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

He reached out and hugged her tightly, making no attempt to hide his intentions. He gently stroked her long hair and whispered, "I won't bully you like he did, Su Su. Try it with me."

“…No!” Xu Su pushed him away in embarrassment and anger: “Really, no! Zhou Mochen, don’t do this.”

Actually, they only met today!

Xu Su stammered, "Didn't you say you didn't have these thoughts when you were around ten years old?"

"Who said that?"

Zhou Mochen looked innocent: "I never said that, Su Su. Since you came into this world, my life experience is destined to be different from the Zhou Mochen in your memory. You shouldn't use his words to blame me."

Without these thoughts…

I certainly didn't have these thoughts before she appeared, but...

Xu Su had also thought of this, and she was extremely embarrassed: "I said no and I mean no. I don't even know why I came here. This is progressing too fast, I can't accept it."

Kissing and hugging are one thing, but going to bed with a boy she'd only met once was something Xu Suzhen found hard to accept.

Her resistance seemed genuine. Under the bright light, Zhou Mochen's face was handsome and gentle, his gaze always indulgent as he looked at her: "Okay, if you say no, then we won't do it, but tonight I want to sleep next to you, I have to keep an eye on you."

Everything that happened today was too surreal. Not only did Xu Su feel it was unreal, but even Zhou Mochen himself felt as if he were walking on clouds, with a sense of emptiness and nothingness.

He was terrified that the girl would disappear when he woke up.

How can he feel at ease if he doesn't keep people under his watchful eye?

Xu Su hesitated for two seconds, then nodded sullenly and agreed: "It's settled then, we won't do anything."

It was already very late. Xu Su was already a little dizzy from drinking, and after talking for so long, she was extremely sleepy. She quickly washed up and came out to go to bed.

Zhou Mochen called out to her, "Drink the hangover soup so you don't have a headache when you wake up."

Xu Su was too lazy to say anything more. She took a couple of perfunctory sips, put the drink aside, pulled the blanket over herself, and said to him with half-open, sleepy eyes, "I'm really sleepy, please don't bother me."

Zhou Mochen had already taken a shower in the guest room. He put on a bathrobe and sat on the bed, his hair half-dry and hanging down in front of his forehead. He stared at her intently for a while.

Barely suppressing the restlessness within, I softly hummed in agreement: "Go to sleep."

Ignoring the fact that his hair was still wet, he lay down directly beside her, carefully placing his hand on Xu Su's shoulder through the blanket, not wanting to blink even once.

Suddenly, Xu Su, who had her eyes closed, felt a presence approaching. She quickly turned her head to dodge and opened her eyes to glare at him: "Didn't I tell you not to bother me?!"

"Not asleep?" Zhou Mochen chuckled softly. "I thought you were asleep, so I wanted to steal a kiss from you."

Xu Su was speechless: "...Don't be like this."

You're talking like a pervert...

"Susu, let's have a chat." For some reason, he was a little afraid of the way she looked when she was asleep with her eyes closed.

Zhou Mochen leaned closer, put his arm around her shoulder, and placed his lips on Xu Su's forehead: "Do you know what I was thinking when I first saw you?"

Xu Su yawned and replied lazily, "What are you thinking about?"

“I’m thinking, the person who sent you here knows me better than I know myself. Whatever his purpose may be, I’ll accept it. Whoever you are, I’ll take you.”

Zhou Mochen smiled and said, "I just didn't expect you to come here by yourself. Su Su, do you think we're destined to be together? Otherwise, how could you have crossed worlds to appear in my car?"

"You've only just met me, yet you're already so good at sweet talk." Xu Su raised her eyelids and glanced at him, then snorted unyieldingly, "You talk so nicely, but you still pushed me away the moment we met."

"I didn't even see you when I pushed you."

Zhou Mochen explained, "When I was suddenly hugged, I thought some clueless woman was looking for trouble. Su Su, please don't be angry with me, okay?"

"Why am I angry? It's my own fault for being too excited to see you after arriving in this unfamiliar place. I shouldn't have hugged you." Xu Su pushed away his arms, which were tightening around her, and warned him, "Stay away from me and let me get some sleep."

Zhou Mochen paused slightly, reached out and patted the top of her head, chuckling softly, "Okay, go to sleep, I won't disturb you."

The indulgent look in the boy's eyes was almost overwhelming. Xu Su's heart started pounding involuntarily. She took his hand, pressed it against her face, and said obediently, "You should go to sleep early too. We can talk about it tomorrow."

Zhou Mochen hummed in agreement, slowly stroking her cheek, then suddenly became a little nervous: "Su Su, you won't disappear, will you?"

"..." Xu Su opened her eyes in annoyance: "Stop doing this, can't a person get any sleep?"

She was really tired and sleepy, after all that had happened today and she had been drinking.

"I'm sorry..." Zhou Mochen carefully apologized, gently patting her shoulder: "Sleep, sleep, I'll watch over you."

"..." Xu Su was extremely helpless, so she simply turned over and went to sleep with her back to him.

Zhou Mochen watched her retreating figure, grasped a strand of her hair, smiled silently, and pondered what identity to give her so she could adapt to this world.

To fully integrate into this world.

We need to make her feel more of a sense of belonging here.

…………

Perhaps due to the many events that occurred during the day, Xu Su's mental state was greatly affected.

She slept very restlessly that night, and soon after falling asleep, she began to struggle anxiously, as if she were having a nightmare.

Zhou Mochen hadn't slept. Seeing her like this, he felt extremely distressed. He disregarded everything else and immediately reached out to hug her, gently comforting her.

His voice was deep and gentle. As Xu Su listened to it in her sleep, she relaxed and snuggled into his arms, her hands tightly wrapped around his waist.

Zhou Mochen had never been close to a girl before, let alone cuddled up and slept like this.

The person in his arms was his beloved, and his breath was filled with her fragrance. Their skin was pressed together, and his breathing gradually quickened. Seeing the girl nestled obediently in his arms, completely trusting his sleeping posture, his heart softened uncontrollably.

He couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her, tightening his arms around her before finally closing his eyes to sleep.

……

Xu Su had a very long dream. In the dream, she felt that everything in front of her was shrouded in mist, as if she were walking through a maze.

When she woke up, she felt a soreness like she had been run over by a car, as if she had been a thief all night. She couldn't help but groan in pain.

Zhou Mochen had been awake for a while, but seeing the girl in his arms sleeping so soundly, he couldn't bear to disturb her. He just held her like that, smiling as he looked at the sleeping beauty in front of him.

Xu Su moved her aching neck, opened her eyes groggily, and saw the man's bare chest. She was stunned for a moment, then said angrily, "You're so shameless! You actually took off your clothes while I was asleep!"