Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 357 Arrival
At six o'clock in the afternoon, a strong wind was howling.

The sky was dark, and the road leading to Silver Lake Park was deserted, with only a few vehicles passing by.

Unusually, the driver's phone wasn't playing music; instead, it was playing the latest weather report. He didn't understand yellow or blue alerts, nor did he care whether it was showers or thunderstorms. He only knew one thing—

A typhoon is coming.

We probably won't get any customers for the next few days.

In other words... I'm going to be "unemployed" for the time being.

"Damn typhoon!"

Thinking of this, the driver couldn't help but curse under his breath. Then, looking at the handsome young man in the rearview mirror, he reminded him, "Young man, there are only villas around Silver Lake Park, and you can hardly find any hotels. If you want to visit, you'd better change the time. The typhoon is coming soon, so you should find somewhere indoors to stay. Experts have said that this is the safest thing to do."

His car uses a meter, and if this customer is willing to turn around now, he can make an extra profit, which he can then use to buy a bottle of beer later.

Unfortunately, the young guest did not respond to him.

Looking out the car window at the white plastic bags being swept up by the strong wind, Han Zhou's mind was once again filled with the image of flocks of pigeons flying all over the sky, and his feelings were extremely complicated.

Han Zhou, you really are a shameless scumbag. As a transmigrator, you actually started toying with the feelings of young girls from such a young age. Are you even human?

He kept condemning himself in his heart. Although he still couldn't remember seeing Wang Lengqiu when he was a child, he was quite certain that it was probably true.

Those vague fragments that I recalled not long ago are evidence of that.

Not only is this true, but what Xia Qing said is probably also true. Wang Lengqiu may have really given him a love letter and really kept it in her heart, which is why she clung to him as soon as they met, hoping that he would remember it.

But he had absolutely no recollection of the other person.

How is this any different from a scumbag who starts a relationship and then abandons it?
Han Zhou sighed inwardly. Although he didn't really remember much about his elementary school days, some things were done and he had to accept them first. Getting to the bottom of things was a matter for later.

However, according to Xia Qing, he probably didn't do anything outrageous when he was a child. He just accepted a love letter from Wang Lengqiu and promised to meet her again in the future. After that, he transferred schools and disappeared.

Xia Qing knew about this because one of her high school classmates happened to be Wang Lengqiu's junior high school classmate and lived in the same neighborhood. Therefore, she had the opportunity to talk to Wang Lengqiu's grandfather a few times.

According to that classmate, Wang Lengqiu's grandfather was a very kind old man. He never liked to complain to others, and he especially disliked publicizing his granddaughter's suffering to gain sympathy. Instead, he preferred to talk about happy things.

As an elderly man, most of his conversations revolved around his granddaughter, Wang Lengqiu. On one occasion, he mentioned that his granddaughter had recently made a very good friend, a very interesting boy, and the two of them often went out to play together.

Wang Lengqiu's grandfather rarely saw his granddaughter so happy, so he paid close attention to the boy. However, before he could see what the boy looked like, the boy suddenly transferred schools one day.

As for the love letter, it was Wang Lengqiu's grandfather who told that classmate. He did not express his attitude towards the love letter, but only expressed his gratitude to the boy for making his granddaughter have a very happy time.

After listening to Xia Qing's words, Han Zhou was unable to calm down for a long time, because many of the characteristics of the boy she described matched his own.

First, he's handsome.

This wasn't just him boasting; it was something Wang Lengqiu's grandfather had repeatedly mentioned. He said his granddaughter often praised the boy for being handsome, and the two had even taken a photo together, which she treasured and wouldn't even let him see.

Second, a transfer to another school without any warning.

As is well known, Han Zhou was burdened with a huge debt because his father, Han Long, was a compulsive gambler who always lost. He had to evade creditors every now and then, which forced Han Zhou to transfer schools multiple times. Often, he would have to go to another school before he had even finished a month at a new one.

Third, they are young.

According to Wang Lengqiu's grandfather, the boy and his granddaughter were not in the same class; the boy was one or two grades below her. They first met because the boy had protected his granddaughter by fighting off more than a dozen boys on his own, and they became friends after that.

