Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 404 It won't work if you say it out loud.

Han Zhou thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out why there was a strategy quest related to Zhong Yin, so he simply stopped thinking about it. Anyway, he didn't plan to complete the quest, so he could just ignore it.

Apart from one strategy quest, all the status updates this time were event quests, and they included almost all the girls in the villa. Among them, the quest related to "Mysterious Brocade Pouch" did not name anyone, but it was obviously related to Xiao Xiaoxiao.

What puzzled Han Zhou was that he had no idea what the correct usage of the mysterious brocade pouch in the mission description meant, nor did he know which day of next month he should use the mysterious brocade pouch.

However, he quickly realized that this might be related to the memory he lost last night, and the memory loss was most likely related to the problem with Xiao Xiaoxiao.

Han Zhou sighed. His intuition told him that something very important must have happened last night, but he had completely forgotten about it.

It has to be said that the rewards for these activities and tasks are quite generous. He plans to complete them as much as possible, since many of them are things he already intended to do, such as checking the photo that Wang Lengqiu possesses, or understanding Zhong Ling's inner conflict. Even without the task being posted, he would have done these things sooner or later. The rewards will only give him more motivation.

The taxi stopped at the hospital entrance. He woke up the three people who had fallen asleep in the back seat and helped Guzheng, who was suffering from a leg cramp, into the hospital.

After examination, Gu Zheng, Mo Yixia, and Zhong Yin were all fine. The most serious problem was Han Zhou, whose abdominal wound was very deep and needed to be stitched up as soon as possible. He would then need to rest for at least a month, during which time he could not engage in strenuous exercise and would preferably have someone take care of him.

Han Zhou was stunned. He had no idea that his injury was so serious. As soon as he heard that the wound needed to be stitched up, he immediately shook his head and refused. Putting in stitches would not only be painful, but it would also affect his mobility. Besides, he could heal his own injury by "learning from experience" and the effect would definitely be better than stitches.

He was aware of his condition, but Ouyang Lianyu obviously couldn't know that he had a status bar. Seeing this, she became anxious and advised him to listen to the doctor and get treatment as soon as possible.

Ouyang Lianyu and the others arrived in another car, arriving at the hospital only a few minutes later than Han Zhou and the others. Zhong Ling and Xiao Xiaoxiao went to take care of Mo Yixia and the other two, while Ouyang Lianyu and Wang Lengqiu came to stay with Han Zhou.

Han Zhou couldn't tell the two that his medical skills were actually superior to those of the doctors, so he could only smile and explain, "Don't worry, Teacher Ouyang, I'm strong and healthy. This little injury doesn't require surgery. The nurse can just bandage it up for me."

These words were, of course, said behind the doctor's back; otherwise, it would seem somewhat disrespectful.

Ouyang Lianyu hesitated, staring at Han Zhou for a long time. She wanted to say that his physique had nothing to do with being "strong and robust," but when she thought about how he could bring three people ashore all by himself, she felt that his body was indeed very good.

After much persuasion and consulting with a doctor, Ouyang Lianyu finally stopped pressuring Han Zhou to have the suture surgery. However, she said there was one thing that was non-negotiable: he had to stay in the hospital to rest and recuperate, and she didn't need to worry about the medical expenses.

She spoke with a serious expression and an unquestionable tone, clearly adopting the demeanor of a counselor.

Han Zhou was naturally unwilling to stay in the hospital for ten days or half a month, but Ouyang Lianyu repeatedly said that there was no room for negotiation. Left with no other choice, he could only wink at Wang Lengqiu, hoping that the other party could speak up for him.

Wang Lengqiu quickly understood and said calmly, "I think it's better to let Han Zhou go back to school to recuperate. The nurses in the hospital may not be able to take care of him all the time, but we can."

Han Zhou quickly chimed in, "Yes, Teacher Ouyang, I get along well with my roommates. They'll take good care of me, so there's no need to waste money at the hospital, right?"

Ouyang Lianyu looked helpless: "I remember your roommates are Chen Long and the others, right? These kids are all a bit reckless, I don't think they can take good care of you."

She didn't have a very good impression of Chen Long. After all, if this guy hadn't been so talkative and gossiped everywhere, there wouldn't be rumors all over the school that he had a mysterious boyfriend.

