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

After a brief standoff, Xu Su, who never had much self-control, couldn't help but reach out and pull him, whispering, "Are you angry?"

Zhou Mochen stood motionless, his eyes reddening from holding back his emotions: "Su Su, how could you promise someone else your next life?"

She kept saying she loved him, but in front of him, she exchanged vows with another man for the next life.

“Can’t you be reasonable?” Xu Su pulled him down to sit and explained to him earnestly, “Think about it, the fact that Xi Zirong and I were lovers in one world is a fact that can already be confirmed. Since it is a fact, how can it be considered a promise?”

Fearing he might get stuck on something, Xu Su patiently explained, "The world where I was with Xi Zirong was the very beginning. Then, you were reborn after some unknown trauma, preventing me from falling in love with Xi Zirong and forcibly taking her away from me."

"Furthermore, I came into this world, a world where you didn't reincarnate, so I still met and fell in love with Xi Zirong. But I had my memories with me, so because of a dream, I gave up him and chose you."

As she spoke, Xu Su was about to speak up for Xi Zirong. She frowned and said, "If you insist that my promise to him about the next life is a commitment, then there's nothing I can do about it."

How can a given fact be a promise?

What she said made a lot of sense, but this reasoning obviously couldn't convince a second-generation capitalist.

Zhou Mochen didn't even raise an eyebrow. He listened quietly, then curled his lips into a smile: "Who says it's a given fact? Is it possible that Xi Zirong, having suffered a complete defeat in this world, is reborn with a heart full of resentment and runs away with you?"

Xu Su was taken aback, then looked at him speechlessly: "Do you think rebirth is like candy, where everyone can have a piece?"

Besides, it would be even better if Xi Zirong were reborn. It would be best to follow her instructions and come to her before she goes to Changshi, and protect her well so that these lunatics don't see her.

That's what she thought, but she didn't dare say it out loud. Instead, she said tactfully, "You're already the big winner. I only want you in both my worlds, so please don't be unhappy, okay?"

He worked so hard to win her over, making her willingly stay by his side and not want anyone else but him.

“Su Su,” Zhou Mochen stood straight for a long time before opening his lips and saying in a dry voice, “...Are you treating me differently because of Zhou Mochen from that world?”

Ah this...

"Don't think like that. I don't consider you the same person." Xu Su blinked and coaxed him, "Really, he's much worse off than you. I've never given him a kind look."

"He deserves it!" Zhou Mochen grabbed her waist and pulled her into his arms, gritting his teeth as he said, "He treated you like that, he deserves to be treated badly by you. Xu Su, show me the same ruthlessness you showed me, don't let him get away with this!"

Xu Su was speechless.

"Why won't you speak!" Compared to Xi Zirong, he seemed more bothered by his counterpart in another world, and said bitterly, "You like him, don't you? Even though he treated you like that, you still like him!"

Xu Su had a headache: "If I didn't like him, I would still be with Xi Zirong right now, and I wouldn't change my mind at all. Would that make you happy?"

She was truly at her wit's end. She reached out and wrapped her arms around his waist, saying helplessly, "Can you please stop worrying about this? He hasn't been that mean to me."

"...You said it yourself, he initially treated you like a mistress." Zhou Mochen glared at her, furious at her lack of self-respect: "You just forgave him like that?"

"Have you ever thought that if you had known beforehand that I would be with Xi Zirong, no matter what you did, I would never like you? Do you think you would have acted more decently than him?"

Zhou Mochen was silent for a moment, then said stubbornly, "Anyway, I won't do that to you."

Xu Su: "..."

Everyone knows who else; given this person's nature, it's impossible for him to back down gracefully.

She retorted softly, "Although he took advantage of me and paid me to sleep with me, at least he didn't actually rape me, you..."

The hand around his waist tightened suddenly, and Zhou Mochen said in a hoarse voice, "Let's not talk about that anymore. I was out of my mind. It will never happen again."

