Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 62 Resign yourself to fate
The reason for choosing "leaving it to fate" is mainly because this state can increase the probability of triggering a mission, which is undoubtedly very important for Han Zhou at the moment. After all, missions are equivalent to points, and with points, one can do more things.

It wasn't just about "leaving it to fate"; he discovered that the statuses the system generated were actually a kind of special ability, including professional statuses.

Take the "elite simp" state as an example. Although it's disgusting, it at least gives you a couple of useless skills and can even interfere with your emotions, which is undoubtedly better than the natural state of "dying".

If it's a natural state of "leaving it to fate," then it's highly unlikely to increase the probability of triggering a task. Therefore, the significance of these states lies not only in their modification but also in their inherent value.

Of course, there is another very important reason for choosing "leaving it to fate" – it is simple enough, with few strokes and no complexity. This makes it easier to modify and allows for more possibilities. This is Han Zhou's current principle for choosing a state.

On his way back, Han Zhou had figured out a way to modify the game, and he planned to try it out in a little while. For now, he would leave it running for the time being to see if there was a chance to trigger the mission.

He sent a message to Guzheng, telling her that he wouldn't be going to her house today. Unusually, she didn't reply immediately, and it took her more than ten minutes to reply, indicating that she understood.

He was a little curious, and after thinking for a moment, he sent another message: "Are you outside?"

Guzheng replied much faster this time, asking, "How did you know?"

Han Zhou smiled and said, "I'm outside too, right behind you. Turn around and take a look."

"If there wasn't a wall behind me, I might have actually believed it. Don't lie to me."

Is there a wall behind me? Is this some kind of room outside?
Han Zhou couldn't guess for a moment, and asked, "Where are you now?"

"KTV".

Why do you suddenly want to sing?

Guzheng replied after a while: "I went to my junior high school reunion."

Han Zhou was taken aback, suddenly remembering the graduation photo he had seen yesterday. He frowned slightly, typing and deleting the words in the input box repeatedly, until finally it became just one sentence: "Are you alright?"

"It's alright, I'm the sun."

Guzheng posted a meme of a little person with their hands on their hips.

Han Zhou still felt uneasy, hesitated for a moment, and then replied, "I'll come find you."

He now knows that the reason Guzheng took out the photo album yesterday was probably because she received an invitation to a junior high school reunion. She may have been hesitating about whether to go, and the reason she chose to go now was likely influenced by what he said yesterday.

Han Zhou certainly hoped that the guzheng was the sun, but others might not think so, especially when he thought about the scene in the photo, he was worried that something might go wrong.

"Don't worry, I'm really fine. Come to my house tomorrow, and I'll tell you about my past."

Guzheng clearly knew what he was worried about.

"it is good."

Since Guzheng said there was no problem, Han Zhou felt a little relieved, but then suddenly became nervous again and quickly sent a message, "Are you guys drinking?"

"They ordered a few cases of beer." Gu Zheng asked, somewhat puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Han Zhou's expression changed, and he immediately replied, "Then you absolutely mustn't compete with them to see who can drink more! There's really no need to argue about that!"

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

Gu Zheng quickly posted an emoji of someone pointing a gun at a pig's head, saying, "I don't drink with just anyone, but even if they did, they couldn't possibly outdrink me!"

"Of course I know that, you are the only one who can be called the God of Wine."

"right?"

"Then have fun."

Han Zhou smiled, wanting to remind Gu Zheng to be careful on her way home, but after thinking about it, he felt that this was not something Gu Zheng needed to worry about at all, so in the end he only said one sentence.

"Call me if you need anything."

"Why are you just like my mom?"

Gu Zheng pouted, muttered something, and put away her phone, a smile appearing on her lips.

In the bustling KTV, she sat alone in the far corner, surrounded by flashing lights and young men and women chatting and laughing. They were drinking and singing in different small circles, making a lot of noise, but no one paid any attention to her.

Just like the scene in the graduation photo.

This was a result that Gu Zheng had long anticipated, but she still came.

From the moment she entered the private room, her face never showed any of the disappointment or unease that everyone expected. Instead, she wore a genuine smile, which disappointed and puzzled many of those who were secretly observing her.

Gu Zheng initially felt a bit bored sitting there, but after reading Han Zhou's message, she no longer felt bored and began to look forward to tomorrow.

With her phone on her lap so she could receive messages at any time, the girl ignored the stares of those around her and enthusiastically flipped through her vocabulary notebook.

