Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 455 Asking for blessings
It was almost nine o'clock when Han Zhou left the pastry shop.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that Sister Yin looked at him with a complicated look before she left. But after asking, the other party refused to say anything and just told him to take care of himself.

I guess those words in the afternoon had a huge impact on her...

Han Zhou laughed in his heart, without thinking too much, he stood up, put the wheelchair into the trunk of the car, opened the door and sat in the passenger seat.

The air conditioner in the car had been turned on for a while in advance. The warm air filled the small space, and I didn't feel cold at all after getting in the car.

He fastened his seat belt, turned his head to look at Ouyang Lianyu who was in a daze, and said casually: "By the way, Teacher Ouyang, you also saw my brave performance today. My body has recovered well. I don't need to continue to use a wheelchair in the future, right?"

"What, what kind of brave performance... How would the teacher know if you are in good health..."

Ouyang Lianyu's body stiffened, a blush suddenly appeared on her pretty face, and her eyes dodged, "Teacher didn't see anything..."

This kid is really something. Not only did he not do this in the bedroom, but he also publicized it with great fanfare. He has no shame at all. Besides, judging from Yixia's reaction, she is clearly not very brave...

"You were wearing glasses today, how could you not see anything?" Han Zhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Then you must have heard the loud applause, right? It was all praise for me."

What loud applause, what praise for you, how dare you play such a joke on the teacher...

Ouyang Lianyu's face turned even redder: "I didn't hear anything, and the teacher didn't hear anything either!"

Han Zhou was amused: "You are being too pretentious. Didn't you applaud at that time?"

"I don't have any -"

Ouyang Lianyu's face was filled with embarrassment. She was stunned for a moment, then she realized belatedly, "You...you mean the game in the morning?"

"Otherwise when?"

Han Zhou looked puzzled. "Why are you turning your face away?"

"nothing……"

Ouyang Lianyu's cheeks turned red, and she realized that she had completely misunderstood. She wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. She finally suppressed the desire to escape and wanted to use a stern tone to ease the embarrassment.

"How dare you say that? Your wound just opened yesterday, and you dare to do such intense... strenuous exercise today. Don't do this next time!"

no no no...

Her mind was now filled with the blushing and heart-pounding words she had heard not long ago - Han Zhou is now at an energetic age, and he is not honest even with an abdominal injury. Is it really okay to keep him at home?
"I don't want to do strenuous exercise, but isn't that for the guzheng?" Han Zhou said helplessly.

Ouyang Lianyu gritted her teeth and almost pulled the steering wheel off in anger: "How dare you say it was for the guzheng?"

"Why are you reacting so strongly?"

Han Zhou was startled and rubbed his cold hands. "Well... it's not all for Guzheng. After all, you are clumsy, teacher. If I don't try to widen the gap with my opponent, won't you be the culprit for Guzheng's defeat?"

"So I'm doing this for you, teacher." He straightened his back and said.

"What do you mean by for me... I told you not to joke around..."

Ouyang Lianyu's face was already blushing, and at this moment she looked even more charming. She felt even more embarrassed and opened her mouth, but found that she could not refute.

Why do I feel that Teacher Ouyang and Sister Yin are acting weird tonight... Han Zhou wondered.

Soon, the rear door was opened, and Guzheng sat in the back seat. She asked with squinting eyes, "What are you talking about?"

Ouyang Lianyu subconsciously covered her face and smiled bitterly: "Han Zhou said that his body has almost recovered and he doesn't want to continue sitting in a wheelchair."

The reason why she didn't start the car was to wait for Guzheng to come back and send her back to school before going home.

"How about that?"

Gu Zheng glared at Han Zhou, crossed her arms and said, "I heard from my parents that your wound just opened yesterday, so you must rest more. Unless you want to stay in the hospital, you have to sit in a wheelchair for a while, understand?"

"Aren't you worried about my legs degenerating..." Han Zhou protested.

"It's degenerate, so let it degenerate. The wheelchair won't break anyway, so you can just sit on it forever." Gu Zheng snorted coldly.

How did I offend this guy?

Han Zhou was suspicious, thought for a moment and asked, "You seem to be in a good mood, what's going on? Have you reconciled with your friend?"

Ouyang Lianyu also looked back at the girl in the back seat curiously. She had heard about Guzheng's past from Han Zhou.

