Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 310 Rainy
Continuous rain is rare in Lincheng.

At least in Han Zhou's memory, he seemed to have never seen light rain for two consecutive weeks in the weather forecast.

Of course, Lincheng's weather forecast is unreliable, but even a week of uninterrupted rain is quite rare in Lincheng.

It looks like there will be a big cooling down after the rain.

He thought so and tightened his coat.

The rain fell gently on the road, and the raindrops splashed, covering the street with a thin layer of mist. Puddles could be seen everywhere, and the tail lights of cars were reflected in the swaying water. Maybe it was because the sky was too gloomy, and many shops were bright. When the lights were turned on, umbrellas of various colors merged into a mottled torrent, flowing irregularly on the street.

Perhaps because of the rain, there were not many visitors to the zoo today. A staff member came over and asked if he needed to rent a sightseeing car. Han Zhou thought for a moment and rented a four-person car.

He actually felt that visiting the zoo was more interesting, but considering that it was raining today and Zhong Ling had just recovered from a cold, for the health of the two girls, it was more convenient to take a car.

But I have to say that the sightseeing cars in the zoo are really expensive. Renting a four-person car costs 600 yuan, which is a money grab.

After renting the sightseeing car, Han Zhou naturally took the driver's seat and was responsible for driving. Noila Mo sat beside him and Zhong Ling sat in the back seat.

"It's so dark and I'm driving with sunglasses on, I'm already worried about the safety of me and my senior sister."

Noila Mo put the mask and gloves she took off on her legs, breathed hot air into her palms, "I suggest you take off your sunglasses."

"No need, this kind of car can't cause accidents." How could Han Zhou not know what this guy was thinking? He said angrily, "Also, I suggest you don't use your phone camera so blatantly next time when you make suggestions. In my face."

"Isn't that just a candid photo?"

Han Zhou sighed: "Anyway, I will never take off my sunglasses. If you are really worried about an accident, I can let you be the main driver."

"No, I haven't learned to drive yet."

"This car doesn't require a driver's license."

After a pause, Han Zhou added, "With your driving skills, you don't need to learn a driver's license."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Ling in the back seat raised his hand weakly and said tentatively: "Well... I have a driver's license, I can drive."

Han Zhou was stunned and said, "No, senior, we are joking. Just take a good tour and I will drive."

He started the visiting car and asked, "By the way, what is the first animal you want to see?"

"I can do it." Zhong Ling said softly.

Noila Mo took out the park map and looked at it, then suggested: "Why don't you go see your relatives first."

"Whose relative is it, me?" Han Zhou was stunned. "Do you want to see monkeys? Or orangutans?"

"No need to belittle yourself like this."

Noila Mo pursed her lips and turned to look at the drizzle outside the car, "I'm talking about the panda."

Zhong Ling covered her mouth and snickered.

As one of the synonyms of cuteness, it seems that no one in the world dislikes the naive panda, even Mo Yixia was no exception. She rarely took a few photos of the panda gnawing bamboo in the enclosure.

"It's so rare."

Han Zhou held up his umbrella and glanced at the girl next to him who was playing with her mobile phone in surprise, "I thought you weren't interested in flowers, plants and animals."

"Thanks to you."

Noila Mo looked through the photos she had just taken, and she didn't know whether this sentence meant that she chose to take this photo because the panda was Han Zhou's "relative" because she loves Wujiwu, or whether it was because she was under Han Zhou's influence. , she is trying to slowly like the world, and thus begins to become interested in flowers, plants and animals.

"By the way, aren't you tired of holding an umbrella like this?" She put away her phone and looked at the other person with a half-smile.

"I'm not tired, but my head is a little cold."

At this time, Han Zhou held an umbrella in his left and right hands, respectively covering Noila Mo and Zhong Ling under the umbrellas so that the two could take pictures with peace of mind.

The two girls, including Han Zhou himself, were both slender, and the two umbrellas were more than enough to cover the three of them. However, the rain sometimes dripped down the eaves of the umbrellas, falling just on top of Han Zhou's head in the middle.

Noila Mo took out a tissue and wiped his hair, and suddenly she seemed to think of something, and said thoughtfully: "It will make your head cold if you hold two umbrellas above your head, but what do you think will make it cold if you put two boats under your feet? ?”

Han Zhou was excited and quietly moved the two umbrellas above his head closer.

It can be seen that Zhong Ling loves pandas very much. She has never moved her eyes away from the panda since she saw it. At this moment, she seemed to be sending the photos she took to Zhong Yin. The smile on her face was particularly bright, and she did not hear Han Zhou's words. human dialogue.

