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

"..." Xu Su remained silent for a few seconds, having already accepted the fact that Zhou Mochen was becoming more and more virtuous.

She took a pair of disposable chopsticks and began to eat the crayfish with refined manners.

The crayfish were spicy, and Xu Su specifically requested extra spicy. Although Zhou Mochen's expression showed some disapproval when ordering, he didn't object.

Xu Su, whose stomach was used to eating in the cafeteria, broke out in a sweat after eating only a few bites of crayfish. She took off her school uniform jacket, ran to get two bottles of Heqizheng (a brand of spicy crayfish), and handed one to Zhou Mochen.

Looking at Zhou Mochen, who was diligently peeling shrimp across from her, Xu Su felt a little embarrassed: "Eat some yourself, don't always peel them for me."

Zhou Mochen was already quite adept at peeling the skin. Hearing her words, he chuckled and asked, "Su Su, how many days off do you get at your school for the May Day holiday?"

I don't know when it started, but he's no longer called Xu Su.

Xu Su didn't pay much attention to these minor details.

This year, Labor Day falls on a Monday. The school has already issued a notice that first-year high school students will have an extra day off in addition to the regular weekend afternoon holiday. This means that after finishing classes in the morning on the weekend, they will have a day and a half of holiday.

Before Zhou Mochen could ask, Xu Su said, "I'm going home this weekend. I haven't been back for two weeks. If I don't go back for May Day, my parents might come looking for me at the school."

Chen Shulan and her husband were the most old-fashioned kind of parents. They favored sons over daughters. Although they didn't care about their daughter, they couldn't allow their grown-up daughter, who had some value, to escape their discipline.

She hadn't been home for half a month, and her parents were probably quite unhappy about it. This week was a public holiday, and the textile factory would definitely be closed. If Xu Su didn't go back, her parents might actually come looking for her at the school.

Zhou Mochen quickly peeled the last shrimp, took off his gloves, and slowly wiped the red oil stains on his fingers from the torn gloves with a few tissues.

He frowned and softly replied, "If you don't want to go back, you don't have to. I'll handle things with your parents; I won't let them cause trouble at your school."

He was afraid that this girl would give him the cold shoulder every time she came home.

After their last argument, Xu Su went home again the following weekend. When she returned to school, although she got into Zhou Mochen's car, she had a cold face and ignored him the whole way.

He was both anxious and angry, but there was nothing he could do about her. He finally discovered that this little girl had a habit of taking her anger out on others.

So Xu Su didn't go home for the past two weeks. Although it was inconvenient for Zhou Mochen to see her, he didn't have much of a problem with it. In fact, he was even hoping that she wouldn't go home.

Every time I go home, I give him the cold shoulder. Who can stand that?

Hearing Zhou Mochen say that he would deal with his parents on his behalf, Xu Su wasn't angry. Anyway, they both knew about each other, so there was no point in getting angry.

Xu Su shook her head and said, "No need. Although my parents are not very nice to me, I am not an adult yet. They are my parents, and I can't ignore them."

She spoke her mind: "Once I get into university, I'll go far away from them. Then I'll only need to keep in touch with my maternal grandmother's relatives. I won't have to worry about anything else."

Regardless, Xu Weiping and his wife paid her tuition for this year, and she will pay it back with interest once she has an income in the future.

Most importantly, she is still a minor, and it's simply not right for Zhou Mochen, a man, to stand up for her and deal with her parents.

Given Zhou Mochen's methods, if he didn't offer enough benefits, the rumors surrounding Xu Su would be incredibly unpleasant if the Xu family even slightly leaked this information.

But if, like in her previous life, Zhou Mochen offered her benefits in exchange for her freedom and to silence her parents and stop asking about her whereabouts, Xu Su would be even less willing.

How is this any different from her parents selling her?

Seeing that she refused, Zhou Mochen did not force her, but nodded and said, "Then promise me that you won't give me a cold shoulder every time you come home. Su Su, I can be your punching bag, but don't ignore me with a cold face."

Xu Su was aware that she was prone to taking her anger out on others, but he still felt somewhat embarrassed to have it said directly.

Xu Su was a little embarrassed. "I know, don't act like you're so wronged. You know I'm in a bad mood and don't like to talk to people."

Zhou Mochen was already content with her gentle reply. He smiled and said, "Then I'll come pick you up the day after tomorrow."

On the way back to school, Zhou Mochen drove with one hand on the steering wheel and reached out with the other to hold her hand.

Xu Su tried to pull away, but he held her tightly.

Zhou Mochen sighed, "Su Su, we haven't seen each other for so many days. It's not easy to see each other now, and I have to send you back so soon. Let me hold your hand."

"..." Xu Su admired him greatly; he managed to be so refreshingly unconventional in his roguish behavior.

"Your birthday is coming up soon, is there anything you'd like as a birthday present?"

Xu Su was taken aback, but quickly realized that her birthday was May 5th.

She shook her head and refused: "I don't want anything, so please don't send me anything."

The car stopped at the usual spot, and Zhou Mochen turned to look at her. "If you don't want anything, then I'll just give you what I think is best."

"..." Xu Su thought of the gift this person gave her in her previous life, and her lips twitched. She quickly said, "The same rules apply. The price of the gift cannot exceed five hundred yuan. You can't take advantage of loopholes like with this phone. The gift must be worth no more than five hundred yuan on the market."

Zhou Mochen stared at her, as if deep in thought. After a long while, he reluctantly nodded and said, "Okay."

Xu Su returned to school at almost 11 o'clock. She didn't go to the classroom to study, but went straight back to her dormitory.

The other roommates hadn't returned yet; only Qian Jia lay on her bed, whimpering.

Xu Su rushed over and lifted the shirt off Qian Jia's back to check the spot where she had been hit.

After so much time, the red mark has turned into a purplish bruise.

Xu Su took the medicinal wine and, following the school doctor's instructions, began to vigorously rub it on Qian Jia.

Qian Jia has a keen sense of smell. Even though she was in excruciating pain, she still caught the spicy aroma of crayfish on Su Su and asked curiously, "Su Su, where did you come from? Weren't you studying?"

Xu Su rubbed her hands, covered in sweat. She put the cap back on the bottle of medicinal wine and replied, "I went out with a friend for a late-night snack. I'll bring you some next time."

This time, Xu Su truly forgot. When she ate crayfish, she never thought of packing some back to share with her roommates.

Qian Jia's eyes lit up: "Who? Which friend? Male or female? From our school? Xi Shen?"

Xu Su glanced at her, then covered Qian Jia's face with her bare hand, saying with disdain, "Why are you so curious? Be good and lie down and rest. I'm going to take a shower."

The strong smell of medicinal wine on his hands was almost unbearable for Xu Su.