Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 379 There's really no room left.
Han Zhou took the phone from Zhong Ling, unlocked it, and casually browsed the notification bar. The latest weather forecast said that the typhoon was moving away from Lincheng, and the rainfall would probably return to normal by noon tomorrow.

The messages on Fetion were mostly unimportant group messages, along with several missed calls, all from Ouyang Lianyu. Han Zhou had set his phone to Do Not Disturb mode so as not to disturb everyone's viewing experience when he used his phone to project a movie, but he forgot to turn it off after the movie ended. Therefore, the calls were silent, and Zhong Ling did not see them.

Aside from that, there wasn't anything else worth noting. Lin Anyu did send a few messages, saying that he was currently with Bai Tongtong, and the situation was quite complicated, which couldn't be explained clearly on Feixin. He also asked if there were any ways to calm the mind and reduce desires.

It's clear from his words that this guy was both excited and nervous, and he forgot to maintain his image as an emotional expert.

I also need a way to calm my mind and reduce my desires...

Han Zhou sighed inwardly. He was currently being attacked from both sides by two soft bodies, and he wasn't even wearing clothes. It would be a lie to say that he didn't have any impure thoughts, otherwise he would have gone up the mountain to chant the wooden fish aloud long ago.

However, he really didn't dare to let his mind wander at a time like this.

Didn't Lin Anyu say he was going to stay in the dorm to play games? How come he's with Bai Tongtong?
Unfortunately, now is not the time to ask questions. Han Zhou put away his thoughts, turned off his phone and placed it on the bedside table. He looked at the girl standing quietly by the bed and smiled, "Alright, senior, you should go back to your room and rest. It's kind of you to come all this way so late at night."

"It's not hard."

Zhong Ling shook her head somewhat embarrassedly. The phone was taken by mistake because of her carelessness, and it took her so long to realize it, so it was only right to return it promptly.

She glanced at Han Zhou for a moment, then lowered her head slightly and whispered, "Teacher Ouyang just sent you a message saying that you have her medicine here and she might come to pick it up later; also, Gu Zheng seems a bit strange tonight, like she's not happy. I asked her but she wouldn't tell me. Could you go and ask her?"

"I understand. Is there anything else?"

Han Zhou smiled. He already knew about both things, and both parties involved were in his room.

“That’s all,” Zhong Ling said softly.

"Then go back and rest. It's cold now, and you're more likely to catch a cold."

At this point, Han Zhou suddenly thought of Ouyang Lianyu, who was hiding in the closet. However, she had come wearing a coat, so she probably wouldn't have caught a cold.

As he was thinking, he still didn't hear Zhong Ling's footsteps leaving. When he looked up, the girl was still standing quietly by the bed, seemingly unwilling to leave.

"Senior?"

Zhong Ling's hair hung down, strands falling from her forehead and obscuring her slightly youthful and cute face. Her hands nervously reached for her waist, trying to grab the small cloth bag at her waist. However, she quickly remembered that she hadn't brought a backpack, so she could only tightly grip the hem of her clothes and pull it down to relieve her inner turmoil and tension.

She had a great figure; the loose nightgown, when pulled up, immediately outlined her graceful curves, especially her full breasts, which made Han Zhou's heart skip a beat.

Zhong Ling kept her head down, unaware of Han Zhou's hesitant expression. She clutched the hem of her clothes tightly and spoke in a low voice after a long while.

"Um... junior, you said you can talk to me anytime if you have something on your mind, is that... is that true?"

Her voice was very low, almost drowned out by the sound of rain outside the window. If Han Zhou hadn't been so focused, even with his enhanced hearing, he might not have been able to hear her clearly.

He paused for a moment, wanting to answer "I'm afraid not now," since there were already five people in his room, including himself. The most urgent thing was to get everyone back to their rooms to sleep as soon as possible; it was not a good time to have a heart-to-heart talk.

Judging from Zhong Ling's uneasy appearance, it was clear that she had finally mustered up the courage to express her feelings. If she were to be rejected like this, the other party might not have the courage to do so again for a long time to come.

Never mind, no one else can hear what the senior is saying anyway...

But then again, why does everyone like to come to my room late at night and talk to me about important things?
Han Zhou felt helpless, but nodded under Zhong Ling's tense gaze and smiled, "Of course it's true."

