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

"This is nothing," Xu Su sighed inwardly. If this girl knew her guess, her worldview would probably be completely re-evaluated.

Huang Feng tugged at Xu Su's arm and whispered, "Su Su, do you think Fei Qiao is being kept by Jiang Peng? Like, the kind of mistress you're talking about?"

Xu Su was taken aback, but didn't hide anything and said, "I think so."

In short, it's not the attitude one would have towards a proper girlfriend...

In her past life, Xu Su spent ten years with Zhou Mochen and never witnessed any sordid affairs within wealthy families. All she heard about was the glamorous and dazzling world of the elite.

Even so, she had witnessed how people in that circle treated their lovers.

This group of people don't treat the girls, who have clearly marked prices, as human beings. When they're in a good mood, they call them "darlings," but in reality, no matter how much they cherish them, they're just little toys, the kind they can discard at any time...

They're no different from pets, and perhaps even worse. At least pets aren't kept for just a few months; you develop an attachment to them over time and don't easily give them away…

"Does Shen Chen treat his mistress this way too?"

Huang Feng seemed to have some special filter for Shen Chen, and still hadn't given up, asking, "But I think he's really gentle and respectful towards you, completely different from Jiang Peng. I don't think Shen Chen is the kind of man who doesn't respect women."

"..."

Xu Su choked for a long time before finally saying irritably, "Although I've never seen how he treats his mistress, he's definitely no better than Jiang Peng. He only respects me because of Zhou Mochen, understand?"

"Shen Chen is a good friend. You must not have any other thoughts about him, okay?"

Realizing that Huang Feng might really have taken a liking to Shen Chen, Xu Su felt like she was facing a major threat and gave a stern warning: "If you still doubt what I'm saying, then you can ask your brother directly, just ask him what kind of boyfriend Shen Chen is."

Xu Su also figured it out: as long as Shen Chen doesn't seduce her sisters, she won't find fault with him in every way like she did in her previous life.

As a friend, Shen Chen is really a good person, and she doesn't mind having such a friend. But if Huang Feng really falls for Shen Chen, then she can only stay away from him.

We absolutely cannot become a bridge for them to get to know each other. If Huang Feng steps into this situation and ends up in Shen Chen's hands, she, a girl who has never been in a relationship, probably won't be able to get over it in three to five years.

As for Shen Chen's thoughts, whether he likes Huang Feng or not...

It does not matter!

So what if Huang Feng was the one who fell for him? It's Shen Chen's fault for bewitching Huang Feng like a butterfly!

Xu Su, being very protective of her own, kept nagging Huang Feng, describing Shen Chen as almost the worst scumbag ever.

The two chatted as they walked, and finally arrived at their private room. As they passed the corner, Xu Su glanced around and saw a familiar figure leaning against the wall in the distance, one foot on the ground with a cigarette between his fingers, looking indifferent and arrogant.

He doesn't look like a brilliant academic genius at all; he looks exactly like a delinquent teenager.

Xu Su froze on the spot. When did Xi Zirong learn to smoke?

Seeing that she suddenly stopped, Huang Feng followed her gaze and, thinking of the love-hate entanglement between the two, tactfully said, "Would you like to have a chat? Even if the deal falls through, we can still be friendly. I'll go back to my private room first."

What a fine example of 'even if a deal falls through, goodwill remains'...

Xu Su was almost amused by her choice of words, despite being a liberal arts student...

Huang Feng covered her mouth, gave a wink, and quickly walked away. Xu Su stood there for a moment, hesitated, and then walked towards Xi Zirong's direction.

She was wearing sandals with a slight heel, which sounded nice on the cool floor tiles. Xi Zirong had her head down, one hand in her pocket, and the other hand putting a cigarette in her mouth, looking relaxed.

Xu Su wondered if she had a unique filter, but she always felt that even when he smoked a cigarette, he looked handsome...

He's really handsome.

Xu Su stopped two meters away from him and stood quietly for a while. Xi Zirong kept his head down the whole time, not caring who came, who passed by, or who was looking at him.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Su took two more steps closer: "Is the cigarette good?"

The familiar voice made Xi Zirong's body visibly stiffen. She held the half-smoked cigarette in her hand and turned to look at him.

The two stared at each other in silence for a long time before he offered her a cigarette: "Want to try it?"

"..." Xu Su was taken aback by his words.

Xi Zirong lowered her eyes and withdrew her hand. Just as she was about to say something, Xu Su suddenly stepped forward, snatched the cigarette from her, and took a drag.

She was smart; unlike those characters in TV dramas who choked on their first cigarette, she didn't.

Thinking this to himself, Xu Su inhaled the smoke, quickly exhaled it, and frowned, saying, "It's not good to smoke. You shouldn't smoke anymore."

Xi Zirong looked at her, unconsciously twirling her fingertips, her expression extremely cold: "Xu Su, don't seduce me."

"..." Xu Su's pupils dilated. What did he mean by that?

Thinking of something, she looked down at the cigarette in her hand and understood something.

So, does this count as seduction?

She just wanted him to stop smoking.

After waiting a while and not hearing her speak, Xi Zirong reached out to her: "Give me back my cigarette."

"..."

Xu Su swore that this was the first time in her life that Xi Zirong had made her return something she had given her.

Looking at the silver ring on the boy's hand, Xu Su took a half step back and said firmly, "I won't return it."

She's going to suck it all up!

Don't leave him a single bite!

Xi Zirong shouldn't smoke!

With this thought in mind, Xu Su raised her hand and put the cigarette back into her mouth. After taking a deep drag, before she could exhale, everything suddenly went black, a hand appeared behind her head, and her lips were covered by a cold touch…

The puff of smoke that Xi Zirong hadn't had time to exhale was inhaled back in another way.

In his struggle for that puff of smoke, Xu Su coughed violently, choking on the smoke.

Xi Zirong held the person in her arms, gently patted her back, and asked ambiguously, "Still want to smoke?"

Xu Su coughed until tears welled up in her eyes. Just as she finally calmed down, she heard his indifferent words and angrily pushed him away: "Fine, I was just being nosy. If you want to smoke, then smoke!"

She was so angry, but Xi Zirong just laughed. "I told you not to seduce me. I can get hard just by looking at you. It's no wonder you can't resist."

"!!" Xu Su could hardly believe what she had just heard. Had she really let loose and be herself after graduation?

Xi Zirong suddenly reached out and grabbed Xu Su's waist, turned her around, and pressed her against the wall, sticking herself tightly to her: "I misspoke just now. I don't need to see you. Just thinking about you is enough to get me hard."

As if to prove he was telling the truth, the hand gripping his waist tightened again: "Xu Su, I missed you."

This is what she absolutely refused to say during the adventure...

Xu Su's thoughts were a jumbled mess, her mind a chaotic jumble, but her heart was screaming, "Where is my Xi Zirong who blushes at the drop of a hat?"