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

Zhou Chenyu's eyes narrowed slightly, and his previously gentle face instantly turned cold: "Do you still want me to go with you to familiarize yourself with the route tomorrow?"

Seeing Zhou Chenyu's cold face, Mu Yang immediately dropped his nonchalant attitude and obediently shut his mouth.

"Hehe, Brother Yu, don't be so fierce." He pouted, his tone tinged with grievance. "I haven't seen you in a long time either, and I couldn't help asking a few more questions. You have no idea how badly people in the industry are talking about you... I'm just angry and want to know the truth."

As he finished speaking, his voice grew softer and softer, sounding like a wronged puppy seeking comfort.

Zhou Chenyu knew in his heart that his buddies genuinely cared about him. But he himself hadn't fully sorted things out yet, and didn't want to explain further.

"How were these rumors spread?" he asked casually.

Seeing his interest, Mu Yang spilled out all the messy rumors he had heard: that he was cursed to bring misfortune to his parents, that he was impotent, that he was attracted to the same sex, and that he had offended a powerful person and was afraid of retaliation, so he secretly went into hiding...

"Brother Yu, which bastard spread these vile words?" Mu Yang cursed angrily.

Zhou Chenyu sneered: "Hmph, I know what I'm doing, I'll handle these things."

He abruptly changed the subject, getting to the point: "Let's talk about this collaboration. Whom did you ask me to replace in the competition?"

Mu Yang reacted quickly, immediately becoming serious when discussing important matters: "One of our team members broke his leg a couple of days ago and is still in the hospital."

"An accident?" Zhou Chenyu's gaze darkened slightly, his tone unreadable.

Mu Yang paused, then sighed, "We're still investigating. It seems like an accident so far, but something just doesn't feel right."

Zhou Chenyu didn't reply, remaining silent for two seconds before speaking: "Give me two days, I need to think about this."

……

In the living room on the second floor, after Mr. Chen finished examining his grandmother and confirmed that she was in good health, the two elderly people sat on the sofa and started chatting.

"Grandma, don't worry, you're fine now. Just take the medicine I prescribed on time, and you'll be mostly better."

Grandma smiled gently, her weathered face still tender: "It's because Xiaoyuer was so worried about me that she specially invited Dr. Chen over. I know my own body well, and I thank Dr. Chen for his care these past few days."

"Oh, old lady, please don't stand on ceremony with me. It's only right that young fisherman cares about you; you should accept his kindness."

"Yu'er has had a tough time. I'll have to trouble Doctor Chen to take good care of him while he's away."

Hearing this, Old Chen thought to himself: This old man has no idea that his eldest grandson is actually very capable outside! To be honest, it's him who's taking care of me!

Although that's what he thought in his heart, Old Chen agreed more readily than anyone else: "That's only right! He's such an outstanding person, he's liked wherever he goes."

Hearing that her eldest grandson was a good child in other people's eyes, the old lady smiled with great satisfaction.

……

Summer rains always come and go quickly, without much lingering. The next morning, the sun was shining brightly again.

Around noon, Su Fengnan messaged Zhou Chenyu, saying she had finished all the questions. At the time, Zhou Chenyu was on the road familiarizing himself with the race track with Mu Yang, and it took him an hour to reply, scheduling the tutoring session for after evening self-study.

Su Fengnan initially wanted to refuse the evening tutoring, but after some internal struggle, she finally agreed. After all, she had never seen any malice in Zhou Chenyu's eyes, and with her younger sister at home, it shouldn't cause any misunderstandings.

After finishing her evening self-study at nine o'clock, Su Fengnan walked back to her apartment complex in ten minutes. As soon as she got downstairs, she saw Zhou Chenyu—he was carrying a paper bag, the same kind of packaging used for Chinese medicine last time.

"Teacher Zhou, did you wait for me here on purpose?" Su Fengnan asked naturally as she walked into the corridor.

Her tone was as relaxed as if she were chatting with a friend, not at all like a stranger.

It was clear that her voice was completely healed. Zhou Chenyu thought to himself, his gaze remaining fixed on her.

He glanced at his watch. "Hmm. If you haven't wasted any time, it looks like get out of class will end at ten."

"Really?" Su Fengnan's tone immediately became cheerful as she arrived at her front door.

"Why don't you try and see?"

The door opened, and the lights were on inside. Su Fengxia was curled up on the sofa watching TV. Su Fengnan told her she had tutoring time and then led Zhou Chenyu into the study. She had already told her sister about this during the day, so Su Fengxia simply greeted them and tactfully didn't disturb them.

In the study, Zhou Chenyu placed the paper bag on the bookshelf and instructed, "The medicine has been bought. This one won't be too bitter. Remember to brew it and drink it."

Su Fengnan put down her schoolbag, opened the paper bag, looked inside, and smiled, "Thank you, Brother Zhou. Is this enough for the medicine? If not, I'll pay the rest."

In fact, Zhou Chenyu had to pay over a hundred yuan out of his own pocket for this medicine, but he didn't want to dwell on it. A grown man shouldn't argue with a young girl about such a small amount of money for medicine.

"No need to make it up, that's enough." He changed the subject. "Okay, don't waste time, let me see your homework first."

"Okay~"

A hint of suspicion flashed through Su Fengnan's mind, but now was not the time to dwell on it. She took out her notebook, moved the computer from the desk to the bookshelf, and the two sat down side by side.

Zhou Chenyu spent a few minutes checking the homework and found that half of the questions were wrong. However, this also allowed him to accurately identify Su Fengnan's weaknesses.

Su Fengnan opened a new notebook, and Zhou Chenyu began to patiently explain.

"Look, here f(m) + f(2m-1) > 0, so..."

The lecture lasted for over an hour. It went over time because Su Fengnan's foundation was too weak, and during the explanation, Zhou Chenyu had to help her review the basic knowledge points again. But it was precisely because of Zhou Chenyu's patience that Su Fengnan listened very attentively, and those obscure concepts became easy to understand in his words.

"Starting tomorrow, I'll come over after lunch and give you a half-hour lesson. If I'm busy at noon, we'll move it to the evening," Zhou Chenyu said.

Su Fengnan was stunned, and asked timidly, "Is it necessary to have a supplement every day at noon?"

Waaah, I feel like crying, what should I do...?

"Given your current level, saying too much at once might not be a good thing. Don't worry, I'll help you." Zhou Chenyu's tone was full of understanding.

The implication is that trying to do too much at once leads to failure. Oh well, it's only half an hour a day anyway, and I've already paid for it, so I feel better about it.

"Alright then, I'll follow Teacher Zhou's arrangements." Su Fengnan nodded hurriedly.

"Then I'll go back. You should get some rest and not stay up late." Zhou Chenyu glanced at the time, got up, and prepared to leave.

Su Fengnan seemed to suddenly remember something: "Wait for me!" After saying that, she ran out of the study in a flash.

Watching the little girl's hurried departure, Zhou Chenyu's lips curled up slightly, and his eyes shone with confidence—he had taken another step closer to her.