Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 337 Group photo
What did I just say?
The cool sunlight poured down, spreading downward from the gaps between the branches and leaves, and quickly climbed up the girl's red cheeks.

The cool breeze blew, the shadows of the trees swayed, and the withered yellow leaves drifted with the wind, swirling back and forth on the ground. Also blown by the wind was the girl's hair that shone slightly in the sun.

The world seemed to be silent, and even without holding his breath, Gu Zheng could clearly hear his own pounding heartbeat.

Rapid and powerful, like someone waving a drumstick in the chest.

She held her chest and kicked the pebbles at her feet in panic.

"Boom."

The pebbles fell into the small stream next to the avenue, making a crisp sound, but it still couldn't cover up the violent heartbeat. The splashing water dripped on her fingertips, feeling cold to the touch. However, the more this happened, the more she could feel the pain on her face. Dryness.

The hair that was blown by the wind blocked his sight. By arranging his hair, Gu Zheng quickly blocked his increasingly burning cheeks and mustered up the courage to take a quick peek at Han Zhou's expression.

The wind was quite loud just now, Han Zhou probably didn't hear it...

The self-deceptive self-comfort was soon ruthlessly shattered by reality.

At this time, Han Zhou looked dull and his eyes were empty, as if he was doubting his ears.

Obviously, he not only heard it, but heard it clearly.

His cheeks seemed to be on fire, shame, anger and annoyance completely erupted in his heart. Gu Zheng wished he could give himself a slap.

What are you talking about! Unless you let me hug you, how could you say such a thing!

Her thoughts raced, trying to think of a way to change the topic, but before she could think of a way, Han Zhou spoke hesitantly.

"what did you just say?"

Gu Zheng's heart trembled, her cheeks were rosy, and she finally managed to calm down, pretending to be calm and said: "It's nothing, forget it if you didn't hear me..."

"Did you say you wanted me to give you a hug?" Han Zhou continued to ask.

You heard it, why are you asking?
Gu Zheng was ashamed and annoyed, so she simply put her mind aside and tried to pretend to be nonchalant: "Yeah, didn't you say that friends can hug each other? Aren't we considered very, very good friends?"

She subconsciously emphasized the pronunciation of the words "very, very well", as if as long as she emphasized it in this way, what she just said would not seem abrupt.

Han Zhou was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course, but why is your face so red?"

"That's because it's too hot!"

"It's winter now..."

"Can't it be hot in winter?"

Gu Zheng unzipped her jacket and gently fanned her face with her little hands, pretending to be too hot.

However, her acting skills were so poor that she made Han Zhou laugh.

"what's so funny!"

Gu Zheng looked embarrassed, but she still had the courage to continue fanning and asked fiercely, "Tell me! Since we are such good friends, why can't I hug you?"

"I didn't say it couldn't be done."

Han Zhou shook his head and laughed, "But as I just said, we are about to part ways after a long separation... Even if we are friends, we have to find a reasonable reason to hug, right?"

It’s not like I just want to be friends with you, and I don’t want to find any reasons...

Gu Zheng was still a little guilty, but for some reason, when she saw the helpless smile on Han Zhou's face and heard the tone that sounded like he was fooling a child, she became bolder inexplicably, and the feeling in her heart The urge is getting stronger and stronger.

You guy... do you really think I dare not hug you?
I didn’t want to hug you at first, but you forced me to do so!

After hesitating for a while, she suddenly clenched her fists, turned her head to the side, and said in a voice as loud as a bell: "There are reasons..."

"What reason?"

"Today...does today count as my birthday?"

"what?"

"I said--"

Gu Zheng took a deep breath and suddenly increased her voice, "Today is my birthday, does this excuse count?"

Han Zhou was startled.

However, before he could answer, he suddenly felt a violent impact in his arms, as strong as a high-speed locomotive. He was completely unprepared, so he took several steps back, and finally hit him hard. on a tree behind him.

In early winter, there were not many leaves left on the trees. The remaining dead leaves could not withstand such force and fell downward one after another, like golden raindrops, covering the two people embracing each other.

Han Zhou's brain shut down briefly. It wasn't until waves of fragrant wind penetrated his nose and he felt the huge force surrounding his body that he truly realized that he was now being held tightly in Gu Zheng's arms.

