Forced into a romantic relationship.

"Then keep it to yourself, and whatever you do, don't say it."

Han Zhou, sitting in the passenger seat, was looking down at his phone and said calmly, "Every time you use this opening line, you never say anything nice."

Lin Anyu said with a pained expression, "No, you don't trust me at all. I consider you a real brother. You know, you were the first person to sit in the passenger seat of my new car after I got my driver's license. My cousin begged me yesterday but I didn't agree. She was still thinking about it when I left this morning."

"Please? Please don't pull her into your car!"

Han Zhou mercilessly exposed him, "I heard from Ya Ya that your car drives like you're drunk. When Uncle Lin and the others heard that you wanted to take them for a drive, they stayed outside for several days without going home, afraid that you would catch them and make them a sacrifice."

"Sacrifice the flag..."

Lin Anyu's lips twitched, and he argued with a dark face, "How could it be so exaggerated? You actually believe what that girl said? My parents just happened to be busy these days. Besides, you know me, I rarely drink alcohol, and there's no way my family would have fake alcohol."

For a wealthy person, drinking counterfeit alcohol is undoubtedly an insult.

"Ya Ya didn't say you were drinking, but she said your car looked like it had been drinking, and she even asked me if I could buy a driver's license. In short, she didn't believe you could drive well at all."

At this point, Han Zhou looked at Lin Anyu with some curiosity for a while and asked in confusion, "So what exactly did you do to make Ya Ya so afraid of your driving skills?"

Not long ago, Lin Youya added him and Guzheng on Feixin and would send messages from time to time to accuse Lin Anyu of his crimes, including the "drunk car" incident.

Lin Anyu turned his head to look out the window and waved his hand dismissively, "It's nothing, just a little accident when I took her to ride the bumper cars last time. It's all in the past, let's not talk about it."

Han Zhou looked suspicious. Judging from Lin Anyu's tone, which was trying to brush it off, the truth was probably not as simple as he said.

Thinking of this, he became a little nervous and reminded him seriously, "You'd better be careful. I didn't have time to buy insurance before I got in your car, and I don't want to go to school in a wheelchair the day after tomorrow."

He was obviously joking, otherwise he wouldn't have come here in Lin Anyu's car.

However, when it came to wheelchairs, he suddenly thought of the woman named Ouyang Lianyu whom he had met not long ago.

According to that forgetful woman, the other person was very likely his academic advisor for all four years of university. He wondered how his leg was doing now…

Lin Anyu smiled confidently and patted his chest, saying, "Don't worry, you've already seen my driving skills. Besides, Guzheng will be getting in the car later, so even if something happens, she can tear open the car door and get us out of here safely."

Han Zhou was stunned: "Tear the car door apart? Are you serious?"

"Can't you do it?"

"I'm curious whether Guzheng is still considered a person in your mind..." Han Zhou said with a solemn expression, "But people who can tear a car door apart with their bare hands usually have one common name - Superman."

For a moment, he couldn't tell if the guy was joking or not.

"Anyway, the strength of a guzheng player doesn't seem like that of a human..."

Lin Anyu muttered to himself, remembering how he had been outmaneuvered by Guzheng in PE class and how strong she was.

Not only him, but most people have a similar impression of the guzheng. Coupled with the latter's personality of always wanting to be the best, many people have given her a nickname - the bullet girl.

The bullet is powerful and explosive, and it always has to break free of its casing to be at the forefront. It is reckless and nothing can stop it, which is very much in line with its personality.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Anyu said again, "Han Zhou, school is about to start. Although our schools are not far apart, we are not in the same school. There won't be many opportunities to chat in person. Are you really not going to let me finish what I have to say?"

He still wanted to talk about the issue he had mentioned before, the one he was unsure whether to discuss.

"Am I late?"

However, before Han Zhou could answer, a clear voice suddenly rang out from outside the car window.

As the car door opened, Gu Zheng, with short hair, climbed into the back seat. Today she was wearing a floral dress that only revealed half of her calves. She wore no makeup, and a blue dolphin pendant adorned her delicate collarbone. She was holding a rather large box in her arms.

Han Zhou had noticed her arrival long ago, and upon hearing this, he smiled and said, "It's not late, and there's no rush anyway."

"That's true, there's still plenty of time."

Gu Zheng smiled, her eyes crinkling, and then asked curiously, "By the way, what were you two talking about just now? What were you leaving unfinished?"

