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

On the first day of the National Day holiday, the city roads were much emptier, with fewer people and vehicles, presumably because most people flocked to tourist attractions.

After getting up in the morning, Su Fengnan contacted Yanzi and asked her to take Su Fengxia for a stroll around the city. Yanzi had already officially resigned from her job, and after receiving the call, she hurriedly ate a few bites of breakfast and rushed to the hotel.

When Su Fengxia saw Yanzi arrive, she was so happy that she grabbed her and asked her all sorts of questions, from which scenic spots were fun and whether the snacks were delicious to how to get there. The two of them quickly came up with a plan.

"Sister, Yanzi and I have made a plan, we're going to Lingshan Park in the city!" Su Fengxia walked up to Su Fengnan, hugged her arm, and pleaded, "Sister, could you sponsor me some more money?"

Su Fengnan has always been generous to her younger sister. Girls need money in their pockets to have a good time when they go out, otherwise they will always have some regrets.

So she readily agreed: "Okay, sure. You can have a great time with Sister Yanzi today. I'll cover all your food, drinks, and entrance fees."

"Yay! Sister, you're so great!" Su Fengxia happily hugged her sister and cheered.

Yanzi was also very happy. She checked the time and urged, "Then let's hurry up and go, otherwise we'll have to wait in line for a long time if we're late."

"Okay, let's go now." Su Fengxia picked up her empty bag and slung it over her shoulder.

"You two be careful when you go out. Go straight back to the hotel after you're done shopping," Su Fengnan instructed, taking out a few hundred-yuan bills from her bag and stuffing them into Su Fengxia's hand.

"Alright, sis, we're off!"

Su Fengnan breathed a sigh of relief after watching the two leave the hotel. She was in the washroom getting ready when there was a knock on the door.

She opened the door and saw Zhou Chenyu standing outside. He had changed into a casual yet stylish outfit, looking sunny and handsome, with a black SLR camera bag slung over his shoulder.

Su Fengnan was slightly surprised, but she didn't show it on her face.

Zhou Chenyu's gentle voice followed: "Are you all ready? It's time to have breakfast."

"Okay, I'll grab my bag."

Su Fengnan turned around and went back to her room to get her bag, wondering to herself: Is Brother Zhou carrying a DSLR camera to take pictures for someone else?

As the little girl disappeared from sight, a hint of anticipation flashed in Zhou Chenyu's eyes. He was looking forward to having a whole day alone with her today.

Today, Su Fengnan wore a floral print maxi dress with a Peter Pan collar, a thin vest over it, and white canvas shoes—a classic, innocent student look.

A short while later, she came out with her bag.

"Let's go."

Isn't your sister coming along?

"I've already arranged for Yanzi to accompany her to Lingshan Park."

Zhou Chenyu was slightly taken aback. He had thought that the little girl would always be following him around like a third wheel, but he hadn't expected Su Fengnan to have made such a good arrangement.

"Okay, that's fine."

The two left the hotel. Zhou Chenyu put the camera bag in the back seat and drove Su Fengnan to a noodle shop hidden on the ground floor of an old residential building. The noodle shop was converted from two rooms. Although it was old, it was clean and tidy. There was only one customer in the shop at the moment.

The two found a seat, and the proprietress, who was busy in the kitchen, came out to greet them: "What would you two like to eat?"

"Two bowls of noodles with pickled cowpeas and minced pork," Zhou Chenyu ordered without hesitation.

"Alright, please wait a moment, both of you."

After the proprietress left, Zhou Chenyu turned to Su Fengnan and explained, "The food at his restaurant is very good, especially the pickled cowpea and minced pork noodles. I think you should try it."

Su Fengnan nodded, finding Zhou Chenyu's arrangement very agreeable.

A moment later, two steaming bowls of noodles were served. The two were eating quietly when a deep male voice suddenly rang out beside the table: "Zhou Chenyu?"