"antiquity……"

He stared blankly at the girl who buried her head in his chest and opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.

He just gently swept the fallen leaves off the other person's head, and then gently hugged the other person's body that was trembling slightly due to nervousness.

The world quieted down.

Even the usually unbridled winter wind became cautious, as if it was afraid of disturbing the two people embracing each other.

The two just hugged each other and didn't speak for a long time.

After a while, Gu Zheng was the first to break the silence.

"Han Zhou, I had a dream last night."

She buried her head in Han Zhou's arms, showing no intention of letting him go, so her voice sounded vague and her tone was unusually uneasy.

"Yeah." Han Zhou responded softly.

"I dreamed that you suddenly disappeared in front of me. I couldn't find you no matter how hard I looked for you."

"Don't worry, it was just a dream."

"But it's so real, so real that it doesn't even look like a dream. What if..."

"No matter what happens, I will always be by your side."

"Really, is it true..." Gu Zheng seemed to be stunned for two seconds and muttered, "Don't lie to me!"

Only on this point, I will never lie to you... Han Zhou murmured in his heart and said softly: "I won't lie to you."

Gu Zheng said nothing, but only increased the strength of the hug again.

"Guzheng."

"what happened?"

"You hugged me too hard." Han Zhou smiled bitterly.

"Does it hurt you?" Gu Zheng seemed to be startled, and his strength weakened slightly.

"That's not true, it's just..."

"It's not like I just have to endure it."

After the words fell, Gu Zheng once again regained his previous strength and said angrily, "I just have to use my strength. I don't care how many good friends you have, no matter in the past or in the future, no one can hold you harder than me."

The sunlight suddenly became dazzling and the stream became turbulent. An unknown bird folded its wings and landed gently on the top of the big tree where the two people were leaning. It tilted its head and stared at the two people under the tree.

Han Zhou was slightly distracted, and then said helplessly: "But I can't breathe anymore."

"Nonsense! Your breathing is obviously so rapid!" Your breathing seems to be even more rapid... Han Zhou complained in his heart and sighed: "Guzheng."

Gu Zheng hesitated for two seconds: "Please bear with me a little longer, one minute... no, just half a minute."

After finally working up the courage once, she didn't want to let go just like that.

"..."

"It's been a minute."

"Give me one more minute."

"Two minutes."

"last minute!"

Han Zhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing that the guzheng was endless, he had to use his trump card and pretended to wonder: "Why do I feel sticky on my chest? Did you get your nose on my clothes?"

"You're the one with the runny nose!"

Gu Zheng finally raised her head and glared at him fiercely, but the next second she met Han Zhou's smiling eyes. Only then did she realize that she had been fooled, but she had no choice but to reluctantly let go of her hand and stepped back a few steps pretending not to care. step.

A feeling of loss lingers in my heart.

Han Zhou noticed that the girl's face was blushing and charming. No wonder she refused to raise her head for a long time, apparently because she was afraid of being seen with such a shy look.

Sensing the other party's gaze, Gu Zheng felt a little uncomfortable. He quickly repeated his old trick, unzipped his jacket again, and fanned his little face hard: "What happened today? Why is it getting hotter and hotter?"

Han Zhou couldn't help laughing.

He looked away, patted the fallen leaves off his body, and said with a smile, "Okay, it's time to go, Xiaoxiao is still waiting in the hospital."

"Oh."

Gu Zheng glanced at him secretly, feeling a little dissatisfied. She thought that Han Zhou was acting too indifferent. She had just been encouraging herself with the slogan "Be brave and take the initiative and don't let others call you husband" before she dared to hug him. Why didn't this guy react at all...

In fact, it was not that Han Zhou didn't react, but that he didn't dare to react. He found that his concentration was getting worse and worse. The moment he saw Gu Zheng's rosy face, he almost couldn't help but want to kiss her.

But luckily I held back, otherwise Gu Zheng’s character would definitely pursue the victory. Once the couple’s relationship was directly confirmed, the day would not end well...

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly noticed a burning gaze. He turned around and saw Gu Zheng staring at his face eagerly.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

"No, nothing..."

Gu Zheng hurriedly looked away, but soon turned her head back and peeked at his lips.

Han Zhou's heart tightened, and he was inexplicably worried - could this guy be trying to force the Overlord to attack him?
Fortunately, as the road ahead became wider, many people appeared in the distance. With Gu Zheng's temperament, he would never dare to make any extraordinary move in this situation.

