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

Xu Su always kept her word. The next morning, after breakfast, she led the two of them to their room to start tutoring.

Xu Su's phone kept vibrating during the conversation, and she replied to Zhou Mochen's messages every now and then.

He didn't get back to Changshi until after 10 p.m. last night. Because he was driving, Zhou Mochen didn't send Xu Su a message.

Every night at 9:30, when the scheduled text message hadn't arrived, Xu Su felt a little worried.

So she dialed Zhou Mochen's number for the first time.

At that time, Zhou Mochen had not yet exited the highway. When he received the call, he sounded extremely happy, as if the fatigue accumulated from driving for a long time had been swept away by Xu Su's call.

Not wanting to interrupt his driving, Xu Su quickly hung up the phone.

Since I woke up this morning, I've been receiving text messages from Zhou Mochen non-stop.

Chen Ni and Chen Dong also curiously picked up the phone and played with it. Fortunately, they were not familiar with the phone and could not find the text message function, so they did not see Zhou Mochen's text message.

Chen Ni held the phone with obvious delight and asked how much it cost.

Xu Su promised her that if she got into university, he would give her a cell phone.

The little girl beamed with joy, and her enthusiasm for learning only increased.

Xu Su taught diligently, and they learned diligently.

Life in the countryside is very leisurely. In addition to studying, Xu Su often goes for walks in the fields every day. Sometimes, when the sun is about to set in the middle of the night, she will take her younger siblings to run up the mountain to collect a few bags of matches.

Sometimes she would even lead her uncle's cow to graze, acting as a cowherd girl.

This is where she grew up; her footprints can be found in the nearby fields, ponds, and mountains, big and small.

The town of Shuainan only has a market once a week. The two uncles went there specifically to see if they could buy a blood pressure monitor. The hospital didn't have one, and neither did the town's only pharmacy.

So, a week into the summer vacation, Xu Su took her grandmother, Chen Ni, and Chen Dong to the county.

They bought what they wanted at the pharmacy near the People's Hospital and then wandered around for a bit.

Xu Su had studied in the county town for three years and was more familiar with it than any of them.

He specially took Chen Ni to No. 1 Middle School to familiarize herself with the area, and then took Chen Dong to No. 3 Middle School, where he would be attending next semester.

I had a fast food lunch near the school. The new graduating class of No. 1 Middle School hasn't had a holiday yet. The fast food restaurants outside the school gate have a wide variety of dishes and the prices are reasonable.

The four of them ate their fill, and the cost of water didn't exceed twenty yuan.

Grandma Xu is old and not very agile. After walking around all morning, she was a little tired, so they boarded the bus to return home.

Xu Su was woken up by her phone vibrating around 11 p.m. that night.

Half asleep and half awake, I reached for my phone and answered it without even looking at who it was.

Zhou Mochen's voice came through: "Su Su, are you asleep?"

His voice was soft and pleasant to hear.

Xu Su frowned, somewhat waking up. She glanced at the time, and, afraid of waking her grandmother next door, lowered her voice: "Zhou Mochen, don't you know what time it is? Do you think I haven't slept yet?"

"Susu, can you come out and see me? I'm on the street in front of your grandma's house."

It was very quiet across from her, except for the occasional croaking of a frog. Xu Su opened her eyes wide and was completely wide awake.

After a moment of silence, Xu Su slowly got up. She was in the front room, and the window faced the main road.

The moonlight was bright on that summer night, so bright that Xu Su could clearly see Zhou Mochen leaning against the car door.

Therefore, the chirping of insects and birds is not a hallucination.

This person really did come in the middle of the night!

really!

Once Zhou Mochen finds out the location of her maternal grandmother's house, she won't find peace even if she hides in the countryside.

Xu Su was a little angry, and had some indescribable emotions. Her voice was still very low: "If you're so bored, go for a night run, do some weightlifting, or even go swimming. Don't bother me so late at night, okay?"

She grew angrier as she spoke: "What did you promise me? You wouldn't let my relatives on my maternal grandmother's side see you. What are you doing here now?"

Zhou Mochen had anticipated that she would be angry, but he still couldn't help himself and came. He didn't want to be so pathetic, acting as if he couldn't live without this girl.

But he just couldn't resist.

We haven't seen each other for seven days. Although we keep in touch via text message, those words feel too cold compared to seeing the real person standing in front of me.

Zhou Mochen was always patient with Xu Su and didn't care about her attitude. He coaxed her gently, "It's so late, everyone in the village is asleep, no one will see you. Come out and let me see you."

"Xu Su, I miss you so much. The thought of you being so far away makes me panic."

"..." Xu Su was rendered silent by his blunt words.

She remembered that back in school, there were times when they wouldn't see each other for more than ten days, so why can't they do that now?

What Xu Su didn't know was that on many nights, Zhou Mochen's car was parked outside No. 1 Middle School. When he called her but she didn't come out, he would look at the school building through the school gate, wondering which building and classroom Xu Su was studying in.

Imagine what she's doing, and whether she's frowning and thinking about how to solve a problem when she encounters a difficult one.

Based on these imaginings, Zhou Mochen managed to refrain from disturbing the girl's studies.

A creaking sound rang out in the quiet night.

The wooden door was opened a crack, and Xu Su finally went out.

Xu Su didn't change her clothes; she was still wearing the loose T-shirt she wore to bed, and a pair of athletic shorts.

The school has a clear rule that girls cannot wear short skirts or shorts. Apart from her school uniform, Xu Su mostly wears long pants or long skirts.

This meant that her thighs hadn't been exposed to the sun much, and they were dazzlingly white in the night.

Holding her phone, Xu Su tiptoed out the door, taking small steps to Zhou Mochen, urging, "Hurry, hurry, drive. I'm afraid my uncles or the others might see you when they get up in the middle of the night."

Zhou Mochen was somewhat stunned to see Xu Su dressed so casually, not wearing her school uniform.

Xu Su grabbed his arm. "Hurry up, get in the car. Is this a place where we can talk?"

Zhou Mochen pulled her hand back, opened the passenger door, helped her up, and then quickly got into the driver's seat.

In the car, Xu Su pointed in the direction all the way, and in a few minutes they stopped at an open space next to Shuainan Town Middle School, where it was quiet and deserted.

As soon as the car stopped, Xu Su said directly, "Zhou Mochen, I hope this is the last time you come here to see me during my summer vacation."

Her tone was harsh, and she was very angry.

Then Xu Su's hand was grasped, and a gentle male voice rang out: "Okay, I promise you."

From the moment Zhou Mochen saw Xu Su, his heart softened.

He even felt that he would agree to anything the young girl in front of him said, unconditionally.

Before Xu Su could even marvel at how easy this person was to talk to, which was unlike his usual style...

Then Zhou Mochen said again, "I've come all this way, do you want me to carry you?"