Living Only For Myself: Make Those Who Hate Me Regret It-Chapter 204: "It Is! It’s a Very Big Deal!

’Maybe his original intention wasn’t for her to be his mistress. But at the time, Zhou Mochen had given her two hundred thousand yuan, demanded she get together with him, and couldn’t even wait a single day—he’d pulled her into bed the very night she moved in.’

To call that string of actions anything other than a kept relationship? No one would believe it.

’So... what on earth happened in her past life that made him burn all his bridges and choose such a sordid beginning for their relationship?’

Deeply puzzled, Xu Su returned to the classroom. It was nearly time for class to start, and there wasn’t an empty seat in the Rocket Class.

School had started less than a week ago, but the academic atmosphere in the class was already intense. Everyone looked as tense as if they were taking their college entrance exams the next day.

Influenced by her classmates’ diligent attitude, Xu Su instantly pushed aside her stray thoughts.

’No matter how big the problem, it would have to wait until after her college entrance exams.’

As she took her seat, her gaze drifted to the row behind her. Xi Zirong was holding a book, completely engrossed. As Xu Su walked past, he didn’t even intend to look up.

There was none of the usual fervor in his eyes, which were normally glued to her.

’Looks like he really took her words, ’Don’t pester me anymore,’ to heart and intended to act accordingly.’

Xu Su paused for a moment, then sat down.

In a low voice, she asked Gu Yunjia for the new semester’s course schedule and began to copy it down.

Even though the school year had just begun, the core subject teachers in the Rocket Class had already finished teaching the entire third-year curriculum back in their second year.

In Teacher Wu’s words, this final year was the home stretch. How much knowledge the students could absorb was all up to them.

The teachers could only lead them through review and consolidation, over and over again. But as for how much they actually absorbed, the teachers couldn’t help with that.

And the work ethic of every student in the Rocket Class was beyond question. They needed no supervision from the teachers; they were so dedicated they wished they never had to leave their desks except to eat, sleep, or use the restroom.

With the students already throwing themselves into their intense studies, the teachers, in turn, couldn’t add any more pressure. They all seemed like different people, their teaching attitudes much more relaxed.

After just one afternoon of classes, Xu Su noticed that the atmosphere in her core subject classes was nowhere near as tense as it had been in her first and second years.

In her first and second years, the teachers’ pacing had been incredibly fast. Now, because it was all review, they were actually worried the students weren’t following along. After explaining a topic, they would patiently ask if there was anything anyone didn’t understand.

If a student looked even slightly confused, a teacher would make a point of checking in with them, their tone as gentle as a spring breeze.

Xu Su had dinner with Qian Jia, Huang Feng, and Gu Yunjia. Feeling her wound was mostly healed, she had refused Zhou Mochen’s offer to pick her up. She also took the opportunity to tell him to behave and not to disturb her studies too much this year.

After school, Xu Su went straight to the cafeteria with Gu Yunjia and her friends.

Now, she was holding a beef pancake, chewing it slowly as she chatted with her good friends.

’How long had it been since she’d eaten with her good friends like this? Not since she started dating Xi Zirong.’

Xu Su remarked with some emotion, mentioning how all the teachers seemed to have made a pact to change, each one gentler than the next.

Hearing this, Qian Jia and Gu Yunjia agreed that the teachers were becoming more and more patient.

Especially Teacher Wu. He used to be so intimidating, but ever since senior year started, it was as if he was afraid of putting too much pressure on them, and he’d completely softened up.

Speaking of Teacher Wu, Qian Jia said in a flattered and amazed tone, "The day before yesterday, I ran into Teacher Wu at the school store. You guys know how scared I am of him, right? Well, he actually smiled at me! He smiled at me!"

Xu Su patted her shoulder, amused. "Aren’t you exaggerating? It’s not like Teacher Wu has facial paralysis. Is a single smile really cause for such a fuss?"

"It is! It’s a huge deal!" Qian Jia gave her a look that clearly said *you don’t get it*. "Teacher Wu is famous for how strict he is. It’s not just our class—any student who’s ever had him is afraid of him!"

"..." Xu Su was at a loss for words. She suddenly recalled that at the beginning of the school year, she too had been in awe of their homeroom teacher. But the more she interacted with him, the more she realized he was a truly principled and dedicated teacher.

Besides, she wasn’t truly a high school student, so she didn’t have that "mouse-seeing-a-cat" fear of her homeroom teacher that the other students did.

Huang Feng grinned. "Susu, you’re the math class representative, so you interact with Old Wu all the time. You’re probably not as scared of him, so you don’t get how terrifying he can be."

"I’d heard that since seniors are under so much pressure, the teachers usually don’t push them too hard. I guess it’s true," Gu Yunjia remarked. Like Xu Su, she was eating a beef pancake for dinner. She took a sip of her soda and added, "Looks like high school seniors really are a protected species."

The other three girls all nodded in heartfelt agreement.

As they chatted, Huang Feng, who was sitting across from Xu Su, noticed something. She suddenly leaned in and asked curiously.

"Susu, how come you’re not eating with God Xi today? When you took those three days off, he was a total wreck. You two are usually joined at the hip, so I’m surprised he’s willing to let you come eat with us."

She glanced behind and to the side of Xu Su, a knowing, motherly smile on her face. "God Xi is sitting right over there. Is he waiting for you to finish so he can ask you out for a walk...?"

Xu Su stopped chewing. Without turning to look, she swallowed the bite of beef pancake and said slowly, "He’s not waiting for me, Fengfeng. Xi Zirong and I broke up today. From now on, please don’t joke about us anymore."

She had no intention of hiding it from her friends. The breakup was a fact. It was better to be clear from the start than to let Huang Feng and the others tease her about it from time to time.

Sure enough, her words left the other three girls completely stunned.

"You broke up today? You mean this morning?" Qian Jia was the first to react. "I was wondering why you both took the morning off! You actually went to talk about breaking up?"

As their number one shipper, Qian Jia looked even more devastated than Xu Su. Her face was a mask of disbelief. "Why so suddenly? Susu, did you bring it up? It must have been you! There’s no way God Xi would be the one to break up with you!"

She looked at Xu Su as if she were a heartbreaker. "Didn’t you say you two were going to go from school uniforms to a wedding dress? How could you just break up in the blink of an eye?"

"..." Qian Jia’s questions were so direct that Xu Su was momentarily speechless.

’She could tell Xi Zirong she’d fallen for someone else, but... how could she possibly explain the details to her friends?’

Xu Su’s silence was taken as a tacit admission, which, in fact, it was.

Huang Feng couldn’t hold back. "You guys broke up so suddenly. There were no warning signs at all..." At this, she suddenly looked sharply at Xu Su. "It’s not because of that... Shen what’s-his-name, is it?"

She had heard Xu Su mention him once but couldn’t recall Shen Chen’s full name.

"Shen Chen!" Qian Jia’s memory was sharp; she blurted out the name, still finding it hard to accept. "Just because that Shen Chen stood up for you once, you were so moved that you fell for him, Susu?"