Forced into a romantic relationship

The first concert today starts at 3 PM, and the second concert starts at 7 PM. This means that Han Zhou doesn't have much time left. If he can't get tickets before then, he'll have to consider sneaking in.

Zhang Yang spent the entire morning trying to strike up a conversation with Zhong Yin, and Zhong Yin was indeed quite "arrogant." Although she wasn't exactly cold as ice, her "don't talk to me" attitude was written all over her face.

The more she acted this way, the more Zhang Yang felt that Sun Chengshuang was right; Zhong Yin was indeed interested in him.

Otherwise, why would she greet everyone else with a smile, but be so indifferent to me?

I am special in her heart!
Thinking of this, Zhang Yang felt increasingly confident. She felt that Zhong Yin's gaze held a thousand unspoken words, and that she hesitated countless times before finally lacking the courage to speak. In the end, she could only turn to her cousin beside her and chat idly to conceal the turmoil in her heart.

"Sun Wukong, please help me get rid of this guy. The way he's looking at me is getting weirder and weirder."

"How to help?"

"How else can I help you? Just tell them you're my boyfriend."

"I'm afraid that won't work."

"What's wrong with that? You dared to say I was pregnant out of wedlock in front of so many people the other day, so why don't you even dare to pretend to be my boyfriend today?"

“I’ve already tried it.”

Han Zhou sighed helplessly, "I told him we were living together, but he didn't seem angry at all; in fact, he seemed quite happy."

"Really?" Zhong Yin was stunned.

"real."

Han Zhou nodded, unscrewed the bottle cap, took a sip of water, and glanced discreetly at Zhang Yang sitting a few meters away. Seeing the other man nodding at him with a smile, Han Zhou felt a chill run down his spine, thinking that this guy might really have some kind of special fetish.

"Could it be that he misunderstood something?"

Zhong Yin hesitated for a moment before speaking hesitantly, "Then... then why don't you find another opportunity to talk to him, and... just say that we've already slept together?"

Upon hearing this, Han Zhou almost spat out the water in his mouth, looking at Zhong Yin in disbelief: "Are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious."

Zhong Yin realized that she seemed to have come up with a very outrageous plan, and her face turned red. However, she still tried to remain calm and said, "If you say that, he will most likely stop bothering me. And if he is still indifferent, then I should stay even further away from him."

Han Zhou's eyes were strange: "What I mean is... weren't you worried the day before yesterday that your classmate would tell everyone about what happened at the movie theater and ruin your reputation? Why aren't you worried now?"

Zhong Yin was stunned for a moment before realizing that the plan was indeed problematic. He quickly changed his mind and said, "Then let's find another reason. In short, you have to make him back down!"

"Give up when faced with difficulty...?"

Han Zhou considered it for a moment, but did not refuse, and readily accepted the task, "Okay, then from now on, I am your boyfriend."

For some reason, when he said, "From now on, I'm your boyfriend," Zhong Yin's heart involuntarily raced a few beats faster.

It was a feeling that was hard to describe.

No way……

Could it be that I've really fallen for this guy?

She had been thinking about this problem all night, but still hadn't come up with an answer.

Han Zhou didn't notice Zhong Yin's dazed state. Just as he was about to get up, he suddenly remembered something and said warily, "Let's make this clear beforehand: if word gets out that you have a boyfriend, you can't blame me."

"Who do you think I am?"

Zhong Yin snapped out of her daze, first glaring at him irritably, then, perhaps to show her magnanimity, she added another sentence.

"Don't worry, I, Zhong Yin, am a woman of my word. You can do anything a boyfriend can do today, and I will never cause you any trouble afterward."

Han Zhou paused for two seconds, then looked suspicious and said, "Sister Yin, you're acting a bit strange today... Did you experience anything traumatic?"

If a boyfriend can do everything, then that means he can do almost anything, right?

In other words, he is a virtuous gentleman who can remain unmoved by temptation. If it were someone with ill intentions, wouldn't Sister Yin be in big trouble?

In fact, Zhong Yin regretted saying those words as soon as she finished speaking, but seeing Han Zhou's suspicious look, she was immediately furious and smacked him on the head. "You're the one who's been provoked. Do I look like the kind of petty person?"

"It's not a matter of being petty..."

"What's the problem?"

"I haven't quite figured out how to say it yet..."

"Then why are you rambling on and on?"

Before today, Zhong Yin never knew that she was such an unreasonable woman.

