Forced into a romantic relationship

The air felt somewhat stagnant in the corridor leading to the theater.

Watching Zhong Yin's retreating figure, Han Zhou's mind raced with conflicting emotions. He wanted to find the right words to apologize, but there was no time to waste.

If Zhong Yin and Xiao Yixia were to meet, Zhong Yin would only become angrier. At that point, both old and new grudges would be settled, and no amount of explanation would be of any use.

He quickly stepped forward, his voice tinged with urgency: "Sister Yin, I'm sorry, I was too impulsive just now. I was just anxious and couldn't help myself. Anyway, I will try my best to make it up to you. Can you forgive me?"

He had no intention of making excuses. Since he had done it, he had to admit it. If he weren't in a hurry, he would have already slapped himself and apologized.

I couldn't resist...

Hearing this, Zhong Yin's already flushed face turned even redder, her chest heaving violently, and she said without turning her head, "Compensation? What will you use to compensate me?"

"I don't know either, but whatever you want, I will do my best to help you achieve it."

Han Zhou had no idea how to make amends, so he could only lower his head and look pitiful, saying, "You can hit me or scold me, but please don't get angry."

"That's what you said."

Whether it was his feigned pitifulness that worked, or the phrase "I will do my best to help you achieve it" that moved Zhong Yin, the girl finally turned around and looked at him with a rather unfriendly gaze.

"Yes, I said it." Han Zhou nodded quickly.

Seeing that his attitude was somewhat sincere, and that he looked anxious and afraid of not getting her forgiveness, Zhong Yin's shame and indignation lessened a bit. She said irritably, "Why are you so afraid? I'm not going to eat you."

"Are you still angry?" This was the only question Han Zhou cared about right now.

"Angry, of course I'm angry."

Zhong Yin snorted coldly. Being forcibly kissed in front of so many people for no reason, even though it wasn't a real kiss because of the mask, a forced kiss is still a forced kiss. How could she easily get over it?

If Xiaoling hadn't been there watching over him, and if she hadn't been mindful of her image, she would have definitely given this guy a good beating.

But for some reason, even though she had been building up her anger for a while, she didn't seem as angry as she had imagined. It was probably because a similar situation had already happened yesterday, when she had "forcefully kissed" that guy, and now that he had turned around and forced a kiss on her, it was even...

Bah! How could you calculate it like that!
Yesterday was an accident, but this guy clearly did it on purpose! He even said something like, "I was too eager to kiss my wife," how shameless!
but……

This guy is so shameless, why am I not that angry?
Zhong Yin was certain that if it were anyone else, she would have already thrown a punch the moment the other person grabbed her head. So why didn't she stop him then?
Was it because there were too many people around, and she was worried that refusing to kiss them would expose their fake marriage?

But their identities look obviously fake!
Zhong Yin had been pondering this question for a long time, but she still couldn't come up with an answer, so she had to put it out of her mind for the time being. With a cold face, she continued, "I may be angry, but I'm not an unreasonable person. This incident wasn't entirely your fault, so let's pretend it never happened, understand?"

She didn't want her parents to find out about this.

"Ah? Is that okay?"

Han Zhou was taken aback, not expecting Zhong Yin to be so easy to talk to.

The other party didn't seem as angry as he had imagined.

"It's okay if I say yes!"

Zhong Yin feigned impatience, then added, "But you can't go back on your word."

This guy is really something, acting like nothing happened. Does he intend to take responsibility?

"Absolutely no regrets!"

Han Zhou quickly assured him, almost saluting on the spot.

Is this guy really that afraid of me getting angry...?

Seeing his anxious and fearful appearance, Zhong Yin felt a strange urge to laugh, but she still pretended to be unhappy and said with a straight face, "Let's hurry up and go into the theater, the movie is about to start."

Han Zhou realized the time was right and immediately said, "You guys go in first, I suddenly need to use the restroom."

"You only remember to go to the toilet now?" Zhong Yin asked suspiciously.

Han Zhou gave a wry smile: "I came into the mall intending to use the restroom as well..."

"OK then."

Zhong Yin, unsuspecting, was about to leave with Xiao Wang, Leng Qiu, and Xiao Zhong Ling when she suddenly stopped, as if remembering something. She asked in confusion, "Didn't you say you had important business to attend to today? Why are you suddenly planning to watch a movie with us? Have you finished your business?"

