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

As soon as Xu Su got on the bus, her face, which had been red from the cold, became itchy from the strong heating in the bus.

She rubbed her face and complained, "You're a grown man, and you're afraid of the cold? It's probably thirty degrees here, isn't it?"

As Zhou Mochen drove, he turned the heater down a bit. "I'll bring you a pair of gloves and a scarf tonight."

Xu Su couldn't help but turn around and glare at him: "I made it very clear yesterday that I'm only letting you deliver this once, Zhou Mochen. Can you please stop making decisions on your own?"

Even though there was hardly any traffic on the road, Zhou Mochen still drove very slowly.

He glanced at the time on the car's display screen, estimated that the girl wouldn't be late, and then said, "You ride your bike to and from school, and I'll still follow behind you. Why don't you just get on the car and let me take you? Or do you like to freeze in this cold weather?"

Xu Su certainly didn't like being cold, but she couldn't bring herself to be picked up and dropped off by Zhou Mochen every day without feeling guilty.

"Have you forgotten that I'm sick?"

Zhou Mochen seemed to have found a way to get along with her, and there was no longer any of the previous confrontations. "I haven't forgotten. In order to get better as soon as possible, let's start treatment by having me pick you up and drop you off. What do you say?"

not so good.

Xu Su pouted: "Do I need to remind you? You promised not to disturb my studies before my college entrance exam."

"Hmm." Zhou Mochen responded, turning the steering wheel while glancing at her from the side. "If you think that me picking you up and dropping you off will bother you, then just pretend you don't see me. I just want to make it easier for you to get to and from school, I don't have any other intentions."

His tone was extremely sincere.

If Xu Su hadn't been reborn and witnessed this person's true nature, she probably would have actually believed his "sacrificial" persona.

"What is our relationship? Why should I let you deliver it? Zhou Mochen, just assume I like being in the cold, okay?"

The already slow-moving car screeched to a halt on the side of the road.

Xu Su turned her head to look over, already prepared for a confrontation.

To everyone's surprise, Zhou Mochen casually said, "I'll just see you off for this semester. Aren't you planning to live on campus next year? I won't stop you from living on campus. Do you think that's okay?"

Sure enough! This person had been monitoring my life all along!

Xu Su sat up straight, unable to hold back any longer, and said angrily, "Heh, you really have all sorts of connections. You've even extended your reach to the factory where my parents work. Did you secretly interfere with the allocation of our new welfare housing?"

"You even know I'm planning to live on campus next year, Zhou Mochen. Do you have nothing better to do than keep an eye on me?"

Zhou Mochen's gaze remained fixed on Xu Su's face, his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly. After a long while, he explained softly, "The reason I allocated the house to your family is because I don't want to see you sleeping on the sofa, and I also want to give your parents a heads-up about treating you better."

"As for your desire to live on campus, that's easy to determine." He sighed and said, "I don't object to you living on campus. I promise I won't disturb your studies before the college entrance exam, but how about I take you to school for the rest of this semester?"

Xu Su pursed her lips and remained silent.

Zhou Mochen couldn't resist leaning closer and reaching out to pat her head, but she dodged.

Xu Su glared at him: "Don't touch me."

Zhou Mochen chuckled softly, not angry at all, and just looked at her.

Xu Su avoided his gaze and began to think. It was already January 2006, and the Chinese New Year was less than a month away. In other words, the semester would be over in less than a month.

Although she was reluctant to admit it, Xu Su knew that with Zhou Mochen's methods, if he really didn't let her live on campus, even if she got a scholarship, she probably wouldn't be able to move to the school to live next semester.

After much thought, it seemed that I had no choice but to agree to let him pick me up and drop me off for the rest of the semester.

The moment the conclusion was reached, Xu Su felt an uncontrollable sense of irritation.

Because of his calculated steps and his current composed attitude, she seemed certain that she couldn't refuse or escape his net.

Xu Su called out to the person next to her, "Hey."

Zhou Mochen leaned closer, his eyes fixed on her: "What's wrong?"

"What do you like about me? Can I change it?"

Zhou Mochen's eyes narrowed suddenly. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "If it were possible, do you think I would be willing to stay by your side every day?"

The words were clearly humble, yet the person exuded an air of authority, making it seem completely unassuming.

"..." Xu Su didn't want to say more. She leaned back in her seat and said in a lifeless tone, "Let's drive, I'm going to be late."

The car started again, and a few minutes later, it stopped a hundred meters away from No. 1 Middle School. Xu Su was about to get out of the car when she was called back.

Zhou Mochen seemed to be thinking of something, his expression turning slightly cold. When he saw her looking over, he spoke slowly, "I promise I won't disturb your studies before the college entrance exam, but Su Su, you understand my bottom line, right?"

"I don't want to see what happened last night again." His voice was somewhat somber. "If anyone at school is harassing you, come and talk to me, okay?"

Xu Su gave a sarcastic laugh as usual: "Do I need to tell you? You're so all-knowing. If you really wanted to, you could probably even know how many sips of water I drink at school each day."

A low laugh came from behind him, and Zhou Mochen seemed to take it as a compliment. His eyes were pleased: "Yes, I know, but I still hope you tell me."

His tone was ambiguous, with an indescribable air of doting affection.

Xu Su couldn't take it anymore and closed the car door, which was already halfway open.

She sat back down. "I was lying to you about my 'fear of men' before."

Zhou Mochen paused for a moment.

"But if you continue to try to control me and monitor my life in such a domineering way, I'm afraid I'll really develop androphobia. You're making me very uncomfortable right now, Zhou Mochen. I'm telling you again, we have nothing to do with each other right now. Just be normal."

"You don't need to keep emphasizing that it has nothing to do with me." Zhou Mochen's voice was somewhat gloomy. "You're still young and focused on your studies. I won't bother you, but you won't always be unrelated to me, understand?"

The car was silent, the atmosphere tense.

"Alright, go to school, you're going to be late." Zhou Mochen softened his tone. "If you don't want me to monitor your life, I can promise you I won't, as long as you remember not to have any 'puppy love' at school."

"Susu, you can do whatever you want, but this is my bottom line."

Xu Su couldn't listen anymore. Without saying a word, she forcefully opened the car door, got out, and slammed it shut again.

On the way to the classroom, she gritted her teeth the whole way; this person had treated her like an object again.

Judging from her tone, it seems that once she comes of age, she won't have a choice; she'll definitely have some kind of 'relationship' with him!

After going around in circles, it seems that everything is starting to head back to the ending of a past life.

Does this mean that after being reborn, she will return to a life of being kept in captivity?

no way!