Forced into a romantic relationship

Wrong number again?

When Han Zhou heard the childish voice coming from the other end of the phone, his first reaction was that he had dialed the wrong number again, but he soon found that the tone of the girl's voice was strangely familiar.

This tone...

He was slightly stunned, and asked tentatively: "Hello, is this Ms. Jiang Baiqian's phone number?"

"Yes."

After a pause, the girl replied crisply, "But she is not available to answer the phone now."

"Then who are you?"

"I am her daughter."

Is this really Yixia when she was a child?

Han Zhou suddenly felt a little happy in his heart, and a scaled-down image of Yixia sitting in the room answering the phone immediately appeared in his mind. He couldn't help laughing for some reason, and his originally depressed mood also improved.

Thinking back to the past when he was often manipulated by Yixia and even thought it would be hard for him to turn things around in the future, he suddenly realized that now might be a perfect opportunity for "revenge" -

He couldn't defeat the high school student Yixia, so could he not handle the elementary school student version of her?

Thinking of this, he suddenly had some teasing thoughts in his heart, and asked with a smile: "So you are Ms. Jiang's daughter, your name is Yixia, right?"

"Mo Yixia." Little Yixia corrected.

The tone was light, exactly the same as the future's speaking style.

She obviously didn't like being called by such a familiar name by strangers.

And it must be said that some talents are innate. Even the elementary school version of Yixia still has that keen observation ability. Before Han Zhou could speak, she continued, "You seem very happy."

Han Zhou was stunned: "Why do you say that?"

He is indeed very happy now, whether it is because he heard Xiao Yisha's voice or because he is about to reap a gorgeous "revenge", he feels very happy, but the question is how did this guy see it?

But he obviously forgot one thing. Yixia didn't know him now, so she naturally didn't explain too much to him. She just asked, "Why did you use a public phone to call my mother?"

As an elementary school student, Mo Yixia's observation skills are obviously far beyond her peers. Many children would not notice such details, let alone regard them as suspicious points, but little Yixia noticed it.

Han Zhou didn't believe that Yixia had the ability to "read minds" when she was little, so he said in a relaxed tone: "Because I left my cell phone at home, I can only call a public phone."

"What is your relationship with my mother?" Xiao Yisha asked.

"We are partners, I guess." Han Zhou gave a half-hearted answer.

"Is it familiar?"

"Not very familiar."

"If you don't know her well, why do you remember her number?"

Since mobile phones became popular, people have become accustomed to saving phone numbers in phone books, and few have the habit of memorizing phone numbers. The only numbers that people will actively write down are usually those of important people.

It is obviously suspicious that one can still remember the number of an "unfamiliar" person when the mobile phone is not with him.

As if she had thought of something, Xiao Yixia did not give Han Zhou a chance to explain himself, and continued, "Also, you must have changed your voice on purpose, right? You don't dare let my parents know who you are."

Han Zhou's heart skipped a beat.

It wasn't because he was frightened by Xiao Yixia's sharpness, but because he suddenly realized something -

As far as he knew, Yixia's parents had a broken relationship when she was young, and eventually they separated and even divorced... Could this be caused by him?

If Xiao Yixia relayed the conversation just now to her father and told him that a man called her mother using a public phone, and was deliberately hiding his true identity and suspected of having a close relationship with her mother, and even acted very happy when he learned that it was his daughter who answered the phone, then what would Xiao Yixia's father think?
Would he suspect that he was being cuckolded, or even that his daughter was not his own?
It’s not impossible!

Thinking of this, Han Zhou no longer had the energy to think about how to tease little Yixia, and quickly asked: "Um... Yixia, you just said that your mother is busy answering the phone, so what is she doing now?"

He didn't believe that Jiang Baiqian "also" accidentally left her phone at home.

"you have not answer my question yet."

After a pause, Xiao Yixia emphasized again, "Also, my name is Mo Yixia."

Han Zhou was about to speak when he suddenly noticed some tiny noises coming from the other end of the line. He immediately used the "let it be" method to strengthen his hearing and listened carefully for a moment before hesitantly asking, "Are your parents arguing now?"

Although he couldn't hear it clearly, he was sure that there was a faint sound of quarreling coming from the other end of the phone, and Mo Yixia's parents were probably arguing outside the room right now.

"You even know this?"

Although it was a question, Xiao Yixia didn't seem surprised. She didn't ask whether Han Zhou really changed his voice. She said, "They are indeed arguing now, so if you have anything to say, you'd better say it now."

