Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 5 Mo Yixia

Noon arrived quickly. Mo Yixia refused Han Zhou's help and heated up the food in the refrigerator by herself, then brought it to the table.

The meal was plentiful and clearly prepared with care. Han Zhou was indeed a bit hungry, so he took off his mask, picked up his chopsticks, and asked curiously, "You don't always wear a mask while eating, do you?"

Mo Yixia glanced at him, turned the brim of her baseball cap to the back of her head, and silently took off her mask.

This was the first time Han Zhou had seen her clearly.

He knew this girl couldn't be ugly. After all, some people are beautiful just by looking at their eyes. The key was that she had a beauty mark at the corner of her right eye, like a star guarding the moon, which added to her charm.

Many people look better when they wear a mask, but become rather ordinary when they take it off. However, Mo Yixia is different. When she took off her mask, Han Zhou was immediately struck by her beauty.

Like her mother, Mo Yixia's features are also quite exquisite. However, the former relies more on makeup, while she relies entirely on her natural features. With bright eyes and white teeth, a delicate nose and cherry lips, and a beauty mark under her eye that perfectly matches her features, she looks like a princess from ancient times who has quietly lifted a corner of the carriage curtain. Her temperament is aloof and makes it hard for people not to stop in front of the carriage.

The most beautiful girl around Han Zhou right now is Gu Zheng, after all, she has a charm that's as high as eight points. But the former is more of a youthful and energetic beauty, the more you look at her, the more beautiful she becomes; while Mo Yixia is the type that is exceptionally stunning at first glance.

This charm deserves at least an eight out of ten points...

Han Zhou sighed inwardly, but joked aloud, "I take back what I said before. With your appearance, even if you have surveillance cameras installed at home, it might not be safe."

He planned to try completing the daily tasks first, but his intuition told him that the girl was unlikely to be amused.

Mo Yixia ate with elegance and showed no reaction to the words. She simply lowered her head and reminded him, "It's best not to talk while eating. If you really have to, remember to lower your head like I do, so the monitor won't see your mouth. If my mom finds out you said something like that, she might fire you tomorrow."

Han Zhou's expression froze, almost forgetting about this, so he silently lowered his head: "Surveillance and counter-surveillance, what exactly are you two researching..."

“My mom doesn’t know, but I’ve secretly studied a little bit about micro-expressions and psychology, so I could tell yesterday that you care about me a lot.”

You still have time to learn all this nonsense? You seem to have a lot of free time...

Han Zhou gave a wry smile and retorted, "You and your mother weren't agents living in enemy-occupied territory before, were you?"

Mo Yixia didn't even look up, taking small bites of her food: "In short, you have the idea of ​​getting close to me, and I happen to need you to cover for me, so in a way we have common interests."

"I don't deny that... but aren't you curious why I want to get close to you?"

"Why else?"

Mo Yixia paused for a moment, looked up at him, and then stopped talking, only humming a few lines softly.

Han Zhou's face darkened as he instantly understood her meaning, because the song she had just sung was "I Want to Fall in Love".

He shook his head inwardly. It seemed this guy's psychology knowledge wasn't quite up to par. But it wasn't surprising that the other party would misunderstand, since he hadn't really hidden his eagerness yesterday. It wasn't surprising that the other party would think that way.

He shrugged and said, "It was a pretty good song."

Mo Yixia didn't speak, but silently pushed a plate of steamed sea bass in front of him.

Han Zhou was stunned. Could this mean that I should eat more fish heads to improve my brain function?

Mo Yixia picked up some greens and ate them in small bites, explaining, "I don't like eating fish and I don't want to waste it, but my mom always makes fish, and I can't refuse. So I'm leaving this plate of fish to you."

【Daily Task 2 (Mo Yixia): Obtain 1/10 of the target 10 'Like' comments to earn 1 point】

Does this work too?
It seems that getting this girl to say 'I like it' is much easier than getting her to laugh... Han Zhou nodded silently to show that he understood. He also disliked waste, but he did quite like eating fish.

However, at that moment, Mo Yixia on the other side added another sentence.

"By the way, eating fish can also improve brain function."

……

Mealtime seemed to be a precious free time for Mo Yixia, so she kept hinting to Han Zhou to eat slowly and for a long time, and to establish his image as a long-lasting glutton from the very first day.

The last sentence wasn't a hint; she said it directly.

However, the two of them couldn't stay at the table forever. After lunch, Mo Yixia put on her mask, put away the dishes and chopsticks, and then slowly came to her desk. Unlike her previous calm and composed demeanor, she was clearly somewhat reluctant at this moment.

Han Zhou chuckled to himself, thinking that even the most skilled "agent" is afraid of taking tests. With that thought, he picked up the test paper on the table, looked at it, and asked, "Is this the test paper you're supposed to finish this afternoon?"

Mo Yixia remained silent for a long time before finally replying, "I originally thought they were all for you, but I didn't expect you to do so well on the exam. You only needed to do one, so the rest became mine."

Han Zhou sensed the resentment in her tone and quickly explained, "This is not my fault. You told me to answer the questions carefully."

He put his mask back on, roughly estimated the number of exam papers, and frowned, saying, "But there are too many of them. Do they all have to be completed today?"

"You don't have to finish everything, but you should treat it like an exam. In my mom's words, 'Give it your all and do as much as you can.'"

Other people's children might have expectations like "I can go play if I do ten pages of homework today", but this was a luxury that Mo Yixia had never had before. All she ever heard was "Do as much as you can", but there was never a precise amount for how much.

In my memory, her high school life consisted of nothing but doing problems, which was worse than a donkey with a carrot to chase. Even the air was dull, and I didn't know what to look forward to.

Looking down at my feet, I saw a trash can overflowing with empty pen refills, piled high like countless soulless people.

"Even high school seniors shouldn't be this tense..."

Han Zhou muttered something to himself and asked, "Speaking of which, didn't you want me to help you get some free time? So, how can I help you?"

Mo Yixia had already started working on the test paper. Without looking up, she said, "Just like when we were eating, take it as long as possible. Even if you're a complete glutton, my mom won't say anything if you get good grades. Instead, she'll say things like how quick-thinking people use more energy."

Han Zhou's lips twitched: "I'll help you, but I'm not a complete idiot. But is this all there is to it? How much rest can you get in the time it takes to eat..."

As he spoke, he sat down on a chair not far from the study, picked up a book and began to read. Because he was wearing a mask, it was impossible to tell that the two were talking if you didn't listen to their voices.

Mo Yixia said, "You've heard from my mom that classes start tomorrow. There's a 20-minute break in the morning and another 20-minute break in the afternoon. The rest of the time you have to study. There are security cameras in the room, so it's not realistic to slack off under my mom's nose. You'll be lucky if you can sneak a break during meals... But if you're bored, you can chat with me."

What do I have to be bored about...?

Han Zhou sighed inwardly, genuinely feeling sorry for the girl. He then asked, "I'm a little bored right now, so what would you like to talk about?"

Mo Yixia thought for a moment and said, "Can we talk about your mother?"

Han Zhou's lips twitched. Although he knew the other person didn't mean it, he still felt like those words were an insult...

(End of this chapter)