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

In her past life, she never made a special trip to visit her maternal grandfather's relatives, and now she has even less desire to go.

Xu Su was most afraid of meeting elders. In her previous life, she didn't care about Zhou Mochen and never thought about making a good impression on his parents and relatives.

So she wasn't nervous at all, but now, just thinking about it makes her feel uneasy.

She refused decisively, and Zhou Mochen didn't force her, simply smiling and agreeing.

After briefly agreeing on the plans for the Lunar New Year, the winter break arrived as scheduled.

After school on the afternoon of the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Mochen first took Xu Su out for dinner, then drove her home. When he stopped downstairs at Xu's house, he suddenly grabbed her arm, a little reluctant, and asked, "Are you really going back?"

They've seen each other every day for the past six months, and now they suddenly have to separate. The girl is going home to stay, and even if it's only for two days, it feels like his flesh is being torn apart.

Xu Su was speechless. "I'm not even going home for Chinese New Year. Do you think that's reasonable?"

Even if she has a distant relationship with her parents, she's still a high school student. It's really unreasonable for her to spend Chinese New Year with her boyfriend instead of going home...

Zhou Mochen nodded helplessly: "Alright, you can go back if you want, but don't make yourself suffer."

He knew Chen Shulan and her husband's character very well, and with a slight frown, he instructed them: "You must always carry your phone with you, so I can contact you."

"..." Xu Su fell silent. His words made it sound as if he wasn't going home, but rather into some kind of dragon's den or tiger's lair.

Xu Su might have found Zhou Mochen's instructions annoying in the past, but now she was touched and nodded in agreement no matter what he said, being extremely obedient.

Finally, Zhou Mochen suddenly had an idea and ruffled her hair, saying, "How about I go back to live across from your house for a couple of days? That way I'll be closer to you."

"...No." What kind of clingy person is this? Xu Su had a headache: "You're not around all year round. As soon as I go back, you go back too. My parents will probably start questioning me."

Zhou Mochen squeezed her hand and asked with a smile, "I'll have to meet your parents eventually, what difference does it make if it's sooner or later?"

"Absolutely not!" Xu Su's expression changed. Thinking of Chen Shulan and her husband selling their daughter for personal gain and their fawning faces towards Zhou Mochen in her previous life, she felt a physical disgust.

She said seriously, "My parents are my parents, and I am me. Zhou Mochen, we are in a relationship, an equal relationship. I absolutely cannot let them ask you for any benefits because of my existence! The previous subsidized housing already made them think I've hooked up with a rich man. If you really go to their door and reveal your true identity, my parents will probably try to sell me off for a higher price!"

Xu Su's sudden strong reaction surprised Zhou Mochen. He knew she didn't like his parents, but he didn't expect it to be to such an extent.

"Don't be angry with me. When I heard that you were sleeping on the sofa, I couldn't bear to let them sleep there. Giving them a new apartment was just a piece of cake."

Thinking of her parents' preference for sons over daughters, Zhou Mochen's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant: "Fine, I'll listen to you. I'll stay at Yupin Central for the next couple of days."

"Mmm." Xu Su was in a bad mood, so she let Zhou Mochen kiss her, opened the car door, got out, and walked home.

Although Chen Shulan and her husband favored sons over daughters in this life, they hadn't done anything truly offensive. They couldn't bring themselves to sever all ties with Xu Su like they had in their previous life, but accepting her without any resentment was even more impossible. They could only take it one step at a time.

When she arrived home, the Xu family of three had already eaten dinner and were watching TV. When Chen Shulan saw Xu Su return, she stood up from the sofa and was about to say something when she froze in place.

She stared blankly at her daughter for a long time before she came to her senses: "You haven't been home for more than half a year, and you've changed so much that I almost didn't recognize you."

She always knew her daughter was pretty, but not this pretty.

Xu Weiping also looked over, his eyes somewhat dazed, and he remained silent for a long time.

Xu Su called out "Mom and Dad" in a low voice, changed her shoes, and then tried to put her schoolbag back in her room.

Chen Shulan followed behind her, asking with concern, "Have you eaten yet? How about Mom cooks you a bowl of noodles?"

"No need, I'm full." Pushing open the door, she noticed the books on her desk were gone, replaced by a pile of toys. She paused, then turned to Chen Shulan: "Isn't this my room?"

“This room has better lighting, and your brother said he likes it. We figured you haven’t been back for so long, and it would just be empty anyway, so we let your brother stay here.” Xu Weiping walked over, opened the door to the room opposite that originally belonged to Xu Yang, and said, “Now that you’re back, let your mother switch you back.”

He clearly wanted to get closer to his daughter, whom he hadn't seen for more than half a year, and didn't want his daughter, who was already not close to the family, to become even more resistant to them.

Chen Shulan hurriedly agreed, "Yes, I'll make you new bedding right away." She spoke very nicely, but didn't move her feet.

They called on the 27th to ask when she would have her vacation. If they really wanted to change rooms, they wouldn't have waited until now. Xu Su knew this perfectly well, but she still smiled and said, "Okay."

"That's my room, I'm not giving it to you!" Xu Su had just agreed when Xu Yang jumped up from the sofa, pointed at her, and shouted, "You're not allowed to take my room!"

Xu Su stood quietly, waiting for her parents to make a move, too lazy to pay attention to her biological brother.

Chen Shulan and her husband exchanged a glance, looking somewhat embarrassed.

When Xu Yang saw that his parents, who had always unconditionally given in to him, were hesitating, his face fell, and he threw down the remote control, ready to start wailing.

Chen Shulan quickly tried to coax him, then looked at Xu Su and said, "Su Su, your little brother really likes that room. He's still young, so why don't you let him have it?"

"How can this be? Change the room back for me. I think Yangyang is spoiled by you. He's so old and he cries all the time!" Xu Wei glared at his son with a flat face, seemingly on Xu Su's side.

One red face and one white face, it's absolutely brilliant.

Xu Su looked around for a while, then suddenly felt completely bored. She stepped into the room that originally belonged to Xu Yang and said coldly, "Alright, that's fine, no need to change it."

Her tone was far from pleasant, causing Chen Shulan's smile to freeze: "Why are you angry, child? You can't treat your parents like that. Is that how your grandmother taught you?"

“Grandma raised me very well, you don’t need to worry about it. Instead of criticizing me, you should look at yourself.” Xu Su couldn’t stand hearing people say bad things about her grandmother. She took a deep breath and couldn’t help but say something harsh: “You don’t even respect your own mother much.”

After saying that, Xu Su went into the room and closed the door, unwilling to talk any further.

She was already starting to regret going home.

Xu Weiping was a man with extremely strong male chauvinism. Looking at the closed door, his face turned ashen, and he felt that his authority as the head of the family had been offended.