Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 39 Take off your sunglasses first.
"As a teacher, you have an obligation to answer any of my questions."

"I've already said it, this kind of question is not within the scope of what I need to answer."

"But I just want to know why you insisted on wearing sunglasses to class today?"

【Daily Task 1 (Mo Yixia): Collect 9/10 smiley faces out of 10 targets to earn 1 point】

Ignoring Mo Yixia, who was secretly laughing for what seemed like the umpteenth time, Han Zhou looked down at the exercises he had just finished grading, his brows furrowed behind his sunglasses.

"Hmm... There has been some improvement compared to before, but it's only hovering around the passing mark at best. Physics is even worse, so it's probably a bit risky to pass the test."

Mo Yixia twisted her wrist, which was a little sore from holding a pen for a long time, and said, "You can be more frank and change 'a bit doubtful' to 'impossible,' I won't mind."

"Also, I noticed a long time ago that the sunglasses were to cover the bruise on your left eye, but I didn't say anything out of politeness. Did you do something bad and get beaten up?"

【Daily Task 1 (Mo Yixia): Collect 10 smiley faces (10/10) to earn 1 point】

Is it really that funny...? And wasn't it still impolite of you to say it like that?

Han Zhou's lips twitched: "Then you really are very understanding..."

Mo Yixia asked curiously, "Can you tell me what happened?"

Han Zhou glanced at her and said with a headache, "No, you should focus on tomorrow's test first."

Mo Yixia paused slightly, then asked thoughtfully, "Is the test tomorrow?"

"So you never cared at all."

Han Zhou sighed again, put the exercises on the table, and prepared to explain the wrong questions to this guy again, but then Mo Yixia suddenly asked, "Then what should we do?"

"What else can we do? We can only do our best and leave the rest to fate. By the way, if you have time tonight, put your notes in the cardboard box. I still need to return them to the guzheng. As for the brick, please don't put it back... Never mind, you should just focus on your studies. I'll collect it later."

Han Zhou looked miserable, as if he had already mentally prepared himself for being fired.

Mo Yixia looked at him for a while and asked, "You approached me for some very important reason, didn't you? Are you just going to give up like this?"

"I don't want to give up either, I've really done everything I can." Han Zhou took a sip of water and sighed, "I've been racking my brains every night, I can't even sleep well, but I'm powerless to change the situation, and I still can't think of any way."

Mo Yixia paused for a moment, then said, "Actually, we can elope secretly when my mom isn't looking..."

Han Zhou automatically ignored this guy's nonsense, gestured for her to look at the exercises on the table, and said with a melancholy look, "Sigh, we don't have much time left together. While we still have time, let me explain the problems to you one last time."

His expression was so sorrowful, as if he was about to be separated from his loved ones, and he was just short of squeezing out a few tears.

He explained earnestly for a while, but Mo Yixia clearly didn't listen much. The tip of her pen lightly touched the paper as she asked, "Aren't you angry with me?"

"what?"

"Letting you carry it... well, I overestimated your abilities, which caused you to leave early."

If you're honest enough to say the words "scapegoat," I won't mind...

Han Zhou gave her a disgruntled look: "So you know the consequences of doing this... I wouldn't blame you, but I'm definitely angry. I risked everything to bring you out, and you're just going to kick me while I'm down."

"As for leaving early, if you really don't want me to stay here, you can just tell your mother. Why make it a military order? So I really don't understand what you're thinking."

Mo Yixia was silent for a while, then changed the subject, saying, "I don't want to learn these anymore. You can continue teaching me ventriloquism."

Han Zhou was taken aback: "Didn't I just teach you this during dinner...?"

After Mo Yixia expressed her desire to learn ventriloquism that day, he actually spent time searching online and compiling relevant methods for practicing ventriloquism, and taught her during lunchtime every day.

However, he only has the theory at the moment; he's still a long way from being able to speak ventriloquism himself, so teaching him always feels awkward, and he's afraid that the two of them will fall into the same trap...

Mo Yixia glanced at him: "Once you leave, there will be no one to teach me. I need to learn quickly."

"They really wanted me to leave."

Han Zhou muttered something, then, avoiding the surveillance cameras, pulled a folded A4 sheet of paper from his pocket and placed it on the desk like a spy passing on intelligence. "I've printed out all the ventriloquism practice methods on this. It's a summary of several videos, but I haven't mastered it yet, so I don't know if it's feasible. Don't go overboard with it."

"Also, if you get caught, don't say I gave it to you. Just say it was from Lin Anyu, the guy from the birthday party last time..."

Mo Yixia stared at the note for a while, then a hint of disgust suddenly appeared in her eyes: "Take it away, it's all sweaty."

