Reborn to prepare for the college entrance exam, you're letting me retire and make a comeback?

Suddenly I turned around, and there he was, in the dim light.

At this moment, Lu Qian had a similar feeling.

He looked at Shen Xinyi, who was smiling radiantly under the streetlight, and was indeed somewhat surprised.

The dim light cast a soft glow on her, and her white dress accentuated her slender figure, especially her long, straight, and shapely legs, which shone brightly in the night.

The appearance of Shen Xinyi, the school's icy goddess, here was truly unexpected for her.

"Shen, what are you doing here?"

Lu Qian raised an eyebrow, surprised, and said, "I remember you and Chen Yufei weren't very familiar with each other, were you?"

Before adding each other on QQ in the morning, he and Chen Yufei had almost no interaction with Shen Xinyi. How come Shen Xinyi suddenly appeared at Chen Yufei's doorstep now?

"They probably didn't come looking for me..." Lu Qian felt something was off.

At this moment, Shen Xinyi took two light steps forward, her little leather shoes making a crisp sound on the ground.

She smiled slightly and said, "I'm not very familiar with him, but I'm very close to Chen Yufei's sister, Chen Yufei. We're best friends."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qian suddenly realized, "No wonder you were here."

He recalled the rumor that Shen Xinyi's family had donated a building to Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School.

Even if this rumor is exaggerated, it at least proves that Shen Xinyi is from a wealthy family, and Chen Yufei's family is also well-off. It's reasonable that his sister and Shen Xinyi, both from wealthy families, know each other.

After all, they're in the same circle.

"Yes." Shen Xinyi nodded.

Then, she looked at him with bright eyes and said, "Lu Qian, actually I followed you for a while, but I heard you humming a song, so I was too embarrassed to interrupt you."

Lu Qian's heart skipped a beat, feeling a little embarrassed: "No, I was just humming."

"You sang 'Later'," Shen Xinyi said with a smile. "And I felt you sang it quite well."

She tilted her head slightly, looking at Lu Qian: "Lu Qian, it's hard for someone without a story and life experience to sing this song with that sense of regret and acceptance, but I felt that your emotional expression was quite good when you sang it just now."

"How did you, an 18-year-old high school student, manage to sing with such a story-driven feel?"

Her words were somewhat teasing, but her eyes were very serious.

Lu Qian then remembered that Shen Xinyi in front of him seemed to know a lot about music, had won national singing competition awards, and was also quite good at dancing.

In his previous life, he was a decent singer because he frequented bars to pick up girls.

Unexpectedly, the first time I sang after being reborn, it was heard by an expert.

Knowing that rebirth was something that couldn't be explained, Lu Qian casually made up a story: "Maybe I had a really long dream a few days ago."

"A dream?" Shen Xinyi's interest was indeed piqued.

"Hmm," Lu Qian continued, making up a story, "I dreamt that I had lived a whole life and experienced a lot of things. When I woke up, it felt like I had lived it all over again, and my mind was inexplicably filled with more experience."

"That's certainly quite far-fetched." Shen Xinyi smiled and blinked. "So... Lu Qian, who's been reborn, what earth-shattering things are you planning to do?"

Looking at her pretty face so close to his, and her smiling eyes, Lu Qian's heart stirred.

He smiled slightly and said calmly, "Bullying men and women, doing whatever they want."

"Ha." Shen Xinyi couldn't help but laugh out loud. "No wonder you're a fan of male-oriented wish-fulfillment novels. If guys these days could be reborn, I bet nine and a half out of ten would think the same way."

"Hmm... As for the remaining half, I guess they haven't figured out exactly how to take it yet, am I right? Hahaha!"

The girl had a beautiful smile; her eyes curved under the streetlights, making her look more lively and radiant than her usual cool and aloof demeanor.

Lu Qian smiled and shrugged, offering no further explanation.

His gaze inadvertently swept over Shen Xinyi's long, straight legs again, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "With legs that long, and the ability to sing and dance, I wonder if she can do the splits during 'that'..."

The thought flashed through his mind, but he quickly stopped himself.

After all, he's still a high school student, and there are limits to how much he can influence his flirting. Taking things slowly is the best approach.

However, being able to get along well with such a beautiful and talented girl would make university life seem more interesting.

"Let's go, don't keep them waiting."

"Uh-huh."

The two walked side by side toward Chen Yufei's house.

As soon as you enter, you are greeted by a lively atmosphere in the living room.

The huge LCD TV was playing the most popular variety show, "Happy Camp," and the laughter of He Jiong and Xie Na filled the entire space.

At this time, "Happy Camp" still had popularity; at least it could still be seen on television.

Several people were sitting on the sofa.

Chen Yufei was sitting cross-legged on the carpet in front of the sofa. Seeing him come in, he immediately waved, "Qianzi, over here!"

Two girls were sitting next to him.

The woman dressed in simple home clothes was Zhang Qian, who was inseparable from Shen Xinyi that morning.

The reason they were in the house before the other two was probably because they arrived earlier than Shen Xinyi.

The other girl sat gracefully in the center of the sofa, exuding a completely different aura.

She was wearing a well-tailored off-white knit sweater and a short skirt, revealing her long, fair legs on the sofa, which were quite eye-catching.

Her long hair was casually tied into a low bun, revealing her smooth forehead and graceful neck.