Seeing Han Zhou lower his head and remain silent, she suddenly felt uneasy, wondering if she had gone too far. Just as she was about to apologize, she saw Han Zhou suddenly raise his head, his eyes seeming somewhat gloomy.

"Sister Yin, have you thought this through? There are risks involved in finding a one-day boyfriend who'll do anything..."

As he spoke, he suddenly pressed down hard on Zhong Yin's shoulder, raised his right hand, made a "I want them all" gesture, and sneered, "You know, with my shamelessness, I'm capable of anything."

Zhong Yin could tell that Han Zhou was trying to scare her, but she didn't know the reference to "Hail the Judge". Therefore, she interpreted his feigned hand gesture as something else entirely. She instinctively wanted to cross her arms to protect her chest, but she held back, straightened her back, and gave Han Zhou a defiant look that said, "Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

"Looks like you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin..."

Han Zhou sighed helplessly, thinking that Sister Yin still hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation. It seemed necessary to teach her a lesson. So, keeping his hand in a loosely clenched position, he slowly reached his hand towards Zhong Yin's chest—

Zhong Yin's breathing faltered, his whole body tensed, and he forcibly suppressed the urge to slap him, wanting to see if this guy really had that much guts.

Under the girl's gaze, filled with a mixture of shame and anger, she saw Han Zhou's large hand getting closer and closer, then suddenly rising up and pinching her cheek.

Zhong Yin: "?"

That's it?

She didn't know whether she felt relieved or disappointed; she just felt a tightness in her chest, her fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and she asked, "What are you doing?"

Han Zhou chuckled: "Just pinching cheeks, isn't that something a boyfriend should do?"

He may be thick-skinned, but he couldn't bring himself to touch a girl's breasts in broad daylight, even if he was now her nominal boyfriend for one day, someone he could do anything for.

What's more, Xiao Yixia is sitting in the back watching right now.

However, in order to teach Zhong Yin a lesson, he decided to pinch the guy's face to show that he really "could do anything".

In addition, this is also a cruel revenge against being "bullied" by Sister Yin in the future.

Seeing Han Zhou's smug look, Zhong Yin trembled with anger.

Does this jerk think I'll blush and get shy if he pinches my cheek?

You jerk, you'll treat me like an elder in the future, but now you're treating me like a kid, huh?

Her cheeks were burning hot. She looked up into Han Zhou's eyes, then suddenly ripped off his mask and pinched his face hard.

"hiss--"

Han Zhou winced in pain and tried to break free, but failed. He had no choice but to obediently let Zhong Yin pull his face close to hers, and asked nervously, "Sister Yin, what are you doing?"

"I'll pinch your cheek."

Zhong Yin sneered, her voice seemingly squeezed out from between her teeth, "Is that not allowed?" "Didn't you say you wouldn't cause me any trouble?" Han Zhou, sweating profusely, quickly reminded her.

"I didn't cause you any trouble..."

Zhong Yin tightened her grip a bit more. "As my boyfriend, you can do whatever you want to me. So, as my girlfriend, can't I do whatever I want to you?"

“Theoretically, that’s true, but didn’t you squeeze a little too hard…” Han Zhou said, grimacing.

Zhong Yin remained unmoved: "The harder you squeeze, the more you like it. You can squeeze harder too."

"Sister Yin, if that's how you put it... then I'll gladly accept your offer."

Han Zhou increased the pressure on his hands.

"hiss--"

Zhong Yin gasped instantly, "Let go!"

"Let go first!"

"I'll loosen my grip if you loosen it!"

"I'll loosen my grip if you loosen it!"

"Then at worst, nobody should let go!"

"I won't loosen my grip!"

"..."

The two stared at each other, pulling at each other's faces, and stood there in a stalemate for a full two minutes.

"You jerk, why are you squeezing me so hard? Do you like me?"

I think you just like me more.

"Nonsense, you clearly like me more!"

"You like me more!"

"If you don't like me, then why don't you let go?"

Why won't you let go?

"Because you have thick skin, I have to thin it out a bit for you!"

"You have a soft skin, I can't bear to let go."

"you!"

"..."

Are these two idiots...?

Sitting behind her, Xiao Yixia couldn't bear to watch any longer. She sighed inwardly and timidly reminded them, "Brother and sister, it seems like we have guests."

