Forced into a romantic relationship.

Gu Zheng's cheeks flushed, and she subconsciously puffed out her chest. For some reason, she was so nervous that she blurted out, "I'm only eighteen years old. I told you I'll grow taller!"

Han Zhou was stunned for two seconds before he realized what this guy was talking about, and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I was looking at the pendant around your neck, what are you talking about?"

Gu Zheng's expression froze, and she silently lowered her head.

To avoid embarrassing her, Han Zhou quickly explained, "I noticed that the pendant I gave you seems to have faded, but I'm not sure. After all, it only cost a few hundred yuan, it shouldn't be that bad..."

Gu Zheng knew this was Han Zhou giving her a way out, so she snorted and pretended to be calm as she picked up the dolphin pendant and examined it for a while before saying irritably, "Nonsense, it's not that easy for the color to fade. It's because of the sunlight."

"It's good that the color didn't fade." Han Zhou smiled.

Looking at his profile, Gu Zheng suddenly remembered that the dolphin pendant was the first gift Han Zhou had ever given her, and she was the first person to receive a gift from him. She couldn't help but feel happy and tentatively asked, "Han Zhou, what do you like?"

"Me?" Han Zhou was taken aback. "I don't have anything I particularly like."

"What are your hobbies?"

No, not at all.

Han Zhou thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "It's not that I don't have anything, but I don't really have anything I'm particularly passionate about. I spent most of my energy studying in high school and didn't have time to think about these things. I'll probably find something I want to do in college."

"Oh……"

Gu Zheng lowered her head dejectedly, staring at the pendant around her neck in deep thought. Han Zhou's birthday was coming up soon, and she had already missed it last time. Now she didn't know what he liked or disliked, so what should she give him for his birthday?

Seeing her frowning and silent, Han Zhou assumed she was still worried about developing, so he hesitated for a moment before comforting her, "It's okay, even if you don't develop, it's alright. Being an A-cup isn't a bad thing. Some people aren't even an A-cup..."

Gu Zheng punched him, and seemingly still angry, punched him again.

Looking at her expression, Han Zhou suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "It's good that you're alright."

He was referring to Guzheng's class reunion yesterday, which was probably not a happy occasion. He was worried that the guy would be sullen, and he had been observing him for a while. Now it seems there's nothing to worry about.

Gu Zheng understood that he was concerned about her, so her expression softened slightly. After a moment of silence, she suddenly said, "Han Zhou, will you take me home tonight? I'll tell you about my past."

She seemed a little nervous.

"Okay." Han Zhou smiled.

Gu Zheng felt uneasy and reminded her, "I meant you were giving it to me, not Lin Anyu giving it to us!"

"Okay, okay, I got it."

The two found Lin Youya's house according to the address, rang the doorbell, and soon saw Lin Anyu holding a mobile phone and opening the door. His hair was messy and he looked like he had just woken up.

"You're here? I thought you couldn't find the place."

"This house is so conspicuous, how could it not be found?"

Han Zhou glanced at Lin Anyu's phone screen and asked in confusion, "Why are you suddenly playing Candy Crush?"

"Because this game has no main characters or supporting characters."

Lin Anyu replied with a nonsensical remark, then led the two into the house, saying, "Please make yourselves at home. The drinks are in the refrigerator. I'll go get Ya Ya."

He pointed out the location of the refrigerator to the two of them, went upstairs to the second floor and found Lin Youya playing with the dog. He boasted, "Youya, your beloved Brother Han Zhou is already downstairs. See? I didn't lie to you, did I?"

Lin Youya ignored her, squatting down to stroke the head of a teddy bear, and said earnestly, "General, remember, you are also the protagonist of your own story, from now on..."

"What? Brother Han Zhou is here?"

She seemed to have been a little distracted, only receiving Lin Anyu's message halfway through her sentence. She immediately picked up Teddy, got up, and without even glancing at the foolish owl, hurriedly ran downstairs.

"You slow down!"

Lin Anyu reminded her helplessly from behind.

He never imagined that a casual remark he made would have such a huge impact on Lin Youya's young heart. Not only did she stop playing the game and continue killing monsters, but she also ran upstairs and started talking nonsense to the dog. He didn't know how long this would last...

