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

Xu Su was somewhat surprised. The blond-haired boy was seriously injured, and in full view of everyone. This wasn't Beijing, so how could the Shen family get him out so quickly...?

Thinking to herself, Xu Su couldn't help but ask directly, "You've been released so easily?"

Shen Chen laughed out of anger, "What, are you disappointed? Xu Su, who am I standing up for? Don't you want anything better for me?"

"...That's not what I meant." Xu Su realized that her words had indeed been misunderstood, so she explained gently, "Isn't it just surprise?"

Shen Chen strode over and looked closely at her wound, his eyes turning cold again. "Don't worry, this isn't over. Everyone who spoke at that table, not one of them, is finished."

As he spoke, he said with a hint of exasperation, "Why did you have to resort to violence? If you were really angry, you could have just told someone. Did you really have to go and confront a street thug yourself?"

"I couldn't help it." Xu Su looked up at him, her expression somewhat innocent. "I really couldn't help it; what they said was so infuriating."

"..." Being looked at like that by her, all my anger dissipated.

Thinking of those filthy words, Shen Chen sneered, "Your cousin-in-law is no good. I'll settle accounts with him too. You won't protect him, will you?"

Luo Shaofeng was certainly not a good man. He didn't go to the countryside to welcome his wife, and he didn't toast his father-in-law and mother-in-law. He also let his brothers make fun of his wife's younger sister.

If he had even a shred of respect for Li Tingting, he would never have let things escalate to this point.

Xu Su wasn't stupid. Just as she was about to speak, the doctor applied iodine-soaked cotton swabs to the wound on her neck. Xu Su shuddered in pain and was instantly speechless.

Xi Zirong, who had been silent all along, reached out and put his arm around her. Xu Su leaned her head against his shoulder.

Shen Chen stood in front of them, squinting at them without saying a word.

Huang Feng/Qian Jia/Xu Ran: ......

They really witnessed a spectacular show today...

All the scandals that have happened at No. 1 Middle School over the past few years combined are not as exciting as this scene.

The wound was treated quickly with a simple application of iodine. As for ointment, Shen Chen insisted on using it in Changshi, saying he wanted to use better medicine to prevent scarring.

A gray Porsche was parked on the side of the road in front of the county hospital. It was rare to see such a luxury car in this small county town for several years. Not many people knew about it, and it was rare for someone who knew its value to stop and take a closer look. At this moment, a crowd had already gathered around it.

Shen Chen acted as if he didn't see the onlookers. He opened the passenger door and raised his eyebrows at Xu Su, "Xu, get in the car."

"..." Xu Su's wrist was gripped tightly by Xi Zirong, and she had that familiar headache again.

She should have taken her boyfriend's car home; after all, even if she wanted to break up, Xi Zirong was still her boyfriend at the moment.

However, Shen Chen had just fought for her, and it seemed rather unreasonable to make him drive back alone.

Besides, Xu Su had something she wanted to tell him, and it would be best if Shen Chen agreed not to tell Zhou Mochen about Xi Zirong.

She was now not only afraid of Zhou Mochen's anger, but also afraid of making him sad.

After hesitating for a while, Xu Su looked at Xi Zirong, "...How about I ride with him back to Changshi?"

The tone was one of negotiation.

But the fact that she asked this question meant that she had made a decision. Xi Zirong closed her eyes slightly, barely suppressing the anger in her chest.

A sharp pain shot through her wrist as it was gripped. Xi Zirong looked down at her. "What if I said I didn't want you to ride in his car?"

“…Xi Zirong, I have a reason why I have to ride in his car.” Xu Su tried to break free from his hand. “Please let go.”

Is it okay to let go...?

Xi Zirong wanted to tell her directly that she couldn't let go and would never be able to let go.

...But she'll get annoyed...This girl has never been very patient, and she doesn't like to coax people for too long. I can't let her get annoyed...

When he spoke again, he was still trying to appear weak, "Then can you kiss me? Su Su, I'm in a little pain, your kiss will make it go away."

Kiss...?

Xu Su looked around. On a hot afternoon, there were few people on the street. Apart from a few passersby next to the Porsche, there were only Qian Jia and Huang Feng.

Oh, and Shen Chen too.

Upon hearing Xi Zirong's words, the smile on his lips vanished. He leaned against the car door, his eyes fixed on Xu Su, as if to say, "Try kissing me if you dare."

"..." Xu Su was about to refuse instantly, and when she raised her head to speak, she met Xi Zirong's eyes.

The boy's eyes were bloodshot, and undisguised pain was spreading through him, making Xu Su suddenly realize how much she had hurt Xi Zirong by getting into another man's car in front of him.

So, when the word "no" was spoken, it became "okay".

“Xu Su!” Shen Chen straightened up, his expression changing drastically.

The next second, the girl wrapped her arms around the boy's neck and pressed her lips to his, leaving him with just a fleeting touch.

"Xi Zirong, you take them back first. I'll go get my neck treated and then head back to school." Xu Su withdrew her hand, smiled, and said, "See you tomorrow."

When he got into the car, Shen Chen slammed the door shut with a deafening roar, as if he was even angrier than if his own girlfriend had cheated on him, having witnessed his best friend's sweetheart cheating on him right in front of him.

Xu Su was also speechless. Didn't this person already know that Xi Zirong was her boyfriend? A kiss is normal, right? Why such a big reaction?

Shen Chen's face was ashen the whole way, and Xu Su ignored him, instead looking at the car with a smug expression that made the other man's teeth itch.

Once they were on the highway, Shen Chen finally spoke, "When are you going to break up with your little boyfriend?"

"....?" Xu Su raised an eyebrow, wondering how this person could tell she was planning to break up, or if he hadn't noticed at all and was just making demands of her?

Sure enough, Xu Su's silence for a long time made Shen Chen think that she was reluctant to break up. When he spoke again, it was somewhat sarcastic, "I didn't realize you were so playful at such a young age. You have a boyfriend at school and another one outside. Why don't you take me in too? Three wouldn't be too many, would it?"

Xu Su's heart skipped a beat, and she turned to look at him abruptly. "What nonsense are you spouting?"

"What? You think I'm being mean?" They happened to be passing a rest stop, so Shen Chen turned on his turn signal and drove in. After the car stopped, he leaned over, his eyes dark and menacing. "Is what I said not true?"

He was really intimidating when he wasn't smiling. Plus, the car was small, so the pressure from Shen Chen was even more obvious. Xu Su wasn't very familiar with him. She only knew that he was a playboy who changed women like he changed clothes. She had never been this close to him before.

Today's hug was the only one in both lifetimes combined, and it was all an accident, so when he approached, Xu Su's voice trembled slightly.

"What do you want to do, Shen Chen? I know you're angry because of Zhou Mochen, but you've misunderstood. I'm not two-timing."

Shen Chen was taken aback by her frightened reaction and sat up straight. "So you only have one boat? Or did you only get together with this young boyfriend after breaking up with Brother Zhou?"