Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 407 She Has Always Been Like This
[Time is a bit tight, will modify it]

Xia Qing looked at the report in front of her with confusion.

The content of the report was very simple, mainly reporting on the work situation during the sports meeting, which were basically trivial matters. Among them was a substitution application, stating that due to the injury of an athlete, it was hoped that a substitution could be made to complete the subsequent competition.

This was actually a very common application. Although it was not common to temporarily replace athletes in sports games, it was not prohibited. The problem was that the person who wanted to be replaced in this report was Guzheng.

Xia Qing was a little surprised. After careful confirmation, she found that it was not someone with the same name. This was the Guzheng she knew, Han Zhou's friend.

Of course Xia Qing knew that Gu Zheng was injured in the last long-distance running competition. At that time, a child broke into the track during the competition and happened to block Gu Zheng, causing the latter to accidentally fall and get injured. She was personally responsible for handling this matter, so of course she had a deep impression.

Guzheng's situation could indeed allow for a replacement, but what puzzled Xia Qing was that such matters were usually reported by the athlete and then approved by the student union. Han Zhou had previously taken the initiative to tell her that Guzheng was in good physical condition and would insist on participating in the competition. It stood to reason that he would not go and apply to the department student union for a replacement. But why did the department student union submit this application today?

She had just met Han Zhou, who was preparing to go watch a Guzheng competition, which meant that Guzheng had no intention of giving up the competition. This was a unilateral decision made by the department's student union.

However, even if Guzheng's college believes that Guzheng is no longer suitable to continue participating in the competition and needs to be replaced, according to normal procedures, such matters need to be communicated with the athlete herself before making a decision, and usually the athlete's wishes will not be ignored. Moreover, Guzheng has already started participating in the competition normally today, and this application was submitted...

something wrong.

There must be something wrong somewhere.

Xia Qing thought for a while, and without much hesitation, she directly rejected the request for substitution online without giving any reason.

She looked at the time and waited silently for a while. Soon the phone on the table rang. It was the person who had just submitted the application.

"President Tang is gone."

Xia Qing did not answer the phone. Instead, she stretched, stood up and tapped the shoulder of Tang Hai who was working intently opposite her.

"Where are you going?" Tang Hai was stunned. "I haven't finished my work yet."

"Come with me for a while, and I'll help you with the rest of the work when we come back. Oh, and remember to bring your camera."

"What do you want to do now?" Tang Hai asked puzzledly.

"Of course I went to find the big news."

Xia Qing answered in a matter-of-fact tone. Seeing Tang Hai looking at her helplessly, she quickly added, "It's also for work."

Tang Hai didn't quite believe it, but he still sighed and stood up, carefully carrying the expensive camera: "Are you sure it's work?"

"determine."

"Are you sure you'll help me finish the rest of the work when you get back?"

Xia Qing pondered for a moment and said tentatively: "If the work is too much, you have to help me share half of it."

"Deal, let's go." Tang Hai walked out of the office carrying the camera without saying a word.

"Why are you so easy to talk to today?" Xia Qing followed with some confusion.

Tang Hai smiled embarrassedly.

"Because I still have a lot of work left..."

……

There are still a lot of people on the playground today.

After two days of clearing up, the impact of a whole night of heavy rain has basically disappeared, but some traces have been left. The runway looks brand new after being repeatedly washed by the heavy rain, and the grass is especially green under the sunshine, just like - just like the hat on Lin Anyu's head.

Han Zhou looked at Lin Anyu in front of him with a strange expression, wondering: "Why did you come here wearing a green hat?"

"What do you know? This is agate green. It is not only rich and luxurious, but also goes well with any clothes. It also does not absorb heat and has a good sun protection effect. The most important thing is, this is a gift from Yaya." Lin Anyu said proudly.

I have to say, although it is a green hat, it is indeed very nice looking. It does not look out of place when worn on the head and is very suitable for a tall boy like Lin Anyu.

Although Lin Anyu usually showed disdain for Lin Youya and often said "stupid sister", he obviously liked this gift very much. He showed off for a long time before stopping and looking at Han Zhou suspiciously.

"But you, why are you suddenly in a wheelchair?"

"It's hard to explain in a few words." Han Zhou shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"It's good to sit in a wheelchair." After learning that his friend was fine, Lin Anyu said happily, "At least there is a place to sit anytime and anywhere, not to mention there are beautiful women to take care of you, so just be happy."