Xu Su frowned and pushed it away, saying, "Don't tighten it so much, it hurts my back."

Zhou Mochen was startled and hurriedly let go of her, lifting her clothes to check the wound on her lower back: "Does the wound hurt?"

“No,” she said. If he hadn’t said it, she would have forgotten that she had been shot. Thinking of how ruthless this man was when he was holding a gun, Xu Su said irritably, “How dare you tell me not to forgive him? Don’t you see what you’ve done? Even when he was really angry with me, he never pointed a gun at me.”

Zhou Mochen fell silent, his eyes red.

Her two-plus months in a coma had long since worn him down.

His only hope was to wake her up. He even thought that it didn't matter if she liked Xi Zirong, as long as she woke up.

It's better for the three of them to be entangled for a lifetime than for her to lie in bed unconscious.

Those feelings of insane jealousy, that made her want to die with Xi Zirong, all disappeared during this period when she almost completely lost herself.

If she's not there, his world will simply be reset to zero; there's no other option.

Never before had he so clearly realized that, apart from losing her, there was nothing else he could not tolerate.

Now that she's awake, she's made it clear to those two people that she only wants him.

What more could one ask for?

All of the previous events were his fault. He was overly jealous and lost all reason when he heard the name Xi Zirong, not to mention that she called Xi Zirong's name in bed.

Thinking to himself, Zhou Mochen smiled and said, "It's all my fault."

"..." Thinking about the main reason why this person went mad, Xu Su felt a little awkward, "Do you believe it now?"

Zhou Mochen didn't quite hear him and looked down to ask, "What?"

"I'm saying, do you believe now that I love you?"

“…Okay, I believe you.” Zhou Mochen gently rubbed the top of her head, his voice extremely gentle: “Su Su, let’s turn everything over and start over, okay?”

Xu Su thought for a moment and then explained, "I listened to that recording. Shen Chen deliberately provoked you. All I wanted from the beginning was you."

She recounted the details of that day in detail: "Before that, I had never slept with Xi Zirong. Can you believe me? In both my worlds, I only ever had you. I've never been with anyone else."

Since she was planning to start over, Xu Su didn't want him to have any lingering resentment. She explained earnestly, "Going on a trip was just a coincidence, not because I was cheated on, as you think. I didn't sleep with him during the breakup. What I said before was just to make you angry. Can you believe me?"

Zhou Mochen listened quietly and then softly hummed in agreement: "I understand."

"...?" Xu Su frowned: "What do you mean by 'I know'? Do you believe me or not? I have no reason to lie to you. If we really slept together, I'll admit it!"

Zhou Mochen was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "I believe you love me the most, and I believe what you said. You have never wanted anyone else."

However, in that urgent moment, he was her first choice, but not her only choice.

...She didn't need him.

He already knew this fact. Zhou Mochen easily suppressed the jealousy that welled up in his heart, raised his hand to put his arm around her shoulder, and said gently, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. You just woke up, have something to eat."

An assistant had already brought in some congee and side dishes.

When Xu Su heard that he believed him, she breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that everything had been explained clearly. A huge weight was lifted from her heart, and she threw off the covers and got out of bed.

Zhou Mochen accompanied her to eat a bland and tasteless hospital meal.

Before long, several more people in white coats pushed in their equipment and began to examine her.

Xu Su cooperated throughout. After everyone left, only the two of them remained in the ward. Looking at the talismans pasted everywhere, he said speechlessly, "Tear them up, they're useless."

Zhou Mochen remained silent.

Xu Su took out the black Buddhist beads around her neck. "He also found this thing for me, but I'm here now, which proves that these things are useless to me."

useless……

"What do you want to say?" Zhou Mochen instinctively grabbed her hand, his voice trembling. "Say that you might leave at any time, or never wake up again?"

