Forced into a relationship

However, Han Zhou was puzzled. What was there to think about? He tentatively said, "I wonder if you are too sentimental today? You were absent-minded when you were singing just now..."

"This is not sentimentality, this is normal thinking."

Mo Yixia said calmly, "I was wondering, if my singing just now wasn't good, would you really not have 'turned around', or would you not have given the answer 'I want to listen' from the beginning."

Han Zhou was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "But you sing very well, why do you have to assume such unnecessary things?"

"Assumptions have many meanings, and there is no such thing as unnecessary at any time."

"Aren't you just being picky?"

Mo Yixia didn't answer. She was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "Actually, I had a dream when I fell asleep."

Han Zhou looked at her suspiciously, with obvious reservations: "To be honest, I have great doubts about whether you are really asleep..."

Mo Yixia turned her head and looked over.

Han Zhou gave an awkward laugh and tactfully stopped interrupting.

Mo Yixia said: "In the dream, I am no longer cute and lovely, nor do I have extraordinary talent and intelligence. I have nothing. I am just an ordinary person."

I am more curious whether you still have an extraordinary narcissism in your dream...

Han Zhou complained in his heart and listened silently.

At the same time, something unexpected happened to him.

[Temporary task has been triggered: Please give enough respect to the target character Mo Yixia's dream monologue and listen patiently until the end to get 5 points]

The words that suddenly popped up made him stunned for a moment, and then he became excited - looking at the meaning of this task, it seemed that he didn't have to do anything, he could get points just by listening to Mo Yixia's talking in her sleep. Is there such a good thing?

He immediately sat up straight, looking like he was listening attentively, and the only thing he was about to say was "Why don't you continue?"

Mo Yixia seemed to be reminiscing, saying, "In the dream, I was not only ordinary, but also had no talent for singing. My voice was average and tone-deaf. Every time I sang, I would be laughed at by many people. So I gradually became discouraged and stopped singing in front of people, until one day I met you who was wandering around and picking through garbage for a living."

"What the hell?"

A question mark popped up in Han Zhou's head, and he almost vomited blood. "I wander around for a living? And I rummage through garbage everywhere?"

Can you guarantee that you didn't take advantage of your sleep talking to maliciously frame me?

Mo Yixia ignored him and continued, "Our initial relationship was the same as in reality, based on the exchange of interests. The conditions were very simple - I would feed you, and you would always stand by me and praise my singing."

If it is true, then this dream is somewhat bizarre...

Han Zhou muttered to himself and pricked up his ears patiently, but he didn't hear anything else. He looked at Mo Yixia and asked in shock, "That's it?"

"No more." Mo Yixia said.

"That's it?"

"That's it."

"Stop talking nonsense. Does this alone make you sentimental?"

"I'm not being sentimental." Mo Yixia seemed a little disdainful, "I just didn't expect that you were eating gigolos even in your dreams."

"I'm not a gigolo in real life, okay..."

Han Zhou's face darkened. Looking at the unfinished timed task, he knew that this dream would definitely have a sequel. He quickly said, "How can you only tell half of this story? Keep going."

"It's really gone." Mo Yixia shook her head gently.

"I know there are."

"there is none left"

"This is possible." Han Zhou looked expectant.

"This really doesn't exist."

After a pause, Mo Yixia said thoughtfully, "But if you really want to listen, it's not impossible, but you have to promise me one thing."

"What's the matter again?" Han Zhou was alert.

"I mentioned this yesterday, and my request is very simple - that is, you can't be angry with me when this happens."

Can’t be angry?

Han Zhou was stunned. Mo Yixia did talk about this matter yesterday, but she was vague about it and didn't mention it this morning. He thought she was just making it up, but he didn't expect it to be true...

and many more.

He suddenly realized something was wrong.

I stroke it...

At first, it was this guy who asked me if I wanted to listen to her sing. At that time, the decision-making power was clearly in my hands. I was clearly making a profit. How come now, with all the inexplicable interference, I have to agree to one of this guy's conditions?

If it weren't for this temporary mission...

Damn, the status bar misled me!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 69 You Are Behind the Clouds

After a brief hesitation, Han Zhou finally chose to give in for five points.

"I promise you." He said helplessly, "But let me make it clear in advance, if you do something too extreme, I can't guarantee that I won't be angry."

He still felt unhappy and protested at the right time, "Also, could you please not always use conditions in exchange to get me to do things, making it like a transaction."

Mo Yixia agreed and said, "Okay, then I will just ask you to help me with anything in the future."

"That's pretty much it..."

Han Zhou thought it was just like a friend's way of getting along, but soon realized something was wrong——

That's not right. This guy's problem is quite troublesome. If she asks me for help, I have to help her. Wouldn't I be at a loss?

No, that's not the case. On the contrary, I can also ask her to help me with things...

