Forced into a romantic relationship

When I entered the theater, the movie had already started for a while, and apart from the light emanating from the huge screen, the theater was pitch black.

Han Zhou and Xiao Yixia walked one after the other toward their seats in row E.

Perhaps influenced by the movie ticket discount, or perhaps because "Daydream" is quite popular, the theater was almost full today, mostly with couples, but whether that's true or not is hard to say.

However, whether it's real or fake doesn't seem to matter that much. Even if they're just pretending to be a couple, they could still develop into a real couple tonight. After all, if they don't both have feelings for each other, who would pretend to be a couple with someone else just to save a little money?

Everyone knows the truth about these things.

Of course, Han Zhou and Zhong Yin are exceptions.

Han Zhou was truly forced into this situation, and Zhong Yin genuinely wanted to save money.

"Honey, where should we go after the movie?"

"What do you think? Of course, we should play some exciting two-player games together."

"Ugh, you're so annoying."

"Huh? Going to an internet cafe is so annoying? There's a discount for couples staying overnight today."

"..."

Although Valentine's Day movies are relatively unknown, the atmosphere in the theater tonight was quite lively, thanks to the "ambiguous test" at the ticket gate. Many couples were quite restless and started talking about what to do after the movie ended.

Some planned to watch another action movie, while others decided to head straight to the hotel for an in-depth discussion.

Han Zhou even saw a couple hugging and kissing each other right at the beginning of a movie.

These two are way too impatient...

If they kiss right at the beginning of the movie, wouldn't the baby be born by the end?

Han Zhou thought to himself, but soon he saw Zhong Yin and the others. He immediately quickened his pace and walked over, while Xiao Yixia followed behind him at a leisurely pace.

To Han Zhou's surprise, the person sitting in seat E11 was not Xiao Wang Leng Qiu as expected, but Zhong Yin, while Xiao Wang Leng Qiu was sitting in seat E9.

In other words, he will be caught between Xiao Yixia and Zhong Yin later.

This is troublesome...

Han Zhou had a bit of a headache. Zhong Yin wasn't as quiet as Xiao Wang Leng Qiu. She might start discussing the plot with him at any time, and Xiao Yi Xia would immediately notice once the two started talking—that much was certain.

Xiao Yixia must have some doubts about his identity, which may be one of the reasons why the other party chose to be "kidnapped by him". Therefore, once she realizes that there is an opportunity to learn information, it is hard to say whether this child will cause any trouble.

Zhong Yin wasn't stupid either. Once he realized that Xiao Yixia knew him, he would quickly connect all the events of the day. Putting aside the disappointment of being deceived, just being forcibly kissed because of this would definitely make the other person furious. It wasn't impossible that she would chase him for miles with a wrench.

In short, we must never allow this to happen.

As Han Zhou pondered a solution, he sat down. Seeing that Zhong Yin was about to speak, he quickly and discreetly made a "shh" gesture, which, from behind, looked like he was scratching his nose.

Zhong Yin didn't think much of it, assuming that Han Zhou was reminding her to keep quiet in the theater. Her gaze was fixed on the other person's face as she checked whether the mask was still on.

Seeing that the mask was still on, she first breathed a sigh of relief, then felt a little embarrassed. It seemed that she had overthought things. Although this guy had some strange quirks, they were not to the point of being perverted. She had misunderstood him today and yesterday.

Then she became puzzled. If he wasn't going to do something weird with the mask, why would this guy deliberately take away the mask she had used?

She seemed to have completely forgotten that the mask originally belonged to Han Zhou.

After hesitating for a moment, she lowered her voice and said, "Take off your mask and let me see it."

"What do you need a mask for?" Han Zhou asked without looking at him, his voice also lowered.

Could this guy have really spat on his mask? Was he trying to destroy evidence because he was worried about being exposed? He was suspicious.

"Never mind what I'm going to do, just give me the mask," Zhong Yin said, feigning displeasure. "Didn't you promise you wouldn't hide in front of me?"

I don't recall ever making such a promise...

Han Zhou turned his head and glanced around. Because he had deliberately quickened his pace, he reached his seat much faster than Xiao Yixia, who was now walking over and would probably be able to sit down in about ten seconds.

