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

It's often said that in adult relationships, you should only give your partner seven-tenths of your love and keep three-tenths for yourself to save your own life.

Zhou Mochen is such a shrewd person, yet he has now played almost all his cards, as if afraid that Xu Su would not be able to grasp his weaknesses, thus offering up his vulnerabilities with both hands.

He said, "I'm sorry for saying some unpleasant things at your school last time, Xu Su. I didn't mean to threaten you, really. I just wanted to comfort you and always be good to you."

"So tell me, what exactly do you hate about me? List them out one by one, and I'll change accordingly. I don't want you to hate me."

These days, Zhou Mochen's mind is constantly filled with Xu Su's disgusted gaze. Sometimes it even appears in his dreams, accompanied by some romantic scenes, where the girl's disgusted expression suddenly appears, instantly waking him from his beautiful dream.

Every time I wake up from a dream, the empty feeling in my chest sends chills down my spine.

He's a smart man, and he's already regretted it. He was wrong... he shouldn't have said those things.

Zhou Mochen didn't want Xu Su to look at him with disgust every time they met from now on. If that were the case, even if he managed to keep her by some means, would he really be happy?

This is the fundamental reason why he wants to have a frank talk with Xu Su today.

Xu Su was shocked by Zhou Mochen's words.

He's such a proud person. Even if he's wrong, he'll probably try to figure out the extent of his mistake. Unless he's truly at his wit's end, Zhou Mochen wouldn't be willing to admit he's wrong.

At least, that's how Zhou Mochen was in his previous life.

In their past life, it wasn't until many years later, after their entanglement, that seemingly invincible young man finally bowed before her, repeatedly admitting his mistakes...

He hasn't even gone mad yet, and he's already admitting his mistake?

Xu Su's pupils dilated in shock as she looked at him, unable to contain her excitement. Zhou Mochen's delicate eyes were full of doting affection. "Tell me, what should I do so that you won't hate me? Su Su, give me a chance, really, don't sentence me to death."

Xu Su clenched her hands slightly, and finally, she couldn't help but ask him for confirmation: "Will you still threaten me with my family? Even if I never want to talk to you and never like you."

Xu Su's voice trembled slightly as she spoke the last sentence.

Zhou Mochen was completely unaware of the situation; he assumed the girl was simply afraid because of his previous threats.

Reaching out, Zhou Mochen gently patted the girl's head and hummed in agreement. He then pressed, "Is there anything else? Tell me slowly, one by one. I have a good memory, and I will do my best to do whatever you ask. There's only one thing, Su Su, please don't hate me."

Xu Su turned her head away from his hand, somewhat incredulous.

Zhou Mochen looked at her with a determined expression and a very sincere attitude.

“…” Xu Su thought for a moment and began to list his faults: “First, don’t touch her inappropriately and respect her wishes.”

Zhou Mochen couldn't help but bargain from the very first point. He interrupted, "Holding hands doesn't count. Xu Su, I have to touch you."

Xu Su was speechless. Sure enough, Zhou Mochen was still Zhou Mochen...

They talk a good game but deliver a much better performance, even going so far as to say they'd revise it line by line...

Seeing Xu Su's exasperated expression, Zhou Mochen explained again, "I just like you so much, Su Su, please understand me, okay? Just let me touch your hand, I won't kiss you without your permission."

After a long silence, Xu Su spoke again in a stiff voice: "Second, do not threaten me in any way. Whether I want to see you or not is my own choice. You cannot coerce or entice me, and you cannot take the initiative to appear at school, at my house, or anywhere else to look for me."

Zhou Mochen had a lot of complaints and wanted to bargain, but when he saw Xu Su's cool face, he gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, I agree, but remember what I said earlier, I can't live without you, and I can't stand not seeing you for a long time."

Xu Su knew the reason why this person was willing to compromise: ultimately, he wanted her to be with him willingly.

But she couldn't help but probe, "Thirdly, if one day I fall in love with someone else, you..."

Zhou Mochen interrupted, "That day will never come, Xu Su. I told you about this 'if' before, so don't say it again."

His voice turned cold, his eyes brooking no argument: "If you can't even stand me, who else could you possibly like?"

Xu Su's face also turned cold. She sneered, "Zhou Mochen, you still don't understand why I'm angry. Do you know why I hate you?"

Zhou Mochen said slowly, "You hate that I'm dictatorial and that I hold you without respecting your wishes, right? I will try to correct that in the future."

“No, no, no.” Xu Su waved her hand, her words quick and resolute: “What I hate is that I don’t have an absolute choice with you. I don’t like the feeling of being forced to choose, and I don’t like others arranging the only option for me.”

"Zhou Mochen, that's how you are. You seem to treat me very well, but in reality, you only gave me one choice. I can only choose to be with you. Maybe other girls would be overjoyed to meet someone like you, but I can't. I really hate the feeling of being controlled."

Xu Su spoke very sincerely; every word she uttered was from the bottom of her heart.

Zhou Mochen listened attentively, and remained silent for a very long time.

In fact, he had always had a vague idea of ​​what was making Xu Su angry, but he was unwilling to face it.

After a long pause, he spoke in a hoarse voice: "So, who do you want to choose? I'm giving you the choice, who do you want to choose between me and whom? Has that person appeared yet?"

Xu Su leaned back in her chair, her tense nerves relaxing slightly, before answering his question, "Do you know that there are some rights you don't have to use, but you must have?"

“As an independent person, I have the right to make my own choices. Zhou Mochen, I am not your puppet, much less your pet. Why do you have the right to like me, while I don’t even have the right to choose whether or not to accept your affection?”

Xu Su earnestly reasoned with him: "If you look at it from another angle, suppose there is a girl who likes you right now. She is powerful and influential, she has connections everywhere, she can easily control the fate of the family you care about, and she really likes you. So she doesn't consider anything else, she only requires you to be with her."

"In this situation, would you willingly like her? When forced to make a choice, would any individual with independent thought really fall for the person who forced you?"

Zhou Mochen's eyes were frighteningly dark. Xu Su's example made him extremely unhappy. "No one can force me to be with her. Xu Su, that's impossible."

Is this person's ability to grasp the key points really that weak?

Xu Su was speechless for a moment, then reminded him, "This is just an example. Zhou Mochen, if you were in this situation, would you fall in love with this girl?"