"Ah."

Gu Zheng nodded, "We talked a lot about what happened after we separated, so we came back a little late."

"It's good to make peace with each other."

Ouyang Lianyu smiled gently and said, "It's not always possible for a person to have a few close friends in their lifetime. It would be a pity if they really stopped contacting each other because of a small conflict."

There was a nostalgic look in her eyes, and she said in the tone of someone who had experienced it, "The teacher used to have many friends, but I gradually stopped contacting most of them. I don't want the same regret to happen to you. If you have time, you can contact your old friends more often, even if it's just to ask about their recent situation."

Han Zhou coughed dryly and whispered, "Um... Teacher Ouyang, Guzheng didn't have many friends until I went to college..."

"You're the only one who talks too much!"

Gu Zheng came over and punched him, saying unhappily, "You make it sound like you have a lot of friends!"

"I didn't say that, did I?"

"Then you're talking about me!"

"..."

Ouyang Lianyu adjusted his glasses, smiled gently, and watched the two people playing quietly.

"Okay, stop making trouble."

After a while, she said, "I'm going to drive now. Guzheng, where's your friend? Do you need me to give her a ride?"

"No, she's already gone."

Gu Zheng was about to fasten her seat belt when she suddenly thought of something and immediately opened the car door, "Wait a minute, Teacher Ouyang, I have something to say to that family... to Mo Yixia, I'll be back soon!"

Having said that, he got out of the car and ran towards the pastry shop.

What does Guzheng want Yixia to do?
Watching the girl's back as she walked away, Ouyang Lianyu showed a worried look on her face. Seeing Han Zhou sitting calmly in his seat, she couldn't help but urge him, "Why don't you go over and take a look?"

"They both have something to say, why should I go over there?"

Han Zhou looked nonchalant, as if he wasn't worried at all, but how could Ouyang Lianyu be at ease? Just as she was about to get off the car, she heard Han Zhou continue, "Don't worry, Gu Zheng is not looking for trouble. She should have gone to thank Yi Xia."

"Thank you?" Ouyang Lianyu was stunned.

"Ah."

Han Zhou smiled and turned to look in the direction of the pastry shop.

"Gu Zheng was able to reconcile with her friend so quickly, thanks to Yixia."

……

As the night deepened, a car stopped in front of the gate.

"Teacher Ouyang, you go back first. I'll see Guzheng off and I'll go back by myself later. You don't have to wait for me."

"It doesn't matter. It's still early anyway. The teacher is waiting for you here."

"It's really no need..."

“Don’t stay too late.”

"Okay...I'll be back as soon as possible."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Ouyang Lianyu, Han Zhou simply stopped talking, put on a hood and mask, pushed open the car door, and ran towards the school as if escaping.

Ouyang Lianyu looked puzzled and turned to look at Gu Zheng who was still unbuckling her seat belt. "Didn't he say he would take you there? Why did he leave without waiting for you?"

"He was afraid that if he walked too slowly we would ask him to use a wheelchair."

Gu Zheng rolled her eyes at the figure outside the car window. Although she didn't have the "mind-reading" ability like Mo Yixia, she knew Han Zhou very well. "It's okay, let that guy walk for a while, otherwise his legs might really degenerate. I'll keep an eye on him."

"That's it..."

Ouyang Lianyu smiled bitterly, looking at Han Zhou's receding figure, and suddenly asked, "Will he come back?"

"Of course. Didn't he say he would be back soon? I won't keep him in school for too long."

Gu Zheng got out of the car while talking, waved at the car window, and said with curved eyes, "Then I'll leave first, Teacher Ouyang, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Ouyang Lianyu also smiled and waved, looking at the girl's back as she walked away, suddenly feeling a little confused.

strangeness……

Why did I ask such a question just now?

……

On the other side, Han Zhou, dressed like a paparazzi, waited for Guzheng under the tree.

Before he could even open his mouth, he heard the girl say in dissatisfaction: "Why are you dressed like this? I hate this kind of hidden outfit the most."

You might as well just say Yixia's name...

Han Zhou complained in his heart and explained, "I am already famous in school. I have to go back with Teacher Ouyang later. I have to hide my whereabouts to avoid bringing any rumors to her."

