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

“It’s not just today. You’re not paying attention to what’s going on in class. Gu Yunjia hasn’t been to school for a week!” Qian Jia said. “She has a lot of pen pals. Since she hasn’t been to school for so long, someone went to ask her cousin what happened and found out that something had happened to her family.”

Huang Feng chimed in, "I know that too. Gu Yunjia's dad was having an affair and had a younger brother who wasn't much younger than her. He kept it a secret for a long time, but her mom found out a while ago. The two had a big fight, and her dad moved to that other house. When he went to pick up his son from school, he was hit by a truck and lost a leg. His younger brother, who was in junior high school, died on the spot."

Xu Su asked in surprise, "When did this happen?"

“More than a month ago, Gu Yunjia changed a lot during that time. She stopped chasing after Xi Shen during breaks. I thought she had given up on Xi Shen, but I didn’t expect that something had happened at home.” Qian Jia’s voice was low, and she was worried about her former friend.

"Her father used to be a minor leader in Xianhe Real Estate in our city. I heard he earned quite a lot and was the pillar of the family. Her mother was in poor health and had never worked. After the accident, she couldn't bear the double blow and also fell ill. Gu Yunjia also has a younger sister who is in the third year of junior high school at the No. 2 Middle School next door."

The father had his leg amputated, the mother was ill, and the family's only stable source of income was gone.

A family that was once considered well-off suddenly found itself in dire straits.

Huang Feng seemed quite emotional: "My grandma twisted her leg last year and it cost nearly 10,000 yuan. I don't know how much the amputation will cost. My cousin Gu Yunjia said that the truck driver who caused the accident was very poor and only bought the cheapest mandatory insurance, so he won't get much compensation. Right now, his family is paying for the medical expenses themselves."

Once you're in the hospital, money flies by. Even families with modest savings struggle to keep up with the expenses, let alone a serious illness like amputation...

Xu Su held the pancake in her hand, thinking of the girl she used to eat with, gossip with, and laugh and joke with, and found it hard to swallow.

"She insisted on coming to class every day when her family first had that accident, so why is she taking leave now?" Although they had a falling out, they were still good friends, and Qian Jia sounded worried.

Huang Feng said, "Who knows? She's the eldest child. Her parents are sick, her younger sister is still young, and such a big thing has happened in the family. It's normal that she can't manage everything."

The egg pancake was left mostly uneaten, not only because of the big incident that had happened to her former best friend's family, but also because Xu Su had no appetite.

...She also suspected that Zhou Mochen might be involved.

Why did Gu Yunjia's father manage to keep the outside world a secret so well, only to have it discovered by her mother recently?

According to the storyline, the trigger for everything was her parents' argument, and it was only after Gu Yunjia's father moved out that he was involved in the car accident...

Xu Su's heart skipped a beat. Thinking of the malice Gu Yunjia had shown in front of Zhou Mochen that afternoon, her hand holding the pen trembled slightly.

What if... what if Zhou Mochen really did it?

She did this because Gu Yunjia harbored ill intentions towards her...

Xu Su was restless all morning, and she resisted the urge to call and ask during the break between classes.

As soon as the bell rang for the end of the last class in the morning, she immediately stood up from her seat and was the first to leave the classroom.

When Xu Su got into the car, Zhou Mochen was a little surprised: "You came out so quickly today?"

He started the car, and while steering the wheel, he opened his palm towards Xu Su.

During this period, it seemed like Zhou Mochen couldn't drive without holding her hand...

Xu Su: "......."

She had been holding back her questions all morning, but once they met, she found it hard to ask them; she was even a little scared.

If he really did it...

"What's wrong?" Zhou Mochen waited for a while, but she didn't reach out her hand. So he took Xu Su's hand and squeezed it. "What are you thinking about? You look like you have a lot on your mind."

Xu Su watched their clasped hands silently.

She and Gu Yunjia used to be friends. Even though Gu Yunjia turned against her later because of Xi Zirong, Xu Su never considered Gu Yunjia an enemy.

If he really did it, what should she do?

Angry? Making a scene?

Do not!

She only felt that she had let Gu Yunjia down.

She'll only think of herself as a jinx...

Before Xu Su could speak, Zhou Mochen glanced at her, the smile on his lips slowly fading.

In the quiet, the car drove into the underground parking garage, the engine was turned off, Xu Su let go of the hand, opened the door herself, got out of the car, and walked towards the elevator.

"In a bad mood? Who offended you?" Zhou Mochen caught up with her in a few steps, stepped into the elevator, and looked down at her.

Who offended you...?

Xu Su looked up and glared at him fiercely, startling Zhou Mochen. He couldn't help but pull her into his arms and bend down to kiss her. Xu Su turned her head away, and his lips landed on her eyelids.

Zhou Mochen paused, then suddenly sighed, "What I hate most is when you give me the cold shoulder for no reason. Can you just say what's on your mind?"

Xu Su hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.

At that moment, the elevator doors opened, and she stopped what she was about to say. She pushed people aside, stepped out of the elevator, changed her shoes, washed her hands, and then sat on the sofa to begin speaking.

"Have you done anything to my classmate's family during this time?"

"What do you mean, classmate?" Zhou Mochen narrowed his eyes, glanced at her, and suddenly asked with a smile, "What happened to Xi Zirong's family? Are you blaming me?"

“It’s not Xi Zirong.” Feeling uneasy from the laughter, Xu Su looked up. “It’s Gu Yunjia who has had some trouble at home.”

"That would be for the best." With her chin held, Zhou Mochen leaned over and pecked her lips, his eyes revealing no emotion. "Xu Su, if you give me attitude because of him, I can't bear to hurt you, but I can still kill him directly."

Xu Su: "...It has nothing to do with Xi Zirong."

She retracted her previous words, uttering nothing of peaceful times or a dreamlike illusion.

This is still Zhou Mochen, who's easily triggered!

"Tell me, who is Gu Yunjia?" After giving her a deep kiss on the lips, Zhou Mochen released her, somewhat annoyed, and said, "What happened in their family that makes you think I was behind it?"

He didn't even recognize Gu Yunjia!

Young Master Zhou has always been a man of his word, and Xu Su felt a sense of relief, but then she realized that he didn't need to know the other person's name to deal with them.

She paused, then decided to ask more definitively: "It's the girl who talked to you on the playground that day and told you those things; her family has been having a lot of bad luck lately..."

After a moment's hesitation, Xu Su blurted out everything she knew.

Zhou Mochen listened quietly the whole time, and finally scoffed: "Don't try to pin all the blame on me. I know that Gu Yunjia has made some underhanded moves on you, but I don't have the time to deal with these small fry all the time. Besides, doesn't she like Xi Zirong?"

The key point is this last sentence... He was also hoping to make Xu Su's ex-boyfriend disappear from their lives as soon as possible.

It's best to be sensible and stay with other people, and stop coveting him.