Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 179 You must!

The afterglow of the sunset dyed the white clouds floating in the sky red, outlining lace in different shades. The magnificent sunset fell on the streets, adding a bit of warmth to the approaching night.

It was a rare holiday, and people walked in twos and threes on the streets. The evening breeze brought waves of fragrance of grass and trees. Gu Lang walked into the semi-abandoned park and brushed away the fallen leaves above his head. Not long after, he was in an old-looking building. I saw the guzheng figure next to the swing.

"I knew you were here."

A well-placed smile appeared on Gu Lang's face. He wanted to quietly walk to his daughter and say these words behind her in a calm and gentle tone, but before he took two steps, his nose felt itchy. , sneezed hard.

"Ah!"

The loud noise immediately attracted Gu Zheng's attention. She turned around and looked over, just in time to see her father appear behind her at some point, looking sneaky and with a huge snot bubble on her nose. She couldn't help but look confused: "Dad, what are you doing?"

Gu Lang looked embarrassed. He didn't expect that his expected pretense would fail, and his daughter would see such a humiliating scene. He hurriedly rummaged around on his body, but never found a tissue.

He came out to ask Gu Zheng to go home for dinner. He didn't plan to stay out for too long. He went out without even changing his slippers, so he didn't bring anything extra with him.

Gu Zheng handed over a tissue and said angrily: "I told you that this temperature is fine, so don't walk around in your floral shirt. Your physique is different from mine and my mother's. Now you have a cold. Bar?"

"Isn't it more fashionable to wear this thing..."

Gu Lang took the tissue with a smile, quickly wiped his nose, and regained his calm and gentle posture.

"What's wrong? This dress is so ugly." Gu Zheng rolled her eyes at her father and patted the fallen leaves off his shoulders. "Others want style but not warmth. You don't want either."

There are many trees planted in the park that have not been taken care of for a long time. When the wind blows, a large number of dead leaves will fall and cover the ground.

"I did that on purpose. If both of you want your father, I will be extremely handsome. Then women who covet your father's beauty will definitely send me harassing messages every day. What will your mother think then?" ?What would you think?"

Gu Zheng was too lazy to pay attention to the other party's talk. Her father seemed to have not grown up yet and always liked to say some very out-of-the-box things. She wondered: "Dad, how did you know I'm here?"

She had never mentioned this place to her parents before. When she went out, she only said she wanted to take a walk, but did not say she would come to this old park.

Gu Lang said proudly: "I know my daughter Mo Ruofu, isn't it normal that I can guess where you are?"

"Did Han Zhou tell you?"

Gu Zheng exposed his lies without expression.

Gu Lang's face was slightly dull, and he coughed twice and said: "Although that kid mentioned it to me once, I can guess that the main reason why you are here is because of my understanding of you..."

"When did he mention this place to you?"

"The last time I called you."

"Oh……"

Gu Zheng was a little disappointed. She used to see Han Zhou almost every day, but now she couldn't see him for two consecutive days. She just felt quite uncomfortable. She wanted to call and ask Han Zhou what he was doing, but she was worried that her father would really show up yesterday. The situation that Wan mentioned——

Han Zhou was flirting with other women in a place where she couldn't see.

Gu Lang also looked sad. In his expectation, this conversation should have unfolded like this -

He came down from the sky with a warm smile, calmly revealed his daughter's concerns, and then quoted scriptures to explain her inner thoughts. He looked at ancient and modern times to make suggestions for her, fully demonstrating the image of a reliable father.

Unfortunately, his idea seemed to have ended the moment the snot bubbles appeared...

He had no choice but to start the topic bluntly: "Guzheng, I actually have something to tell you when I come here this time."

He stuffed a cigarette into his mouth, blew out a smoke ring, and said in a deep tone, "Dad, I'm here to show you the way forward."

Gu Zheng looked confused: "Show me the way forward? Do you want to talk to me about future work? Is it too early?"

"Of course not. It's really too early to talk about work now. I'm talking about what's on your mind right now."

