Forced into a romantic relationship.

"Of course it was intentional, otherwise why would I be inexplicably unhappy?"

Gu Zheng's eyes curved into crescents as she took a piece of cake from the table, stuffed it into her mouth, and handed him another piece.

"This is delicious. By the way, my mom just got here and then she left me to follow my dad, so you don't have to worry."

Han Zhou wisely refrained from asking why he was being followed. The cake was soft and delicious, and he was indeed a little hungry. As he ate, he said, "But you seemed genuinely unhappy just now."

"Then you're wrong."

Gu Zheng quickly stuffed herself up like a squirrel, her cheeks bulging, and her voice became very muffled. Han Zhou quickly handed her a glass of juice and shook his head, saying, "I've always found it amazing that you can eat like this and not gain weight."

Gu Zheng said nonchalantly, "I exercise every day, why should I make myself suffer?"

The two chatted, and Gu Zheng's mouth never stopped. In the middle of the conversation, Lin Pingyan gave a ten-minute speech into the microphone, thanking everyone for coming and expressing his joy that his daughter had grown another year older, etc., which was quite boring.

The crowd listened patiently and then gave them a warm round of applause.

After the applause, Han Zhou handed Gu Zheng a few pieces of paper so she could wipe her mouth and hands. This girl never behaved like a lady when she ate.

The latter habitually took it, wiped it haphazardly a few times, and then continued eating.

Han Zhou looked at the girl for a while and found it a bit funny. He was about to remind her, but seeing that she was holding food in both hands, he simply reached out and wiped the cream off the tip of her nose with a piece of paper.

His movements were very light, but the chewing motion in Guzheng's mouth stopped instantly. She stared blankly at the other person's withdrawn hand, and heard the other person's slightly helpless voice in her ear.

"I'll go get you a pair of gloves."

"Han Zhou".

She called out to the other person and blurted out, "Do you think I'm the female lead or the second female lead?"

This seems to be the question she's always wanted to ask.

Seeing the other person staring at him intently, Han Zhou paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "Of course it's the female lead. You're taking that child's words too seriously. She was talking about an anime character, not you."

Gu Zheng paused for a moment, then smiled radiantly, her smile seemingly brighter than the room lights.

Her voice softened a bit, but she still raised her chin and asked, "You... what do you think of me today?"

There's nothing wrong with saying that, Han Zhou didn't hold back his praise: "Very beautiful."

"What's so beautiful about it?"

Han Zhou was taken aback. Isn't it enough that she's pretty? Why ask what makes her pretty?

He looked her up and down for a moment, then tentatively asked, "A skirt?"

"Anything else?" Gu Zheng asked happily, raising her chin once more.

"jaw?"

"Huh? What else?"

"neck?"

Gu Zheng took a deep breath: "Anything else?"

Han Zhou hesitated for a moment: "Collarbone?"

"Pooh!"

Gu Zheng blushed slightly, raised her hand to cover her heart, and stomped her foot in annoyance, "It's this pendant!"

Pendant?

Han Zhou remained silent for a long time, then looked closely and asked uncertainly, "Isn't this the one I gave you last year?"

Gu Zheng's eyes widened in disbelief. "You're only just realizing this?" she exclaimed.

She had actually shown it several times before, but he hadn't reacted at all. She thought he was just pretending not to see it, but it turned out he had completely forgotten about it.

Han Zhou was a little embarrassed: "I've never seen you wear it before, so I don't remember it."

"Weren't we in school back then...?"

Gu Zheng was somewhat dissatisfied, as if she didn't care at all. Just as she was about to continue speaking, she saw a small figure suddenly dart out from not far away. It was Lin Youya, who was wearing a birthday hat.

The little girl's face was full of excitement, while a woman in high heels chased after her, her face full of worry.

"Ya Ya, slow down!"

Lin Youya ran very fast with her short legs, her two ponytails swaying behind her. In no time, she came to Han Zhou's side, her little face flushed, looking up at him with her round head.

At the same time, Han Zhou noticed that some information in the girl's status bar had been unlocked, which meant that her favorability towards her had increased significantly.

He felt a strange unease and asked uncertainly, "What's wrong with you?"

Lin Youya swallowed hard, her eyes gleaming, and exclaimed, "The male lead! You are the male lead!"

Chapter 23 Shameless

Name: Lin Youya

【Intelligence: 4】

【Charm: 7】

[Stamina: 3]

Han Zhou was somewhat surprised to see the characters pop up above Lin Youya's head. Apart from her skills and status, the girl's basic information had become visible, which meant that her feelings for him had reached a high level.

What happened?

He was completely confused. He exchanged a glance with Guzheng and asked, "What male lead did you say?"

Lin Youya's face was flushed, and she held up a cell phone with both hands as if presenting a treasure, excitedly saying, "The scene where you saved me just now was filmed! It's amazing, just like the protagonist in 'The Spy Who Loved Me'!"

Guzheng became interested and asked with a smile, "Are you talking about the videos on this phone? Can I take a look?"

"can!"

"Thank you."

Gu Zheng curiously took the phone, and sure enough, there was a video on it. The beginning of the video showed Lin Anyu entering the room and making everyone raise their hands, looking just like a thug.

