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

During evening self-study, Tang Qiuyue voluntarily lent her notes from the day to Su Fengnan and patiently explained the difficult points to her. Su Fengnan already had a photographic memory, and with Tang Qiuyue's help, she quickly mastered the content and even finished her homework during self-study.

As class was about to end, Su Fengnan handed Tang Qiuyue a small note: "Tang Qiuyue, thank you. I'll treat you to ice cream tomorrow."

Tang Qiuyue felt a warm glow inside when she saw the note. She genuinely wanted to be friends with this person, so she replied, "There's no need to thank me. Helping each other is what classmates should do. Don't be so polite; you're a friend I've always considered! Good luck with your monthly exams this week!"

Su Fengnan looked up and met Tang Qiuyue's gaze. The two smiled at each other.

Su Fengnan pondered to herself that this girl didn't seem like an introverted person at all, completely contradicting her previous impression. However, she appreciated her kindness and would get to know her better in the future.

After finishing her evening self-study session, Su Fengnan had just returned home when she heard a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" she asked tentatively through the door.

"It's me." A familiar voice came from outside the door.

Is that Brother Zhou? Why is he coming so late? Although Su Fengnan was suspicious, she still opened the door immediately.

"Brother Zhou, come in quickly."

"Have you had dinner?" Zhou Chenyu asked as she entered the room, heading straight to the dining table. "I brought you some food."

"Ah, this..." Su Fengnan hesitated, unsure how to explain that she hadn't eaten dinner yet.

Zhou Chenyu opened the food box, and the aroma of steaming hot food instantly filled the air. Just then, Su Fengnan's stomach, quite uncooperatively, rumbled loudly.

"..." Su Fengnan was so embarrassed that she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Zhou Chenyu chuckled softly, placed the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, and said gently, "Sit down and eat. This was originally prepared for you. You had already gone to school when I came over this afternoon. I should have come earlier."

Su Fengnan smiled, her eyes crinkling, and no longer declined. She secretly thought that Brother Zhou's kindness towards her seemed to have gone beyond the boundaries of ordinary friendship, carrying a hint of a man's intimacy and care for a woman. Although she didn't reject it, and even thought having someone accompany her wouldn't be bad, life was full of uncertainties, and she dared not gamble with her feelings again. She'd rather let things take their course.

Hunger struck, and the first bite of food awakened Su Fengnan's taste buds. She ate with relish, almost finishing the entire meal.

Seeing that she was eating too fast, Zhou Chenyu was afraid that she would choke, so he quickly got up, poured a glass of water and handed it to her: "Eat slowly and drink some water."

Su Fengnan swallowed the last bite of rice, took a sip of water to moisten her throat, and smiled contentedly, "The food was so delicious, I couldn't resist."

Hearing this, Zhou Chenyu felt that the meal he brought was worthwhile.

"Hmm, wanting to eat means you're feeling much better. I'll bring you some more tomorrow."

"No need, Brother Zhou," Su Fengnan quickly waved her hand, "I've already taken advantage of you enough, I can't keep picking on one sheep to fleece you."

"Don't worry about anything else, just focus on your studies. Tutoring will resume tomorrow, and I want to see if you've made any progress these past few days."

"Okay, I won't let you down. The monthly exam is this week, and you'll know the results when they come out." With that, Su Fengnan picked up the lunchbox to wash it.

Zhou Chenyu snatched the food box from her, looking at her with a smile that was so gentle it was almost unbelievable: "Have you forgotten that your hand is still injured? It's best not to get it wet."

Su Fengnan glanced at her injured arm and said helplessly, "If you're careful, you should be fine."

"Stop messing around, I'll take it home and wash it."

"You just finished eating, let me sit with you for a while longer."

Su Fengnan had a flash of inspiration, suddenly got up and ran into the study, and returned a short while later, handing a handwritten business plan to Zhou Chenyu.

"Brother Zhou, let's not wait until tomorrow, please take a look at me now!"

Zhou Chenyu was amused by her thirst for knowledge and took the notebook to read it carefully.

Su Fengnan sat quietly beside him, not disturbing him, but simply waiting.

A moment later, Zhou Chenyu closed his notebook and looked at her with admiration: "Opening a dessert shop, with such a detailed plan, was it all your own idea?"

"Yes, since it's something that goes into our mouths, we have to be careful. I want to leave customers with a good shopping experience and increase repeat purchases."

"Your business philosophy is very innovative, and opening a chain is not impossible if you do it well. However, if you combine online and offline operations, can your delivery service keep up?"

"Yes, once it's done, I want to expand it all over Zhucheng. As for delivery..." Su Fengnan briefly explained her thoughts.

Zhou Chenyu never expected that this young girl, living in a small town, would have such a keen business sense.

"Your idea is good."

Su Fengnan smiled, feeling that she and Brother Zhou were having a very pleasant conversation, and then pretended to be naive and imagined, "Wouldn't it be great if we could just order whatever we wanted to eat online and have it delivered to our door? We could enjoy delicious food without leaving home and save time!"

"Ideally, it should be accessible via mobile phone, allowing me to place orders anytime, anywhere."

Looking at her smiling face, Zhou Chenyu felt a surge of joy and nodded in agreement: "Technology is developing so fast these days, maybe your ideas will actually come true in the future."

"Yes, I believe it." Su Fengnan silently added in her heart, "That's right, in a few years when smartphones become widespread, new industries will spring up like mushrooms after rain."

"With all that studying and thinking about business in your little brain, don't you get tired?" Zhou Chenyu asked.

"It's alright." Su Fengnan didn't feel tired at all, and even thought that the pace of development in this era was too slow.

While admiring her, Zhou Chenyu couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. He couldn't resist raising his hand and gently ruffling her hair: "Look at your peers, how many of them worry about things like you do?"

Caught off guard by the sudden head pat, Su Fengnan felt as if she had been electrocuted, and hurriedly lowered her head, resting her chin on her hand to hide her emotions: "Thinking that making money is a happy thing makes me not feel worried."

The moment his fingertips touched the soft strands of hair, Zhou Chenyu's heart skipped a beat. He withdrew his hand and coughed awkwardly, "As for the renovation, I'll have someone design renderings first. You focus on your studies these next few days, and after the monthly exams, I'll go with you to finalize the details in person."

Su Fengnan's eyes lit up, and she looked up at him: "Really? Brother Zhou, you're such a kind person!"

The unexpected help made her instantly forget the strange, ambiguous atmosphere from before.

Afterwards, the two discussed the decorating style with the blueprints and finally decided to use warm colors as the main tone and cool colors as the secondary tone.

"That's all for now, I'm going back." Zhou Chenyu glanced at the time. "You've only just recovered, don't stay up too late."

Su Fengnan glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already 10:30. She then nodded obediently, "Alright, then I'll trouble you, Brother Zhou."

After seeing Zhou Chenyu off, Su Fengnan finished washing up and lay down on the bed. Before going to sleep, she drank half a cup of spiritual spring water, wanting to test whether the spring water really had the miraculous effects described in novels.

Back home, Zhou Chenyu was in an exceptionally good mood because he had become even closer to Su Fengnan.

He was wide awake, sitting in his study, his mind replaying the image of Su Fengnan talking eloquently about her shop opening plan, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

When she's lively, she's like a child; when she's serene, she's like a delicate lily. He didn't know why, but he just felt a sweet warmth in his heart.