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

Xu Su's things were all neatly organized. There were dozens of test papers for math, physics, and chemistry combined. She handed over the thick stack of test papers and said, "I can't find a way to improve in these three subjects. Can you take a look for me?"

Xi Zirong acted like a teacher, taking the test paper and sitting down next to Xu Su to look at it.

The two of them sat together under the watchful eyes of their classmates.

Xu Su felt a little embarrassed. She stood up, picked up her cup to get some water, and then, after thinking for a moment, asked, "I'm going to get some water. Do you need me to help you?"

Xi Zirong suddenly looked up at her, and the two exchanged a glance. He looked away first, saying, "I'll go."

The man turned his face away, but Xu Su looked at his profile and noticed that his ears had turned red again.

Seeing a boy blush so easily for the first time, Xu Su felt a bit conflicted. She didn't say anything, but took two water cups and went out to get more water.

As she passed by the surprised faces of her classmates, she could foresee that after today, the rumors about the two of them would change direction.

The phrase "The top student in the Rocket Class is pursuing Xu Su from their class" has been changed to "Have you heard? The top student in our school is already dating the school beauty."

But it doesn't matter, Xu Su thought to herself, all of this is for the sake of learning.

She had also wondered what would happen if Zhou Mochen found out.

The idea flashed through my mind and was quickly forgotten.

What can be done? It's all for studying, and there's no early romance involved.

When Chen Huiyu arrived, Xi Zirong took Xu Su's test paper and sat back in his own seat.

The news that Xu Su helped Xi Zirong get water had spread throughout the entire Rocket Class in just one afternoon and was starting to spread outwards.

During breaks between classes, girls who were usually able to talk to each other would curiously ask me about it.

Since she couldn't get any information from Xu Su, she started questioning her best friend.

During dinner, Huang Feng and Qian Jia complained that many people had come to ask Xu Su if he was with Xi Zirong.

Huang Feng has a good personality and is always popular in the class. Even when she is annoyed to no end, she can't show her displeasure to her classmates.

In the end, Xi Zirong must have said something to the boys in the class, because when they returned to the classroom, no one asked Xu Su about it anymore.

Evening self-study hadn't started yet, but most of the students had already arrived.

Xi Zirong walked into the classroom with a set of freshly printed test papers in her hand. She stopped next to Xu Su and handed them over, saying, "These are questions I created myself. I printed them at the print shop near the school gate. You can start working on them."

Xu Su took the test paper and glanced at it. It was mostly the types of questions she had gotten wrong recently.

Xi Zirong had already returned to his seat. Xu Su turned to look at him and asked, "How much is the printing fee? I'll pay you."

Class hadn't started yet, and the students were chatting in small groups. Apart from a few students in nearby seats who were peeking out and paying attention, everyone else was busy with their own things.

"I offered to tutor you myself, why would I let you pay?" Xi Zirong smiled and said softly, "How about this, once your grades really improve, you treat me to dinner, okay?"

Remembering how the girl counted the money last time, Xi Zirong frowned and added, "It's fine as long as it's in the cafeteria, I'm not picky."

Xu Su glanced at him but didn't say anything. She waited until the evening self-study session ended before replying with a "hello."

As the weather grew colder, Xu Su hunched her neck as she walked out of the school gate and then walked more than a hundred meters before she finally saw Zhou Mochen's car.

She requested that the car be parked in a secluded spot, and that the car not be used to pick her up or drop her off in front of her classmates.

It's one thing for rumors to circulate within the school, but Xu Su doesn't want any scandalous news outside of school to involve her.

As soon as I got in the car, I felt that the heating inside was just right. Although my face, which was red from the cold, was still a little itchy, it was much better than in the morning.

Zhou Mochen sat in the driver's seat. Seeing the girl get into the car, he raised his chin and gestured to the blanket that had been prepared beside him, "Cover yourself."

He handed over a thermos: "Would you like something to drink?"

Xu Su never made things difficult for herself, so she did as she was told to cover her legs with the blanket. After hesitating for two seconds, she took the cup and took two sips.

Um....

It's brown sugar ginger soup...

Watching the girl obediently drink water, Zhou Mochen felt a little itchy to touch her. He raised his hand slightly, then withdrew it, and chuckled softly, "So well-behaved today?"

Xu Su closed the thermos lid and didn't respond to him, saying, "Drive, I'm sleepy."

Xu Su had only slept for less than five hours last night, and had been using her brain all day today, so her head was throbbing and aching.

The car started as instructed, and in less than ten minutes, it stopped at the bus stop next to Hongde Textile Factory, as requested by Xu Su.

When they got off the bus, Zhou Mochen handed them a shopping bag.

Xu Su looked up at him.

"It's a scarf and gloves, Susu. If you don't keep your hands warm, they'll crack."

Xu Su glared at him. "Don't call me that. I'll buy the scarf and gloves myself."

Zhou Mochen looked at her, his eyes flickering: "Are you sure you want to discuss this with me here?"

After exchanging only three sentences with him, Xu Su became somewhat angry again: "Can you please stop being so domineering? If you want to give me something, can't I refuse?"

He sighed. "You can refuse, but Xu Su, can you please stop resisting me like this? I don't remember doing anything wrong."

Zhou Mochen was actually very troubled. He really didn't know what he had done to make this girl so wary. From the first time they met until now, no matter how he behaved, the girl he liked always seemed to be prickly towards him.

Xu Su felt somewhat conflicted.

Admittedly, Zhou Mochen has been relatively normal so far in this life, but Xu Su has memories of her past life, and in her eyes, the mistakes she made in her past life are still mistakes.

“I’m still a minor, it’s wrong for you to express your feelings to me.” Xu Su said slowly, “You’ve been monitoring my life and threatening me, don’t deny it. Didn’t you threaten me this morning?”

Zhou Mochen's attempt to refute the statement stopped abruptly.

He did emphasize the 'bottom line,' which, from Xu Su's perspective, was indeed a threat.

Since there was no way to avoid it, Xu Su patiently tried to teach him.

“Zhou Mochen, you need to learn to like someone normally. No girl likes to be forced or threatened.”

Xu Su believed that she had spoken very earnestly. In her previous life, when Zhou Mochen regretted his actions, he even apologized to her with red eyes.

Although he deserved his punishment, he was not at all pitiful.

But nothing has started yet. She's perfectly fine and doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of her past life. Teaching him is like saving herself.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Mochen's face slowly darkened, and he looked at her with a gloomy gaze and a hint of inquiry in his eyes: "You seem to know quite a lot?"

Judging from his expression, Xu Su knew that he had unknowingly imagined something again.

Feeling frustrated and powerless, Xu Su glanced at the time; it wasn't even ten o'clock yet, so she decided to say a few more words.