Living Only For Myself: Make Those Who Hate Me Regret It

Chapter 402 - 401: "Did I Do Anything Out of Line Last Night?

And so, the two had their first bath together.

Of course, this all happened while Xu Su was completely blacked out. She had no memory of it whatsoever.

In the bathtub, neither of them was wearing any clothes. Zhou Mochen washed his young girlfriend as if she were a doll, turning her over and over to scrub away the stench of alcohol, not even sparing a single strand of her hair.

The love of his life was naked right before his eyes. Their skin touched, completely exposed to one another.

No normal man could possibly remain indifferent.

Let alone Zhou Mochen, who had already been thoroughly aroused by Xu Su back at the bar. Right now, his mind was filled with all sorts of R-rated images...

But faced with an unconscious Xu Su, he frowned in frustration.

’This is truly a difficult situation...’

...

「The next day.」

By the time Xu Su woke up, it was nearly lunchtime.

She stretched with half-lidded eyes before slowly opening them. From the tips of her hair to her toenails, she felt completely refreshed, with none of the usual pain of a hangover.

Aside from the aftereffects of her blackout, she felt full of energy. Her back wasn’t sore, and her legs weren’t weak...

She lifted a strand of hair and sniffed. ’Hmm... even my hair smells like my usual essential oil treatment.’

’Zhou Mochen washed me from head to toe. What thorough service.’

Unfortunately, the person beside her was gone when she woke up.

Xu Su lingered in bed on her stomach for a while, then yawned and reached for the phone on her nightstand to call him. The call was answered after two rings.

"You’re awake?"

A gentle male voice came from the other end of the line. Xu Su’s heart skipped a beat, and the corners of her lips curled up unconsciously. "Mhm. Zhou Mochen, what time did you leave?"

He didn’t answer, instead retorting, "Back to calling me by my full name already?"

"..." A few fragmented memories flashed through her mind. Xu Su fell silent for a moment, then asked cautiously, "What... did I do last night?"

He recalled how this young woman had pinned him to the sofa in the bar’s private room and kissed him until he was overwhelmed with passion, all in front of so many people. And then, after they got back, she just slept like a log, with no intention of putting out the fire she’d started...

"...Nothing," Zhou Mochen said with a laugh that sounded like he was grinding his teeth. In a tone that suggested it was very much *something*, he said, "Xu Su, you better remember this. You are never, ever allowed to get that ridiculously drunk again!"

"I know, I know." Feeling inexplicably guilty, Xu Su quickly said, "Well, you must be busy. I won’t disturb you anymore."

She decisively hung up the phone and shook her head hard, trying to fling out the fragments of memory that kept flashing in her mind.

’I guess... I’m not a very good drunk?’

Her phone also showed several missed calls from Shen Chen, and there were a few messages from Huang Feng and Qian Jia in their three-person QQ group chat.

Xu Su replied to the group chat first. Just as she was hesitating over whether to call Shen Chen back, his call came in again.

As soon as the call connected, the person on the other end seemed to pause for a second. "Xu Su, you’re finally awake?"

’...’ ’As expected of a brother I’ve known since childhood. He even says the same things.’

"Hello?" When she didn’t say anything, Shen Chen’s voice came through again. "Still drunk? Say something."

"I’m awake, I’m awake." Xu Su threw back the covers, got out of bed, and pulled open the curtains. The midsummer sun was blinding. She squinted and said, "Shen Chen, what’s up?"

"The car I ordered for you is here. I’ll take you to pick it up this afternoon," Shen Chen said. "You’re at home now, right? I’ll come get you."

"I just woke up, where else would I be?" Xu Su ruffled her hair and said, "Sure, come on over. We can grab a meal together."

Eating alone at such a large dining table was a bit lonely, after all.

After washing up and putting on some simple makeup, Xu Su happily ran downstairs. Shen Chen was already there.

Seeing her outfit, Shen Chen frowned and looked her up and down. "Brother Zhou got you these kinds of clothes?"

Puzzled, Xu Su looked down at herself. She was wearing a white casual outer shirt over a light green camisole, paired with a high-waisted A-line miniskirt that occasionally revealed a sliver of her waist...

Over her shoulder, she carried a small handbag just big enough for a phone and a lipstick.

The clothes were custom-designed and tailored, ensuring she’d never run into someone with the same outfit. The handbag was the latest model from a certain brand, delivered just the day before yesterday. Few people in all of Beijing enjoyed such treatment.

’So, he’s probably not talking about the price of the clothes, but the style...’

Once she figured it out, she couldn’t help but look up at him with an expression of disgust. "Shen Chen, don’t tell me you’re some kind of relic from the Qing Dynasty?"

’Are feudal relics that hard to get rid of?’

’Wait, that’s not right!’

Xu Su shot him a sideways glance. "Putting everything else aside, what about all those girls in the private room last night? Every single one of them was dressed way more revealingly. You think you haven’t seen your fair share of that before? Why are you acting like some old-fashioned geezer now, looking at me like I’m offending public decency?"

’Does this guy have multiple personalities or something?’

’Is it that at night, a different, hedonistic personality takes over his body, and during the day, the old-geezer personality comes online? Is that why he thinks I’m being indecent for wearing a camisole, even with an outer shirt on?’

Just as Xu Su’s thoughts were running wild, Shen Chen raised the white flag of surrender. "I was wrong, I was wrong! Your outfit is fine. This is how a young lady should dress."

As if afraid she’d bring up the past again, Shen Chen started pulling her towards the door. "From now on, wear whatever you want. I have no objections."

"It’s not that—it’s that your opinion doesn’t matter anyway. Freedom of dress, you get it?"

Seeing that he was about to drag her out the door, Xu Su finally reacted. "Where are you dragging me? I haven’t even eaten yet!"

"I’m taking you to eat. We’ll eat out, and then we’ll go pick up the car," Shen Chen said, opening the passenger door and gesturing for her to get in. "Have you forgotten you promised to treat me to ten meals?"

"..." Xu Su was speechless for a moment before compromising. "Fine, I’ll treat you to a meal. But I’m driving. You take the passenger seat."

Having just learned to drive, she was itching to get behind the wheel. As long as she hadn’t been drinking, she was always looking for a chance to drive.

Shen Chen naturally agreed, hopping neatly into the passenger seat. "Then I’ll leave it to Miss Xu Su to take me to dinner."

The two discussed it and decided to go to Xu’s Private Kitchen.

The restaurant was in a secluded location. It was a century-old establishment in Beijing with recipes passed down through generations. The prices were steep, and its clientele consisted of the city’s elite—the rich and powerful. Even so, business was so good that you had to make a reservation a week in advance.

Shen Chen had his own exclusive private room here. Young Master Shen probably didn’t even know how to spell the word "reservation."

Since she had to pick up the car in the afternoon, Xu Su didn’t plan on drinking. She even had to painfully refuse the private kitchen’s specialty alcoholic beverages.

Shen Chen poured her a glass of iced grape juice. Seeing her craving for alcohol, he couldn’t help but tease her, "You got that drunk last night, and you’re already thinking about it today?"

Hearing this, Xu Su was reminded of what Zhou Mochen had said. "Did I do anything out of line last night?"

"Out of line?" Shen Chen let out an ambiguous laugh, his thoughts unreadable. "You really don’t remember, huh..."

Xu Su’s eyes widened. "What did I do?"

"You..." Shen Chen started, but found he couldn’t continue. After Xu Su pressed him twice, he finally said helplessly, "Don’t worry. Whatever outrageous things you did, you did them to your boyfriend. So I guess that doesn’t really count as ’out of line’."