As the counselor in charge of the entire department, Ouyang Lianyu is usually quite busy and naturally doesn't have time to get to know all the students. Therefore, apart from a few students like Han Zhou and Xiao Xiaoxiao, she only has a preliminary impression of most of the students. Chen Long's behavior naturally labeled Han Zhou's roommates as unreliable, which made her very worried.

Han Zhou gave a wry smile: "Teacher Ouyang, if my roommates heard me say that, they would be very sad."

Ouyang Lianyu rolled her eyes at him and said helplessly, "If something happens to your health, even more people will be heartbroken."

Just then, Wang Lengqiu suddenly spoke again.

“I can take care of Han Zhou.”

Ouyang Lianyu was stunned.

“I can take care of Han Zhou.”

As if worried that she hadn't heard, Wang Lengqiu repeated, "I have very few classes in the next few weeks, so I'll have plenty of time to take care of him."

Ouyang Lianyu couldn't help but glance at Han Zhou, becoming increasingly puzzled about the relationship between the two. She then kindly reminded him, "Wang Lengqiu, it's good that you have this intention, but Han Zhou lives in the boys' dormitory, so you can't usually go in."

Wang Lengqiu lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said seriously, "I can pretend to be Han Zhou's family member, so the dormitory supervisor won't stop me from going in."

Don't you know you're a celebrity at Linyi University...?

Ouyang Lianyu was both amused and exasperated, but she couldn't bear to tell the other party directly that this method wouldn't work, so she asked gently, "Then which member of Han Zhou's family do you want to pretend to be?"

Wang Lengqiu expected the answer to be "sister" or "younger sister," or perhaps some distant relative, but after a moment's hesitation, she gave a truly astonishing reply—

"Mother."

Upon hearing this, not only Ouyang Lianyu, but even Han Zhou was dumbfounded, thinking to himself, "Does this guy really not know how to joke?"
A young mother? What kind of plot is this?
However, Wang Lengqiu was clearly not joking; she even gave a reasoned explanation for pretending to be Han Zhou's mother, which, simply put, was to prevent any evidence from being proven.

Well, because Han Zhou's mother passed away a long time ago, there's no way to verify the truth.

Aside from being somewhat unrealistic in itself, she considered almost all the unrealistic issues.

This guy really has a really unique way of thinking...

Han Zhou took a deep breath. Whenever he thought Wang Lengqiu was actually a normal girl, she would always overturn his idea in an unexpected way.

Fortunately, after Wang Lengqiu's intervention, Ouyang Lianyu agreed to his request to return to school to recuperate.

Disagreeing is not an option. At least the male dormitory has a dormitory supervisor to keep things in check. If Han Zhou is allowed to stay in the hospital, Wang Lengqiu might run into his ward and act as his mother one day.

After the nurse helped bandage his wound, Han Zhou left the ward and saw Mo Yixia and the others waiting outside.

"I heard you don't want to have the stitches?"

Ouyang Lianyu had already told everyone what had happened. When Han Zhou came out, Mo Yixia spoke first, looking at him thoughtfully, "It shouldn't be because you're afraid of the pain, right?"

Han Zhou avoided her gaze and said irritably, "Of course I'm afraid of pain, and I've heard that stitches can leave unsightly scars, and I don't want to take that risk."

"Tsk, I didn't expect you to be so concerned about your image." Mo Yixia said dismissively, "Don't worry, no one cares whether you're a virgin or not."

“Yixia.” Zhong Yin, who was beside her, reminded her with a wry smile, “‘A virgin’ isn’t used like that…” “This girl’s Chinese isn’t good, Sister Yin, don’t pay any attention to her.”

Fearing that Mo Yixia might say something shocking again, Han Zhou quickly changed the subject, asking, "Are you all alright?"

"It's nothing." Zhong Yin shook his head, his expression somewhat strange. "The doctor said we're in good condition, and we were rescued in time. Do, do..."

“The people who perform CPR are also very experienced,” Mo Yixia added with a half-smile.

"Humph."

Gu Zheng snorted and glared at her, clearly remembering how this guy had pretended to be unconscious to trick her into giving him artificial respiration.

"What experience do I have..."

Han Zhou was a little embarrassed, after all, he had done most of the artificial respiration for the three of them. Although they hadn't reached the "breathing" stage yet, he had pressed on their chests several times. With his photographic memory, he still remembered the feel of his hands.

Of course, he didn't intend to take advantage at the time, but the thought inevitably surfaced afterward.

