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

The people in the courtyard were silent for a moment, including Grandma Xu, and they all looked at her.

Xu Su stood there stunned, her hand that was drying her hair stopped, and she looked down at herself, not understanding what had happened.

"Holy crap, Sister Su, you're so beautiful!" Chen Ni was the first to break the silence, exclaiming, "No wonder even though you graduated two years ago, your legend still lives on at our school."

Chen Ni attends Kangxian No. 1 Middle School, the same school Xu Su attended. She said with some pride, "Not long after the start of the semester, when I pointed to your photo on the honor roll and said that this was my sister, I became the most popular person in our class."

Xu Su remained silent.

With so many people staring at her silently, Xu Su wondered if she had forgotten to wear a bra...

Chen Ni shifted her position on the bamboo bed to make room for Xu Su, and cheerfully waved to her, "Sister Su, sit here with me."

Chen Ni's antics brought everyone back to their senses. Huang Feng put her arm around Xu Su's shoulder and pressed herself against him, exclaiming, "Today I finally understand what the poem 'A lotus emerges from clear water, naturally beautiful without adornment' means."

“I know you’re a liberal arts student, but don’t go too far…” Xu Su’s lips twitched. “It’s not like this is the first time you’ve seen me like this.”

They were roommates, and everyone had seen what they looked like after showering. Xu Su waved her hand away in disgust, "Don't come any closer, my hair is still wet."

"No, no, it's not that outrageous. We all came back from evening self-study at school around 11 or 12 o'clock. Everyone here is a girl, and no one paid any special attention to you. But you really amazed me today." Huang Feng looked like a fangirl. "If I were a boy, I would definitely pursue you. Even just looking at you is a bonus."

Suddenly, an idea struck her, and her eyes lit up: "Why don't you be my sister-in-law? You've met my brother before. He's a bit older than us, but I guarantee he's a really good man. What do you say?"

Huang Feng's brother...

Xu Su paused in drying her hair. "Not very good."

Even if Huang Chao had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to make a move on her right under Zhou Mochen's nose.

Huang Feng was about to say something when she suddenly cried out in pain. She looked at Qian Jia and asked, "Why are you pinching me?"

"I'm being lenient by not beating you up." Qian Jia chuckled and gestured for Huang Feng to look at Xi Zirong, who was sitting expressionlessly on another bamboo bed. "Why are you just like those gossipy women in the countryside, always trying to find a husband for your family whenever you see a pretty girl?"

The two girls' playful bickering prompted their aunt to join in the teasing, "Our Susu is getting prettier every year. I wonder who will be lucky enough to have her in the future."

"Don't joke about Su Su." Grandma Xu scolded her eldest daughter-in-law, but she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes. "This child is still young. She still has to go to university. Studying hard is the most important thing. Don't be like her second uncle's daughter, Yanzi, who started dating at a young age and didn't even finish junior high school."

The swallow that Grandma Xu mentioned was the granddaughter of Grandpa Xu's cousin. She was a relative within five degrees of kinship. She got married at the age of eighteen and had been a negative example of how to raise daughters in the village for many years.

Although the preference for sons over daughters is very serious in rural areas, few people these days would want their daughters to ruin their reputation by getting married at the young age of seventeen or eighteen.

Grandma Xu's casual remark made Xu Su feel a little guilty. She couldn't help but look in Xi Zirong's direction. The two bamboo beds were placed side by side, and the two people were not far apart. The person was holding a large palm-leaf fan and slowly fanning her, seemingly not listening to their conversation.

Noticing Xu Su's gaze, Xi Zirong looked up at him, her eyes full of tenderness and love. Their eyes met for a second before she looked away first.

The feeling of exchanging glances under the noses of her family made Xu Su feel flustered, afraid that someone would notice something.

In particular, this person's eyes didn't know how to restrain themselves; perhaps, Xi Zirong simply didn't know what restraint was!

Xu Su was already starting to regret agreeing to bring him back. What if her grandmother found out?

All night long, Xu Su didn't dare to look in Xi Zirong's direction, only vaguely sensing that the wind in his direction hadn't stopped.

Xi Zirong remembered how afraid Xu Su was of mosquitoes, so she fanned her with a palm leaf fan all night and burned mosquito coils under the bamboo bed. With this double protection, no mosquito could suck a drop of blood from Xu Su.

People in the countryside go to bed early, especially Grandma Xu who is getting old. She got up and went back to her room before nine o'clock. Several adults also went back home intermittently.

Chen Ni was reluctant to leave, so she hugged Xu Su and said, "Sister Su, can I sleep with you tonight? It's been so long since I've slept with you."

"..." Xu Su glanced at the little girl's coquettish manner, smiled and pinched her cheek, "But you sleep so badly, I don't want to sleep with you."

It's not that she grinds her teeth or snores, it's just that this girl is a bit clumsy when she sleeps, I don't know where she got this habit from.

Chen Ni looked annoyed. "I promise I won't touch you like that this time."

"What?" Xi Zirong seemed not to have heard clearly. He had been talking to Xu Ran, but suddenly turned around and asked uncertainly, "What did you say?"

His appearance was a bit intimidating, and Chen Ni was startled. "It's nothing," she said.

Xu Su had a headache. She patted Chen Ni and said, "Go back to sleep. I'll tutor you again tomorrow morning."

After everyone had left, Qian Jia and Huang Feng exchanged a glance and went back to their room first, while Xu Ran, being even more aware, had already disappeared.

Xu Su locked the gate, and as soon as she turned around, she saw Xi Zirong behind her. She lowered her voice and asked, "What?"

There were many mosquitoes in the living room, so Xi Zirong didn't say anything. He grabbed Xu Su and led her straight to her room, pinning her against the door.

Where did I touch you?

Xi Zirong looked very serious, as if this question was very important to him.

"..." Xu Su's lips twitched involuntarily as she reminded him, "That's my sister, Xi Zirong. Don't be jealous."

She was genuinely annoyed at the moment, but she couldn't lose her temper with him for fear of waking her grandmother.

"Not even my sister." Xi Zirong leaned in and hugged her, his voice a little muffled. "You can't touch me, even girls. Su Su, you're mine."

He pressed himself against her, his lips slowly pecking at her neck, gradually moving to her collarbone. The sensation was so wonderful that he couldn't resist sticking out his tongue to kiss her.

A wet kiss landed on her collarbone, and the boy's breathing became heavy and uncontrollable. Xu Su even felt the hem of her clothes being lifted up as Xi Zirong's hand slowly caressed her waist.

It seemed there was still an upward tendency, and Xu Su tried to stop the hand on her waist, her voice low and urgent, "Xi Zirong! I'm really angry!"

The boy paused, moved slightly away, and stared intently at her, his eyes still burning with desire.

"I'm sorry, Su Su." Xi Zirong held Xu Su's waist, pulling her into his arms, and sighed, "I couldn't control myself, I'm sorry."

Xi Zirong was unaware that at this moment, Xu Su was truly considering breaking up with him for the first time.