Han Zhou and Gu Zheng were observing the environment of Lin Youya's house. It was not hard to tell from the furnishings that Lin Anyu's uncle's family was also wealthy. The living room was large and the furniture looked very high-end, but it was messy.

Before the two could even express their feelings, they saw Lin Youya running down the stairs with her short legs, her face full of excitement, as if she had just seen a close relative.

"Brother Han Zhou, Sister Guzheng!"

Although it was only their second meeting, her enthusiasm for the two of them far surpassed that of Lin Anyu. She ran over with a beaming smile, leaving Lin Anyu at the bottom of the stairs frustrated and disappointed.

I'm your older brother...

Although she greeted two people, Lin Youya went straight for Han Zhou, quickly ran up to him, obediently lowered her head and stretched her neck out.

Han Zhou was stunned for a moment before realizing that the little girl meant for him to pat her head. He found it a bit funny, reached out and rubbed her little head, and said with a smile, "Ya Ya, we meet again."

I must say, it feels pretty good.

Gu Zheng's attention was drawn to the puppy in Lin Youya's arms, and she exclaimed, "So cute! Can I pet it?"

She has always been powerless against cute things.

“Of course.” Lin Youya was very generous and immediately put the puppy on the ground, introducing it, “Its name is Mighty General, and it’s very well-behaved.”

"General Weiwu?" Guzheng squatted down, picked up the puppy and rubbed it affectionately. Hearing this, she asked curiously, "Why is it called that?"

"because……"

Lin Youya was full of confidence and wanted to explain, but she was momentarily speechless and couldn't think of a reply for a while. So she quickly put her little hands behind her back and made a gesture to Lin Anyu—

The name was chosen by Lin Anyu. At the time, he quoted extensively from classical texts, listing a whole host of the benefits of the name, which made Lin Youya very satisfied. She had hoped to show off her knowledge in front of her older siblings, but unfortunately, she can't remember any of it now.

If you absolutely had to tell her the reason, she'd probably only come up with something like, "Because it's as majestic as a great general."

Actually, she initially wanted her parents to buy her a majestic and imposing big dog, but she was also fooled by Lin Anyu, who said that truly powerful masters are unassuming and that dogs are the same. She thought this made a lot of sense, so she bought this little Teddy.

Seeing Lin Youya frantically gesturing, Lin Anyu immediately understood. He glanced at the Teddy bear in Gu Zheng's arms and casually replied, "Oh, it's called that because it's majestic, like a general."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Lin Youya nodded repeatedly, and fearing that the shaking of her head would cause Han Zhou's hand to fall off, she deliberately raised her hand above her head and carefully pressed down on the back of Han Zhou's hand so that he could stroke her head with peace of mind. She was extremely considerate.

But she was quickly taken aback, because Lin Anyu's words ended there.

That's it?

Imposing? Like a general?

Is this what this guy said when he named General Weiwu?

Chapter 73 I like him more than he likes me.

The mighty general was not mighty at all.

It's a small, brown, curly-haired teddy bear with a large head, short legs, and eyes that look like two black buttons, giving it a somewhat dazed appearance.

The reason Lin Anyu encouraged Lin Youya to buy the Mighty General dog was not only because he was worried that the large dog might hurt the young Lin Youya, but also because he felt that the dog resembled his foolish cousin by seven points, especially the clear foolishness in its eyes, which was exactly the same.

Of course, Lin Youya was unaware of this. She only remembered how Lin Anyu had praised the dog from multiple perspectives for its intelligence and extraordinary qualities, which led him to choose the Mighty General.

As Lin Youya said, General Weiwu was indeed a very well-behaved dog, or rather, it was a bit lazy, completely unlike its lively little master. It lay motionless in Guzheng's arms, just sticking out its tongue and staring blankly at her.

Guzheng kept stroking the curly-haired teddy bear's fur, her eyes curving into crescents. She loved cute things and seemed completely absorbed in the moment.

Han Zhou finally managed to shake off the clingy Lin Youya, pulled Lin Anyu aside to ask, and sighed, "Is this what you meant by 'extremely urgent' on the phone? This child must have something he wants to ask me for."

From the moment she entered, Lin Youya was trying her best to please Han Zhou without any attempt to hide it. It was obvious that she had ulterior motives, so how could he not see it?

