Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 401 I want it all
The guzheng was too close to the water.

In order to "catch the fish" more easily, she stood almost completely on the river bank, and at the moment she swung the fishing rod hard, her body kept leaning forward, and her center of gravity was already unstable. Therefore, when her feet suddenly loosened, she could no longer maintain her center of gravity, and she could only fall uncontrollably towards the lake.

"It happened."

At the moment she was about to fall into the water, this thought popped up uncontrollably in Guzheng's mind.

It’s not that she was worried about falling into the water, but because the moment she lost her balance, the fishing hook she threw out must have deviated from its original position, and she was afraid that it had been completely lost.

She was unwilling to accept losing due to such an accident.

It doesn't matter if you fall into the water or not, just swim to shore quickly, even though Han Zhou might scold you...

As Guzheng was thinking this, she suddenly felt a huge force on her chest, stopping her body from leaning forward.

When I looked down, I saw a fishing rod lying across my body. The slender rod had been bent into a very dangerous angle, as if it could break at any time.

"This is……"

Gu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned her head to look along the fishing rod, only to see that Mo Yixia, who had been sitting on the stool, had stood up at some point, holding the fishing rod tightly with both hands, with the end tucked under her armpit. At this moment, her body was shaking violently, and it was obvious that she was about to collapse.

Gu Zheng immediately understood that it was because Mo Yixia used the fishing rod to support her body in time that she did not fall into the water immediately.

Time seemed to suddenly freeze for a moment.

A long fishing rod seemed to connect the two of them, but Gu Zheng had no idea what Mo Yixia was thinking at the moment, just as she had no idea what she was thinking.

I don't know if that guy is the same...

Although her thoughts were complicated, Guzheng knew that now was not the time to think about these things. After all, the guy was about to give up, so she quickly adjusted her center of gravity and leaned back. She quickly regained her balance, staggered back a few steps, and used the fishing rod in her hand to support the ground, so she did not fall.

"call……"

Although she didn't care about falling into the water, it would still be uncomfortable to get soaked. Gu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Mo Yixia, who was exhausted, with a complicated expression.

With the still bright sunlight, she could clearly see a few beads of sweat on the other person's forehead.

"Um...thank you..."

After a while, she turned her head away uncomfortably, but before she could finish her words of thanks, she heard a loud "plop", as if something heavy had fallen into the lake.

"Yisha!"

There were exclamations from the crowd behind him.

Gu Zheng's expression changed drastically, and she turned her head quickly to see that Mo Yixia, who was standing on the shore and gasping for breath, had disappeared without a trace. Only a baseball cap was left on the lake, shaking violently with the waves. Large circles of ripples spread out in all directions, and large splashes of water fell on the shore, crackling on the small stool on the shore.

That guy fell into the water?

Gu Zheng's heart skipped a beat, thinking of Mo Yixia's exhausted look just now. She didn't even bother to consider whether the other party could swim. She rushed to the river bank where the other party was, took off her coat, threw away her cell phone, kicked off her shoes, and jumped into the cold lake water.

"thump!"

The lake was once again hit by a huge wave, ripples spread out, and soon there was no movement.

"Yisha! Guzheng!"

As soon as they saw Gu Zheng about to fall into the lake, Ouyang Lianyu and others felt something was wrong and quickly got up and ran over. They were even more panicked when they saw Mo Yixia falling into the water. At this moment, when Gu Zheng jumped into the water, everyone just arrived at the shore. They didn't care about being splashed with water and quickly lay on the shore to try to grab the two people in the water, but they touched nothing.

This means that the two have most likely sunk deeper.

Zhong Yin looked solemn, and had already started to take off his coat and shoes. He said in a deep voice: "You stay here, I'll go in and take a look."

Although Ouyang Lianyu was anxious, she did not lose her composure. She had asked Xiao Xiaoxiao to inform Han Zhou long before she rushed over. Upon hearing this, she looked worried and asked, "Can you swim?"

She had never learned to swim, otherwise she would have jumped into the water with Guzheng just now. She knew that she must remain calm at a time like this. If she couldn't swim, she couldn't go into the water easily, otherwise she would not only fail to save people, but might also cause trouble for others.

"Yes, but I'm not very good at swimming."

Zhong Yin was very frank. She also understood that she shouldn't show off her bravery at this time, but she was not sure whether Gu Zheng and Mo Yixia could swim. If neither of them could swim, they would probably continue to sink, and it would be too late to go into the water to save them at that time.

She has always treated Guzheng and Mo Yixia as her younger sisters. As an elder sister, she is obligated to be responsible for their safety.

"So I'll have to trouble you, Teacher Ouyang, later."