His tone was calm, giving people a feeling as if he had insight into everything. If the voice had not been very childish, Han Zhou would have really suspected that it was Yixia from the future who had traveled back through time.

Of course, there are still differences between little Yixia and high school student Yixia. The former obviously has not yet developed a world-weary mentality, and has not yet mastered the skills of being sarcastic and driving.

If you have anything to say, you'd better say it now...

Han Zhou was confused. Xiao Yisha's tone gave him the feeling that she knew something, but the problem was that he himself didn't know what he wanted to say. This guy couldn't possibly know that he came from the future, right?

Just as this thought came to my mind, Xiao Yixia suddenly said, "You called me to find me, right?"

The tone was more of a firmness than a question.

Han Zhou was startled and subconsciously turned around to look around, fearing that in the next second he would see Mo Yixia standing not far away and looking at him with a smile.

This guy has really been a spy since he was a child...

He neither admitted nor denied it and asked, "Why do you say that?"

In fact, such a cautious answer is already an answer for Xiao Yisha, and it is the answer she wants.

In the room, the ten-year-old girl turned her head and looked at the door. Even though the door was closed, she could still hear the endless quarrel outside the room. Instead of hanging up the phone, she might as well chat more with this stranger.

So she slowly explained: "You were very excited the moment you heard my voice, and you didn't even bother asking me to call my mom to answer the phone, which means I was your target from the beginning."

Han Zhou was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, it turns out Yixia didn't think that I cheated on her father at all, so it seems that the breakdown of the other party's parents' relationship should have nothing to do with him...

This made him secretly relieved.

He still did not deny it and asked curiously: "Since my target is you, what do you think my purpose is?"

"Either he likes me, or he has plans for me."

At this time, Xiao Yixia obviously did not have the thick skin that she would have in the future. She did not choose the option of "liking her" but said, "You would use a public phone to make this call, which means it is the latter."

Han Zhou pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "What if it's the former?"

If it were the future Yixia, she would probably immediately answer, "Then let's take the household registration booklet to register now." But the little Yixia at this moment naturally didn't have that kind of skill. She was silent for two seconds and said, "Then you are really a pervert. You still like children at your age."

Han Zhou was choked. Although he was indeed much older than this girl, he was not old at all, right?
"What if we are the same age?" he couldn't help but say.

"I refuse to fall in love too early." Xiao Yixia replied. "Are you sure?"

Han Zhou had a weird expression on his face. According to the definition of puppy love in China, students who date before graduating from high school are considered to be in puppy love. But this guy wanted to elope at every turn. How did he look like he was rejecting puppy love?
Xiao Yixia did not answer, but said calmly: "If there are really people of my age who like me, they should boldly stand in front of me and confess their love."

Han Zhou's expression froze. Could it be that this guy could predict the future and knew that I wouldn't dare to stand in front of her and confess my feelings in the future, so he deliberately said such words?
But then again, this guy is really precocious... Does he really understand what love is at such a young age?
Xiao Wang Lengqiu's pitiful face suddenly appeared in his mind, and he thought that he would need to correct his partner's concept of love.

Retracting his thoughts, he was also somewhat curious about whether Xiao Yixia had any concept of love at this time, so he asked: "You are a little girl, do you know what love is?"

"I don't know, and I don't want to know."

"Then why do you let others confess their feelings in front of you?"

"If others don't confess to me, how can I know who is so stupid that their mind is full of love at such a young age?"

"..."

Han Zhou suspected that she was implying him, but he had no evidence.

Fortunately, he was not thin-skinned. He coughed twice and said, "I was just joking. I do have some plans for you. What do you think my plans are?"

He was very curious about who Xiao Yixia thought he was.

"It's already this late, are you still going to continue pretending?"

Xiao Yixia spoke after two seconds, sighing softly, "You are such a coward to be so timid in front of a child. But the fact that you dare to do such a thing shows that you are very brave... You are a very strange person."

"I can not understand what you say."

Han Zhou was not trying to test him this time. He really didn't understand what this guy was saying.

It was just a phone call to Jiang Baiqian, how could this be considered bold? It was impossible that Yixia's father was a gangster boss who would send people to hunt her down in anger, right?
"There's no need to keep pretending. My parents are almost done arguing."

Xiao Yixia glanced at the door and said, "There will be an activity at school next Friday, and school will end half an hour earlier. As agreed, you have to kidnap me before my mother comes to pick me up."

what?
Han Zhou was dumbfounded. What did this mean? When did he and Yixia agree on such a thing?
and many more……

Could it be that Xiao Yixia couldn't stand her parents quarreling all day, so she found a way to hire a "robber" to take her out for two days of peace and quiet?
Given Yixia's personality, it is not impossible for her to come up with such an ingenious escape plan.

