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

This realization made Xu Su's heart skip a beat... and she finally came to her senses.

Xi Zirong's body was trembling, and he buried his face in the crook of her neck, looking incredibly fragile.

Xu Su was somewhat at a loss; how did things turn out like this...?

She slowly raised her hands, which had been hanging down at her sides, and reached out to stroke the fluffy head at the nape of her neck.

"Xi Zirong, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I never meant to hurt you like this." As soon as she spoke, I realized that her voice was also choked with sobs.

Xu Su really didn't want things to be like this. When she agreed to be with Xi Zirong, she never expected that one day she would cause him so much pain.

Suddenly, I realized how outrageous my actions had been.

Yes, what she said was too hurtful. Even if you've made up your mind to break up, you shouldn't do it in such a humiliating way for Xi Zirong. It's so unfair to him.

Her voice was full of apology, which made the boy freeze.

"...Don't apologize, it's not your fault." Xi Zirong didn't lift her head, still buried in Xu Su's neck.

He nuzzled Xu Su's neck, wiping the tears on his face onto the skin of her neck, his voice muffled, "Please don't leave me, okay? I don't care about what happened those three days, I really don't care. Can we still be like before?"

As she spoke, Xi Zirong didn't even look up, reaching out to pull down the hem of Xu Su's school uniform, which had been lifted to her waist. "I'm sorry, did I scare you just now? I didn't mean to do anything, I won't do it again... Let's pretend nothing happened, okay?"

"..."

His attempts to downplay the situation left Xu Su feeling utterly powerless.

She disliked the boy's current humble and subservient demeanor; given his previous possessiveness, how could he possibly be indifferent?

If she truly didn't care, she wouldn't be Xi Zirong.

Xu Su closed her eyes and tightened her grip on his head, almost unable to resist comforting him.

Fortunately, her remaining rationality prevented her from making things worse.

Xu Su took a deep breath and decided to explain, "I didn't do anything. Listen carefully, I didn't do what you think. I was just recovering from my injuries for those three days. Xi Zirong, don't cry."

Xu Su patted the back of his head, "Don't be so humble, it's not worth it, Xi Zirong. In my heart, you should always be that high and mighty academic genius, not like this... No one is worth you becoming like this, understand?"

The head lifted from her neck, and Xi Zirong stared blankly at her with her red, tear-filled eyes. "So what did you just say you did? Were you doing it on purpose to annoy me?"

"..." After saying so much, did this person only hear the first sentence?

Xu Su was a little annoyed, "I did it on purpose to provoke you. Who told you to press me down and lift my clothes?"

Seeing that the little crybaby had finally stopped crying, Xu Su breathed a sigh of relief and pushed the face in front of her, "Get up, you're so heavy."

What kind of posture is this? I was so caught up in my emotions that no one noticed and that's fine.

Now realizing their overly intimate posture, Xu Su dared not move an inch, except to push Xi Zirong's face away with her hand. They were pressed too close, and she was afraid things might escalate...

Xi Zirong seemed to only then realize what was happening. She scrambled to her feet, stammering and unable to speak, but her ear tips instantly turned red...

Just like how it wasn't him who started unbuttoning Xu Su's clothes in the classroom that morning and insisted on kissing his heart.

Xu Su clicked her tongue in amazement, thinking that men were truly incomprehensible creatures.

Look at him now, how is he any different from a shy young wife?

If someone else had seen it, they would have thought she was the one pressing him down and lifting his clothes...

Xu Su glanced at the time; it was almost eleven o'clock. She stood up and said, "We've talked enough, said everything we needed to say. Xi Zirong, let's go back to school."

It's quite far from the high school here, and I don't know if I can get back before noon. Zhou Mochen will bring her lunch...

The thought of seeing Zhou Mochen later made Xu Su feel inexplicably irritable again.

She went too far; she agreed to be with Zhou Mochen before even breaking up with Xi Zirong.

Even with the accumulated emotions from two lifetimes, Xi Zirong's actions were still truly excessive.

"We're not done talking yet." Xi Zirong reached out and pulled her to sit down, asking softly, "Su Su, let's not break up, okay? Since nothing happened during those three days, why do we have to break up?"

This relationship lacked security to begin with, and Xi Zirong's anxiety about gaining and losing it had become a habit.

But when he actually heard Xu Su propose breaking up, he still couldn't accept it.

Seeing that he was still dwelling on this, Xu Su felt a headache coming on. "But I really was kissed by another man. Didn't you see it with your own eyes?"

Xi Zirong appeared magnanimous, "I've already said this, I understand, Su Su, let's not talk about this anymore."

What's there to understand?!

Xu Suzhen couldn't stand his timid and subservient manner!

Afraid that she would cry again, Xu Su steeled herself and continued, "Xi Zirong, I didn't fall in love with someone because of the fight, and I'm not breaking up with you because you didn't fight."

She really didn't understand how Xi Zirong could think that she would fall in love with someone just because someone fought for her.

Her affection isn't something that can be controlled remotely; it's not something that can be triggered by any specific situation.

Xu Su confessed directly, "I didn't break up with you because of Shen Chen. He kissed me in the car out of nowhere, and it wasn't my choice. The reason I broke up with you is... I realized I've fallen for someone else."

Xu Su is not the type to hide anything; she says what she needs to say directly. If it weren't for the fact that Xi Zirong was crying again, she probably would have been even more direct.

However, even though these were considered tactful words in Xu Su's eyes, they still made Xi Zirong's eyes turn red.

Another long silence followed, as if they were processing her words.

After a long pause, Xi Zirong finally spoke in a hoarse voice, "...Who?...That Zhou Mochen?"

On July 1st, in the car on her way back to her hometown, Xu Su received a phone call and called out the name in a very impatient tone.

Xi Zirong noticed something was wrong at the time, and perhaps Xu Su herself didn't realize it. Although her tone was very impatient when she was on the phone, her expression was very natural.

The conversation with the other party was very natural, even the replies of annoyance and the attitude of hanging up the phone were very natural.

It was that kind of fearless attitude. Based on Xi Zirong's understanding of Xu Su, if she really disliked someone, she wouldn't act like that.

There was no impatience in her; when she truly disliked someone, she wouldn't even show any emotion, she would simply ignore them.

Hearing Zhou Mochen's name from Xi Zirong's mouth startled Xu Su slightly, and she immediately thought of the phone call that day.

Xu Su admitted, "It was him."

Xi Zirong nodded slowly, his earlier excitement gone. He calmly asked, "When did you realize you liked him?"

"..." This question truly stumped Xu Su. She couldn't very well say it was during her ghostly period...

Her entanglement with Zhou Mochen is too complicated to explain in just a few words.

However, she really should give Xi Zirong an explanation.