Gu Lang looked a little more serious and stopped beating around the bush with her. He got straight to the point, "You must have been thinking about that brat Han Zhou today, right? There's no need to deny it. Your dad and I can't do anything else. In love The vision in this area is quite vicious, you have been absent-minded since eating yesterday, and you are a bit unusual today, your mother and I both noticed it."

Gu Zheng's expression changed, and she subconsciously turned her head to one side, denying: "No..."

Gu Lang was not in a hurry, and planned to find a bench for the father and daughter to sit and chat, but the park was almost semi-abandoned, and not many people came there on weekdays. The chairs were covered in dust, and there was no room for anyone to sit on them, so they just stood there. The chat felt a little less interesting, so he motioned for Gu Zheng to follow him to the swing.

In order to show his freedom and ease, he stepped on the swing first. The swing immediately groaned under the weight and seemed to be about to fall apart at any time.

Gu Lang was nervous, but he still managed to stay calm and said, "Guzheng, you are a simple-minded child, and you can't lie. You can't hide your worries from me and your mother. In the past, we hardly interfered with your affairs." , because you are opinionated and measured, your mother and I will only silently support you, but now you seem a little confused, so as the beacon of your life, I will stand up and guide you today."

Gu Zheng was stunned and said in confusion: "Confused? Me?"

"Who are you?" Gu Lang sighed, "If it were you normally, you would have stayed in the room studying today... although this is not a good thing."

Gu Zheng turned her face away and curled her lips: "I'm just tired of studying..."

"Rest when you are tired. I really hope you can do this. But I said, you won't lie. The sudden change must be because of something on your mind."

Gu Zheng still shook her head and refused to admit it: "No."

"You don't want to say it, do you? Then I'll guess first."

Gu Lang guessed that this girl would be harsh, so he touched his chin and said, "You acted abnormally after listening to my words last night. So what did I say at that time? It seems that Han Zhou may be flirting with other women. , you should take the initiative to fight for it, instead of still being 'unsure' whether you like him or not..."

"First of all, you must like that boy Han Zhou. Anyone with a discerning eye can see this. It's useless for you to deny it. So are you worried that he won't be able to withstand temptation and will be abducted by another woman?"

"Han Zhou is not that kind of person!" Gu Zheng rolled her eyes at him and subconsciously defended Han Zhou.

"I didn't deny that you liked that boy this time..." A smile appeared on Gu Lang's face, but then turned to grief and anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This stinky boy!"

Gu Zheng was a little nervous: "I..."

Gu Lang didn't give her a chance to deny it, and said seriously: "I've said it before, neither your mother nor I object to your falling in love. If it's another boy, you might have to consider it, but that guy Han Zhou can be considered as approved by us. We have inspected it several times, and we will have no problem with you being together, although I get very angry every time I think of that guy abducting my precious daughter..."

His face was full of displeasure.

Gu Zheng was keenly aware of the key information in this sentence and said blankly: "Inspection? When did you inspect Han Zhou?"

"Many times, didn't I say that we raised that boy as a son-in-law? How could the son-in-law not investigate?"

Gu Lang shook his head and said, "But that's not the point. The point is that you like him so much, and that boy is also interested in you. It's very simple for you to want to be together. It's obviously a matter of mutual love. What on earth are you doing?" worry about what?"

He thought for a long time. What Gu Zheng was probably struggling with was not whether Han Zhou was hooking up with another woman or something. This girl simply trusted that boy too much. Even if she had doubts, she would not take it seriously. So what this girl really cared about was probably another woman. one thing.

Gu Zheng did not answer for a long time, but just stared at the setting sun in a daze. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on her face, leaving shadows stirred by fallen leaves on the ground.

Gu Lang rarely saw his daughter showing such a bewildered expression, and felt very distressed for a moment, but he did not urge her and just waited silently for the other party's answer.

"dad."

"Well, I'm listening."

"I am a little scared……"

After a long while, Gu Zheng finally plucked up the courage to speak, and there was another long silence after speaking.

"Don't be afraid, speak slowly."

Gu Lang still had no intention of urging her, and continued to wait quietly. It was not an easy task for her daughter, who had always been self-reliant, to reveal her innermost thoughts. This required adjustment by the other party.He put out the half-finished cigarette in his mouth to avoid affecting his daughter's mood, and tried to maintain a calm expression.