Han Zhou had a strange look on his face, and he couldn't help feeling like he had been hit by a boomerang. If he remembered correctly, this was how he had teased Ouyang Lianyu, who was in a wheelchair, a long time ago.

While the two were talking, Xiao Xiaoxiao, who had gone out to buy water, came back and handed a bottle of water to Han Zhou and Wang Lengqiu respectively. Then he took a closer look at Lin Anyu who was beside Han Zhou, and wondered, "Why did your friend come here wearing a green hat?"

"What do you know! This is agate green. It is not only rich and luxurious, but also..." Lin Anyu hurriedly repeated what he had just said.

"Oh, so it was given to me by my sister." Xiao Xiaoxiao nodded perfunctorily, "It is indeed very beautiful."

I always feel that if it wasn't for the fact that it was given by her sister, she would definitely not be able to say the three words "pretty good-looking".

Lin Anyu lowered his voice and asked, "Han Zhou, what does she mean by this? Does she think my hat is ugly?"

"Xiaoxiao is like this to everyone, so don't take it to heart." Han Zhou said to comfort her.

Only then was Lin Anyu satisfied.

Not long after, Mo Yixia and Zhong Ling came to the playground together. The former put on a mask and a baseball cap again today, revealing only her beautiful eyes and the teardrop mole at the corners of her eyes. However, she was not wearing a school uniform. Her hip-length hair was casually draped behind her. She was clearly wearing quite simple clothes, but she gave people a youthful beauty that was unique to high school girls.

Zhong Ling was also dressed relatively simply. She was afraid of the cold, so she wore a scarf and gloves to keep warm. She also wore a cute plush earmuffs and a small blue cloth bag on her waist. She folded her hands in front of her body and had a gentle smile on her slightly red face. Not to mention the boys, many girls on the playground felt their hearts were about to melt.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Han Zhou, you are so lucky. How come you are surrounded by all beautiful girls?" Lin Anyu said with envy.

Han Zhou said seriously: "You are my good brother. I am surrounded by beautiful girls. Doesn't that mean you are surrounded by beautiful girls too?"

"That makes sense!" Lin Anyu's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but straighten his back a little.

"How shameless..." Xiao Xiaoxiao muttered softly, with contempt in his eyes almost overflowing.

Lin Anyu chuckled: "Han Zhou is quite shameless, but you are also a beautiful girl."

"You don't even need to tell me that!" Xiao Xiaoxiao raised her head first, then reacted and said with a straight face, "I'm saying that both of you are shameless!"

Han Zhou and Lin Anyu tacitly pretended not to hear.

At the same time, Mo Yixia and Zhong Ling had already approached. Mo Yixia glanced at the wheelchair under Han Zhou and seemed to want to laugh. Then she looked at the green hat on Lin Anyu's head and said, "Han Zhou, your friend's hat is quite interesting." Lin Anyu said quickly as if he was under pressure, "You don't understand, this is agate green, not only is it rich and luxurious, but also..."

He repeated the same argument again.

“Turns out it was sent by Yaya.”

Mo Yixia nodded slightly and said to Zhong Ling beside her, "It can be seen that he is trying very hard to accept this gift, just like someone is trying very hard to accept a certain reality."

Zhong Ling smiled gently without making any comment. She just looked at Han Zhou's abdomen with concern, as if asking if his injury had gotten better.

Lin Anyu lowered his voice and asked, "Han Zhou, is she insulting Yaya's aesthetics?"

No, she might be insulting you, or insulting me...

Han Zhou complained in his heart, but his face remained calm: "Yixia has always been like this, don't mind it, she didn't mean to insult Yaya."

“What have I always been like?”

Mo Yixia pretended to be puzzled and moved closer to ask. The fragrance of her hair penetrated Han Zhou's nose, but he had no time to think about what that smell was. Instead, he became nervous all of a sudden because the Guzheng, who was doing warm-up exercises on the track, was running towards him at a rapid speed.

"You always speak your mind, which is admirable." He hurriedly said something nice.

"But why does your expression tell me that what you want to say is that I have always been a king of dirty jokes?"

Han Zhou's eyelids twitched. Mo Yixia's mind-reading ability was becoming more and more outrageous. She almost completely repeated what he said in his heart.

"This... this is actually a compliment." He took a deep breath.

"is it?"

