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

Xu Su's eyes widened suddenly. Seriously?

What nice things do you want to hear?

Zhou Mochen did not answer.

Xu Su was a little anxious. Would this person take this opportunity to rush to Changshi again overnight?

The time has come to 23:59.

Xu Su gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "Zhou Mochen, you are very handsome, really handsome."

Zhou Mochen was stunned for a moment on the other end of the phone, then chuckled, finally understanding what it meant to be furious one second and overjoyed the next.

"So, do you like it? I mean, my face."

This means they've been appeased.

Xu Su pouted, took off her coat, and lay down. "Don't act crazy all the time. I might like it."

In fact, in her past life, Xu Su was also amazed when she first saw him.

The young man, as aloof as the moon, could attract everyone's attention simply by standing there, without uttering a single word, even if one disregarded his imposing aura.

However, Xu Su's amazement was for beautiful things, which was different from the feedback Zhou Mochen needed.

Later, that sense of amazement faded away and was forgotten deep in my memory.

Despite being called crazy, Zhou Mochen wasn't angry. He asked in a consultative tone, "Xu Su, how about I go back to Chang City tomorrow?"

This love-struck behavior, where he can't be separated from his partner for days on end, truly left Xu Su speechless.

They weren't in a relationship.

The time reached 00:00.

Xu Su changed the subject, saying softly, "Zhou Mochen, Happy New Year."

The girl's sweet voice, coming through the phone, softened Zhou Mochen's heart. Thinking of how he felt that day, his eyes almost welled up with tears: "Xu Su, please fall in love with me soon, okay? Stop stringing me along, really."

His voice was filled with a mixture of grievance and pain.

Xu Su almost began to doubt whether she had really done something wrong and hurt this seemingly invincible man.

She could reject Xi Zirong decisively, but she couldn't reject Zhou Mochen, which already made her feel wronged.

As a result, this person, in such a hurt tone, turned around and accused her with a wronged expression.

Perhaps out of compassion, or perhaps for some other reason, Xu Su refrained from making sarcastic remarks, which was unusual for her.

She spoke softly, her voice filled with utter confusion: "Zhou Mochen, do you like me that much?"

She had asked him the same question in her past life, but she had asked him when he was thirty.

What was Zhou Mochen's response back then?

Oh, Zhou Mochen didn't answer at the time, perhaps because he could see the mockery in her eyes when she asked the question.

Zhou Mochen merely glanced at her before leaving without a word and going to the company.

At that moment, Zhou Mochen, who was already twenty-two years old, said on the other end of the phone: "I like you, I like you so much that I want to put you in my pocket and hide you away. Xu Su, you have to be nicer to me, okay?"

I like her so much that I'm afraid of losing her. I wish I could carry her with me at all times and take her out to look at her from time to time. Would that relieve my anxiety?

Xu Su felt a tightness in her chest, unable to express her feelings, as memories of her past life flashed through her mind.

Hide it...

Zhou Mochen's voice was low: "Xu Su, I want to see you. I'm going back to Changshi tomorrow."

"..." Xu Su gripped her phone tightly and slowly exhaled: "Zhou Mochen, wait for me for two years, and I will give you an answer. Don't pressure me so much, let me think about it."

Zhou Mochen on the other end of the phone seemed impatient, "What are you thinking about? Xu Su, am I really that bad that I need two years to think about liking you?"

Xu Su remained silent.

Did she suffer some grievances with her parents tonight? Why is it that she can't bring herself to be ruthless towards either Xi Zirong or Zhou Mochen?

Having not heard her speak for so long, Zhou Mochen couldn't help but say, "Xu Su, say something, don't ignore me."

"..." She had no idea why Zhou Mochen was so clingy; he wasn't like this in her past life.

Or was his initial taciturn demeanor an act, and his later cold and violent appearance also an act, all to cover up his inability to live without her?

The real Zhou Mochen is the one who's obsessed with love and goes crazy if he doesn't see her for a few days.

Xu Su felt a little helpless. If that was the case, then she could only say that Zhou Mochen in his previous life really deserved it. He was clearly a hopeless romantic, and instead of properly coaxing the girl he liked, he insisted on using force to take her away.

"Zhou Mochen, you're not willing to wait two years, so what do you want from me? To be with you now? Have you forgotten how old I am?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then Zhou Mochen's voice was a little hoarse: "Two years from now, you'll be with me? Xu Su, give me a straight answer."

"...Plans can't keep up with changes..." This person really doesn't do anything that doesn't benefit them. Xu Su pouted and tentatively asked, "What if I were to fall in love with someone in the next two years..."

"Think before you speak." Zhou Mochen's voice turned icy instantly, calm yet tinged with a sinister undertone: "Xu Su, think before you speak."

Alright, Xu Su immediately shut up.

This guy already has that crazy, mad vibe from his past life.

Zhou Mochen felt a surge of anger rushing to his head, almost causing his reason to explode because of her 'what if'.

"Xu Su, don't bring up this hypothetical scenario again. Whether you're spoiled and willful, or sarcastic and indifferent, you can only take it out on me. If you dare to like someone else, I guarantee you won't want to know the consequences for that person."

Reason told Xu Su that this topic should be dropped, but she was really indignant. Why should this person be able to control other people's lives and decisions?

"...Don't you think you're being too unreasonable? Just because you like me, does that mean I can only like you? Can't I like someone my own age? Zhou Mochen, you're so much older than me, I don't like people who are too old."

His voice suddenly became extremely calm: "There really is such a person? Someone my age, from your school? Xu Su, why don't you tell me who you've fallen for, and who I'm the one who lost to?"

He said, "What do you like about him? I'm not a stupid man either. I can't change his age, but I guarantee you'll be satisfied with everything else."

Xu Su was huddled under the covers, but her whole body was stiff with cold. After calming herself down, she said, "No, I'm not as love-struck as you, always thinking about love and romance. Zhou Mochen, don't go crazy."

The voice on the other end of the phone wavered slightly: "Really not?"

Xu Su was getting annoyed: "No, no, really no! I was just making a hypothetical assumption, you know? You're five years older than me, so why can't I like boys my own age?"

As she spoke, Xu Su became somewhat aggrieved. In her past life, she had no choice but to be with him, and in this life, she was going to be entangled with him again.

If it were just about dating, that would be fine. It would only take a few years for him to get what he wanted, and Xu Su could barely manage to do that.

But she knew this man's stubbornness; he would never easily let go of her!

As a result, she felt wronged, but Zhou Mochen felt even more wronged: "You think I'm too old? Xu Su, are you trying to drive me crazy?"