"What can we do?" Han Zhou sighed and lamented, "This may be the last thing I can do for you. If you don't want it, then forget it."

"Keep it for now, and teach me again when you've recovered from your qi deviation."

Although the two were chatting, it was actually Han Zhou earnestly explaining the problem to Mo Yixia on the monitor. Putting everything else aside, they were quite in sync when it came to putting on an act.

Mo Yixia lowered her head, pretending to be deep in thought, but said, "Alright, you don't need to play the victim and test me anymore. I do have a way to handle tomorrow's test."

How could she not see that this guy was deliberately playing the victim? Han Zhou was waiting for these words, and upon hearing them, he almost burst into tears: "I knew it, I knew you had a backup plan... After all, we are in the same boat, you would never abandon me like this."

He had indeed been tossing and turning these past few days. Although he couldn't figure out how to get Mo Yixia to pass the test, he also couldn't figure out her motive for making such a pledge. Why did she have to force him to leave?

If we change our perspective and assume that Mo Yixia has absolute confidence in passing the test and was certain of the outcome from the beginning, then wouldn't this promise seem less outrageous?
If that's the case, then the final solution must lie with Mo Yixia.

This is what Han Zhou suddenly realized last night when his eyes hurt so much that he couldn't sleep for most of the night. That's why he shamelessly played the victim all day. Now, his suffering has finally come to an end!

"That's disgusting."

Mo Yixia said calmly, "I told you to use any means necessary to help me pass the test, but you don't seem to have grasped the meaning of that sentence at all."

Han Zhou was filled with the joy of surviving a disaster, so he didn't argue. Instead, he took a sip of water and humbly asked, "So what do you think constitutes 'any means necessary'?"

"For example, I can tell my mom that we are in love and inseparable."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Han Zhou nearly spat out his water. "Are you crazy? Your mother would kill me if she heard that!"

Mo Yixia seems quite serious, and usually has a rather aloof personality, but when it comes to being unserious, she can be truly unserious.

"So this isn't what you wanted?"

Mo Yixia observed him for a moment, then quietly lowered the brim of her hat and said calmly, "The way to get you to stay is actually very simple. I'll just ask my mother. After all, I have really made progress during this time, and she will agree."

Han Zhou was taken aback. After thinking about it, he realized that it made sense and was simple and feasible, but upon closer inspection, he felt that something was not quite right.

After a moment, he suddenly thought of something and hesitated, "It sounds feasible, but if you suddenly go to your mother for help, won't she take the opportunity to make some demands?"

Mo Yixia's tone was calm, seemingly unconcerned: "Yes, I guess it'll be something like asking me to take off my hat after school starts."

Han Zhou frowned, his inner joy vanishing as if melting away: "You don't like this, do you?"

"Many things don't depend on whether you like them or not, but on whether the world expects them. Because you're so hesitant, that's why I said you don't understand what 'ruthless' means."

Mo Yixia glanced at him and said in a nonchalant tone, "If you and I could give my mother a grandson..."

Han Zhou ignored her nonsense and hesitated before saying, "If that's really the case, then you shouldn't beg your mother."

For some reason, he would rather find ways to help Mo Yixia cheat than let her compromise like this, even though he knew that Jiang Baiqian's conditions were actually for her daughter's sake.

As for points, although he was inexplicably punched yesterday, he also gained Zhong Ling's contact information by chance, which provided him with a new source of points. Mo Yixia's task can be completed after she graduates from high school.

Mo Yixia lifted the brim of her hat slightly and looked at him with her deep, still eyes: "Why?"

Han Zhou couldn't think of a reason either, and asked in return, "If you have to say why... maybe it's because you look cool wearing a hat and a mask?"

Mo Yixia remained noncommittal: "Then you'll be kicked out of my house."

"If you want to kick them out, then kick them out."

Han Zhou sighed, his face filled with sorrow, and said, "But before that, can you grant me one wish?"

"You said."

Han Zhou looked at her for a while, then said half-jokingly, "How about... you stop hating me?"

To this day, he still doesn't know what conditions need to be met to avoid being disliked by Mo Yixia, and he still can't figure out what she's thinking.

The two of them were clearly on better terms than when they first met, and they could even crack jokes occasionally, but neither their status bar nor their tasks showed any progress.

He was completely at a loss about this task, so he decided to take this opportunity to ask questions and see if he could find out anything.

I wonder how she'll answer...

"Okay."

To Han Zhou's astonishment, Mo Yixia agreed very easily.

She nodded very seriously and said calmly, "But you have to grant me one request."

Han Zhou's heart pounded. Although he didn't know if Mo Yixia was telling the truth or not, since dislike or dislike is not something a person can easily control, at least he could already see a glimmer of fifty points.

"any request?"

"Take off your sunglasses first."

(End of this chapter)