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

“I don’t mean to send you away. If you choose to study science, I can tutor you.” Teacher Wu said with a smile, “Your teacher was also an all-around academic genius back in the day.”

"The main problem is that you two teenagers are always so close to each other. Although you keep saying it's for your grades, as your teacher, I'm not entirely at ease with it."

They were all high school students who had taken physiology classes, and Xu Suxin was already thirty years old, so she understood what he meant instantly.

When the respected teacher said this, Xu Su felt her face burning with embarrassment for the first time. "No, we're really not dating, I..."

Teacher Wu raised her hand to stop her from speaking: "Alright, I'm just reminding you that you are still young. Perhaps your family situation makes your life more difficult than other students, but you are a smart child. In the past six months, you have been self-disciplined in your studies and your grades have been stable."

"Your teacher wants to tell you that your future will definitely be bright, so before making any decisions now, think long-term and don't let yourself regret it later."

In Ms. Wu's eyes, Xu Su was a beautiful student from a poor family who was not valued by her parents. She could only escape the world that confined her by studying hard.

Xu Su wasn't a truly naive girl; she understood that her teacher was worried she was going astray because she was getting closer and closer to Xi Zirong.

After all, boys and girls are naturally different in terms of physiological structure. If they do something wrong, it will always be the girl who suffers and bears the consequences.

Xi Zirong's family background and gender allow him to make countless mistakes in this matter, but if Xu Su makes even one wrong step, her life will be ruined.

Xu Su's eyes reddened slightly. Although she was not at the age where she needed to be advised, she was still grateful for Teacher Wu's care.

This is the first time anyone has said these words to her, in both her past and present lives. Even her own parents would only push things along for the sake of profit.

Xu Su couldn't stop her tears from falling. She rarely cried, and she had known for a long, long time that crying was useless.

After my grandmother suffered a stroke and became paralyzed and disoriented, no one will feel sorry for her from the bottom of their heart.

Even Zhou Mochen, who would die for her without hesitation, only regrets it after the damage is done, right?

A box of tissues was handed to her. Xu Su took two sheets, wiped away her tears, calmed herself down, and said firmly, "Teacher, I won't do anything wrong."

The office lights were very bright, and you could clearly see that the girl across from you had cried; her eyes and nose were red, and she looked utterly broken.

Teacher Wu was silent for a moment, then waved her hand and said, "You know it yourself, go back now."

Xu Su didn't move. She looked at Teacher Wu and said, "I have something I'd like to ask you."

"what?"

"I want to live on campus next semester, but my parents may not be willing to pay for my accommodation."

Xu Su organized her thoughts and slowly began, "I know that the school scholarships won't be issued until the start of the next semester, so could you please reserve a bed for me? I'll pay the accommodation fee after the scholarship is issued."

The office was quiet. Xu Su hadn't heard the teacher's reply for a long time, so she couldn't help but look up.

Through his glasses, Xu Su could vaguely see the anger in his eyes... and his fingers, which were turning white from gripping the cardboard box too tightly.

It's probably anger at having such parents.

Xu Su didn't understand why she had such parents, and why she had to be the one to have them.

Teacher Wu said, "I can talk to the school and they can waive your accommodation fee."

Xu Su shook her head: "There are many poor students in the school, so I don't need this special treatment. Don't worry, teacher, I will work hard to get the top-tier scholarship."

As she left, Xu Su bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, teacher."

Back in the classroom, half of the last evening self-study session had already passed. Under the bright lights, Xu Su's red eyes and nose were clearly visible.

All her classmates could tell that she had cried.

The moment Xi Zirong saw her, her usually calm and composed expression changed, and her eyes were filled with panic.

He wanted to ask her what had happened, but Xu Su was in no mood to pay attention to him and ignored his anxiety.

During the second half of the class, Xi Zirong looked worried but didn't dare to ask, her hesitant and troubled expression was noticed by the other students.

The students all thought that Lao Wu was going to break up the couple.

It wasn't until the end of the third evening self-study session that the day students started to get moving.

After slowly tidying up her books, Xu Su walked out of the classroom and out of the teaching building.

As we reached the corner, we were suddenly pulled into the darkness where no light could reach us.

Xu Su was pulled so hard that her back was pressed against the wall. Her heart was pounding with fear when she heard a familiar voice.

"Why are you crying?"

Xi Zirong didn't let go of the girl's hand, but looked down and carefully examined her.

Xu Su immediately turned her face away, not letting him see, and shook off his hand to leave.

Xi Zirong felt flustered and reached out to stop him, "I'm sorry, it's my fault, Xu Su, please don't ignore me."

Blocked in the corner and unable to move, Xu Su pushed at the 'human wall' in front of her, her face pale: "I'm not in the mood to talk, don't stop me, I want to go home."

On the third push, it finally opened.

Looking at the boy who was hanging his head and seemed very sad, Xu Su paused in her steps, thinking for a moment, and then explained, "It has nothing to do with you. Teacher Wu didn't say anything to me."

As they brushed past each other, her wrist was grabbed again. Xi Zirong asked, "Then why are you crying?"

Xu Su turned her head and looked over, meeting his gaze. This time, the boy didn't look away first, his eyes fixed on her intently, as if he was determined to know.

“I’m crying because of something else, it has nothing to do with us… Xi Zirong, I really have to go home.”

The boy remained motionless.

Xu Su tried to pull her hand away, but it was held even tighter. Then she heard Xi Zirong say, "I want to hug you."

"..." Xu Su doubted her ears: "What did you say?"

With her wrist released, Xi Zirong said, "You misheard me."

"..."

Xu Su left without looking back.

A cold wind blew away all those messy thoughts.

My belief was strengthened: indeed, as long as you are male, no matter how old you are, it's all the same.

When Xu Su saw Zhou Mochen's car, she realized there was still one hurdle to overcome.

As soon as she got in the car, Zhou Mochen handed her a thermos as usual. "Why are you a little late today?"

After taking a few sips of brown sugar ginger soup with her face turned to the side, Xu Su kept her head down, not wanting him to see her face or notice that she had been crying.

But who is Zhou Mochen? He is always very meticulous about Xu Su's affairs.

The car hadn't even gone halfway down the road when it suddenly stopped. He turned to the side, cupped her face in his hands, and his eyes instantly darkened: "What happened?"