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

Zhou Mochen's voice brought Xu Su back to her senses.

She looked at him and smiled: "What if the situation were different? What if I didn't like you? Absolutely didn't like you, avoided you, ignored you, even... I was afraid of you, hated you... Zhou Mochen, would you still be willing to lend it to me?"

Zhou Mochen frowned, because of the 'if' she mentioned.

He looked at her; the girl's eyes were full of seriousness, not at all like a casual joke.

Zhou Mochen felt a little flustered for some reason. It was like this again, and she had become a different person when she came to this underground parking garage.

Xu Su looked at him expressionlessly: "Is this question difficult to answer?"

She waited patiently for his reply.

Realizing this, Zhou Mochen lowered his eyes and slowly said, "Xu Su, two hundred thousand is nothing to me. Even if you hate me, I will give you what you need."

"That's the truth," Xu Su nodded, believing her.

Then she asked, "There are preconditions, right?"

"I don't know what conditions I would have proposed then, but Xu Su, I will not allow you to hate me or avoid me." Zhou Mochen was extremely honest.

He said, "I can't stand not seeing you, Xu Su, I'll go crazy."

I'll go crazy...

Xu Suxin was trembling... So, even if her grandmother wasn't sick, and she didn't need to beg him desperately, he wouldn't let her hide from him.

Given Zhou Mochen's methods, dealing with a few ordinary people would be a piece of cake.

Xu Su may not care about the Xu family, but she cannot ignore her mother-in-law, uncle, and cousins.

Zhou Mochen leaned closer, his voice urgent, as his hand tightened around hers: "Xu Su, you're shaking, what's wrong?"

Xu Su stared blankly at the man in front of her. The eagerness in his eyes was genuine. He truly loved her, loved her so much that he wouldn't allow her to have any other choice. She could only be his, and she had to be his alone.

Xu Su suddenly reached out and wrapped her arms around Zhou Mochen's neck, burying her head in his neck. Her voice choked with uncontrollable sobs as she said, "Zhou Mochen, don't bully me. Even if I don't like you, you can't bully me. I can't beat you, and I'm not as rich or powerful as you. What kind of skill is it for you to bully me?"

The little girl suddenly threw herself into his arms, and Zhou Mochen was stunned for two full seconds before he reacted. He grabbed her hand tightly, not knowing why her emotions had suddenly changed, and just patted the back of her head reassuringly.

He coaxed her like a daughter: "Did my words scare you? Su Su, don't be afraid. I won't bully you. You're the one who bullies me. When have I ever been willing to bully you?"

I could feel the dampness on my neck.

Cried?

Zhou Mochen felt a sudden pain in his chest, which made him furrow his brows.

He stepped back a little, lifted Xu Su's face, touched her red, tear-filled eyes, and began to comfort her.

After trying to comfort her for a long time without success, Zhou Mochen sighed and said, "Stop crying, or I'll kiss you, Xu Su, I can't help it."

Upon hearing this, Xu Su blinked twice, a tear sliding down her eyelashes. Looking at Zhou Mochen's face so close to hers, she finally realized what she had done and pushed him away abruptly with both hands.

Xu Su got out of the car as quickly as possible and kept a distance from him.

Zhou Mochen took a few seconds to get down, looking at her with some helplessness: "Su Su, are you that afraid of me kissing you?"

Xu Su glared at him, but didn't say anything.

Zhou Mochen chuckled lightly, "I'm not joking with you anymore, let's go."

Zhou Mochen bought an apartment on the top floor, the 36th floor, one apartment per floor, with the elevator leading directly to each apartment. They used the main entrance, and there was also a small elevator for the nannies.

It truly ensures that homeowners and nannies/housekeepers never have to travel at the same time.

Xu Su was very familiar with this place, but since it was her first time here, she was very careful to manage her expression, and didn't reveal any trace of it.

But when she saw the pink slippers Zhou Mochen took out, she couldn't help but burst out laughing. In her past life... this didn't happen.

Xu Su's shocked look made Zhou Mochen feel a little embarrassed. He explained, "This is brand new, prepared in advance for you. I figured you'd have to come to my house sooner or later."

"..."

That's not the point... the point is...

Xu Su said, "You're so pink, I didn't realize you had such a girlish heart."

Zhou Mochen glanced at the smile in her eyes and smiled back.

This apartment is huge; it doesn't look like the size of a single man's home at all.

Zhou Mochen led her around two turns, through the equipment room and the game room, and finally arrived at the living room. "Watch TV for a while, I'll go check if Auntie has finished making dinner."

Xu Su didn't sit down. She said, "I'll go with you to the kitchen."

“Okay.” Zhou Mochen nodded without hesitation. “Are you hungry?”

Xu Su touched her stomach; it was a little so.

When Xu Su got to the kitchen, she realized that the cook Zhou Mochen had hired wasn't the same person!

Just to cook a simple home-cooked meal, three women were busy at work: one was in charge of the ladle, and the other two were responsible for chopping and washing.

In her previous life, Xu Su only stayed here for a few days before returning to the capital with Zhou Mochen. During those few days, she was not in the mood to come to the kitchen, so she really didn't know how many cooks there were.

That's really extravagant. I wonder how many meals this person eats at home a month to need so many people?

Dinner consisted of five meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and a soup—a typical home-cooked meal.

Braised pork belly, spicy shrimp, pig's feet with soybeans, braised beef brisket with potatoes, plus a dish of bok choy with oyster sauce and a serving of pigeon and red date soup.

Full color and flavor.

There was also a beautifully arranged fruit platter next to it.

Xu Su asked, "Do you have any wine?"

Zhou Mochen was taken aback, then frowned, his face full of disapproval: "Minors should not drink alcohol."

"..." Xu Su also realized that she was too old to drink alcohol.

With a pout, Xu Su reluctantly began to eat.

Zhou Mochen glanced at her, sighed, and realized he really couldn't do anything about her; he couldn't bear to disappoint her.

He instructed the housekeeper to bring over a bottle of fruit wine that had already been opened, saying, "This has some alcohol content; if you want to drink, you can have this."

Plum wine...

Xu Su's eyes lit up. "Okay, I'm not picky."

Zhou Mochen chuckled: "You shouldn't drink too much of this either."

She agreed readily, but she drank without any restraint.

By the time Zhou Mochen noticed, a large bottle of plum wine was already empty.

His face turned a little pale, and he blamed himself for not watching him properly: "Xu Su, aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache from drinking so much?"

Xu Su had a decent alcohol tolerance in her past life, and she would have a small drink from time to time. She started drinking because of this person. If he hadn't forced her, she wouldn't have needed to drink to embolden herself!

The plum wine has a very low alcohol content, and Xu Su drank a whole bottle without getting drunk.

Xu Su glanced at him and said disdainfully, "I can hold my liquor well, it's hereditary, you know? My dad, my grandpa, and my uncles are all good drinkers, Zhou Mochen, don't underestimate me."

Her eyes were clear and she spoke very logically, not like a drunk person.

Zhou Mochen had to admit that this girl did indeed have a tiny bit of 'alcohol tolerance'.

After dinner, it was past seven o'clock, and Xu Su got up to go home.