"I don't know what she wants you to do either. I guess she's having another bout of teenage angst," Lin Anyu explained with a wry smile. "But if you hadn't come, she'd probably still be having a life-or-death conversation with General Weiwu right now. Wouldn't you say this is an emergency?"

Talking about life with a dog?

Han Zhou paused for two seconds, then suddenly said warily, "Let me remind you, Gu Zheng and I came here just to relax, not to help you take care of your child."

"Ya Ya isn't going to kindergarten, why would she need you to take care of her?"

Lin Anyu looked at him irritably, "Don't overthink it. One of the main reasons this girl asked you to come here is that she wants to thank you properly. Just remember that. If she makes any unreasonable requests, I'll help you deal with them."

He patted his chest, clearly very experienced in this area.

He paused for a moment, then continued, “Actually, my uncle and his family have wanted to invite you over for a meal for a while, but I kept telling them you were busy. They just called me and said they can’t come back for the time being, and asked me to take good care of you on their behalf.”

Han Zhou glanced at the messy living room: "I don't see any indication that you intend to treat me well?"

Lin Anyu said without changing his expression, "She's just a child. Ya Ya is used to being unruly at home and makes a mess of the living room every few days. Today was too rushed, and I really didn't have time to clean up."

In fact, the reason the living room turned out this way was because of his playful fight with Lin Youya. He should at least take half the blame, but now he's putting all the blame on the oblivious Lin Youya.

"By the way," he began to change the subject, puzzled, "when did you start liking sunglasses? You don't need to wear them once you come inside, take them off."

That day, after seeing Han Zhou successfully flirt with Zhong Ling, he left with the intention of keeping his achievements hidden. Therefore, he did not know that Han Zhou was punched by Zhong Yin afterward, nor did he know the reason why Han Zhou was wearing sunglasses.

Han Zhou didn't say a word. He was sure that if this guy saw his panda eyes, he would laugh louder than anyone else and would probably mention it thirty times in the next month. So this matter absolutely could not be known to him.

So he said calmly, "No need. Wearing sunglasses makes you look more like a secret agent. I remember you said your sister really likes this look."

Lin Anyu was taken aback, thinking that Han Zhou was doing this to save face for him in front of his sister. He was deeply moved and called him a good brother.

Han Zhou didn't explain. He took out his phone to check the time, then glanced at Gu Zheng, who was sitting on the sofa rubbing her dog's head incessantly, and said with a strange expression, "Is there anything you can do to pass the time? If Gu Zheng keeps rubbing like this, I suspect your mighty general will go bald."

"Of course," Lin Anyu said with a mysterious smile. "I've prepared a game that only four people need to play."

Han Zhou glanced at him and reminded him, "This isn't a competitive game, is it? You should know the nature of the guzheng."

"Of course not, I don't want to compete against that guy."

Lin Anyu seemed quite excited about the game he had prepared, a mysterious smile appearing on his face. He suddenly raised an eyebrow and said, "By the way, Han Zhou, you should probably get a new phone, even just a new screen. Otherwise, you'll definitely be laughed at when school starts."

"I know, I'm planning to change it in a few days." Han Zhou nodded; he had already been planning to change his phone for a while.

"I'll give you the address of a mobile phone store later. I know the people there, and they can give you the lowest price, even cheaper than buying online. Remember to let me know when you're going."

"Okay." Han Zhou didn't mince words and joked, "If it's really that cheap, I'll buy two more."

He and Lin Anyu have a good relationship, so there's no need to express gratitude for such a small thing.

Because of the high intimacy level, he can naturally see all of the other party's status attributes, including skills.

This guy has a very interesting skill called "money power," which means he's 20% more likely to solve problems with money than the average person. This is quite in line with his status as a rich second-generation and his carefree personality.

This guy will definitely make a lot of money if he goes into business in the future, because the essence of doing business is to solve problems with money, and his skills will inevitably be put to good use.

Perhaps this is what is meant by "business success".

Lin Anyu chuckled upon hearing this and said nonchalantly, "Sure, just mention my name then."

He rolled his eyes and continued, "But speaking of which, my uncle and his family won't be back in time tonight, and I'm too lazy to have the housekeeper come and cook, so the important task of cooking will be entrusted to you, how about it?"

He had visited Han Zhou's home once and tasted the food he had prepared. He found the taste to be very special and was quite impressed. Now that he had the opportunity, he naturally wanted to try it again.