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

She actually asked if it was alright; at least she knows how to save face for Young Master Zhou in public.

Zhou Mochen raised his eyebrows in surprise, opened her small bag to make sure her phone was inside, then looked down at her with a smile: "If your feet are sore, rest here. Take your phone with you and don't wander around. This area hasn't opened yet, it's quite desolate."

Xu Su nodded obediently.

"Is there anything you'd like to eat?" Zhou Mochen asked in a slightly coaxing tone, "I'll have someone bring it over for you."

Xu Su thought for a moment and said without any hesitation, "I want to drink Yu Ji's taro boba milk tea on Shuanglin Road, iced, and 70% sweet."

Zhou Mochen quickly calculated her menstrual cycle in his mind and turned his head to look behind him.

Huang Chao, who was behind him, quickly replied, "I've got it."

Zhou Mochen nodded slightly and said, "Also, send over some desserts and arrange afternoon tea or coffee for everyone."

This is for everyone.

The people around, who had been quiet since Xu Su started speaking, quickly expressed their gratitude.

Coffee or not doesn't really matter; the main thing is that the young master is treating us, which is an immense honor. In such a large Zhou family enterprise with thousands of employees, how many people have ever received such a privilege?

After watching Xu Su sit down, Zhou Mochen glanced around, selected two female employees from the group to stay and look after them, and then left.

As soon as Zhou Mochen left, Xu Su took out her phone and started chatting in the group.

As soon as she showed up, Nanyang noticed and enthusiastically invited her to log on to the game.

Xu Suwan declined, but sent a photo instead: "Out with my boyfriend, my laptop isn't with me."

Actually, one of the two female employees accompanying her did carry a laptop, but it was their work computer, and Xu Su wasn't so demanding as to insist that they use it for her to play games.

She was very good at bullying Zhou Mochen, but she was very polite and reasonable to outsiders.

The photo clearly shows a newly built shopping mall that hasn't officially opened yet.

Xu Su said she was going out with her boyfriend...

Several people in the group started to chime in.

[Susu, what does your boyfriend do? Is he a businessman?]

Could he be an architectural engineer? Bringing his girlfriend to see his design—that's so cool!

[That's impossible, isn't it? Didn't Su Su say her boyfriend is five years older than her? In his early twenties, less than two years out of college, it's rare for someone to be qualified to independently design such a large project, right?]

[It might not have been completed independently; someone might have been heavily involved.]

[He's most likely a businessman; this mall probably belongs to him. He's just bringing his girlfriend to see his business empire.]

"..." Xu Su truly admired their imagination.

This is a business empire…

Xu Su gave a simple answer: he was a businessman.

The group members all had the same attitude as expected.

Compared to junior engineers involved in projects, wealthy and powerful bosses are definitely a better match for beautiful women.

However, to be fair, a businessman who can own such a large shopping mall at such a young age must come from an extraordinary background.

Everyone was thinking these things to themselves, and no one would specifically ask Xu Su, "Is your boyfriend very rich, and how much money does he have?"

Asking such a question would be considered tactless.

The conversation in the group chat gradually shifted to the topic of an upcoming offline gathering.

It has been more than two months since the last gathering, and this time the sect leader Si Xuan has confirmed that he will come. It also happens to be summer vacation, so many members in the group who are not in the capital have holidays.

As a result, the number of confirmed attendees at this gathering was much higher than usual, including Sika from the United States.

People from faraway lands would come to the capital, so Xu Su, the "recognized beauty" who kept saying she wanted to go to university in Beijing, was naturally besieged by a group of people.

They wouldn't stop until they forced her to agree to attend.

At first, Xu Su didn't dare to make any promises, but later she couldn't resist and could only nod in agreement, promising to be there.

If we don't let them see it for themselves, this group will probably blow up the group chat.

One of the two female employees who had been instructed by Zhou Mochen to stay with Xu Su answered a phone call and went downstairs. A short while later, she came back up with a bunch of food and drinks, followed by two men, also carrying loads of food.

"Your milk tea." A cup of taro boba milk tea with a straw inserted and still steaming cold was handed over.

Xu Su accepted the gift, thanked the purse, and took a deep breath, instantly cooling her somewhat agitated heart.

Two delivery men set up a folding table, placed a series of desserts and coffee on it, bowed slightly, and left.

Xu Su glanced at the table a few times, picked out a mango mille-feuille, opened it, and scooped out a spoonful.

Ok…

It is too sweet.

It's already full-sugar milk tea, and then it's paired with dessert.

It's so sweet it's almost cloying.

After taking only one bite, Xu Su put down her spoon and looked at the two girls who had been standing next to her. "You two don't need to stand there either. Sit down and have something to eat."

Compared to Huang Chao, who closely followed Zhou Mochen, these two girls clearly didn't have such a strong sense of class distinction.

After thanking Xu Su, the two exchanged a glance, unfolded two folding stools, sat down, and awkwardly began to enjoy their afternoon tea.

Zhou Mochen and his group returned after Xu Su had drunk most of the milk tea.

Looking at the two middle-aged engineers behind Zhou Mochen, who were giving a long and detailed report, their faces beaming, Xu Su thought that the test results seemed to be pretty good.

After Zhou Mochen approached, he first picked up the milk tea that Xu Su had drunk from and shook it. He found that it was more than half empty and frowned, saying, "Don't drink the rest."

Xu Su nodded indifferently: "If I don't want to drink, I won't."

The ice had all melted, and she didn't really want to drink the rest anyway.

"Not to your liking?" He looked at the dessert in front of Xu Su, which she had only scooped out a spoonful of.

"It's too sweet. Milk tea is already very sweet, I can't eat it."

Zhou Mochen nodded slightly, sat down next to Xu Su, and took her hand. Before he could say anything more, Huang Chao had already tactfully arranged for everyone to take their coffee and walk away.

"..." Xu Su always felt that Huang Feng's older brother had the talent to be the chief eunuch in ancient times.

With her chin gripped, Xu Su turned her head and saw Zhou Mochen's enlarged face.

Xu Su's pupils contracted, and she quickly turned her head to avoid it.

Zhou Mochen paused for a moment, then with a slight force, he turned her face back and kissed her forcefully.

There were a bunch of people around, all of them his employees. Why couldn't he resist kissing her at that moment?

Xu Su was speechless, but fortunately, he was just having a sudden lapse in judgment and only took a small bite before backing away.

Zhou Mochen's eyes were filled with a faint sense of grievance: "I haven't seen you for two hours. Knowing that you're downstairs, I couldn't concentrate on my work at all. I just wanted to come down, hug you, and kiss you."

"..." Xu Su was completely stunned. What kind of love-struck brain was this?! The concentration was way too high!

I wonder if he'll feel like I'm disliking him if I suggest he get his brain checked.

She remained silent for a while, but Zhou Mochen wasn't angry. He opened a bottle of mineral water, took a couple of sips, and turned to ask, "They're having a celebration party tonight. Do you want to go?"