Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 67 Absent-minded
Mo Yixia asked Han Zhou if he wanted to hear her sing in the morning, but even after lunch and returning to the study, he still showed no intention of singing, and he was also lazy and not attentive at all during class.

Han Zhou looked helplessly at the girl in front of the desk.

"You've been slacking off all morning, are you going to continue slacking off this afternoon?"

Mo Yixia remained quite composed and said indifferently, "I said I don't want to study today."

"Then what's the point of me standing here?"

"Teaching me ventriloquism and chatting with me, isn't that one of your responsibilities?"

Han Zhou hadn't forgotten about ventriloquism, but he was really unsure and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I can't even learn this myself, so it's hard to guarantee I can teach you properly..."

"You can't learn it because you think it's unnecessary to learn it. Once you treat ventriloquism as a necessary exam subject, you will definitely be able to learn it."

Mo Yixia said calmly, "For me, ventriloquism is a necessary test. If it's necessary, I can learn it."

Han Zhou was silent for a moment, then hesitated before saying, "Um... Yi Xia, can I ask you something?"

"Just ask."

"Your studies must be very good, so good that you don't need any tutors at all..."

Han Zhou was a little nervous because these words were tantamount to pointing out that Mo Yixia was deliberately pretending to be bad at studying. He knew that when he said something similar before, she got angry.

"Ah."

Unexpectedly, Mo Yixia simply nodded indifferently.

This casual tone startled Han Zhou, who asked in surprise, "You just admit it like that?"

"Of course, otherwise you definitely wouldn't agree to let me not study all day."

Mo Yixia glanced at him and said with relief, "But I didn't expect you to be able to notice that. It seems the fish we ate today was very effective."

Han Zhou's face darkened. He thought to himself, "I not only found out a long time ago, but I even said it before. You gave me a cold shoulder and didn't admit it. Now you're playing dumb with me, right?"
He was too lazy to argue, thinking that admitting it was better than denying it. After thinking for a moment, he asked curiously, "Why did you do that?"

"what?"

"I said, why are you pretending to be bad at studying?"

"Do you want to know?" Mo Yixia glanced at him.

"Of course I want to know, so I asked."

Mo Yixia hesitated for a moment: "Actually, I am a princess from a certain country who has fallen on hard times..."

The air was quiet for a few seconds.

"Forget it, I suddenly don't want to know."

Han Zhou sighed. Even if this guy hadn't said anything, he could have guessed that the reason behind it was definitely related to Jiang Baiqian.

He sighed and said, "But even if you're good at studying, you can't stop studying. You can't be a bad person... Never mind, whatever makes you happy."

Although he had long suspected this would be the case, he still felt complicated when the answer was finally confirmed. What use was he to Mo Yixia if she was so good at studying? To be the prince's tutor?

This money is too hot to handle.

Mo Yixia kept her head down and didn't say anything, no one knew what she was thinking.

Han Zhou thought for a moment and asked, "So, what's your actual skill level?"

"you guess."

Han Zhou paused for a moment, then continued, "You probably didn't unleash your full potential during the test, right?"

"you guess."

Han Zhou fell silent.

Mo Yixia glanced at him: "Why aren't you asking anymore?"

"you guess."

"No guessing."

"..."

Han Zhou now understands Mo Yixia somewhat. Although she talks a lot of nonsense, she usually answers questions seriously. If she changes the subject or remains silent like this, it means she doesn't want to answer. So, she doesn't want to talk right now.

However, we still know too little about her. Just like Han Zhou still doesn't know why Mo Yixia is in such a good mood today, he still can't see through her true feelings.

He's now even unsure whether this guy is in a good mood or a bad mood...

Since they can't see through each other, the other person needs to take the initiative to reveal their true feelings. However, it's clear that their relationship hasn't reached the point where they can confide everything to each other.

Han Zhou sighed and said, "Didn't you say you were going to sing? I've been waiting since this morning. If it were a concert, the audience would probably have already demanded refunds."

This time, Mo Yixia didn't refuse, but asked somewhat absentmindedly, "What do you want to hear me sing?"

Han Zhou was taken aback, then feigned excitement and asked, "Can we still request songs?"

"Of course, it's fine as long as it's you."

Han Zhou's face darkened, and he seriously suspected that this guy was deliberately reopening his wounds. He mentioned several song titles in a row, but Mo Yixia's answer was quite straightforward, without exception, "I don't know."

Not only that, this guy even made a sarcastic mockery of his taste.

Han Zhou was furious, but then a thought suddenly struck him. He said, "Oh right, I remember the first time we met you said the song 'I Want to Fall in Love' was really good, right? You can sing that song, can't you?"

"meeting."

Mo Yixia snapped out of her thoughts, glanced at him, and asked, "Do you want to hear it?"

"miss you!"

Han Zhou couldn't wait to hear this guy's singing and then seize the opportunity to mock him mercilessly.

After more than ten days of practice, the two have now mastered the skill of chatting under surveillance. They are clearly talking, but they are also flipping through books and writing, making it look like they are seriously attending class. Even their eye contact is perfectly timed, and it is almost impossible to detect any flaws.

Mo Yixia paused for a moment, then hesitated before asking, "What's the first line of the song?"

Han Zhou didn't doubt it. This poor guy probably didn't have much time to listen to music. After a moment of reminiscing, he said, "If I could go back to the past someday, I would choose to love you bravely this time."

Mo Yixia hummed softly, nodded to indicate that she understood, and said, "Hmm, choose to bravely love me, what's the next line?"

"Back then I lived too carelessly, thinking..."

Han Zhou paused, then suddenly realized what he had said, and his face darkened instantly. This guy was just too naive.
"Why don't you continue talking?"

Mo Yixia seemed a little confused, and continued, "But it doesn't matter if we don't go back to the past, it's not too late to love me now."

【Daily Task 1 (Mo Yixia): Collect 10 smiley faces (10/10) to earn 1 point】

Han Zhou almost laughed in exasperation: "Are you still a child?"

"I wasn't even an adult to begin with."

Han Zhou was completely baffled. Was it just his imagination? Why was this guy acting so strangely today?

Seeing that he didn't speak, Mo Yixia remained silent for a while, then suddenly sang: "If I could go back to the past someday, I would choose to love you bravely this time."

Her voice was ethereal, even more pleasant than Han Zhou had expected, as if she had practiced it on purpose.

He was somewhat taken aback. He listened intently, but Mo Yixia didn't sing the next line for a long time. He looked up and found that she had just turned her head to look at him, silent, as if waiting for him to say the next line of lyrics.

Han Zhou did want to hear what happened next, and he understood what the other person meant, so he could only say helplessly, "Back then, I lived too carelessly, thinking that loneliness was the true meaning of life..."

Mo Yixia then joined in singing, and continued to look at him.

Han Zhou forced himself to continue reading.

However, it must be said that Mo Yixia sings very well. It's just that Han Zhou felt that her voice sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

And so, he would recite a line, and Mo Yixia would sing along, like a cassette tape with a lag, only intermittent singing that, while pleasant to hear, lacked any aesthetic appeal.

How strange...

Looking at the absent-minded Mo Yixia, Han Zhou was really confused.

Is this guy in a good mood or a bad mood?

This part has been deleted and rewritten. There's another chapter coming out a little later, around 3 PM.
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