Zhong Yin spoke quickly, picked up the fishing rod on the ground and continued, "You and Xiao Ling put the fishing rod into the water, and make sure to hold on tightly. I may need to use it to bring Yixia and the others back."

She knew that her swimming ability was limited, so she needed help. She didn't know if a fishing rod could help, but it should be of some use.

Zhong Ling looked at Zhong Yin with concern, wanting her not to go into the water. But when she thought of Gu Zheng and Mo Yixia who were underwater, she felt that she couldn't stop her sister, so she could only take the fishing rod and hold it tightly to express that she understood.

Ouyang Lianyu also knew that this was a time of racing against time, so she nodded heavily: "I understand, then you must be careful, and don't force it."

I must learn how to swim well when I go back this time... The two of them blamed themselves, and the same determination emerged in their hearts at the same time.

Zhong Yin gave the two a reassuring smile, turned his back to them, said "Please take good care of Xiaoling", and then jumped into the water without hesitation.

Zhong Ling and Ouyang Lianyu looked at the lake worriedly, looked at each other, put their fishing rods into the water, and held on tightly.

……

When Han Zhou rushed to the river bank and found that only Zhong Ling and Ouyang Lianyu were there, he realized how big the trouble was.

He was very clear about Gu Zheng's abilities. She had emphasized more than once that she was a very good swimmer. Coupled with her amazing physical fitness, even if she really fell into the water, she should be able to swim to shore quickly with Mo Yixia. There would be no need for Sister Yin to go into the water with her.

Although he rushed to the river bank very quickly, this time should be enough for Gu Zheng to get ashore. Since no one showed up, it obviously meant that they encountered some trouble underwater. Han Zhou's heart sank. What he had to consider now was not who to save first, but how to save everyone.

Seeing Han Zhou appear behind her, Zhong Ling was anxious and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Han Zhou: "Don't worry, senior sister, I will go in the water and take a look right away."

He had taken off all his clothes, even his pants, before he came here, just to be able to get into the water at any time. At this moment, he was only left with an autumn shirt and autumn trousers. After saying that, he jumped directly into the water.

"Han Zhou!"

Ouyang Lianyu shouted loudly, but it was too late. She was worried because four people had already gone into the water. If something happened to any of them, she really didn't know how to explain to their relatives.

Xiao Xiaoxiao and Wang Lengqiu were much slower than Han Zhou and arrived more than ten seconds later. When they saw that Han Zhou and others were nowhere to be seen on the shore, their expressions changed. Xiao Xiaoxiao was fine, but Wang Lengqiu rushed to the lake and jumped down without caring. Fortunately, Xiao Xiaoxiao hugged him in time and stopped him.

Ouyang Lianyu also noticed the situation behind her, and quickly spoke to comfort her: "Student Wang Lengqiu, calm down! Han Zhou has already gone into the water, they will be back soon!"

Although she tried her best to dissuade him, Wang Lengqiu seemed not to listen. She dragged Xiao Xiaoxiao in her arms and tried her best to walk towards the shore. However, she was too thin and naturally did not have much strength. She could not even compare to the petite Xiao Xiaoxiao. She walked for a long time but was still standing still.

Xiao Xiaoxiao plowed the ground with her feet, gritted her teeth and shouted, "Can you swim? If you jump down like this, Han Zhou will be killed!"

"Killed...Han Zhou?"

These words seemed to have a special meaning to Wang Lengqiu. He stopped immediately after hearing them, causing Xiao Xiaoxiao, who was dragging herself backwards, to stagger and fall to the ground with her.

Wang Lengqiu seemed not to feel any pain. He turned around and looked at Xiao Xiaoxiao, as if waiting for her explanation.

Xiao Xiaoxiao grimaced in pain, rubbing her buttocks and saying, "With Han Zhou's personality, do you think he would have the heart not to save you if he saw you fall into the water? There are already three people waiting for him under the water. Do you think you will kill them if you go down there! Hurry up and get up, don't let me sit on you!"

Wang Lengqiu seemed not to have heard the rest of the words. He looked worried when he heard them. He had no intention of getting up and said hesitantly, "Then what should I do..."

"What else can we do? Hurry over and help grab the fishing rod! That guy might try to climb up along the fishing rod in a while!" Xiao Xiaoxiao urged.

Wang Lengqiu didn't care about anything else, but he was very concerned about Han Zhou's safety. Hearing this, he immediately got up, not even bothering to brush off the dirt on his body, and hurriedly trotted to Ouyang Lianyu and Zhong Ling, grabbing the fishing rod tightly.

Xiao Xiaoxiao also hurriedly came over, grabbed the fishing rod and reminded them seriously: "Everyone remember, you must hold the fishing rod tightly, otherwise Han Zhou may not come up later, and we will be dragged down instead."

