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

When Xu Su led the people to other rooms to let them choose their rooms for the night, she realized that Xi Zirong hadn't followed.

She returned to her room and immediately noticed the notebook in Xi Zirong's hand. It looked somewhat familiar... she wasn't sure... she decided to take another look.

When she got closer, her mind went completely blank!

"Xi Zirong! Who gave you permission to read someone else's diary!"

With her hand suddenly empty, Xi Zirong looked up, her eyes slightly red, "Where is Sun Yu studying now?"

This diary was written in junior high school, which is more than ten years ago for Xu Su. She doesn't remember the contents, but she still remembers Sun Yu.

After all, Zhou Mochen had made a special trip to Kang County just for this person.

Xu Su opened the notebook, which contained only a few diary entries, most of which were related to Sun Yu.

She wrote a diary during junior high school, but not every day. She would only write down her worries when she was in a bad mood.

Sun Yu, who spread rumors about her, took up most of the article.

“It’s all in the past, it doesn’t matter who it was anymore.” Xu Su put the notebook into the drawer.

"I can't stand him bullying you! Tell me, which school does he go to?"

“....." Xu Su rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. “What, you want to fight him? Xi Zirong, I said it's in the past, and it's in the past. If I hadn't seen this diary today, I wouldn't even remember these things.”

It was just some entanglement with classmates from over a decade ago.

Sun Yu is certainly despicable, but with Zhou Mochen personally taking action, Sun Yu and his entire family will likely not have a good time.

There's absolutely no need for Xi Zirong to stand up for her anymore.

Xi Zirong looked at her silently, her eyes full of heartache. Thinking of the grievances the girl had suffered in the diary, anger surged in her chest. She felt that she had never been so angry before.

After a long pause, he nodded: "It's fine if you don't tell me, just don't get involved in this matter, I'll investigate it myself."

Sun Yu seems to have been admitted to the No. 7 Middle School of the city.

Considering Xi Zirong's parents' professional connections and his own reputation among the high schools in Changshi, finding out which school Sun Yu attended would be incredibly easy...

Xu Su reached out and grabbed him: "Xi Zirong, it's really over. Don't go looking for trouble again. How could you do something like reading someone else's diary!"

"I'm sorry, I thought it was your class notes, and I just flipped through it and couldn't take my eyes off it. I didn't mean to look at your diary." After explaining briefly, Xi Zirong looked around to make sure no one was there, then leaned over and quickly hugged her. "Su Su, don't underestimate me. I'll definitely get revenge for you."

...Who would look down on you? You come from a scholarly family where no one of you is uncultured.

After several unsuccessful attempts to reason with her, Xu Su simply gave up.

"Xi Zirong, I'm warning you seriously, don't you dare lay a hand on me here, do you hear me?"

This person's habit of hugging her without her noticing is something he can't break, right?

After being glared at by Xu Su, Xi Zirong withdrew her hand, looking aggrieved. "I know."

Grandma Xu's house has four rooms in total. The old lady sleeps in the inner room by herself. The remaining three rooms are shared by the two boys, Huang Feng and Qian Jia in one room, and Xu Su in one room by herself.

After settling into their lodgings for the night, Chen Ni and Chen Dong each brought over a watermelon.

It was a little past two in the afternoon, the sun was blazing, and none of the farmers had gone out to work.

Xu Su brought his classmates from the city back with him, and even drove a car that was extremely rare in Chenjia Village. Many villagers who loved to watch the excitement came to Xu's uncle's house after hearing the news.

Listening to the chatter of the village's aunts and uncles coming from next door, Chen Ni muttered as she butchered a melon, "Sister Su, don't go over there. They're making fun of you again."

Xu Su helped Chen Ni distribute the cut melon pieces to her classmates, and just smiled when she heard what Chen Ni said.

Huang Feng was a little curious. She took a bite of the watermelon that had been chilled in the well and asked, "Why are you making fun of Su Su?"

She lives in the city and doesn't know how neighbors interact in the countryside.

People love to come and watch when something interesting happens in someone's home; this is how villagers, who lack entertainment options, relieve their boredom.

But new things don't happen every day, so the aunts and uncles have to come up with their own topics of conversation over tea, right?

For example, Xu Su, who grew up in Chenjia Village, was a pretty little girl despite not being a member of the same clan. As her features matured, people in the village liked to tease her, saying that so-and-so's son was a perfect match for her.

She grew up eating the grain from Chenjia Village, and later married into the village, ensuring that the good things didn't go to other places.

There are also some who like to make lewd jokes, saying things like, "Xu Su's pretty face is too much for a rural family to keep; she's probably going to marry a rich man."

Last year, Xu Su resolutely refused to let Zhou Mochen send her back for this reason. Since she was a child, she had been teased by the village with "good intentions," and she was always careful to keep her distance from boys.

No matter whose son they joked about, Xu Su would stay far away and never play with any other children in Chenjia Village, except for a few cousins ​​from her uncle's family.

Huang Feng and the other natives of Changshi might not know, but Qian Jia knew all too well how these rural women behaved.

"What else could they make up? Gossip, of course. You've seen TV dramas, right? Have you ever seen those village women gossiping?" She pursed her lips, looked at Xu Su's increasingly beautiful face, and guessed, "You can imagine how out of place Su Su's face is in this village."

"In a rural area where there are few entertainment options, isn't her daily life all about the best after-dinner gossip from her relatives?"

Qian Jia is right. The rapid economic development in recent years has also brought some relief to this poor and backward village. However, in previous years, few households in the village had televisions, and people mostly visited each other and chatted after meals during the off-season.

Tired of gossiping about this and that, why not just chat about Xu Su, this good-looking and academically excellent outsider?

Xi Zirong frowned, thinking that Chen Ni and Chen Dong were there, and remained silent, while Huang Feng did not have such concerns.

She was still puzzled. "How can they gossip like that? They can't just make things up, can they?"

“When I was little, there was a pretty older sister next door to me. Her junior high school was quite far away, and a few times she came home late at night. Then those women spread rumors about her, saying that she was not studying well at school. Anyway, the rumors were pretty nasty.”

After Qian Jia finished speaking, she suddenly looked up at Xu Su and shouted, "Holy crap! Your grandma's side of the family isn't spreading rumors about you like this either, is they?"

Xu Su was startled by her. "No, no, don't make it sound so scary. I didn't even go to junior high school in town. I went to school in Kang County."

When Kang County was mentioned, she looked at Xi Zirong, whose eyes were lowered and she seemed to be thinking about something.

Xu Su had a headache, wondering how Zhou Mochen managed to deal with Sun Yu's family.

She had no doubt that the man would be ruthless when dealing with people, probably taking care of the whole family, and maybe even more?

Xu Su remembered that Sun Yu's uncle seemed to have some influence in Kang County... He probably wouldn't get anything good out of him now.