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

A heavy silence hung in the air…

Seeing Zhou Mochen sitting there motionless, not saying a word...

Xu Su pursed her lips, and damn it, she started to reflect on herself again, wondering if she had gone too far.

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Xu Su shook his head violently.

Reject self-pranking!

She wasn't being unreasonable; it was clearly him who always restricted her movements.

Xu Su forcefully resisted the urge to coax him, and the two remained in this stalemate for a long while, one standing and one sitting...

The silence was broken by the ringing of the internal telephone on the desk.

Zhou Mochen remained motionless, sitting on the sofa…

Xu Su wasn't as composed as him; she reached out and nudged his shoulder, saying, "Your call came in."

The moment her hand touched Zhou Mochen's shoulder, it was seized and she was pulled onto his lap.

“You’re being mean to me…” Zhou Mochen leaned closer and rested his chin on Xu Su’s shoulder, his voice full of grievance: “It’s clearly you who keeps changing your attitude, and you’re turning around and blaming me.”

"..." Xu Su shrank back, her anger instantly vanishing. She reached out and touched his face, her voice softening, "Answer the phone first. It's been ringing, so it must be something they need to talk to you about."

"You didn't just leave while I was on the phone, did you?"

Zhou Mochen said, "Su Su, you can't just leave without explaining yourself."

"Use your brain, will you?" Xu Su said speechlessly, "I'm penniless. If you don't arrange a driver to take me, how am I supposed to get away?"

Besides, where could she go? She'd just go back to his territory...

Xu Su patted his shoulder: "Go answer the phone, stop dawdling."

What she said made a lot of sense. Zhou Mochen got up and went to his desk to answer the phone.

Xu Su sat on the sofa listening, and only said after he hung up the phone, "Since you have a meeting, I'll go back first."

Staying here would only get in his way and distract him from thinking about her.

“No rush,” Zhou Mochen glanced at his wrist. “There are still twenty minutes left. Let’s finish talking before you leave.”

"..." Xu Su paused for a moment, feeling somewhat helpless at his persistence, and sighed: "What is it that you want to talk about?"

Zhou Mochen walked over and sat down next to her, asking, "Were you just about to ask what happened to Achen?"

"I was just gossiping with you casually," she said. "You were angry and changed your expression before, so why are you still dwelling on this issue now?"

Xu Su was speechless: "I was just curious and talked to you about Shen Chen's sudden reformation, and then you changed your expression. Fine, I won't talk about it anymore."

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't change my expression..." Zhou Mochen pinched her cheek, really unwilling to be misunderstood by her like this: "I just care that you pay too much attention to him. I'm very petty, you know that."

Xu Su responded with an "oh," seemingly unconcerned about whether her expression had changed. She looked up nonchalantly and said, "Are you done talking? If you are, I'll head back now so as not to disturb your work."

His earnest explanation was met with her indifferent attitude, which ignited a flicker of anger in Zhou Mochen's eyes.

He carefully suppressed his emotions and asked in a calm tone, "What you just said... Su Su, do you really hate me?"

"I didn't hate you, I was just saying it in anger... If you don't always be so domineering, I won't be angry." Now that her anger had subsided, Xu Su couldn't bring herself to say that she hated him.

He had only given her a stern look, yet she felt deeply wronged and couldn't help but doubt his feelings, becoming increasingly insecure...

That feeling was really unbearable, and if Xu Su had any sense, she wouldn't have been able to bear to make him suffer so much.

Zhou Mochen's expression softened: "I knew it, how could you hate me?"

They had been together for a year, and their love and sweetness seemed genuine; he simply couldn't believe she disliked him.

"..." Xu Su glanced at him speechlessly, about to speak, when her phone vibrated.

Shen Chen called…

"Alright, I really have to go back now. I have driving practice this afternoon." Xu Su stood up and hurriedly walked towards the door, not forgetting to tell him, "Hurry up and arrange for a driver to take me back."

Zhou Mochen raised his hand, his first reaction was to pull her back, but he stopped in mid-air, not daring to pull her again, and could only sit on the sofa and watch her leave.

Only after the office door was closed did he lean back, his eyes half-closed, seemingly lost in thought.

As soon as she stepped out of the office, Li Li, who had been waiting outside, came up to greet her. Just as he was about to speak, Xu Su gestured for silence and answered Shen Chen's call.

"Have you finished eating?" Shen Chen's voice was low on the phone.

Xu Su hummed in agreement and pressed the down button on the elevator: "I'm done eating. I'm going back now. Wait for me for a bit."

"Get out after you finish eating," Shen Chen leaned back in the driver's seat, turned his head to look at the tall buildings outside the car, and felt that he was really being a jerk.

Instead of taking care of his own company's ton of work, he came to pick up someone else's girlfriend downstairs at a sister company. He gave a wry smile, pinched the bridge of his nose, and said, "I'm waiting for you at the main gate now, hurry up and come down."

"You're downstairs?" Xu Su was a little surprised. She had originally intended to press the button for the basement, but instead reached out to the first floor. "Wait for me for three minutes, I'll be right there."

She couldn't help but exclaim, "Shen Chen's service is just too attentive!"

The elevator quickly arrived at the first floor. Xu Su waved to Li Li beside her, "Let the driver rest, you don't need to take me."

“Okay, Miss Xu.” Li Li smiled and nodded, following behind Xu Su and accompanying her all the way to the front door.

As the general manager's assistant, his every word and action represented Zhou Mochen's wishes. While he might not be the most aloof person, no employee of Zhou's Real Estate had ever been as polite and considerate to anyone as Li Li had been to anyone else.

Under the many subtle glances, Xu Su walked out of the building as if it were nothing. Shen Chen's car was parked at the entrance, with the driver's side facing this direction.

Seeing her come out, the driver's side window rolled down. Shen Chen didn't even look at Li Li behind her. He just raised his chin and said, "Get in."

Li Li, who remained calm throughout, finally paused when he saw the driver's side window of the black Mercedes-Benz G-Class roll down, revealing Shen Chen's face behind sunglasses.

He was no stranger to Shen Chen…

Even after Xu Su got into the passenger seat and the car's rear end had disappeared from sight, he stood there for a few seconds before turning back.

Xu Su fastened her seatbelt and asked him, "Why did you come all the way to pick me up?"

"Don't flatter yourself," Shen Chen took off his sunglasses and chuckled, "I'm eating around here and I'm on my way back, so I'll give you a ride."

No wonder…

Xu Su nodded, thinking to herself, "That's more like it."

Shen Chen caught a glimpse of her 'I see' expression out of the corner of his eye, and his heart surged with irritation. He decided to ignore it and, grinding his teeth, put his sunglasses back on and drove quietly.

He was usually very talkative in front of Xu Su, but his sudden aloofness made Xu Su turn her head to look at him.