Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 422 Danger!
The winter wind never stops, and there are more scattered white clouds in the sky. Under the teasing of the wind, they change into various shapes and slowly drift into the distance. The sun is lazy and lets them play around.

In contrast to the tranquility of the sky, the playground was bustling with activity, with young men and women chatting and laughing together, exuding youthful energy.

When they arrived at the edge of the track, Guzheng was warming up. When she saw the group, she smiled and waved at them. Her sunny and lovely appearance immediately stirred the hearts of many boys.

Among all the athletes, Gu Zheng was the shortest. She heard that many of her opponents were from the school's track and field team, but she was not afraid at all. On the contrary, she was full of fighting spirit and confidence.

Han Zhou smiled, raised his hand and gave a thumbs-up in response, and mouthed "Go for it!"

"It seems Guzheng is very confident."

Ouyang Lianyu also waved gently to Guzheng and said with a smile, "I haven't watched students compete for a long time. Seeing Guzheng like this makes me feel like I've returned to my youth."

“Teacher, you are very young too!” Xiao Xiaoxiao immediately said.

Ouyang Lianyu was taken aback for a moment, then her smile softened slightly: "Thank you."

The winter sun shone down, illuminating the young teacher's face.

Looking down, she saw her own face reflected in the metal armrests of her wheelchair. It was bright and dignified, and apart from lacking some of the vigor of youth, it didn't seem out of place in this place.

The next second, a teasing laugh rang in my ears: "By the way, Teacher Ouyang, you probably didn't participate in any sports meets when you were in school, right?"

Ouyang Lianyu was somewhat surprised: "How did you know?"

She has never been athletic and is often injured, so she naturally doesn't sign up for sports meets. The only time she participated was when her class was short of people for tug-of-war, and she had to fill in. As a result, she not only lost miserably, but also fell hard.

So you can completely forget about this competition and pretend you never participated in the sports meet.

"It told me."

Han Zhou patted the wheelchair beneath him, tilted his head as if he had foreseen the attack, and then burst into laughter.

But before he could be happy for long, he was hit on the head, not too hard, not too soft. Judging from the force, it didn't seem to be Teacher Ouyang who did it. When he turned around, the first thing he saw was a mountain peak that blocked out the sun. He had to lean back slightly to see Zhong Yin's cold face.

"Xiaoling told me you participated in a dirty joke contest?"

Her eyes were unfriendly. "Is this an event in your school's sports meet?"

Zhong Ling was clinging tightly to Zhong Yin's arm, her eyes full of apology. She hadn't said that to her sister, but her sister had taken it that way.

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

Han Zhou's smile froze instantly, not because of Zhong Yin who had come to interrogate him, but because he saw two all-too-familiar figures not far behind the two sisters—

Guzheng's parents!
Oh no, Uncle Gu and Sister Miao are here! Why didn't Guzheng tell me?
No, no, Guzheng wouldn't intentionally hide it from me. She probably didn't know Uncle Gu and Sister Miao were coming. Those two must have come secretly to cheer Guzheng on...

Han Zhou took a deep breath and quickly thought of a solution.

With so many girls surrounding him now, even though their relationship is innocent, it would be a lie to say he doesn't feel guilty, given how much Uncle Gu and Sister Miao dote on Gu Zheng. Not to mention, there's also Mo Yixia, whose whereabouts are unknown and who could show up at any time to cause trouble.

You know, when he visited Mo Yixia at the hospital before, Uncle Gu and Sister Miao had met her and clearly had some suspicions. It's possible that another purpose of his secret visit this time was to find out about this matter.

Today is a workday, and Mo Yixia, as a high school student, should not be here under any circumstances. This kind of clue could not escape the eyes of Uncle Gu and Sister Miao!
Seeing the two getting closer and closer, it was too late to slip away even if he wanted to. Han Zhou had no other choice but to grit his teeth and say, "Teacher Ouyang, Sister Yin, just pretend I was too badly injured and fell asleep!"