Xiao Xiaoxiao yawned and said, "We've already discussed it, and we'll have you stay at Teacher Ouyang's house for the next two weeks. That way, we can all go and take care of you whenever we have time, and we won't have to deal with the dormitory supervisor in the boys' dormitory."

Han Zhou was taken aback and asked in bewilderment, "Isn't that necessary...?"

I only suffered a minor injury, so why is he acting like he's about to die, and everyone has to take care of him?

Of course, he didn't know that what he thought was a minor injury was actually a very serious one. The fishing line had almost cut into his entire abdomen, leaving a very deep scar, which was no different from being slashed with a long knife. What's more, his clothes had also embedded themselves in his flesh, leaving a lot of debris in the wound. Just cleaning the wound by prying open the flesh was a horrifying sight, making Ouyang Lianyu feel a wave of fear and even regret that she had agreed to let Han Zhou not stitch up the wound.

However, for some reason, Mo Yixia didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with Han Zhou not stitching up the wound, and Gu Zheng also expressed her willingness to respect Han Zhou's choice, saying that this small injury was nothing to worry about. The two were surprisingly in agreement on their understanding and trust in Han Zhou.

So Ouyang Lianyu had no choice but to give up.

However, for Han Zhou's safety, she repeatedly emphasized that Han Zhou must be taken care of at all times, and no one had any objections to this. They even arranged a "duty schedule".

Han Zhou was stunned. He weakly said that he was fine with his roommates taking care of him, but like Ouyang Lianyu, everyone felt that his roommates couldn't take good care of him and that it would be better for them to take care of him.

Han Zhou had expected Mo Yixia to protest, since she was leaving in a couple of days. Even if she wasn't wary of others, she certainly wouldn't want Gu Zheng to have too much contact with him. However, Mo Yixia seemed completely unconcerned and remained silent.

That's how it was settled.

After the typhoon passed, the Lincheng Meteorological Observatory, after multiple observations, finally stated with certainty that the next two weeks would be sunny, and Lincheng could fully resume work by tomorrow at the latest.

Despite the perfectly sunny weather, the news struck like a bolt from the blue, hitting office workers who had just taken a day off because of the typhoon.

They would rather the typhoon be even more intense than go to work.

Lincheng University also quickly issued a notice stating that the school will resume classes the day after tomorrow, but will prioritize completing the ongoing sports meet.

The notification group was filled with groans and cries of injustice. Clearly, just as office workers don't want to go to work, students naturally don't want to go to school either.

Looking at Chen Long, who was the most vocal in the group chat, Ouyang Lianyu silently gave him a two-hour ban. Then she put away her phone and smiled helplessly: "You'll understand when you enter society. At your age, going to school is actually the happiest thing."

Han Zhou shrugged: "You should say that to Chen Long and the others. You know I love going to school."

Ouyang Lianyu rolled her eyes at him, her tone helpless: "You skip class the most times in the whole class, and you still have the nerve to say you love going to school?"

"Skipping class only shows that I don't like going to class. I didn't skip school, so it doesn't prove that I don't like going to school," Han Zhou said shamelessly.

"I agree."

Mo Yixia tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and took a sip of milk tea.

Gu Zheng, also holding a cup of milk tea, said with a disdainful expression, "You are clearly a high school student. Instead of staying at school and studying properly at this time, you have come here. You are obviously skipping school."

Mo Yixia nodded in deep agreement: "That's why I don't like going to school."

Gu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and found herself speechless.

Zhong Yin, who was beside her, asked with some concern: "Yi Xia, did you get your parents' permission to do this?"

"of course."

Mo Yixia glanced at Han Zhou not far away and said meaningfully, "They agreed to more than just this."

Apart from Han Zhou, the others did not understand the special meaning behind the sentence.

The group was currently heading to Ouyang Lianyu's house, mainly to retrieve their car from the garage and take back their belongings from the villa—now that the typhoon had passed, they no longer needed to stay in the villa.

"I feel it's a bit of a pity."

Xiao Xiaoxiao looked at the clear sky with a regretful expression, looking rather unwilling.

"It's a real shame that we only stayed one night in the villa for three days," Gu Zheng remarked.

“That’s not what I’m regretting,” Xiao Xiaoxiao shook her head.

"What is that?" Everyone looked at her curiously.

"Yes……"

Xiao Xiaoxiao stretched, then winked at everyone before skipping and hopping away, leaving only her cheerful laughter behind.

"It won't work if you say it."

(End of this chapter)