Living Only For Myself: Make Those Who Hate Me Regret It-Chapter 219: "You can touch if you like. I’m not stopping you.
Xu Su shook her head vehemently. "I don’t want to go to Beijing. If you’re busy, you can just go back by yourself. I won’t be scared on my own."
Zhou Mochen’s gaze was probing. "I don’t feel comfortable leaving you here alone. Either you come with me, or I’ll have someone come watch you. Xu Su, you choose."
"..." Xu Su felt both helpless and incensed by his suspicious look. She said angrily, "What is it you don’t feel comfortable about?"
Zhou Mochen’s answer was blunt. "I’m afraid the second I leave, you’ll immediately run off to check on your ex-boyfriend. He’s still lying in a hospital bed right now. What if you feel ’guilty’ and rekindle things with him?"
"And your injuries haven’t fully healed yet. So, either you come to Beijing with me, where I can watch you myself, or I’ll call someone to watch you here. You’ll stay in this apartment and not go wandering around."
Zhou Mochen gave a self-deprecating smile. "Xu Su, just think of me as petty. Think of it as ’once bitten, twice shy.’ And don’t call me a tyrant. I’m giving you a choice. One of two options. Pick one."
’So he’s planning to lock me up...’
’And he’s going to call a warden to watch me!’
"This counts as a choice? Zhou Mochen, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about the word ’choice’?"
Seeing his uncompromising expression, Xu Su laughed in anger. "Fine! I choose option two. Go ahead and call someone to watch me."
’It’s just staying in this apartment for a few more days, after all.’ Xu Su gritted her teeth. ’I can handle that, can’t I?’
’I’ll just consider it punishment for lying to him...’
"I’ll finish my business and be back soon. Don’t be too angry with me." Zhou Mochen lowered his head and kissed Xu Su’s lips. "I’ll have the three housekeepers stay with you tonight, and Huang Chao will come over too."
As he spoke, Zhou Mochen frowned slightly, thinking it would be inconvenient to have a man like Huang Chao around. He picked up his phone and quickly made a call. "Have Gu Yue book the fastest flight to Chang City."
"Contact Huang Chao after you land and follow his arrangements."
The call was brief, very much in line with Zhou Mochen’s usual style. After hanging up, he said to Xu Su, "Huang Chao will be here temporarily tonight. Don’t feel awkward. Someone will come to replace him tomorrow."
Xu Su had heard his side of the conversation clearly, and it brought a name from her distant memories to mind.
’Gu Yue...’
’She’s one of the few women on Zhou Mochen’s team of assistants.’
In her past life, when Xu Su had first gotten together with Zhou Mochen, she had seen this assistant many times.
After all, for many matters concerning Xu Su, Zhou Mochen wouldn’t have a male assistant like Huang Chao handle them.
But so much time had passed that Xu Su’s impression of this Gu Yue was no longer very clear.
She couldn’t remember which year it was, but at some point, Xu Su had stopped seeing Gu Yue. For some reason unknown to her, the female assistant had disappeared from Zhou Mochen’s team.
Xu Su only vaguely remembered that Gu Yue was a very gentle woman, someone who could make you lower your guard and feel the urge to confide in her during a casual conversation.
You couldn’t become one of Zhou Mochen’s assistants without some serious skills. Every single person on his team had their own unique talents.
Zhou Mochen had a knack for picking the right people. This was why his home base in Beijing remained rock-solid even when he wasn’t there.
For instance, Huang Chao was still Zhou Mochen’s assistant right up until Xu Su was reborn. And his chief assistant, Li Li, was the one who had been by Zhou Mochen’s side the longest.
Xu Su had probably met everyone on Zhou Mochen’s team from this period. And among them, including Huang Chao, all would become capable, high-ranking subordinates by his side more than a decade later.
Only Gu Yue had dropped out midway...
’So, what was the reason she left?’
The Xu Su of her past life would never have cared about such things. She didn’t care who was or wasn’t by Zhou Mochen’s side, and she certainly wouldn’t have bothered paying attention.
But now... she was suddenly a little curious. She really wanted to know why Gu Yue had left...
Xu Su looked at Zhou Mochen. He was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and long pants today. Even just sitting there casually, he exuded the gentle elegance of a nobleman. He had broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and the muscle definition in his arms was very appealing.
His lean, powerful waist and long legs were modestly hidden beneath his clothes. Only she had measured that waistline.
Xu Su had seen it for herself, so she knew that Zhou Mochen looked even better with his clothes off...
’...Even without looking at that handsome face, his body alone is mouth-watering.’
"What are you looking at?" Zhou Mochen’s voice was laced with amusement. "If you like what you see, you can go ahead and touch. I’m not stopping you."
Xu Su awkwardly averted her gaze. ’Was I being that obvious?’
’Then again... is it really that shameful to be craving your own boyfriend’s body?’
’Besides, I’m not a young girl in the truest sense. I’m thirty on the inside...’
But in the end, she didn’t dare to touch him...
’If I laid a hand on him, he probably wouldn’t even make it back to Beijing tonight...’
’No, that’s wrong. Knowing what a lovesick fool he is, he definitely wouldn’t go back to Beijing!’
Xu Su didn’t have the guts to make a move. After waiting a moment, Zhou Mochen sighed with a hint of regret.
He took her hand and guided it toward his abdomen, a half-smile on his face as he spoke. "I told you I’m yours, Xu Su. If you really want to touch me, don’t hold back. I won’t say no."
Xu Su’s face flushed crimson. She yanked her hand back. ’What kind of shameless talk is that!’
In the end, her hand didn’t make a move.
After having dinner with Xu Su, Zhou Mochen left.
Before leaving, he forcibly confiscated Xu Su’s phone, which thoroughly offended her. She didn’t even plan on giving him a farewell kiss.
Zhou Mochen tried to coax her over and over, but when that didn’t work, he just gave her a hard kiss before leaving.
Not long after he left, Huang Chao rushed over.
He must have rushed over right after finishing his work, without even stopping for dinner. Huang Chao was sweating profusely, his face was red, and he still smelled of the alcohol from lunch.
He looked at the dinner dishes that hadn’t been cleared from the dining room yet, gave Xu Su a simple greeting, and then asked one of the housekeepers for a clean bowl and chopsticks and started eating.
Xu Su watched from the side, lamenting inwardly how hard it was to be a working stiff.
At noon, Huang Chao had had quite a bit to drink while dealing with the school administrators. He probably didn’t even have time for lunch before Zhou Mochen called him to handle the Xi Zirong matter.
As the boss, Zhou Mochen had just taken off, leaving Huang Chao with a mess to clean up.
He had to explain things to the school, take Xi Zirong to the hospital, and possibly even face Xi Zirong’s parents.
And without a clear understanding of Zhou Mochen’s attitude, Huang Chao couldn’t be too forceful in his handling of the situation, but he also couldn’t just offer a straightforward apology.
’Anyway... if it were up to me to handle this, I’d mess it up.’
’He’s been so busy and is only just now getting a hot meal... Working for Zhou Mochen really is tough.’
Huang Chao quickly scarfed down a bowl of rice. Noticing Xu Su staring at him, he looked a bit embarrassed. "...Are my table manners too crude?"
Xu Su waved her hand. "No, not at all. Take your time. When you’re done, come to the living room. I have something to ask you."
