mei found it absurd, but when she thought of Sister Lianyu's famous reputation of being "covered in wounds," her tone couldn't help but sound a little flustered.

Fortunately, before the two could worry, Ouyang Lianyu's annoyed voice came through the phone: "Are you two deliberately trying to annoy me? I'm in the car right now. I just accidentally honked the horn. There was no accident."

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Zhang Xinyue and the other woman not only did not breathe a sigh of relief, but became even more worried, and asked nervously, "Sister Lianyu, you're not sitting in the driver's seat of the car right now, are you?"

"Yes, I need to drive out for a bit."

There was silence for several seconds on the other end of the phone, followed by two people screaming in terror.

"Don't! Don't!"

Who is Sister Lianyu?

She's such an unlucky girl, she gets hit by a car while walking, rolls down the stairs while going up, catches basketballs headfirst while walking on the playground, and even chokes on a glass of water!

Making Sister Lianyu drive is tantamount to suicide!
Am I that scary when I drive?

Ouyang Lianyu paused for two seconds, then said helplessly, "Aren't you guys overreacting...?" "Safety first, Sister Lianyu!" Zhang Xinyue and Yan Mei said in unison.

"Don't worry, I've always been very careful while driving." Ouyang Lianyu knew that the two were concerned about her, and said gently, "Besides, the road conditions around Linda are very safe, otherwise I wouldn't have driven out."

She considers herself careless in many things, but she is very focused when driving.

"Also, you two shouldn't keep thinking that I have any relationship with Han Zhou. He and the person he likes are in love... You two are just making things up and it will upset people."

"Okay, we understand. Then Sister Lianyu, please be careful on your journey."

Zhang Xinyue was still a little worried. After all, she had seen many stories about Ouyang Lianyu on the confession wall at Linda University and knew that his reputation for being "covered in wounds" was not unfounded.

"Don't worry, it's just a short drive, nothing will happen," Ouyang Lianyu said with a smile.

"Are you planning to practice driving?" Yan Mei asked.

"That's part of the reason. The main reason is that I have to go to Han Zhou's place. Okay, I'm off now. Bye."

The call ended, leaving Zhang Xinyue and Yan Mei staring at each other in bewilderment.

Zhang Xinyue hesitated: "Did you hear that? Where is Sister Lianyu going?"

"I heard her. She said she's going to see that kid Han Zhou."

Yan Mei looked serious and said thoughtfully, "Sister Lianyu knew that driving was a big challenge for her, but she still drove out for that boy... Their relationship is definitely not that simple."

"Stop pretending to be a detective. It's just driving a car. You're overthinking it."

Zhang Xinyue rolled her eyes. Although she was also curious about what Sister Lianyu was doing driving to Han Zhou's place, she wouldn't let her imagination run wild.

Yan Mei felt sad that she had such a foolish best friend. She couldn't help but sigh, then shook her head and said, "You don't seem to have noticed something."

"what's up?"

"Sister Lianyu said that she and that boy named Han Zhou were teacher and student, and that the boy had someone he liked. She gave many reasons why they couldn't be together, but she never said a word about it—"

"She doesn't like that boy at all."

……

"Han Zhou, may I ask you a few questions?"

Xia Qing's parents had always required her to remain silent while eating and sleeping, so she didn't put down her chopsticks until she was half full. She then placed her hands on her lap and looked at Han Zhou with a polite expression.

You're not trying to ask where I bought my pants, are you...?

Han Zhou thought to himself, but a smile appeared on his face: "Ask away, I'll answer whatever I can."

He had a vague idea of ​​what the other person wanted to ask, so he answered quite cautiously to avoid an awkward situation.

Do you remember my on-campus interview this afternoon?

As expected, Xia Qing wanted to continue inquiring about Ouyang Lianyu's boyfriend.

"Of course I remember," Han Zhou said with a smile.

Xia Qing cut to the chase: "I'm very interested in Teacher Ouyang's boyfriend. Can you tell me what you know?"

Before Han Zhou could speak, Lin Anyu exclaimed in surprise, "Teacher Ouyang? Are you talking about Ouyang Lianyu? When did she get a boyfriend?"

"You know Teacher Ouyang too?" Xia Qing asked with a smile.

She knew that this boy named Lin Anyu was not a student at Linda University, but his behavior at the moment seemed to indicate that he knew a lot about Teacher Ouyang's situation, which made her a little concerned.

Considering that the other party is Han Zhou's good friend, perhaps this boy knows something.

"I do know him, but we're not very close," Lin Anyu smiled. "However, Han Zhou is quite familiar with this Teacher Ouyang, so you've come to the right person."

He wondered to himself, "Didn't Han Zhou say that Teacher Ouyang Lianyu didn't have a boyfriend? When did she suddenly have one?"

Han Zhou asked in confusion, "Senior Xia Qing, can you tell me why you're so eager to know who Teacher Ouyang's boyfriend is?"

"Because of curiosity."

Mo Yixia, standing beside her, said unhurriedly, "When a person has everything, they will sometimes feel bored. Apart from actively seeking excitement, the only thing that can bring them joy is satisfying their curiosity."

Xia Qing was taken aback. Although she didn't know how this girl could see through her thoughts, she still smiled and admitted, "That's right. I'm trying to find interesting things right now. I don't dare to do Zhang Tao's extreme sports, so I can only ask around for gossip."

"By the way, could you tell me how you knew what I was thinking?"

She looked at Mo Yixia, wanting to know how the other person could see through her heart; this was also something that could satisfy her curiosity.

"Because we are the same type of people."

Mo Yixia replied, "I have everything I need right now, but unlike you, I prefer to actively seek out thrills rather than satisfy my curiosity."

Xia Qing immediately became interested and asked curiously, "Do you also like extreme sports?"

In her view, extreme sports are a way to seek thrills.

Mo Yixia shook her head slightly: "I prefer mental stimulation."

soul?

Xia Qing was about to ask what "psychological stimulation" meant when she suddenly remembered that the two people in front of her were siblings. She immediately understood and awkwardly looked away.

Thankfully, it was just a psychological shock; if it had affected the body as well…

"correct."

As if she could read her mind, Mo Yixia continued, "I do occasionally pursue physical intimacy..."

"Yisha!"

Han Zhou's eyelids twitched, and he quickly stopped her from continuing. Then he smiled and looked at Xia Qing, who had a strange expression, and took a deep breath and said, "Let's continue talking about Teacher Ouyang."

On the highway, Ouyang Lianyu, who was driving, suddenly sneezed.

(End of this chapter)