Gu Zheng snorted coldly: "That's fair enough...but you are not allowed to wear a mask next time."

"What do you wear, a mask?"

"It doesn't matter what you wear, as long as you are not allowed to wear a mask."

"Okay, okay, I understand."

"..."

In the cold night, all the lights in the school were on, and the shadows of the lamp posts were stretched out long, extending into the shadows of the grass.

Perhaps because the weather was too cold, the school was quite deserted at this time. There were no people on the road, only the lights of the teaching building in the distance. The two walked under the lights, and the mist from their mouths continued to rise until they completely disappeared into the night.

Passing by Angel Lake, Gu Zheng raised her hand to pluck a willow branch, fiddled with it for a while, and suddenly asked, "Han Zhou, did you know about He Ling a long time ago? Do you also know that I lost the game yesterday because of her?"

"Yeah." Han Zhou admitted frankly.

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?" Gu Zheng looked dissatisfied.

"If I have to give a reason... it's because I'm not sure if you are mentally prepared enough to face this friend who has been holding a grudge against you until today."

"Do I look that fragile?" the girl looked unconvinced.

"You are certainly not fragile, but hiding some things from you may make you happier."

Han Zhou shrugged and said regretfully, "I was originally planning to take revenge on your friend, but since you two have reconciled, I can only give up the idea."

"How childish! You are already that old but you still want to take revenge on others..."

Gu Zheng pouted her lips, but even though she said that, her eyes curved quietly.

Winter nights were the windiest times of the year, so she had to trim her hair from time to time. Finally, she couldn't stand it anymore, so she took out a baseball cap from the wide pocket of her coat and put it on her head.

This baseball cap looked extremely familiar. Han Zhou's eyelids twitched, but he did not ask where it came from. He calmly recalled the past.

"Speaking of childishness, I remember one time in high school when I was blocked in an alley by a few boys, someone kept…"

"Shut up!"

Gu Zheng blushed and quickly interrupted him.

Han Zhou didn't continue talking. He shook his head and smiled: "Anyway, you are not that mature."

"I was young at that time..." Guzheng muttered softly.

"I'm not that old now."

"cut."

Gu Zheng curled her lips, feeling a little uneasy. After thinking for a while, she reminded him again, "Anyway, this matter has passed. You are not allowed to cause trouble for He Ling and her boyfriend, nor for the injured girl. Do you understand?"

"understood."

Han Zhou sighed, "It's because I knew you would say that that I didn't do anything."

Guzheng curled her eyes and stopped talking.

The road to the girls' dormitory was not long, but both of them deliberately slowed down to appreciate the view of Angel Lake at night.

Feeling the wind blowing from the lake, Gu Zheng suddenly asked, "By the way, Han Zhou, guess what He Ling and I talked about?"

"How would I know about girls' affairs..."

Han Zhou deliberately skipped this topic, fearing that Mo Yixia would reveal something during the communication with He Ling, which would then reach Gu Zheng's ears.

Fortunately, his worries were unnecessary.

Under the night sky, I could only hear Gu Zheng say, "He Ling asked me if I had given up participating in the competition for her. She was very curious about my choice back then—"

Han Zhou was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and met the girl's smiling eyes, "Do you want to know my choice?"

"I said, no matter what decision you make..."

"I didn't give up."

On a winter night, by the lake under the street lights, the girl put her hands behind her back, walked briskly, and spoke these firm words in a relaxed tone.

There was no self-doubt, no hesitation, as if he did not regret his original choice at all.

Ripples appeared on the surface of Angel Lake, and sparkling light flashed under the light of the street lamp, as if listening carefully to the girl's answer——

"You're right. It's my dream to win first place all the time. It was, is and will be in the future. I want to keep winning, even if I won't become 'unique' because of it."

"But you are already unique enough." Han Zhou said with a smile.

"It's not enough, I want to keep winning." The girl looked determined, and even the brim of her baseball cap couldn't block the bright light in her eyes.

The cold wind swept across the lake, blowing the words far away.

Han Zhou chuckled, reached out and straightened the girl's baseball cap.

“Then keep winning.”

Gu Zheng's heartbeat accelerated for a moment, and she subconsciously turned her head away to hide the panic in her eyes: "How come you are not disappointed at all?"

She seemed a little depressed.

