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

Xu Su angrily said, "Xi Zirong, I have a boyfriend!"

Xi Zirong nodded and said without changing her expression, "Yes, I remember it all the time."

Remember, they still don't know how to keep their distance!

Remember to do it again!

He was completely different from the gentle and obedient boy she remembered. Xu Su turned her head away, not wanting to look anymore or argue about it. Their relationship had long since become untenable.

Xu Su sniffed and prepared to return to the classroom. As she walked past Xi Zirong, her wrist was grabbed.

"You're so angry? When you had me as your boyfriend, did he ever kiss you?"

Xu Su was stunned by the question.

Just then, the bell rang for the first period of evening self-study. She snapped back to reality, "Let go, class is starting."

"Afraid to answer?" Xi Zirong's voice was tinged with laughter, but her arms held him tightly in her embrace. "Xu Su, be fair. When you were with me, you could let him kiss you, so why can't I now?"

Winter days are short and dark, and on this overcast day, the rooftop was pitch black. The two people looked at each other but couldn't see each other's faces.

Xi Zirong's lips pressed against mine again. "Be good, let me kiss you for a while, recharge me..."

"No!" Xu Su cried out in a panic, trying to avoid him. "Back then, he didn't know about my relationship with you, he didn't know I had a boyfriend, Xi Zirong, please don't do this!"

Xi Zirong scoffed, "It's not like he'd let go if he knew."

The difference in strength between men and women was too great; Xu Su was held in Xi Zirong's arms and had no way to escape...

Xi Zirong wrapped one arm around Xu Su's waist and the other hand around the back of her neck so she couldn't escape, then lowered his head to kiss her.

He kissed those cold lips warm little by little, and Xi Zirong's breathing became rapid. He wanted to invade her territory, but Xu Su gritted her teeth and refused to let go.

"...Open your mouth..."

Xu Su stared at him, not daring to even speak, for fear that she would be robbed again in the blink of an eye.

Xi Zirong's lips moved to Xu Su's eyes, and hot kisses were pressed densely on her face, accompanied by heavy breathing, which made Xu Su a little scared.

If it weren't for the thick winter clothes and the scarf around his neck hindering his performance, Xu Su felt that Xi Zirong was capable of anything in his current state.

"Xi Zirong! You're cold... um..."

She struggled and screamed, but Xi Zirong refused to stop. While she was speaking, he pressed his lips against hers again and forcefully invaded her mouth.

He forcefully suppressed all of Xu Su's resistance, yet the kiss he gave her was exceptionally gentle, almost unbelievably careful.

Xu Su's heart clenched uncontrollably, and she inexplicably felt like crying again.

The wetness on her face made Xi Zirong pause, and she hurriedly looked up: "Don't cry, I won't kiss you anymore."

In the darkness, Xi Zirong's hand reached towards Xu Su's eyes, her fingertips causing the girl's wet eyelashes to tremble slightly.

In that instant, Xi Zirong realized that his heart, which was already numb with pain, could hurt even more; the aching pain was enough to make him break down completely.

"I'm sorry, I scared you. Don't be afraid." Xi Zirong's voice was low and hoarse, choked with sobs.

"Don't touch me." Xu Su turned her head away from his hand and took out a tissue from her pocket to wipe her tears.

The first evening self-study session has already begun. If she goes back to the classroom now, her classmates will only see her red, swollen eyes from crying. It's better for her to wait until after class to go back.

Thinking of this, Xu Su looked up in Xi Zirong's direction.

"I will pretend that what happened today never happened, and I don't want it to happen again."

A cold wind blew by, and Xi Zirong zipped up her coat, her voice regaining its calm: "Xu Su, after what I just did to you, do you think I'm disgusting, scary, or despicable?"

Xu Su was taken aback, recalling what Gu Yunjia had said...

You have no idea how terrible, disgusting, and despicable men can be.

She simply couldn't associate the words disgusting, horrible, and despicable with Xi Zirong.

Even when she struggled to break free from his embrace, Xu Su could clearly feel the disparity in strength between them. If Xi Zirong had really tried to force himself on her, she would have had no chance of resistance...

But he is Xi Zirong...

No matter what, I couldn't bear to hurt Xi Zirong.

Despite being deeply hurt by her treatment, Xi Zirong couldn't bear to refuse her and tearfully agreed to break up with her.

Xi Zirong said she would never let her be driven to desperation.

"Let me tell you again, I don't regret what I just did," Xi Zirong waited a while and then asked, "Hmm... what I did to you in my dream was even worse than what I just did, many times worse. Would you find me disgusting?"

"shut up!"

"Still don't you think so?" Xu Su's obviously embarrassed and angry tone made Xi Zirong laugh out loud: "Then have you ever thought that you really like me?"

Have you ever considered that you might actually like me...?

Xu Su had a splitting headache. She squatted down and looked up at the boy standing in front of her. Their eyes met for a long time in the darkness. She spoke softly, "Indeed, I'm not a machine. It's normal to not be able to forget your first love for a while. But I also like Zhou Mochen, and I like Zhou Mochen even more. So, Xi Zirong, I will forget you."

Determined and resolute...

Those words, spoken so softly, almost made Xi Zirong lose his footing. He could no longer contain his agitation: "Why did you decide to give me up? Xu Su, what did I do wrong that you choose to forget me? What did I do wrong? Did I make a mistake? Why do you like me, and I like you too? We were together first, yet you choose to give me up?"

"Even if you like him too, there's always a first-come, first-served rule! Why can't he be the one who gets dumped? Xu Su, let me die knowing why!"

Die with some understanding...

Xu Su clenched her fists tightly; what could she say?

She says she has memories of her past life. Didn't you like me in your past life?

Do you think you could have lived a good life without me in your past life?

Or is it her entangled relationship with Zhou Mochen that lasted for ten years?

In a past life where the two of you had no connection, you were attracted to someone else, perhaps already married with children. We were just a mistake.

She was simply setting things right.

Xu Su closed her eyes, her heart churning with emotions that she couldn't tell whether it was pain or anger.

What can she do?

Her hand was gripped tightly. Xi Zirong had squatted down without her noticing and held her hand firmly. "Don't forget me easily, Su Su. I only ask this of you. Please continue to like me, okay? I know you're afraid of his power. I will try my best. This is a society governed by law. I will strive to reach a certain level, a level where he won't dare to make a move. Don't forget me. This is my only motivation."

Xu Su's hand trembled as she thought of his words, "Give me a boost."

He was striving to climb to a height that Zhou Mochen would fear, so that his girlfriend could choose him without any pressure. The driving force behind his efforts was her affection.

She clearly likes...

If this love is gone, and the motivation that keeps him standing up disappears, what will he become?