Lin Anyu's expression froze for a moment.

I was careless; I didn't expect the guzheng to hear me.

Fortunately, he didn't have a chance to say it out loud. He could say it to anyone, but he absolutely couldn't let Guzheng hear it, otherwise there would definitely be a big problem.

"what happened?"

Seeing that Lin Anyu and Han Zhou remained silent, Gu Zheng keenly sensed something was amiss. She looked back and forth between the two for a while before asking, "Is there something you don't want me to hear?"

"That's not true."

Lin Anyu quickly chuckled and made up a couple of sentences to try and brush it off, but anyone could see the problem with his guilty look, let alone Gu Zheng.

Han Zhou raised an eyebrow, suspecting that this guy was deliberately putting on this act to trick him, but he was more puzzled as to what this guy was trying to say, and why he was acting as if he couldn't let Gu Zheng know.

Gu Zheng stared at Lin Anyu for a while, then narrowed her eyes and looked at Han Zhou, asking, "Han Zhou, you tell me, what were you two talking about just now? You weren't talking badly about me, were you?"

"No."

Han Zhou remained calm and answered truthfully, "We were talking about driving skills."

"Driving skills?" Gu Zheng was clearly skeptical, asking doubtfully, "Don't try to fool me. If it's just about driving skills, why can't you tell me?"

"Oh, it's probably because Lin Anyu just mentioned you..."

Seeing that Han Zhou was about to betray him, Lin Anyu decided to go all the way and quickly corrected himself, saying, "Guzheng, let me speak!"

"Hmm?" Gu Zheng looked at him.

"Well..."

Lin Anyu said awkwardly, "You should know that guys talk about private things, right? We're not talking about the kind of driving skills you're thinking of, but that kind of 'driving skills,' understand?"

He raised an eyebrow, a perfectly timed smile appearing on his face, the meaning of which was self-evident—this is the kind of smile people usually use to describe sleazyness itself.

Although Gu Zheng was simple-minded, she wasn't completely clueless. Seeing Lin Anyu's expression, she immediately understood—she knew the term "driving," which seemed to refer to telling dirty jokes and obscene stories. The better one was at telling dirty jokes, the better their driving skills were...

So, Han Zhou and the others were actually telling dirty jokes, or even more vulgar content?

Thinking of this, Gu Zheng's face flushed slightly, and she felt inexplicably angry. She hadn't expected that Han Zhou, who usually seemed quite serious, would actually be learning to drive from someone else behind her back. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she couldn't help but punch him.

Hearing Lin Anyu spout nonsense, Han Zhou's face immediately darkened. This guy was becoming more and more skilled at using self-destructive statements that hurt the enemy a thousand while hurting himself eight hundred. However, it must be said that this guy's scheme was very successful. Not only did he easily drag him into the mess, but he also successfully diverted Gu Zheng's attention.

But what exactly is this guy trying to say...? Is it really necessary to be so nervous?

He glanced back at the guzheng and said helplessly, "Why did you hit me?"

"Dirty."

Gu Zheng glared at him, annoyed. Although she felt that this guy had gone astray, she still handed him the box and said with a pout, "Here, this is for you."

"What is it?" Han Zhou asked curiously as he took the box.

"cake."

Gu Zheng proudly raised her head and said smugly, "The day before yesterday, on your birthday, I burned the cake because it was too hot. I've been working on it these past two days and made a new one. Don't worry, this one will definitely be delicious."

Han Zhou's birthday is August 28th. He spent most of that day at Gu Zheng's house. Not only Gu Zheng, but Gu Lang and Miao Yan'er also attached great importance to this day. The whole family prepared a big meal and made a cake, just like celebrating a family member's birthday.

However, Guzheng was not happy that day because the cake she was in charge of baking burned, which made her feel very frustrated and depressed all day.

Han Zhou was surprised that this guy was still holding a grudge about it and even spent time making another cake, which made him both amused and exasperated.

In fact, he was already very moved when he saw the cake that day, and he never thought that the burnt cake was bad. But no matter how he tried to persuade Guzheng, he had a bitter face and ate the cake fiercely, saying that he would remember this humiliation.

She was clearly enjoying her meal.

Feeling the heavy weight in his hands, Han Zhou smiled wryly and said, "Putting aside whether it tastes good or not, I can't finish such a big cake by myself."

"It'll definitely taste delicious!"

