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

Perhaps his original intention was not to make her his mistress, but Zhou Mochen did give her 200,000 yuan and asked her to be with him. He couldn't stand it for even a day and took her to bed the very night he moved in.

Nobody would believe that this series of actions wasn't a case of being kept as a mistress.

So... what exactly happened in their past life that made that person leave themselves no way out and choose such a terrible beginning for their relationship?

Xu Su returned to the classroom, still puzzled. It was almost time for class to start, and the Rocket Class was packed.

Although it's only been less than a week since school started, the learning atmosphere in the class is so intense that it feels as tense as if you're about to take the college entrance exam tomorrow.

Inspired by her classmates' positive learning attitude, Xu Su instantly put aside all her random thoughts.

Even the most important matters must wait until she finishes her college entrance exams before we can discuss them.

As she sat down, her gaze fell on the seat behind her, where Xi Zirong was engrossed in a book, not even bothering to look up when Xu Su approached.

There was none of the usual fervent look in his eyes, which was practically glued to her.

It seems he really took the advice 'stop bothering me' to heart and intends to do as he's told.

Xu Su paused for a moment, then sat down naturally.

She quietly asked Gu Yunjia for the new semester's timetable and began copying it down.

Although the semester has just started, the teachers of the elite class had already finished teaching the curriculum for the entire senior year back in the second year of high school.

In Mr. Wu's words, this final year is the sprint stage, and how much knowledge they can digest depends entirely on their own abilities.

The teacher can only lead them to review and consolidate the material again and again, but the teacher can't help them with how much they can actually learn.

In the rocket class, every student's attitude towards learning is beyond question. They don't need any supervision from the teacher and wish they could stay at their desks except to eat, sleep, and go to the toilet.

The students were so engrossed in their studies that the teachers couldn't put any pressure on them. They seemed like completely different people, and their teaching attitude became relaxed.

However, after attending classes for an afternoon, Xu Su noticed that the classroom discipline of the main subject teachers was not as tense as it had been in the first and second years of high school.

In the first and second years of high school, the teachers taught at a very fast pace. Now, because it's a review period, I'm worried that they might not have understood. After explaining something once, I'll patiently ask them what they don't understand.

If any student looked puzzled, she would ask them with concern, her attitude as gentle as a spring breeze.

Xu Su had dinner with Qian Jia, Huang Feng, and Gu Yunjia. She felt that her wound had almost healed, so she refused Zhou Mochen's offer to take her home for dinner. She also told him to behave himself and not to disturb her studies this year.

After school in the afternoon, Xu Su went directly to the cafeteria with Gu Yunjia and the others.

Right now, she's holding a beef patty, slowly chewing it while chatting with a few close friends.

It's been so long since I had a meal with my good friends since I started dating Xi Zirong.

Xu Su sighed, noting that the teachers all seemed to have made a pact to change their demeanor, each one more gentle than the last.

Hearing her say this, even Qian Jia and Gu Yunjia remarked that the teachers were becoming more and more patient.

Especially Ms. Wu, who used to be so stern, but starting from the senior year, she seemed to be afraid of putting too much pressure on them, and she became very gentle.

Speaking of Teacher Wu, Qian Jia said in a flattered tone, "The day before yesterday, I met Teacher Wu at the convenience store. You know, I'm very afraid of him, but he actually smiled at me! He smiled at me!"

Xu Su patted her amusedly, "Aren't you exaggerating? Teacher Wu isn't expressionless, is it really that big of a fuss about her smiling?"

"Absolutely! Absolutely!" Qian Jia gave him a look that said, "You have no idea!" "Teacher Wu is known for his strictness at school. Not just in our class, but every student he's ever taught is afraid of him!"

"..." These words left Xu Su speechless, because she suddenly remembered that when school first started, she also respected this homeroom teacher, but the more she got to know him, the more she realized that he was a teacher with great professional ethics.

Besides, she wasn't a real high school student, so she didn't have the same fear of her homeroom teacher as other students...

Huang Feng chuckled, "Su Su, you're the math class representative, and you're often in contact with Lao Wu, so you might not be that afraid of him, which is why you don't understand how terrifying he is."

"I'd heard that high school seniors are under a lot of pressure, and teachers usually don't put too much pressure on them. It's true." Gu Yunjia, like Xu Su, had beef patties for dinner. She took a sip of soda and sighed, "High school seniors are indeed the people who need special protection."

These words made Xu Su and the other two nod in agreement, deeply agreeing with them.

As they chatted, Huang Feng, who was sitting opposite Xu Su, suddenly leaned closer and asked curiously, her eyes darting somewhere.

"Su Su, why didn't you have dinner with Xi Shen today? You took three days off, and he was like a lost soul, all lovey-dovey. He actually let you come to have dinner with us."

She glanced at Xu Su's side and back, a maternal smile on her face, "Xi Shen is sitting right there, is he waiting for you to finish your meal so he can invite you for a walk..."

Xu Su paused in her chewing, without turning around to look. She swallowed the beef patty and slowly said, "You weren't waiting for me, Fengfeng. Xi Zirong and I broke up today. Don't joke about us anymore."

She had no intention of hiding it from her friends; the breakup was a fact, and rather than let Huang Feng and the others tease her from time to time, it was better to make it clear from the beginning.

As expected, Xu Su's words greatly surprised the other three.

"Break up today? Was it this morning?" Qian Jia quickly realized, "I was wondering what you two were doing this morning, so you were talking about breaking up?"

As the leader of the CP fans, Qian Jia seemed even more devastated than Xu Su, her face full of disbelief. "Why did you suddenly break up! Su Su, did you bring it up? It must have been you! How could Xi Shen possibly break up with you on his own initiative!"

She gave me a look that said, "Didn't you say you'd go from school uniforms to wedding dresses? How come you broke up with me so quickly?"

"..." Qian Jia's question was too direct, and Xu Su couldn't respond for a moment.

She could tell Xi Zirong that she had fallen for someone else, but... how could she tell her friends the details?

Xu Su's silence was interpreted as tacit agreement, and that was indeed the case.

Huang Feng couldn't hold back any longer, "You guys broke up so quickly, there was absolutely no warning..." At this point, she suddenly looked at Xu Su, "It's not because of that... Shen something, is it?"

She had heard Xu Su introduce her before, but she couldn't remember Shen Chen's name.

"Shen Chen!" Qian Jia had a good memory and called out the name immediately, but she still couldn't quite accept it. "Just because Shen Chen stood up for you once, Su Su, did you fall in love with him out of gratitude?"