Zhong Ling paused, her eyes lowered, and she nervously tugged at the hem of her clothes, asking again to confirm, "Now...is it okay now?"

She knew her request was unreasonable; she shouldn't have disturbed her junior's sleep.

"I said, anytime is fine."

Han Zhou could tell that Zhong Ling had some concerns. She was a girl who always subconsciously considered others, so he smiled and added, "Actually, it couldn't be better now. Anyway, I can't sleep, and I just wanted to find someone to chat with."

Thinking about it carefully, Mo Yixia, Gu Zheng, and Ouyang Lianyu all had something important to tell him, but they were all interrupted by the knocking on the door before they could finish speaking. Would someone else come knocking on the door later?
Hearing that Han Zhou couldn't sleep, Zhong Ling asked with concern, "Junior, is something on your mind?"

"Why do you ask that?" Han Zhou asked with a smile.

"Because I have trouble sleeping when I have something on my mind." Zhong Ling smiled sheepishly. "I'm often like that."

"Do you often have trouble sleeping, senior?"

"I can't sleep if it rains heavily at night... actually, I'm a little scared."

This was the first time Zhong Ling had confided this to anyone other than her sister. Her usually smiling face now showed a hint of sadness, making her look pitiful.

"Senior, sit down and let's talk," Han Zhou said.

"Thank you."

The only place to sit in the room was the bed. Zhong Ling's sadness faded a little. She turned around and sat down on the edge of the bed, clasping her hands together on her knees, and remained silent for a long time.

Han Zhou didn't urge him, but waited silently.

Any long-buried past event, when it decides to see the light of day again, needs to have its "scars" removed and spend some time brushing away the dust.

Bells are no exception.

Han Zhou was unaware that while he was waiting, Gu Zheng, under the covers, was planning to casually touch his chest. In his opinion, only Mo Yixia would do such a lewd thing, and Gu Zheng certainly wouldn't dare to do it.

That's why he held the guzheng tightly in his arms, because this not only physically restricted its movement, but also psychologically deterred it from making any rash moves.

However, he did not expect that this constraint, built on the premise of "being thin-skinned," would lose its binding force once Guzheng became thick-skinned.

Fortunately, at this not-so-critical moment, a righteous person who didn't want to see Gu Zheng groping Han Zhou stepped in.

What she did was very simple: she simply put three fingers together and poked the back of the guzheng hard.

Han Zhou noticed Mo Yixia's movements, assuming she was just feeling unwell and wanted to move her arms. He never expected her to dare poke Gu Zheng's waist; otherwise, he would have been terrified.

Gu Zheng's motor skills are incredibly strong; there's a real possibility that she could grab the "victim" the moment she feels pain. If she were to grab Mo Yixia's hand, the consequences would be unimaginable.

However, the guzheng did not do that.

Although she was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper, she consistently scored near-perfect marks on her high school biology exams. Naturally, she understood the basic structure of the male and female reproductive systems, even memorizing those two somewhat embarrassing diagrams, all to easily score points on the exams. Therefore, upon confirming that Han Zhou's arms were wrapped around her waist and her lower back was pressed against his groin, a sudden, uncontrollable thought, leaving her momentarily blank, surged from the depths of her mind—

This...this...could this be Han Zhou's...that thing?

Gu Zheng trembled, and a blush instantly crept up the young girl's face, quickly spreading like the fiery clouds at dusk, all the way to the base of her neck, making her look incredibly beautiful.

Han Zhou was only wearing shorts, so he couldn't possibly have anything else on him. After thinking it over, the only hard object that could be pressing against him was probably that thing.

But the book clearly states that a man's corpora cavernosa only become engorged and hard when he has sexual desire. Han Zhou was fine before, so why is he suddenly... pressing against me...?

Was it because he was holding me without clothes on, and his mind was filled with filthy thoughts, so he couldn't resist...?

Gu Zheng was both embarrassed and angry, but she didn't dare to reach out to confirm. So she blushed and carefully shrank back to avoid further physical contact with Han Zhou.

But she soon realized something was wrong.

The hard sensation behind him only appeared once, and that area isn't as flexible as an arm, so it can't be easily retracted. Han Zhou didn't move his body backward either, so why did that sensation disappear so suddenly?
As if in response to Guzheng's question, the next second, her body suddenly stiffened, she bit her lip tightly, and her already blushing face became even more delicate and beautiful, as if she could squeeze water out of it.

