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

“Sure, why not?” Shen Chen nodded in agreement, handing her the peeled apple. “Xu, put your hand on your heart and think about it. Haven’t I been generous enough to you? I’ve sent you a gift from afar and peeled fruit for you. Do you think everyone gets this kind of treatment?”

The tone of his voice carried a sense of helplessness, which made Xu Su's heart skip a beat.

She looked down at the apple being offered to her, and was about to take it when she stopped, pointing to the corner of her lips: "I have a wound in my mouth, so I can't open my mouth wide to take a bite."

Xu Weiping didn't hold back with his slap, leaving several small cuts inside the mouth, especially at the corners of the lips, which he dared not open too wide for fear of tearing.

Shen Chen was taken aback. He leaned closer and stared at the barely visible handprint on her face, his smile completely gone, and he seemed lost in thought.

After a long silence, when Xu Su felt the atmosphere was a bit awkward, he finally smiled, waved the apple in his hand, and asked, "Can you still eat fruit? If you want some, I'll cut it into small pieces for you."

Xu Su actually wanted to refuse, but considering that this might be the first time Young Master Shen had peeled fruit for someone, she couldn't refuse him at all, so she reluctantly nodded: "Give me a piece, cut it into small pieces."

Shen Chen used a fruit knife to cut off a small piece of fruit. Xu Su looked around the bedside table but couldn't find a toothpick. She tried to reach for it with her bare hand, but he dodged her and used the tip of the knife to stick it into her mouth. "You haven't washed your hands. There are a lot of germs in the hospital. Just eat it like this. Be careful not to hurt yourself again."

"..." Xu Su hesitated for a moment, then opened her mouth wide and carefully ate it.

"anything else?"

Xu Su quickly shook her head: "No, thank you."

This way of eating is rather awkward, and the wound in her mouth still hurts.

Shen Chen nodded, put the fruit knife aside, took a bite of apple with a crunch, and asked casually, "Was it a lot of crying because you were hurt like this?"

"I didn't cry. What's there to cry about? I'm not a crybaby."

"Really?" Shen Chen raised an eyebrow. "Then I might be mistaken. I wonder who cried in my car with their makeup all ruined, not caring about their image at all. It certainly wasn't our classmate Xu, right?"

Thinking back to that time during summer vacation, Xu Su glared at him, unable to believe that this person still dared to bring it up! Didn't he have any idea why she cried?

Just as she was hesitating whether or not to give him a good scolding, Zhou Mochen pushed the door open and came back.

He wasn't surprised to see Shen Chen there, clearly he already knew.

Zhou Mochen walked straight to Xu Su's bedside, reached out to touch her forehead, and then pressed his own forehead against it. After confirming that her temperature had not risen again, he smiled and asked her, "Knowing you're sick, my aunt wants to come and see you. She's right at the door. Do you want to see her?"

Xu Su was stunned, her pupils dilating in shock: "You just left your aunt at the door like that?...Wait a minute, why did you tell them I was sick?"

Zhou Mochen wasn't particularly close to his maternal grandparents' family. After all, the Zhou family was in Beijing, while the Li family was in Changshi. They probably hadn't met each other many times since they were children. Xu Su had only met Zhou Mochen's maternal grandparents' relatives once in her previous life, at a wedding.

According to the Li family's status, although the textile factory was a large factory with tens of thousands of employees and could barely be considered well-known in Changshi, it was not enough in the capital. It would be difficult for them to have any business dealings or personal relationships with the Zhou family in the capital.

“I left halfway through lunch yesterday and didn’t go over today either, but they still ask me a few questions.” Zhou Mochen explained softly as he took out his phone, “If you don’t want to see them, I’ll have someone send them away. Don’t worry about it, it’s not a big deal.”

Xu Su quickly stopped him: "No, they're already here. It wouldn't be right to send them back. They're your relatives. Let them in."

She understood. Yesterday was Lunar New Year's Eve, and today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Her grandson, who was supposed to celebrate the New Year with her, had not been seen. How could she not care?

“Okay.” Zhou Mochen nodded, then looked at Shen Chen beside him: “My uncle’s two daughters are here too.”

"Tsk..." Shen Chen, who had been listening to them calmly, clicked his tongue and said with a complicated expression, "I shouldn't have given them a good look last time just because they're your cousins."

Thinking of the days when he was harassed by strange phone calls, Shen Chen quickly got up and sat on the sofa. "Let me make this clear first, if she dares to come up to me again without any sense of propriety, don't blame me for being ungentlemanly."

No matter how good the brotherly relationship was, Shen Chen had no intention of selling himself to his brother or cousin.

Zhou Mochen gave him a disdainful look and made a phone call.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door. The bodyguard pushed the door open from the outside, and three people walked in. The spacious and somewhat empty ward immediately became lively.

The middle-aged woman leading the group carried a full load of gifts. After handing the items to the bodyguard behind her, she hurriedly approached the bedside.

When Zhou Mochen's aunt saw Xu Su sitting on the hospital bed, she was momentarily stunned, but quickly came to her senses. She warmly held Xu Su's hand and smiled lovingly: "This must be my nephew's girlfriend. Look how beautiful she is! It's amazing that our Changshi has such a lovely girl."

"I heard you're still in high school. I wonder which school you go to?" She was extremely enthusiastic, rattling off a string of questions before asking, "By the way, young lady, what's your name?"

"..." Xu Su awkwardly withdrew her hand, looking at the woman who was exuding a fawning aura. She never expected that Zhou Mochen's aunt would have such a temperament. She forced a smile and replied, "My name is Xu Su, and I'm from No. 1 Middle School in the city."

"What a lovely name. My youngest daughter is also in high school, but she goes to Yingcai High School. Her name is Li Xin, and she's a junior this year." The woman patted Xu Su's hand and smiled as she called to her daughter behind her, "Xin Xin, come and meet your cousin's girlfriend. She's a high school student just like you. Do you know her?"

Behind her stood a pretty girl in a red coat, staring wide-eyed at Xu Su: "Your name is Xu Su, and you attend the No. 1 Middle School in the city?"

Xu Su nodded.

"I've heard of that name before, Xu Su, the school beauty of No. 1 High School. The rumors about her are incredible; they say she's stunningly beautiful, and all the boys in the school like her." Li Xin seemed extremely excited: "You're so beautiful, the school beauty can't be anyone else, right?"

"...That's an exaggeration, far too exaggerated..."

Xu Su was a little confused. All the boys in the school liked her... She secretly glanced at her boyfriend. Zhou Mochen's face didn't show any expression, but she could tell that he was in a bad mood.

Seeing that Xu Su had admitted her identity, Li Xin asked with some doubt, "Isn't your boyfriend Xi Shen? The news of your relationship has spread throughout all the high schools in Chang City. How come you're with my cousin now?"