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

After the two left, Mu Yang, unable to contain his curiosity, immediately approached Jiang Shaoqing and asked, "Brother Shaoqing, who is that girl? Why was Brother Yu so nice to her?"

"Eat your food and don't pry into other people's business." Jiang Shaoqing glared at him and warned in a low voice, "I'm warning you, don't go around talking about Chen Yu."

Mu Yang chuckled slyly, "Looks like Brother Yu really has something going on! That's great, finally someone can keep him in check." He then stroked his chin and muttered, "But this girl looks like she's still in school, right? Isn't she a bit too young, like raising a daughter..."

"So many dishes can't shut you up, huh?" Jiang Shaoqing couldn't take it anymore and glared at him fiercely.

The sun was setting over the parking lot of the resort.

Su Fengnan sat in the passenger seat, pen in hand, listening intently to Zhou Chenyu's explanation of the problem. On the draft paper, he not only wrote down detailed solution steps, but also clearly marked the derivation of the formulas.

Su Fengnan didn't really have much talent for mathematics, but Zhou Chenyu was extremely patient. His explanations were more detailed and thorough than those of school teachers, and those originally dry and obscure numbers and symbols became clear and easy to understand in his gentle and deep voice.

After explaining the last question, Zhou Chenyu put down her pen, a faint smile appearing in her eyes: "How was it? Were you satisfied with this twenty-minute trial lesson?"

Su Fengnan's thoughts were still on the previous question, and she only came back to her senses when she heard this. She looked up, her gaze meeting his smiling eyes, and couldn't help but smile: "Teacher Zhou, how much do you charge per class? I'll pay the tuition now."

Zhou Chenyu was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected the young girl in front of him to accept the offer so readily. Looking at her sweet, radiant smile, his heart felt as if a spring breeze had swept over it, creating ripples of emotion.

Suppressing the surging emotions in his heart, he tacitly accepted the address, his tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible joy: "This is also my first time tutoring someone, you can decide how much to pay."

Su Fengnan looked bewildered, thinking: Is this a joke? Is it really that casual?

Seeing her expression stiffen slightly, Zhou Chenyu added, "Then let's go with the market price, and I'll set the class time."

Su Fengnan's face immediately lit up, her eyes crinkling into a smile: "Okay, thank you, Teacher Zhou."

"I'll give you a few more questions to take back and do. After you're done, bring them to me for me to check. If you don't understand something, I'll explain it in detail." Zhou Chenyu was excited at the moment, but his face remained calm.

"Okay." Su Fengnan nodded obediently and opened the notebook.

After a moment's thought, Zhou Chenyu slowly wrote down about twenty questions before closing the notebook and driving her to school.

As the car stopped at the school gate, Zhou Chenyu handed Su Fengnan a box of throat lozenges when she got out: "If your throat feels uncomfortable, suck on two."

"Thank you!" Su Fengnan gratefully accepted the gift and quickly ran into the campus.

When she arrived at the classroom, she was already ten minutes late. Fortunately, the teacher hadn't arrived yet. She tiptoed back to her seat, eagerly took out the questions Zhou Chenyu had just given her, and buried herself in solving them.

Seeing her carefree attitude, Ye Hua felt annoyed and asked irritably, "Why are you late?"

Su Fengnan was focused on solving problems and didn't hear anything. Ye Hua was even more furious when she saw that she was ignoring her, and she slammed the book in her hand onto the table with a loud "bang," and the whole classroom fell silent instantly.

Just as he stepped into the study and turned on the computer, there was a noise outside the door. Jiang Shaoqing led Mu Yang in.

Seeing the living room light on and an extra pair of shoes by the door, Jiang Shaoqing knew that Zhou Chenyu had returned.

"Brother Yu is back? He's been hiding pretty well." Mu Yang muttered, walked to the sofa, and sprawled out like Ge You.

"There's water and drinks in the fridge, help yourself," Jiang Shaoqing said, turning and walking towards the study.

He knocked twice on the study door: "Knock knock."

"Come in," came Zhou Chenyu's voice from inside.

Jiang Shaoqing pushed open the door and sat down in the chair in front of the desk. He got straight to the point: "When Mr. Chen was chatting with my grandmother today, he invited me to his research institute. What do you think?"

Zhou Chenyu paused for a moment while typing, then continued typing for a short while before stopping. He leaned back in his chair, crossed his hands, and habitually twirled his thumbs as he said earnestly, "You're a surgeon. If you're going to conduct research on postoperative complications and difficult cases, Professor Chen's place is indeed a good place."

Jiang Shaoqing remained silent.

"What do you think?" Zhou Chenyu looked up at him.

Jiang Shaoqing shook his head: "I don't know either. Why don't you give me some ideas?"

"Professor Chen has two seed bases and a research institute. If you really enjoy doing research, going there is the best choice. With me here, he can give you enough space to develop your abilities."

Jiang Shaoqing barely hesitated before blurting out, "Just let me stay here a little longer."

"Brother Shaoqing, you don't need to waste your time here with me." Zhou Chenyu's tone carried a hint of consolation.

"Chen Yu, there's no need to say more." Jiang Shaoqing looked at him with a determined gaze. "I'll go to the research institute the moment you leave here."

"Knock knock knock—" A knocking sound rang out, and the two of them looked towards the door at the same time.

"What are you talking about? Come out here! Brother Yu, I have something to tell you!" Mu Yang shouted from outside the door.

Zhou Chenyu smiled helplessly: "Alright, let's leave it at that for now. I'll explain the reason to Elder Chen."

Jiang Shaoqing hummed in agreement, got up, and opened the door.

"Come in."

Mu Yang walked into the study with a cheerful smile, looking around curiously. Jiang Shaoqing left the study, closing the door behind him.

"Brother Yu, you don't know how many people have been making wild guesses about you ever since you stopped showing up in the industry." Mu Yang plopped down in the chair opposite him and crossed his legs.

"Then how did you know I was here?" Zhou Chenyu asked.

"Hehe, I bumped into your brother at the airport last time. He said he was coming to Guizhou Province for tourism, and I believed him at the time, but then I heard that he was sent back to Beijing by bodyguards. I figured there must be something fishy going on. Later, I found out you were here when I met your brother." Mu Yang said, his tone smug. "So I fought for a long time to get a spot in this tournament, just to see you."

He paused, then added with a grin, "Brother Yu, I plan to stay for a while before leaving, so please don't rush me."

Zhou Chenyu rubbed his temples, his head aching terribly—another persistent nuisance, the kind that just won't go away.

"You can have fun, but I don't have time to play with you."

Mu Yang straightened his legs, leaned forward, placed his hands on the table, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Yu, I don't need you to come with me, I know you're busy. But I'm just curious, why did you come here? It must be inconvenient to do anything in this small county town, right?"