Chapter 252: Chapter 252: Even if You’re an Adult, It’s Not Appropriate to Do This…

“I remember you said the man she’s with works at Xianhe Real Estate, right?” He frowned, thinking for a moment. “I’ve met their boss before. How about I have Huang Chao go say hello?”

“’Say hello?’ You want to expose them?” Xu Su immediately shot him down. “Absolutely not! The whole school would find out! How could Gu Yunjia face anyone?!”

“Exposing them probably wouldn’t do much good. It’s disgraceful, but it’s not illegal. It’s a moral issue, and they’re both consenting adults. If that ’uncle’ of hers is competent and has some standing in his company, a little sex scandal like this won’t hurt him.”

Zhou Mochen smiled at her. “When I say ’say hello,’ I mean make him lose his job.”

“If you’re really angry, I won’t just get him fired now; I’ll make sure he can’t find another job.” Seeing Xu Su put down her chopsticks, he reached for the fruit platter, picked out a strawberry, and handed it to her, coaxing, “Would that make you feel a little better?”

Xu Su took the strawberry and took a bite. ’It’s pretty sweet…’

She hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. “Forget it. Gu Yunjia asked me not to interfere. If I really get that man fired, her mom won’t have the money for her treatments, and I don’t know what would happen to them.”

“Alright, we’ll leave it alone, then.” Zhou Mochen wasn’t particularly interested in other people’s business to begin with, so he gave an indifferent nod. “Are you finished eating?”

Xu Su nodded. She had eaten a ton; her mouth was numb from how spicy the food was…

After Zhou Mochen paid the bill, he led Xu Su out. Hearing her complain, he tilted his head to look at her slightly swollen lips and grinned mischievously. “Are they swollen from my kisses, or from the spice?”

Remembering how this man had pinned her against the car door and kissed her at school just a little while ago, Xu Su’s eyelashes trembled. “You’re shameless.”

Zhou Mochen nodded, looking like he completely agreed. “Yep. I decided long ago that I don’t need that stuff around you.”

Xu Su was rendered completely speechless…

It was after nine by the time they got home. After washing up, Xu Su hesitated for a moment before knocking on Zhou Mochen’s door.

’For the past six months, I’ve been occupying the master bedroom, while Zhou Mochen, the real owner of this place, has been sleeping in the guest room next to mine…’

After knocking for a while with no answer, Xu Su tentatively twisted the doorknob. Just as she’d expected, it was unlocked.

The sound of running water came from the bathroom…

Xu Su glanced around, then pulled back the covers and climbed right into his bed.

When Zhou Mochen came out, he was shirtless and wearing only a pair of boxers. He was drying his hair as he walked toward the bed, and when he saw the girl tucked under his covers, he thought for a second that he must be dreaming. He stood there stunned for a moment before reaching out to touch her face. The delicate, warm sensation on his fingertips brought him back to reality.

He lifted the covers, got into bed, and scooped Xu Su into his arms, taking a little sniff of her hair. “Did you get the wrong room? Or…”

“Y-You, put some pants on.” Xu Su was already hiding her face in her hands, completely flustered. ’I’m starting to regret barging in here!’

Zhou Mochen paused, then actually got out of bed to pull on a pair of pajama pants. He quickly ran a towel through his hair before returning to the bed, still shirtless.

Pulling Xu Su back into his embrace, Zhou Mochen stroked her hair and asked gently, “So, tell me. Why did you come to my room?”

Xu Su wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her face in the crook of his neck. Her earlier hesitation faded, and she spoke softly, “I want you to hold me while I sleep.”

The hand stroking her hair paused for a moment, then moved slowly to the nape of her neck. He tilted her face up from his chest, and their eyes met. Zhou Mochen’s gaze slowly darkened. “Do you have any idea what you’re saying?”

Xu Su met his gaze without flinching. “I do. I want to sleep with you.”

A complicated expression washed over Zhou Mochen’s face. In the end, he reined himself in, pressing a soft kiss to her forehead. He patted her head. “Okay. I’ll hold you while you sleep.”

“…” Xu Su waited for a long time, but when he made no further moves, she looked up and glared at him. “That’s it?”

Zhou Mochen chuckled. “What else did you want?”

His laugh made Xu Su’s face burn. In a huff, she flipped over to straddle him, looking down at him imperiously. “You don’t know what I want? I’m here to fuck you!”

“…Don’t mess around.” Zhou Mochen gripped her waist, pressing her back down against his chest. His voice was strained, as if spoken through clenched teeth. “I said I wouldn’t touch you, and I meant it. I haven’t even done anything, and you’re already using the word ’kept’ to provoke me. If I really did sleep with you, wouldn’t that just confirm it?”

Pressed so tightly against him, she could feel certain reactions that were impossible to hide. ’I’m honestly impressed by his self-control…’

“I won’t say ’kept’ again, Zhou Mochen. You don’t have to worry about that.” She was a bit confused. “Weren’t you always trying to lure me into bed before? Why hold back now?”

Her question was incredibly direct. A faint, trembling sound escaped Zhou Mochen’s throat, like a sigh for her sheer audacity.

After he’d managed to get his own arousal somewhat under control, he caressed Xu Su’s face and explained in a hoarse voice, “If you had come to my room last night, I wouldn’t have hesitated. But not today. Today it hit me—you’re still in high school. Even if you’re of age, it’s not right for you to be doing this.”

Xu Su was stunned. She never would have thought Zhou Mochen would say something like that.

’You’re still in high school. Even if you’re of age, it’s not right for you to be doing this…’

Her mind flashed back to that afternoon, to the alley near her school, and the car that had been rocking nonstop…

“Mhm, what we saw this afternoon,” Zhou Mochen kissed the top of her head, his voice exceptionally gentle. “I don’t care what other people do, but you’re precious to me. I can’t have anyone thinking of you like that.”

Xu Su: “…”

An inopportune thought popped into her head: ’Gentleness is the ultimate weapon.’

She had seen many different sides of Zhou Mochen, but this was the first time she had seen a man who was gentle with her down to his very core.

’Zhou Mochen is becoming more and more gentle…’

After a moment of silence, Xu Su said, “No one would know if we did it or not. We’re already living together; people are going to gossip regardless of whether we do anything.”

“Exactly. The fact that we live together is already enough to give people the wrong idea. That’s all the more reason why I have to prove this isn’t a ’kept’ relationship, whether they know the details or not.” In the past, Zhou Mochen couldn’t have cared less what outsiders thought about them; all that mattered was that he knew his own feelings.

But after seeing that scene by the school gate today, he began to worry anxiously about whether his Susu was being subjected to similar gossip.

Zhou Mochen absolutely could not stand the thought that someone might see his relationship with Xu Su as the same kind of transaction he’d witnessed in that alley.

He tightened his arms around the girl in his embrace, his tone earnest. “They won’t think that. Anyone can see how much I like you.”

Xu Su was speechless. “…I really thought you were about to tell me to move back into my dorm.”

An arm tightened around her waist. “Don’t even think about it. If I let you move back to the school, does that mean I’d go months without seeing you again?”

“Okay, okay, I won’t move back to school,” Xu Su quickly soothed him. “I wasn’t saying I wanted to. The semester’s almost over, and the college entrance exams are just a few months away. There’s no point in all the hassle.”

“That’s more like it,” Zhou Mochen said with a smile. “Now, tell me. What made you decide to throw yourself at me tonight?”

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