Living Only For Myself: Make Those Who Hate Me Regret It-Chapter 157: Susu, Just Take Pity on Me

On the other end of the line, Zhou Mochen laughed in exasperation. "I’m coming to get you. Be at your school gate in ten minutes. Let’s talk in person. Xu Su, you can start walking out now."

It would take her about ten minutes just to walk from the academic building to the school gate... ’He doesn’t want to wait a single second, does he?’

Before Xu Su could even say anything, he hung up.

This was the first time Zhou Mochen had ever hung up on her. He must be furious.

Xu Su agonized for a long time, constantly weighing the consequences of going versus not going. In the end, she didn’t dare to risk what might happen if she stayed put—whether Zhou Mochen would come looking for her in the classroom.

When she reached the school gate, Xu Su glanced at the time. It wasn’t even one o’clock.

She hadn’t waited two minutes before the familiar Range Rover pulled up to the curb. Zhou Mochen started to get out, but Xu Su quickly ran over, opened the door, and got in herself.

She had no desire to talk to him at the school gate. The sun was scorching, and besides, she was afraid of being seen by her classmates.

Zhou Mochen didn’t rush to start the car. Instead, he stared almost greedily at Xu Su, who had just jogged over to get in, and his gaze made her feel a little uncomfortable.

"Just drive, Zhou Mochen. Don’t just sit here parked in front of my school."

He reached his hand over. "Give me your hand."

Xu Su: "..."

’He’s acting like he can’t drive the car unless he’s holding my hand.’

This annoyed Xu Su so much that she wanted to get out of the car, but Zhou Mochen acted first, scooping her hand into his and giving it a gentle squeeze.

He sighed. "Forget it. I guess I’ll have to do it myself."

The car started smoothly. Zhou Mochen found a moment to glance at her and ask, "Is there anything you want to eat? If not, I’ll find a place myself."

Xu Su couldn’t pull her hand back, so she simply remained silent.

After a moment of silence, the car soon stopped in front of a dessert shop.

Zhou Mochen led her into the shop by the hand. Seeing that she had no intention of ordering, he spoke to the approaching waiter, ordering a few of their signature desserts and two iced drinks.

There were no other customers in the dessert shop at this hour. Zhou Mochen led Xu Su all the way to a table by the floor-to-ceiling window. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

He seemed reluctant to let go of her hand the entire time, only releasing it once they were sitting face-to-face.

"So, talk. Why are you avoiding me again?"

...!" This time, Xu Su felt truly wronged.

’What does he mean, avoiding him *again*?’

’As far as I’m concerned, I’ve been avoiding him all along!’

’The way he said it made it sound like I’d ever willingly gotten close to him.’

’Even that time at the KTV, he just cornered me halfway through. The situation was out of my hands, so I had no choice but to stay in his private room, and I ended up getting completely wasted...’

Seeing that she remained silent, Zhou Mochen said coldly, "You kissed me and now you don’t want to take responsibility, is that it? Xu Su, are you going to tell me you forgot that you’re the one who kissed me?"

"!!" Xu Su’s eyes widened in shock. She was just about to speak when the waiter arrived with their order, forcing her to swallow the sharp retort on the tip of her tongue.

Once the waiter left, Xu Su instantly forgot what she had been about to say, her anger dissipating by half. "What are you talking about? Me? Kiss *you*? Zhou Mochen, don’t just make things up."

"Heh!" Zhou Mochen scoffed. As if he had been prepared for this, he took out his phone, scrolled for a moment, and handed it to her. "I have proof. Xu Su, you were the one who initiated this kiss. Understand?"

Her hands trembling, Xu Su took the phone. On the screen was a photo of her cupping his face and leaning in to kiss him.

’Judging by this posture, there’s no way I looked unwilling.’

"..." Xu Su was stunned. She had no idea her tolerance for alcohol was this bad! To think she would actually kiss Zhou Mochen after drinking too much!

If this photo wasn’t photoshopped, then it must have happened during a part of the night she had blacked out and couldn’t remember.

"The proof is right in front of you, Susu. Are you still going to deny it?"

Just moments ago, he was calling her by her full name, but now that he saw Xu Su stunned into silence, he was back to calling her Susu.

Xu Su’s hands trembled as she searched for the delete button, but before she could destroy the incriminating evidence, Zhou Mochen sensed her intention and snatched the phone back.

Looking at the girl’s pale face, Zhou Mochen smiled and said slowly, "Just in case you try to deny it, I’m going to save this photo forever."

"..." Xu Su looked utterly defeated. "You must have seduced me while I was drunk."

’She could rack her brain and still not understand how she could have possibly kissed him on her own initiative!’

’The only possible reason was that she couldn’t resist his charms, and with the added effect of alcohol, she was lured into initiating the kiss.’

’That’s right!’

’That must be it!’

Zhou Mochen wasn’t offended at being accused of seduction. In fact, his smile grew even more handsome. "Let’s just say I did seduce you, Susu. Doesn’t that also mean you’re not completely uninterested in me?"

Of course, he wasn’t about to admit it was a forfeit from a game.

Compared to "forfeit," Zhou Mochen much preferred the word "seduction."

’To be able to seduce the girl you like into kissing you...’

Zhou Mochen propped his chin on his hand, a flirtatious smile spreading across his face as he looked at Xu Su. "You’re the only one I want to seduce."

"..."

’He’s smiling like a sly fox,’ Xu Su thought, averting her gaze and taking a sip of water.

The cold, tart lemonade went down, and her mind finally cleared.

Xu Su cleared her throat. "What do you want?"

"Well, you know, no one’s ever forced a kiss on me before, so you have to take responsibility." Zhou Mochen added, in a very understanding tone, "Considering you’ll be a senior in the second half of the year, we don’t have to affect your studies. We can make it official after your college entrance exams."

Xu Su: "..." She was utterly speechless.

’She never in a million years would have thought that she’d one day be pressured by Zhou Mochen to take responsibility for him...’

’What kind of surreal soap opera was this?!’

After a long moment, she finally found her voice and retorted in a low voice, "It’s not like it was your first kiss. What is there to be responsible for? Zhou Mochen, I don’t recall you being so concerned with a man’s honor when you forced a kiss on me."

The more she spoke, the more her reasoning made sense to her. "You forced a kiss on me once, and I returned the favor. That makes us even. We don’t owe each other a thing."

Hearing her say they didn’t owe each other anything, the expression on Zhou Mochen’s face visibly darkened.

"How are we even? When I forced a kiss on you, I was willing to take responsibility, but you avoided me for months. Now you’ve forced a kiss on me, and you’re *still* avoiding me. You call that being even?"

He asked softly, "You know I like you. How can we owe each other nothing?"

Xu Su’s head was starting to ache. "I’m not avoiding you. Can you please stop being so unreasonable? I really do have to go back to my hometown for summer break."

"Go back to your hometown for one day. A day trip. The rest of the time belongs to me. Susu, just take pity on me. I rarely get a few days off, are you really not going to let me see you?"

He had it all planned out so perfectly that the corner of Xu Su’s lip couldn’t help but twitch.

She decided to just come clean. "I’ve already made plans with my classmates. Huang Feng and Qian Jia are coming with me to my hometown for a few days during the break. I really can’t just go for a day and come back."

For once, Xu Su offered him a serious explanation. "I really am busy. I’m not intentionally avoiding you."

She scooped up a bite of Black Forest cake with her small spoon. The rich, sweet dessert instantly eased her nerves, and she calmly waited for Zhou Mochen’s next move.