Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 444 A Small Problem

The fun project that Han Zhou signed up for is called "Hot-Blooded Racing". Just by looking at the name, you can tell that it is essentially a game of who is faster. It contains multiple obstacle levels, and the one who reaches the finish line first wins.

It is worth mentioning that this is a two-person project, and many levels in the competition require the cooperation of two participants to complete.

Han Zhou chose to sign up for this event mainly because it is the most formal of all the fun events, with a long process and many rules, and is highly competitive. Winning such a competition is more meaningful to Guzheng, and participating in it may help her forget the unhappiness of losing the game yesterday.

In fact, he was not sure at the beginning yesterday whether he could really solve Guzheng completely, so he kept this trick. If the other party really couldn't bear the blow of this failure, then a new challenge might cheer her up.

Since we lost one game, we can just win it back in another one.

Who knew that this trick not only did not come in handy, but instead hurt himself.

As for why we didn’t tell Guzheng which fun event she had signed up for, it wasn’t because there was anything wrong with the content of the event, but because it was a two-person competition.

That's right, a two-player match.

It is because this is a doubles competition that Han Zhou has such a headache.

Of course he understood that one of the purposes of Mo Yixia's participation in the competition was to see him in a dilemma. This was not only a small revenge on him for his unrepentant nature, but also a question of conscience: "Who is more important, me or her?"

Indeed, Mo Yixia would never bring up this kind of question. In her opinion, love is incomparable. Each love has its own private space. They are parallel to each other and yet pull each other together. They occupy different weights because of the different environments they are in, and have unconvertible units of measurement. Therefore, there is no strict saying of who is more important.

This was Mo Yixia's answer when the two were discussing the classic question "If your mother and I fell into the water at the same time, who would you save first?"

In her opinion, when you think you are important enough in a person's heart, the prerequisite should be that the other person has an equal or even more important position in your heart. Under normal circumstances, no one will force such an important person to make unnecessary choices.

If your significant other's parents are healthy and the family is harmonious, then rashly asking the other person "Who is more important, me or your mother" is actually a very selfish behavior.

The real problem may not be your partner who has been struggling for a long time and still can't give an answer, but you who ask this kind of question without considering his or her feelings and hope that the answer he or she finally gives will be yours.

Love cannot be compared and should not be compared.

It was never meant to be a tool to make another love greater.

Of course, theory is just theory after all, which does not mean that Mo Yixia really doesn't care about this issue at all, just as after a long speech, she still asked as a matter of course, "Remember to save me first."

The more important point is...the love for Guzheng and the love for Mo Yixia are the same unit of measurement!

This one can really be compared!
Perhaps the reason why Mo Yixia never asked was simply because she believed more in the answers represented by actions than the answers given with her mouth.

So she entered the competition.

Since it is a two-player game, who would someone choose to be teammates with?

——This is her torture today.

Whether you choose one or none, this is an answer.

In addition, sports have always been what Guzheng is best at, and Mo Yixia is naturally aware of this. It is obvious with her toes that she would never participate in this competition with the intention of losing. It seems that she has already thought of a strategy to win the game.

No... Mo Yixia doesn't have such a strong competitive spirit. She doesn't necessarily have to win the game, it's enough to just win the guzheng.

And Gu Zheng had already made preparations to defeat Mo Yixia fiercely.

Both of them wanted to see the other being defeated miserably at their hands, but Han Zhou didn't want to. However, he couldn't withdraw from the competition, which meant that he only had two choices. Either team up with one of Guzheng and Mo Yixia to defeat the other, or choose no one and team up with the others.

Han Zhou chose option 2 with great confidence.

It's not about escaping, but only in this way can he have enough room to maneuver.

First of all, Guzheng had to win today's game. She had just said yesterday that she would "win next time". If she lost again today, she would lose face, not to mention whether her mentality would be affected. So she had to win.
But Mo Yixia couldn't lose either. After all, the other party had just "sacrificed herself" and tolerated her yesterday, and quietly helped Gu Zheng win back a friend. It would be too unfair if she lost the game today, so she must win.

If both of them want to win, the only possibility is to let them win at the same time or end up in a tie. However, today's game rules allow interference with the opponent's progress. Therefore, only by becoming an independent third-party "force" can he stabilize and control the situation and achieve a win-win situation.

Although it is quite difficult, this plan is obviously more likely to succeed than staying undercover on one of the sides.

I can also complete the activity tasks at the same time.

