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

During evening self-study, Su Fengnan buried herself in her homework the whole time, making the most of every minute and not daring to waste a single second.

As soon as the bell rang, a few classmates gathered around to ask about the bread, but Su Fengnan slipped away quickly. Before anyone could react, she was already gone. She dreaded these kinds of troublesome social situations, so the moment the bell rang, she was already prepared to sprint.

She ran out of the school gate in one breath, and only then did the initial surge of energy gradually subside. She slowed her pace and walked alone on the dimly lit street. The night breeze was slightly cool, and she suddenly missed Zhou Chenyu, wondering when he would be back.

As she was lost in her thoughts, she was completely unaware of the danger approaching—two furtive men had somehow appeared behind her.

The two men had been secretly observing Su Fengnan for several days. After confirming that she was traveling alone and did not have a car to pick her up as instructed by their superiors, they felt relieved, scouted the location, and decided to make their move that night.

It was another ordinary day. After finishing her evening self-study, Su Fengnan arrived at the fork in the road as usual. Just as Su Fengnan turned into the slightly darker passageway, a dark figure suddenly rushed out. Before she could react, she was struck heavily on the back of the head, her vision went black, and she fainted on the spot.

The two men following behind quickly stepped forward. The taller man looked at Su Fengnan lying on the ground, then glared at the man wielding the stick, and growled angrily, "You didn't know your own strength? Did you kill her?"

The man holding the stick was trembling uncontrollably, as if he had been terrified. He dropped the stick and said in a trembling voice, "I didn't kill anyone... I didn't kill anyone!" After saying that, he ran away in a flash.

Seeing his cowardly accomplice run away, the tall man spat and stared at the remaining short man: "What do we do now?"

The short man crouched down, reached out to check Su Fengnan's breath, and finding she was still breathing, said in a sinister tone, "What are you afraid of? She's still breathing. Take her away!"

After an unknown amount of time, Su Fengnan finally woke up.

She found herself lying in a cramped room, the air thick with a musty, damp smell. Her hands and feet were tightly bound with thick ropes. She looked around in terror; the room was empty except for the tattered single bed beneath her.

Su Fengnan didn't know how long she had been unconscious; a dull ache at the back of her head gradually brought her back to consciousness. But her current situation didn't allow her any weakness. She forced herself to suppress the panic in her heart—now was not the time to be afraid; she had to calm down immediately and find a way to save herself!

Meanwhile, Zhou Chenyu had just gotten off the plane. He immediately switched to the phone he used in Zhucheng and eagerly dialed Su Fengnan's number. However, all he heard was a busy signal. After two consecutive attempts with no answer, he had no choice but to send a text message.

"Nan'er, are you done with evening self-study? I'm home."

Time ticked by, but the phone remained silent. Zhou Chenyu stared at the screen, a strong sense of unease welling up inside him, a feeling of panic that made him restless.

He immediately dialed Jiang Shaoqing's number, and as soon as the call connected, he shouted urgently, "Brother Shaoqing! Go check if Su Fengnan is home! I just got off the plane and am on my way back. I'll be there soon!"

Jiang Shao, on the other end of the phone, sensed something was wrong with his tone and immediately put down the medical record in his hand: "Chen Yu, don't panic, what's wrong?" As he spoke, he quickly took off his white coat, grabbed his car keys, and rushed out of the office.

"She's not answering her phone or replying to my messages... My right eyelid keeps twitching, I'm so afraid something's happened to her!" Zhou Chenyu's voice was filled with obvious panic. "Brother Shaoqing, I'm begging you, please go check on her right now, okay?"

Jiang Shaoqing glanced at the time, his heart sinking as he realized things were probably not simple. "Okay, don't panic, I'll be right there."

Jiang Shaoqing hung up the phone and sped off to Su Fengnan's place. He knocked on the door urgently for a while, but the house remained quiet. Instead, the noise alerted the neighbors next door.

The security door next door clicked open, and a woman leaned out. Seeing a strange man frantically banging on the door, a hint of wariness instinctively rose in her eyes. But after glancing at Jiang Shaoqing a few times, seeing that he was well-dressed and his anxious expression didn't seem like that of a thug, her attitude softened slightly: "Who are you? There's no such thing as knocking like that!"

Jiang Shaoqing was momentarily embarrassed by his older sister's accusatory tone. But he couldn't worry about that now and quickly softened his voice, explaining, "Sister, I'm so sorry. My cousin lives here, and I was bringing her medicine. I knocked for ages and there was no response. I was worried something might happen to her, a young woman all alone, so I got anxious and..."

The older woman clearly didn't believe her completely, her brow still furrowed. Jiang Shaoqing quickly added, "I'm a surgeon at the county hospital, sister, don't worry, I'm really not a bad person."

Upon hearing that he was a doctor, the older woman's tense expression finally relaxed, and a smile appeared on her face: "There are indeed two girls living here, both high school students. Are you really their cousin?"

A pang of guilt crossed Jiang Shaoqing's mind, but with the die already cast, he only wanted an answer as soon as possible, so he solemnly said, "Big sister, I guarantee this with my integrity as a doctor."

The older sister then completely lowered her guard and softened her tone: "That girl went to evening self-study this afternoon. I was collecting clothes on the balcony just now, and I really didn't hear her come back."

"Thank you, sister, I understand. I'll head back now. If she comes back, please pass on a message for me, saying that my cousin came looking for her."

"Okay, no problem."

Jiang Shaoqing thanked him and hurried downstairs. As soon as he got into his car, he immediately dialed Zhou Chenyu's number: "Chenyu, she's not home, and the neighbors didn't hear her come back either."

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Chenyu was speeding along the national highway. He and Zhao Chuan had already switched places, and their car was traveling at a rapid pace.

Zhao Chuan casually pressed the speakerphone button, and after listening to Jiang Shaoqing's words, Zhou Chenyu's heart sank. He immediately pulled the car over to the side of the road, forced himself to calm down, and then immediately contacted an old classmate at the Zijiang Public Security Bureau, requesting assistance in locating the person.

Su Fengnan cautiously surveyed her surroundings. Before she could even get up, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door. Her heart tightened, and she quickly closed her eyes, feigning unconsciousness. The tall man didn't enter; he merely peered through the glass window above the door before turning and leaving.

As the footsteps faded into the distance, Su Fengnan finally breathed a sigh of relief and opened her eyes. She propped herself up and looked around, quickly spotting a broken glass bottle in the corner. Enduring the pain, she moved over, picked up the bottle, and with a thought, instantly teleported into her spatial dimension.

Upon entering the space, she immediately smashed the bottle, picked up the shards, and forcefully rubbed them against the rope to break it. After a long time, the rope finally snapped, and her hands and feet were completely freed.