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

This teaching building is at least twenty years old. It has only two floors. The broken windows can only be covered with plastic. In winter, the cold wind makes your hands and feet feel cold. During the rainy season, if there is enough rain, the roof will leak.

The classrooms were almost unfurnished, with four white walls, rickety and dilapidated chairs, and many blackboards were pitted and uneven.

Even so, it is the only school for children in a dozen or so nearby villages. Graduating from here means they can go to junior high school in Shuainan Town and have a brighter future.

Xu Su lived up to expectations and was admitted to the middle school in Kang County. She was the first student from this impoverished village primary school to achieve this, making her an outstanding graduate.

Many more children didn't even finish primary school; they only learned a few words and basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division before dropping out to go home and farm.

This is the true fate of children from poor families, and Xu Su almost followed that fate as well.

Zhou Mochen quietly looked at the school, which didn't even have a playground. In his mind, he couldn't help but imagine how his Su Su had studied hard step by step from here, passed the exam to Kang County, and then passed the exam to Chang City.

If any step goes wrong, she won't be able to reach him.

He can't find her...

For a moment, Xu Su's hand was gripped so tightly that it ached.

On the way back, it was completely dark. Zhou Mochen took out the flashlight he had prepared, and while holding Xu Su's hand, he said, "Actually, the Zhou family also has several charitable foundation projects, but most of them are related to medical diseases. They do relatively little to donate supplies to children in poor rural areas."

Supporting various public welfare foundations and projects is something that every large enterprise is quite willing to do, whether it's to build public reputation and goodwill or for certain interests.

The Zhou family, a long-established and influential family, has been doing good deeds for generations, and not just to deceive people.

Zhou Mochen sometimes even personally inquires about the financial statements of several of Zhou's charitable foundations, which can be considered quite serious.

But at this moment, he felt an overwhelming sense of self-reproach. Why hadn't he thought of building a primary school in a poor rural village?

This self-blame came for no reason; it was utterly inexplicable.

But he felt heartbroken. Seeing this old and dilapidated environment, and thinking about his little girl who was not even as tall as the desk and had to take classes in the cold wind, he felt extremely distressed.

Because I feel sorry for myself, I blame myself unreasonably…

Why didn't he think of that sooner!

"Su Su, how about I donate some money to help your children get a new school building?" Zhou Mochen said in a low voice, "When we get back to Beijing, I'll set up a special infrastructure project to help children in impoverished mountainous areas."

Xu Su didn't expect him to say that, and couldn't help but turn her head to look at him upon hearing it.

Zhou Mochen is very tall; Xu Su even suspects he might be 1.9 meters tall. Actually, she isn't short herself, but she still has to look up at him.

He held a flashlight in one hand and gripped her hand tightly with the other. His shoulders and neck unconsciously leaned towards her with each step. In the moonlight, the lines from his jaw to his Adam's apple were clean and sharp, and his Adam's apple swayed slightly, exuding an indescribable sexiness.

Noticing her gaze, Zhou Mochen curled his lips into a smile: "What? Want to kiss me?"

"!!!" Xu Su's heart clenched, and she abruptly turned her head back to face the front. It took her a long time to calm down her pounding chest. She snorted and warned, "Zhou Mochen, you're not allowed to act like a hooligan towards me at my grandmother's house."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Mochen said with a smile, "I wanted to play around this afternoon, but you wouldn't let me. I didn't even get to kiss you enough."

"..." Xu Su was speechless: "I don't care, verbal abuse is also a form of harassment!"

"Okay, I'll be a pervert, but I'll only be a pervert with you, okay?" Zhou Mochen agreed good-naturedly. He led Xu Su to a few dozen meters from her grandmother's house, then suddenly stopped, bent down, and whispered in her ear, "Sweetie, do you want to kiss me?"

"..." Xu Su felt her heartbeat, which had just calmed down, become irregular again. She tried to hold it in...

She took a deep breath, but still couldn't resist. She reached out and grabbed his waist, gritting her teeth as she said, "Lower your head a little more!"

Hearing her rapid breathing, Zhou Mochen turned off the flashlight, grabbed the back of her neck, and leaned down.

In the darkness, he precisely brought his lips close, stopping less than a centimeter away from Xu Su. She only needed to tilt her head slightly to kiss him.

He was waiting for her to take the initiative...

Xu Su didn't intend to be coy at all and opened her mouth to kiss him directly.

That damned vixen!

These days, vehicles occasionally pass by on rural roads. When the third small truck passed by, Xu Su's eyelids twitched from the blinding headlights. Then, several horns blared, and the driver's deliberate cough echoed in the wind...

Xu Su hurriedly let go and buried her face in Zhou Mochen's chest. Only after the truck had driven away did she reach out and cover her face, trying to get away from him: "It's all your fault, you seduced me!"

I have to get her to kiss on the street. What if someone I know sees us?

Zhou Mochen held her waist, preventing her from leaving, his voice hoarse: "Can we sleep in the same room tonight?"

"Of course not!" They were pressed very close together, and he didn't bother to hide anything. Xu Su pushed him away impatiently, "What are you thinking? Don't do anything reckless. Behave yourself at my grandma's house. If you really upset my grandma, then I..."

"How are you?" Zhou Mochen complained, feeling wronged. "You're being so unfair. Why is it that only I want you, and you don't want me?"

Xu Su choked, remained silent for a long time, then reached out and grasped his hand: "...I wanted to too, but it really can't be done at my grandma's house. How about we do it again when we get back?"

"Really?" Zhou Mochen's voice rose slightly: "Su Su, you want to too?"

"..."

Xu Su pushed him away in embarrassment and anger, and strode home, not wanting to say a word to him!

"Slow down, the road is uneven, be careful not to fall." Zhou Mochen caught up and took her hand, asking with a soft laugh, "Are you feeling unwell? How about I come to your room later? I won't do anything, just kiss you."

The way he said "kiss" carried an air of ambiguity, making Xu Su blush deeply.

What kind of question is this?

She turned around and glared at him fiercely: "You better tone it down! Otherwise, I won't sleep with you when we get back!"

Zhou Mochen, who had been wearing a teasing smile, was stunned upon hearing this. He then raised his hands in a gesture of surrender and apologized pitifully, "I'm sorry, I won't say it anymore. Please don't be angry and don't punish me like this."

He knew all too well how spoiled his little girl was; she was capable of doing something like this, and she wouldn't care whether he lived or died.

Seeing how flexible he was, Xu Su felt a little sorry for him, but also amused. She couldn't help but stand on tiptoe and kiss his chin: "Be good, bear with it for a few days. When we get back, we'll do whatever you like."

Bear with it for a few days…

Zhou Mochen's eyes have been bloodshot these past few days as he counts down the days, enduring the hardship entirely thanks to her promise.

I ask almost every day when I'm going back...