After saying that, he steeled himself, secretly stuffed a sixth of a sleeping pill into his mouth, and forced himself to close his eyes. He had tested it; a sixth of a sleeping pill could only make one drowsy. He dared not fall asleep completely, after all, the guzheng competition was about to begin, and he couldn't bear to miss it. At the same time, he also wanted to be on guard against any trouble that Mo Yixia might cause if she appeared.

The group of girls looked at each other, completely bewildered by Han Zhou's seemingly random statement.

"What are you trying to do now...?"

Zhong Yin raised an eyebrow slightly, wondering if the blow she had just struck had stunned the guy. However, before she could finish speaking, she heard a hearty laugh suddenly ring out behind her.

"Is that Teacher Ouyang? What a coincidence."

Everyone turned around and saw a man with his hands in his pockets smiling at them. His smile was carefree, and he didn't flinch when he met their gazes. Instead, he extended a hand in greeting. Standing next to him was a beautiful woman with a similarly smiling face, whose appearance bore a resemblance to Guzheng.

Zhong Yin was stunned for a moment, then hesitated and asked, "Are you... Gu Zheng's older sister?"

These words immediately made Miao Yan'er giggle, and she covered her mouth and said, "No, although people often say that, I am actually Guzheng's mother."

The former playboy Gu Lang straightened his clothes with a serious expression and said, "I'm different. I'm Gu Zheng's brother..."

Before he could finish speaking, he received a powerful elbow strike from his wife, causing him to gasp sharply and immediately become obedient.

Miao Yan'er withdrew her arm, glanced at Han Zhou, who was sitting motionless in the wheelchair with his eyes closed, and said with a smile, "Don't listen to his nonsense. He is Gu Zheng's father. You must all be Xiao Zheng's friends. I often hear her mention you."

Apart from Ouyang Lianyu, Miao Yan'er had not seen any other girls present. The reason she was sure that these people were all Gu Zheng's friends was because she could tell at a glance that there was a pair of sisters with very large breasts among them—Gu Zheng had mentioned them many times, and each time she mentioned them, she looked unwilling.

Seeing it with her own eyes now, she suddenly understood her daughter a little better—not to mention the guzheng, even she, as the mother, was somewhat unwilling to accept it.

"Guzheng's parents..."

The girls looked at each other and suddenly understood why Han Zhou had suddenly pretended to be asleep. After a few seconds, they realized what was happening and quickly greeted him politely, "Hello, Uncle and Auntie!"

They then introduced themselves one after another.

Miao Yan'er smiled and said, "Don't call me Auntie. Just call me Sister Miao like Han Zhou does. That way it won't seem so formal."

"What about me?" Gu Lang asked expectantly; he also wanted to be called Brother Gu.

Miao Yan'er glanced at him, her smile unwavering: "Han Zhou calls him Uncle Gu, so you can call him that too."

Gu Lang's expression immediately fell, and he silently blamed Han Zhou for this, thinking to himself that if this kid hadn't been so clueless, he could have gone from a handsome uncle to a dashing young man by now.

He had seemingly forgotten that it was he who had repeatedly insisted that Han Zhou call him Uncle Gu, so that he could be more senior to his wife.

"Guzheng's parents are so special..." several girls thought in unison.

Ouyang Lianyu had met the two once before, so she knew from the start that they were special parents. She smiled gently and said, "The competition is about to start. Guzheng is warming up over there. Are you two here to cheer her on?"

Miao Yan'er spotted her daughter on the track immediately, but instead of rushing to see her, she smiled and said, "That's right, we just happened to have some free time, so we came to the school to see her and also to check on Han Zhou."

She paused, then looked down at Han Zhou in the wheelchair again, observing whether his posture and expression had changed compared to before. Seeing no flaws, she looked up at the crowd, still with a smile on her face, though it seemed a bit colder.

"So...can anyone tell me why this child is in a wheelchair?"

(End of this chapter)