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

"..." Xu Su broke out in a cold sweat, inwardly cursing himself for speaking without thinking. He quickly forced a dry laugh and said, "What did I say? Did I say anything? You misheard me. I didn't say anything."

“No, you said…” Shen Chen tapped his fingers lightly on the car window, as if he had finally confirmed her meaning, and the veins on his temples throbbed.

If that's how she thinks about him, then all the strange things she's said lately suddenly make sense.

Shen Chen quickly reviewed her strange remarks in his mind...

After a long pause, he gritted his teeth and smiled, "Xu Su, you're really something."

"..." Xu Su felt a chill run down her spine from his laughter and stammered, "I...I'm sorry..."

"Oh?" Shen Chen smiled and asked, "Apologize to me for what?"

Xu Su felt quite guilty. He had been so kind to her, yet she had thought of him that way. "I shouldn't have made such wild guesses about my friend's privacy..."

Shen Chen raised his hand to interrupt her, his smile completely vanishing: "In your eyes, I'm just a man who doesn't have a woman by his side, so there must be something wrong with my body, right?"

“…No, not exactly,” Xu Su felt even more guilty after hearing his words. She stopped the car and said seriously, “I admit that’s what I thought at first, but didn’t I change my mind later…”

This explanation was worse than no explanation at all; Shen Chen's face darkened horribly...

Xu Su felt his gaze on her, and as she spoke, her voice unconsciously lowered, and she realized that she had gone too far.

"It was my fault," she said, patting Shen Chen's shoulder as if they were best buddies. "Then I promise you, I won't make wild guesses about you anymore, okay?"

Shen Chen smiled enigmatically: "How can you be so sure it's just wild guessing? What if you actually guessed right?"

"..." Xu Su paused for a moment, her eyes showing surprise, then a gossip-like glint appeared: "Really?"

"What do you think!" Shen Chen took a deep breath, unable to suppress his anger any longer, and sneered, "Xu Su, if you're so curious, why don't you try it yourself?"

Try?

Xu Su was taken aback. "What nonsense are you spouting!"

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Shen Chen leaned closer and took her hand. "These things require evidence, right? Otherwise, you probably wouldn't believe me even if I told you verbally... Xu Su, why don't you experience it for yourself?"

"Shen Chen!" Xu Su was quite frightened. She quickly shook off his hand and, in a panic, opened the car door to get out.

This is terrifying; it's even more horrifying than when Gu Yunjia kissed her.

"Alright, I was just kidding. Aren't you usually pretty brave?" Shen Chen pulled her back, then let go of her hand and sat up straight. "Continue practicing driving. Drive forward and onto the highway."

Xu Su looked at him with suspicion and uncertainty, her arms covered in goosebumps. "Were you trying to be a pervert just now?"

"Who have you ever seen act like this? If I wanted to do something, you'd be lying here right now," Shen Chen said irritably, tapping Xu Su's head. "You think I'm impotent, and you won't even let me scare you?"

"..." That makes some sense. Xu Su rubbed his head, which had been hit so hard, and started the car again at his urging.

"Are we getting onto the highway already?" Xu Su asked excitedly. "But I can only go straight."

Shen Chen said slowly, "Just knowing how to drive straight is enough. I won't let you reverse. There are relatively few cars in this section, and large vehicles are prohibited from passing through. You can familiarize yourself with simple oncoming traffic, using turn signals, changing lanes, turning, and passing through traffic lights here first."

"Keep your speed at 30 km/h. As long as you don't step on the gas, I guarantee you won't have any accidents."

Xu Su was still a little nervous, but upon hearing his words, she obediently nodded and said okay.

"Turn the steering wheel a little to the right. See the markings on the ground? Turn on your right turn signal and move into the right turn lane."

"Slow down at crosswalks. Regardless of the type of light, slow down and observe the road conditions before crossing."

Shen Chen said, "Just do what I say. Do it first, and then think about why you should do it."

Xu Su nodded again, without any objection, and completely obeyed the instructions.

"Don't get too close to the parked cars, just in case someone suddenly opens their car door."

Xu Su looked at the car parked on the right and realized that she was too close, so she quickly turned the steering wheel a little to the left.

Shen Chen smiled and complimented, "Isn't it driving quite well?"

"Just keep these points in mind when driving: always observe road conditions, check your rearview mirror frequently, change lanes smoothly, avoid changing lanes and overtaking unless necessary, and be extra careful at intersections."

"And another thing, for the next year, don't drive at high speeds. Just drive slowly at 30-50 km/h in the city where there are no big trucks. As for overpasses, don't go on them by yourself unless I'm in the passenger seat, understand?"

Xu Su was focused on driving and only responded with an "oh" when she heard his words.

The thought of the densely packed cars on the overpass made Xu Su's scalp tingle, and she had no intention of overestimating her abilities by trying to climb it.

Looking at her cautious driving, Shen Chen sighed, "I've realized that you're only incredibly well-behaved when you're driving."

No matter what he says, I won't argue.

It wasn't until dusk, when the streetlights came on, and Xu Su's stomach started growling with hunger, that her afternoon driving practice session came to an end.

Midway through, Zhou Mochen called to say he wouldn't be home for dinner, and Xu Su, being very understanding, told him to focus on his work.

Shen Chen raised an eyebrow and asked the same question he had at noon.

Xu Su thought for a moment and said, "Let's go and try your chef's cooking first."

Shen Chen's house was right next door. The two villas were about the same size, and apart from the different decoration styles, the layouts were almost identical. Xu Su took a look around and lost interest.

Seeing her lounging on the sofa playing on her phone, Shen Chen pulled her up: "I've got a turtle here, do you want to go take a look?"

Xu Su wasn't very interested, but seeing the host's hospitality, she couldn't refuse and went along to take a look.

Xu Su thought turtles were all the same, nothing special, but when she saw the real thing, she was so shocked that she took two steps back.

"Holy crap!" Looking at this enormous creature that resembled a small hill, "Shen Chen, did you raise a turtle spirit?"

“This is an alligator snapping turtle, it weighs over 200 pounds,” Shen Chen said, pulling her along with a smile. “Don’t be afraid, it won’t hurt you. Would you like to feed it?”

"No! I don't want to," Xu Su shook her head like a rattle drum: "I won't dare to come to your house again next time. Zhou Mochen raises koi and flowers and plants, how can you raise this kind of thing?"

"So scared?" Shen Chen was taken aback. "Fine, get it away tomorrow. I thought you wanted to see something new."

"This is so novel! The little turtles are quite cute, but this one is really scary." Xu Su turned around and walked back: "This turtle scared me so much I might skip a bowl of rice tonight!"