Okay, let's continue memorizing vocabulary!
……

Han Zhou was puzzled as to what kind of dish could take so long to prepare. He had started preparing it around 3 PM, but by 5 PM he still hadn't smelled any aroma. It wasn't until he asked Zhong Yin that he learned the woman had only been sharpening knives and chopping vegetables in the kitchen; the actual cook was Zhong Ling. Han Zhou initially didn't think much of it until he saw a pot of ribs being served. He froze for a moment, then exclaimed in shock, "You chopped all these ribs too?"

Zhong Yin moved a chair over and looked at him like he was an idiot: "What else?"

"No, you don't make any noise when you cut ribs?"

In Han Zhou's mind, ribs need to be chopped hard with a cleaver. The kitchen wasn't far away, so why didn't he hear a single sound?
The thought of this woman silently sharpening her knife, then quietly cutting the ribs into small pieces and putting them in the refrigerator sent a chill down his spine...

"What are you standing there for? Either stand to the side or sit down. Don't stand here blocking the way."

Zhong Yin placed the rice cooker on the table and said coldly, "I want to see just how many bowls of rice this rice bucket can eat."

The rice cooker was quite heavy, so it seemed she had taken Mo Yixia's words seriously and cooked a lot of rice.

Zhong Ling carried the other dishes out of the kitchen, took a bowl and chopsticks from Han Zhou, and covered her mouth to chuckle, clearly having heard her sister's words.

"Thank you, senior sister."

Han Zhou smiled and took the bowl and chopsticks, ignoring the easily angered woman.

Zhong Ling shook her head slightly to indicate that she was welcome, adjusted the position of the electric fan, and then sat down next to Zhong Yin.

It has to be said that the sight of these two sisters sitting together was quite pleasing to the eye, and Han Zhou couldn't help but take a second look.

Zhong Yin thought he was going to say something, and said coldly, "I don't have any wine at home, and even if I did, I wouldn't give it to you."

Han Zhou laughed and said, "I'm really not suited to drinking."

There's cola in the fridge, go get some yourself. The cup is in the kitchen, so drink less.

"it is good."

"Remember to throw the bones in the trash can; it's hard to clean up if you leave them on the table."

"Oh."

"Don't move around, you've blocked all the wind."

Han Zhou couldn't hold back any longer; this guy was just looking for trouble: "If Mo... if Yi Xia were here, would you have a different attitude?"

Zhong Yin glanced at him: "Your sister's name is Yi Xia?"

"Ah."

Han Zhou thought to himself that it was a good thing this guy didn't ask if his name was Han Yixia, otherwise he really wouldn't know how to respond.

Zhong Yin's expression softened slightly, but she said coldly, "That sounds really nice. Compared to that, your name seems rather casual."

Han Zhou took a deep breath and sighed, "Sometimes I really think Yi Xia should be your sister..."

"Really?" Zhong Yin pondered for a moment, seemingly expectant, and said earnestly, "You can have her recognize me as her god-sister."

Han Zhou ignored her and tasted the ribs. They were cured ribs, which must have been stored for quite some time. There was a lot of them, and they tasted a bit salty. But that made sense. How could the other party have time to buy fresh ribs? If it weren't for entertaining him, they probably wouldn't have eaten cured ribs tonight.

He looked up and suddenly saw Zhong Ling staring straight at him. He thought he might have oil on his lips and was about to wipe his hands when he heard Zhong Yin explain, "She wanted to ask you how it tasted."

Han Zhou suddenly realized and laughed, "That's good."

Zhong Yin glanced at him and reminded him, "Tell Xiao Ling the truth, don't give such ambiguous answers."

I'm just here for a meal, not to be a judge...

Han Zhou thought for a moment and said truthfully, "Apart from being a little salty and a little oily, it's really good."

He looked at Zhong Ling, who nodded silently, as if she had remembered everything; but when he looked at Zhong Yin, he was startled. The woman's face suddenly turned cold, and she gripped the spoon on the table tightly, looking as if she was ready to suddenly attack someone at any moment.

Han Zhou was greatly surprised. "Didn't you tell me to give a truthful evaluation? Why are you still unhappy?"
He remembered that the woman had just brought up his name, and his eyes darted around before he suddenly asked, "Senior, can you tell me what your father gave Sister Yin's online name back then?"

Zhong Yin was taken aback, and his eyes immediately filled with murderous intent. He thought to himself that this guy was courting death, but then he remembered that the other party couldn't possibly hear his sister's words, so he just sneered and didn't say anything.

Seeing that her sister had no objections, Zhong Ling moved her lips, but as expected, no sound came out. Then she picked up her rice bowl and continued eating.

Neither of the sisters believed that Han Zhou could hear what she was saying.

"puff!"

Unexpectedly, Han Zhou suddenly burst out laughing, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"What the hell, beautiful and dignified lady?"

Zhong Yin and Zhong Ling were both stunned.

(End of this chapter)