"Haha, this is a rare opportunity. I've thought about it carefully, and it's more important to watch the movie with you all. We can deal with other things after the movie."

If he had a choice, Han Zhou certainly wouldn't dare stay to watch the movie, but the problem was that the movie Zhong Yin and the other two wanted to watch was also "Daydream," and it just so happened to be the same showing as the movie Xiao Yixia wanted to watch!

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. After all, once the movie starts, the theater will be completely dark, and as long as we sneak in with Xiao Yixia then, we won't be discovered.

But the key issue is that the four movie tickets that Zhong Yin bought were seat numbers E9 to E12, which happened to be right next to Xiao Yixia's seat E13!
This meant he had to watch the movie sandwiched between two groups of people.

There is nothing more terrifying than this.

So he pretended to hesitate and continued, "By the way, Sister Yin, I'm a little tired today. I might fall asleep during the movie. Please don't wake me up."

"why?"

"Because I'm quite grumpy when I wake up, I'm worried about scaring you. Also, I still have to finish up some unfinished business after the movie, so I need to recharge..."

Han Zhou forced a smile; he couldn't come up with any other reason.

Xiao Wang Lengqiu looked up at him.

Zhong Yin looked doubtful: "But you don't look that tired..."

Strange... what's wrong with this guy today?
If you're really tired, why not go back to sleep early instead of staying to watch a movie with them?
If you fall asleep while watching a movie, what's the difference between watching it and not watching it at all?
wrong.

There must be some important reason why this guy not only suddenly changed his mind, but even went so far as to take a nap in the movie theater just to stay by their side...

Could it be that--

An answer was about to emerge in Zhong Yin's mind.

However, just then, a group of young people walked out of the theater corridor, laughing and joking. One of them was being teased by the others, who asked him why he didn't ask his girlfriend to go to the movies on Valentine's Day, but instead came to keep them, a bunch of single guys company.

Oh, right, today is Movie Valentine's Day...

Zhong Yin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly widened her eyes.

Could it be that... this guy actually stayed to watch a movie with me so that he could spend Valentine's Day with me, despite his exhaustion and even temporarily putting aside his important matters?

No way……

This guy... he's fallen for me?!
For a moment, Zhong Yin's heart raced. The more she thought about it, the more she felt it made sense. Whether it was his sudden offer to take her home yesterday or the impatient, forceful kiss a few minutes ago, it all seemed to confirm the truth of her guess.

But... but we've only known each other for a few days!

Zhong Yin unconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes, feeling a surge of panic and an indescribable emotion. Fortunately, she was wearing a mask and a baseball cap, otherwise she probably would have been noticed.

Her thoughts were getting more and more chaotic, and all she wanted to do was escape as soon as possible, so she quickly said, "You should go to the bathroom now. We're leaving first. Don't worry, I definitely won't wake you up if you fall asleep."

He turned and was about to leave.

"Sister Yin, wait a minute!"

However, Han Zhou immediately called out to her from behind.

"Is there anything else?"

Her body tensed up, and she suddenly felt a little worried. Was this guy planning to confess his feelings here?
"Shouldn't you give my hat back?" Han Zhou asked tentatively.

He couldn't let the baseball cap remain on Zhong Yin's head, otherwise, with Xiao Yixia's keen senses, she would definitely notice something was wrong.

"..."

Upon hearing that she was asked to take her hat back, Zhong Yin became inexplicably annoyed. Who would take a hat to the toilet?
But she still ripped off her hat, tossed her ponytail behind her head, and said without turning her head, "Here you go."

"And masks..." Han Zhou said cautiously.

Zhong Yin could no longer contain herself, her chest heaving violently: "The hat is one thing, but I've already used this mask, it's not worth much, why are you taking it back?"

Han Zhou really wanted to say that he was the first user of this mask, but saying that would definitely ruin everything, so he hesitated for a moment and said awkwardly, "Without this mask, I can't go to the toilet..."

Zhong Yin: "?"

She reflected on it carefully after returning home yesterday, realizing that she had thought too dirty of Sun Wukong. She thought he was just shameless, not a pervert, and that he would never do such a thing while wearing a mask.

But now it seems that this guy really does have some kind of peculiar fetish.