If I had known earlier, I would have put on a coat and come out. It’s so damn cold...

When the sun completely disappeared into the horizon, Gu Zheng seemed to have made some kind of determination, and finally spoke again, hesitantly: "I told you not to laugh at me."

Gu Lang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "How dare I laugh at you? Just say it, I guarantee that no third person will know about what happened today."

"Where's my mother?"

"If you don't want her to know, neither can she."

The air was quiet again for a while.

"Then...then what did I say?"

"You said, I'm listening."

Gu Zheng hesitated for a while, and after a few seconds she said with some embarrassment: "I...I have actually imagined many times what it would be like to be with Han Zhou..."

She glanced at her father and saw that his face was gentle and there was no hint of ridicule or dissatisfaction on his face. He was not even surprised. Then she felt relieved and continued:

"Han Zhou is very good to me now. If we are together, he should... no, he will definitely be better to me."

“When I say I’m hungry, he’ll immediately cook for me. My appetite keeps increasing, and sometimes I complain that I’m not full, but he doesn’t mind the trouble and goes back to the kitchen to make me another different dish. Then he smiled and watched me finish eating, and said it was a blessing to be able to eat, he would grow faster the more he ate, and he would also buy me a bigger bowl than now."

"I want to go out to play. Even if it rains, he will satisfy my willfulness and take me to a food court I have never been to. If it rains suddenly, he will put his coat on me even if he is soaked in water. , and then half-crouched and leaned next to me, saying that my head was big so it could protect him from the rain... You don’t know, Han Zhou always likes to laugh at me."

"He likes to touch my head and says my hair is very soft, like a cat. If I'm unhappy, he will find other ways to coax me. But he's so stupid. He hugs me and I don't get angry. But he just couldn’t think of it, so I became more and more angry..."

As Gu Zheng spoke, her beautiful eyes gradually curled up. It was clear that she was living an ordinary and simple life, but when she said these words, there seemed to be light flashing in her eyes, and her words were full of happiness, as if what she said was not... Imagine it, but actually experience it.

The more Gu Lang heard this, the more uncomfortable he felt. He was so jealous that he couldn't bear it anymore. He said sourly: "It's all very simple. I can do this too, dad..."

How could Han Zhou, this brat, make my daughter like him so much!
"I know." Gu Zheng smiled and turned to look at his childish father, "But you and Han Zhou are different."

Gu Lang sighed in his heart: "Since that boy is so kind to you, what do you have to be afraid of?"

Gu Zheng hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath and said, "What I'm afraid of is that he is too good to me..."

"why?"

Gu Lang raised his eyebrows slightly, realizing that this should be the knot in Gu Zheng's heart.

Gu Zheng exhaled and seemed to be organizing his words: "I...I know that I have a bad personality. I am very competitive and strive to be first in everything. This can easily hurt people I know well. I'm afraid that Han Zhou will do it everywhere. Accommodating me, even if he is the one competing with me, he will give in to me unconditionally out of preference...but this is not what I want first, and it will also make him slowly lose himself."

"I'm afraid that if we get even a little closer, this relationship will become fragile."

Gu Zheng's expression was not very clear. Perhaps she had not thought about how to describe her thoughts, but Gu Lang still understood what she meant.

"Are you worried that after we get together, that kid will pamper you to the heavens and tolerate you in everything, thereby aggrieving yourself and restraining yourself, causing him to gradually become intolerable, alienate you, and hate you from the bottom of his heart?"

Gu Zheng nodded, then shook his head: "It's not just that."

"I know, I know, I understand what you mean..."

Gu Lang's face darkened slightly, and he roughly understood where his daughter's heart was.

Gu Zheng's idea may seem ridiculous to ordinary people. Who would worry about his partner pampering him too much?Most people would like their spouse to pamper them as much as possible. It would be best if they could hold themselves in the palm of their hand, treat them as a prince or princess, and live a happy life from then on.

But Guzheng is different. Her competitive spirit has penetrated deep into her bones. Her excessive desire to win and lose will interfere with her life to a certain extent. This kind of competitiveness is not just a simple desire to get the first place, but an upright and unashamed achievement. victory.

