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

“It’s not just that…” Gu Yunjia shook her head and said calmly, “You know, I’ve been praised for my looks by relatives since I was little. I was the school beauty in junior high school, and my family was well-off. I’ve never been unable to get what I wanted until I went to high school.”

Gu Yunjia looked at the girl in front of her. She wore a plain black down jacket, a dark gray scarf, short boots, and black jeans. Only her hands and face were exposed. Her face, which was not covered in makeup, was a little red in the cold wind.

Even though she was bundled up like a ball, she still possessed the magic to make all the scenery pale in comparison wherever she was.

"You've grown more and more beautiful, much more so than when you were in your first year of high school. You weren't this good-looking when I first met you, but I noticed something back then."

"What?" Xu Su asked, somewhat puzzled.

“I’ve discovered that a person’s beauty is impactful; it can make people lose their senses.” Gu Yunjia paused, then added, “It’s what people call stunning.”

"..." Xu Su choked, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Didn't you say you disliked her? Why are you praising her like this out of the blue...?

"So I don't feel resentful about losing to you. In fact, I think Xi Zirong is the one who got the better deal with you. He was your first love, right? You don't seem like the type to start dating in middle school."

Xu Su remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

Her first love in both her lifetimes combined was Xi Zirong.

"So, it seems Xi Zirong really benefited in the end." Gu Yunjia's tone remained calm until she suddenly asked, "Did you two do it?"

"What?" Xu Su wondered if she had misheard.

Gu Yunjia gave a mocking laugh: "What are you pretending for? I'm asking you whether you've slept with Xi Zirong or not."

"..." Xu Su was even more embarrassed.

This was too private a question; even Huang Feng and Qian Jia hadn't asked it. Xu Su didn't think she and Gu Yunjia were close enough to discuss such topics, so she didn't want to answer at all.

Xu Su hesitated and was unwilling to speak, but Gu Yunjia didn't care. She continued, "I used to hate you for not appreciating other people's sincerity. I longed for that sincerity, but you just said you didn't want it."

She said coldly, "But I don't hate any of that now. Now, I only hate the way you look."

This appearance...

Xu Su was completely confused: "What's wrong with me?"

Gu Yunjia's eyes showed disgust: "Why are you pretending to be so innocent? There's no one else here. You and Xi Zirong have been dating for a year, and you're always together. Can you honestly say you haven't slept together?"

Xu Su was speechless. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't help but ask, "Is this question important?"

Gu Yunjia stared intently at her and nodded.

“....." Xu Su was stunned. She could understand Zhou Mochen's concern, but why was Gu Yunjia so bothered? She was no one to Xi Zirong.

After a long silence, seeing Gu Yunjia's obvious desire to know the answer on her face, he finally replied, "I didn't go."

"Lying!" Gu Yunjia's voice suddenly rose: "Xi Zirong herself admitted it, what are you pretending for!"

Being mocked repeatedly with "What are you pretending for?" made Xu Su frown deeply. She didn't have a good temper to begin with, and thinking about the rumors at school recently, and Gu Yunjia's abnormal state now.

Xu Su didn't want to upset her, so she barely suppressed her temper and shook her head, saying, "I don't know why you think this question is so important, but since you want to know, I'll tell you. I haven't slept with Xi Zirong, so I have no reason to lie to you."

"How could this be, how could this be..." Gu Yunjia took a half step back, leaned against the railing, her face blank, seemingly at a loss.

Xu Su looked at her, "What's wrong?"

Why do you look so devastated?

"Oh, right! You also have a live-in boyfriend, the same age as you, just in name only. You're not much better off than me." Gu Yunjia's face flushed with excitement, a malicious yet pleased smile playing on her lips: "Xu Su, you're not much better off than me, we're the same!"

Her appearance was somewhat frightening. Xu Su frowned and said, "Gu Yunjia, calm down. Didn't you say you didn't care about the rumors at school?"

"You're not much better than me, are you? You call yourself my boyfriend, but you're basically being kept, aren't you? Don't deny it..." Gu Yunjia straightened up and smiled at her: "Xu Su, are you still a virgin?"

Xu Su: "......"

Xu Su was speechless at the question, feeling that she was being unreasonable. Her patience was completely exhausted, and she turned to leave.

"I'm not!" Gu Yunjia's voice trembled: "Xu Su, I'm not! During the week I took leave, the person I was with was that middle-aged man they were talking about."

Xu Su suddenly turned around, and suddenly realized the significance of all those questions she had asked. "Gu Yunjia! Don't tell me you did this because I found a boyfriend outside of school!"

Gu Yunjia sneered: "Don't think too highly of yourself. I want to compete with you in everything, but I never thought of competing with you in terms of being despicable."

Despicable...

No one had ever used such a word on her in both her lifetimes. Xu Su's lips trembled, but seeing that the person in front of her was not in a good mood, she forced herself not to retaliate with insults.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yunjia persisted, "Why are you angry? Did I say anything wrong?"

Gan!

After being subjected to such sarcastic remarks for so long, Xu Su could no longer contain her anger. She looked up and stared intently at Gu Yunjia: "Every word you said is wrong! So what if I slept with my boyfriend? How is that despicable?"

Gu Yunjia laughed heartily: "Sure enough, I told you we're the same. Look at you, aren't you also sacrificing yourself for money?"

It’s simply unreasonable!

Xu Su understood what Gu Yunjia cared about most. She took a deep breath, suppressing her anger, and went straight for the heart of the matter: "I'm really sorry to disappoint you. I really haven't slept with anyone. I haven't slept with Xi Zirong, and I haven't slept with Zhou Mochen either."

“But I don’t agree with you using ‘despicable’ to describe my relationship with Zhou Mochen.”

It was cold on the rooftop. Xu Su wasn't wearing gloves, so she pulled her scarf tighter around herself and put her hands in her pockets. She walked over to Gu Yunjia and said, "I was with them because I liked them. It wasn't because I was offering myself to them for money, as you said. Even if I slept with both of them, I wouldn't feel like I was 'cheap'."

"I don't believe it! I don't believe you've been living together for almost half a year and haven't done anything." Gu Yunjia's face turned pale, and her voice trembled. "Why are you lying to me? Tell me the truth!"

She doesn't seem calm at all right now.

Xu Su reached out and pulled Gu Yunjia back, afraid of upsetting her further, and said in a very soft tone: "If you think I'll feel better if I do it, then I'll do it. This really isn't that important."

Zhou Mochen had been driving her around for so long, and the whole school knew that the two were living together. It was normal for misunderstandings to arise, and she didn't care what others said.

Xu Su's seemingly gentle words instead provoked Gu Yunjia, causing her eyes to turn bloodshot.