It wasn't until she noticed a wet patch on Han Zhou's head that she realized what was happening. She thanked and apologized, saying that she wouldn't delay it for so long in the future.

"It's okay, I also like pandas very much, and I originally planned to stay here for a while."

Han Zhou smiled nonchalantly and said as he got in the car, "If you really think it's hard on me, just remember to send me all the photos when the time comes."

"I see."

Zhong Ling nodded quickly and wrote this down solemnly.

Compared with other zoos, the biggest feature of Lincheng Zoo is that it never puts animals in cages, but simulates a suitable wild living environment for them. There are woods, rocks, and lakes. The entire zoo is like a hill. It's all uphill, and it's quite a physical challenge to visit the entire zoo on your legs.

It doesn't matter if Han Zhou and Gu Zheng come together. They have enough energy to complete the entire journey. However, judging from the current situation, it is still necessary to rent a sightseeing car.

And because there are so many trees and rocks in the zoo, it is not easy for tourists to see the animals they want to see at any time when visiting the zoo on weekdays. What's more, it is raining today. The three of them took the sightseeing car along the road and saw all the animals along the way. There were only a few, and the few we saw were just glimpses, and they quickly disappeared into the jungle, without even a chance to take pictures.

"No wonder there are so few tourists visiting the zoo today." Han Zhou looked at the falling rain and said with emotion, "I should have come on a sunny day."

"If it were that kind of weather, we might not be able to sit on such a sightseeing car and move forward leisurely."

Mo Yixia scanned the surrounding jungle. If he ignored the signs and fences, perhaps no one would think that he was in a zoo. Every plant and tree planted in this zoo was carefully planted. No wonder it is so famous. .

"makes sense."

Han Zhou nodded and observed Zhong Ling's expression on the back seat through the rearview mirror.

Neither he nor Mo Yixia had much interest in the zoo, but Zhong Ling was different. This zoo had become an irreparable regret for her and her family a few years ago. If she still has regrets today, she should feel Very disappointed.

After all, just like last time, today is also a rainy day.

In the rearview mirror, Zhong Ling's expression didn't seem to be much different from before, except that she no longer had a gentle smile on her face. She looked much more serious. At the moment, she was looking at the mountains and forests on the left in rapt attention. I don’t know if I am expecting animals to appear.

Han Zhou didn't know how to read minds, so he couldn't be sure whether Zhong Ling felt lost at this moment, or whether she would think of her parents who had not been able to come to the zoo with him.

He originally wanted Noila Mo to help analyze Zhong Ling's mood at the moment, but he soon realized that it was not necessary.

It doesn’t matter whether you are lost or not.

The answer doesn't really matter.

They came to the zoo to have fun today, so just having fun was enough.

Even if Zhong Ling does feel lost or sad about the death of his parents, it is difficult for him to find the right words to comfort him. He is happy with other people's happiness and sad with other people's sadness. This is a talent. He does not have such a strong ability to empathize. .

There is no need to try to figure out the other person's mood all the time, and there is no need to think so much, whether it is sad or happy, just try to bring a better mood to the other person.

Han Zhou believed that he had this ability.

At least in the zoo. “It’s an easy-to-understand principle, but not many people can put it into practice.”

Noila Mo held her chin with one hand and said in a lazy tone, "But one thing I need to declare is that it is my instinct to figure out other people's thoughts, not intentionally."

Han Zhou was stunned for two seconds, then said with a confused look on his face: "Did I just say what was in my heart?"

"What do you think?" Noila Mo asked lazily.

"No."

"Ah."

After a brief silence, Han Zhou hesitated and said: "I'm curious, in your eyes, does everyone's face have a book recording thoughts?"

"It's not that exaggerated. I just see that you seem to have suddenly figured out something. I'm not sure what you are thinking about, but as long as you speculate, you can be roughly close to the answer..."

Noila Mo retracted her gaze from the rearview mirror, put on her mask again, and asked in a low voice, "So what do you want to do to senior sister?"

Rather than asking, it was more like she seemed sure of what Han Zhou would do.

"Isn't this an exaggeration?"

Han Zhou took a breath, even though he had seen it many times, Mo Yixia's mind-reading ability still surprised him.

The conversation between the two was very low, and when Zhong Ling didn't notice, he whispered his thoughts.

"See the animals that my senior wants to see, take the photos that my senior wants to take, and finally take a group photo together..."

Noila Mo nodded thoughtfully, "I see, it seems you think of us as senior's parents?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Han Zhou glanced at her angrily.

"Xiao Ling likes kangaroos and has been clamoring to see them since she was in junior high school."

"She also likes ostriches and says they look funny when they bury their heads in the sand."