This means he has to end the conversation within ten seconds.

So he took a deep breath and whispered, "Creamy flavor."

"What?" Zhong Yin asked, confused.

Han Zhou remained unfazed: "I said your lips taste like cream."

Zhong Yin's expression froze for a moment, and she quickly turned her head away. The next second, a blush instantly crept up her cheeks, making the girl look even more beautiful.

She covered her mouth, stuck out her tongue, and carefully licked her lips. Sure enough, there was a faint creamy taste, which was the lingering taste on her lips from when she sampled desserts at the mall.

This bastard...

Could he have licked her?
Little Zhongling, standing to the side, looked completely bewildered, not understanding why her older sister and Brother Wukong kept arguing over a mask.

Very good, the effect is good.

If nothing unexpected happens, Zhong Yin probably won't talk to me for a while, and by the time she tries to talk to me, I'll already be "asleep"...

Han Zhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If he had pretended to be asleep as soon as he sat down, Zhong Yin would have definitely noticed the problem, since it would have been too obvious. So he needed to create a buffer period for himself, and now he could be considered to have achieved his goal.

Almost at the same moment Zhong Yin turned his head away, Xiao Yixia sat down in seat E13, took her small backpack off her back and placed it on her lap, using it as a pillow to hug herself. She leaned back in her chair in a comfortable position and calmly began watching the movie.

She remembered Han Zhou's words and sat down without any intention of communicating with him, not even glancing at him, as if they were complete strangers.

This superb acting skill is enough to make even the most handsome young male leads on screen blush with shame.

Of course, it's also possible that Xiao Yixia simply didn't want to talk to a "kidnapper," and found the movie more interesting. Okay, that's settled then, let's watch the movie quietly, nobody speak...

Seeing that everything was under control, Han Zhou stopped pretending to be asleep. He leaned back in his chair, ready to close his eyes at any moment, while observing the two people beside him and getting a rough idea of ​​the movie's content.

This is indeed a romance film.

But love is only one element of this movie. Considering the emotional entanglement between the male and female leads, it is more like a heartwarming film with fantasy elements. Love, friendship, family, and even pet affection are all experienced in this movie.

The film is titled "Daydream," which, as the name suggests, tells the story of a group of insomniacs who enter dreams during the day and meet or reunite with each other across time, space, and even life and death.

Han Zhou knew from the unfolding of the story that it would most likely end in tragedy. After all, once the dream collapsed, or someone's insomnia was cured, all the relationships formed through the dream would vanish into nothingness.

The director kept hinting at this point even before the movie had started.

One of the girls, whose insomnia had been cured, tried every means to make herself insomniac again in order to see her friends in her dreams again. Her family and friends tried to stop her out of love, but she felt suffocated.

She hated sleeping pills, but ultimately had no choice but to take them.

Dreams and reality always require a choice.

For some reason, Han Zhou suddenly thought of Xiao Xiaoxiao.

Besides both suffering from insomnia, it's probably because the girl in the movie has a similar personality to her.

However, the difference is that Xiao Xiaoxiao is willing to take the sleeping pills properly.

Unlike Han Zhou, Xiao Wang Leng Qiu's focus was mainly on the friend in the movie who suddenly appeared and then disappeared.

Just as friends disappear with dreams, aliens will one day leave with their spaceships.

But the difference is that the aliens will fly back, just like the pigeons at the entrance of the amusement park.

She glanced subconsciously at Han Zhou, who was two seats away, and saw the little girl sitting next to him.

Although she couldn't see the face clearly, she recognized the backpack; she had seen it just yesterday—it belonged to a girl sitting on a bench.

She remained calm and quietly shifted her gaze back.

Meanwhile, Jong-eun also fell into deep thought while watching the movie.

She didn't make any particular connection, but she wondered if there were too many romantic elements in the movie. The movie had only been going on for a dozen minutes when the male and female leads, who had only known each other for a short time, started kissing. She was worried that this might set a bad example for Xiaoling.

Kissing is a very serious matter. If just any guy could kiss a girl, what would that say about a girl's innocence?