"Should I be disappointed?" Han Zhou pretended to be confused.

"That's not true..."

Seeing that the girl was speechless for a long time, Han Zhou laughed and stopped teasing her.

"I heard that although you didn't give up participating in the competition, you went to several nearby cram schools to 'challenge' them in advance."

"You made a bet with the students in the cram school, saying that if no one could beat you on the same test, they would give up the competition that year, and if you lost, you would do odd jobs for the cram school for a month—"

"You want to use this method to increase He Ling's chances of getting a rank, right?"

As early as when Han Zhou said the first sentence, Gu Zheng was stunned: "Who told you this?"

She had never told anyone about this, except He Ling in the park not long ago. But didn't He Ling promise her not to tell anyone else?

"Isha told me."

Han Zhou once again felt deeply for the greatness of intelligence agents and explained, "Yixia has a good memory. After hearing about your past with He Ling, she quickly remembered something that happened when she was in junior high school—"

"At that time, a girl was chased away by the cram school teacher right after she finished her test paper. No one was allowed to see the test paper, but even so, everyone understood that it was because their entire class failed to beat that girl in the test - and that girl was you."

Gu Zheng was stunned. She was not shocked by Mo Yixia's memory. She said in disbelief, "Did I meet that guy so long ago?"

"I can't believe it either."

Han Zhou shook his head and asked curiously, "Yixia speculated that you actually wanted to go to various schools to challenge them, but you were kicked out before you even entered the school gate. Is this true or false?"

Gu Zheng turned her head away, her face flushed, and it took her a long time to utter a word.

"Who, who said I didn't even enter the school gate..."

Well, it seems that I just entered the school gate...

Han Zhou knew what was going on and said, "By the way, Yixia also said that she was very grateful to you because of your 'challenge'. Her mother thought that all the teachers in that cram school were good-for-nothings and didn't send her to any cram school for a month. She was also asked to participate in that competition, but it ended up in nothing."

"What does this have to do with her thanking me?" Gu Zheng wondered.

Han Zhou smiled.

"You've given her a rare moment of freedom."

Gu Zheng was stunned for a long time, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses. She curled her lips and said, "That guy's life is really miserable..."

After a long while, she pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "Then...then what did that guy say about me?"

To this day, she certainly feels that her actions at that time were very childish, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a dark history. It is precisely because of this that she does not intend to tell this dark history to anyone.

She seriously suspected that the guy must be laughing at her behind her back.

"Childish, but cute." Han Zhou replied.

"Really?"

Gu Zheng was full of disbelief. How could that guy with eyes almost reaching the sky praise herself for being cute?
"Really, that's basically what I mean." Han Zhou said seriously.

In fact, Mo Yixia’s comment at the time was “ridiculously stupid,” but he certainly didn’t dare say so.

Childishness is a manifestation of stupidity, while there is only one letter difference between ridiculous and cute, so it’s not too far-fetched to say that they have similar meanings, right?

Gu Zheng still didn't quite believe it, but she didn't have to hear something unpleasant to say before she would give up. After hesitating for a while, she asked, "What about you? Do you think I'm childish?"

Han Zhou pondered for a moment and said cautiously: "You were still young at that time..."

Doesn't this mean that I am childish?

Gu Zheng's face darkened and she said unhappily, "Just say what you want to say, don't beat around the bush!"

Han Zhou looked embarrassed and thought to himself, I'm just speaking the truth, why are you yelling at me?
After a moment's silence, he suddenly laughed.

"Although it's a bit childish...but it's much more mature than just giving up on the competition, isn't it?"

"Besides... at your age, I wouldn't have the courage to do the same thing as you."

Guzheng was stunned.

After a moment, she narrowed her eyes, said "hmm" softly, and then punched Han Zhou without hesitation.

"You just want to say that you are not as childish as me!"

Han Zhou: "?"

He sighed deeply: "Gu Zheng, tell me honestly, how did I offend you today?"

But Guzheng not only did not deny it, but suddenly stopped, took off her baseball cap, and put it on his head.

"Before I answer yours, answer me a question first."

Han Zhou suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart -

"I heard... you seemed to have received that guy's underwear?"

A bead of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

He suddenly understood why Mo Yixia had asked him to prepare in advance not long ago.

(End of this chapter)