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

Xu Su remained silent for a while, eager for the outcome. She had no good feelings towards any of the male members of the Xu family, and had no desire to waste her breath teaching him.

Seeing a folding chair in the corner, Xu Su walked over, unfolded it, and sat down without saying a word to Xu Hao from beginning to end.

Yang Yun didn't knock on the door until dinner was ready.

After finishing their New Year's Eve dinner, Xu Weiping planned to have his family stay at the old house with his parents to celebrate the New Year, and they wouldn't go back home that night.

However, all the rooms in the old house were full, so it was finally decided that Xu Hao and his brother would sleep with their uncle, while Xu Weiping and his wife would stay in their nephew's room with their precious son.

As for Xu Su?

Xu Suzhen had nowhere to squeeze in, and she didn't want to squeeze in here herself. Seeing the adults' troubled expressions, she offered, "I'll go back to my own place."

Chen Shulan hesitated for a moment: "Aren't you afraid to be alone? How about you sleep on the folding chair tonight? You can make do with it."

The folding chair she was referring to was the one Xu Su had sat on all afternoon. It was a bamboo-woven pull-out chair, Xu's favorite in the summer, but now it was being stored away in the room to collect dust in the winter.

Xu Su twitched her lips. Even if she were afraid of dying, she wouldn't let herself be so pathetic as to sleep alone in a folding chair during the New Year.

"Don't worry, I'll sleep on the chair. I'm afraid I'll catch a cold after the New Year. I'll go back now while there's still a car available."

It's only around 7 p.m. now, and the buses are still running.

Hearing Xu Su say that, Chen Shulan, who was about to ask her to wash the dishes, stopped talking. She instructed, "Then you can go back by yourself. Remember to come here for breakfast first thing tomorrow morning."

It only snowed lightly for a few days about two weeks ago, and the weather has been gloomy and rainy ever since. It wasn't until today that the sun finally came out, but it's already late and I'm still shivering from the cold.

Xu Su put on her gloves and scarf, then drank a cup of hot water before leaving.

The old house was extremely remote. After navigating several alleys and turning several corners, we finally reached the brightly lit main road.

While waiting for the bus at the bus stop, Xu Su glanced at the rapidly changing surroundings and then spotted a familiar figure in front of a Xinhua Bookstore not far away.

Soon, as if sensing her gaze, the person also looked up in this direction. Then, Xu Su saw Xi Zirong carrying a book bag and walking towards them.

Xu Su: "......"

As expected of a genius? On New Year's Eve, instead of spending time with family, he went to a bookstore to buy books.

The boy quickly walked up to her, gave her a quick look, raised his wrist to check his watch, and said, "Xu Su, are you taking the bus home? Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, and the last bus is at seven o'clock. There are no more buses."

!a bolt from the blue.

Xu Su looked up in shock: "Really?"

Completely convinced that Xi Zirong wouldn't lie, she began to consider whether to walk back to her new home or go back to sleep on that folding bamboo chair for the night.

Xi Zirong knew where Xu Suxin lived, so he nodded and said, "It's quite far from here. It would take at least an hour to walk back. If you want to go back, I'll take you there on my bike."

Xu Su hesitated. Compared to letting her walk alone in the cold wind for an hour on New Year's Eve, having Xi Zirong take her was undoubtedly a better choice.

She really didn't want to go back to sleep on that bamboo chair.

Seeing her hesitation, Xi Zirong said, "My home is very close to here. Are you going to wait for me here, or come home with me and ride your bike?"

Come home with me...

Xu Su shook her head violently, "Forget it, it's the New Year, you should go back and have a reunion with your family. I know the way back myself."

Xu Su waved goodbye, but before she could turn around, Xi Zirong grabbed her arm and called out to her.

Xi Zirong frowned and looked down at her: "Aren't we friends? It's so late, I'm worried about you walking back alone. Since we're friends, why are you being so polite with me?"

Friends are friends... but...

Xu Su pulled her hand away from his. "Then ride your bike over here. I'll wait for you."

Xi Zirong relaxed, as if afraid she would run away, and handed her the book bag in her hand: "Hold this for me, I'll go back and ride my bike."

Carrying heavy books, I watched the boy's retreating figure, almost running.

Xu Su: ...

He ran too fast; Xu Su didn't even have time to tell him that he could have easily put all those books home.

Without a watch, Xu Su didn't know the exact time, but she estimated that it would be less than ten minutes before Xi Zirong arrived in front of her on his bicycle.

With his feet on the ground, he reached out his hand. "Is the book heavy? I'll put it in front."

Xu Su glanced at the shallow basket in front of the bicycle and shook her head: "I'll carry it. You can put it in front when you come back."

She had only glanced at the books this person had bought out of curiosity...

...It can only be said that it's a direction she hasn't explored.

Xu Su sat sideways in the back seat, clutching the corner of Xi Zirong's coat, somewhat embarrassed. "Am I very heavy?"

Come to think of it, this was the first time in her entire life that she had ever sat in the back seat of a boy.

Xi Zirong rode steadily, the wheels turning slowly. Hearing the girl's voice behind him, he first smiled, and even after realizing she couldn't see him, he didn't hide it, and said with a smile, "It's not heavy, Xu Su, I remember you said your grandfather's house is on Xiasheng Road, so are you coming here again tomorrow?"

Xu Su said, "Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year. We're coming. During these few days of the New Year, our whole family is reuniting at Grandpa's house."

Xi Zirong was always a smart person, and she almost immediately realized what it meant for her to be waiting for a bus alone so late at night.

The smile slowly faded, leaving only heartache.

After a moment of silence, Xi Zirong finally asked, "Are you going back to your own home alone? Aren't you afraid?"

To be honest, it would be a lie to say I'm not afraid.

Xu Su hasn't slept in her new home for more than half a month. When she was in school, she left early and returned late every day, and spent no more than seven hours a day inside, mostly sleeping.

It's completely unfamiliar.

Suddenly I have to spend a night alone in the new house...

Xu Su said, "What's there to be afraid of? Do you think I'm a child?"

As the bicycle passed by a bubble tea shop, Xi Zirong turned around and whispered, "Aren't you cold? Wait for me a bit?"

"..." Xu Su pulled him along, "Let me treat you to a drink. It was my fault for asking you to take me home."

Xi Zirong pulled her inside, saying, "Let's go in together. But you treated me to dinner last time, so it's my turn to treat you this time, Xu Su. Don't try to take this from me."

No matter how old a guy is, he might still care about who pays the bill.

Especially in front of the girl he loves.

Xu Su held a cup of hot cocoa in her hand, watching the boy in front of her take out his money, and silently thought...

Holding hot drinks, and finding it inconvenient to ride a bike, the two of them sat down facing each other in the milk tea shop.

Although it was Lunar New Year's Eve, the milk tea shop was still very lively, mostly with couples sitting together.

"..." Xu Su felt a little uncomfortable. She lowered her head and took a sip of the hot cocoa in her hand, almost losing her grip on the cup because it was so hot.