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

Su Fengnan pushed open the door without any warning, and the smile on her lips froze on her face before she could even open it—in the spacious living room, besides Zhou Chenyu, there was also Old Chen and an unfamiliar young man sitting there.

The air seemed to freeze for a second. Su Fengnan tightened her grip on the flowers, unsure whether to go forward or backward, frozen in the entryway, feeling the temperature on her cheeks rising uncontrollably.

"Girl, long time no see," Old Chen said cheerfully, breaking the silence first.

Seeing this, Zhou Chenyu's eyes flashed with a smile. He stood up and walked over, naturally taking the white roses from her arms. He leaned down to smell them and said softly, "Were these specially given to me? I like them very much."

Su Fengnan's ears burned from his blunt teasing, and she could only awkwardly look away, muttering softly, "I saw they had new flowers when I passed by the flower shop, so I just bought them..."

She sighed inwardly: "Brother Zhou is really something! Why didn't he send a heads-up beforehand that there were guests at home? Now look what's happened, this is a total social disaster, I wish I could find a crack in the ground to crawl into right now."

However, she still forced a polite smile and obediently stepped forward to greet Mr. Chen: "Hello, Mr. Chen!"

"Hmm," Old Chen looked her up and down, nodding in satisfaction, "Your energy and spirit are simply...not bad, really not bad."

"This is all thanks to you! It's because you took good care of me before," Su Fengnan replied with a smile.

She thought to herself: It's mostly thanks to the spiritual spring water, but I did drink a few doses of medicine prescribed by Old Chen before, and the effect was quite immediate. I have to give him a share of this favor.

Old Chen was amused by Su Fengnan's words, "Haha...you're still young, as long as you follow the doctor's orders, you'll be fine."

At this moment, Zhou Chenyu had already placed the flowers and walked over, naturally leading Su Fengnan to sit down on the sofa next to her.

Both Old Chen and the young man raised their eyebrows slightly, tacitly understanding the relationship between them.

Old Chen chuckled and withdrew his gaze, taking a sip of his tea, as if he hadn't seen anything, treating it as a private matter of his juniors. The young man, however, subtly adjusted his glasses, his gaze lingering on Zhou Chenyu and Su Fengnan for a couple of seconds. A barely perceptible hint of surprise flashed in his eyes—this young trader, so decisive and ruthless during the stock market crash, earning the admiration of his superiors, actually possessed such a gentle side in private.

"Mr. Zhou, who is this?" The young man broke the silence, his tone polite but with a hint of inquiry, his gaze turning to Su Fengnan.

Zhou Chenyu's expression remained unchanged as he calmly poured Su Fengnan a glass of warm water, his tone revealing an undeniable protectiveness and solemnity: "Su Fengnan, my girlfriend."

Upon hearing the words "girlfriend," Su Fengnan's hand holding the water glass tightened slightly, and her ears instantly turned bright red.

Upon hearing this, the young man immediately smiled and praised, "Haha, what a perfect match!"

Zhou Chenyu smiled faintly and responded to his praise with a "thank you." He naturally knew that he and his Nan'er were a perfect match.

Everyone noticed Su Fengnan's shyness and restraint. Zhou Chenyu subtly changed the subject, helping her out of the awkward situation: "Nannan, didn't you have a question you wanted to ask Old Chen? That's why we called you over."

Upon hearing Zhou Chenyu's words, Su Fengnan was momentarily stunned, but then she realized what they had said during their discussion in the space, and immediately obediently replied, "Yes."

Zhou Chenyu had previously said she would talk to Old Chen about this, and now she was saying it in front of outsiders. Although she didn't know Zhou Chenyu's specific plans, it was always better to cooperate obediently.

"Oh? What's the problem?" Old Chen asked, intrigued.

"Mr. Chen, I'd like to plant some medicinal herbs and would like to ask you for advice on how to do it."

"That's all?"