Because that hard sensation not only reappeared, but also appeared several times in a row, as if someone was constantly pressing against her waist.

What is Han Zhou doing?
Gu Zheng's body trembled slightly. She couldn't believe that Han Zhou would be so bold. Not only was her senior sitting by the bed, but Teacher Ouyang was also watching in the room. How dare this guy treat her like this in front of so many people?

And, at the very least, we should choose a time when there's no one around...

Feeling the force pressing against her lower back increasing, Gu Zheng bit her lip so hard it was almost raw. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, she delivered a powerful elbow strike from behind.

Han Zhou was patiently waiting for Zhong Ling to finish her mental preparation, completely unaware of what was happening under the covers, when suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his chest and experienced a strong impact. He immediately broke out in a cold sweat and coughed violently several times.

"Junior, what's wrong?"

His reaction was strong; his grimacing expression startled Zhong Ling, who quickly got out of bed and frantically tried to lift the covers to check on him.

"Don't come any closer, I'm fine!"

Han Zhou quickly spoke up to stop her from getting closer, took a deep breath, and said with difficulty, "I just accidentally bit my tongue, and it hurts a little."

Zhong Ling, unsuspecting, asked anxiously, "How could you suddenly bite your tongue?"

Then you'd have to ask the guzheng why it suddenly hit me...

Han Zhou forced a smile: "It's related to one of my bad habits, but it's too embarrassing to talk about, so I won't."

Zhong Ling was quite obedient and, upon hearing this, did not ask any further questions, though her face still showed worry: "Is the injury serious?"

If she hadn't come to her junior's room at that time, he would have slept soundly until dawn and wouldn't have bitten his tongue.

"Nothing serious."

Han Zhou smiled and said not to worry about it, while under the covers he gripped Gu Zheng's hand tightly and wrote the words "What are you doing?" in her palm.

That guy's attack was so sudden and unexpected; it almost broke his ribs.

"You still have the nerve to ask!"

Guzheng quickly wrote a reply in his palm.

"What did I do?" Han Zhou asked, confused.

"You're still asking!"

Guzheng gave him another elbow strike, seemingly genuinely angry.

Fortunately, Han Zhou was prepared this time, and the zither's force wasn't as great as before, so it didn't hurt much when it hit him.

Did this guy take the wrong medicine?
Han Zhou couldn't figure it out after a long time, and decided to ask for clarification after the others left.

Gu Zheng was probably angry, but it certainly wasn't because she discovered Mo Yixia, otherwise she wouldn't be hiding under the covers at this point.

and many more……

Thinking of Mo Yixia, Han Zhou suddenly raised an eyebrow, wondering if this was Mo Yixia's doing.

He had no evidence at the moment, nor could he ask Mo Yixia for confirmation, so he didn't think much of it. It took him a few minutes to finally calm down Zhong Ling, who was feeling down. He felt exhausted.

I hope Sister Yin doesn't barge in at this moment, otherwise, seeing my senior like this, she might think I did something to her...

As the saying goes, what you fear most is what happens. The moment Han Zhou had this thought in his mind, the door was suddenly knocked on.

Han Zhou's heart skipped a beat.

Another one? His room is almost overflowing!
"Senior, quickly find a place to hide!"

Perhaps there were too many girls hiding tonight, and he blurted out those words as if by reflex. Although Zhong Ling was puzzled, she didn't think much of it and got up and ran towards the wardrobe by the wall.

Han Zhou was still wondering who was knocking on the door when he noticed what Zhong Ling was trying to do, but it was too late. Zhong Ling had already opened the wardrobe door and saw Ouyang Lianyu inside, trying her best to hold the door shut.

The latter looked embarrassed and managed to force a smile after a long while.

"What a...what a coincidence."

"Teacher Ou-Ouyang?"

Zhong Ling was stunned for a moment, but before she could ask any more questions, Ouyang Lianyu pulled her into the cabinet and quickly closed the door.

Almost simultaneously, the door was quietly pushed open, and Wang Lengqiu, wearing a thick down jacket, entered the room and locked the door behind her.

Han Zhou almost burst into tears. Of all these people, finally one knew to lock the door before entering the room.

(End of this chapter)