Forced into a romantic relationship.

"it is good."

"Remember to throw the bones in the trash can; it's hard to clean up if you leave them on the table."

"Oh."

"Don't move around, you've blocked all the wind."

Han Zhou couldn't hold back any longer; this guy was just looking for trouble: "If Mo... if Yi Xia were here, would you have a different attitude?"

Zhong Yin glanced at him: "Your sister's name is Yi Xia?"

"Ah."

Han Zhou thought to himself that it was a good thing this guy didn't ask if his name was Han Yixia, otherwise he really wouldn't know how to respond.

Zhong Yin's expression softened slightly, but she said coldly, "That sounds really nice. Compared to that, your name seems rather casual."

Han Zhou took a deep breath and sighed, "Sometimes I really think Yi Xia should be your sister..."

"Really?" Zhong Yin pondered for a moment, seemingly expectant, and said earnestly, "You can have her recognize me as her god-sister."

Han Zhou ignored her and tasted the ribs. They were cured ribs, which must have been stored for quite some time. There was a lot of them, and they tasted a bit salty. But that made sense. How could the other party have time to buy fresh ribs? If it weren't for entertaining him, they probably wouldn't have eaten cured ribs tonight.

He looked up and suddenly saw Zhong Ling staring straight at him. He thought he might have oil on his lips and was about to wipe his hands when he heard Zhong Yin explain, "She wanted to ask you how it tasted."

Han Zhou suddenly realized and laughed, "That's good."

Zhong Yin glanced at him and reminded him, "Tell Xiao Ling the truth, don't give such ambiguous answers."

I'm just here for a meal, not to be a judge...

Han Zhou thought for a moment and said truthfully, "Apart from being a little salty and a little oily, it's really good."

He looked at Zhong Ling, who nodded silently, as if she had remembered everything; but when he looked at Zhong Yin, he was startled. The woman's face suddenly turned cold, and she gripped the spoon on the table tightly, looking as if she was ready to suddenly attack someone at any moment.

Han Zhou was greatly surprised. "Didn't you tell me to give a truthful evaluation? Why are you still unhappy?"

He remembered that the woman had just brought up his name, and his eyes darted around before he suddenly asked, "Senior, can you tell me what your father gave Sister Yin's online name back then?"

Zhong Yin was taken aback, and his eyes immediately filled with murderous intent. He thought to himself that this guy was courting death, but then he remembered that the other party couldn't possibly hear his sister's words, so he just sneered and didn't say anything.

Seeing that her sister had no objections, Zhong Ling moved her lips, but as expected, no sound came out. Then she picked up her rice bowl and continued eating.

Neither of the sisters believed that Han Zhou could hear what she was saying.

"puff!"

Unexpectedly, Han Zhou suddenly burst out laughing, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"What the hell, beautiful and dignified lady?"

Zhong Yin and Zhong Ling were both stunned.

Chapter 63 People's physical constitutions cannot be generalized.

Zhong Yin and Zhong Ling were stunned because Han Zhou was right; Zhong Ling had indeed said the words "beautiful and dignified sister".

This is incredible.

No one knows her sister better than Zhong Yin. It might have been a little better before, but now Zhong Ling is practically mute. When there are strangers around, she only opens her mouth but makes no sound. Even when she's so close, she can't hear what the other person is saying. She can only hear the whirring of the fan. How does this guy hear her?

A lucky accident?

Zhong Yin couldn't understand it, so she threw the half-eaten rib into her bowl, temporarily putting aside her plans to pursue Han Zhou's mockery, and asked urgently, "Can you hear what my sister is saying?"

Zhong Ling was also somewhat dazed, her clear eyes filled with confusion.

Han Zhou smiled without saying a word, intending to keep him in suspense. However, Zhong Yin not only gripped the soup spoon tightly again but also pressed his chopsticks down hard, as if to say that he wouldn't eat unless he answered. It was simply unreasonable.

He could only say dejectedly, "No wonder you don't like this username. You don't look beautiful or dignified at all."

