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

As for the rest of the group, each one is incredibly shrewd. To say they are all exceptionally intelligent would be an understatement. Even Shen Chen, the seemingly carefree playboy, is probably among the top three in terms of ruthlessness.

Zhou Mochen goes without saying; someone who was trusted by his family at the age of sixteen and asked to take over the family business, how could his abilities be lacking?

In this circle of people, even Liu Mingyu, who is two years older than Zhou Mochen, would call him Brother Zhou along with the others.

This is partly due to the deep-rooted influence of the Zhou family, but more importantly, it stems from admiration for Zhou Mochen himself.

Naturally, Zhou Mochen led Xu Su to the seat of honor.

Xu Su noticed that whenever she went out to eat with Zhou Mochen, no matter who else was there, she always sat in the seat of honor, showing off her status to the fullest.

The others also took their seats, and after exchanging a few words, the door to the private room was pushed open, and a row of waiters presented dishes.

Xu Su glanced at the large hairy crab that one of the waiters was carrying, and was about to turn the tray when Zhou Mochen stopped her.

He ladled a bowl of soup and placed it in front of Xu Su, whispering, "Crabs are cold in nature, so you can't eat them now."

"..." Xu Su paused for a moment, then asked in a consultative tone, "I don't eat much, can I just have a couple of bites?"

Zhou Mochen coldly refused: "No."

"Hehe..." Xu Su smiled and asked again, "Can I drink alcohol?"

"..." Zhou Mochen didn't want to upset her over this, so he took the wine bottle from the waiter behind him without hesitation and poured her half a glass himself, while reminding her, "You can drink some red wine, but no ice."

Since they met, whenever they ate together, Zhou Mochen had gotten used to taking care of Xu Su at the dinner table. His gentle and attentive manner was so skillful that it was astonishing.

Apart from Shen Chen, everyone at the table was once again shocked.

They had never seen Shen Chen peel shrimp, dismantle crabs, and serve dishes in such a domestic way, otherwise they wouldn't have been so surprised to see him serve a bowl of soup and pour a glass of wine.

"So that's why Brother Zhou was so eager to come back after entering Changshi. Turns out he was bewitched by a beauty."

Tu Yu swirled the wine glass in her hand and smiled at Xu Su, saying, "I heard your name is Xu Su, right? Miss Xu is beautiful, and your name is so lovely too. My name is Tu Yu. Now that we've met, let's have a drink."

Xu Su really couldn't stand hearing "Miss Xu, Miss Xu."

She raised her glass and clinked it against Tu Yu's, saying, "Just call me Xu Su."

Just as he was about to down his drink, he heard Zhou Mochen next to him say, "Just a little bit is enough, drink less."

"..." Tu Yu's lips twitched, her cup already empty, and she dared not utter a single objection.

Young Master Zhou rarely sees anything like this, and he's protecting it so fiercely. How could he possibly have any objections?

Xu Su was also speechless, but she gave Zhou Mochen face and only drank half a cup before putting it down.

Immediately afterwards, Xie Si, Jiang Baiyi, Liu Mingyu and the others took the initiative to raise their glasses in a toast, all of them in a very friendly manner.

Xu Su was fair and drank half a glass with them all. After drinking around the room, everyone got to know each other.

Jiang Bai glanced at Xu Su, then looked at Zhou Mochen: "Are we going back to Changshi?"

“No…” Zhou Mochen said softly, “She has already graduated from high school and will go to university in Beijing in the second half of the year.”

Ah this...

Xie Si was drinking when he heard this and choked, coughing. After recovering, he couldn't help but say, "Just graduated from high school? Brother Zhou, that was only the first year of high school three years ago!"

They all assumed that Zhou Mochen had been with Xu Su for as long as he had stayed in Changshi, never imagining that the young master Zhou would ever experience unrequited love.

For a moment, they were all silently thinking that the most beastly one was Brother Zhou. After all, even if they were beasts, they wouldn't go looking for fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls at this age.

Xu Su opened her mouth, unsure how to explain, so she simply buried her head in her food and ate silently, offering no further explanation.

Anyway, her reputation was already ruined during the year Zhou Mochen picked her up and dropped her off in her senior year of high school.

The fact that school beauty Xu Su is living with her boyfriend is common knowledge among all the students at the city's No. 1 High School.

Zhou Mochen was slightly taken aback, and frowned, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? We only got together after she came of age."

Just like Zhou Mochen said before, Xu Su is the apple of his eye, and no one should misunderstand her like this.

Xie Si exclaimed, "Ah!" He didn't think Zhou Mochen would lie. Hearing this, he nodded in surprise and said, "I see."

If you only get together after you've grown up, doesn't that mean you've been waiting for several years?

The group lowered their eyes in deep thought, and couldn't help but reassess Xu Su's importance in Zhou Mochen's heart.

No matter how they assess it, they dare not think too far ahead for the time being.

After all, in their eyes, even if a woman born in a small city is as beautiful as an angel descended from heaven, they would at most show her some extra affection given their status.

She may love and pamper him as much as she wants, but to actually marry him and give him a formal title is a pipe dream.

However, even so, since Brother Zhou is clearly in a good mood right now, they should at least treat him politely, even if it's just for his sake.

How could I not be polite? This is the woman that even Young Master Zhou treats with utmost care and gentleness.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was harmonious.

Besides serving Xu Su food from time to time, Zhou Mochen would occasionally clink glasses with a few of his brothers, each of whom was accompanied by a female companion.

The girls were very perceptive, smiling and helping to pour drinks, rarely interrupting, only offering amusement when the men were engrossed in their conversation.

Looking around, it seemed that only Shen Chen was all alone.

Xu Su couldn't help but wonder, even if he couldn't do it, he should at least pretend, right? Wasn't he afraid that others would find out about his... well, you know?

Sure enough, people soon noticed that Xie Si was with two girls on either side of him. He generously nudged the girl on his right and said, "Baby, go and take care of our Brother Chen."

Neither of the two girls were likely brought by Xie Si, because they were wearing the same clothes, which looked like the uniforms for this club. They were both wearing short cheongsams with a layer of openwork mesh at the neckline, revealing their impressive cleavage.

The girl Xie Si gave up looked quite young, probably in her early twenties at most. She wore only light makeup, and even her lipstick was cinnamon-colored. She didn't look seductive at all; instead, she had a rather innocent and pure look.

The girl stood up and walked towards Shen Chen. With each step, her waist swayed, and her fair chest was almost exposed, making Xu Su take a few more glances.

She truly has an angelic face and a devilish figure…

No wonder she's from a top-tier club! She's so beautiful. Xu Su thought this girl was even more charming than Fei Qiao.

Xu Su was watching intently when suddenly her wrist was grabbed, and Zhou Mochen sighed close to her ear: "Su Su, it's a good thing you're not a man."

The girl's lecherous gaze made Zhou Mochen pinch his brow in exasperation. He didn't want to dwell on this, but seeing her looking at everyone else with that kind of gaze, it was impossible not to feel annoyed.