Han Zhou is exactly two years younger than Wang Lengqiu.

In short, aside from the absurdity of chasing away more than a dozen boys in one go, many of the boy's characteristics basically overlap with Han Zhou's. In addition, Han Zhou has already recalled some related memories, so even if he wanted to deny that he had never met Wang Lengqiu, he couldn't.

But how to say it.

The sudden appearance of a "childhood sweetheart," who is also a very beautiful girl, might be a good thing for others, but it's quite a headache for Han Zhou.

As an unlockable character, he didn't want to have much contact with Wang Lengqiu in the first place. But now someone suddenly told him that they had known each other for a long time, that he had even received her love letters, and that she had even wanted to marry him for a long time. This was like a bolt from the blue for him.

However, it would be too early to draw conclusions now, as there are still many questions that need to be answered.

First of all, why Wang Lengqiu has retained such distant memories to this day is a question worth considering.

Let alone innocent children, how many adults can keep their promises?

Vows, especially oaths of eternal love, are often quite unreliable. Perhaps it is because so many people keep swearing oaths of eternal love that natural disasters are becoming more and more frequent, causing typhoons to even penetrate inland and reach Lincheng.

The idea of ​​making a lifelong promise from childhood and still cherishing it many years later is something that basically only exists in novels and TV dramas.

In reality, it is already quite precious for someone to occasionally recall this memory and find their partner with whom they made that vow to share a smile.

In most cases, people will forget about it, and the people who made that vow together will disappear from their lives long ago, their vows sealed away in the past.

If Wang Lengqiu can truly remember everything from her childhood to the present day, then this must be something of extraordinary significance to her.

Secondly, everything Xia Qing said was just speculation. Han Zhou had never heard Wang Lengqiu say that she was bothering him because of something that happened when they were children, so this conclusion was unreliable.

Of course, whether the conclusion is reliable or not is not important. Now that it has been confirmed that he has probably known Wang Lengqiu since he was very young, it means that his attitude towards this girl may need to be changed.

To be honest, he didn't know how to face Wang Lengqiu next time.

However, instead of speculating, it's better to find an opportunity to confirm it directly.

According to Wang Lengqiu's grandfather, Wang Lengqiu has a photo of herself with that boy, so if they can get that photo, they can find out whether she is the boy in the photo or not.

He didn't even need to get the photo; as long as Wang Lengqiu was willing to show him the photo, he could basically confirm the truth.

You know, Wang Lengqiu wouldn't even let his closest grandfather see that photo, so the only person he'd be willing to show it to is probably that boy from back then.

With mixed feelings, Han Zhou got out of the taxi, took out his phone, and followed the navigation towards the villa area. The villa area was near Silver Lake Park. Silver Lake, as its name suggests, was a perfectly round lake that often appeared dazzlingly silvery-white, looking like a giant moon fallen into the lake.

However, today was clearly not the time to enjoy the scenery. Due to the approaching typhoon, the gates of Silver Lake Park were closed. Han Zhou walked along the fence and soon arrived at the door of the eighth villa.

This is the villa that Xiao Xiaoxiao chose. It is said that the balcony on the third floor has a view of Silver Lake in Silver Lake Park. Not only is the scenery beautiful, but the feng shui is also good. Living here will bring good luck.

Han Zhou didn't know when this guy started studying feng shui. Could it be that he was influenced by Wang Runxue?
But she and Wang Runxue probably don't have much interaction...

Han Zhou felt a surge of tension as he approached the gate. The thought that Gu Zheng and Mo Yixia were both in the villa at that moment forced him to try and calm himself down with a jumble of random thoughts.

Fortunately, neither Ouyang Lianyu nor Senior Sister Yin has issued any warnings so far, and Xiao Xiaoxiao has remained silent, which means that the situation in the villa should still be under control.

...At least Guzheng and Mo Yixia didn't fight.

"We have to put Wang Lengqiu's matter aside for now. The most important thing now is to enter and leave the villa safely. For that, I must be extremely careful. Hmm, in a critical moment, I might be able to play the Wang Lengqiu card to draw everyone's attention to this matter..."