Zhong Yin frowned slightly, ignoring his complaints, and said, "Answer my question."

Han Zhou pretended to ponder for a while, seemingly unsure himself, and hesitated before saying, "If I concentrate fully... I might be able to hear some of it."

Zhong Yin, of course, didn't believe it. If this guy's hearing were really that good, his sister wouldn't have mistaken him for deaf that day. So he narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you think I'd believe that?"

"You won't believe me even if I tell you, so why did you ask me?"

Han Zhou sighed, then his expression turned serious, and he said solemnly, "You should know that people's physical constitutions cannot be generalized. It's not surprising that my hearing might improve under extreme anger... Wait, where are you going?"

Zhong Yin sneered, "Go to the kitchen and get a cleaver. I want to see how much your hearing improves when you're even angrier."

Han Zhou's heart tightened. Seeing that the woman didn't seem to be joking, he quickly chuckled twice and said, "No, no, no, I was just joking. I wasn't angry at all; I was happy."

Zhong Yin stopped and turned to look at him: "Don't change the subject. How did you know what my sister said? Did you guess?"

"Heared with the ears."

"to be honest."

Han Zhou said helplessly, "I really heard it. You can try if you don't believe me. Let my senior say one more sentence, and I might be able to hear it again."

Zhong Yin stared at him for a while, then sat back down and nodded, saying, "This method is indeed the simplest."

She gave Zhong Ling a look, reminding her, "Just say anything, but make it a little longer this time."

Zhong Ling was also curious whether Han Zhou could really hear her, so she quickly moved her lips. Zhong Yin leaned closer to listen carefully, but could only hear a tiny, faint sound; she couldn't make out the content at all.

She observed Han Zhou's expression, only to find that his expression suddenly became somewhat strange, as if he was suppressing a laugh, occasionally glancing at her as if making some kind of comparison.

His furtive appearance, coupled with that panda eye on his face, made him look especially irritating.

She frowned and said, "What are you laughing at?"

Han Zhou said with a straight face, "I heard from my senior that 'Beautiful and Elegant Sister' is the second online name your uncle gave you. The first one was 'Big Face Sister,' which is in the same series as 'Big Eyes Girl.' However, you hated that name, so you changed it to 'Beautiful and Elegant Sister,' but you still don't like it."

After he finished speaking, the room fell into a brief silence, with only the whirring of the fan remaining.

Zhong Yin quickly looked at her younger sister, whose blank expression mirrored her own. Clearly, Han Zhou was right again; he could actually hear what his sister was saying!

Even without seeing her sister's reaction, Zhong Yin knew that Han Zhou wasn't lying, because only her family knew about her two online names. Even if he wanted to find out beforehand, he wouldn't be able to find anyone to ask, so it was only possible that the other party had just overheard it.

But how is that possible?

While the two were still in a daze, Han Zhou asked with some confusion, "But Sister Yin, why did Uncle call you Big Face Sister? Your face isn't that big."

Zhong Yin and Zhong Yin look alike; both have oval faces, and neither of them has a large face.

Before Zhong Yin could speak, Zhong Ling, who had come to her senses, subconsciously opened her mouth to explain. Han Zhou immediately realized what was going on and couldn't help but laugh as he looked at Zhong Yin: "I didn't realize you were a chubby kid."

Zhong Ling's mouth was slightly open as she stared blankly at Han Zhou.

This time she was completely convinced. It wasn't a coincidence; this person... no, this junior student really could hear her.

Zhong Yin looked at Han Zhou with a scrutinizing gaze, frowning as she asked, "How did you do that?"

Han Zhou coughed: "I said, in a state of extreme anger..."

Zhong Yin sneered and got up to walk towards the kitchen.

"and many more!"

Han Zhou quickly stopped her, feigning ignorance and pondering for a long time before explaining, "If you insist on asking me how I did it, I don't know either. Maybe it's a special talent..."

"Exceptionally gifted?"