...And if that's the case, it would be better for me to take Yixia away myself rather than letting her fall into the hands of an unknown guy.

Thinking of this, Han Zhou didn't dare to clarify the matter for a moment, for fear that Xiao Yisha would notice that something was wrong, so he just remained silent.

Except for Xiao Wang Lengqiu, he originally didn't want to contact other people from the past in advance, because this would most likely lead to deviations in the future, but since everything was suspected to be related to the "robbers", he would stay with Xiao Yisha no matter what next week.

As he expected, Xiao Yixia thought this silence meant consent, so the girl stopped talking and was about to hang up the phone when the man on the other end of the phone suddenly asked, "Can I ask you a profound question?"

She observed the movement at the door and said calmly, "An adult is asking a child a profound question. Are you trying to say that you are stupid in a different way?"

"Why can't you think that you are smarter than adults?" Han Zhou said helplessly.

“Because that’s what I’ve always thought.”

"You are really...immodest."

Xiao Yixia did not respond, but asked: "If I say you can't ask, are you going to stop our transaction?"

Han Zhou didn't answer.

The air was quiet for a while, and Xiao Yixia's voice came from the other end of the phone: "You only have two minutes, if you delay any longer, we won't be able to keep our secret anymore."

Han Zhou knew that this meant that he should ask quickly.

Because of his understanding of Yixia, he didn't dare to say the word time travel directly, so he organized his words in his mind and then asked:
"If one day, you accidentally broke into someone's life, and her time stopped because of you, or even led to an unfortunate ending... If you were given a chance to start over, would you change it all?"

"No." Xiao Yisha said without thinking.

"why?"

Her answer was so decisive that Han Zhou began to wonder if she hadn't thought about it at all and was just giving such an answer out of perfunctory response.

As it turned out, Xiao Yixia's answer was not perfunctory. Her first sentence showed her attitude -

“One should not regret what one has done.”

For some reason, Han Zhou subconsciously imagined a girl wearing a mask and a baseball cap, tucking her hair behind her ears, turning her head and looking at him with a smile.

Under the scorching sun, the girl stood on tiptoe, raised her hand to grab a green leaf, then quietly let it go, allowing it to return to the tree canopy.

A gust of wind suddenly blew, rustling the leaves and lifting her almost waist-length hair.

"Also, how can you be sure that the so-called 'stagnant time' you mentioned is not the eternity she longs for?"

Han Zhou was stunned. The telephone booth he was in seemed to have instantly transformed into a tall tree with lush branches and leaves. He stood under the shade of the tree, looking at the girl in front of him somewhat at a loss.

"What about the unfortunate ending?"

The girl sighed and pointed at the leaf she had just released. "You shouldn't ask me this question, nor should you ask yourself. You should ask her. Will you regret it after asking her?"

"If she doesn't regret it, there's no need for you to regret it for her, right?"

Han Zhou stood in the shade of the tree in silence for a long time, then suddenly smiled: "You said so."

"I said it, what's wrong?"

A clear child's voice rang in his ears, and the surrounding scenes faded away. Han Zhou came back to his senses and smiled into the microphone: "Nothing, thank you for your answer, you are indeed smarter than adults."

"It is also possible that you are even dumber than the kid." Xiao Yisha didn't understand what this guy was laughing at, so she spoke rudely.

"may be."

Han Zhou did not argue and said, "I will show up on time next Friday to take you away."

"If I were caught at the beginning, I wouldn't speak for you."

"Don't worry, no one can catch me if I want to."

Xiao Yixia didn't comment and was about to hang up the phone when she suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, what should I call you?"

Han Zhou thought about it and a smile appeared on his face.

"You can just call me 'Western Cow'."

He originally wanted to call himself "Western Cowboy", but Yixia had a good memory. If she remembered that she had seen a "cowboy" since she was a child, it would be easy for her to make certain associations with her intelligence, so he had to call himself "Western Cow".

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yixia immediately deleted the call record, put the phone back in its place, and went back to the desk to do her homework.

"rhino."

She wrote these two words on the draft paper, and then wrote down words such as "time stagnation", and then crossed them out one by one. She recalled the conversation between the two just now, and felt a little confused.

"Strange, I always feel like he knows me very well..." (End of this chapter)