Forced into a romantic relationship

At noon, Zhong Chengguang indeed drove over with lunch.

"Uncle Zhong, thank you for your hard work."

Zhong Yin was still busy at this time, so Han Zhou picked up the food from the street. After delivering the food, Zhong Chengguang did not leave in a hurry, but parked the car on the side of the road, got out and smoked a cigarette.

"What's so hard about delivering food?"

He chuckled heartily, leaned against the car door, and gazed at the crowds outside the stadium. "But you, running around helping Xiao Yin, must be having a tough time, right?"

Even with his view blocked, his gaze seemed to still penetrate the crowd and land on his busy eldest daughter.

"That's not true."

Han Zhou laughed along, "It's mostly Sister Yin who's busy; I'm just helping out."

"Haha, I was talking about Xiaoyin's temper. She's not usually like this, but she seems to like to get angry with you. If she says something unpleasant, don't take it to heart."

"I quite like Sister Yin's current personality," Han Zhou said with a smile.

The future Yin Jie is the one who truly enjoys throwing tantrums at him; the current Yin Jie is more of a girlish type, so it's perfectly normal for her to be a little spoiled.

Moreover, given what he's been doing lately, it would be strange if Sister Yin didn't lose her temper.

"As long as you don't mind."

Zhong Chengguang, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, thought for a moment, then took out a piece of chewing gum from his pocket and tossed it into Han Zhou's hand.

"Uncle Zhong, this is..."

"I have a heavy smoking habit, but I can't smoke in front of Xiaoyin and the others, so whenever I want to smoke, I chew a piece of gum. Over time, I've developed the habit of carrying gum with me," Zhong Chengguang said with a smile.

I don't want to ask why you have chewing gum on you, but rather what you mean by suddenly giving me chewing gum...

Han Zhou muttered to himself, but still unwrapped the candy, pulled down his mask, and put the chewing gum in his mouth.

As the mask was pulled down, Zhong Chengguang immediately saw the fingerprints on his face and exclaimed in surprise, "Could this have been made by Xiao Yin?"

"No."

Han Zhou quickly denied it, "I just played with it for fun."

Upon hearing his nonsense, Zhong Chengguang knew he had guessed correctly, and the smile on his face faded slightly: "You don't need to speak up for her. This child is too outrageous. It's one thing to play around and fight all the time, but to hit her so hard. Come with me, and I'll teach her a lesson for you."

"Um, Uncle Zhong..."

Han Zhou stood still, awkwardly smiling, and said, "I pinched Sister Yin's face first, so..."

"Did you sculpt the little silver one first?"

Zhong Chengguang looked him up and down, then suddenly laughed, "How could that be!"

He said, half-laughing and half-crying, "You don't know, there was a boy in the third year of junior high who just wanted to touch Xiaoyin's hand, and she chased him around the playground with a broom for several times. If you had pinched her face first, she definitely wouldn't have let you off so easily."

"That's so exaggerated?" Han Zhou was surprised.

"Don't let Xiaoyin's seemingly well-behaved and unambitious nature fool you. She's actually quite strong-willed; otherwise, she wouldn't be running a stall. If she needs money, she can always ask us for it."

The image of Sister Yin, who would one day single-handedly support her family, immediately flashed into Han Zhou's mind.

Zhong Chengguang exhaled a smoke ring and suddenly chuckled, "I have a feeling that if your Aunt Ye and I are no longer around, Xiao Yin's temper will definitely become very bad—both Xiao Yin and Xiao Ling are too attached to us."

No one knows a daughter better than her father. Even though he cannot see the future, his understanding of his daughter alone makes him seem to be able to foresee a part of it.

"It might really get worse."

Han Zhou was silent for a moment, then chuckled and said, "But I still quite like Sister Yin with that kind of personality."

Zhong Chengguang was taken aback, then burst into laughter: "I thought you would tell me not to think so much."

"Feel sorry……"

"Haha, just kidding, there's nothing to apologize for. I even suspect that Xiaoya learned her habit of always saying sorry from you."

Zhong Chengguang was both amused and exasperated. He stubbed out his cigarette and threw it into the trash can beside him. "Alright, go eat. Young people can't go hungry."

"Why don't you go and see Sister Yin?"

“We can see it every day, so it won’t hurt to take one more look. By the way, I’ll bring Xiaoya and Xiaoling over this afternoon too, so you can take them around.”

"it is good."

Zhong Chengguang gave a few more instructions and then drove away. By the time Zhang Yang, who had just finished fixing his hair, rushed over, the car's taillights were already out of sight.

Damn it, why did my uncle leave without waiting for me?

