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

Xu Su was very timid and didn't dare to look him in the eye. She bent down, picked up the soda bottles on the ground, and handed them out to the students who had won the competition.

A familiar hand was outstretched in front of her. Xu Su paused for a moment before placing the soda on it.

No one noticed the subtle tension between them; everyone was celebrating their victory.

This was their first interaction this semester, and it was secretive and subdued.

Xu Su felt guilty towards Xi Zirong, but she knew she really couldn't make up for it.

As the college entrance exam approached, Sika began to feel anxious every day in the elite group, fearing that she would never see her crush again after graduation. Over the course of the year, everyone in the group witnessed her hopeless crush, which was perhaps not even a crush, but an open one-sided love.

When she once again tearfully recounted the difficulties of her love life, someone finally couldn't help but advise her to give up.

Nanyang: [Actually, I've wanted to say this for a while now. If a guy doesn't like you, he really doesn't. If he liked you even a little, you wouldn't need to pursue him for so long. Xiaoxi, do you understand?]

Why force yourself on someone who has no feelings for you?

The suggestion that it was from Nanyang was unanimously accepted by the group.

Liu Yun: [Nanyang may be a bit sarcastic, but he's right today. I think you're obsessed, Xika. You're in your final year of high school and aren't studying hard. All you think about is romance. How can you face your future?]

Feifei: [That's right, I think you've gone beyond simply liking this person; it's become an obsession after pursuing them for so long. Think about it calmly before deciding whether to continue.]

You Shan: [Maybe your crush really agreed to be with you, but you'd feel bored instead. I have experience with this. I pursued a girl for over half a year during my freshman year of college. I genuinely liked her back then, but after we got together, it was just so-so. I even felt relieved when we broke up.]

What a scumbag's remarks! They sparked outrage among the girls in the group. They never expected there was such a hidden scumbag in their group.

No, I know what obsession and liking are. You don't understand my feelings, so don't deny my emotions. I don't think I'll ever like anyone else like I like him. I've known him since the first year of junior high, liked him since the third year, and this is the fourth year I've liked him. How could I not distinguish between liking and obsession?

Jessica usually speaks in a lighthearted tone, and even when complaining about her crush's aloofness, she uses various emojis to express her feelings. This is the first time she has spoken so seriously.

The group chat fell silent for a moment.

Sika posted a meme of a kitten with squinting eyes: [If I can't catch up, I can't catch up. My grades aren't good enough for a good university in China, and my dad is sending me abroad. I don't even know if I'll ever see him again. The school beauty has been openly pursuing him for two years and still hasn't won him over. I'm not that upset anymore.]

Bei Yue sent a voice message: "When you go to university, see a wider world, and meet more people, you might not even understand your current feelings when you think about today."

Few people would believe that someone so young, at eighteen, could so casually speak of their entire life.

Xu Su couldn't help but type: [I believe in Jessica's feelings; they're definitely not the kind of obsession that fades after being together.]

Nanyang: [My dear disciple, what are you doing here? How old are you? You've only met a few people, yet you dare to talk about a lifetime.]

Xu Su: [I used to think, like you all, that a teenager's feelings were just a fleeting, vague attraction to the opposite sex during puberty. I rejected him many times back then, but eventually I got fed up and just hoped that after spending more time with him, he would realize I wasn't that great and leave on his own.]

Jessica: [Is this person your boyfriend? What happened next?]

What happened next proved me wrong, so I regret it now. If I had refused him a few more times, would I have given up?

Thinking of Xi Zirong, Xu Su sighed. In real life, it's hard to say who you'll meet, but you can talk to your friends in the game.

If she had rejected him more firmly back then, would Xi Zirong have avoided experiencing a failed relationship?

The pain from this ill-fated relationship with her may stay with Xi Zirong for the rest of her life.

Xu Su didn't dare to think too much about how much of a blow the breakup had dealt to Xi Zirong.

They spoke with such sincerity, but most people in the group just thought it was like children playing house... they just didn't want to say it directly.

Xu Su didn't mind. She tagged Xika: "Actually, it might be better if you didn't catch up. You'll be able to let go sooner or later."

What I fear most is someone like Xi Zirong, who gets caught up with someone, gets together with them, and then gets dumped after falling deeper and deeper into the relationship.

Then he watched helplessly as the girl he loved got another boyfriend, and their relationship was sweet and loving; they were always together.

It's cruel just to think about it.

After Xu Su sent that message, the class bell rang, and she put her phone away and focused on her studies.

The conversation in the group continued. Those who are good at games are all quick-witted, and they understood the meaning of Xu Su's words in just one thought.

Liu Yun: [Does Su Su mean that she still has an ex-boyfriend?]

Feifei: [Her current boyfriend is older than her, not a teenager, so she must already have another boyfriend. I'm so envious! I'm a sophomore in college and still don't have a boyfriend, while Susu had two in high school.]

You Shan: [I told you long ago that Su Su was an absolute beauty, but you didn't believe me. Look how popular she is.]

Speaking of beautiful women, I was just stunned by a photo!

Going Up the Mountain to Fight the Tiger: [Have you guys seen the popular posts on the campus section of the Haijiao Forum? The one about the most beautiful high school student, that's what you call beautiful, she's so good-looking. I used to think that the phrase 'stunningly beautiful' was just ancient people exaggerating because they hadn't seen much of the world, until I saw that photo and realized that there really are people in the world who look like that.]

"Going up the mountain to fight the tiger" is an outer elder of the Qingxuan Sect. He is usually quite active in the group chat, and many people left after hearing his words.

More people directly asked him to post photos in the group chat so everyone could see just how good-looking he was and why he praised him so highly.

So when Xu Su finished school in the afternoon, went to the cafeteria with Huang Feng and Qian Jia to eat, and returned to the classroom to start her daily chat in the group, she opened the group chat and found that in just a few class periods, there were thousands of chat messages in the group. She scrolled up a little and saw her own photo appear in the chat box.

It was like a bolt from the blue.

Xu Su frantically flipped through the pages for a while; almost everyone in the online group had one.

New messages are still popping up.

Youshan: [Found it! The source of this photo is on QQ Space. A high school student from Changshi posted it on her QQ Space the day before yesterday, and it was reposted tens of thousands of times within two days, becoming quite a minor internet sensation. Now someone has forwarded it to the Tianya forum. Is this the power of beauty? If the photo isn't photoshopped, she's a hundred times prettier than movie stars.]