[Activity Task: Target character Gu Zheng and target character Mo Yixia have completed two disputes, one loss and one draw. Please make the two of them have no less than three disputes within three months, and make the total number of wins and losses of all disputes equal. After completing the task, one enhanced skill will be drawn from each of the two target characters.]

This is an activity mission that appeared not long ago together with Zhong Yin's strategy mission. It requires Han Zhou to create no less than three disputes between Gu Zheng and Mo Yixia, and make the total number of wins and losses in the final disputes equal.

Are you kidding? One dispute is enough to make him anxious, so how could he dare to take the initiative to cause trouble? What's more, in order to complete this task, he needs to create at least four disputes and achieve a situation of two wins and two losses, so he didn't plan to do this task at the beginning.

However, the dispute is now right in front of him, which just meets the conditions for triggering the task, so he might as well try a new idea - since Gu Zheng and Mo Yixia are already tied at 1:1, then does he not have to make it two wins and two losses, and just let the two of them complete three ties?
If this draw is counted towards the mission progress, it means that this idea is feasible.

In order to make the win-win plan more secure, Han Zhou did not hesitate to come up with the idea of ​​the status bar. Last night, he racked his brains to come up with two new statuses:

[Task Master → Task Master (modified): The significance of the task is greater than everything, including people. When you are determined to complete a task as soon as possible, the goddess of fate will give you a little preference, and at the same time, your task efficiency will be slightly improved]

[College Student → Dog Student (modified): It may not be a person, but you are a real dog. After entering this state, your presence will be slightly reduced within the campus, so that some of your small movements will be less likely to be noticed. In addition, if you remain silent immediately after the dog barks three times, there is a chance that the person in front of you will ignore you.]

Both of these states helped him to muddy the waters in today's game, especially the latter. Although the dog student sounds a bit harsh, the effect is still very strong. That is to say, he abides by the law. If it were someone else, he would have probably entered the women's restroom while barking like a dog.

Han Zhou has been testing the effect of "dog student" since he entered the school. It can indeed reduce a certain sense of presence. Now that he is surrounded by beautiful women all day long, this can reduce some unnecessary attention.

I heard that some people have voted him as the seventh most famous person in Linda University, nicknamed "Celebrity Collector", who specializes in collecting other celebrities in the school, especially those of the opposite sex.

Teacher Ouyang would be fine, but even the "Dumb Bride" and the "Smiling Princess" who hardly communicated with anyone in the past all had ambiguous relationships with him. This was simply terrifying to many people.

It is worth mentioning that Lin Youya told everyone this news during dinner yesterday afternoon, and she heard it from other people. The girl was quite excited when she said this, saying that this code name was absolutely cool and she would also have a code name of her own in the future.

Little did they know how strange everyone's expressions were at that time. Celebrity collector... After confirming that this matter had nothing to do with Mo Yixia, Han Zhou swore that if he knew who gave him such a nickname, he would catch that guy and make him copy the dictionary ten times, because he couldn't even come up with a nickname.

And perhaps because of this, or perhaps some kind of agreement was reached, no one was willing to team up with him today. Only senior sister Wang Lengqiu formed a group of her own and expressed her willingness to be his teammate without hesitation, otherwise she would not have come today.

In other words, Senior Wang Lengqiu came to participate in the competition for him.

Looking at the frail girl in front of him, Han Zhou was really worried that she would run out of energy and fall to the ground during the competition.

At this time, Gu Zheng had already learned from Ouyang Lianyu that the breakfast she had just eaten was bought by Mo Yixia. She was raising her chin and saying that for the sake of breakfast, she would not let Mo Yixia lose too badly. However, the latter just glanced at her indifferently and stretched out his hand for her to spit out the breakfast.

Everyone came to the playground. Since it would take up the entire track and most of the lawn, and would require the use of many props, "Hot-Blooded Racing" was the first event to be held today and would start at nine o'clock. All the props had been arranged yesterday afternoon, and the playground now looked like a small amusement park.

In order to host this fun sports meeting, the Student Union attracted a large number of sponsors. The prizes for the competition were quite generous, so a lot of people signed up to participate, and couples accounted for more than 70% of them.

After all, "Hot Blood Racing" is a two-person competition and a fun-oriented event. Many couples sign up not to win, but to leave behind precious campus memories.

At the same time, a member of the Student Union rushed into the Student Union office and said anxiously, "Oh no, President. We don't limit the number of participants in the 'Hot Blood Race' event. There are more than 400 participants now. If two people compete in groups, we may not be able to finish the 'Hot Blood Race' by noon, which means there won't be enough time for other events!"