Xu Su couldn't bear to see him like this, so she quickly hugged him and explained earnestly, "Let nature take its course, okay? When I woke up this time, I clearly felt that I already had ties in this world, and I was no longer just a passerby. Don't worry about me abandoning you."

Zhou Mochen gave a strained smile: "...I can't believe you would be willing to give him up for me."

If she were to choose, he wasn't confident he could surpass his counterpart from another world.

Once she chooses her other self in that world and abandons him, just like she abandoned Xi Zirong for him, then even if he is incredibly wealthy and powerful in that world, what difference does it make?

Xu Su shouldn't have been so calm. After all, she had already made it through. The old man in that world who found her unconscious halfway through would probably have been quite panicked.

If things go wrong, it's not impossible for the fear to make someone sick.

However, she had a strange sense of confidence that she couldn't explain, and she always felt that the current situation wasn't so bad.

Even though the man in front of her was so anxious that he practically stayed by her side even when she went to the bathroom, she still felt no empathy or heartache whatsoever.

After falling asleep in Zhou Mochen's arms when she was twenty-five, when she opened her eyes again, she saw that he looked more than ten years older, and only then did she understand where her confidence came from.

Sure enough, she came back.

Xu Su blinked, gently nudged the man beside her, and asked, "How long have I been asleep?"

"One night..." Zhou Mochen's eyes were bloodshot as he held her tightly. "You scared me to death! I couldn't wake you up no matter what I did. I thought you..."

Feeling the woman in his arms stiffen as if she were feeling guilty, he paused, grasped her chin, and lifted her up, saying calmly, "Where did you go that night when I couldn't wake you?"

Xu Su subconsciously touched the Buddhist beads around her neck, and forced a smile, saying, "This thing is really useless. I went over there again."

Her tone didn't sound like she was saying her soul had gone to another world; anyone who didn't know better would think she was just casually visiting her neighbor.

Practice makes perfect, and Zhou Mochen quickly adapted. A wave of panic and fear washed over him, and he clenched his teeth, his trembling hands lifting the covers to get out of bed.

Xu Su hugged his waist to stop him: "Don't go looking for those superstitious things to mess with. I woke up overnight, didn't I? It's not like I didn't wake up for months."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Mochen looked down at her, seemingly puzzled. "What do you mean?"

“What I mean is, let’s just let things take their course,” Xu Su said. “Anyway, I don’t feel any discomfort.”

Zhou Mochen stared at her for a while, then suddenly leaned down and pinned her beneath him: "You can't bear to part with him? You're afraid I'll find a way to make sure you never see him again, right?"

"..." Xu Su grasped his arm, feeling the muscles beneath her palm tense. She subconsciously swallowed, but still nodded in agreement: "If I don't go back, he won't last long."

Zhou Mochen didn't speak, but his expression clearly asked her, "What about me? Can he accept her leaving?"

Looking at him like that, Xu Su couldn't say a word to persuade him. She let go of his hand and said, "Go ahead and look for him. I won't stop you."

Since she had no choice in the matter anyway, she might as well stay single and let the two of them do whatever they wanted.

Zhou Mochen suppressed his inner panic, gave her a deep look, and then turned and left the room.

Perhaps they were prepared in advance, but in any case, not long afterward, group after group of 'talented individuals' arrived at the villa.

Xu Su went from feeling uneasy when she woke up in the morning to getting used to having so many more people in the house by evening.

How outrageous!

In addition to medical personnel of various skin colors, her home now has so many religious people dressed in different ways.

She noticed that as darkness fell, Zhou Mochen's expression became noticeably tense.

Even as she grew sleepy and prepared to close her eyes and fall asleep, the first thing she saw was his face, which couldn't hide his panic.

...How rare! A man who has held a high position of power for many years, and who only changes his expression when she gets really angry, is actually so flustered because she wants to sleep.

Xu Su felt a pang of heartache and wanted to get up and comfort him, but a strong wave of drowsiness washed over her, and she fell into a deep sleep.

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