Gu Zheng obviously saw the crowd in the distance, and her face suddenly fell. The momentum that had been brewing for a long time receded like a tide. No matter how much she recited the slogan silently, she could never find the courage to "kiss Han Zhou now."

If only I were braver...

She felt annoyed because she was such a coward, even though those girls on TV didn't hesitate to like anyone.

But there’s another chance next time!

She shook her head and put aside the messy thoughts, took out a small box from her pocket, and changed the subject, "Han Zhou, you haven't told me what your birthday gift is for me yet."

"You'll know if you take it apart." Han Zhou glanced at her.

"How dare you say that!"

Gu Zheng glared at the other person fiercely, "I have opened your gift box seventeen times, and every time there is a smaller box inside. How can anyone be as boring as you?"

Although she said so, she was not actually unhappy because Han Zhou had already told her that today was her eighteenth birthday, so the gift box needed to be opened eighteen times.

Hearing Lin Anyu say that Han Zhou was still staying up late preparing gifts for himself until last night. Gu Zheng was very moved and deliberately put Han Zhou's gift at the end to open, but he followed him out the door before he could open it for the last time.

"There's only one left, let's take it apart and take a look." Han Zhou said with a smile.

"Huh, if there's still a small box inside, you're dead..."

Gu Zheng muttered pretending to be dissatisfied, and then opened the gift box expectantly——

I saw a silver "little sun" lying quietly in the box, which was larger than a coin. It was covered with gilt patterns. A silver silk thread connected one end of the sun, and two shallow words were engraved on the connection. Crescent moon, delicate and elegant.

so beautiful……

Gu Zheng was stunned and hesitated: "Is this a commemorative coin?"

Han Zhou smiled and said, "It can be opened. You can open it and take a look."

Gu Zheng wiped her hands, then carefully took out the "Little Sun" to check, and found that it was indeed a flip-top design. She opened it gently, for fear of damaging it by using too much force.

The "little sun" can be opened up to 1 degrees. One side is slightly concave, as if something can be embedded in it. The other side is engraved with the words "NO. Girl with short hair and trophy.

The painting style is very simple, slightly more complex than stick figures.

Gu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed out loud: "This painting is too ugly... Could this person be me?"

Han Zhou looked slightly embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I'm too confident in my painting skills..."

"I didn't say it was bad, the painting is very cute."

"But you just said you were ugly..."

Gu Zheng rolled his eyes and was about to speak when he suddenly reacted and widened his eyes and said, "Wait, did you make this?"

"Not at all."

Han Zhou shook his head and smiled, "Some parts require professional equipment to create, but most of them were completed by me. How do you like it?"

"like……"

Gu Zheng stared at the little sun in her hand for a long time. She couldn't imagine that such an exquisite thing was made by Han Zhou himself after spending many days and nights, and she couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

"Actually, you don't need to put so much thought into it. I already told you that I would like it even if you give it a dog's tail grass."

"How could I give you dogtail grass?" Han Zhou said angrily.

Gu Zheng rolled his eyes, looked at the words "NO.1" and said, "So is this actually a medal for me?"

"Well, that's what I had in mind at first. I planned to make an ornament similar to a medal for you. But then I thought it was too monotonous, so I changed it to a clamshell design. You see, you can put photos in this place."

"photo?"

"Yes, photo stickers or something, but I didn't reserve a good size, so it may need to be trimmed a little."

After hearing Han Zhou's words, Gu Zheng finally understood why he was still preparing a gift until last night. This gift was of great significance.

She put away the gift with a serious look on her face and said seriously: "Thank you Han Zhou, this is the most precious gift I have ever received, and I will always keep it with me."

Han Zhou laughed: "I think you said this on your last birthday. If this continues, by the time you reach your ninetieth birthday, won't you have more than seventy gifts hanging all over your body?"

"Just hang up, it's not like I can't walk."

Gu Zheng rolled her eyes at him, then quickly thought of such a scene and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

She was about to continue talking when she suddenly noticed the people in front of her who were joking and taking photos. Her heartbeat couldn't help but become faster, and she pretended to arrange her hair casually.

"Han Zhou, um...it seems we have never taken a group photo, right?"

(End of this chapter)