Ouyang Lianyu nodded, and suddenly felt a little confused: "Xiaoxiao, how can you be so sure that Han Zhou will climb up along the fishing rod?"

Xiao Xiaoxiao's expression changed slightly, and she said calmly, "Think about it, Gu Zheng and the others have been in the water for so long, Han Zhou will definitely not let them stay in the water for too long, so he will definitely not rescue them one by one, that would be a waste of time, he will probably drag all three of them up in one go, it would be difficult for them to swim like that, so they will need some help, they will definitely hold on to the fishing rod to come up."

Ouyang Lianyu was stunned for a moment. Just as she was about to say that it was not realistic to bring three people up at once, she heard Wang Lengqiu's voice the next second.

"Correct."

"What's right?" Ouyang Lianyu asked.

"Han Zhou wants to bring all three of them up at once."

"why?"

Wang Lengqiu looked down at the lake and gripped the fishing rod tightly: "He broke the fishing line."

Ouyang Lianyu was stunned and looked towards the lake in the direction of the other person's gaze. Only then did she realize that only half of the fishing line on the fishing rod was floating on the water, as if it had been torn off before Han Zhou went into the water.

……

Just as Xiao Xiaoxiao said, Han Zhou really intended to bring Guzheng and the other two to shore in one go. After all, his swimming skills were not very good, and rescuing them one by one would waste a lot of time. Any delay would very likely put the last person to be rescued in danger.

He also didn't want to face the life-threatening question of "Did you save me first or her first?" afterwards.

He wants them all.

The lake is not big, but it is much deeper than expected. Han Zhou swam to the bottom of the lake as fast as he could and soon saw the three people at the bottom of the lake. He also understood why they had not come ashore yet.

Mo Yixia accidentally fell into the water because she was exhausted. She couldn't swim, and she encountered a dangerous situation that only appeared in TV dramas - one of her feet was entangled in underwater plants, and at this moment Zhong Yin was trying his best to remove the plants for her.

But she obviously did not have such strength, and she tried every possible way to help Mo Yixia escape without success. Although they were underwater, Han Zhou seemed to be able to see the cold sweat on her head.

Guzheng, the only creature with the power to clear the water plants, landed a little far away from the two of them. She was grabbing the bottom of the lake with her hands and crawling towards them - she could only exert force on one leg, as the other leg seemed to have cramped.

Mo Yixia looked exhausted. She couldn't speak, but just kept winking at Zhong Yin, signaling her not to bother herself and to take Gu Zheng away quickly. However, the latter did see it and was unwilling to give up just like that. She still lowered her head and pulled out the water plants.

Han Zhou understood the situation the three were facing at a glance. He frowned slightly, thinking that these three people were too unlucky. Then he breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, at least the worst situation did not happen. The three were still conscious and seemed to have drunk some water, but there was no sign of drowning.

In fact, the situation of the three was not as good as Han Zhou had imagined. Mo Yixia and Zhong Yin's physical strength was almost exhausted. Gu Zheng, the only one with physical strength left, had a cramp in her right leg as soon as she jumped into the water. She had almost no ability to swim to the surface of the lake. The only thing she could do was to approach Mo Yixia as quickly as possible, pull out the water plants on her legs, and let her leave with Sister Yin.

Zhong Yin had a similar idea. She knew that if she swam a little further upstream, she would see the fishing rod, and she would be saved even if she couldn't swim. Therefore, she didn't want to give up and tried to bring both Mo Yixia and Gu Zheng back.

The reason why she didn't save Gu Zheng first was because she had clearly felt how difficult it was to pull out the water plants entangled in Mo Yixia's legs. If she didn't find a way to solve it now, she would be completely out of strength when she came back after sending Gu Zheng away, and would only be able to watch Mo Yixia drown at the bottom of the lake.

As for why not send Guzheng to Mo Yixia first and ask her to help pull out the water weeds?
It was simply because she was too nervous and anxious, and all her attention was on Mo Yixia's legs, that she forgot about this matter.

Tension will intensify the consumption of physical strength. After drinking several mouthfuls of water, Zhong Yin no longer expected to swim to the shore. He only hoped to pull out the water plants as soon as possible and get Mo Yixia and Guzheng to the vicinity of the fishing rod.

As for Mo Yixia, she already knew that she was a burden as she couldn't swim and was entangled in water plants. From the beginning, she kept signaling with her eyes to Zhong Yin and Gu Zheng to leave quickly. Unexpectedly, these two people were like blind people, one only staring at her feet, and the other just kept digging at the bottom of the lake with her head down, and neither of them noticed her eyes.

She felt helpless and wanted to laugh.

Just like that, none of the three people who hoped that the other two could leave safely got their wish, and their consciousness gradually began to blur.

Just then, they saw a figure approaching quickly.

(End of this chapter)