I should have known better than to spend so much time in the restroom...

Feeling annoyed and frustrated, he quickly followed behind Han Zhou, who was carrying a bag, and tentatively asked, "Brother Wukong, what did you and your uncle talk about?"

"We just chatted about everyday things."

"Then... then didn't he ever think of coming to take a look..."

Before he could finish saying "I", Han Zhou replied, "He said he can see it every day, so it won't make a difference if he sees it once more."

You can watch it every day?!

Zhang Yang perked up: "Did Uncle really say that?"

Only family members can see each other every day. My uncle clearly meant that he considered me family!
This means they completely approve of me!
"Yes."

Han Zhou gave him a strange look, wondering what this guy was suddenly so excited about.

However, taking advantage of the opportunity to be alone with the two of them, he could first resolve Zhong Yin's request, so he solemnly said, "Brother Zhang Yang, I have something very important to tell you."

"what's up?"

Zhang Yang immediately perked up his ears, thinking that his uncle had left him some message.

Han Zhou said seriously, "Sister Yin is my girlfriend. I know you like her too, but please don't bother her anymore."

He paused, then added, "The reason we didn't tell you directly at first was because we were worried that if this got out, it would have a bad impact, so we hoped you could keep this a secret for us."

He has made his point very clear, and I believe that any normal person will stop bothering Zhong Yin from now on.

Unexpectedly, after a brief silence, Zhang Yang burst into laughter: "I understand, that's good, that's good!"

Han Zhou was dumbfounded. The other party didn't seem to have gone crazy from the shock; on the contrary, he seemed to have come to some kind of enlightenment.

He asked in shock, "What's so good about it?" Zhang Yang didn't answer, but calmly asked in return, "Brother Wukong, if I'm not mistaken, you should be older than Zhong Yin, right?"

You're only just realizing that?
Han Zhou asked blankly, "So what?"

Zhang Yang's smile gradually widened: "Not so great, but at least it proves one thing—you're not Zhong Yin's cousin at all, right?"

Han Zhou finally couldn't hold back anymore: "When did I say I was Sister Yin's cousin?"

"That's not important. What's important is, you're clearly older than Zhong Yin, so why do you call her Sister Yin?"

Before Han Zhou could answer, Zhang Yang continued, "Strange relationship, strange identity, no wonder I felt something was off about your appearance from the very beginning... I've never heard of Zhong Yin having a cousin, let alone knowing she had a boyfriend. You're like you just appeared out of nowhere..."

He stared intently at Han Zhou, his eyes flashing with a strange, intelligent light.

Han Zhou felt a chill run down his spine. This guy's words were quite pointed, almost directly pointing out that his origins were unknown.

Just when he almost thought his identity as someone from the future had been discovered, Zhang Yang spoke again—

"As expected... you were actually the person Zhong Yin hired to make me back down, weren't you?"

Yes, that must be the case.

This was a test from beginning to end.

At first, he was called "cousin" without directly revealing his identity. It was because Zhong Yin was too proud and arrogant. He clearly liked me, but he didn't have the courage to talk to me. So he deliberately brought this guy over and said that the two of them were living together. He was obviously just trying to see me get jealous.

Looking back now, Liu Shiyue was probably also part of the test.

Not long ago, when Liu Shiyue saw Han Zhou and Zhong Yin pinching each other's cheeks from afar, she asked him in surprise if he didn't care at all. He just smiled nonchalantly and said that it was just playing around and there was no need to take it seriously.

At the time, he thought it was just a casual game between cousins, nothing to worry about.

Liu Shiyue's reaction after hearing this was quite complicated, and she stopped paying much attention to him afterwards.

Looking back now, it seems that his reactions had been too bland all along. Liu Shiyue and Zhong Yin realized that they had made a mess of things, so they decided to go all the way and change the identity of this Wukong brother, making him pretend to be Zhong Yin's boyfriend. They probably thought that this would arouse their sense of crisis and make them take the initiative to talk to Zhong Yin.

Sigh, is this what they call tsundere?
It's something that could be done simply by asking, but she went to such lengths just so I would take the initiative. I really appreciate how hard Zhong Yin went to work...

Zhang Yang smiled wryly, thinking to himself that Sun Chengshuang was right after all. Women are proud creatures. If you want to hear the truth, you have to be patient until they lose patience first.

But Han Zhou thought Zhang Yang was heartbroken about Zhong Yin hiring someone to pretend to be her boyfriend. Although this was a way to make him give up completely, Zhang Yang still firmly said, "No, you misunderstood. I really am Zhong Yin's boyfriend."

