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

"You're so stingy! Xu Su, tell me, does this person like you too?" Xi Zirong's voice was filled with anger. He held the girl tightly in his arms, almost gritting his teeth: "You're not allowed to accept gifts from other men, and you're not allowed to go out to see other people at night!"

"Tell me, where did you find this love rival for me? Xu Su, why did he send you a birthday present?"

As they were talking, two more classmates walked by not far away. Xu Su could only listen stiffly to his whispers. It was the first time she had seen Xi Zirong like this, and she was both angry and helpless.

His emotions were so intense that Xu Su could feel his body trembling as he held her in his arms.

Xu Su was angry; given her usual temper, she would have been unable to tolerate Xi Zirong like this long ago. But in the end, her heartache prevailed.

Finally, she wrapped her arms around his waist, trying to coax him patiently: "Let go first, this is not a place to chat, Xi Zirong, don't do this, what will it look like if your classmates see us?"

Xi Zirong scoffed, "So what if you see it? Everyone knows you're my girlfriend, Xu Su. What are you afraid of?"

As he spoke, as if to prove something, he pressed his lips against Xu Su's ear and slowly pecked at it.

The scalding heat from his breath filled her ears as he spoke, and Xu Su felt completely overwhelmed. She desperately turned her face away, struggling to get away: "What are you doing, Xi Zirong? I'm saying this one last time, let go of me."

The struggle and suppression of limbs in the darkness were extremely dangerous, at least in Xi Zirong's view. When the girl once again pushed him away by placing her hand on his chest, he could no longer hold back and followed his heart.

Xu Su was caught off guard by the kiss. Compared to the brief kiss on Xi Zirong's birthday, this one could be described as fierce.

In a daze, she even thought the person in front of her was Zhou Mochen.

After struggling for too long, Xu Su finally found an opening and swung his hand out of control, slapping Xi Zirong's face away with great force.

The phone in her pocket kept vibrating, probably Shen Chen urging her, but Xu Su had no time to pay attention to it.

She looked at the boy in front of her, whose face was turned to the side and who was motionless, and asked softly, "Are you awake?"

Xi Zirong shuddered slightly, but didn't react yet.

Xu Su continued, "If you're sober, make way."

Although he was asked to make way, it wasn't actually a corner; people could pass through on both sides of Xi Zirong's path.

After Xu Su finished speaking, she immediately took a detour to the side. As she passed by, Xi Zirong was moved.

He tried to hug Xu Su again, but she dodged him, saying, "Don't touch me, not even now!"

Xi Zirong's hand froze in mid-air as she silently watched the girl walk away.

It wasn't until she had walked quite a distance that Xu Su remembered to wipe her mouth haphazardly with her sleeve. Finally, she slumped down on a nearby bench, feeling somewhat lost and unsure of what to do.

How did that gentle and polite boy learn to force a kiss?

If he really wanted to kiss her, it's not like she wouldn't let him. Why did he do it when she didn't want to?

The phone in her pocket vibrated regularly and incessantly. Xu Su took it out and saw that Shen Chen had already made more than a dozen calls in that short time.

She kept not answering the phone, and even received text messages.

Already annoyed, seeing the culprit who caused her and Xi Zirong's falling out still on the phone, Xu Su pressed the answer button and shouted in a very displeased tone, "Are you trying to seduce me? Shen Chen, are you out of your mind? Why are you calling me like this? Can't you be quiet for a second!"

"Call, call, call! If I don't answer your call, it means I'm busy and can't answer. Are you crazy to keep calling? Do you think the world revolves around you? Just because you call doesn't mean I have to answer!"

This outburst left Shen Chen on the other end of the phone speechless for a long time.

By the time Xu Su remembered to speak, she had already hung up the phone.

Ten minutes later, Xu Su walked out of the school gate, where the black Bentley was parked quietly.

Seeing her come out, Shen Chen opened the driver's side door and got out of the car, shouting at Xu Su, "Were you punished by the teacher? Why are you acting like you've taken a ton of gunpowder?"

Just as Xu Su was about to speak, the passenger door opened, and Zhou Mochen got out. He walked a few steps to her, and after not seeing her for more than two months, he seemed to want to take a good look at her, fixing his gaze on her face without blinking.

Xu Su was taken aback and reflexively turned her head to avoid his gaze. "Why are you here too?"

He immediately realized that since he knew Shen Chen was coming to the school to see her that night, how could he not come along? It was simply a matter of course.

Zhou Mochen ignored Xu Su's words. He reached out and turned her face towards him, frowning as he asked, "What happened to your mouth?"

Under the dim streetlights, Xu Su's lips looked a little swollen and an unnaturally red.

"....!!" Xu Su's eyes widened, and after a couple of seconds of stunned silence, she said, "What? What's wrong? My skin has been a little dry lately, just a bit flaky."

She brushed the hand off her face in an annoyed tone. "What did you think it was?"

Xu Su's reaction was so natural that Zhou Mochen's furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

He just thought...

Xu Su pouted at Shen Chen, who was watching the show from the side, and said, "What are you looking at?"

She was about three or four meters away from Shen Chen, and the streetlights weren't bright enough. Otherwise, with his experience, he probably could have seen the condition of Xu Su's lips at a glance.

Compared to Zhou Mochen's few kisses, Shen Chen had so much practical experience that he probably couldn't even remember how many.

His eyes are very sharp.

Xu Su was unaware of all this, and she continued to lash out at Shen Chen, giving him a cold look: "You deserve to be scolded. You keep calling and calling, I'm so annoyed by you!"

Although they hadn't known each other for long, Shen Chen was already used to her teasing, so he wasn't angry this time. He handed her the things he was holding, saying, "Okay, okay, it was my fault. I shouldn't have kept calling you. Calm down, Xu. Here, I got you a new style that's more suitable for a student like you. You can't refuse this time."

To make it easier for Xu Su to take it, he took a few steps toward her, but his gaze suddenly paused when it swept across her face, and then the smile on his lips slowly disappeared.

Xu Su touched her face in confusion, looking at Shen Chen's somber expression, and asked in bewilderment, "What are you looking at?"

Zhou Mochen glanced at Shen Chen, reached out and took the watch box from his hand, and opened it. The watch inside was indeed much more understated than Shen Chen had said, but the watchband was still rose gold.

For some reason, this person has a particular fondness for this color.

"Keep it." Zhou Mochen glanced at it, closed the watch box, and handed it to Xu Su. "Are you hungry? Shall we go get something to eat?"

Xu Su shook her head: "No, it's getting late, I'm going back to sleep early."

It's past ten o'clock now, and Xu Su doesn't plan to go back to the classroom. Going back early to get some sleep is better than anything else.

Zhou Mochen didn't press the issue. He added, "Do you have time to come out on your birthday? I'd like to celebrate with you, Su Su. It's your eighteenth birthday, don't make it too hasty."