Although it is to respond to the slogan of "National Sports", Linda is not a sports school after all. It only gives one day to hold the fun sports meeting, and then resumes normal classes, which means that all projects must be completed within today.

But if we continue at the current pace, I'm afraid the sports meet won't be completely finished until late at night, and the school will definitely hold us accountable then.

The student union member was sweating profusely with anxiety.

"Don't worry."

Xia Qing, who was sitting at her desk, seemed to have anticipated this situation. She said calmly, "The purpose of this fun sports meeting is for the participation of all people. There should be no limit on the number of people. This is correct. Otherwise, I would have reminded you a long time ago. If there is any problem, I will take responsibility."

The student union member first breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately looked worried again: "But...what should we do now?"

Xia Qing was well prepared and handed him a plan: "Go to the broadcasting room and make a notice to tell everyone that there are some changes to the rules of the competition. Since two people in a group will delay the progress too much, just increase the number of people in each group."

The man was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly said, "But President, many of the people who signed up for the competition this time are couples. They came here for the two-person event from the beginning. If it is temporarily changed to a multi-person event, they might have objections..."

Xia Qing shook her head. "It's not a multi-person event. The competition will still be held in pairs. The final winner will be multiple teams instead of one team. Teams can compete or cooperate with each other. You can think of it as a two-person relay race."

The man understood quickly, his eyes lit up and he said, "So it means that the race that originally only needs two people to complete is divided into multiple stages, and given to different pairs to complete in relays?"

If this is the case, it can indeed greatly speed up the progress of the competition while ensuring that the two teams originally participating in the competition will never be separated.

"Not only that, you can take a look at the plan I wrote first. If you have any questions, ask me. Once you have figured it out, go to the broadcasting room to make a notice. I have already sent people to the playground to prepare for the relevant rule adjustments. Don't worry."

"Oh, okay, I get it!"

Seeing that the president had already prepared everything, the man was completely relieved. He lowered his head and looked at the schedule carefully. After a while, he asked, "President, I have a question."

"explain."

"Why do you set the upper limit of the number of people in each group to eight? Wouldn't it be better to have ten people normally? It can speed up the competition process without diluting the process of each stage too much..."

Xia Qing smiled, moved the computer to the table, stood up, stretched, and then picked up the camera on the table.

"Because if there are ten people in a group, there will be ten people who win the game in the end, so ten prizes will have to be given out. If there are eight people in a group, there will be two fewer prizes, which can effectively save the student union's funds."

"Um... just for this?"

"What do you mean just for this? Funding is very important, okay? Don't worry, I've calculated that a group of eight can finish all the competitions within an hour, and it won't delay the holding of other events... By the way, did the number of applicants for other events exceed expectations?"

"No."

The man shook his head, thought about it and couldn't help asking, "President, you seem to be very concerned about the 'Hot Blood Racing' project. Can you tell me why?"

The reason why he thought so was that the president seemed to only focus on matters related to the "Hot-Blooded Racing". Not only did he notice the problem of too many people very early on, he also prepared a detailed adjustment plan. However, other projects did not receive this treatment. The president had not even looked at the number of registrations for other projects.

Although "Hot Blood Racing" is one of the most important events today, it should not be treated so biasedly.

In response to his question, Xia Qing just slowly adjusted the camera and gave a very simple answer with a smile.

“Because it’s fun.”

……

Twenty minutes later, Han Zhou learned that Xia Qing had modified the rules of the "Hot Blood Racing" competition.

It was not until then that he understood what Xia Qing meant when she said on the phone yesterday: "Don't worry, I will compensate you."

Although it is unclear why the other party wants to compensate him, isn't it obvious that this upper limit of eight people in a group is tailor-made for him?

Gu Zheng, Mo Yixia, the Zhong Yin sisters, Teacher Ouyang, Xiao Xiaoxiao, Wang Lengqiu, and finally myself, isn’t that exactly eight people?
Everyone is no longer a competitor, but a teammate working together. If everyone works together to win first place, no one will lose, and no one will be a loser. This undoubtedly sounds like a happy thing for everyone.

For a moment, Han Zhou simply wanted to erect a statue for Senior Sister Xia Qing and place it at home to worship her and thank her for her genius plan.

Although there was a small problem, it had nothing to do with Senior Xia Qing.

Looking at the three-legged race that was about to begin in the distance, Han Zhou's expression was as weird as it could be, and he even didn't dare to watch the next competition.

Can anyone tell me...

Why were Guzheng and Yixia assigned to the same group?

(End of this chapter)