Zhou Chenyu looked up, and the man, seeing that it was indeed him, patted him on the shoulder happily: "I thought it looked more and more like you the more I looked at it, and it really is you! It's been years since I've seen you, you've grown into a young man."

Zhou Chenyu choked on the slap and coughed twice. Seeing this, Su Fengnan quickly handed him some warm water that she hadn't drunk from yet. Zhou Chenyu took it and drank it all in one gulp before stopping her cough.

"Oh dear, I'm sorry, did I scare you?" The man was slightly embarrassed.

Zhou Chenyu quickly composed herself and stood up to greet Teacher Ma: "It's alright, Teacher Ma, are you here for noodles too?"

"I got up early this morning and had nothing to do, so I thought I'd take a walk. Who knew I'd end up here? I was just about to grab a bowl of noodles before heading back when I saw you here too." Teacher Ma quickly gestured for Zhou Chenyu to sit down, then moved a chair over to sit next to him. "It's been years since we last met. You must be working by now, right?"

"Hmm." Zhou Chenyu toned down his domineering aura and exuded the charm of a sunny, boyish personality.

"You've gone back to work in Zhucheng?"

"I'm here right now."

"Sure! Come over to my place sometime. My address is the same. I'll have your teacher's wife cook a couple of dishes and we'll have a couple of drinks."

"Okay," Zhou Chenyu readily agreed.

Only then did Teacher Ma look at Su Fengnan and ask curiously, "Is this your girlfriend?"

This time it was Su Fengnan's turn to choke. She quickly got up to pour herself some water—most restaurants in Zhucheng have water dispensers where customers can help themselves.

Teacher Ma glanced at Su Fengnan pouring water, then turned to Zhou Chenyu, her face full of doubt, and asked in a low voice, "Is... this really true?"

Zhou Chenyu remained calm and replied generously, "She's my next-door neighbor, and she's still a student. Teacher Ma, please don't talk nonsense."

Teacher Ma stared at him with a look of disgust: "Your face doesn't work anymore? Back in the day, it charmed a ton of girls."

Zhou Chenyu sighed helplessly. Back then, Teacher Ma liked to tease him about his appearance, but he was also the strictest teacher when it came to his studies. However, now was not the right time to reminisce, so he changed the subject: "Teacher, I'll visit you and your wife another time. I have an appointment today, and I have something to discuss later, so I won't keep you company any longer."

"Leaving so soon? Oh well, whatever. You promised you'd come, I'll be waiting for you."

"Don't worry, teacher, I will definitely go." Zhou Chenyu thought to himself, there are some things he still needs to verify with the teacher, how could he not go?

After the two came out of the noodle shop and got into the car, Su Fengnan glanced at him cautiously: "Brother Zhou, are you just leaving like this? Won't your teacher have a bad impression of you?"

Zhou Chenyu chuckled: "No, I'll visit her another time. Teacher Ma was my homeroom teacher in high school, and I stayed at their house for a while back then. It's been many years since we last met, but there's no rush to catch up, so you don't need to worry about it."

Su Fengnan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved, afraid of delaying the teacher and student's reunion.

"Okay, where do we go now?"

You'll find out soon enough.

Since Zhou Chenyu had already accompanied her to Zhucheng, Su Fengnan simply let him make the arrangements.

A short while later, the car stopped in front of the shop that Su Fengnan had rented. She got out of the car, took out her keys, and opened the door. Zhou Chenyu helped her push the roller shutter door up, and the entire shop was revealed in front of her.

Zhou Chenyu looked around and nodded, saying, "According to your idea, this area is just right."

Su Fengnan smiled slightly: "Thank you for your recognition, Brother Zhou."

"Let's go take a look next door."

The two arrived at the entrance of the shop next door and saw people cleaning inside. Su Fengnan remembered that this used to be a pizza shop, but it had been emptied out. She looked at Zhou Chenyu with a puzzled expression.