Chapter 306: Chapter 305: She Doesn’t Even Dare to Mention Breaking Up, This Relationship Is So Suffocating

"Sort of," Xu Su said, getting up and walking out. "We’re both angry."

At the bar, Xu Su poured herself a glass of water. She was just about to drink it when she noticed Shen Chen had followed her. Thinking she ought to be a good host, Xu Su handed the water to him, then grabbed another glass and poured a fresh one for herself.

Shen Chen was genuinely taken aback. He accepted the glass with both hands and took a reverent sip, sighing with theatrical emotion. "I never thought I’d live to see the day you’d pour water for me with your own two hands."

"..." Xu Su took his words as sarcasm. Without even glancing at him, she turned to go back to the game room and continue playing.

It was June. Summer vacation hadn’t started yet, but since it was the weekend, quite a few of the top players were online in the group chat. Leeching experience points and doing quests with them was just too good to pass up.

"So you two really did have a fight. Come on, tell me about it."

Shen Chen blocked her path, pointed to the living room sofa, and pulled her down to sit. "What did you do now? For Brother Zhou to actually get angry at you, given how patient he usually is..."

Xu Su did not like the sound of that. She shot him a glare. "What’s that supposed to mean? Am I the type to just make trouble for no reason? If he’s angry, does it automatically mean I’m the one who did something wrong?"

She was still stewing with frustration.

’Zhou Mochen was so nice before we got together. He let me act up and throw tantrums as much as I wanted. How long have we been together now? And he’s already learned to get angry and give me the cold shoulder!’

’Even if I was deliberately messing with him a little, was it really something to get angry about?’

"Him, angry?" Thinking of Zhou Mochen’s cold and indifferent attitude over the past few days, Xu Su scoffed. "So what if he’s angry? Am I supposed to rush over and placate him? I’m still angry myself! Who’s going to placate me?"

Xu Su’s obvious anger was a rare sight for Shen Chen. He’d originally thought that since they finally had a break, the two of them would be sickeningly sweet and clingy for a good long while. He really hadn’t expected them to be fighting after just a few days.

"So what exactly happened?" Shen Chen placed his glass on the coffee table and turned to look at Xu Su.

She was wearing a loose, light-blue oversized T-shirt that was long enough to hide the casual shorts she had on underneath, leaving only a pair of slender, fair legs exposed.

Her waist-length hair was down, with some strands falling messily over her arms. Her face was clean and free of makeup, and a pair of blue-light-blocking glasses was perched on her nose...

On any other woman, it would have been a completely unkempt look, but a single glance at her was still enough to make one’s heart skip a beat.

Shen Chen frowned slightly and suddenly reached out to take off her glasses. "Are you nearsighted?"

"No! They’re just more comfortable for playing on the computer." Xu Su snatched her glasses back but didn’t put them on again. "Are you annoying or what? Why do you keep showing up in Chang City all the time!" 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

’Her temper’s as bad as ever...’

"And why can’t I?" Shen Chen shot her a sidelong glance and said with a smile, "Can’t I come to inspect my businesses in the area?"

Xu Su nodded, having no objection at all. "Fine. Inspect all you want, just don’t bother me while I’m playing my game."

She picked up her glass and stood to go back to her game, only to be blocked by Shen Chen again. "Come on, tell me what you two are fighting about this time."

"Don’t ask me. If you’re so curious, go ask Zhou Mochen. I don’t know anything." Xu Su pointed at his hand. "Move. I’m AFK farming mobs."

"Looks like this fight is pretty serious." Not only did Shen Chen not move, but he pulled her back down into her seat. "What? Are you planning to break up?"

The mention of that just made Xu Su furious!

Zhou Mochen could get angry and give her the cold shoulder for days, leaving her at home all alone. He wouldn’t even come back for lunch, and he didn’t make a single phone call.

But when she was the one getting the cold shoulder, she was just supposed to take it? Of course Xu Su wasn’t willing to be the one to make peace. Why should she have to be the one to grovel after he patted her on the face and then ignored her?

’Why should I have to?’

Xu Su was clearly mad as hell, but when it came to breaking up, she...

She didn’t dare!

She didn’t even dare to bring up breaking up. This relationship was so suffocating!

If it had been anyone else treating her like this, even someone like Xi Zirong, Xu Su might have already brought up breaking up.

In both of her lives, her relationships had always been smooth sailing; she’d never been treated this unfairly. In her past life, her temper was even worse, and she’d been far more unreasonable. She was the only one who ever gave Zhou Mochen the cold shoulder...

The more Xu Su thought about it, the more miserable she felt. She didn’t even have the energy to argue about Shen Chen pulling her back into her seat. Hearing the word "breakup," she let out a cold laugh. "Do I even have the right to suggest breaking up?"

Shen Chen seemed genuinely surprised, tilting his head as he looked at her. "What’s that supposed to mean?"

"From the day I agreed to be with Zhou Mochen, I understood that when it comes to breaking up, only he gets to decide. It’s useless for me to bring it up."

Xu Su pushed away Shen Chen’s approaching face. "And don’t you act so innocent. We all know what we’re like. Are you telling me you can’t see that someone with Zhou Mochen’s personality would never allow me to break up with him?"

"Is that really what you think? You make him sound like some kind of monster."

Shen Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "Xu Su, aren’t you overthinking this a bit? From what I know of him, you can bring up whatever you want. He’d never have the heart to do anything to you."

"Then I can only say you don’t know him well enough." Xu Su had no interest in explaining to him just how obsessive Zhou Mochen could be. She was getting impatient. "Alright, I don’t want to talk about this."

It wasn’t like she was actually planning to break up. Even though Zhou Mochen had now learned to get angry with her, Xu Su had never truly considered leaving him.

’So what if he’s angry? Let him be.’ In her past life, she had acted out so much, and Zhou Mochen had just taken it. Wasn’t that because he knew he had been the one to force them together, so getting angry at her was useless?

’But in this life, the feelings were mutual. Of course Zhou Mochen had the right to be angry.’

’So can’t I just put up with it this one time?!’

Xu Su really felt like she had changed. To think she was willing to endure being wronged like this.

"Okay, we won’t talk about it then." Shen Chen had no idea that Xu Su was already seeing herself as some long-suffering martyr. He leaned back on the sofa, half-lying down as he watched her. "Want me to take you out somewhere fun?"

"Where to?"

"Drinking. You in?" Shen Chen raised an eyebrow. "Don’t you love to drink? Since you’ve graduated now, I’ll let you drink your fill."

"..." Xu Su’s heart leaped, but then she hesitated. "Maybe not. I have something tomorrow, I can’t have a hangover."

"What is it?" Shen Chen asked.

Xu Su said, "The graduation banquet. It’s pretty much the last high school get-together with my classmates."

"Alright." Shen Chen nodded in understanding. "Then we won’t go today. When are you planning on going to Beijing?"

"I don’t know yet. After the scores are released, I guess."

Estimating your score is one thing, but until the real results come out, nothing is certain.

After a few more exchanges, Xu Su felt there was nothing left to talk about and prepared to go back to her game.

This time, Shen Chen didn’t stop her. He just watched her quietly, only looking away after she had closed the door to the game room.

He sat on the sofa, slowly finished the glass of water Xu Su had poured for him, then pulled out his phone, made a call, and left.

Xu Su had just sat down in her gaming chair when she saw a familiar figure standing next to her in-game character, the Female Sword Immortal.

’Ex-Hubby?’