Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 65 Do you want to hear me sing?

Han Zhou never expected that Zhong Yin would actually steal his phone. He hadn't taken any precautions beforehand, and before he knew it, he could only watch helplessly as his phone was taken away.

The woman clearly still didn't believe in the so-called test questions and wanted to verify it with her own eyes. However, strangely, she only glanced at the screen before shoving the phone back into Han Zhou's hand without making any comments, as if she had suddenly changed her mind.

Han Zhou was puzzled. He sat in the room for a while longer. Seeing that he had completed his daily tasks and it was getting late, he decided to go back to wash up and go to bed.

Overall, I had a very fruitful day. I not only successfully obtained the ten points needed to unlock a character, but I also managed to build a closer relationship with the Zhong sisters. Although we won't be able to see each other every day in the future, it has laid a good foundation for the future.

Seeing that Han Zhou was about to leave, Zhong Ling didn't react in any particular way. She just stood at the gate of the courtyard and smiled as she said goodbye to him. However, Zhong Yin's behavior was somewhat unexpected. She actually offered to see him off.

Han Zhou wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the woman's tone when she said "I'll see you off" was rather sinister. However, he vaguely guessed that she probably had something to say to him, otherwise she wouldn't have gone to such lengths.

This woman dislikes him so much, she wouldn't offer to give him a ride without a special reason.

As the two walked out of the courtyard, Han Zhou suddenly remembered something and subconsciously glanced down at Zhong Yin's hand. Seeing that the other's hand was empty, he was slightly relieved.

"What are you looking at?"

Zhong Yin seemed to notice his gaze and immediately asked a cold question.

Han Zhou was quite honest, and said with a smile, "Let's see if you brought a wrench."

Is this what you mean?

Perhaps for the sake of convenience at work, Zhong Yin was wearing old-fashioned work pants. Upon hearing this, he pulled out a gleaming wrench from his pocket and casually swung it around.

Han Zhou's smile froze, and he subconsciously distanced himself from her, asking blankly, "Do you carry this thing with you all the time?"

“I’m not carrying this to fix you. There aren’t many people living near my house, and some of the houses are abandoned. It’s fine during the day, but after dusk, there might be homeless people or the like wandering around. This is for self-defense.”

Zhong Yin, unusually, didn't give him a cold look, but patiently explained why he had brought the wrench.

Self-defense is a reasonable excuse, but there's no need to say it in the first sentence...

Han Zhou muttered to himself, when suddenly his ears twitched. He heard Zhong Yin ask in a very low voice, "Why didn't you change my contact name as I told you to?"

Han Zhou was momentarily confused: "What note?"

"It's strange... I still can't figure out why your hearing is so good."

Zhong Yin was clearly testing Han Zhou's hearing by deliberately lowering her voice. Upon hearing this, she gave him a complicated look, put the wrench in her pocket, and replied, "I told you to change my nickname to Shrimp Head Girl, why didn't you?"

Han Zhou's nickname for her on Fetion was "Sister Yin," which was obviously something she saw when he snatched her phone earlier.

Han Zhou was taken aback at first, then laughed and cried at the same time, "I've never heard of such a request before. Isn't it better to just call her Sister Yin?"

"what ever."

Zhong Yin said stiffly, "But don't say I didn't give you a chance to get revenge. Once you leave this alley, you can't back out."

Han Zhou secretly curled his lip. This guy is at it again. You punched me, I punched you and that's it? This is not the way a twenty-four or twenty-five-year-old adult thinks.

He said helplessly, "Don't worry, I never thought of going back on my word."

"So much the better."

The two fell silent and walked out of the alley.

Han Zhou could tell that Zhong Yin probably had something to say, but was too embarrassed to say it. So he didn't bother to ask and just pretended not to see it.

To be honest, Zhong Yin's personality is not very likable. Not only is she bad-tempered, but she is also prickly and difficult to get along with. However, the moment Han Zhou saw the words "elder sister", he could understand her personality to some extent.

Although it is just speculation, perhaps "beautiful and dignified" was indeed a characteristic of this woman, but after her parents passed away, in order to take care of her younger sister who depended on her for survival, she could only leave behind such a hard and unpleasant exterior.

Perhaps they thought this made them seem less likely to be bullied?

Han Zhou had no idea.

He only spent less than a day with the sisters and didn't know much about them, only a preliminary impression.

What puzzled Han Zhou was that Zhong Yin didn't say anything until the moment they parted at the alley entrance. He didn't know if she was just trying to save face or if she suddenly didn't want to talk anymore. She just said "Be careful" and went back. And he didn't know if she had forgotten or if she had forgotten. She didn't mention the matter of distancing herself from the relationship again.