The photographer probably intended to record this scene, but unexpectedly captured what happened next.

Seeing Han Zhou wearing sunglasses and holding a toy gun with a serious expression in the video, Gu Zheng couldn't help but smile. Then she stared intently at the back of the screen. She had only heard people talk about what had happened, but she hadn't seen the situation herself.

In the video, Han Zhou suddenly strode forward, shoved Lin Anyu who was blocking his way, and then threw the gun in his hand away.

This scene was quite shocking. The black gun shot out of the frame like an arrow, and the immense impact could be felt even through the screen.

The video's perspective was fixed at the time, so the situation on Lin Youya's side could not be seen; only two loud bangs and gasps from the crowd could be heard.

The video footage was extremely shaky and ended there.

Gu Zheng's mouth was slightly open. She had lived with her grandmother for a period of time when she was a child. Back then, she would run out to play every day. Her biggest hobby was throwing stones. She had even practiced for it, so her throwing skills were quite good. She could even knock birds down from trees.

Even so, she felt she still couldn't do what Han Zhou showed in the video. Putting accuracy aside, when did this guy get such strength?

And for some reason, she always felt that Han Zhou's throwing posture was somewhat similar to hers...

Seeing the smile on Gu Zheng's face gradually disappear, Han Zhou's heart tightened. He thought her competitive spirit had resurfaced, and quickly said, "I know you would definitely throw better than me if it were you..."

"You're taking too much of a risk."

Gu Zheng interrupted him with a serious expression. She wasn't concerned about who was stronger or weaker at the moment. "You threw the gun with a lot of force. That gun looks heavy. If it had hit someone, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Han Zhou was taken aback, then smiled wryly, "Of course I know, but the situation is urgent..."

Gu Zheng was silent for a while, then said solemnly, "Even in an emergency, it's not acceptable. You should do this kind of thing less often in the future, or better yet, not at all. You did succeed this time, but if you hurt someone in the future, even if you did it out of good intentions, you will be criticized. You should think more about yourself."

Han Zhou rarely saw Gu Zheng so serious. Most of the time, she was in a "full of energy" state with her eyes crinkled in a smile, but this time her eyes were full of worry, and she unconsciously clenched the hem of her skirt.

"I see."

Han Zhou nodded. Of course he knew this principle, and his points didn't come easily. Each throw like this cost four points and was very risky, so he certainly wouldn't do it often, and he would never throw things at people so easily in the future.

Just as Guzheng worried, a "powerful throw" is capable of seriously injuring a person.

Gu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you know. Is your hand alright?"

"It's nothing, it was just a little sore at the time, but it's almost completely gone now."

After staring at Han Zhou for a while, Gu Zheng suddenly pouted and said reluctantly, "But don't get too cocky. I just haven't practiced much, otherwise I could do what you saw in the video too..."

What made me so proud? And...

Han Zhou was instantly struck dumb, his jaw nearly dropping. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "What you're saying... does that mean you're admitting your throwing skills are inferior to mine?"

He found it unbelievable that Guzheng would one day admit that she was not as good as others; it was simply a fantasy. He even doubted whether he had heard correctly.

Gu Zheng gritted her teeth and said unwillingly, "No, that's not true! I told you I just haven't been practicing much, otherwise I'd definitely be better than you!"

"Yes, that's correct."

Han Zhou nodded in agreement. To be fair, his throwing skills originated from the guzheng, and without those skills, his opponent would definitely be stronger than him.

Hearing this, Gu Zheng felt a little embarrassed, thinking that Han Zhou was accommodating her, and her eyes darted away slightly.

She tucked her hair behind her ear, hesitated for a moment, and muttered softly, "No need to be so modest. You are indeed a little better now, but only by a little bit! It's like the difference between positive infinity plus one and positive infinity..."

Han Zhou was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that the class monitor seemed unusually cute today. Who said she was hard to get along with?

The two chatted away, seemingly forgetting that there was another person present.

Lin Youya kept her head tilted up at Han Zhou, behaving very obediently. Only after the two finished their conversation did she eagerly exclaim, "Brother Han Zhou, you're so amazing!"

Han Zhou was both amused and exasperated. This little girl's face changed so quickly. Just a moment ago she had a sour look on her face and refused to thank him, but now she was saying, "Brother Han Zhou is so amazing."

He returned the phone to the other person, then suddenly felt that the phone looked familiar and asked suspiciously, "Whose phone is this?"

"It belongs to Lin Datou!"

Lin Youya smiled sweetly and immediately betrayed Lin Anyu, "I saw him hand his phone to my uncle before he went downstairs. He was smiling in a lewd way and said something about having the special agents dance with him later. Remember to film Han Zhou's dance moves."

At this point, she said smugly, "However, Lin Datou's evil plan failed. I used a little trick to stop the spy performance and successfully thwarted his conspiracy!"

"The spy show was forced to stop due to an accident, what does that have to do with you? What kind of petty tricks can someone with a brain the size of a melon seed use?"

Lin Anyu appeared behind Lin Youya without her noticing, snatched the phone, and exclaimed in amazement, "You're so shameless at such a young age. I was too shy to talk to you at your age."

Han Zhou cast a disdainful glance at him, but he ignored it.

“An Yu, you can’t say that about Ya Ya.”