Mo Yixia didn't comment, but didn't make things too difficult for him. She moved away from the wheelchair before Gu Zheng arrived.

But how could Gu Zheng give up? She was just doing warm-up exercises on the playground and thinking about confessing her feelings after winning. But when she turned around, she saw Han Zhou and Mo Yixia being affectionate with each other. She flew into a rage and rushed to Mo Yixia, demanding an explanation.

At the critical moment, Lin Anyu stepped forward and shouted: "Gu Zheng, do you see any difference in me today?"

Gu Zheng didn't want to pay attention to him now, but this guy kept blocking her way, so she had to ask impatiently: "What's the difference?"

Lin Anyu coughed dryly: "Take a closer look..."

"I can't tell. What's the difference?"

Lin Anyu also risked his life, and gave Han Zhou a look that said, "Brother, I treat you well, don't I?" He smiled and said, "Don't you realize that I'm cuckolded?"

Gu Zheng was silent for a moment, then asked, "What happened next? What happened to the green hat?"

How could she not see that this guy was deliberately obstructing her? She didn't want to pay too much attention to it, but suddenly she thought of something, raised her eyebrows, and said with a bad look: "Are you hinting at something?"

"Of course not." Lin Anyu shook his head quickly and said subconsciously, "I mean, this hat of mine looks luxurious, and it doesn't absorb heat..."

Gu Zheng listened expressionlessly until she heard that the hat was given by Lin Youya. Then her expression eased a little. She carefully inquired about the other party's recent situation, as if she had forgotten what had just happened.

Lin Anyu finally understood that his face was not as good as Yaya's at all, and he felt depressed.

Seeing that Gu Zheng's attention was diverted, Xiao Xiaoxiao continued to change the subject and said, "Gu Zheng, you should be able to win today's game easily, right?"

Victory is a very important topic for Guzheng, and it can attract Guzheng's attention more than other topics.

"Of course." Gu Zheng curled her eyes and said confidently, "I will definitely take first place."

These words were not only spoken to myself, but also to Mo Yixia.

"Are you okay with your injury?" Zhong Ling asked worriedly.

Han Zhou helped to relay her words.

"It's okay." Gu Zheng shook her head and said strangely, "I feel like my recovery ability is stronger than before. Now I don't feel any pain at all from the wound."

Mo Yixia glanced at Han Zhou.

Han Zhou didn't notice her look and smiled, "It's good that you're okay. Be careful this time and don't get hurt again."

"I see. Okay, the game is about to start. I have to go back and prepare."

Gu Zheng was about to leave when she suddenly remembered something important. She turned around and gave Mo Yixia a warning look, saying unhappily, "Han Zhou is still recovering from his injuries, and you have caught a cold. You should not be too close to him. Be careful not to infect him with the cold."

After saying that, he trotted away.

Han Zhou was stunned and looked at Mo Yixia unexpectedly: "Are you catching a cold?"

“Why else do you think I wear a mask?”

Mo Yixia sighed, "After staying in the water for so long in winter, it would be abnormal not to catch a cold, right?"

Zhong Ling at the side said softly: "Sister also caught a cold, and had a high fever the night before yesterday."

"Sister Yin also caught a cold?" Han Zhou asked with concern, "How is she now?"

Zhong Ling smiled gently: "She is almost well now. She is busy with the business in the store. Otherwise, she would come with us to cheer for Gu Zheng."

"Why didn't you tell me these things earlier?"

"What's the point of telling you?" Xiao Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him. "You are a patient now. The most important thing is to recover from your injuries as soon as possible. Why worry so much?"

"Xiao Xiao is right. Junior, you must take good care of your injuries and don't worry about anything else. We will take good care of you." Zhong Ling echoed softly, agreeing with Xiao Xiaoxiao's words.

As she spoke, she took out a box of cakes from her small cloth bag and distributed them to everyone present one by one. She also reserved the largest piece, obviously for Guzheng.

Perhaps because of the lesson learned last time, the Student Union was particularly strict in maintaining the competition environment today. Once the competition started, no one who was not related to the competition was allowed to approach. Therefore, there were no accidents in today's competition, and Guzheng easily won the first place in the competition.

Even Mo Yixia had to admit Gu Zheng's athletic ability, and gave the comment "People with simple minds do have more developed limbs."

At the same time, Xia Qing brought Tang Hai to the playground.

(End of this chapter)