Locking away my heart and love! Going back to 2000 to be a top student again.

Xu Su shook her head violently, "I don't want to go to the capital. You have things to do, so go back by yourself. I won't be afraid to go alone."

Zhou Mochen scrutinized her, "I'm worried about leaving you here alone. Either come with me, or I'll call someone to keep an eye on you. Xu Su, it's your choice."

"..." Xu Su felt helpless and annoyed by his suspicious gaze. She said angrily, "What are you worried about?"

Zhou Mochen's answer was direct: "I'm afraid that as soon as I leave, you'll immediately run off to check on your ex-boyfriend, who's still in the hospital right now. What if you feel guilty and rekindle your old flame with him?"

"It just so happens that your injury hasn't fully healed yet. Either come with me to the capital and I'll keep an eye on you myself, or I'll have someone come here to watch over you. Just stay in this house and don't wander around aimlessly."

Zhou Mochen chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Xu Su, just think of me as petty, as someone who's been bitten by a snake once and is afraid of ropes for ten years. Don't say I'm autocratic. I'll give you a choice, two options, you choose one."

This means she's going to lock herself away...

They even need to call the jailer to watch over her!

"You call this a choice? Zhou Mochen, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about the word 'choice'?"

Seeing his non-negotiable attitude, Xu Su laughed angrily, "Fine! I choose option two. You can call someone to keep an eye on me."

"It's just a matter of staying in this house for a few more days," Xu Su gritted her teeth. "Can't I just stay?"

Even if she's punished for lying...

"I'll be back soon after I've finished dealing with things, so don't be too angry with me." Zhou Mochen lowered his head and kissed Xu Su's lips. "I'll have three aunties stay here with you tonight, and Huang Chao will be coming too."

As he spoke, Zhou Mochen frowned slightly. Thinking that it might be inconvenient for Huang Chao, a grown man, he picked up his phone and quickly made a call, "Have Gu Yue book the fastest flight to Changshi."

"Contact Huang Chao after landing and follow his instructions."

The call was brief, very much in line with Zhou Mochen's usual style. After hanging up, he said to Xu Su, "Huang Chao is here temporarily tonight. Don't feel uncomfortable. Someone will come to replace him tomorrow."

Xu Su heard his conversation clearly and remembered a name that seemed to come from a distant memory.

Gu Yue..

She is one of the few women in Zhou Mochen's assistant team.

In her previous life, when Xu Su had just started dating Zhou Mochen, she had met this assistant many times.

After all, Zhou Mochen wouldn't arrange for a male assistant like Huang Chao to handle many matters concerning Xu Su.

However, as time had passed, Xu Su's impression of Gu Yue had become quite vague.

Xu Su couldn't remember when she had last seen Gu Yue. For some reason she wasn't quite sure about, the female assistant had disappeared from Zhou Mochen's assistant team.

Xu Su only vaguely remembered that Gu Yue was a very gentle woman. In conversation, she would make people lower their guard and feel the urge to confide in her.

You can't become Zhou Mochen's assistant without some skills; everyone in his assistant team has their own unique talents.

Zhou Mochen has a knack for using people, which is why his base remains as stable as Mount Tai even when he is not in the capital.

For example, Huang Chao remained Zhou Mochen's assistant until Xu Su was reborn, while General Assistant Li Li was one of the earliest people to stay by Zhou Mochen's side.

Xu Su had met most of the people in Zhou Mochen's assistant team during this period, and among them, including Huang Chao, more than a decade later, they were all key figures in Zhou Mochen's team.

Only Gu Yue was eliminated halfway through...

So, what was the reason for her elimination?

In her past life, Xu Su wouldn't have cared about these issues. She wouldn't have cared who was by Zhou Mochen's side or who wasn't, let alone bother to pay attention to them.

But now, she suddenly became curious and really wanted to know why Gu Yue was eliminated.

Xu Su looked at Zhou Mochen. Today he was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and trousers. Even just sitting there casually, he exuded the gentle and elegant air of a noble young master. He had broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and well-defined muscles on his arms.

Her slender, strong waist and long legs were discreetly hidden inside her clothes; only she had ever measured that waistline.

Xu Su had witnessed it firsthand, so she knew Zhou Mochen looked even better with his clothes off...

Even without looking at that delicate face, she has a very tempting body.

"What are you looking at?" Zhou Mochen asked with a smile. "If you like it, you can touch it. I won't stop you."

Xu Su awkwardly looked away. Was she being too obvious?

Actually... it's not shameful to be attracted to your boyfriend's body, is it?

Xu Su isn't a young girl in the true sense; she's thirty at heart...

But she ultimately didn't dare to touch it.

If he were to touch her like that, Zhou Mochen might not even make it back to the capital that night...

No, given his romantic nature, he definitely won't go back to Beijing!

Xu Su didn't have the courage to make a move, and Zhou Mochen waited for a while before sighing with some regret.

He took her hand and pulled it towards his abdomen, saying with a half-smile, "I told you I'm yours, Xu Su. If you really want to do it, don't hold back. I won't refuse you."

Xu Su's face flushed red, and she abruptly pulled her hand away. What kind of indecent words were those!

The hand didn't move after all.

After having dinner with Xu Su, Zhou Mochen went out.

Before leaving, he forcibly confiscated Xu Su's phone, thoroughly offending her, and didn't even intend to give her a farewell kiss.

Zhou Mochen tried to coax her again and again, but finally, he had no choice but to give her a big kiss before leaving.

Not long after he left, Huang Chao arrived.

He must have come straight over without even having dinner after finishing his work. Huang Chao was covered in sweat, his face was flushed, and he still smelled of alcohol from lunch.

He glanced at the dishes that hadn't been cleared from the restaurant, gave Xu Su a brief greeting, and then asked the aunt to bring him a clean set of chopsticks and bowls before starting to eat.

Xu Su watched from the side, feeling a pang of sympathy for the hardships faced by working people.

At noon, Huang Chao drank quite a bit while entertaining the school leaders, probably not even having time for lunch, before Zhou Mochen called him to deal with Xi Zirong's matter.

Zhou Mochen, as the boss, simply left, leaving Huang Chao with a mess to deal with.

They have to explain to the school, take Xi Zirong to the hospital, and perhaps also face Xi Zirong's parents.

Before figuring out Zhou Mochen's attitude, Huang Chao couldn't be too forceful in handling the matter, nor could he directly apologize.

Anyway... if Xu Su were to handle this matter, she wouldn't be able to handle it well.

I've been so busy until now that I finally have a hot meal... Working under Zhou Mochen is really tough.

Huang Chao quickly finished a bowl of rice, and seeing Xu Su staring at him, he looked a little embarrassed. "...Was my eating too rough?"

Xu Su waved her hand, "No, take your time eating. Come to the living room when you're done, I have something to ask you."