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Chapter 396 "Don't listen to his nonsense..."
Zhou Mochen has been even busier lately. Xu Su was half-dragged and half-coaxed by Shen Chen to go out. As soon as she got in the car, she sent a message to her boyfriend, who hadn't come home yet, to let him know.
"Xu Su, why don't you tell me properly?" Shen Chen, sitting in the driver's seat, started being sarcastic again: "What exactly did Brother Zhou do to turn you into this person who puts him first in everything?"
"..." Xu Su paused for a moment, some suggestive words almost slipping out, but she managed to hold them back. She coughed lightly and said awkwardly, "Isn't this what a normal girlfriend should do?"
Shen Chen didn't notice anything amiss. He raised an eyebrow and smiled noncommittally, then suddenly asked with some curiosity, "Xu Su, what do you like about Brother Zhou? I remember at the beginning, you were so afraid of him that you secretly got a boyfriend and didn't dare let him know."
Xu Su was taken aback by the question, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "I just like it, there's no specific reason."
"What about your ex-boyfriend?" Shen Chen seemed determined to get to the bottom of it. He glanced at Xu Su with a half-smile and said, "Didn't you like him anymore?"
Xu Su said with a disdainful tone, "Why are you so gossipy!"
"Since you're just killing time anyway, why don't you chat with me?"
Shen Chen snorted coldly and accused, "You're allowed to poke at my lungs every day, but I'm not allowed to ask you what's on your mind?"
Xu Su: "..."
"Tell me, do you still like that child?"
His tone, utterly curious about his friend's romantic history, left Xu Su speechless for a moment…
While steadily steering the wheel, Shen Chen urged, "Last year you could kiss him right in front of me, how come you suddenly say you don't like him anymore?"
"How can Xi Zirong be a child?"
Xu Su didn't like hearing that. She crossed her legs on the seat, sat up straight, and glared at the man in the driver's seat: "Xi Zirong is the same age as me. If he's a child, then I am too. According to your way of addressing him, should I call you uncle?"
"It's not that you can't shout it that way."
Shen Chen chuckled. Just then, the red light came on. He slammed on the brakes, leaned closer to the passenger seat, and grinned mischievously. "But Xu Su, are you really willing to be a generation younger than me?"
Of course not!
Xu Su remained silent for a long time, and Shen Chen reached out and nudged her arm: "Don't change the subject, tell me quickly, why did you fall for that little brat in the first place?"
“I’ll say it again, he’s not a little kid,” Xu Su said solemnly, dodging his hand.
"You're quite protective of him," Shen Chen scoffed, his smile gradually fading. "Fine, you're not a little kid anymore. Tell me, how did you even fall for your ex-boyfriend in the first place?"
"How can a grown man be so gossipy!"
After complaining again, Xu Su was speechless. After thinking for a moment, she simply replied, "He is tall and handsome, has excellent grades, and is gentle and polite. He has all the most attractive qualities of a young man."
When talking about her ex-boyfriend Xi Zirong, she might be timid and submissive in front of her current boyfriend Zhou Mochen, but she doesn't need to be in front of Shen Chen.
Xu Su added crisply, "We're in the same class and spend every day together. He tutors me every day, he's super patient and never thinks I'm stupid. He's also very innocent, so innocent that he blushes if I look at him too much. Isn't it normal for me to like him?"
Xu Su still finds Xi Zirong's easily reddened ears back then quite endearing...
After she finished speaking, the car was quiet for a moment.
In the dimly lit carriage, Shen Chen's profile was indistinct. He remained silent, making Xu Su feel uneasy.
When the car stopped in front of the Emperor Bar, he unbuckled his seatbelt, grabbed Xu Su who was about to get out of the car, and asked in a low voice, "You don't still like him, do you?"
The voice was unusually deep.
"Of course not," Xu Su immediately denied.
"Then why do you look like you still have feelings for him when you talk about him, and why do you talk about it so logically?"
"..." Xu Su was silent for a moment, then said stubbornly, "Even if you don't like me anymore, you can't deny the feeling of liking me before, right? I just consider you one of my own and don't want to lie to you."
Shen Chen stared at her for a while, neither saying he believed her nor that he didn't.
He let go of her hand, opened the car door and got out. Xu Su was a little confused, so she followed him out of the car.
The private room on the second floor of the bar was packed with people, including Jiang Peng and a few others whom I had met in Changshi last time.
These young men were all surrounded by women, some playing cards, some singing, and a few sitting together playing drinking games.
The private room was large, and directly in front of it were two girls wearing fitted miniskirts dancing energetically. They looked exactly alike and appeared to be twins.
Xu Su glanced over, but before she could properly appreciate the girl's dance moves, Shen Chen pulled her to a corner to sit down.
Shen Chen entered discreetly, and the private room was quite noisy, so he didn't cause much of a commotion. Only a few people who happened to be sitting nearby saw him and greeted him with their wine glasses.
A group of people were joking that it was becoming increasingly difficult to get Young Master Shen to go out with them.
Jiang Peng, in particular, was quite close to Shen Chen. When he saw that Shen Chen had arrived, he immediately abandoned his female companion and sat down with him.
Xu Su was sitting in the corner, completely hidden from Shen Chen. Jiang Peng didn't notice her at first and thought Shen Chen had come alone.
He smiled at Shen Chen and said, "It's not easy to see you here. Have you come to your senses and decided not to make things difficult for yourself anymore? I've said it before, people like us are used to having fun and aren't suited for playing innocent games."
"Old Qiu just said a batch of new recruits have arrived here. Brother Chen, if you're interested, I can have someone come in and show them to you?"
Before Shen Chen could speak, he pointed to the twin sisters who were dancing energetically and said, "There are two more beautiful sisters here, they're new too. If you like, there are rooms inside, you can go in anytime."
The private room was noisy, and there was someone between them, so Xu Su didn't hear Jiang Peng's words very clearly. She only saw him pointing at two dancing girls and saying something. She couldn't help but lean in and listen carefully.
Jiang Peng's mouth was like a machine gun, still opening and closing. Before Shen Chen could even express his own thoughts, he continued passionately urging 'prostitutes':
"If you don't like the slovenly women in these entertainment venues, then have you spotted any celebrities lately? No matter how big a star they are, as long as they're in Beijing right now, I'll call them over for you."
Xu Su, who had been listening intently, only heard the last part. Her eyes lit up, and she was about to speak when she saw Shen Chen push Jiang Peng, who was getting closer and closer, away.
That strength was no different from beating someone up.
Why did they suddenly start this...?
Xu Su was very puzzled, then she saw Shen Chen turn to look at her, and said somewhat flusteredly, "Don't listen to his nonsense..."