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

"Do you want to hear it?" Xu Su sniffed and said seriously, "I can tell you all about my experiences in that world."

Xi Zirong nodded slightly. Of course he wanted to hear it; he desperately wanted to know what role he would play in that world.

Even Zhou Mochen, who was sitting on the sofa, took his gaze off their clasped hands and moved it to Xu Su's face.

...He wanted to know too.

Perfect, it's all here. I can say it all at once, so I don't have to repeat it to Zhou Mochen later.

So Xu Su told him about her experiences in another world, how she was targeted by Zhou Mochen after arriving in Changshi at the age of sixteen, how she was trapped by him with 200,000 yuan when she was nineteen and desperate because of her grandmother's medical expenses.

Xi Zirong listened quietly, her expression relatively calm, but she gradually tightened her grip on Gu Yunjia's hand, finally understanding her reaction when she heard about Gu Yunjia's experience.

After she finished speaking, the ward remained silent for a long time before he asked in a low voice, "Where am I? Where am I in that other world?"

"..." Xu Su's hand was actually hurting from being gripped so tightly, but she endured it and simply replied, "We had no connection in that world. I went to another class in the second semester of my first year of high school. In that world, I only had him."

He was trapped by Zhou Mochen, preventing everyone else from getting close.

Although she now finds that person agreeable, Xu Su still feels somewhat annoyed. She glares at the person on the sofa and grits her teeth, saying, "He was also reborn in that world. We were together in one world, and then he went back to the beginning and separated you and me."

"Is this why you've always said you only want me in your next life?" Xi Zirong wasn't surprised; she had vaguely guessed it after hearing that they had no connection whatsoever.

He smiled slightly and said, "So, there are three worlds in total, and he is the third party in each world."

It's obvious that if someone could separate them immediately after being reborn, they must be extremely wary of him.

If things were to follow the true course of their lives, he and Su Su would have been destined lovers.

Xu Su remained silent, not daring to look at how ugly Zhou Mochen's expression must be.

She coughed softly and forced herself to say, "Actually, in this world, he's not really a third party. It's all my fault. I was fickle and fell in love with someone else."

Xi Zirong looked at her and asked with difficulty, "Do you truly love him, or are you being pressured by his power?"

With both men staring at her, Xu Su felt as if she were being pricked by needles, and for a moment she became quite nervous.

But she had already made her decision, and in order not to make things worse, she shouldn't hesitate or look back anymore.

Thinking of this, she sat up straight and was about to speak when Xi Zirong interrupted, "In another world, he pressured you so much, could you really forgive him? That dream that made you change your attitude, was it because you were soft-hearted towards him, or was it true love? Su Su, have you really figured it out?"

"...Actually, apart from the initial undignified situation that caused me some grievances, he suffered much more than I did in the following ten years in that world."

"You know what kind of temper I have. I might have softened towards him a long time ago, but I just haven't been willing to accept my own feelings, let alone give him a happy ending easily. I love to torment him for fun."

"If I hadn't inexplicably come into this world, I might still be stubborn and unwilling to give him a kind look, but in fact, I like him."

Thinking of those absurd ten years, Xu Su sighed: "I'm not a child. I can tell whether it's liking someone or just being soft-hearted."

"I see..." Xi Zirong nodded slowly and asked, "Then what about me? Do you still like me?"

"..." Xu Su paused when asked the question, and reflexively looked at the other man who had not interrupted.

Xu Su looked away as her hand was gripped tightly, and said dryly, "Can we not talk about this anymore?"

Hasn't he had enough bullets yet? How dare he ask such a question in front of that madman?

If you really like someone, you'll probably remember them for a lifetime.

Her attitude finally made Xi Zirong give up, and she smiled bitterly: "So, I'm still the one who got abandoned, right?"

Xu Su was speechless for a long time before nodding: "You know what? When I went back to that world and typed your name into the search bar, there was no 'you' in my search..."

"Don't tell me that!" Xi Zirong stood up and said loudly, "I don't want to hear this, Xu Su. You just need to tell me, after knowing the whole truth, after knowing that person deliberately separated us, you still chose him, right?"

