Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 450 We've Got Another Rival in Love

"Um, Senior..."

"What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"

"It's nothing... Hold on tight."

Seeing the first-place team getting further and further away, and Wang Lengqiu looking exhausted, Han Zhou hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn't let her get off his lap. He reminded her to hold on to the wheelchair armrests, and then pushed the wheelchair forward with force.

Wang Lengqiu was very light; sitting on his lap, he could barely feel her weight. Her hair fluttered in the wind, constantly brushing against Han Zhou's face, but fortunately, it didn't obstruct his vision. A faint fragrance of her hair lingered around his nose.

To prevent Wang Lengqiu from falling off, he deliberately slowed down and dared not perform dangerous maneuvers such as wheelchair drifting. However, even so, the wheelchair was still moving very fast, and even if the contestants behind abandoned their wheelchairs and ran wildly, they could not catch up.

At this moment, the teams that had been on friendly terms with Han Zhou not long ago had given up the chase, paddling along while gazing indignantly at Han Zhou, who had "betrayed" them in the distance.

"No way, how did this bastard develop such arm strength? His thighs aren't even as thick as my arms. Is he some kind of genius?"

"Who cares how he trained? Unless this bastard is Superman, he won't be able to lift his arm for at least a week after today."

"You're right, this is too hard on the muscles. In the next few days, you might not even be able to hold chopsticks, let alone do anything else."

"Serves you right! Who let that bastard fool us!"

"...I'm not trying to discourage you, but everyone else has Wang Lengqiu as their girlfriend, so not being able to hold hands for a week doesn't seem to matter much, right? Even if he can't hold onto anything, there will always be someone else to hold onto it for him."

The crowd, who had just been smiling with satisfaction, were stunned and remained silent for a long time. At the same time, a ferocious look appeared on their faces.

"Damn it, full speed ahead!"

"Catch that bastard!"

Han Zhou was unaware that his "good brother," with whom he had just gotten along well, had turned against him. At that moment, he was focused on catching up with the team ranked first.

The "wheelchair race" requires running two laps around the track. He was confident that he could catch up with the first place before the end of the second lap, but simply catching up was not enough. He needed to maximize his advantage to provide enough room for error in the subsequent races with Teacher Ouyang and the senior student.

Guzheng needs to be number one, but he hopes everyone can find enjoyment in the competition. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, neither he nor Guzheng intends to replace someone as an "outsider" and deprive them of the opportunity to participate in the competition.

This is a competition that belongs to everyone.

Sister Yin and her senior can fulfill the wish of sisters to team up, Teacher Ouyang can relive his youth, and Xiao Xiaoxiao wants to win a prize as a souvenir through her own strength.

There was no reason for anyone to be replaced.

To win first place while also ensuring everyone can participate in the competition, he and Guzheng need to gain a significant advantage in the early stages.

Since the guzheng has already failed, it's naturally up to him to handle the rest.

He needs to gain a significant enough advantage in the second stage.

"Dude, are you selling this wheelchair? I'll pay a hefty price!"

"Can I add you on WeChat, handsome?"

"come on!"

"Brother is awesome!"

"Senior Wang Lengqiu, I'm your dog!"

The deafening shouts were louder than the wind in his ears. Han Zhou knew that he was going to be famous from today onwards. He might actually become the seventh celebrity at Lin University. But it didn't matter. At least it sounded much more normal than "celebrity collector" or "wheelchair expert".

As he was pondering how to gain a sufficient advantage in the next project, Wang Lengqiu, who was on his lap, suddenly asked, "Don't you like calling me Qiuqiu when there are many people around?"

The wind was noisy, and her voice was very soft, but Han Zhou still heard her.

"……Correct."

He paused for a moment, then gave a wry smile and frankly admitted, "When there are many people around, I still prefer to call you senior sister."

It's mainly because it's too embarrassing.

Although Wang Lengqiu's actual age is definitely not older than his, she is now a senior who is two years older than him, so other people can't help but cast strange glances at her when they hear this title.

He didn't care about anyone else, but he had to care about Guzheng and Mo Yixia's feelings.

Wang Lengqiu seemed to want to turn her head, but the space in the wheelchair was limited, so she quickly gave up and asked after a moment of silence, "What about when there are fewer people?"

"Few people means..."

"When it's just the two of us."

Although Han Zhou couldn't see Wang Lengqiu's face, he could still sense the expectation in her tone.

This seems to be one of the few things that could cause this girl to have emotional fluctuations.