Even though he kept emphasizing this point along the way, Zhang Yang seemed not to believe a word of it, and just smiled and replied, "It's okay, I don't mind," showing a great deal of relaxation.

Han Zhou was truly at his wit's end.

Back at his stall, he immediately told Zhong Yin about his efforts. Zhong Yin frowned as he listened, but quickly calmed down: "I knew things wouldn't be that simple. Liu Shiyue said Zhang Yang has gone mad... But it's okay. Since he doesn't believe it, we'll do something to make him believe it."

"doing what?"

"Of course, this is something that only real couples would do."

Han Zhou recalled what Uncle Zhong had said, thinking that if he really dared to do something that only lovers do today, he would most likely face Zhong Yin's cruel retribution afterward. So he pretended to be confused and said, "I understand, but what kind of thing is it?"

"How would I know? You're my boyfriend now. Don't you miss out?" Zhong Yin said angrily.

She's a girl, do you expect her to take the initiative to say things like "Let's hold hands" or "Let's hug".

That bastard!
Seeing the girl's annoyed expression, Han Zhou hesitated for a moment before lowering his voice and asking, "Sister Yin, are you on your period today?"

Zhong Yin was stunned at first, then her face immediately turned red. She grabbed his neck and shook him back and forth, saying angrily, "I'm warning you, don't think about that kind of thing!"

Of course she knew that she could only do that kind of thing when her period wasn't coming, but this guy actually thought about the last step!
The things a boyfriend can do don't include *that* kind of thing!
Her temper is so bad, it seems like her period has really started...

However, it's also sad that Sister Yin is acting a bit strange today...

Han Zhou understood. He finally managed to get away from Zhong Yin and took out lunch boxes one by one from the bag, saying, "Let's eat lunch first. We can think about it later after we eat."

Zhong Yin gave him an annoyed look: "If you still can't make Zhang Yang give up by the end of today, are you going to say that it's not too late to think about it tomorrow?"

She thought of that movie again.

There aren't that many "later" possibilities in this world.

Han Zhou was about to speak when his eyes suddenly lit up, and he turned to look at him excitedly: "I've got it!"

"Thinking...thinking about what?"

Zhong Yin blushed a little under his burning gaze, and many images flashed through her mind. Then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she quickly took the initiative and grabbed Han Zhou's face forcefully, saying warily, "Let's make it clear first, you're not allowed to pinch my face again!"

Han Zhou: "..."

He ignored the hand pulling at his face and looked down at the four lunchboxes on the table: "There are only four lunchboxes here, but there are five of us in total, so you and I can share a lunchbox today!"

Although Zhong Yin didn't want to see Zhang Yang, he was nominally there to help, so she couldn't stop her family from preparing meals for him. Therefore, Zhong Chengguang sent over four meals in total.

Normally, four meals would be enough, one for each person, but because of Xiao Yixia's arrival, they ended up with one more person and one less meal.

Zhong Yin listened attentively, but when Han Zhou stopped there, she asked curiously, "And then?"

"What then?" Han Zhou was taken aback.

Zhong Yin was furious and slightly increased the pressure on her hand: "Didn't you say you had thought of something? What did you think of?"

"Sharing a boxed lunch, that's what I thought of."

Zhong Yin fell silent, slowly released her hand, and asked in an uncertain tone, "Is this something only couples can do?"

"Isn't that right? How many people of the opposite sex who aren't in a relationship have you ever seen casually sharing a meal?" Han Zhou retorted.

Zhong Yin was speechless for a moment. After hesitating for a long time, she finally didn't have the nerve to tell Han Zhou that she had originally planned to share a meal with him.

After all, she had forgotten to inform her parents in advance that there was one more person here, but she couldn't let the child, Liu Shiyue, and Zhang Yang who came to help go hungry. She couldn't stand not eating either, so she could only share half a box of food with this guy.

But now the other person is telling her that this is something only couples can do?

She suspected that this was a conspiracy by Han Zhou to monopolize the entire lunchbox, but she also felt that the bastard shouldn't be that despicable.

And thinking about it carefully, she really didn't want to eat the same meal with other men, even if she was hungry. But when she was with Sun Wukong, the idea of ​​eating the same meal with him naturally came to mind.

Even if it was somewhat out of necessity, it is enough to illustrate the point.

Could it be... that I've really fallen for this guy?
In the autumn day, with fallen leaves and the setting sun casting an amber glow, Zhong Yin had repeated this question in his mind countless times.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yixia, who had listened to the entire conversation from behind the two of them, let out another soft sigh.

"They were supposed to be a couple for a day, but all they did was share one lunch... They really didn't know how to use their opportunities." (End of Chapter)