Gu Zheng carefully corrected his wording, then rolled her eyes at him, "Besides, this wasn't originally meant for you alone. If you can't finish it, you can share it with everyone. There are also some cookies made by my mom in the box. Although they can't compare to my cakes, you can still try them."

Han Zhou nodded, took out a small bag of cookies from the box, handed some to Lin Anyu, and picked up a piece to try himself. The taste was not bad.

He clicked his tongue in amazement. Although Sister Miao's cooking skills weren't the best, she could cook almost any dish. She was equally adept in the kitchen and in the living room, and might even be able to take up arms and go to the battlefield if necessary. She was quite versatile.

Guzheng seems to be developing in this direction lately. She has been practicing her cooking skills like crazy. She is very proud when she makes something delicious, but if she makes something bad, she will blame it on the weather. She is quite stubborn.

Lin Anyu examined the biscuits for a while, then said with a strange expression, "Why does this thing look so much like dog food?"

He hesitated before putting it in his mouth.

"Because this is dog food."

Just then, Han Zhou calmly gave his answer.

Lin Anyu's expression changed drastically, and he almost spat out the biscuit. Fortunately, Gu Zheng glared at Han Zhou and explained in time, "Don't listen to his nonsense. My mom just specifically looked for a mold that resembles the shape of dog food."

Hearing this, Lin Anyu felt relieved, but was even more puzzled. While chewing on a biscuit, he asked, "Why did Auntie do that?"

"I don't know, maybe it was just a whim. She always likes to do some unreliable things. She just told me to share more with my friends. By the way, she seems to have made the cookies sweet and sour. I don't know if you guys like them... What do you guys think of the taste?"

"pretty good."

Han Zhou made a serious assessment: "It just makes it easy to have no friends."

Guzheng punched him.

Sweet and sour? More like a sour, rotten smell...

Watching the interaction between the two, Lin Anyu muttered sourly, "I didn't expect that not only do they look alike, but they even taste like dog food."

He sighed inwardly. He hadn't known the truth when he was in school and always thought Han Zhou was living like a sycophant and it wasn't worth it. Now he realized that the two of them were actually quite a good match.

But this is not something he can easily judge.

He suddenly remembered the scene he had seen not long ago, where Han Zhou and a girl named Mo Yixia walked out of the haunted house hand in hand. He also thought of the senior student named Zhong Ling, and then looked at Gu Zheng sitting in the back seat with a smile on her face. He suddenly felt a headache coming on. He felt that it was necessary to find an opportunity to ask Han Zhou for clarification.

After finishing all the dog food and biscuits in his hand, he cleared his mind of his chaotic thoughts and asked, "Alright, it's still early before the class reunion starts. Where do you want to go now? How about going to my uncle's house? Ya Ya really wants to see you all."

The three of them got together today for a reason. A couple of days ago, someone in the class group suddenly suggested that we hold a class reunion before the start of the new semester, so that the whole class could get together one last time. Many people agreed to the suggestion, and today was chosen as the date.

Han Zhou and Lin Anyu weren't actually very interested in this kind of thing.

Han Zhou wasn't very popular in class. Gu Zheng and Lin Anyu were his closest friends. Even if he attended the class reunion, it would most likely end up with just the two of them sitting together chatting, which was less desirable than them having a private get-together.

Lin Anyu is very popular. After all, he is outgoing, generous, and approachable. He also has a bit of a roguish charm and can chat with anyone. However, he is now afraid to see Bai Tongtong, fearing that her bald father will come with a knife. So he is naturally afraid to attend the class reunion.

Bai Tongtong did explicitly say that she would attend the class reunion.

In fact, Gu Zheng had no reason to attend the class reunion. She only knew Han Zhou in the class, and her relationship with the others was quite ordinary. Some classmates even harbored resentment towards the competitive atmosphere she had once fostered, and probably didn't want to see her.

However, as a former class monitor, she felt it was necessary to hold and attend this class reunion. It would be best if everyone could attend. She could choose not to organize it, but she would still support it, after all, it was a three-year friendship, and they might not be able to meet again in the future.

However, this idea obviously couldn't be realized. The time for the class reunion was too late, close to the start of the semester, and some classmates had already left the province or even gone abroad and couldn't make it back.

Since Gu Zheng was going to participate, Han Zhou naturally couldn't leave without accompanying her. Lin Anyu also planned to go and check on the situation, and run away immediately if anything seemed amiss.

So the three of them agreed to meet up this morning and ride in Lin Anyu's new car to attend the class reunion.