Upon hearing this, Han Zhou and Zhong Yin were startled and simultaneously released each other's hands, hurriedly straightening their clothes before looking at each other's reddened cheeks.

"Pfft!"

Two seconds later, Zhong Yin burst out laughing first, then realized that her face was probably not much better now, so she quickly put on the mask she had just snatched from Han Zhou, gave him a smug look, and then hurriedly went to greet the guests.

She didn't know why things had suddenly turned out this way, but her cheek was hurting terribly, so she simply stopped thinking about it.

There are too many things she can't understand, like how she still doesn't know why she put on makeup specifically when she went out this morning.

I guess I just suddenly fell in love with it.

Seeing that Zhong Yin wouldn't be able to get away for the time being, Han Zhou grimaced and sat down next to Xiao Yixia. He took out a spare mask from his pocket, put it on, covered his face, and sighed, "This woman is really ruthless."

Xiao Yixia looked at her with a "you deserve it" look, and said in a light tone, "Didn't Sister Zhongyin say that the harder she squeezes, the more it means she likes you?"

"That was just something said in anger or as a joke, you actually believed it?"

Han Zhou wanted to laugh, but when he did, the muscles in his cheeks ached so much that he gasped for breath.

"Maybe it's the truth?"

Xiao Yixia looked at Zhong Yin's back and said slowly, "It's like some little boys who like to put frogs in girls' desks and bully them every now and then. If no one says anything, how would anyone know that it's because they like her, and not because they have a grudge against her?"

Han Zhou immediately turned around and looked over, his expression serious: "Who? Who put a frog in your desk? I'm going to teach him a lesson."

"I'm just giving you an example."

Xiao Yixia sighed softly, as if she couldn't stand his foolishness. "People's minds are unpredictable. You may think you understand Sister Zhong Yin yesterday, but you don't understand her now."

Han Zhou was taken aback.

Just as he was about to ask, Zhang Yang and Liu Shiyue walked over together. The former had a big smile on his face, while the latter had a complicated expression and kept a distance of about a meter from him, looking like she was keeping her distance.

"Brother Wukong, it's almost noon. What would you like to eat for lunch? It's on me," Zhang Yang said with a smile.

Han Zhou shook his head: "Sister Yin said that the flow of people will be even greater at noon, and there will be more customers. Many stall owners will go to eat, which is a good opportunity for us to monopolize the customer base, so we don't plan to abandon our stalls to eat."

Zhang Yang was taken aback at first, then became anxious: "How can you not eat?"

He made a special reservation at a nearby restaurant and asked the waiter to prepare an "entertainment" in order to win more favor from Zhong Yin and create an opportunity for the two of them to be alone. How could they not go out for a meal?
Most importantly, he needs to find a place to charge his phone!

Without Sun Chengshuang's help in devising strategies, even if he was very confident, he would inevitably lack a sense of security deep down.

"Man is made of iron, food is made of steel. No matter how much you want to make money, you still have to eat. Taking care of your health is the most important thing." He looked anxious, as if he was concerned about everyone's health.

"If you want to eat, you can go eat by yourself. Nobody's stopping you," Liu Shiyue said irritably.

No one knows what just happened, but her attitude towards Zhang Yang has become completely cold, and her disdain is undisguised in her words.

Han Zhou didn't care about the grudge between the two and explained, "Sister Yin's father will bring the food over later."

"Will your uncle come?"

Zhang Yang's eyes lit up, and he immediately stopped worrying about going to a restaurant.

Sun Chengshuang once said that if you want to pursue a girl you like, you must be good at noticing, analyzing, and utilizing details. Zhong Yin's father specially came to deliver food today, which is obviously a detail.

Zhang Yang thought to himself, it's just a stall, even if I don't go to a restaurant, I can just eat a couple of breads and make do, there's absolutely no need for my family to bring me food.

so……

Did my uncle come to see me specifically?
He learned of my existence from Zhong Yin, so he wanted to come and test me?

Zhang Yang swallowed hard, becoming more and more excited as he thought about it, as if he could already see his uncle's approving expression on his face.

Perhaps even Sun Chengshuang didn't expect that his original intention was just to help his good brother build confidence. However, this confidence seemed to have been cultivated a bit too much, causing his good brother's confidence to explode. He firmly believed that Zhong Yin had feelings for him and saw everything as evidence that the other party liked him.

If he had known things would turn out this way, he would never have treated those sycophantic platitudes as gospel to fool his brothers. (End of Chapter)