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

After arriving at the classroom, Xu Su slowly calmed down her anger and began to think things through.

Why does Zhou Mochen act so effortlessly? It's just because he has some money and power, not because he's invincible.

In his past life, he used every means to trap her, but so what? Xu Su had seen how miserable he looked when he couldn't have her.

At least one thing she was certain of was how much Zhou Mochen liked her.

That's enough. Xu Su decided to change her initial decision.

When she was first reborn, her thought was to avoid Zhou Mochen and never see him again.

Now it seems that this idea has been completely shattered.

Since that's the case, Xu Su held a test paper, not writing for a long time, thinking to herself that she could only try to get this person to curb his controlling nature.

Having lived an extra lifetime, I refuse to believe I can't control him.

Xu Su puts Zhou Mochen in the shoes of an investor. As the only son of the Zhou family in Beijing, he was pampered by those around him from a young age. Starting from high school, he began to break away from his family and make his own investments.

However, due to his outstanding abilities, he smoothly achieved a level of success in his career that most people could not reach in their entire lives. Even in the capital, he was the most outstanding among the elite.

In her past life, Xu Su had long noticed that although he seemed gentle and flawless in his interactions with others, his eyes were always cold and indifferent.

Outwardly dignified and gentle, inwardly obsessive and domineering—that's Zhou Mochen.

When he actually met a girl he liked, he had no idea how to pursue her. His first thought was to take her into his possession and make her his own.

He doesn't know how to treat the people he likes, how to be kind, polite, and respectful to his lover. He only knows how to control and coerce them endlessly, which is why they ended up like that in their past life.

This is something Xu Su had figured out long ago.

Even if she understood, she was unwilling to forgive him in her past life, even if he regretted it and apologized later.

Some things, once wrong, are simply wrong.

If I forgive them, I'll be letting myself down.

She thought they would torment each other until old age, but unexpectedly, she woke up from a dream and was reborn.

More than half a year after her rebirth, this is the first time Xu Su has seriously thought about Zhou Mochen from her previous life. If she really died suddenly at the age of thirty, what would happen to her?

Xu Su's eyes held the same indifference as Zhou Mochen's. She thought that he would probably die with her.

~~

Xi Zirong arrived at the classroom early this morning. On her way back last night, she felt something was wrong and worried all night. She only felt relieved when she saw Xu Su come in.

During the morning self-study period, he noticed that the girl in the seat in front of him hadn't touched her pen.

As soon as the bell rang, the students around him all got up to go to the cafeteria for breakfast. He poked the girl's back with his pen.

Xu Su was brought back to her senses by the school bell. Feeling the movement on her back, she turned to look at him.

"Are you alright?" Xi Zirong asked softly, her eyes filled with concern. "Did your brother say anything to you after I left last night?"

He may not be afraid of his teacher, but he has to worry that Xu Su will be punished by her family because of his recklessness.

Xu Su paused for a second before realizing who the older brother he was talking about was.

She said irritably, "Xi Zirong, you've caused me a lot of trouble."

The girl's voice was somewhat sweet and innocent, sounding less like anger and more like a playful complaint.

Xi Zirong felt that even her own name sounded exceptionally beautiful when called out by her, and apologized with extremely gentle eyes: "I'm sorry, how about I tutor you to make up for it?"

Huang Feng and Qian Jia had already come over; they were there to call Xu Su to the cafeteria.

Xu Su stood up, gesturing for them to wait, then looked at Xi Zirong: "You really want to tutor me that much?"

Xi Zirong also stood up. He nodded, his fair and delicate face full of seriousness.

Xu Su glanced at it twice, "Even if your tutoring helps me get into the top three in the grade in the final exam, I still won't be with you. Do you still want to tutor me?"

Almost everyone had left the classroom. Xu Su's voice was soft, and only Xi Zirong, Huang Feng, and Qian Jia could hear her.

The two girls were in the same position, covering their mouths with their hands, their eyes revealing only excitement.

Xi Zirong glanced at them, showing no embarrassment at having her secret discovered, and continued nodding: "Just don't ignore me."

"..." Xu Su paused for a moment, completely confirming that this class monitor did indeed have some sycophantic tendencies.

"Okay then, I'll ask you for help if I have any questions. If you have any methods to improve my grades, you can also teach me." Xu Su said, "As long as you don't touch me, I won't ignore you. As for anything else, I won't consider it."

Xu Su's idea was simple: rather than being awkwardly "pursued" by Xi Zirong, it would be better to be straightforward and just openly offer tutoring.

On the way to the cafeteria, Huang Feng and Qian Jia each took Xu Su's arm.

The two were as excited as rabbits, suppressing their unleashed nature, their faces flushed with excitement.

After discreetly glancing around to make sure no one was watching, Huang Feng couldn't hold back any longer. She asked, "Touching you? Su Su, Xi Shen touched you? Holy crap!"

Xu Su's lips twitched: "Don't swear."

Qian Jia said, "What exactly did you and the class monitor talk about last night? Why did you get physical? I never expected that the seemingly unapproachable Xi Shen would be this kind of person."

As they were talking, they arrived at the cafeteria.

Xu Su took a steamed bun and a bowl of porridge.

After they were seated, seeing that the two were still eagerly waiting for a reply, she finally spoke up helplessly: "I just made things clear to him. As for him touching me, it's not what you think. He tried to hold my hand, but I dodged him."

"Ah!" Huang Feng exclaimed, "How exciting! Is the God of the Seas going to hold your hand?"

Although Qian Jia didn't say anything, her eyes conveyed the same meaning...

The more you describe, the darker.

But, it seems like I didn't say anything wrong...

Xi Zirong did indeed want to hold her hand at that time.

Xu Su drank a few mouthfuls of porridge before instructing, "Don't spread this around. We've already talked it out. We're just ordinary classmates. He wanted to tutor me, and I need to improve my grades to get the top scholarship. That's all."

They both nodded.

During lunch break that day, Xu Su had just walked into the classroom and sat down when Xi Zirong came over and sat directly in Chen Huiyu's seat: "Give me all the test papers you've taken this past month, including but not limited to the midterm exam papers. I need to review your grades."

In the classroom, several students who were chatting together turned around to look at them.

The boys sensed something was wrong and were about to make a fuss when Xi Zirong glanced over and fell silent.

There was no reaction from the girls' side, but several female classmates started looking at Fu Zichen's expression.

This time, Xu Su didn't think about kicking him out. Instead, she obediently pulled out nearly a month's worth of exam papers from her desk. In the advanced class, quizzes were commonplace, with exams almost every day.