Locking away my heart and love! Going back to 2000 to be a top student again.

After silently watching the furious girl for a long time, Zhou Mochen suppressed his dark and crazy thoughts, kissed her cheek, and then slowly stood up straight.

When she spoke again, her voice was calm: "No one denies that you are not an independent individual, Xu Su. As long as you are willing, I am yours, yours alone."

Xu Su: "......"

Thanks for the invitation, but I'm not willing.

The girl's face was full of reluctance, which made Zhou Mochen's heart ache.

I really want to lock her up. Let her cry or make a scene, as long as she's by my side.

Does it really matter whether she's willing or not, as long as she stays by his side forever?

...

But in the end, he still couldn't bear to part with her; he couldn't bear to part with her whenever she cried.

Is it because she knows exactly what she can't bear to part with that she's so fearless?

Zhou Mochen didn't know why, no matter what he did, this girl always seemed resistant to him, even though their relationship had improved somewhat during the summer vacation.

Why has it turned out like this again?

"Xu Su, am I really that bad?"

Zhou Mochen's voice was hoarse, "I'll change anything you don't like, okay? I've tried to change."

Xu Su lowered her head and remained silent.

He has indeed changed a lot. At least he is not as autocratic as he was at the beginning. He listens to what she says and doesn't interfere in school affairs.

We told him not to appear in front of his maternal grandmother and uncles, but he only came once in the middle of the night.

In fact, given Zhou Mochen's obsessive tendency to go crazy if he doesn't see her for a few days, he actually managed to endure not seeing her for over twenty days this time.

However, this is not what Xu Su wants.

Xu Su wanted freedom, equality, and choices free from coercion and coercion.

The pressure from Zhou Mochen was too great, so great that Xu Su felt disgusted and wanted to escape.

However, the events of her past life made her wary, and she dared not completely provoke this person, yet she was even less able to willingly accept him.

Xu Su remained silent for a long time, then glanced at the time again. "I have to go back to class."

Zhou Mochen chuckled lightly: "After we go back, how long do you plan to leave me hanging? A month? Or two?"

Looking up, she saw the man's extremely dark eyes, filled with mockery.

“Since entering the second year of high school, my studies have become increasingly demanding, and now I’m also participating in competitions, so I really can’t see you often.” Xu Su explained calmly, “Zhou Mochen, don’t push me so hard. I’ve said it before, no girl likes to be pressured.”

After a stalemate, Zhou Mochen finally tried to back down. He concealed all his anxiety and compromised, saying, "Don't be so cold to me, Xu Su. I can tell whether you're ignoring me because you're busy with your studies."

He reached out and put his arm around her, asking in a low voice, "Xu Su, tell me, what exactly did I do to offend you this time?"

The girl's attitude was completely different compared to during the summer vacation, and he really didn't understand why.

Xu Su pursed her lips. Of course she knew her attitude was wrong. None of the things from her past life had happened in this life, so she shouldn't hold Zhou Mochen accountable in this life.

But she couldn't do it. Weren't the mistakes of her past life also mistakes? She couldn't let go of them.

She was especially annoyed by his dictatorial and autocratic rule.

A person's nature is hard to change; he's a stubborn and crazy person at heart. She taught him for a year, but she couldn't change much.

Xu Su remained silent for a long time without answering. She then said, "Zhou Mochen, I really have to go back."

~~~

The meeting ultimately ended unhappily.

In her spare time, Xu Su could only think about how to break free from Zhou Mochen's control.

She couldn't think of a solution.

She dared not provoke him completely, yet she was unwilling to be bound to him like she had been in her previous life.

Xu Su felt suffocated every time she thought of Zhou Mochen.

A week later, in the competition class, Ms. Wu announced the results of the preliminary round.

Of the nineteen people, only five made it to the semi-finals, and fourteen were eliminated.

Despite seeing that more than half of the classrooms were gone, Mr. Wu's expression was not grim. He said, "Xi Zirong got a perfect score this time, tying for first place in the city with Qiu Cheng from Experimental Middle School and Fan Wenhua from No. 16 Middle School."

Teacher Song, standing beside her, said with a beaming smile, "Our school hasn't had a student who got a perfect score in the competition for several years. Of course, it's also great that you four passed the preliminary round. You have a chance to go further and strive for the semi-finals. Make the most of this opportunity to enter the provincial team."

Of the five people who made it to the semi-finals, three were from the top-performing class. In addition to Xu Su and Xi Zirong, discipline committee member Fu Jun also passed the preliminary round.

The other two are from Class 13 and Class 16 respectively.

The news spread throughout the school the next day, especially the fact that Xi Zirong got a perfect score in the competition.

Although getting perfect scores is commonplace for him, this is a competition, and it's much more difficult than a regular test. There are only three people in the whole city who can do it.

Their school isn't known for its competitive spirit, so having a student achieve a perfect score is a pleasant surprise.

If Xi Shen can continue to get a perfect score in the semi-finals, he will be a shoo-in for the provincial team and can represent the province in the national finals.

If one could go further and make it into the national training team to represent the country in the international Olympic competitions, then it wouldn't just be bringing glory to the school, but to the country.

If anyone from No. 1 Middle School can truly go all the way, it would undoubtedly be Xi Zirong.

Many math teachers in the first year of high school spoke of Xi Zirong with great admiration during class: "Study hard, and next year, you can also participate in the competition and bring glory to the school."

First-year high school student: ......

I'll definitely participate in the competition, but whether I can bring glory to the team is another matter.

A genius like Xi Zirong is one in every few years at our school.

The school attaches great importance to the upcoming semi-finals, and the two teachers in charge of the class have begun to assign them a new round of learning and training.

The students were under increasing pressure.

Fu Jun sighed, "If I pass the semi-finals, I don't expect to make it into the provincial team. I'll be happy with a second prize, or even a third prize if that's not possible."

He wasn't confident in his abilities, and things like making it into the provincial team weren't even on his radar. His ultimate goal was to win a second prize in a math competition in N provinces.

A first prize in the provincial college entrance examination adds 20 points, a second prize adds 15 points, and a third prize adds 10 points.

If all else fails, a third prize is fine too, since it adds a few points to the college entrance exam, and that's still points.

Fu Jun's idea was also the unanimous idea of ​​the other members of the competition class.

The other students who were eliminated weren't too upset. On the contrary, being eliminated sooner meant they could focus on preparing for the college entrance examination more easily and efficiently.

Apart from Xi Zirong, no one was confident about making it into the provincial team and securing a spot in the national finals. They figured they could just get extra points on the college entrance exam through competitions; they shouldn't even dream about getting a guaranteed admission to university.

Xu Su also thinks so.

She was hoping to get a second prize if she passed the semi-finals.

During the evening competition class, Xi Zirong also brought up this topic.