Su Fengnan pursed her lips shyly, raised her hand to tuck a stray hair behind her ear, "Um... I have a piece of mountain land at home, which is just sitting empty anyway, so I'd like to plant some medicinal herbs. I'd like to ask Old Chen for his opinion on what would be suitable to plant."

Old Chen stared at Su Fengnan for a while, until she became a little embarrassed, before slowly saying, "Why do you want to grow medicinal herbs, little girl? Shouldn't you be studying hard?"

"Old Chen, my land is just sitting idle anyway, so I was thinking of planting something useful."

"Have you thought about which herbs you'd like to plant?"

Su Fengnan thought about it carefully and said, "I wonder if herbs like Bletilla striata, Paris polyphylla, Gastrodia elata, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, and Panax quinquefolius are suitable for planting? If they are, I would like to buy a few seeds from you, Elder Chen, to try planting them."

Upon hearing this, Old Chen sat up straight, staring intently at her: "Girl, do you know the dosage of these herbs you mentioned?"

Old Chen muttered to himself: This girl is asking for all sorts of rare and high-quality medicinal herbs right off the bat. Is she really that clueless or is she just pretending?

Su Fengnan shook her head blankly: "Um... are the seeds hard to find?"

Her reaction wasn't entirely an act. Su Fengnan was also puzzled. She had only heard the names of these herbs from her predecessor, Fang Shangyi, when he was explaining them to her. At the time, she was just curious and memorized them after hearing them once. She had no idea how precious they were in reality.

While Old Chen and Su Fengnan were talking, Zhou Chenyu and the young man had already turned their attention to finance. Seeing Old Chen's frustrated expression, they both tacitly stopped talking.

"Mr. Chen, please be more tolerant of Nan Nan's lack of understanding. Don't take it to heart; she's just asking out of curiosity," Zhou Chenyu said in a timely manner to defuse the situation.

With Zhou Chenyu smoothing things over, Su Fengnan quickly and obediently admitted her mistake, "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, I really don't know much about Chinese herbal medicine. I just remembered the names of these herbs after a friend casually mentioned them. I thought I shouldn't let my little piece of mountain land go to waste, so I had the idea of ​​planting something. If the seeds of these herbs are hard to find, that's okay too. You can help me think of something else to plant."

Hearing Su Fengnan's words, Old Chen realized that his reaction earlier had indeed been a bit excessive, causing the two children to misunderstand. He stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then had an idea: "How about this, since you really want to know, I'll take you somewhere in a couple of days, and we'll see it for ourselves."

Su Fengnan's eyes lit up, and she readily agreed, "Great! Thank you, Elder Chen."

Su Fengnan felt that her task was completed, so she turned to Zhou Chenyu and said, "Brother Zhou, I also have something to do. You two chat, I'll head back first."

"Are you leaving already? Why don't you stay for a meal before you go?" Old Chen quickly said, trying to persuade them to stay.

"Next time, Mr. Chen. I still need to tell my parents about filling out the college application today. I guess they're getting impatient," Su Fengnan politely declined.

"Oh? You filled out your college application today?" Old Chen's interest was piqued again upon hearing this.

"Um."

"Where should I fill it in?"

Su Fengnan was a little embarrassed, but still answered softly, "B University."

Upon hearing these two words, apart from Zhou Chenyu, who already knew, Old Chen and the young man next to him both changed their expressions slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.

"Hahaha, well done! You'd better save me a glass at the graduation celebration!" Old Chen laughed heartily.

"I don't even know if I'll pass the exam yet. If I do receive the acceptance letter, I'd be thrilled if you could come over for a drink." Su Fengnan smiled modestly.

"Haha, okay! Now you should go back quickly, don't keep your parents waiting."

"Alright, then Brother Zhou, Elder Chen," Su Fengnan looked at the young man and nodded politely, "you two chat."

As they spoke, Su Fengnan stood up. Zhou Chenyu followed her to the door, and when no one was looking, he lowered his head slightly and said softly in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Nan'er was great today."

Su Fengnan's expression changed slightly, and she responded with a knowing smile before turning and leaving.