Reborn in 2006, I met Mr. Zhou from the past.

Zhou Chenyu watched the car drive away, then turned and walked towards where he had parked his car, which was parked not far from the entrance of the shopping mall.

He came out tonight to look for his younger brother. He searched several places before finally finding him in a small internet cafe in an alley on East Street, where the boy was engrossed in playing a game.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the internet cafe, his brother took off running and bumped into Su Fengnan as he rushed out of the alley.

Fifteen minutes later, Zhou Chenyu drove to a villa next to the lakeside park. As soon as he entered, he saw a boy lying on the sofa in the living room, bound hand and foot.

Zhou Chenyu walked over and stared at him silently for a moment, his eyes devoid of any emotion, as if he were looking at a stranger. After a long while, he slowly spoke: "Running away from home? Is this how you solve problems? Since you don't want to study, then go work on a construction site and experience life."

"I'll have someone take you home tomorrow. It's time to end this charade of you running away from home. I've already informed Aunt Qin; she'll arrange for someone to pick you up from the airport."

"I don't want to go back, brother, don't make me go back," the boy cried out.

"Untie him, take him back to his room, keep an eye on him, and don't let him escape again," Zhou Chenyu instructed the man in black beside him.

Seeing his resolute attitude, the boy knew he couldn't escape, so he quickly begged:

"Brother... Brother, I won't go back, please. I'll do anything you ask, just don't let me go back."

Zhou Chenyu glanced at him indifferently, did not respond, turned around, walked out the door, and drove away from the villa.

Meanwhile, in the Victory residential complex, an elderly woman sat alone in her living room watching cartoons. Her face was kind, but her eyes were somewhat vacant, and she would occasionally glance towards the door.

A short while later, the door opened from the outside, and Zhou Chenyu entered.

The old lady's face immediately lit up with a smile when she saw him.

"Grandma, I'm back." Zhou Chenyu said gently.

"Yu'er's back! Why are you so late? Have you eaten?" the old lady asked gently.

"I've eaten, Grandma." As she spoke, Zhou Chenyu sat down beside her. "Why aren't you asleep yet? It's already very late."

"I can't sleep without you coming back. You rascal, what have you been up to today?" the old lady scolded playfully.

"We had a lot of requests from customers taking photos today, so we were a little late."

"Okay, Grandma, I'll take you back to your room to rest. Sleeping too late will cause wrinkles and make you less pretty," Zhou Chenyu coaxed gently.

The old lady smiled, her eyes crinkling: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

Zhou Chenyu helped the old woman into the bedroom, and after she fell asleep, he quietly left and returned to his own room.

He made a phone call, but no one knew that he didn't sleep a wink that night.

The next morning at 5:30, Su Fengnan got up. She checked her injured hand and knee. Her arm was still a little sore, so she had to wear long sleeves to cover it up; her knee didn't hurt much anymore, and she could walk without any problem.

The air is fresh on a summer morning, perfect for memorizing. In her past life, she would get up early every day to stretch her legs and practice her breathing while memorizing. Now, she doesn't plan to take the art exam and focuses solely on studying, which makes things much easier.

Having just finished reciting "Li Sao," she breathed a slight sigh of relief, then picked up "Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion." As she recited, Su Fengnan felt her mind working faster and faster.

In no time, the two ancient texts, which were originally somewhat obscure, were firmly memorized.

She could hardly believe that she had memorized two classical Chinese texts so clearly in less than half an hour.

She then tried reading English words, and memorized them all after just one reading; she then read another short English passage, and it was etched into her mind after just one reading as well.

Realizing this, Su Fengnan's heart pounded, followed by an overwhelming sense of joy.

Is this the cheat code that comes with being reborn?

A few days ago, when she was previewing and memorizing, she felt that her memorization speed had increased a lot, and she just thought it was because she had more life experience and her comprehension ability had improved.

In retrospect, it is clear that rebirth has awakened the hidden abilities within the body.

She remembered that in her previous life, during her third year of junior high school, her English teacher had deliberately trained her in rapid memorization: in a 30-minute class, five minutes were spent summarizing the core content, and the last ten minutes were for asking questions; if you answered incorrectly, you had to copy it down as punishment.

She carried this habit with her humanities studies, so she was never afraid of memorizing. She could grasp most of the material after a class, and only needed to refer to the book to consolidate a few difficult points. However, she was far from being able to remember everything she read.

And now, she is absolutely certain—she possesses the ability to remember everything she sees.

Moreover, the knowledge she memorizes is automatically categorized, and it can immediately appear in her mind whenever she needs it.

She chose humanities, which inherently requires memorizing a great deal of material. With this ability, and by integrating the knowledge points, exams are no longer so daunting.

As for math, I need to find someone to tutor me as soon as possible; I believe that will help me improve much faster.

After the morning exercises, the campus was filled with energetic figures. Some were sunbathing on the playground, some were going to the convenience store, and some were chatting with other students from different classes—it was a lively scene.

Su Fengnan and Ning Xiaojun slowly walked back to the classroom, and as soon as they entered, they heard the students talking.

"Hey, all the other schools are on holiday, but we're not."

"Today is the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao), and our school isn't an exam center, so why are we getting a day off!"

"I just don't want to go to class."

"We'll be taking the college entrance exam in a year. Time really flies."

"The college entrance exam? Forget about it. There aren't many people in our class who can get into university."

Liu Tao, who loves to stir up trouble, sat lazily on the table with his feet on the edge of the stool, and said in a casual tone, "I'm not bragging, but with our attitude towards studying, we'll be lucky to even get a high school diploma."

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole class looked at him. He was the only one who dared to be so blunt as to say that very few people in the class would be able to go to university.

Su Fengnan also glanced at him, secretly admiring his audacity. His words had offended almost the entire class; wasn't he afraid of getting beaten up?

Seeing everyone staring at him, Liu Tao remained calm, jumped off the table, put his hands in his pockets, and became even more smug.

"Don't you believe me? In my current state, forget about getting a bachelor's degree, even a junior college diploma is in doubt. I'm definitely not going to pass the exam; I'm just here to get a diploma."

Jiang Xue couldn't help but retort, "Liu Tao, stop looking down on me. Tell me, who in our class can get in?"

Liu Tao glanced back at her without any politeness, his gaze sweeping across the classroom and landing on Su Fengnan and Ning Xiaojun. He gave a mischievous smile.

"Anyway, you're not here."

"You... talking nonsense." Jiang Xue snorted angrily and sat back down in her seat.

Just as Liu Tao looked over, Ning Xiaojun placed a cup of yogurt in front of Su Fengnan, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I brought you yogurt."

Su Fengnan took Liu Tao's words to heart. She secretly wondered if improving her grades could help boost the class's learning atmosphere, and perhaps that would make a difference.

From her first year of high school until now, her grades have consistently been between the top five and top ten in her class.

In my past life, I was single-mindedly preparing for the art exam, and I didn't actually put my full effort into my studies.

But now, I've given up on the art exams and must focus all my efforts on my studies.

However, to be fair, although Liu Tao is a bit of a rascal, he is also quite insightful and never bullies girls, so he is not a bad person at heart.