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

Xu Su was speechless, wondering when Zhou Mochen would understand that she was no longer a child.

I have no idea what he's worried about. Is he afraid she'll get lost? Or that she'll encounter danger?

Or are you worried that she'll run away and never come back?

Xu Su simply couldn't understand his thinking.

After using the restroom and returning to the private room, they found that most of the food had been eaten. The group was discussing where to continue their second round of meals, and the two chief engineers asked Zhou Mochen, who was seated above them, for instructions.

He waved his hand dismissively, showing little interest.

Just then, Xu Su walked to her seat and sat down. Zhou Mochen asked in a low voice, "Have you finished eating?"

"Of course we ate well," Xu Su nodded slightly, picked up the refilled wine glass in front of her and drank it all in one gulp, stopping him from pouring more wine. "Let's go back."

It was past nine o'clock when I came out of the hotel. The night breeze was quite refreshing.

Before long, Huang Chao drove up in his car, and Zhou Mochen pulled Xu Su into the back seat.

As soon as the air conditioning was turned on, Xu Su felt stuffy and hot inside the car, so she rolled down the window to let in the cool evening breeze.

They were completely unaware that the atmosphere inside the car was unusually quiet.

Only after his fingers were gripped tightly did Zhou Mochen lean slightly closer and ask, "Are you angry?"

“…?” Xu Su thought for a moment, unsure which matter he was referring to, but she wasn’t angry about anything.

It's just a matter of helplessness at most.

Zhou Mochen gently stroked the back of her hand, lost in thought for a few seconds before continuing, "You like their peach blossom wine. I'll buy the recipe and hire a master brewer to make wine just for you when we get back to the capital, okay?"

Xu Su blinked; this was so thoughtful.

She nodded, somewhat tempted, and said yes.

Zhou Mochen smiled and pinched her cheek, then said, "If you don't like me controlling your drinking, then you should be more mindful of your limits in the future, and I won't interfere."

"You..." Xu Su turned her head in surprise: "You're not treating me like a child anymore?"

“I didn’t treat you like a child…” Zhou Mochen explained helplessly, “I admit that I do feel uneasy about you. I’m always worried that you might be uncomfortable or encounter danger, so I want to take care of you. This is wrong of me, and I will change.”

"..." She was right after all. Wasn't Zhou Mochen's attitude towards her just like that of parents raising a child? They were terrified that their child would be kidnapped by human traffickers if they left their sight.

This can't be done, and drinking too much of that is also bad. They always try to control their children with their own ideas, all under the guise of doing it for their own good.

So, it turns out that Xu Weiping was trying to make up for the lack of fatherly love in her life?

But I thought she was just a child, and I didn't see him...

Xu Su let out a soft "Huh?" and felt a wave of disgust wash over her own imagination.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Mochen thought she was cold as she shrank her shoulders, so he reached out and hugged her, then rolled up the car window.

He seemed to have seriously reflected on his actions. Seeing Xu Su obediently letting him hold her, he couldn't help but pinch her cheek again and instructed, "But Su Su, you need to be careful when drinking. You can only drink freely when you are sure it is safe, understand?"

"I'm not stupid, why would I drink in an unsafe place?" Xu Su pouted and slapped his hand away. "Zhou Mochen, stop treating me like a daughter from now on, you hear me?"

Zhou Mochen hummed in agreement, then chuckled at her words: "Were you angry with me for not letting you continue drinking?"

“No…” Xu Su denied it outright. “I’m not a petty person. At most, I’m just a little annoyed, but I wouldn’t say I’m angry.”

"Oh..." Zhou Mochen nodded in response, feeling that it was inconvenient to talk like that, so he simply picked the person up and sat them on his lap, then asked with a smile, "What about the front? Were you angry in the front?"

Xu Su sat sideways on his lap, their eyes meeting in the dim light of the back seat. She thought for a moment, then, realizing he was asking about Lily, she pushed his face away in an annoyed tone: "What's there to be angry about?"

"Not angry?" Zhou Mochen raised an eyebrow and chuckled cryptically. "You're really not angry? Didn't you see what she was up to?"

"I can tell," Xu Su said, and tried to get up and sit down on him, but Zhou Mochen held her tightly around the waist and wouldn't let her go.

Only then did she belatedly realize that this person seemed to mind her answer that she was 'not angry'.

"What do you mean?" Xu Su glared at him. "Isn't it good that I'm not angry? Do you want me to be angry?"

She thought he was most afraid of her getting angry, but he's unhappy that she's not angry?

A man's heart is truly unfathomable.

"Of course I want you to be angry!" Zhou Mochen turned her face and carefully observed her expression through the flashing lights outside the car window.

After confirming that the girl was indeed not unhappy about this at all, he gritted his teeth and laughed: "Xu Su, you have a big heart. Someone gave me a woman in front of you, and you're not unhappy at all. You're quite capable."

Xu Su immediately recognized the sarcastic tone in his words. Speechless, she grabbed his wrist and said sincerely, "You didn't even glance at her. Why should I be angry? Getting angry over the actions of someone insignificant is just asking for trouble."

“You didn’t even glance at her, didn’t let her touch you, and didn’t even drink the wine she poured for you. I really have no reason to be angry.”

As Xu Su spoke, she realized that this person probably wanted to be praised, so she generously looked up and kissed him: "You behaved well today, very much in keeping with male virtues!"

She kissed him hard, the sound of the smack echoing loudly in the closed car. Huang Chao, in the driver's seat, even paused in his breathing.

I always felt he should be under the car, not inside…

Zhou Mochen, who was initially filled with irritability, was instantly soothed by the kiss.

He touched the spot where he had been kissed, his lips curving involuntarily upwards, but he still said with some lingering resentment, "I think you just don't care about me. Others are flirting with me right in front of you, and you don't even react."

"What kind of reaction do you want me to have?" Xu Su asked, puzzled. "Stand up and yell at her, or slap her, or even fight with other women to win your favor?"

Not to mention that Lily didn't do anything outrageous, she didn't even get close to Zhou Mochen. Even if she did unexpectedly throw herself into his arms, Xu Su would only hold Zhou Mochen accountable for letting her hug him.

Xu Suzhen could never do something like this: comparing herself to other women, fighting, and maliciously insulting them all for the sake of a man.

Just thinking about it made it hard for her to accept herself like that, and her face turned grim.

Seeing her displeasure, Zhou Mochen quickly denied it, "That's not what I meant. I just wanted to know how much you care about me."

He paused, then asked, "...Susu, if I had glanced at that woman a little longer than usual, would you have been angry?"