"There is also a hippopotamus. She said there is no reference on TV, so she can't determine how big the hippopotamus' mouth can be."

"..."

He was recalling what Sister Yin said about Zhong Ling's preferences before, when he heard Mo Yixia continue: "Since you don't regard yourself as senior's parents, then don't treat her like a child."

"What's the meaning……"

Han Zhou was startled, but Mo Yixia obviously had no intention of explaining, and said: "I'm tired and want to rest in the car for a while. You can accompany my senior sister to see the animals she likes, and call me when you take pictures. "

This sentence was not deliberately lowered, so the bell in the back seat also heard it. After hearing the words, he immediately put away his messy thoughts and let out a blank "Ah".

She didn't understand what was happening.

"You're not going?" Han Zhou asked in confusion.

"I'm not going, but I have to keep the car. You can only walk to find the corresponding park. Get off the car."

Han Zhou was almost kicked out of the car by Mo Yixia, who stabbed him out with an umbrella without giving him a chance to ask.

Zhong Ling followed closely behind and weakly got out of the car holding a small mushroom umbrella, her slightly childish face full of confusion.

The sightseeing car quickly drove away, leaving a scratch in the rain everywhere, leaving only two people standing there with big eyes and small eyes.

"Junior, did you... did you and Yixia quarrel?" Zhong Ling asked cautiously.

She vaguely guessed that according to the original arrangement, today should be the time for her junior and Yixia to be alone. Because she was aware of this, when she received Yixia's invitation, she hesitated whether to reply until My sister coaxed and deceived me into sending it here.

In fact, the person the junior wanted to invite at the beginning was Yixia, not her. If she hadn't sent the wrong message, she shouldn't have appeared here today to disturb the junior and Yixia's solitude.

Zhong Ling already felt uneasy about her presumptuous appearance today, and she tried hard to reduce her sense of existence along the way, but even so, she still couldn't eliminate the guilt in her heart.

In fact, as long as she can show a firm enough attitude to refuse Yixia's invitation this morning, her sister will not force her to come here under any circumstances. She knows that this is not good, but she still shows up here shamelessly.

She is a bad woman.

Perhaps it was because she was aware of this that Yixia suddenly changed her attitude, and even angered her juniors.

This is the truth in Zhong Ling's mind.

How dare I quarrel with that guy? I won't win the quarrel...

Han Zhou complained in his heart, shook his head and said, "No, who knows what that guy is thinking."

Although Mo Yixia's intention was not clear yet, he was sure that the guy was definitely not angry, and the last words seemed to remind him of something.

"Since you don't regard yourself as senior's parent, then don't treat her like a child."

When did I treat my senior sister as a child?

He was puzzled for a while, and suddenly found Zhong Ling in a depressed mood, pulling the small cloth bag around her waist uneasily, and quickly asked with concern: "What's wrong with you, senior?"

Zhong Ling bit her lip and hesitated: "Is... is it because of me that Yixia is angry?"

Han Zhou was stunned: "Senior sister, what are you talking about..."

He actually understood what Zhong Ling meant. The other party seemed to be worried that Yixia would be jealous and angry because of her appearance.

To be honest, it's not surprising that such thoughts would arise, but for some reason, when he heard Zhong Ling say these words, Han Zhou felt a little unreal.

In his impression, this senior sister has always been a very simple girl. She always shows others a gentle smile. She smiles when he sees him, Guzheng smiles, Yixia smiles, and she smiles when she sees them together. She never asks questions. a more concrete relationship between them.

Her sister is everything to her. Apart from that, she has almost no other pursuits, and she doesn't even leave her room very much.

Her life is simple, her wishes are simple, and her thoughts are simple - a simple and cute girl, this is Zhong Ling in Han Zhou's mind.

He originally thought Zhong Ling wouldn't think so much.

No, such thoughts cannot even be called "overthinking". As an adult, it is obviously normal for Zhong Ling to have such concerns, but Han Zhou felt that this was abnormal for a moment.

You must know that even at Yaya's age, she can already talk about the intricate emotional entanglements in a palace drama.

He is the one who is abnormal.

No wonder Yixia said such words. It turned out that he really regarded his senior sister as a child.

He is not an innocent child, so how could he not have something on his mind?

Han Zhou knew something about Zhong Ling's past, and of course he knew that Zhong Ling had very heavy thoughts deep in his heart, but he often ignored it subconsciously.

At this moment, he once again thought of the side mission that had been put on hold for a long time.

The task prompt said that Zhong Ling had never shed tears in her life.

So... is she unable to cry, or is she always holding back her tears?
　There are too many things to do today, I really don’t have time, just this chapter

　　
　
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