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

I glanced at the time on the car's display screen; it was 7:15. It would take about ten minutes to get to the exam venue.

Xu Su quickly opened the car door and got out, saying, "No need to bring me food. I'll eat at the cafeteria for lunch. You can come back this afternoon."

She ultimately didn't take her phone with her. If she really wanted to take it, she would wait until after the exam and when she went back home in the afternoon.

Rushing to the examination hall, Xu Su noticed that people were looking at her with an indescribable look on their faces.

Unlike the curiosity of the onlookers before, this was a look tinged with malice, and occasionally... pity?

The assigned exam seat was surrounded by unfamiliar classmates. Xu Su didn't know why they were secretly looking at her like that. She pursed her lips and sat silently, waiting for the bell to ring.

The proctor walked in with a stack of exam papers, and the classroom fell completely silent.

The first exam today was math, from 7:30 to 9:30, a total of two hours.

The test was very difficult, but Xu Su managed to complete it quite well.

Just like yesterday's chemistry exam, the last four big questions on this math exam were the same types of questions that Xi Xueshen (a popular math whiz) had predicted.

This person seemed to have grasped the key points of the study, and even had a good grasp of the types of questions that would be on the final exam. Xu Su was doing the questions in a great mood and decided to temporarily forgive him for hugging her for no reason yesterday.

Although she was familiar with all the question types, Xu Su still dared not waste a single moment of the two-hour exam time. After finishing the exam, she carefully checked her answers twice.

They didn't hand in their papers and leave the classroom until the bell rang.

After leaving the exam room, Xu Su went straight to the toilet. On her way back, she passed by Class 12 and heard a huge commotion coming from inside. There were also crowds of people gathered around the classroom door.

It sounds like some students are arguing?

Xu Su frowned. Huang Feng and Qian Jia were both taking the exam in Class 12.

Just as I was thinking this, I heard a familiar loud voice coming from inside, which was still clearly audible even through the noise.

It was Huang Feng's voice. She said, "At least I wouldn't talk about my classmates behind their backs. Fu Zichen, you're disgusting!"

The other voice was weaker than Huang Feng's loud voice, but Xu Su had already reached the classroom door and still heard it all.

Fu Zichen said, "What did I make up? Everyone says so, why can't I say it? What I said was just what I heard. So many people say that Xu Su's family has a gene for deafness and muteness, so go ahead and argue with them!"

Xu Su stood there, stunned, and finally understood what those subtle glances from people at school meant today.

It turns out that what happened yesterday afternoon has been brought up as big news and spread around.

In a flash, Xu Su could recall how those rumors about her were spread.

"Xu Su, from the top-performing class, was collecting recyclables along the street yesterday afternoon, accompanied by a deaf-mute man who appeared to be her 'father.' So what if she's pretty and academically gifted? Deafness is hereditary!"

Xu Jiandang was indeed born mute, and he was indeed her own uncle. Therefore, what Fu Zichen said was not wrong; the Xu Su family did indeed have this gene.

If Xu Su is really pregnant, there is a real chance that she will give birth to a deaf-mute baby.

Even if this is true, it is not a weapon for others to use to attack and destroy her.

Xu Su clenched her fists, her face turning ashen with anger.

Many people around recognized her and made way for her. The noise gradually quieted down, and even the few people arguing heatedly inside noticed something was wrong and all looked over.

Xu Su then saw the situation inside clearly.

Huang Feng and Qian Jia stood on the podium, facing four girls from the same advanced class. Apart from Fu Zichen, the other three were girls who were usually very close to her.

It seems that Huang Feng and Qian Jia overheard Fu Zichen and the others discussing Xu Su's family situation, and they got angry and started arguing with them.

Upon seeing the person being discussed enter, Fu Zichen and the others took a half-step back uncomfortably, then forced themselves to stand up straight.

Huang Feng and Qian Jia, on the other hand, looked at Xu Su with worried expressions.

Huang Feng came over and took her hand: "Su Su, don't be angry. We won't argue with these gossipy women. They're just jealous of you."

Fu Zichen and the others trembled with anger at the word "gossip," wanting to say something but then realizing they were in the wrong when they looked at Xu Su, they ultimately didn't utter a word of argument.

The noisy chatter of classmates who had gathered around to watch the show had disappeared, and they were all looking at Xu Su, curious about what she would do.

Xu Su had recovered from her initial anger. She turned to Huang Feng and asked, "What time is it?"

Huang Feng had a digital watch. She raised her hand and glanced at it: "There are still ten minutes of rest time left."

Xu Su nodded, then turned to look at Fu Zichen and the others, seemingly pondering what to say.

Feeling very uncomfortable being stared at like that, Fu Zichen, who was a student who had received nine years of compulsory education, still had a basic sense of right and wrong.

She stammered, "I...we didn't say anything...people from other classes said even worse things. I was just having a normal chat with them...I didn't mean to say anything bad about you."

Actually, they didn't do it on purpose. They just heard students from other classes talking about it when they arrived at school early in the morning. Out of curiosity, they chatted about it with their friends during break time. They didn't expect Huang Feng and her friends to overhear them.

The two had a history of conflict and didn't get along. They started arguing because of each other. In reality, although Fu Zichen didn't like Xu Su because of Xi Zirong, she didn't have such a strong grudge.

The effort Xi Zirong put into her one-on-one tutoring over the past few months had made her realize that no matter how bad Xu Su's family situation was, what difference would it make? Did he think he would see her because of it?

Seeing Fu Zichen say this, the three girls next to her hurriedly nodded, "I just heard boys from other classes talking about you, and I even cursed at them a few times."

"Yeah, what those boys said was really excessive."

“Xu Su, we are classmates. Even if we are not very familiar with you, we really didn’t mean to say anything bad about you.”

Xu Su listened in silence. After they finished speaking, considering that Class 12 was not far from her exam room and that there was still time, she decided to say a few words.

She looked at Fu Zichen and said, "I am willing to believe that what you said is true. I believe that you did not have any ill intentions when you were talking about me. I do not think that my uncle being deaf and mute is anything shameful or worth spreading as big news among my classmates."

The surroundings were quiet, even quieter than when Teacher Wu was teaching.

Xu Su slowly turned her head, her gaze sweeping over the classmates around her, her voice extremely calm: "My uncle was born deaf and mute, but he has never wronged anyone. He earns money by collecting recyclables on the street every day, without burdening his family. He lives his life to the fullest with his own abilities, and I will never think that having this uncle makes me ashamed."