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

Jiang Chusheng smiled, gave his hand a light squeeze, and then withdrew it: "I've heard about it before."

I'd heard about it before...

Xu Su blinked, thinking of her past with Xi Zirong...

She really treated someone's childhood friend awful...

Xu Su felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.

Just then, Sika returned.

The two boys discreetly moved away. Xika helped Xu Su change her pants, and couldn't help but tease her halfway through: "That Xi Zirong is your ex-boyfriend from high school? Su Su, your dating history is quite something, you've been busy all the time, and the quality of your relationships is so high!"

"..." Xu Su was speechless once again.

However, Xi Zirong is definitely a presentable ex, no less than Jiang Chusheng, the male god that Xika has been longing for.

In fact, she was still shocked as to why she would see Xi Zirong in such a place.

After changing her pants, Xi Zirong came in again. Xi Ka very tactfully walked out to make room for them, and as she left, she gave the unobservant Jiang Chusheng a wink.

So, only Xu Su and Xi Zirong remained in the tent.

Xu Su had a bruise on her knee, which wasn't serious, but it looked frightening on her smooth, porcelain-like legs.

Xi Zirong frowned and looked at it, then actually took out a bottle of liniment, put Xu Su's leg on her body, and asked with her eyes lowered, "You panicked so much when you saw me? You ran around recklessly to avoid me."

"No, not really," Xu Su explained with a dry laugh, "I was just too surprised, I was just too surprised."

Surprised, my first thought was to hide.

Xi Zirong held her leg with one hand and rubbed her knee with the other. Her expression was unreadable. She simply said, "I was surprised too. I didn't expect to see you here. At first, I thought I was hallucinating. I was obsessed with you."

"..." Xu Su hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to respond, and simply asked in bewilderment, "Why did you also decide to come to the snow area to play?"

I'd never heard of him having this plan before.

“Because Jiang Chusheng told me,” Xi Zirong looked up at her, “If you feel lost about the future, go see the world and find the answers along the way.”

His gaze changed, yet it seemed unchanged; it remained focused and stubborn.

Although the conversation never explicitly mentioned her, Xu Su felt that every word was directed at her…

She paused slightly and then fell silent.

Xi Zirong massaged her knees for more than ten minutes until they were red and hot before she stopped.

As he washed his hands, he casually asked, "Who was that man in your line who stopped me?"

"His name is Si Xuan. He's the boss in the online game I play, and he's also the leader of our team building trip."

When Xika and Jiang Chusheng were talking on the way to the team building trip, she had already given them most of the details before they even asked.

"Team leader, look at him, I thought you changed boyfriends sometime ago."

Xi Zirong smiled and looked at her, saying, "Don't forget, you promised me that if you wanted to change boyfriends, I would be your first choice."

I'm the first pick...

Xu Su stared wide-eyed, completely unable to recall ever making such a promise.

Xi Zirong frowned: "Trying to renege on your debt?"

"..." Xu Su felt that he had changed even more since they last met. The last time they met was at the teacher appreciation banquet, where he was smoking and looked dejected and world-weary.

this time…

He had become much sharper, completely losing the gentle boy she had first met. His skin was also darker, the boyish charm had faded, and he looked rather fiercely handsome.

Just as she was wondering how to answer, Xi Zirong walked over and leaned closer to look at her.

"Have you forgotten that you said if you had a clone technique, you would give one of yourself to me and one to Zhou Mochen?"

Xi Zirong seemed to be taking this seriously and said solemnly, "According to you, if you break up with him, then I'll be the only one left. So, am I wrong to conclude that I'm the first choice?"

Xu Su: "..."

My mind was filled with thoughts like, 'What he said makes a lot of sense, how should I refute it?'

No wonder he's a science whiz!

This logic is absolutely perfect!

It turns out she made that promise without even realizing it…

Xi Zirong bent down and pressed her face even closer, asking, "Hmm? Are you really going to renege on your debt?"

His familiar yet unfamiliar aura wafted over me…

"Don't get so close!" Xu Su hurriedly leaned back, her face already flushed. She tilted her head and said, "I won't renege on my debt!"

Xi Zirong's gaze lingered on her blushing face. She slowly straightened up and said softly, "It seemed like you two had a fight last time I saw you. Have you broken up now?"

"..."

Xu Su blinked, seriously recalling the last time…

what…

It seems that it was in a private room that she forced Zhou Mochen to drink a bottle of red wine before leaving with him. Xi Zirong witnessed the whole thing.

She even kissed Zhou Mochen right in front of him...

Thinking about this, Xu Su felt terrible.

She's such a jerk! I wonder what Xi Zirong was feeling back then...

What were his feelings when he saw his ex-girlfriend, who had dumped him, getting close to his current girlfriend? He was already depressed and suicidal.

Xi Zirong twitched her wrist slightly, then paused: "Su Su, why are you still so prone to daydreaming?"

His voice carried a hint of helplessness and doting affection, making Xu Su's heart pound.

She quickly explained, "I didn't break up. Zhou Mochen and I had a fight, but we made up later."

We haven't seen each other for almost a month, but he still seems unable to let go of the past...

Xi Zirong hummed in agreement, her gaze focused on her face, and asked softly, "He doesn't seem to have a good temper. Has he bullied you?"

Zhou Mochen was indeed very angry that day, and later in Shen Chen's private room, he bullied her so much that he truly deserved to be described as having a 'bad temper'.

Thinking of what happened that day, Xu Su paused for a moment before shaking her head and saying, "No, I'm the one who bullies him, he wouldn't bully me."

As she spoke, she reached up and touched her face, abruptly changing the subject: "Is there something on my face? Why are you always looking at me like that?"

Seeing her momentary hesitation, Xi Zirong remained silent for a long while, seemingly lost in thought.

Finally, he smiled and said, "What should I do? It's been so long since I've seen you, it feels unreal."

As he spoke, he suddenly reached out and rubbed the back of Xu Su's head: "Give me a hug?"

Xu Su's eyes widened, but before she could speak, he grabbed the back of her neck and pressed her into his waist and abdomen.

He stood, she sat, and it was that irresistible embrace where he buried his face in hers.

Xu Su's face was pressed against Xi Zirong's waist, and his nostrils were filled with the familiar, clean scent of Xi Zirong.

A scent that was once so familiar...

"Did he bully you?" Xi Zirong tightened his arms around the girl and murmured, "Su Su, don't wrong yourself. I can't bear to see you suffer."