Xu Su opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a word.

What could she say? Could she say that no matter how despicable Zhou Mochen's behavior was, he still succeeded?

He successfully prevented their original relationship from blossoming, successfully kept her under his wing, and gradually won her over.

Whether it was mutual torment or one-sided entanglement, for those ten years, her entire life revolved around him.

From the summer vacation when I was nineteen until I was almost thirty, a full ten years passed without anyone else.

Of course, she was disgusted at first, but that was ten years, all of her youth. What started as simple disgust had long since evolved into extremely complex feelings under the catalysis of time.

He was such a stubborn person; his intense emotions eventually became completely uncontrollable.

How could she remain unmoved when surrounded by such ardent love?

For a long time, all her emotional fluctuations were caused by him; even her annoyance was directed only at him.

Whether she liked it or not, that person, with an absolutely domineering and overbearing attitude, seized her tender memories of youth.

Even now, when she thinks about those ten years, she still feels depressed and angry.

But what could she do? Besides retaliating fiercely, could she bear to leave him?

...She couldn't bear to part with it!

She can be soft-hearted towards many people, but she can only be reluctant to let go of that one person.

She couldn't bear to see him cry, even knowing that he was deliberately trying to soften her heart.

Xu Su blinked, her voice very soft: "Xi Zirong, please don't do this, okay?"

Didn't they agree that this would be the end of their relationship?

Xi Zirong clenched her fists, her eyes red as she looked at her: "Then what should I do? Xu Su, can you think about me? What should I do?"

Zhou Mochen, who hadn't spoken until now, stood up and quietly watched this side, ready to come over at any moment.

Xu Su had no time to pay attention to anything else. She couldn't bear to see Xi Zirong like this, so she knelt on the bed and took his hand, whispering, "The three of us really can't continue to entangle ourselves like this. Someone will die. Please put me down."

"Besides love, there are many other things in this world worth your attention."

Xu Su earnestly advised him: "Do you remember what you told me before? You wanted to do research, to study artificial intelligence, to study biomedicine. You're so smart, you can definitely climb the ladder of science and technology, strive to become even better, and then I'll look up to you and regret it, okay?"

"Will you regret it? You're so heartless. Will you regret not choosing me?" Xi Zirong's voice choked with sobs as she reached out and pulled her into her arms. "If you regret it, come find me, okay? You know I'll always turn back for you."

Xu Su was held very close by him, her head buried in his stomach, unable to speak.

After a long while, Xi Zirong calmed down, released her, and said in a hoarse voice, "Tell me, how am I in that world?"

"..." Xu Su paused for a moment, then revealed everything she knew.

Xi Zirong was silent for a moment, then asked, "...Are you single?"

“My resume says I’m unmarried,” Xu Su pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and then added, “I’m single. I’ve had someone inquire about it.”

The three people present knew perfectly well why someone had specifically inquired about this.

The pain that had been suffocating her finally eased a little, and Xi Zirong forced an extremely ugly smile: "I think he likes you. I liked you since the first year of high school, and he definitely feels the same way. If you don't believe me, go find him and see. If you appear in front of him, he will definitely like you."

Tears streamed down his face as he cried, "Susu, why can't you choose me?"

Zhou Mochen couldn't hold back any longer and walked over, expressionlessly pulling his hand away and tightly hugging Xu Su in his arms. He gritted his teeth and smiled, "Don't you understand yet? Su Su loves me, so why would she choose you?"

Yes, her love was so obvious that anyone could see it.

For her, he was nothing more than a soft-hearted person, a guilty conscience, and a very shallow affection.

He didn't lose to the man in front of him; he lost to the man in another world who had the upper hand.

Xi Zirong gazed quietly at the girl in front of her, then reached out her hand and said, "Then it's settled, you'll only choose me in the next life."

Xu Su pushed away the man who was hugging her and extended her little finger to make a pinky promise with him.

Zhou Mochen witnessed it all, seeing his beloved girl's promise to another man for their next life.

In that instant, neither of the two men was a true winner.

For a long, long time after Xi Zirong left, they remained silent in the ward.