Although Zhong Yin is no longer an innocent girl due to the influence of the internet (otherwise she wouldn't have repeatedly misunderstood Han Zhou because of a mask), she still subconsciously wants to keep her cute younger sister's pure heart and prevent her from being corrupted by the outside world.

But she quickly remembered that just today, she had also kissed a boy she had only known for a short time in front of Xiaoling, even kissing him in public, which was even more outrageous than the male and female protagonists in the movie.

Although she was forced into it, she did not show the determination of a young girl to protect her innocence at the time.

This is clearly a bad example.

Hmph, I absolutely cannot tolerate this next time. At least I can't let that guy off easily in front of Xiaoling... Zhong Yin sneered inwardly, having already made up his mind that if that person dared to do it again, he would bite his mouth into a sausage and then prick it a hundred times with a needle.

Thinking of this, the girl couldn't help but recall the phrase "your lips taste like cream," and her face flushed red again, feeling both ashamed and annoyed.

Damn it, how can this guy be so shameless? I've already forgiven him, and he still dares to provoke me...

Could it be that he really likes me...? I've heard that boys are really childish when they're pursuing girls. Is he just saying things on purpose to get my attention...?

wrong.

Zhong Yin's expression changed slightly.

This guy may be shameless, but he's not someone who doesn't know his place or is annoying. He apologized so sincerely before, clearly worried that I would be angry. Now, knowing that saying these things might make me even angrier, why is he still doing it knowingly?

He might genuinely like me, but his purpose in saying that was definitely not just to get my attention...

What does he want to do?
Are they trying to cover up some truth?

Are you still worried that I'll notice something?
Zhong Yin felt something was off. Sun Wukong was acting very strangely today. Apart from being a bit shameless, he was actually a very nice person and never stole glances at her chest, which proved that he wasn't a lustful person. When they accidentally kissed yesterday, he was even a little shy and didn't do anything extra.

In other words, this guy's character is still reliable. Even if he likes me a lot, he would never openly kiss me forcefully.

So... there's something wrong with that kiss at the ticket gate!
Zhong Yin's gaze sharpened. At the same time, the movie was playing out a scene where the male and female leads were having a conflict. The female lead was calling the male lead a coward and a scoundrel, while the male lead was calling her ugly. In the heat of the moment, he even said something very hurtful.

"Do you think I wanted to kiss you back then? If I wasn't worried that Grandpa would burn you alive because he thought you were a stranger, I wouldn't have kissed an ugly monster. Who knows if I would have caught a contagious disease?"

What a despicable bastard! Is he afraid of catching a contagious disease, so he kisses through a mask?!
This damned sense of immersion instantly enraged Zhong Yin, who immediately turned to look at Han Zhou, about to question him.

However, when she turned her head, she found that the other person had fallen asleep in the chair at some point, breathing evenly, with the mask rising and falling slightly, and the brim of the baseball cap tilted to one side, as if sleeping very soundly.

Zhong Yin opened her mouth, but suddenly remembered that this guy had said not to wake him up. Although she was angry and eager to know the truth, she couldn't easily go back on her promise. So she snorted and had no choice but to give up for the time being and ask him for the truth after the movie ended.

Just as she was about to turn her head, she suddenly noticed that there was a little girl carrying a schoolbag in the empty seat next to Han Zhou. She was a little curious and was about to sit up straight to see what the girl looked like when she saw Han Zhou's head suddenly turn over and land right on her shoulder.

Zhong Yin froze for two seconds, instinctively wanting to push the head away, but after hesitating for a moment, she carefully withdrew her hand, leaned back, and returned to the chair.

If she straightens up, this guy will definitely wake up.

If I were to be startled awake by her, it would be no different from being woken up by her, which would also be considered a breach of promise.

Oh well, we've already kissed, so what's one more time I'll be his pillow?

"But speaking of which... are all boys' heads that heavy?"
Zhong Yin gritted her teeth and soon felt her shoulders ache, but she didn't utter a sound and endured the pain to continue watching the movie.

"That bastard! He promised to make it up to me properly. If he ever dares to go back on his word, I'll never speak to him again." (End of Chapter)