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

Xu Su only promised to go home after the exam.

Taking Zhou Mochen back to her hometown was something Xu Su had never done in her previous life.

This is what she wants to do in her life.

The college entrance examination lasts for two days. Fearing that there would be massive traffic jams, Zhou Mochen deliberately set off more than an hour early.

Xu Su had experienced this once in her previous life, but this time she was still so nervous that her hands and legs were shaking.

After checking her bag, Zhou Mochen found it amusing to see her trembling legs and nervous appearance: "Are you so scared? Don't worry about the exam. Even if you fail, I'll still make sure you get into Peking University."

She had already told Zhou Mochen her first choice of university; as long as it was in Beijing, he wouldn't mind which university it was.

Xu Su glanced at him. "You make it sound so easy. I worked hard for three years, and in the end, I still needed to use connections to get into school. What was the point of all that effort for those three years?"

"I was just saying." Zhou Mochen couldn't help but touch the tip of her nose and coax her, "Of course our Susu can pass the exam. Okay, go in, I'll wait for you here."

His tone was just like that of parents sending their daughters to the exam hall. Xu Su ignored him and got off the bus with the transparent bag containing her admission ticket and stationery.

Xu Su was assigned to take the exam at No. 16 Middle School. A line was set up at the entrance, allowing only candidates to enter. Parents who came to see their children off waited outside the line, making the already hot weather even hotter.

After Xu Su handed her admission ticket to several teachers inside the room, she took off her mask and asked them to check it.

There was a familiar silence again. Amidst the urging of the students waiting to enter, the teachers snapped out of their daze and let Xu Su in.

Xu Su sighed, thinking that she might be checked again later, so she simply didn't put her mask back on.

She had scouted the exam venue beforehand, and following her memory, she arrived at her classroom. There was another security checkpoint before she could go up to the teaching building.

The two teachers, one male and one female, each held a sensor probe and gestured it around each student.

Xu Su stood in line in front of the female teacher. She hadn't brought her cell phone or computer with her; the only electronic device she had was her watch.

The mechanical watch that Shen Chen had given her was taken off, and Xu Su entered the classroom.

After finding her exam number, the clock in the classroom showed 8:10. Xu Su had arrived early; there weren't many people in the classroom yet, and she didn't recognize anyone.

There are too many high schools in Changshi, dozens of them in total, both private and public. It's perfectly normal for students from the No. 1 High School in the city to not be in the same class.

Huang Feng took the exam at No. 12 Middle School, while Qian Jia was assigned to Experimental High School.

Xu Su sat quietly, used to the occasional glances from those around her, until the test papers were handed out and finally no one was staring at her anymore.

Almost every year there are students who encounter problems during the college entrance examination. For example, in Xu Su's examination room, some students were not entering until almost nine o'clock.

Every now and then you can hear the sound of running in the hallway…

Xu Su didn't know if it would affect other students, but she was so engrossed in her studies that she only glanced up briefly before looking down again.

After finishing her exam in the morning, Xu Su bought two mung bean popsicles at a convenience store before going out. Zhou Mochen's car probably hadn't moved; it had been waiting for her there all morning.

As soon as Xu Su got in the car, she handed him the popsicle and breathed a sigh of relief as she felt the cool air conditioning inside.

Aside from the cufflinks, this popsicle was the first thing Xu Su had ever bought for him.

Zhou Mochen was somewhat flattered as he took the popsicle, tore open the wrapper, took a bite, and asked with a smile, "You look like you did pretty well on the exam?"

"Drive, drive, I'm hungry." Xu Su didn't care that he was still holding an ice pop and urged him on, saying, "Don't ask me this right after the big exam, it'll make me nervous."

Zhou Mochen started the car and nodded with a smile: "Okay, I won't ask."

In fact, the fact that the girl remembered to bring him an ice pop when she came out shows that she must have done quite well on her exam that morning.

On the way, Xu Su mentioned that some students hadn't entered the exam room even though the exam had been going on for more than ten minutes.

Zhou Mochen had been waiting outside. He had seen more of this and didn't care. He smiled and told her, "In my year, there were even students who broke down in the classroom. Before the end of the class, they tore up their own papers and then went to tear up other students' papers."

Xu Su was shocked. "There are people like that?"

“The world is so big, there are all kinds of people.” Zhou Mochen finished the last bite of his popsicle without wasting a single bite, threw the stick into the trash bag in the car, and gently taught her, “So Su Su, if you encounter any strange people or things in the future, don’t go and join in the fun, or you’ll get caught in the crossfire.”

Xu Su nodded thoughtfully: "I understand."

There are countless news reports of people being hacked to pieces in the street. As they hack and slash, they become so bloodthirsty that they no longer care whether the person is an enemy or not; they only think that killing one more person is a bonus.

Lunch was plentiful, but Xu Su didn't dare to eat too much, only eating until she was about 60% full.

I feel sleepy and can't concentrate when I eat too much.

After lunch, without resting for long, Xu Su pulled Zhou Mochen out. After seeing the classmates who were late that morning, she felt it was better to go earlier.

Repeating the morning's procedure, just after passing through the checkpoint, she saw Rao Lu from her class waving and greeting her.

Which classroom are you in?

Xu Su pointed towards the second floor: "That's the one on the side."

“I’m right next to you, but I didn’t see you this morning.” Rao Lu took Xu Su’s hand intimately and whispered, “Hey, this morning the proctor caught someone cheating in my exam room. I heard it was a student from No. 2 Middle School. He was sitting in the corner, and no one noticed when the proctor collected his paper and took him away.”

Xu Su asked in surprise, "Really?"

"Would I lie to you? It happened in my exam room. I saw it with my own eyes. It was a girl." Rao Lu pulled Xu Su upstairs, pointing to a desk in the corner with her exam number torn off as they passed her exam room. "That's the spot. I heard that cheating on the college entrance exam will be recorded in your file..."

that…

Will I be able to take the college entrance examination next year?

Even if I retake the exam next year, I probably won't get into a very good university...

Xu Su and Rao Lu exchanged a glance and sighed a few times.

After saying goodbye to Rao Lu, I returned to my examination center. The students who had arrived early were already discussing the matter.

After checking, the invigilator warned them not to whisper or make any small movements. "Being caught cheating in the college entrance examination and having it recorded in your file is a very serious matter that will follow you for the rest of your life, affecting your studies and career. I hope you cherish your lives and get rid of any bad thoughts before you take any action."

After Xu Su finished her exam in the afternoon, she told Zhou Mochen about it, and she still found it somewhat unbelievable.

To this day, she still doesn't know how the student caught cheating did it.

Zhou Mochen, however, was not surprised at all, as he was used to it.

Xu Su, who was shocked upon hearing the news, felt incredibly stupid.

night.

Somewhat annoyed, Xu Su took out her phone and brought up the matter in a group chat with Huang Feng and Qian Jia.

They, being high school seniors themselves, were more able to empathize with this issue.