Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 438 True Wish

Han Zhou had no idea that someone was plotting against him. Even if he knew, it was too late. The registration form had already been entered into the system and could no longer be changed.

Because Xia Qing mentioned in the message that what she wanted to say was related to tomorrow's fun activities, he thought that the other party wanted to persuade him to give up the competition and take care of his health, so he sent a message to Xia Qing, saying that he would definitely participate in tomorrow's fun activities, and would follow the other party's arrangements otherwise.

However, what Xia Qing understood was "Don't meddle in other people's business. Since we have registered, we will definitely participate in tomorrow's competition. Just do your own thing and don't ask around." So even though two familiar names appeared on the registration form later, she didn't ask any more questions and quickly entered the name list into the system.

To be honest, Xia Qing was a little angry. She was clearly thinking about this junior fellow student, but not only did he not appreciate it, he actually asked her to stop interfering. It was really too much.

In fact, Han Zhou did not express any intention in the message to ask Xia Qing not to meddle in other people's business. This was all derived from the fact that Han Zhou hung up the phone within seconds and sent a message saying that there was no need to talk about anything unimportant.

People are most afraid of imagining things. Combined with Han Zhou's cold attitude, Xia Qing couldn't help but suspect that it was because she had already discovered that there was something wrong with Chen Fei but did not remind him in advance that this caused the other party to feel resentful.

She admitted that she did have some little thoughts in mind and wanted to see what big news Chen Fei could make, but at the time she couldn't be sure whether her guess was correct. What if she guessed wrong?
Despite holding such thoughts, Xia Qing still felt somewhat guilty. When she saw Han Zhou angrily finding Chen Fei to ask for an explanation, she realized that she had underestimated the importance of today's game to Guzheng, and also underestimated the position of Guzheng in Han Zhou's heart.

Although they had only known each other for a short time, it was the first time she saw such an expression on the face of that seemingly harmless junior.

You have to know that this is Chen Fei, a famous rich second-generation in the whole Lincheng. Even if he is not arrogant and domineering in his daily life, no one dares to provoke him. Many people can only swallow their anger even if they are bullied. In the whole Lincheng University, perhaps only Han Zhou dared to force him to shoot that outrageous video.

Xia Qing was a little worried. She had to admit that she was also responsible for the situation. An apology was necessary. Besides that, she had to find a way to make amends...

She thought for a long time, and suddenly looked down at the registration form on the table, and set her mind on tomorrow's fun activities.

……

Han Zhou had no idea that there was one more person who wanted to "harm" him. At this moment, he was patiently listening to Gu Zheng recalling the past.

Almost all the leaves in the woods have fallen, and the yellow leaves are piled on the ground with no one cleaning them up.

Come next year, they will turn into nutrients for the mother, and give birth to a new batch of green leaves, standing tall like a canopy, sweeping away the current depression.

The setting sun glued the elongated shadow of the tree and two shadows, one tall and one short, on the ground together.

Guzheng was pushing a wheelchair, and her tone was unusually gentler than her usual youthful and energetic tone.

"I was very naughty at that time. I always ran outside even in winter, but I never caught a cold. But my grandmother was different. She was not in good health. Sometimes she would start coughing when she came home after going out to see me. She was afraid of infecting me, but I was not afraid. Every time I ran into her arms, she would laugh and say that it was as if there was a small stove hidden in my body."

"My grandmother often drank a very bitter medicine. At first, she drank it secretly at night. Then one night, I found out. She was afraid that I would worry, so she lied to me and said it was delicious sugar water. After I tried it once, I never drank it again. I just thought that adults have strange tastes. My father always said that wine tastes good, but I can't stand the taste."

"I still remember one winter, my grandma bought me a lot of fireworks and a small lantern..."

Guzheng slowly recounted the past, and the topic gradually shifted from childhood fun to her deceased grandmother, but she didn't seem to realize it. The corners of her mouth sometimes rose, and sometimes showed a bit of sadness.

Han Zhou listened silently, and suddenly smiled: "I always feel that grandma's personality is completely different from yours and Sister Miao's."

"Yes." Gu Zheng curled her eyes. "She is a very gentle person and speaks slowly. Unlike me and my mother, we both have bad tempers."

"You also know that you have a bad temper?" Han Zhou laughed.

“It’s just relatively good.”

Gu Zheng rolled her eyes at him. "Compared to a good girl like my senior, my temper isn't that good, but it's better than Sister Yin's anyway... You're not allowed to tell Sister Yin the last part!" "Don't worry." Han Zhou nodded in agreement. "We agree on this point."

He turned around to look at the girl and smiled, "But it's rare that you admit that you are not as good as others."

"Personality is innate. I've figured it out. Some things are destined from birth. There's no need to take things that can't be changed through acquired efforts to heart."

Guzheng lowered her head and glanced at her ordinary chest inconspicuously.

Han Zhou pretended not to notice her little action and smiled gently: "I'm glad you can figure it out."

A gust of cold wind blew, and the fallen leaves on the ground flew all over the sky, making the shadows of the trees messy. It took a long time for them to fall back to the ground.

Guzheng pushed the wheelchair under a fairly sturdy tree, patted the fallen leaves on her body, and her face was filled with sunlight and tree shadows, with a somewhat lost expression.

"In fact, I only figured out a lot of things later. When I was a child, I never felt that my grandmother was in poor health. She could carry a large and heavy basket of corn and work from morning to night without feeling tired. Sometimes, even if I climbed a very high hillside, she would always climb up to find me."

"…So I always thought she would be able to grow up with me."

Han Zhou remained silent.

Don’t wait until you lose something to appreciate it. This is a truth that almost everyone understands. However, this truth only exists in theory. Before losing something, few people can recall the meaning of this sentence.

He suddenly realized something.

Guzheng seemed to want to tell him from the very beginning the reason why she was obsessed with being "first". This girl was not as fragile as everyone thought. She did not need anyone to comfort her. The loss in today's game might make her a little confused, but it was not enough to knock her down.

Therefore, what he really needs to do is not to comfort Guzheng, but to clear the confusion in her heart.

After thinking for a while, he said softly: "Just like the leaves on the ground, even if they wither, they will accompany the surrounding trees to grow in another way. I believe your grandmother is the same."

The air was quiet for a moment, and the strange sound of the zither sounded behind him.

"My dad said something similar before. He was watching an old man applying fertilizer. It was a very vulgar metaphor."

Han Zhou was a little embarrassed: "I won't comfort you if you tell me..."

“It’s vulgar, but it’s useful.”

Gu Zheng interrupted him and said with a smile, "After that, I really seemed to have a feeling that my grandma was always watching me from heaven and wanted to see me become a unique person."

"The one and only person?"

This was not the first time Han Zhou heard this word from Guzheng.

But he had a feeling that this might be the first time he would listen to the other person's true wishes.

(End of this chapter)