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

Xu Su reclined the chair, lay down comfortably, and lazily closed her eyes.

Noticing her gaze, Zhou Mochen also looked over. "If you're tired, take a rest. It'll be another two or three hours before we get to Chang City."

This highway is quite remote, and it was late at night, so there were very few vehicles around. The pitch black outside the car window was actually a bit scary.

Xu Su tightened her grip on their clasped hands, gave a reassuring "Mmm," and closed her eyes to prepare for a nap.

She was indeed tired, and within minutes her breathing became steady, and she had fallen asleep.

On a deserted highway, with your sweetheart sleeping beside you, every now and then you can glance at them and feel an overwhelming sense of contentment.

Zhou Mochen smiled, surprised that he was actually quite content. At this moment, he sincerely hoped that this road would never end.

Unfortunately, the car was moving, the distance was getting shorter and shorter, and it was only getting closer and closer to Changshi.

It was nearly midnight when we returned to the underground parking garage of Royal Central.

Xu Su was in a deep sleep and didn't wake up until the car was turned off. It wasn't until Zhou Mochen carried her into the elevator and the glaring lights shone on her eyelids that she finally woke up with a frown.

She yawned, and after realizing they were home, she leaned her head on Zhou Mochen's shoulder and mumbled, "I'm hungry."

She was too tired in Changshi and only ate a few bites of dinner. Now, after a good night's sleep, her appetite has returned.

The elevator doors opened, and Zhou Mochen carried Xu Su all the way to the living room, placed her on the sofa, and then went back to the entryway to get her slippers. As he knelt down to help her change, he asked her, "What would you like to eat?"

Xu Su glanced at the time and felt it was a bit inhumane to wake the auntie up in the middle of the night to cook a late-night snack. She thought for a moment, looked at her boyfriend squatting in front of her, and asked, "What can you cook?"

Zhou Mochen looked up. "You want me to cook?"

"Can't I?" Xu Su swung her foot.

"Sure, sure." Zhou Mochen held her foot, looking somewhat troubled. "But I've never cooked anything before, and I'm afraid you'll get an upset stomach."

Xu Su encouraged her, "Give it a try, I want to eat what you make."

I want to eat what you make...

Zhou Mochen tightened his grip on her little feet slightly. "Okay, I'll make it for you. What do you want to eat?"

"Noodles, please. Remember to add two eggs, but no scallions." Xu Su made her request without any hesitation. "Just a little bit of spice is fine. You go cook them, I'm going to take a shower first."

After a whole afternoon of this, she hadn't even taken a shower at the hotel in Kang County; she felt sticky all over and couldn't stand it anymore.

Xu Su patted his shoulder and stood up: "Keep it up! A good man should be able to handle both social situations and domestic duties. You should have learned that a long time ago."

In his previous life, Young Master Zhou never lifted a finger and never cooked anything except tea. In this life, he should at least make her a bowl of noodles, right?

Otherwise, how could he repay her for being trapped in his hands twice in her life, even though one time it was forced upon her…

Xu Su casually tossed out a difficult problem, then patted her behind and went back to her room, leaving Zhou Mochen alone in the kitchen to study it.

Looking at the dazzling array of kitchen utensils, he was at a loss and struggled for a long time before finally calling Huang Chao, his life assistant, for help from outside the venue.

After Xu Su finished washing up, a bowl of noodles that looked pretty good was freshly made, with two glistening eggs lying in the noodles, tempting anyone to take a bite.

"..." Xu Su couldn't help but be a little doubtful: "You've really never cooked before?"

“Never before, this is the first time in my life I’ve cooked food.”

Zhou Mochen handed her a pair of chopsticks: "Su Su, try the taste."

Under his expectant gaze, Xu Su tasted Zhou Mochen's debut work...

"How about it?"

After swallowing slowly, Xu Su said truthfully, "It's a bit salty, but this is your first time cooking, and your skill is already quite good. I'm very satisfied."

It was a bit salty, but I didn't want to dampen people's enthusiasm...

Zhou Mochen leaned over and said, "Let me try it."

Xu Su picked up a piece of noodles with her chopsticks and fed it to him, afraid that he would be disappointed. She comforted him, saying, "Apart from being a bit salty, the taste is actually not bad. You can still taste the noodles."

"..." Zhou Mochen silently finished tasting his own cooking, then frowned and wanted to throw it away: "Don't eat it."

"No!" Xu Su clutched the bowl of noodles. "I'm really hungry, I want to eat!"

Zhou Mochen patted her little head, trying to coax her: "This doesn't taste good, sweetie, I'll call Auntie to make you a new bowl."

Xu Su firmly disagreed; these were noodles he had personally cooked for her, and she couldn't bear to throw them away.

No matter what you say, she won't allow it.

In the end, Zhou Mochen had no choice but to eat with her.

They ate the noodles one bite at a time, and they really felt that the affection between them made them feel full even from drinking water.

Even the extremely salty noodles weren't so hard to swallow.

As Zhou Mochen watched the girl engrossed in slurping her noodles, the spring in his heart, which had been gradually drying up, began to rekindle.

Something called 'extravagant hope' keeps popping up...

His gaze was so deep that Xu Su quickly noticed and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

“It’s nothing…” Zhou Mochen said slowly, “I just realized that my darling seems to know how to care for people now.”

I actually managed to finish these awful noodles just because he cooked them…

My sweet baby…

Isn't that her?

"What do you mean?" Xu Su paused, then glared at him angrily: "Are you saying I never cared about you before?"

Zhou Mochen didn't say anything, but simply reached out and patted her little head like he was coaxing a child.

As they fell asleep that night, Zhou Mochen held Xu Su in his arms and kissed her carefully, as if a destitute traveler were kissing a priceless treasure bestowed by heaven, with utmost devotion.

A clean, pure kiss, untouched by any impurities, fell from his cheek to his neck and shoulders. Xu Su felt a slight tickle from the kiss and couldn't help but push him away, whispering his name.

Zhou Mochen responded gently, looked up to smooth her hair, and patted her back: "Sleep..."

“…Um,” Xu Su pursed her lips, closed her eyes with a look of grim determination, “If you really want to, then do it again!”

After saying that, he hurriedly added, "This is the last time, no more!"

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.

The hand that was patting her back paused for a long time. Xu Su looked up, somewhat confused, and met a pair of reddened eyes.

Xu Su was slightly taken aback. Was she about to cry?

It's just that I agreed to let him do it one more time...

So... she cried?

"You've really nailed the crybaby persona," Xu Su thought in surprise. Before she could even speak, Zhou Mochen pulled her into his arms. "Don't look at me!"

“…Oh,” Xu Su buried her face in his chest, her voice muffled, “Zhou Mochen, don’t cry.”

"You're mistaken, I didn't cry." Zhou Mochen rested his chin on the top of her head, pulled her into his arms, and gently massaged the back of her neck.