Since it has already happened, Han Zhou has no intention of running away from it. He plans to meet with Wang Lengqiu whenever he has free time to get to the bottom of things.

He felt a pang of sadness when he thought about how he had coldly rejected the other person's repeated requests for his contact information.

Putting yourself in his shoes, if the girl he'd been longing for for so long didn't remember him anymore, and wouldn't even give him her contact information, he would definitely be heartbroken...

Gathering his thoughts, Han Zhou took several deep breaths until his expression appeared normal before knocking on the villa's door.

This was the first time he had ever stood at the door of a villa, and he wasn't sure if there was a doorbell, so he could only use this simplest way to let everyone in the villa know that he had arrived.

My heart was pounding like that of a recent college graduate about to have a job interview.

Unexpectedly, the door to the villa was opened as soon as the knocking sounded.

"There are surveillance cameras at the door. Your expression just now was quite something."

Standing at the door was Mo Yixia, with a half-smile on her face.

Today, she was unusually not wearing her almost ever-present mask and baseball cap. Instead, she wore a black knitted dress with the hem just covering her thighs, revealing her slender calves. She wore black boots and a beige coat over it for warmth. Her long, black hair reached all the way to her hips. Even though her outfit was simple, she looked radiant.

Han Zhou was startled and immediately looked up in the direction Mo Yixia was pointing. He then noticed that there was indeed a display screen above his head, clearly showing the scene outside the door.

"Don't be nervous. I was the only one standing at the door just now, and no one else saw your guilty expression."

Han Zhou gave an awkward smile, not even bothering to observe how grand the villa was, and asked, "Why are you standing alone at the door?"

"It's too stuffy inside, I came out for some fresh air."

"Yeah……"

"Otherwise, was she ostracized and forced to run to the courtyard to weep alone?"

Mo Yixia clearly saw what he was worried about.

Han Zhou gave an awkward smile and asked nervously, "Have Gu Zheng and the others arrived?"

"coming."

He immediately became uneasy: "Then you..."

"We get along quite well," Mo Yixia interrupted him, her tone dismissive.

"Really?"

Han Zhou was somewhat incredulous.

"You'll know once you're inside."

Mo Yixia closed the door and turned to lead the way.

According to her description, she and Ouyang Lianyu arrived at the villa around 5 p.m. Gu Zheng and the others were already there. When they saw her, they showed varying degrees of shock. Except for the girl named Xiao Xiaoxiao, everyone else's emotions were genuine, which meant that they did not know she would be there beforehand.

At this point, Mo Yixia gave Han Zhou a meaningful look and continued, "Gu Zheng didn't say anything after seeing me, and even arranged a room for me. It seems like she didn't care about my presence."

"You seem unconcerned?"

"Yes, it just looks like that. After that, she went back to her room to change her clothes and put on lipstick. I don't know what she was nervous about." Mo Yixia shook her head.

You'd be a fool not to know...

Han Zhou inwardly complained, but he was finally relieved. Gu Zheng had only changed her clothes and hadn't done anything else, which meant that she was only aroused by the appearance of her rival and hadn't thought deeply about why Mo Yixia was here.

Therefore, he is safe for the time being.

"And then?" he asked.

"Then we played three hands of cards together and three rounds of fighting games. In short, she and I tried everything that could determine a winner. If we count it as best two out of three, we are now tied. Next, we will compete to see who can complete a horror game first. I felt too bored, so I came out for some fresh air."

Han Zhou's lips twitched. He wanted to settle things with his opponent as soon as he saw him, which was in line with the style of the guzheng.

Regardless of the outcome, the overall score is crucial...

"By the way, if we follow your original plan, there might be one more person in the villa this time that you didn't expect."

Han Zhou was taken aback, not because Mo Yixia had seen through his plan, but because he was curious about who the extra person she mentioned was.

Seemingly sensing his confusion, Mo Yixia stopped and glanced at the swimming pool in the center of the yard, where a girl with vacant eyes stood.

"She's right there."

(End of this chapter)