Forced into a romantic relationship

The sound of the glass bottle breaking was particularly loud in the night. When Zhong Chengguang and Ye Xiaorou came out of the room, they saw Han Zhou sweeping up the glass shards on the floor in the bright living room.

"Child, what are you doing...?"

"Excuse me, uncle and aunt, I wanted to apply a little more safflower oil, but I accidentally dropped the bottle."

Han Zhou covered his face with one hand, looking utterly ashamed.

"It's no big deal, let me do it."

"Don't come any closer, Uncle Zhong!"

Zhong Chengguang was about to enter the living room when he saw Han Zhou so excited that he didn't even cover his face. He quickly raised his hand to stop him, and his voice suddenly rose several decibels.

"What...what happened?"

Zhong Chengguang was startled and exchanged bewildered glances with his wife behind him.

"The living room is full of safflower oil; I'm afraid you'll slip and fall if you come in," Han Zhou forced a smile.

This was the first time the couple had seen Han Zhou in his entirety, including Zhong Yin, who was hiding behind the sofa—although she had caught a glimpse of him when they bumped into each other, it was too rushed for her to see clearly.

He really is a very handsome boy... the whole family thought.

"It's alright. You're injured, so let us clean up," Ye Xiaorou said with a smile.

"no need!"

Han Zhou quickly stopped the two people who were trying to approach, and glanced at Zhong Yin behind the sofa with his hands clasped together and a pleading look on his face. He said with a forced smile, "I have to take responsibility for my own actions. Since I caused this trouble, I'll handle it myself."

"But……"

"Please, uncles and aunties!"

Han Zhou really didn't know what else to say, so he could only bow at a ninety-degree angle like the protagonist in anime and say, "This is my lifelong request!"

"puff."

Zhong Yin, who was squatting behind the sofa, almost burst out laughing. She quickly covered her mouth and her shoulders kept shaking. This person's way of speaking was too interesting.

"Is it really that exaggerated..."

Zhong Chengguang and Ye Xiaorou exchanged a wry smile, both seeing the pity in each other's eyes—it seemed this child really had a hard time at home, otherwise she wouldn't have developed such a personality that was afraid to trouble others.

The two men had a premonition that if they dared to step into the living room, the child might kneel down and kowtow to them.

"Then it's hard work for you."

Ye Xiaorou smiled gently and said in a soft voice, "It's cold outside. You need to go back to your room to rest immediately after you finish cleaning, understand?"

"I see."

……

Seeing the two return to their room to rest, Zhong Yin, who was hiding behind the sofa, finally breathed a sigh of relief, mouthed "thank you" to Han Zhou, and then couldn't help but lower her head and chuckle.

She could tell that the boy had gone all out to cover for her, even saying something as exaggerated as "This is my lifelong request," which she still found funny.

She waited carefully for a few minutes, rubbed her legs, then got up from behind the sofa, walked over and took the broom from Han Zhou's hand with a smile, saying in a low voice, "Thanks, let me clean up."

Han Zhou instinctively covered his face, only to see the girl's smile vanish, replaced by a wide eye roll: "Why are you doing this again? My parents can watch, so why can't I? What, are you afraid I'll fall for you?"

Han Zhou was stunned. He never expected that he would see Yin Jie's spoiled and willful side again.

It seems she was truly happy before her parents passed away.

"So narcissistic..."

Zhong Yin muttered as she swept the floor, her eyes sweeping over his face in a vengeful manner, as if to say, "It won't kill me to let you look at me for a bit."

But seeing that Han Zhou was also staring straight at her, she looked away somewhat embarrassed.

Han Zhou coughed lightly, "I'm shy..." "Don't give me that! Truly shy people are like my sister, not like you..."

As Zhong Yin spoke, her face turned red. If this guy were really shy, he wouldn't have acted like nothing had happened after touching her chest.

Although, well, you can't entirely blame this guy...

“You’re right. Since everything has been seen, there’s really no need to hide it anymore.”

Han Zhou knew that Zhong Yin was right. His appearance had already been memorized by Zhong Ling's family. Continuing to hide it would only be self-deception. He could only sigh resignedly, lower his hand from his face, and look distressed.

Zhong Yin was amused. It was just that his face had been seen, but this guy acted as if he had been seen naked. How could someone who could say such things so seriously be associated with "shyness"?
"Stop pretending. It's not like you were seen taking a shower. What's there to be upset about?"

She found this guy quite interesting, so she poked his arm with the broom handle and asked, "My name is Zhong Yin, what's your name?"

Han Zhou's expression turned solemn. He had already exposed his face, and he absolutely could not reveal his name as well. So he casually made up a name: "My name is Sun Wukong."

"Sun Wukong..."

Zhong Yin didn't suspect anything, after all, the name was quite normal, and usually no one would make up a fake name to deceive others. "Then what about your sister?"

"Son Gohan."

"Huh?" Zhong Yin was stunned for two seconds, then said angrily, "Who would give a girl such a name?"

"My sister doesn't like to eat, so I specially named her this," Han Zhou said seriously.

"Even if you don't like eating, you shouldn't give someone such an awful name..."

The thought that such a lovely girl could have such an awful name made Zhong Yin feel that it was an injustice. Just as she was about to speak up for her, she suddenly remembered something and looked at Han Zhou with suspicion.

"Wait...you said you named your sister?"

How can a sister's name be chosen by her brother?

“Yes, we’ve been relying on each other for a long time,” Han Zhou replied.

He chuckled inwardly. The brother and sister who depended on each other for survival—this wasn't the first time he'd used this persona, and it was always used to deceive Sister Yin. Fate sometimes really does repeat itself.

"I have a feeling you're lying to me."

Zhong Yin felt increasingly uneasy, sensing that Sun Wukong was toying with her.

Just then, the sound of the door opening rang out again. Her expression changed, and she quickly threw the broom back into Han Zhou's hands, grabbed his leg, and squatted down.

A little girl walked into the living room, looked down at her strangely, then looked up at Han Zhou, tilting her head as if asking what was going on.

It was none other than Xiao Wang Lengqiu.

Han Zhou smiled at her: "It's nothing, but how did you wake up?"

"I got up and saw you weren't there, so I came out to look for you."

Xiao Wang Leng Qiu answered softly, then looked down at Zhong Yin, who was holding Han Zhou's calf, and reached out to grab Han Zhou's hem.

Zhong Yin didn't notice her gaze. She first glared fiercely at Han Zhou, blaming him for not telling her that it was this little sister who came out, making her squat for so long for nothing. Then she forced a gentle smile:

"Hello, little girl, I'm Sister Zhong Yin. Can you tell me your name?"

If this girl weren't named Son Gohan, she would definitely teach that guy a lesson.

No... if this girl's name really is Son Gohan, then that guy deserves an even bigger beating!
Xiao Wang Lengqiu looked at her for a while and replied, "I'll have Sun feed me."

She had actually been awake for a long time and had heard their conversation, but not very clearly. The only complete phrase she heard was "having depended on each other for a long time".

"?"

Zhong Yin looked at Han Zhou in disbelief, her teeth itching with anger. She thought to herself, "You heartless bastard, how could you actually give your sister such an awful name?"

It wasn't even the more palatable Son Gohan; it was more like a joke, Son feeding him!
This guy who treats his sister so carelessly should be dragged out and shot! (End of Chapter)