The woman wore only light makeup, yet she was still breathtakingly beautiful. Her features were exquisite, as if she had stepped out of a painting. There was a hint of aloofness between her brows, but at this moment, as she was talking to the person next to her, a faint smile appeared on her lips.

Without a doubt, this is Chen Yufei, the legendary campus belle of Fujian Normal University and the older sister of Chen Yufei.

Seeing this, all Lu Qian could say was...

Don't blame the younger brother for being inhuman; it's all because the older sister is too charming.

"Sis, this is Lu Qian, the guy I told you about, my best buddy!" Chen Yufei said enthusiastically as he introduced him to his sister.

Chen Yufei's gaze then fell on Lu Qian.

Her gaze was calm and not offensive, but she possessed a strange aura that made people feel at first glance that she was not someone to be trifled with.

She nodded slightly, her voice clear and pleasant: "Hello, I'm Yufei."

"Hello, Sister Yufei," Lu Qian replied politely.

"Oh, Xinyi's here too?"

At this moment, Chen Yufei saw Shen Xinyi behind Lu Qian, and her smile became noticeably more genuine: "Come and sit down."

"Sister Yufei~" Shen Xinyi walked over with a smile and naturally sat down next to Chen Yufei. "Qianqian, what were you two talking about just now? You seemed so happy?"

"Watching Happy Camp," Zhang Qian replied with a smile.

Then she looked at Lu Qian curiously and smiled sweetly: "Lu Qian, hello there! I didn't expect to see you again!"

"Yes, I guess we're just lucky to have each other." Lu Qian smiled and found a spot on the carpet to sit down, looking relaxed.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yufei's long eyebrows twitched, and her gaze lingered on Lu Qian for a few seconds.

After that, she didn't initiate conversation, only occasionally chiming in when Zhang Qian or Shen Xinyi mentioned her, and most of the time her attention was still on the TV program.

Lu Qian didn't deliberately try to talk to Chen Yufei.

He knew that when facing such a high-level socialite, excessive enthusiasm and deliberate displays would only arouse her suspicion.

Maintaining a proper distance while occasionally revealing your strengths can sometimes increase positive impressions.

As we were talking, we heard footsteps coming from the stairs.

A middle-aged man in a casual suit, with a calm demeanor, stepped down. He was Chen Yufei's father, Chen Jianye.

"Dad!" Chen Yufei immediately stood up.

"Hello, Uncle Chen." Lu Qian and the others also stood up to greet him.

They've all gone to high school, so they naturally know basic manners when they see their elders.

Hello!

Chen Jianye responded, his gaze sweeping over everyone before finally settling on Lu Qian with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"You're Lu Qian?"

Chen Jianye said in surprise, "Yufei mentioned your idea to me after school. After listening to it, I felt that the person who could say such things must be at least in his twenties or thirties."

"I never expected to see him in person; he's so young."

He had previously heard his son mention the idea for that health product and assumed it was proposed by some young person who had entered the workforce. He never expected it to be a high school student the same age as his son.

Upon hearing Chen Jianye's words, the other young people subconsciously turned to look at Lu Qian. They were surprised that Lu Qian, at such a young age, could receive praise from a boss of Chen Jianye's caliber.

Lu Qian laughed and said, "I do have some ideas, but it's mainly because Yufei helped me with the introduction that I dared to show off my limited skills in front of you."

"Haha, you're quite modest, young man."

Chen Jianye waved his hand, gesturing for everyone to sit down, and then sat down on the single sofa next to him.

He looked at Lu Qian and got straight to the point: "Yufei told me about your idea, and it sounds interesting."

"But as you know, the most crucial aspects of the food and beverage industry are formula and quality control. No matter how good the idea is, when it comes to the product, cost, taste, and stability are all major issues."

"Especially the research and development costs, which could be a significant investment."

His words were both a test and a statement of fact, to see if the young man had truly considered the difficulties of reality.

Upon hearing this, Lu Qian calmly took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his pocket.

This is the formula framework that he roughly reconstructed and optimized at home in the afternoon, based on his memories from his previous life and the vague information provided by the system. It mainly consists of the proportion of core flavor substances and some key process points.

He certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to write down all the core secrets, but this information is enough to prove his research on the industry.

He handed over the paper and said, "Research and development costs are indeed a hurdle. This is a preliminary formula and process direction that I've put together based on my ideas. Although it's very rough, I think the core flavor positioning and a few key points should be feasible. Uncle, you're an expert, you can tell at a glance whether it's worthwhile."

Chen Jianye took the paper, initially not taking it seriously.

But as his gaze swept over the contents, his eyes gradually became focused.

He started out in the food industry and is very sensitive to the proportions of ingredients.

Although Lu Qian's writing was brief, the combination of several key flavor components and the suggested process to improve the smoothness of the taste really caught his attention.

This is definitely not something an outsider could make up!

The ideas are clear, the direction is well-defined, and some combinations are even quite ingenious, while the costs are within a controllable range.

Chen Jianye initially looked down on this young high school student, but after reading the proposal, he knew he should change his attitude.

So when he looked up at Lu Qian again, his eyes had completely changed.

"The idea is clear, the direction is right, and it definitely has potential."

Chen Jianye carefully folded the paper and put it in his pocket, a smile spreading across his face: "Little Lu, I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable about this at such a young age..."

"How about this, let's go out for a late-night snack later, chat while we eat, and finalize the basic framework of the contract. Yufei, Yufei, you young people come along too!"