Living Only For Myself: Make Those Who Hate Me Regret It-Chapter 226: Xu Su, You Know Exactly How to Make Me Angry
"Yeah. If you’re good, I won’t overthink things..." Zhou Mochen rested his chin on the top of Xu Su’s head, rubbing it gently a couple of times before letting her go. "Turn off the computer and come out for dinner. Who taught you to get so absorbed in a game that you forget to eat or sleep? From now on, you have to eat on time, understand?"
Xu Su felt a little embarrassed. ’And here I was, thinking I was so self-disciplined.’
She turned and sat back down. Just as she was about to say goodbye to her master before logging off, she saw the glowing all-team mic icon in the party chat.
"..." Xu Su froze. She quickly tried to recall what she and Zhou Mochen had just been talking about. After a long moment, her voice was dry as she spoke, "Master, what all did you guys hear?"
Nanyang had been holding back for a while. Seeing that his new little apprentice had finally realized she hadn’t turned off her mic, he let out a huge sigh of relief. "It’s fine, it’s fine. Was that your boyfriend you were talking to? You were just chatting about transferring schools and stuff. Nothing we couldn’t hear, don’t worry about it."
"Yeah, yeah, we weren’t really paying attention," You Shan added, also a bit embarrassed. Hearing a couple’s private conversation over the team voice chat, even if they weren’t discussing anything too intense, was still awkward.
Zhou Mochen was standing right beside her. Xu Su paused for a moment before speaking. "He’s my boyfriend. I’m sorry, I forgot to turn off my mic and disturbed everyone."
"So Martial-Niece Susu is a high school senior?" a clear, crisp female voice chimed in. It was Liu Yun Fairy. She spoke very gently, "Planning to test into Beijing University? You’ll have to work hard, then. Most of our guild’s leadership is in Beijing. We have offline meetups every few months. When you get to Beijing, we can all meet up in person."
Xu Su gave a dry laugh, awkwardly mumbled a few words in agreement, and then announced she was logging off for dinner.
Before she logged off, Nanyang sent her a string of numbers. "Add my QQ. In the future, let me know in advance when you’re getting on, and I’ll take you grinding. Can’t have you calling me Master for nothing."
Zhou Mochen watched silently the entire time. It wasn’t until after Xu Su logged off and added her ’master’ on QQ that he let out a cold snort. "Susu, you can play games, but you have to promise me you’ll absolutely never send photos to online friends, or do video calls."
Xu Su hadn’t planned on doing that anyway. She nodded impatiently. "I know. I wasn’t thinking of sending photos to online friends."
’Does this guy think I’m an idiot?’
’I’m talking to a stranger online; I don’t even know who they are. Why would I send a photo?’
After being on the computer all day, her eyes felt a little dry. Xu Su got up, walked to the bathroom inside the study, and prepared to wash her face.
She casually picked up the facial cleanser on the counter.
Zhou Mochen stopped her, reminding her, "That’s for men."
Xu Su ignored him, working it into a lather and starting to wash her face. She’d been using it to wash her face in the study for the past few days.
Zhou Mochen leaned against the doorway, a little exasperated. "Are you really that lazy? Asking the auntie to bring you a bottle of cleanser would just take a second."
"It’s all the same. As long as it gets my face clean, it’s fine." Xu Su didn’t care much about these things. In her past life, a dedicated team had handled her daily skincare routine, so she never had to worry about it.
Just as she rinsed the foam off her face, her wrist was gripped tightly, and her whole body was pulled around.
Zhou Mochen held Xu Su by the waist, lifted her onto the bathroom counter to sit, and pulled out two soft cotton wipes to dry her face. His movements were focused. After wiping her face clean, he then dried her wet hands.
Finally, he tossed the wipe aside, cupped Xu Su’s chin, and tilted his head to kiss her. "My sweet girl... did you miss me?"
His voice was gentle and lingering, making Xu Su’s ears burn. She sat on the counter, her legs wrapped around Zhou Mochen’s waist and her arms around his neck, tilting her head up to receive his kiss.
She let him kiss her in this position for a good while before she couldn’t help but push him slightly. "My neck’s getting sore..."
The hand holding her chin moved to the nape of Xu Su’s neck, kneading it slowly. Zhou Mochen’s kiss didn’t stop.
The sound of panting by her ear grew heavier; the kissing was starting to go to his head.
His other hand slipped under the hem of Xu Su’s shirt, caressing her soft waist and tentatively moving upward...
Xu Su’s body stiffened, her tightly shut eyelashes trembling.
The hand on her waist paused. Zhou Mochen gently kissed away the moisture glistening at the corner of Xu Su’s lips, his tone teasing. "...Not going to stop me?"
"Zhou Mochen!" Xu Su buried her face in the crook of his neck, flustered and indignant at being teased.
The hand on her waist remained where it was. Zhou Mochen’s voice was close to her ear, coaxingly asking, "Be a good girl, Susu. Will you let gege touch you?"
"..."
’This damn pervert!’
Xu Su was both mortified and furious. She glared resentfully at his long neck, and suddenly her teeth itched. Without a shred of hesitation, she bit down.
"..Tsk." The hand on the nape of her neck tightened. Zhou Mochen sucked in a sharp breath, his voice trembling slightly. "Don’t bite. If you really want to, you can leave a mark."
Xu Su paused, then obediently retracted her teeth and began to slowly suckle at the skin.
He had clearly just returned from Beijing, travel-worn and without even having had a shower, yet he still carried that clean scent of pine, without a trace of sweat.
Just as she was diligently stamping her mark on his neck, she suddenly felt the nape of her neck being squeezed. Xu Su looked up and saw Zhou Mochen’s handsome face magnified before her as he kissed her soundly.
The hand on her waist moved upward without hesitation...
Grasping...
As their lips ground against each other, Zhou Mochen spoke cautiously, "Does this hurt?"
Xu Su’s eyelashes fluttered. The hands wrapped around his neck suddenly tightened...
’What kind of question is that!’
The kiss only ended when Xu Su’s stomach started to protest...
They kissed from dusk until dark...
Xu Su looked back at her reflection in the mirror. Her lips were slightly swollen from the kissing, her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were soft with desire...
A single glance was enough to make her look away as if she’d been burned.
Zhou Mochen chuckled softly. Not daring to tease her any further, he held Xu Su by the waist, carried her out of the bathroom, and then set her down.
He took Xu Su’s hand and walked toward the dining room, sighing. "I’m about to become a saint from holding back, Susu. Let me remind you again, I’m twenty-three."
"..." Xu Su pretended not to hear him.
Looking around the dining room and finding no one else, Xu Su asked in confusion, "Where’s Gu Yue? Did she go back to Beijing?"
Zhou Mochen served her food as he spoke. "She went out to run some errands. Her flight is tomorrow."
"...Seeing her watch over me at home every day these past few days, I really thought that was the job you called her to Chang City for." Having been cooped up at home for three days, Xu Su’s lingering anger hadn’t faded, and she couldn’t help but say sarcastically, "So she does have actual work to do."
"I asked you to come back to Beijing with me, but you refused. What, were you afraid I was going to eat you up?" Recalling the situation that day, Zhou Mochen’s eyes darkened. "Xu Su, you know exactly how to piss me off. If I don’t have someone watching you, I can’t rest easy."
Xu Su was silent.
The topic was getting increasingly dangerous. Xu Su chose to keep her mouth shut and focus on eating.
’Is this what it feels like to have your weakness held against you?’
The moment Zhou Mochen even hinted at that year with Xi Zirong, Xu Su instantly wanted to wave the white flag...
Her guilt robbed her of all confidence...