Han Zhou wasn't worried about this. He had already gotten hold of the two sisters' WeChat contacts, and Zhong Yin, the most difficult one, still owed him a favor. Why would he worry about not having a chance to meet again?
He took a bus and then the subway, quickly arriving home. Checking his status bar, after deducting the cost of modifying "Leave it to fate," he now had thirty-nine points left. Han Zhou planned to save them for two more days to see how things went, and then he could solidify "On the Verge."

The solidified state not only eliminates the need to worry about survival for a short period, but also greatly saves points. He plans to use most of the points he earns daily to buy the Power Pill to improve his body and verify its effects as soon as possible.

As for why she didn't buy it and take it immediately, it was still the same concern she had at the beginning—if the drug was too strong and caused her panda eyes to disappear immediately, it would be hard to guarantee that Mo Yixia wouldn't notice anything.

There's another point to note: to be on the safe side, we should try to avoid Mo Yixia and the Zhong Ling sisters meeting again in the future. Before that, we need to lay the groundwork in front of this guy so that he realizes his amazing hearing, so that it won't seem too abrupt.

Of course, even if she didn't pay much attention, given Mo Yixia's condition, it would be difficult for her to go out, let alone see those two people.

Han Zhou sent a message to inquire about Gu Zheng's situation. She had already gone home, and at least from the message, it didn't seem like she was unhappy. She just arranged for Han Zhou to have dinner at her house the next day.

She added that her parents wouldn't be home tomorrow.

After chatting with Guzheng for a while, Han Zhou put down his phone and felt a strange sense of emotion. He was eating lunch at Mo Yixia's house and dinner at Guzheng's house. If one day he could even have breakfast at someone else's house, wouldn't he be considered a traitor?

He smiled, shook his head, and went into the bathroom to take a shower.

……

The next morning, Han Zhou arrived at Mo Yixia's house on time. To his surprise, Jiang Baiqian was not home. Apparently, she had something important to take care of.

It's clear that Mo Yixia's improved grades have made her quite satisfied, to the point that she trusts Han Zhou a lot more. In the past, she would never have left in the morning, let alone allowed Mo Yixia to go out and play like she did yesterday.

Although Mo Yixia stopped acting out her poor academic performance, Han Zhou was too lazy to point it out. He still had to teach her what needed to be taught, otherwise he wouldn't feel secure receiving his salary.

Mo Yixia was dressed in her usual school uniform, mask, and baseball cap as usual. She sat quietly at her desk, her long hair cascading down to her waist. Her fragrance was exceptionally strong, a pleasant and refreshing scent that was very soothing.

That's right, Han Zhou is currently in a state of heightened olfactory sensitivity.

A status modification can last for 24 hours, and a body part can be strengthened every three hours. Naturally, he didn't want to waste it and planned to try it a few more times before the status ended.

However, to be fair, having an overly sensitive sense of smell is obviously not a good thing; odors that are not usually noticeable now seem unusually pungent.

It's not so bad to smell an odor occasionally, but when he was riding the elevator upstairs with a few people, someone let out a fart that was full of hidden dangers. The smell almost killed him, and it took him a long time to recover.

Fortunately, Mo Yixia smelled wonderful, enough to act as an air freshener. Even with a mask on, he could smell her fragrance, which quickly revived him, and he unconsciously moved closer.

“It’s too close.”

Mo Yixia seemed to sense something, turned her head and glanced at him, and said indifferently, "Even if you really can't suppress your animalistic nature, you shouldn't do such shameful things in a place where there are surveillance cameras."

Han Zhou then realized he was too close, and subtly moved aside a little. He didn't feel embarrassed at all and said, "'Indecent acts' isn't used like that. I just suddenly felt that you smelled really nice. What perfume are you wearing?"

Mo Yixia said calmly, "If you suddenly say something like that to another girl, you'll most likely be seen as a pervert."

"So, do you think I'm a hooligan?"

"No, you're not even as good as a hooligan."

Mo Yixia lowered her head, pretending to look at a reference book, twirling the ballpoint pen between her fair fingers, and continued, "As for perfume, innocent high school girls don't need perfume."

Han Zhou didn't dwell on this. After a moment's hesitation, he asked somewhat uncertainly, "Why do I feel like you're in a really good mood today?"

There is no basis for it, it's just a feeling.

"My mom's not home today, so of course I'm in a good mood," Mo Yixia readily admitted.

Han Zhou pondered for a moment, then instantly became wary: "Let me make this clear first, don't expect me to take you out to play again."

"Don't worry, we're not going anywhere today."

Han Zhou felt relieved, and then heard Mo Yixia continue, "But I don't want to study either."

"Then what do you want to do?" Han Zhou asked, somewhat puzzled.

Mo Yixia did not answer immediately. After a moment of silence, she raised her hand and lowered the brim of her hat.

Do you want to hear me sing?

(End of this chapter)