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

"That's not necessarily true," Zhou Mochen said with a smile. "If you want, I can bring it back for you."

As long as the money is there, is there anything that can't be done?

"It's just a pastry shop," Zhou Mochen said slowly. "Su Su, I will do my best to satisfy you with anything you like, no matter what it is."

"..." Xu Su choked, realizing that this person had developed a hegemonic mindset even in his youth. He was indeed the next generation cultivated by capitalists.

"Really, there's no need." Xu Su refused earnestly: "I only eat it occasionally. If I really want to eat it, I can just have someone buy one. There's no need to go through all that trouble."

After confirming that she wasn't just politely declining, Zhou Mochen said "okay" with some regret.

He was just too eager to please her, trying his best to make her like him more and stop her from always thinking about going back.

What's so good about going back? She's an old man so much older than her, almost thirty. Can he be any better than her?

Zhou Mochen frowned and thought for a moment, then smiled confidently.

After dinner, Xu Su kept saying she wanted to see the night view of Beijing in this era.

Zhou Mochen responded without hesitation and personally drove her out.

"It's 2002 now, right?" Xu Su placed her hands on the car window and looked out at the bustling streets.

Zhou Mochen hummed in agreement and said, "October 28, 2002."

Xu Su nodded slightly. Sure enough, the buildings under the imperial city exuded a vigorous and grand atmosphere, reflecting the historical depth of a century-old capital city, while also carrying the unique coldness of a modern steel city.

Even though it is only the beginning of the 20th century, the prototype of the future international metropolis has already been formed.

Students from small cities who come here, besides the initial shock, gradually feel only confusion and a sense of powerlessness like rootless duckweed.

You can't truly understand your own insignificance, the powerlessness of never being able to cross social class boundaries, until you come here.

If this is a dream...

That dream must be far too real.

Xu Su felt a rare sense of emptiness and bewilderment... a feeling of confusion about where to go or what to do.

Zhou Mochen would occasionally turn his head to look at her, and seeing her like this, he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her.

“Su Su…” He paused, pulled the car over to the side of the road, and was about to say something when his phone rang.

It was very noisy on the other end of the phone; his friend was inviting him to go drinking.

Just as he was about to refuse, the girl next to him turned her head and looked at him, her eyes shining. He was taken aback and asked, "Do you want to go?"

Xu Su nodded: "Go!"

Zhou Mochen smiled and agreed, then restarted the car and made a phone call.

Xu Su was listening to him on the phone, and only after he hung up did she couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean by clearing out all the messy people?"

Zhou Mochen said, "Some of them can't control their mouths after drinking and say things that are not pleasant to hear. Let them go home first."

There are quite a few rules...

However, Xu Su understood the intention.

She felt a sweet warmth in her heart. Sure enough, no matter what age Zhou Mochen was, he always did a great job protecting her, as if he had no teacher.

Red Moon, VIP Box

Shen Chen was sitting in a corner drinking alone when he saw Jiang Baiyi take a phone call, release the girl in his arms, and seriously start clearing the room. So he casually asked a question.

They were told that Zhou Mochen would be there soon, and he even called ahead to ask everyone to be quiet, clearing out all the noisy people.

Jiang Baiyi was also puzzled: "You know, Mo Chen doesn't usually cause this much trouble, so why is he complaining about us being noisy today?"

Shen Chen understood everything. He leaned back on the sofa, a cigarette between his fingers, and said with a smile, "No matter what you see later, don't say anything out of line, don't try to be clever or make any dirty jokes, and behave properly."

Although the group of people were all young, they were used to having fun and had no respect for the girls around them. After Shen Chen gave them a few pointers, he seemed to remember something and put out his cigarette.

When Zhou Mochen led Xu Su in, the large private room was filled with smoke and only had a dozen or so people, men and women. Some were playing cards, some were singing, and even those who were laughing and joking with girls had their hands very proper.

As soon as they pushed the door open, everyone in the private room naturally looked towards the entrance, immediately stopped what they were doing, and fell silent.

Xu Su was pulled inside. She glanced around and found that apart from a few scantily clad girls, every single one of the boys present was someone she had met in her previous life.

Then look at their posture of embracing each other...

Tsk…

Sure enough, even at the age of seventeen or eighteen, playboys were already quite wild.

Zhou Mochen had instructed her not to reveal her background, so Xu Su obediently let them look her over, pretending not to know them even though she did.

It wasn't until they sat down that someone realized, "Brother Zhou, who is this?"

"My girlfriend, Xu Su," Zhou Mochen introduced succinctly.

He then took the wine glass from the girl in the cool work uniform, tilted his head to ask Xu Su if she wanted to drink, and personally poured her a glass of wine.

A group of boys nearby looked at each other. They were all about the same age and not yet old enough to inherit the family business. They usually hung out in the same circle and knew each other very well.

The fact that Zhou Mochen, a man who never even glances at women, suddenly has a girlfriend is absolutely shocking.

Only Shen Chen was unsurprised. He stood up from the corner, walked over to Xu Su, sat down next to her, and clinked his wine glass with hers: "Bottoms up."

Xu Su then noticed that Shen Chen was also there. She looked curiously at the corner where he had been sitting. Was there no girl with him?

The expression on her face was quite telling. Shen Chen put down his empty wine glass, looked at her, and smiled: "I'm just listening to your advice, aren't I?"

"...A promising young man." Xu Su praised him, picked up his own wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

After she downed a glass of wine, the atmosphere, which had just become somewhat stagnant, instantly became lively again.

As Zhou Mochen filled Xu Su's glass with wine, he began to introduce her to everyone present.

The first person I'll introduce is Jiang Baiyi.

He raised his glass to Xu Su and greeted her politely: "Mo Chen is quite something. He found such a beautiful girlfriend without making a sound, making all the others around us look like ordinary beauties. Come, let me toast you both. I hope you two will be together forever."

These words were very pleasing to Zhou Mochen, who smiled, picked up his wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

Actually, compared to Shen Chen, Xu Su had a better impression of Jiang Baiyi in her previous life. After all, although he was a womanizer, at least he didn't seduce her roommate. So she readily clinked glasses with him and drank it all.

Then, in order, came Tu Yu, Xie Si, and Liu Mingyu. Xu Su could barely recognize these people.

She didn't even remember the full names of the remaining few.

I didn't have much contact with these people in my previous life, so I certainly wasn't very familiar with them.