Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 425 Newly Learned Principles

Han Zhou was well aware that his answer that morning was not the answer Mo Yixia wanted, but he still gave the same answer.

Not just Yixia, but if Guzheng asked a similar question one day, he would give the same answer.

Even if the final outcome is like being buried alive in a dream I once had on the snowy mountain.

Call it greed or selfishness.

If even he himself cannot be convinced that he can bring a future where neither of them will lose, then "greed" becomes a completely derogatory term.

...Although it wasn't exactly a positive term to begin with.

Mo Yixia's answer to this was simple.

"You really are incorrigible."

"But... are you really ready?"

It seems that everything that just happened was Mo Yixia's "revenge." She was using this opportunity to express her dissatisfaction with a certain incorrigible person, and at the same time, to ask her question again—

Are you really ready?

To have your cake and eat it too, it's not as simple as just keeping both boats firmly under your feet.

Han Zhou knew that this was probably the last time Mo Yixia would help him deal with Gu Zheng's parents.

"The women's 4x400m relay is about to begin. All athletes, please get ready. All spectators, please leave the track immediately. Repeat, all spectators, please leave the track immediately and maintain a distance of at least one meter..."

A loud broadcast suddenly rang out across the playground, announcing that the guzheng competition was about to begin.

Han Zhou opened his eyes, pretending to have just woken up.

……

Meanwhile, on the second floor of the gymnasium behind the playground, a girl wearing a mask and a baseball cap sat quietly by the window, resting her chin on her hand and watching the crowd on the playground.

The window wasn't closed tightly, and a cold wind seeped into the room through the cracks, ruffling the girl's hair. But she didn't seem to feel cold at all and didn't bother to close the window properly; she just casually pulled down the brim of her hat.

"are not you cold?"

Half a minute later, the heavily made-up girl next to him couldn't help but ask while closing the window tightly.

"Compared to being bothered by a stranger, being a little cold doesn't matter." Mo Yixia didn't even look at her, her tone indifferent. "Anyway, catching a cold is a good thing for me."

Do you think I'm bothering you?

The girl seemed amused and explained, "These are the only two windows on the second floor. The other one is already occupied, so if I want to watch the game, I have to sit here, right?"

"You're just harassing me."

Mo Yixia didn't explain too much about her habits to the stranger. She simply stated the fact again in a calm tone that this guy had looked at her more than thirty times since he appeared. Although his gaze was always subtle, that's what made him seem suspicious.

"If you think it's entanglement, then it's entanglement."

The girl seemed to feel there was no point in arguing, and with a helpless expression on her face, she stopped talking.

Mo Yixia remained silent, as if the girl beside her did not exist.

After a long silence, the girl couldn't hold back any longer and spoke first, "The competition is about to start. Which college do you think will win?"

"What do you think?"

"Me? I think the finance department will most likely win. My boyfriend said that even though finance majors are all about making money, they always emphasize that physical health is the greatest asset. So a lot of people join sports clubs. Look at those girls, they're all tall and strong, supposedly they're in track and field..."

“Then let the School of Finance win,” Mo Yixia interrupted her.

"Um." The girl paused, then hesitated, "Are you from the School of Finance?"

"No."

"Then why would you support the School of Finance to win?"

"Because it sounds impressive."

"...But shouldn't you support your own college?"

“I’m not from this school,” Mo Yixia said calmly. “Not yet.” The girl looked puzzled: “Then why did you specifically come all the way to Linda University to watch the sports meet?”

Mo Yixia glanced at her and said unhurriedly, "You're not from Linda University either, so why did you come all the way here to watch the sports meet?"

"How do you know I'm not from Linda University?" The girl was taken aback.

Mo Yixia didn't explain, but quietly looked out the window. The competition was about to begin. Gu Zheng took off her coat and handed it to Wang Runxue, who was waiting on the side. At the same time, she finally noticed her parents who had been there for a long time. She quickly ran over and said a few words before returning to the playground to prepare.

The girl waited for a long time, but Mo Yixia showed no intention of answering the question, and didn't even look at her, as if she had completely forgotten about her.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

Even though the other party seemed so cold, the girl didn't give up. She forced a smile and said, "I guess you must have friends at Lin University. I saw you on the playground this morning. You and that short-haired girl are friends, right? I saw you standing together..."

While she was video chatting, she tried to secretly observe Mo Yixia's expression, but her eyes met Mo Yixia's.

Deep and aloof, as if it could see through people's hearts.

"You clearly wanted to ask this question from the beginning, so why did you beat around the bush for so long?"

The girl was stunned. She instinctively wanted to ask, "How did you know?" but thinking that the other person probably still wouldn't answer, she fell silent and couldn't say anything for a long time.

After a long silence, she stopped smiling and pretending to be kind, her tone completely changing: "So, can you tell me the answer to this question?"

A fierce gust of cold wind swept in from outside, rattling the windows and scattering withered yellow leaves everywhere.

After a moment's consideration, Mo Yixia answered the question, which was a rare occurrence for her: "No, we are not friends."

"Does this question still need to be thought about?" the girl asked.

"I'm just thinking about your motivation for asking this question."

Mo Yixia tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and said thoughtfully, "You seem both satisfied and somewhat dissatisfied with this answer—you're friends?"

"No." The girl shook her head without hesitation.

"Yeah."

Mo Yixia continued to look out the window, showing no intention of pressing for further questions.

It seems that the falling leaves outside the window are more interesting than figuring out this matter.

After being ignored time and time again, the girl finally showed some annoyance: "Aren't you even a little bit curious?"

Even if I say I'm not curious at all, you'll still keep talking, won't you?

The girl took a deep breath: "Has anyone ever told you... that you're a really annoying guy?"

"Even if it didn't exist in the past, it exists now."

Mo Yixia remained calm and composed, clearly aware that she was already disliked, yet she showed no remorse or willingness to change.

She never cared about such things; it was other people's right to dislike her, just as she could dislike the world at any time.

That's fair enough.

There are too many things in this world that are worth hating, so there's no need to remember them all. Just care about the people you like and the people who like you.

If you want the sun, then run and chase it; if you want the stars, then reach out and pluck them. There's no need to worry about whether it's day or night.

Whether it's day or night, the sun and stars are always there.

You look at it, and it looks at you.

If you still have the energy to dwell on unimportant things, then even if you possess them, it's equivalent to losing them.

She understood the first part of the sentence a long time ago.

As for the second half of the sentence, it was a principle she had recently learned.

...I wonder if that guy understands or not.

(End of this chapter)