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

She was right; he had been the one harassing her from beginning to end.

Isn't it ridiculous? He waited for her for two years, and she ended up dating someone else for a year right under his nose.

Xu Su also thought of that time, and touched his left cheek with some guilt, where she had slapped him before.

She wanted to kiss him, but then succumbed to his cold gaze. Xu Su felt a lump in her throat, but forced herself to be defiant. "Don't overthink it. I hadn't agreed to be with him back then. Besides, even if I didn't have a boyfriend, that was still a forced kiss. It was really too much. I won't apologize."

Who pursues girls like that? Thinking back to what he said about girls always saying one thing and meaning another, Xu Su once again agreed that he deserved that slap!

That's right! He deserved it!

"Oh," Zhou Mochen's smile remained unchanged as he slowly asked her, "What do you like about him? For the past two years, you've been constantly sarcastic and disgusted with me, but what about him? Tell me, how did Xi Zirong win your heart and make you agree to be with him?"

That laugh is truly frightening.

Xu Su was stumped by the question. She took a deep breath and remained silent for a long time.

Zhou Mochen gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "What? Is this a hard question to answer? You clearly know how worried you are, but you still agreed. How much do you really like this person you're dating without telling me?"

This insistence on explaining things clearly put Xu Su in a difficult position. She wasn't good at dissecting her own feelings and couldn't articulate exactly what she liked about Xi Zirong.

She remained silent for a long time, causing Zhou Mochen's face to darken further. Suddenly, he sneered and pressed his hand against her chest. "Let me ask you a different question. Who's in here?"

What kind of look was that? Cold, desperate, and insane, like a death row inmate awaiting sentencing.

Her heart skipped a beat, and Xu Su hurriedly explained, "I like you, Zhou Mochen. Please believe me this once. I really have liked you for a long time. If I hadn't realized that I liked you, I wouldn't have broken up with Xi Zirong."

Xu Su pounced on him, kissing his eyes haphazardly, not wanting to see that look in his eyes again. "I've always hated your banditry and resented your threats and domineering ways. I never bothered to discern my own feelings; I just wanted to stay away from you."

At this point, she couldn't help but complain, "You can't blame me entirely. You have no idea how awful you were back then. You treated me like your possession after only meeting me twice. Didn't that force me to hate you?"

The girl's initiative to kiss him eased some of the gloom that had enveloped Zhou Mochen. He held her waist, closed his eyes, and let her kiss him, truly feeling her comfort.

The surging pain in my heart felt a little better.

Just like that, just kiss me.

After a long silence, he suddenly asked an unexpected question, "So what's the reason you're with him? To rebel against me?"

Xu Su choked on her words; Shen Chen had asked her a similar question before.

She never expected Zhou Mochen to ask such a question. He was an extremely proud man, yet he actually wanted to know if she was with someone else to rebel against him, rather than out of genuine affection.

And, with a hint of anticipation, she asked the question.

Xu Su knew that all she needed to do now was say that she didn't like Xi Zirong and that she was only with Xi Zirong to spite him, and Zhou Mochen's anger would subside by more than half.

Even if she had kissed and hugged other people, he could still calm down because of this absurd reason.

However, Xu Su still couldn't lie to him anymore.

She gave a bitter smile and slowly said, "Zhou Mochen, I don't want to lie to you. When I was with Xi Zirong, I don't know if I had any thoughts of resisting you deep down, but I did like him. If I didn't have any feelings for him, I couldn't have agreed to be with him."

Her voice was still pleasant to the ear... but every word felt like a knife or axe slashing at his heart, mocking his fantasies.

He was still fantasizing that she had never liked anyone else...

Zhou Mochen closed his eyes tightly, his face contorted for a moment. "You're forcing me to kill someone. I just told myself that as long as you don't have him in your heart, I can forgive what you've done. I was wrong too. I shouldn't have used such coercive methods to pursue a young girl like you."

He opened his eyes and looked over, his voice very soft, "But Su Su, how can you really like him?"

Can a relationship based on mutual affection, a first love in the prime of youth, truly be forgotten? Zhou Mochen's eyes showed a blank expression.

Having lived together for two lifetimes, how could Xu Su not know what Zhou Mochen cared about most?

After the honest confession, she felt relieved and decided to reveal all her inner thoughts.

“Do you know what? After I got together with Xi Zirong, I was always afraid of what would happen if you found out. I was afraid of your ruthless methods, afraid of you going crazy, afraid of you dealing with Xi Zirong, afraid of you forcibly keeping me by your side.”

"But later, more than anything before, I was afraid that you would be heartbroken and in pain if you found out. Zhou Mochen, do you understand what I mean?"

Xu Su rested her head on Zhou Mochen's shoulder. "You can make any wild guesses. I definitely like you more than you think. I know it sounds ridiculous, but I really didn't understand what liking someone meant before."

The room was completely silent; the only sounds were each other's breathing and heartbeats.

She's really good at sweet-talking people, but how many of those words are true and how many are false?

After a long silence, Zhou Mochen suddenly reached out and grabbed Xu Su's shoulder, firmly pushing her away. Their eyes met for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his lips. "Answer me one more question."

Xu Su nodded and readily agreed: "I'll tell you everything."

She's been so honest; she claims there's nothing left to hide.

But her confidence lasted only a second before she was stumped by the question again.

Zhou Mochen asked, "According to you, you don't understand what 'liking' is, so what made you realize that you like me?"

Xu Su froze, like a cat with something stuck in its throat.

Seeing her reaction, Zhou Mochen's expression hardened. "Can't you even answer this question? Xu Su, are you lying to me again?"

Sure enough, you shouldn't believe a little liar. He's so stupid; he was easily swayed by her words and didn't want to argue with her anymore.

Xu Su quickly shook her head, afraid that all her efforts to coax him would be in vain, and gritted her teeth, saying, "I'll talk! I'll talk, okay!"

The matter of being reborn was definitely something that couldn't be mentioned, but Zhou Mochen was not someone who could be easily fooled. His eyes could see through almost everything, and making up lies would only backfire.

Xu Su hesitated for a few seconds, took a deep breath, and decided to mix truth and falsehood, "Do you know why I've always disliked you so much?"

Zhou Mochen was focused on untying her bun, gently removing a hair tie, seemingly ignoring her words, and casually said, "Tell me."

So, couples really need to talk things out! If the female lead were aloof and did nothing, Zhou Mochen might have already made a huge mistake. Also, please vote, give monthly tickets, and recommend this post!