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

"I woke up in a strange place, a little scared, but when I saw you... I went over and wanted to hug you."

Under his gaze, Xu Su felt inexplicably guilty. She finished speaking weakly, then, as if remembering something, immediately retorted loudly and righteously, "And yet you pushed me away! You said you'd like me no matter when you see me, was that just to make me happy?"

"I pushed you away?" Zhou Mochen scoffed. "And then, you rattled off everything in one breath, what the 'me' in your dream did that made you so unsettled and heartbroken all day."

He emphasized the word "I" so much that it didn't sound like he was talking about himself at all.

"..." Xu Su felt guilty again, silently organized her words, decided to omit all intimate actions, and then briefly recounted what happened in her dream.

Besides the two secrets he and Shen Chen told her.

Zhou Mochen listened quietly without interrupting, and only looked over after she finished speaking: "That's all?"

"Hmm... that's all..." Xu Su nodded: "After I fell asleep, the next time I woke up, I was in your arms."

Zhou Mochen asked, "He slept with his clothes on?"

He was clearly still bothered by what she said when she woke up that morning…

Xu Su nodded again: "That's right. He said he was worried that I would disappear when he woke up, so he wanted to watch over me while I slept, but we didn't do anything. Of course, we slept with our clothes on."

Zhou Mochen snorted, seemingly unsure whether to believe him or not. He lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment before suddenly asking, "What's the name of the assistant who was with him?"

Xu Su's heart skipped a beat, and she sounded the alarm: "...I don't remember."

Aside from Huang Chao and Gu Yue, she had never seen any of his other assistants in her life. If the name of a third assistant appeared in this dream and actually corresponded to reality, wouldn't that mean...

"Really?" Zhou Mochen looked at her, his expression indifferent. "Do you remember what the capital city looked like in your dream? Didn't you want to know if your dream was real? Describe it to me..."

Xu Su shook her head: "It's very vague, I can't remember."

Just kidding, she's never been to the capital in her life. If she could really describe it, then she would be giving away the secret of her rebirth.

The only way to determine whether her dream was real is to ask Zhou Mochen to verify whether he made a gentleman's agreement with his father when he was sixteen.

Besides that, there's only Shen Chen's secret left.

These are the only two things she didn't know in her past or present life, only told to her by him and Shen Chen in her dreams.

Her clueless answers made Zhou Mochen laugh in exasperation: "Is this what you call a very realistic dream? What did you remember that made it feel real?"

Xu Su looked innocent: "Don't take a dream so seriously. I've forgotten most of it after I woke up. I can't remember the plot, and I can't remember the names of the people in the dream very clearly either."

"If that's the case, why are you affected by it?" Zhou Mochen reached out and pulled her into his arms, his voice muffled: "Su Su, I always feel like you're hiding something from me."

"..." Xu Su choked, pursing her lips in embarrassment.

Or... maybe we should just confess directly.

She really didn't want to lie to him.

Can…

“Um…” Xu Su patted his back hesitantly, “I have a question for you.”

Zhou Mochen hummed in agreement: "Go ahead."

Xu Su hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Do you have any secrets that others don't know?"

Her head rested in the crook of his arm, and she clearly felt the person beside her pause...

Then Zhou Mochen's voice came from above, his chin brushing against Xu Su's head, his voice very soft: "For example? I have many secrets, especially business secrets. Which one do you want to ask about?"

“I’m not interested in your trade secrets. I just want to know if you’ve made any agreements with your father, the kind of secrets that even your mother doesn’t know.”

Xu Su said in a relaxed tone, "Isn't that often shown in TV dramas? When a son is going through a rebellious phase and doesn't listen to his family's arrangements, he makes a gentleman's agreement with his father or something. I'm just curious and asking."

“No…” Zhou Mochen chuckled, reaching out to stroke her long hair, and said, “There’s neither a gentleman’s agreement that you’re curious about, nor a rebellious phase. What else are you curious about? Ask all of them together.”

……No?

Xu Su asked in surprise, "Really not?"

What about her dream...?

"What's with that expression?" Zhou Mochen looked at her. "Are you so sure I definitely have it?"

"No, no..." Xu Su quickly explained, "I just think that someone like you, who was born without even a rebellious phase, must have a very boring life."

Look at Shen Chen, he's had his fill of luxury cars, beautiful women, guns, and all sorts of thrills...

"The definition of interesting is not rebellion; there are many kinds of challenges in life."

Although there weren't many things that could stir his emotions before he met her, he didn't need to seek thrills to demonstrate his rebelliousness.

Zhou Mochen sat up and looked down at her: "Su Su, you're still young. I understand that you've been a good girl for a long time and suddenly want to rebel. You can do whatever you want, I'll cover for you. In short, you know my bottom line."

Xu Su sensed that he seemed to be in a bad mood.

She quickly started to coax him, got out of bed, and took his arm, leaning closer: "I'm nineteen already, what's there to be rebellious about? Zhou Mochen, don't worry, you're the only one in my heart."

"I see..." Zhou Mochen chuckled softly, reached out and grasped her chin, lowered his head to kiss her lips, and slowly pressed her down to lie down: "Want to do it or not?"

“…!” Xu Su’s eyes widened: “No way, this is my maternal grandmother’s house!”

Zhou Mochen looked at her and smirked, "So what? We're a legitimate boyfriend and girlfriend, not having an affair."

play for real?

Xu Su hurriedly pushed the person away: "Absolutely not! You go and open the door right now. If we're really misunderstood, don't expect my family to have a good impression of you."

Where can you find someone who has just graduated from high school and yet has taken advantage of another man's granddaughter, and on his very first day in the house, he's already indulging in lewd behavior in broad daylight!

Xu Su was speechless. She never expected that this person would be so indifferent to the occasion when they were in heat!

Zhou Mochen clicked his tongue lightly. He hadn't really intended to do it here, but...

He stood up with a regretful expression and obediently opened the door. As soon as he turned his back, his jaw muscles clenched uncontrollably, his jawline sharp as a knife, and his slightly lowered eyes were obscure and dark.

However, he almost lost control.

………………

Dinner was at Xu Su's uncle's house. The two uncles were still drunk from the afternoon's drinking and were lying in bed. Zhou Mochen, who was fighting two against one, was completely unaffected. He wasn't drunk at all, and his face didn't even turn red.

Summer nights come late. After dinner, Xu Su took Zhou Mochen for a walk. By the time they reached the gate of the primary school in Chenjia Brigade, it was already dark.

Pointing to a classroom on the second floor of the only old school building, she said, "I attended elementary school in here for five years." School had long since ended, and the campus was deserted. Xu Su stood behind the locked iron gate...