Chapter 331: Chapter 328: "Stop making me angry, you hear me?

In her past life, Xu Su was Mrs. Zhou for several years, after all. Everywhere she went, she was put on a pedestal and never had to stoop to entertain others.

Thinking about it now, aside from the power of life and death, a Crown Princess Consort from ancient times probably received the same kind of treatment she did...

If social class is a chasm where he can’t come down and you can’t go up...

...then in her past life, she had been forcibly dragged up by Zhou Mochen, and effortlessly at that.

As her thoughts drifted, Xu Su sighed again. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

If being love-brained had levels, the Zhou Mochen from her past life would have been max level.

From start to finish, that man probably never considered any other outcome with her besides marriage.

His goal from the very beginning was to trap her for life, no matter how unwilling she was.

While Xu Su’s mind was wandering, Shen Chen brought over two glasses of lemonade, placed them on the coffee table, and sat right down beside her to watch the TV series with her. He looked so serious about it that Xu Su was left speechless...

’One Zhou Mochen leaves, only for a Shen Chen to arrive,’ Xu Su thought. She nudged the man sitting primly beside her. "Hey! Shouldn’t you be out partying? What are you doing here? Binge-watching a show?"

’Is it possible he developed an interest in Fei Qiao after watching her show?’

Shen Chen, completely unaware of Xu Su’s thoughts, had no patience for this kind of idol drama in the first place. Hearing her question, he said irritably, "Can’t you tell? I was afraid you’d be bored, so I’m keeping you company."

"!!!" Xu Su couldn’t help but prop herself up on the sofa, leaning in to get a good look at his face. "Did you take the wrong medicine today? Everything you say is sappier than the last."

’Is this still the same Shen Chen who gets all passive-aggressive at the drop of a hat?!’

"...Xu Su!" Livid, Shen Chen grabbed her by the neck, pushed her down onto the sofa, and warned fiercely, "Stop pissing me off, you hear me?"

"Okay, okay, okay! Let go, my neck is sore." Xu Su quickly pried his hand off her neck.

Shen Chen froze. His eyes scanned her neck, and for some reason, his brow furrowed tightly. "You two play pretty rough, huh? You keep telling me to practice self-control, but what about you?"

Xu Su didn’t understand how the topic had circled back to this again. So exasperated she wanted to roll her eyes, she said bluntly, "Zhou Mochen is a year older than you, and he’d never touched a woman before last night. Isn’t that self-control enough!"

’What’s wrong with indulging once in a while? Besides, they only did it twice last night. That hardly counts as indulging, right?!’

Hearing this, Shen Chen fell silent. His face went pale, and after a long moment of silence, he stood up and left the living room.

Xu Su was stunned. ’Did that hit a nerve?’

’Which part of that hurt his feelings?’

’Could it be...’

’...that he’s really so debauched that now he’s... willing in spirit but weak in the flesh?’

’Is that why he didn’t get with Fei Qiao in this life?’

’Ah...’

’Doesn’t that mean what I just said was like praising a beautiful view to a blind man...?’

Xu Su felt a pang of guilt. She was just thinking about searching online for what to do when "’a friend of mine’ has this kind of problem."

Just as she pulled out her phone, Shen Chen returned from somewhere with a pair of game controllers.

After fiddling with the TV for a moment, he handed a controller to Xu Su. "Stop watching this kind of show. Bro’s gonna show you how to play a real game."

"..." Staring at the high-skill competitive game on the screen, Xu Su considered that his mental state might be fragile right now. Unwilling to spoil his fun, she braced herself and played a few rounds with him.

After every match ended with her dying in a different but equally spectacular fashion, Xu Su angrily threw down the controller and, flying into a rage out of sheer embarrassment, yelled, "I can’t play this crap! I want to play Super Mario!"

’With this kind of game, my brain gets it, but my hands can’t keep up. I die instantly every time. What’s the fun in watching him put on a one-man show!’

’She wasn’t one of those girls who are terrible at a game but still addicted. If she can’t handle a game, then it’s time to switch!’

"Super Mario..." Shen Chen thought for a long moment, barely suppressing a laugh, but he actually managed to find it for her.

It was a two-player version of Super Mario, with two little cartoon characters hopping and jumping across the screen.

There were several bricks with Super Mushrooms, and Shen Chen made a point of letting Xu Su get them. He would block enemies ahead of her to clear the path, and if he saw she was falling behind, he would even backtrack to wait for her...

’Who would have thought! Xu Su was actually feeling pampered by Shen Chen!’

After a number of levels she lost track of, the game got faster and faster. Xu Su had to focus completely on the controls, and she sat up straight without even realizing it.

When Zhou Mochen got home, the first thing he saw upon opening the door was the two of them sitting side-by-side on the sofa, constantly shouting instructions at each other.

They were sitting very close, periodically dissolving into laughter and playful shoves.

All the while complaining about how slow the other’s reflexes were...

The sight made Zhou Mochen’s heart pound in his chest. The soaring good mood he’d had from knowing he would see her at home instantly plummeted to rock bottom.

He had known that she and Shen Chen got along well, but he hadn’t realized that, behind his back, they had gotten *this* close.

’How is this any different from flirting...?’

Zhou Mochen’s eyes darkened. He walked over without a word, but his arrival went unnoticed by the two people engrossed in their game.

Not until he sat down beside Xu Su and looked at the game on the TV screen.

With someone new beside her, Xu Su finally spared a moment to glance over. Seeing it was Zhou Mochen, she asked casually, "What time is it? You’re back already?"

’You’re back already...’

"..." Zhou Mochen silently chanted to himself, ’Don’t be mad, don’t be mad.’ He raised his wrist to check his watch and answered her, "Six-forty. Susu, it’s dinnertime. Let’s get ready to eat."

The words had barely left his mouth when Xu Su’s character ran into a wall and died.

She whipped her head around and took her anger out on him. "It’s all your fault, you jinx!"

Zhou Mochen stared at her, his lips pressed into a thin line. He suddenly grabbed the back of her neck, pulled her to him, and kissed her.

’As if I’m not mad!’

’After being so intimate, he’d spent the entire afternoon with his mind completely wrapped up in her. He finally gets home, only to be greeted with a ’Why are you back already?’...’

’Even a saint would be pissed!’

But for all his anger, his kiss was gentle. After a brief pause, Xu Su gripped his shoulders, sat up straighter, and returned his kiss.

’Truth be told, she really liked this kind of intimate contact...’

’Anyway,’ she thought, ’Shen Chen isn’t a stranger. If we kiss, we kiss...’

The "not-a-stranger," Shen Chen, caught a glimpse of the couple’s passionate display out of the corner of his eye. Grinding his back teeth, he maneuvered his lone surviving character to fall WHAM, WHAM into a fire pit, where it was burned alive.

After the kiss, Zhou Mochen pulled his girlfriend into his arms. Noticing the "Game Over" screen on the TV, he looked at Shen Chen’s thunderous expression and raised an eyebrow slightly. "You have the leisurely mood to play games? Didn’t go find some fun with Jiang Peng and the others?"

"We came to Chang City to have fun, didn’t we? Playing this is just as much fun as anything else." Shen Chen stood up, not looking at the couple who were giving him a heart attack, and walked straight to the dining room. "Time to eat. My only fun right now is eating."

’So childish it’s painful...’

Xu Su couldn’t help but laugh. She gave Zhou Mochen a little push. "How does Shen Chen seem like a Group Executive President at all? He looks even more childish than me."

Zhou Mochen didn’t take the bait. He just pulled her to her feet. "Time to eat!"