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

"Zhou Mochen!" Xu Su struggled to break free from his grasp. "You still say you're not a beast!"

Even after being freed, Zhou Mochen wasn't angry. He withdrew his hand, started the car, and casually retorted, "I really want to be a beast, would you allow it?"

You shameless scoundrel, you pervert, you stinky man.

Zhou Mochen glanced at her expression and said, "Don't curse me in your heart. I only touched your hand. Since you want to study hard, I can make sure you study hard."

With few cars on the road late at night, Zhou Mochen spoke as he drove, his tone devoid of emotion: "However, I don't want to see what happened tonight a second time."

Xu Su couldn't stand the way this person was giving orders, and retorted, "What's going on tonight?"

Zhou Mochen glanced at her sideways, and then pulled the car over to the side of the road.

"Holding hands and tugging at boys off-campus, talking about puppy love, being together, liking each other—is this what you call studying properly?"

His voice brooked no argument: "Su Su, if you really want to be in a relationship, you can only try it with me, understand?"

It was clearly the same tone, but Xu Su hated that she could always detect danger in his voice.

Her hands, wrapped in the blanket, clenched tightly. Xu Su said, "I didn't pull or tug at you, Zhou Mochen. Don't act like your wife is cheating on you. Including this time, we've only met three times. Don't you think what you're saying is ridiculous?"

"Yes, I saw you avoid him." Zhou Mochen looked at the wary girl and smiled reassuringly. "I also heard you reject him. That's good. However, your rejection wasn't thorough enough."

He whispered his advice, patiently guiding them: "You shouldn't give the boys any hope, otherwise you won't be able to shake them off. They'll take every opportunity to get close to you and try to win you over."

"Like you?" Xu Su asked sarcastically.

“No.” Zhou Mochen said very seriously, “Xu Su, don’t compare me to them.”

Xu Su had no idea who the "they" he was referring to was, or where the "they" came from. This guy had already imagined a whole series of rivals for Xi Zirong after only one person appeared.

You really can't compare to 'them'. How many people in the world are as twisted as you!

Xu Su glanced at the LCD screen, where the time was clearly displayed: 00:36. She instantly became impatient: "Are you coming or not? You've been following me for so long, you should know that I have to get up at five o'clock every day, right?"

"I don't have time to chat with you late at night, I need to go home and sleep."

Zhou Mochen was very obedient this time, driving the car very fast on the deserted road at night, and stopped downstairs at Xu Su's house in just over ten minutes.

Clearly, this person had scouted the place beforehand, knowing exactly where she lived.

Xu Su was so tired that she had no energy left to mock him.

He took the bicycle out of the trunk and handed over the bag of ginger tea he bought from the pharmacy. Zhou Mochen watched as the sleepy girl obediently took the plastic bag, her hand twitched slightly, and then she put it back.

He said, "You can get up 15 minutes later tomorrow. I'll drive you there quickly. I'll bring you breakfast, you can eat it in the car to save time."

Then he asked, "What would you like to eat?"

Their attitude was extremely natural, as if they had a very close relationship.

Given Xu Su's temperament, she would have mocked him a bit, but this was really not a good place to argue with him. Her bicycle was indeed broken, and if she didn't want to walk to school tomorrow, it seemed she had no choice but to accept his 'kindness'.

Xu Su's drowsy mind worked for a moment, she looked up at him, then quickly looked away, tilting her head and saying, "I eat breakfast at school, don't prepare it for me."

"Park your bike at the bus stop tomorrow, not downstairs from my house." Xu Susheng, afraid he might misunderstand, emphasized, "I'm only taking your bike this once. I'll come back during my lunch break tomorrow to get it fixed."

Zhou Mochen nodded: "Go upstairs, get some sleep, and talk about everything after you've had a good night's rest."

After Xu Su locked up her broken bicycle with the broken chain as usual, she looked back and saw that Zhou Mochen was still watching her by the bike, seemingly waiting for her to go upstairs before leaving.

...The man's figure blended into the night, exuding a sense of loneliness. Xu Su pursed her lips, turned her head and walked towards the stairwell.

In fact, Xu Su knew very well how much Zhou Mochen cherished her in her past life, but she never expected that in this life, after only meeting a few times, this person would actually get up early and stay up late every day to "escort" her to and from school.

She deliberately used such an offensive word as "stalker" to mock, humiliate, and anger him.

In reality, both of them knew that this was not stalking.

On winter mornings, when Xu Su went out before six o'clock every day, the sky was still mostly gray and gloomy. The industrial area was often frequented by workers with hangovers or hooligans.

Not to mention the way home after evening self-study, the pedestrian street is like a night market, and it's extremely lively even at two or three in the morning.

It's unknown how many factory workers from nearby are drunk late at night; the place is a mixed bag, and no one can guarantee how safe it is.

Xu Weiping and Chen Shulan were relieved that their precious daughter went to and from school alone, but Zhou Mochen was not.

Xu Su wasn't ungrateful, but she felt more resistance than gratitude.

Resist this person's omnipresence, resist his domineering and possessive nature.

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Recently, in order to maintain her image as a loving mother, Chen Shulan has been boiling a kettle of water for Xu Su every night and pouring it into the thermos for her to use when she gets home. Xu Su didn't want to go against her own health, so she obediently made herself a cup of ginger tea when she got home.

After drinking the warm ginger tea and quickly washing up, I hurriedly climbed into bed and went to sleep.

Unlike other parents who worry endlessly about their day students, Xu Weiping and his wife don't care at all whether Xu Su comes home early or late each day.

Xu Su was incredibly sleepy, but she couldn't help thinking that even if she didn't come home all night, the couple probably wouldn't know.

I still care...

After managing to get a full five hours of sleep, Xu Su was awakened by her biological clock.

After a thorough wash and putting on a thick coat, I looked at my hands, which were red from the cold, before heading out. I decided to buy myself a pair of gloves when I had time on the weekend.

As I was leaving, I glanced at the wall clock as usual; it was 5:45.

Xu Su originally thought Zhou Mochen wouldn't arrive so early, but to her surprise, when she walked out of the alley, she saw a black SUV parked at the location she had specified last night.

The sky was still dark and the streets were deserted. When Zhou Mochen saw the little girl appear, he started his car and drove over.