She will not make concessions for others, nor will she allow anyone to make concessions to herself. Once competition begins, the outcome of the competition should not be determined by emotions.

She was worried that Han Zhou would be overly accommodating to her, even though this worry had no basis. Perhaps out of the self-blame accumulated in the past, she subconsciously considered the worst case scenario.

Gu Zheng has experienced the harm her competitiveness has done to those around her many times. As one of the people with whom she has the closest relationship, she is afraid that Han Zhou, the only one who can tolerate her, will leave her one day, even if he has been there more than once. Said I didn't mind that.

This is a psychology formed under the influence of many factors. She cannot change herself for the time being, and she will not ask others to tolerate her, so she subconsciously wants to keep a safer distance.

And this is just one of the reasons. There are some things that Gu Zheng himself cannot explain clearly, so he has been very worried in the past two days.

Eager to go further, but worried that this step will bring bad consequences, this should be the girl's current state...

Gu Lang came to a conclusion in his mind and felt a headache for a moment. He was silent for a long time and suddenly had a plan and said: "If you are afraid, just ask that boy."

"What?" Gu Zheng was stunned.

"I said that instead of putting so much pressure on yourself out of thin air, you should ask that kid directly what he thinks and take advantage of this opportunity for him to return to his hometown with us."

"Ask Han Zhou directly..."

"Well, not only are you worried about the issues you are worried about now, you can also ask him if he has similar concerns to you."

Gu Lang looked a little more serious, "I said yesterday, if you want to fight for everything, then you should put love at the top of your fight. After all, this does not give you enough time to prepare for a competition that you can participate in on time. You can compete at any time. It’s all full of variables, and you can even think of it as a war.”

"War?" Gu Zheng blinked and said blankly, "Is it that exaggerated?"

"Exaggeration?" Gu Lang smiled mysteriously, "You might as well think about it, what would you do if one day you saw that boy Han Zhou with someone else?"

"Oh!"

In Gu Zheng's hand, the rope connecting the swing suddenly broke, and one end of the swing board fell heavily to the ground, making a dull sound.

This...should be just because the autumn has been in disrepair for thousands of years, right?
It’s okay, there’s no need to compensate anyway…

Gu Lang took a breath, and then said with a look of relief: "Very good, it seems that you have realized it firsthand - love is a war."

"And since it is a war, you should always enter a state of war. Even if you are not willing to use your troops rashly now, you can still take action in advance. Even if you do not reach a romantic relationship for the time being, many things can be planned - this You can ask your mother for advice, she is an expert in this field."

At this point, Gu Lang paused, and a melancholy look appeared on his face, as if he was thinking of something from the past that he couldn't bear to look back on.

He couldn't think of how to solve Gu Zheng's new knot for the time being. People with simple minds are often more stubborn than ordinary people and cannot be persuaded by just a few words. However, as the saying goes, it takes a person to tie the bell, and this time the person who tied the bell is also , so he threw the question to Han Zhou, who was still unaware at this time, without any psychological pressure.

"If you like that kid so much that you can't help yourself, that means the war has started."

Gu Lang looked solemn, "So get to know that kid better, and let him know you better. It doesn't matter if you are afraid. You can not enter into a relationship for the time being, but there is one thing you must pay attention to - this is the magic weapon for victory in war. .”

"The war will start sooner or later, so you must let that kid always point his finger at you. Rather than taking the initiative to attack, it is better to let him beg you. You don't have to be in a hurry to start a war, but you must give the order. War letter."

Gu Zheng had been listening attentively since he broke the rope. When he heard the words, he asked in confusion: "A letter of challenge?"

"Yes, in the afternoon, you don't have to attack him, but you must let him know that he has a mortal enemy, a mortal enemy that will definitely haunt him for the rest of his life!"

That's right, let that kid have a headache...

Gu Lang looked solemn, as if he was praying solemnly, "You want him to know clearly and clearly that he belongs to you, let him hear your heart, and finally realize that it is also his own heart - "

"I have to be you!"

(End of this chapter)