Living Only For Myself: Make Those Who Hate Me Regret It-Chapter 189: "Good girl, call me Older Brother from now on, okay?

Chapter 189: Chapter 189: "Good girl, call me Older Brother from now on, okay?

But she wasn’t shocked that Zhou Mochen had brought her a meal. After all, he had done this before.

What shocked Xu Su was the realization that the Zhou Mochen of this life had truly changed. The him from her past life would never have been this considerate. He wouldn’t have worried about her missing school, let alone allow her to go back while still injured.

Faced with this situation in their past life, Zhou Mochen would have only used it as further justification to demand she stay by his side. He would have wanted her under his watch, not leaving him for even a second. Forget letting her go to school injured—he wouldn’t have even allowed her to leave the house.

’What’s the reason for his change?’

Xu Su didn’t have to think long to figure it out. ’It seems my careful guidance over the past two years has paid off. At the very least, I clearly expressed my dislike for his overbearing and domineering ways.’

’Of course, the most important reason is that I’ve started to reciprocate his feelings in this life.’

’My response gave Zhou Mochen a complete sense of security, so he’s willing to give me freedom in return.’

’That’s why his possessiveness hasn’t become as pathological as it was in our past life, where it just grew more and more insane...’

Realizing this, Xu Su felt conflicted...

She had long known that it wasn’t solely Zhou Mochen’s fault that things ended up the way they did in their past life. But she had been genuinely unwilling to put in any effort for him, instead acting like a bystander, watching as he grew increasingly obsessive.

Neither of the two men present knew what was going through Xu Su’s mind.

Despite Shen Chen’s teasing, Zhou Mochen’s expression remained unchanged. He placed some food on Xu Su’s plate with his chopsticks, and his mood brightened considerably when he saw her eat it without a second thought.

Only then did he spare Shen Chen a glance and say calmly, "Can’t food shut that mouth of yours? When are you going back to Beijing? Stop being an eyesore."

He’d finally gotten the girl to move in, only to have this third wheel show up. The more Zhou Mochen looked at him, the more he disliked him, and he directly ordered him to leave. "You just took over the Shen Family. How do you have time to be here? I want you back in Beijing tomorrow."

His voice carried a tone that permitted no argument. Even Xu Su thought he was being a bit unreasonable. ’Who kicks out a guest like that?’

As the guest being kicked out, Shen Chen was thoroughly provoked by Zhou Mochen’s blatant choice of his girl over his friend. "I’m not going back. Why would I go back to Beijing before I’ve dealt with that group from today?"

Shen Chen snorted. "After all these years, how did I never realize you’re the type to ditch his friends for a girl?"

He looked at Xu Su as if she were Daji from the Shang Dynasty.

"..." Being stared at like that, Xu Su felt a rare pang of awkwardness. Thinking about how Shen Chen had, at least, stood up for her today, she couldn’t help but tug on Zhou Mochen’s hand. "Zhou Mochen, you can’t just kick your friend out like that."

Her voice was soft and sweet, almost as if she were coaxing him.

He was so used to the girl’s usual cold, mocking tone that the sudden change was so great it left Zhou Mochen feeling flattered beyond belief.

His heart completely melted, and all he wanted was to grant her every wish. He turned his hand to give hers a gentle squeeze and coaxed with a light chuckle, "Alright, I’ll listen to my baby."

"..." Shen Chen watched the pair across from him, who couldn’t even get through a meal without their endless public displays of affection. He couldn’t take it anymore. He slammed down his bowl and chopsticks and stormed out of the dining room.

Xu Su felt a little embarrassed too. "Can you not call me ’baby’... I’m not really used to it."

’He’s supposed to be a classic overbearing CEO. In my past life, his word was law. How can he say ’baby’ so naturally?’

Surprisingly, Zhou Mochen was insistent on the pet name. As he continued to place food on her plate, he said, "Then get used to it slowly. I told you, just try being with me and let me spoil you."

He set down the chopsticks he’d been using to serve her, his expression unreadable. "Whether you’ve truly had a change of heart and decided to give me this chance, or if it’s for some other reason, Xu Su, now that you’ve responded to me, don’t even think I’m ever letting go. Understand?"

Zhou Mochen was an incredibly sharp person; how could he not have noticed how sudden Xu Su’s change in attitude was? But he wasn’t in a hurry to unravel all the complicated reasons behind it. As long as things were moving in the right direction, that was enough.

The feelings he had nearly despaired of were finally being reciprocated, and that was enough. As for what prompted her change of heart... there was plenty of time. He would figure it out eventually.

"...What other reason could there be?" That familiar, oppressive aura returned, and Xu Su’s heart trembled. She hated seeing him like this more than anything and couldn’t help but jab at him, "Zhou Mochen, are you a masochist or something? You’re not used to me being nice to you, is that it?"

Her words were caustic, but Zhou Mochen didn’t get angry in the slightest. Instead, he just smiled good-naturedly. "Then just be even nicer to me. And stop calling me by my full name."

"Good girl, how about you call me ’Brother’ from now on?" he coaxed, his voice dangerously smooth.

"...No." Xu Su refused flatly. ’I had no idea he had this kind of kink. Is it some kind of hidden Attribute?’

’He likes people calling him ’Brother’?’

In her past life, she had never once shown him a pleasant expression, so pet names like ’baby’ and ’Brother’ were never spoken, not even when Zhou Mochen was well into his thirties.

If she hadn’t been reborn, Xu Su would never have known this side of Zhou Mochen even existed...

After dinner, Xu Su called Teacher Wu to ask for three days off.

This was the first time she had ever asked for time off since starting high school. Teacher Wu approved it readily, without even asking for a reason.

On the contrary, he sounded quite concerned, telling her to take her time with whatever was going on and not to worry. He added that if she was dedicated to her studies, a few days off wouldn’t make a difference.

A teacher knows their students’ attitudes toward learning best. He knew a student like Xu Su would never ask for time off at the beginning of her senior year unless she had a truly unavoidable reason.

After her call with Teacher Wu, Xu Su scrolled through the unread messages on her phone. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

They were all from Huang Feng. From Xi Zirong, there was only a single missed call, but no text messages.

First, Huang Feng asked how her wound was and if she would be coming to school the next day.

Finally, probably unable to contain her curiosity, she couldn’t help but beat around the bush and ask who Shen Chen was...

After all, Xu Su had always lived on campus. As her best friend, Huang Feng was extremely curious where she had met a rich kid driving a luxury car...

And from the looks of it, they didn’t seem to be just ordinary friends...

...Xu Su messaged Huang Feng back. She explained that the few changes of clothes she’d brought from her trip home and her school bag were still in Xi Zirong’s car, and asked Huang Feng to help get them back to their dorm room.

She also told her that she would be coming back to school a few days late to let her wound heal properly.

After sending the message, Xu Su opened her contacts and looked at Xi Zirong’s number, hesitating for a moment.

’Should I call him back?’

’He saw his own girlfriend kissing another man with his own eyes... Whatever the reason, the fact remains the same.’

’...Given Xi Zirong’s intensely jealous nature, I can just about imagine how he must have felt.’

’Did he... cry?’

’Or was his pride so crushed that his self-respect wouldn’t allow him to contact me again after that one call?’

’So... should I call him back?’