Without hesitating for long, he nodded seriously.

"can."

The wheelchair swept across the track, crushing the fallen leaves on the ground into tiny fragments.

A sharp wind blew from afar, lifting the leaves and the girl's hair.

A faint scent of hair lingered in the air as the girl's voice drifted on the wind. "Now it's just the two of us."

Han Zhou was taken aback for a moment, but quickly understood what the other person meant, and let out a soft breath: "Qiuqiu".

"Can I call it again?"

"Qiuqiu."

Wang Lengqiu stopped speaking for a long time before opening his mouth again.

"Thank you."

【Daily Task 1 (Wang Lengqiu): Capture 1/10 of the target's 10 facial expression changes to earn 1 point】

Changes in facial expression?

Han Zhou was slightly taken aback, but unfortunately, because Wang Lengqiu had his back to him, he couldn't see the expression on the other's face.

However, just because he can't see it doesn't mean the audience around him can't see it.

Although it was only a fleeting moment, someone still managed to capture the expression on Wang Lengqiu's face—

The "Never-Smiling Princess" who is suspected of lacking facial nerves...

I actually laughed just now.

Laughed!

Wang Lengqiu smiled...

Xia Qing, who was giving the explanation on the podium, was stunned.

Having known Wang Lengqiu for so long, this was the first time she had ever seen a smile on his face. She was so shocked that she forgot about the microphone on the table and inadvertently blurted out her inner thoughts.

"Wang Lengqiu smiled? Really? Isn't she expressionless?"

"You're the one with facial paralysis, she just doesn't like to smile!"

"It must be the wind. Anyone would grimace if they were going that fast against the wind."

"Reasonable!"

"..."

By the time Xia Qing realized her slip of the tongue, it was too late. Many people who hadn't been paying attention to Wang Lengqiu suddenly looked surprised and hurriedly turned to look at Wang Lengqiu, trying to catch a smile they had never seen before on her face.

However, they were quickly disappointed. There was no smile on Wang Lengqiu's face at all; he simply kept his head down, single-mindedly maintaining the balance of the ping-pong ball in his hand.

No, who would laugh at a ping-pong ball for no reason?

Rather than believing that Wang Lengqiu would laugh, they believed the guy's guess more—it must have been the wind blowing too hard!
Seeing that her words had no effect on Wang Lengqiu and Han Zhou, Xia Qing breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Mo Yixia thoughtfully withdrew her gaze and suddenly asked, "What do you think?"

"What does everyone think?"

The guzheng beside him looked around with a strange expression.

"Is there anyone else around me besides you?" Mo Yixia glanced at her.

Gu Zheng was stunned for a moment. Instead of finding an answer, her expression became even stranger. She pointed to herself as if to confirm, and asked in shock, "You're asking me?"

"It seems you have a lot of doubts about your own human identity."

Mo Yixia moved her still slightly aching ankle and said slowly, "Although I also have my doubts, you can be more confident in yourself—I am indeed asking you."

"Stop talking nonsense! I've never doubted that I'm not human!" Gu Zheng snorted coldly. "I just didn't expect you to ask me a question."

She didn't retaliate, and her tone was still quite polite. After all, the other person had just suffered a bit while helping her with the three-legged race, so it was only right that she let him have his way.

"Is that strange?" Mo Yixia asked in return.

"Of course it's strange..."

Gu Zheng muttered something under her breath, but didn't dwell on it any longer, lest she seem like she was making a fuss over nothing. She pouted and said, "Sure, what do you want to ask?"

Mo Yixia glanced at Wang Lengqiu, who was sitting on Han Zhou's lap in the distance, and asked in a nonchalant tone, "Don't you think we have another rival in love?"

"A love rival? You mean Wang..."

Gu Zheng hesitated for a moment, then suddenly realized what she meant and said warily, "Who said 'we' to you!"

You're the one who's my biggest rival in love! You practically have "Han Zhou is mine" written all over your face, how dare you talk to me about other rivals?
She thought angrily.

Mo Yixia readily agreed and, after thinking for a moment, said, "Then let me put it another way—you and I have gained another rival in love."

Is this just a matter of changing the wording?
Gu Zheng gritted her teeth, wishing she could punch this guy. She really couldn't understand his thought process. How could he so naturally discuss his rival with his love rival? But in the end, she couldn't help but snort and turn her head away, pretending not to care.

"You...what do you want to say?"

(End of this chapter)