As if seeing through his thoughts, Mo Yixia asked, "What's wrong?"

Han Zhou shook his head: "It's okay, just keep talking. I'm a homeless man rummaging through garbage, and you're an ordinary person with no sense of tune. So what?"

Let’s finish the temporary task first.

"Well... let me think about it. In exchange, I need to make sure you have enough food to eat, and you need to praise my singing voice whenever you can..."

Mo Yixia first reviewed what she had said before, and then her eyes showed a thoughtful look. It was hard to tell whether she was recalling or making it up. Anyway, Han Zhou felt that it was the latter.

A few seconds later, Mo Yixia said, "We have maintained this relationship for a long time. Singing is one of the few things I like, but I don't sing well and no one likes to listen to me, so I only dare to sing in front of you. Although it is always very reluctant, you still force yourself to praise my singing for being a good singer in order to have a free meal. I know you don't want to, and I know it's against your will, but I still feel satisfied."

What's all this...

Han Zhou murmured in his heart, but he kept the task requirements in mind, gave enough respect to this dream monologue, and did not interrupt it.

He also wanted to hear what this guy had to say.

"Dreams are hard to grasp. I can't remember many details now. I don't know how time passed in them. I just remember that the story kept developing in an absurd and dull way. The absurd part was that we were maintaining such an awkward relationship, but gradually we developed true feelings."

Han Zhou raised his eyebrows slightly.

However, Mo Yixia's old problem came back. She stopped talking here, pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked without warning: "Han Zhou, do you know what I hate the most?"

The most annoying thing...

Han Zhou was stunned for two seconds, not knowing why this guy suddenly brought up this. He hesitated for a while and said, "Locked at home to study?"

"I really don't like this, but it's just a derivative appearance, not the essence of things."

Han Zhou thought about it carefully and said, "It's too hard to guess the essence, but the source of this matter should be your mother, but I remember you said before that you didn't hate her that much, so it doesn't seem to be her..."

Of course, he had thought about the reasons why Mo Yixia developed a world-weary mentality, but no matter how he thought about it, he felt that it was Jiang Baiqian's coercive education that put too much pressure on her, which caused her to close her heart and become what she is now.

However, this inference is somewhat untenable after it is confirmed that Mo Yixia is a good student, because she can fully bear the pressure. Once she shows her true level, Jiang Baiqian may not force her like this at all.

"You finally remember what I said for once." Mo Yixia breathed a sigh of relief.

What she was referring to was obviously that Han Zhou remembered her saying that she didn't hate her mother very much.

Perhaps because of this, she did not let Han Zhou continue to guess, but gave the answer directly.

“What I hate is other people’s expectations.”

"expect?"

Han Zhou frowned slightly, not expecting such an answer.

"Well, I don't remember when it started. The reason why my mother forced me to study was actually because she wanted me to help her complete something she couldn't do. I hated her fiery gaze and didn't want to fulfill her wish, but it wasn't entirely because of her."

"Many people say that she did it for my own good, but to me, this statement itself is the most hypocritical expectation, imposed kindness, an inescapable shackle, disgusting and nauseating - expectations are too heavy for me, and I always feel that it is another kind of coercion."

After a pause, Mo Yixia continued, "But I know very well that people are individuals, but they are also social animals. We will always have intersections for various reasons, and it is inevitable to put expectations on each other. I can ignore how others get along, but I can't accept anyone having any kind of expectations of me. Do you understand what I mean?"

She glanced at Han Zhou.

It turned out to be like this...

Han Zhou was silent for a long time. To be honest, he found it difficult to support Mo Yisha's theory. The other party's idea was too extreme. If a person chooses to reject all expectations, it is destined to be difficult to connect with others, and it is normal to gradually get tired of this world.

He finally understood why the status bar said that Mo Yixia was extremely rebellious and hated all expectations. This was the other person's nature. She was unwilling to respond to others, which was naturally a form of rebellion.

This should be a disease, right?

"Is that why you feel pessimistic about the world?" he asked.

"Did you see that?"

Mo Yixia seemed a little surprised, but her tone remained calm, "It's not wrong to say that I'm world-weary. This is a heavy world entangled with various expectations. Whether it comes from others or from society, everyone has to live under heavy pressure. It's natural that I hate it."

“But this will be very tiring.”

Mo Yixia didn't answer but asked: "Is it easy for you to be like this now?"

Han Zhou was choked for a moment, and suddenly remembered what the other party said yesterday. He couldn't help but ask: "Do you still hate me?"

"Are you asking about the past or the present?"

"Of course now."

"You really forgot what I said again."

Mo Yixia sighed lightly and did not answer. She just said, "In fact, I don't have much resentment towards you, because you are one of the few people who don't have any expectations of me, or you don't like to force others. So far, your biggest expectation of me is just for me to smile at you. I don't know what kind of strange habit it is..."