"for you!"

She gritted her teeth, ripped off her mask and threw it behind her, afraid that her expression would be seen, and fled with the two girls as if escaping.

Seeing that the figures of the group had completely disappeared, Han Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, put his mask and baseball cap back on, and hurriedly ran out of the passage.

Time was of the essence; he didn't even have time to wait for the automatic doors to open. He leaped over the ticket gate and left, leaving the ticket inspector dumbfounded.

When he arrived at the bathroom door, Xiao Yixia had already been waiting there for a while. She said calmly, "I thought you had fled to avoid punishment."

"I went to buy movie tickets. Buying tickets offline is a bit of a hassle, so it took me a while," Han Zhou said calmly.

The mask and baseball cap gave him confidence in facing Xiao Yixia, but he didn't know if it was the smell of lipstick or something Zhong Yin had eaten, but there was a faint creamy smell inside the mask.

Damn it, did that guy spit on my mask to get revenge on me? He thought with some worry.

Xiao Yixia didn't think much of it and asked, "Did you buy it?"

"Yes, I bought an E12 seat, right next to you."

Han Zhou had already made arrangements with Zhong Yin; he wanted seat E12, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he would be next to Xiao Wang Leng Qiu, while Zhong Yin would sit between the two girls.

He led Xiao Yixia toward the ticket gate, then suddenly stopped, pretending to be on high alert. He looked around the mall, his gaze growing increasingly serious.

If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely ask "What's wrong?" at this moment, but Xiao Yixia is not an ordinary person, or perhaps she saw through his clumsy acting, so she just stood there silently and watched him perform.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

Having no other choice, Han Zhou had to bite the bullet and take the initiative to deliver his lines. He lowered his voice and said, "I suspect I'm being watched. When we get into the theater, you have to pretend you don't know me and don't talk to me. After the movie, don't worry about me. You go first and wait for me on the first floor."

Xiao Yixia is certainly not stupid, and she would most likely consider him a fool for saying such stupid things, but being considered a fool is better than being smashed to pieces with a wrench.

He didn't expect to fool Xiao Yixia; he just wanted her to cooperate.

"it is good."

As he expected, Xiao Yixia's greatest strength was that she wouldn't meddle in things she wasn't interested in.

Han Zhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, he didn't really need to hide it from Xiao Yixia, but it was all because of his damn pride.

He had just made outrageous remarks in front of Xiao Yixia during lunch that afternoon, almost boasting that he was a professional kidnapper. If she knew that the so-called professional kidnapper was actually in such a sorry state, where would his face be?
The two arrived at the ticket gate.

Despite wearing a mask and a baseball cap, the ticket inspector recognized Han Zhou at a glance. Just as she was about to ask him why he ran out of the theater right after checking his ticket, she looked down and saw Xiao Yixia following beside him.

Seeing that this "father" who was pregnant out of wedlock with his wife brought another girl over, the ticket inspector's expression changed slightly. He thought to himself, "Is this young man trying to bring another child to get a free ticket?"

You can't just fleece people like that, can you?
Xiao Yixia happened to notice this change in expression, but she wasn't interested and waited to see how things would develop.

Han Zhou knew something was wrong as soon as he saw the ticket inspector's expression, so he quickly handed over Xiao Yixia's movie ticket: "Hello, this is our movie ticket."

Seeing that he hadn't come to take advantage of the offer but had bought extra movie tickets, the ticket inspector breathed a sigh of relief, tore off the stub, and handed the ticket stub back to Han Zhou.

"Thanks……"

Before Han Zhou could speak, the ticket inspector looked at him again with that subtle smile, her eyes filled with admiration, encouragement, and a touch of wistfulness for youth.

"Today is Movie Valentine's Day. I wish you and your wife a pleasant movie viewing," she said with a smile.

lady?

Xiao Yixia looked up at the ticket inspector, who didn't say anything, but just smiled and nodded in acknowledgment.

Han Zhou's lips twitched. Of course he knew who the ticket inspector was referring to as "Madam," but Xiao Yixia didn't. This guy suddenly said something like that, and anyone who didn't know better would think that this elementary school student was his wife.

However, he didn't say much, simply offering a "thank you," before leading Xiao Yixia into the passageway leading to the theater. (End of Chapter)