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

Since it concerns Xu Su's health, even she herself has no right to speak.

After breakfast, a thorough examination was conducted, and it was finally determined that there was nothing seriously wrong. The ear injury did not require surgery and could heal on its own. Zhou Mochen's tense face, which had been tense all night, finally relaxed a little.

Before Xu Su could even breathe a sigh of relief, Zhou Mochen began questioning her about where she had gone all afternoon yesterday and why she hadn't returned to Yupin Central Hospital until late at night.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Su not only spent it in the hospital, but also had to rack her brains to figure out how to lie...

She was filled with frustration, but she couldn't just brush it off.

Lying to Zhou Mochen was a really difficult thing; this man's insight was too strong, so Xu Su could only mix the truth with lies.

Aside from the fact that Xi Zirong's appearance was something he couldn't tell him, Xu Su intermittently revealed everything he could.

"You spent the whole afternoon at the arcade?"

"Yeah, I was really confused at the time and wanted to be alone. I sat in the arcade until dark before I thought of going back to find you," Xu Su said, looking down and speaking in a half-truthful tone, "I happened to have some money left in my pocket, enough for a taxi."

Zhou Mochen frowned: "So you haven't eaten anything all day?"

“…Yes.” Xu Su choked, and said dryly, “I don’t feel hungry.”

"Don't you feel hungry? Are you made of iron? In this low temperature, you didn't replenish any calories and stayed outside all day, squatting on the roadside to freeze in the middle of the night. No wonder you had a fever overnight."

Zhou Mochen felt both heartache and anger, with nowhere to vent his rage. He gritted his teeth and said, "Last night you had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius, were unconscious, had half your face bruised and swollen, were bleeding from your mouth, and were even diagnosed with a perforated eardrum. Do you know how I felt when I saw you unconscious?"

He had never been so scared in his life!

The girl they cherished and protected was beaten right before their eyes, suffering a perforated eardrum. She was just a hair's breadth away from being crippled!

“…” Xu Su understood his feelings, reached out and tugged at his sleeve, and apologized in a rare soft voice: “…I’m sorry, I made you worry.”

Actually, Xu Su was also feeling terrible. She had always been healthy since she was a child and rarely got sick, let alone had a fever. She never expected that being exposed to a cold wind for a while would lead to a high fever and coma.

Of course, it could also be due to being frightened and angered. Xu Weiping's ferocious face, the hurtful words of Xu Hao and the old lady Xu, and the indifference of others all made Xu Su both afraid and angry.

She was trembling with anger. What could be more infuriating than verbal humiliation from a loved one?

"If you know how to say sorry, then don't make me worry next time."

He reached out and ruffled Xu Su's hair. She was so sick, how could Zhou Mochen bear to really be harsh on her?

He sighed and gently instructed, "Memorize my phone number. Promise me that no matter what happens in the future, you won't hurt yourself like this. Contact me immediately if anything happens, so I can always find you."

Thinking of how he couldn't find anyone anywhere yesterday, Zhou Mochen pulled the person into his arms with a sullen face and held them tightly.

Xu Su nodded obediently, and seeing him standing by the bed, she thoughtfully moved over a little: "Do you want to come up?"

She was staying in a hospital room with a double bed.

Zhou Mochen didn't stand on ceremony with Xu Su. After getting into bed, he reached out and kissed her forehead, whispering, "I've already asked for leave for you. You can go back to class when you're better."

Xu Su continued to nod obediently. She had no objection to taking leave. The fever was one thing, but the main problem was that she had just looked in the mirror and the handprint on her face was still very obvious. Xu Weiping had really not held back at all when he slapped her. It would probably take several days for the swelling to go down, and she definitely couldn't go to school with such a face.

Her obedience made Zhou Mochen a little uneasy. He looked at her carefully for a while before pulling her into his arms and kissing her pale lips. He gently patted her back and coaxed, "My sweetheart, sleep with me for a while."

His eyes were bloodshot; he probably hadn't slept a wink last night. Xu Su couldn't bear to refuse: "Okay, you go to sleep. I'll stay with you."

"So well-behaved... I wish you could stay this well-behaved forever." Zhou Mochen smiled, tightened his arms around the girl, kissed her forehead, and fell asleep in that position.

Listening to the steady breathing beside her, Xu Su suddenly remembered the look in his eyes as he slowly wiped the blood from his hands last night.

That nonchalant attitude towards blood was more terrifying to Xu Su than the scene of Zhou Mochen personally piercing Xu Hao's palm.

Xu Su still remembers his extremely cold and hard profile, which is completely different from the extremely gentle man in front of her.

This is Zhou Mochen's true self; gentleness is an extremely rare resource in him.

Zhou Mochen, who had such a good temper that he was always obedient and would unconditionally coax people, and who was willing to suppress his desires even when he was feeling very uncomfortable, belonged only to her.

This realization caused Xu Su's heart to heat up uncontrollably; she couldn't help but be moved by this man's undisguised favoritism.

Zhou Mochen slept until lunchtime and then ate a 'patient meal' with Xu Su.

The soup was bland and tasteless, but Xu Su didn't complain. She turned on the TV and watched Journey to the West to eat with her meal.

Monkey King is her eternal accompaniment to meals!

By the afternoon, Xu Su was in much better spirits, and her fever had completely subsided. She was trying to sneak out of bed for a walk while Zhou Mochen was on the phone when there was a knock on the ward door and someone came in.

Xu Su immediately pulled the blanket over herself guiltily, then looked up and was extremely surprised: "Shen Chen, what brings you here?"

It's the first day of the Lunar New Year.

"I was planning to come over on the third day of the Lunar New Year, but I didn't receive your photos yesterday, so I had to come and see what was going on."

Shen Chen wore a short black down jacket over a hooded sweatshirt, casual sporty pants, and sneakers. He looked very young and didn't resemble a domineering CEO at all; he looked more like a college student.

The ward was very warm. After entering, he took off his coat and casually threw it on the sofa. He walked a few steps to the bedside and immediately saw Xu Su's still somewhat swollen face. He looked at her quietly, his smile gradually fading. "Your dad was ruthless."

"He's not my dad, I don't have a dad. From now on, just treat me like an orphan." Being beaten like this is always a shameful thing, and Xu Su turned her head away uncomfortably.

“Okay, it’s not your dad. That person’s name is Xu Weiping, right?” Shen Chen nodded, then suddenly bent down and whispered in her right ear, “Can you hear me?”

"..." Xu Su's face darkened, and she pushed the person away, saying seriously, "I'm not deaf."