Zhong Yin frowned, not believing it at all, but she couldn't think of any other explanation.

Han Zhou nodded and continued, "Besides, I couldn't hear it very clearly either. I had to concentrate fully to barely make out a part of it. It was more like half listening and half guessing."

His face was a mixture of surprise and doubt, as well as a hint of joy and pride that said, "So I'm that awesome," as if he was discovering his talent for the first time today.

However, this was obviously an exaggerated performance, and the truth had nothing to do with any so-called talent.

Han Zhou was able to hear the bell's sound entirely due to his current state—

"Leave it to fate."

The reason he chose "Leave it to fate" from the three random states was not only because he valued that this state could increase the probability of triggering the mission, but also because he immediately sensed the potential of this state.

"Leave it to fate" means to accept the arrangements of heaven and destiny to decide the future, and that one's destiny is not in one's own hands.

If we remove two strokes and change "listen to fate" to "listen to human fate," can its meaning be translated by analogy and understood as fate being in one's own hands?

That was Han Zhou's first thought when he saw this situation.

The thought that this status could even interfere with fate prompted him to add it to the status bar without hesitation.

Unfortunately, although he defined "subject to fate" as he initially intended, the status bar's judgment failed.

Han Zhou's assessment was that this definition might be a bit too extreme, allowing someone to interfere with fate. Such power would likely exceed the limits of the status bar, or even the current limits of the three-level status bar.

Regarding this point, the description of the temporary state solidifier clearly mentions that the number of states it can solidify is limited. Similarly, the status bar itself is also likely to have limitations and cannot assign an extraordinary definition to a certain state without limit.

Interfering with fate is considered incredibly powerful even in fantasy novels. It might not be impossible to actually do it, but you'd probably need to upgrade the status bar to a higher level, which is impossible with the current one.

According to Han Zhou's analysis, the scope of influence that the level 3 status bar can currently affect seems to be limited to himself. It can adjust and modify himself, but this power cannot be applied to others for the time being, let alone to fate.

So he failed.

It's worth mentioning that during the process of modifying the status, if it fails to assign a definition to a modified status, the status bar will provide some adjustment directions. So, Han Zhou adjusted it back and forth, and the strength of the "Leave it to fate" ability was reduced lower and lower until he finally settled on a new definition.

"Follow your own destiny: You are in control of your body. You can choose any part of your body to strengthen your physique. The function of that part will be greatly enhanced. Cooldown time: 3 hours."

The difference between deciding one's fate and deciding one's own body is quite significant, but Han Zhou is still relatively satisfied.

Both consume four points. The "Leave it to fate" ability is somewhat similar to "On the verge of death" ability, but their focuses are different, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

"On the verge of death" represents a comprehensive improvement in physical fitness, and the effects are very significant and intuitive. However, it is inferior to "being at the mercy of fate" in one aspect: this improvement cannot affect the five senses. After all, no matter how strong a person's physical fitness is, their hearing and vision will not be significantly improved as a result.

"Leave it to fate" is different. Although the strengthening can only be limited to a certain part of the body, its application is obviously much broader.

Vision, hearing, smell, taste... the enhancement of these senses is something that "being on the verge of death" cannot achieve, and it can truly make Han Zhou a "superman" to a certain extent.

Moreover, this enhancement can even affect organs such as the heart and stomach, resulting in different effects, which is something that "being on the verge of death" cannot achieve.

Moreover, each enhancement only has a three-hour cooldown, which means that one modification can perform up to eight different body part enhancements, undoubtedly bringing many new experiences.

Hmm... a completely new experience.

Moreover, Han Zhou's plan is very clear: in order to save points and maintain his body, the "on the verge of death" state will soon be solidified, and the solidified state cannot be modified within a month, which is equivalent to entering a long-term cooling-off period.

Therefore, the new state of "submitting to fate" can be said to have come at a very timely time, and even to a very crucial time, because Han Zhou now needs strong hearing to hear the sound of the bell.

Moreover, there are other ways to modify "leave it to fate".