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

"Alright, Nan'er. If he's looking for you about this, let me know when you've confirmed the time, and I'll go with you." Zhou Chenyu paused, then added, "Don't worry about the supplies either. We've prepared some supplies here, and we'll deliver them to the children together."

Seeing how thoughtfully Zhou Chenyu considered everything for her, Su Fengnan felt a warmth in her heart and obediently replied, "Okay."

"Then you should go back to your room and rest. You have class tomorrow," Zhou Chenyu said, taking her hand and leading her to her room. His tone was gentle yet firm. "Leave the rest to me. Don't worry."

Su Fengnan was led into the room by Zhou Chenyu, half-leading and half-pushing. She was put on the bed, lay down, and covered with the blankets. She was taken care of perfectly throughout the entire process, all in one smooth motion. Finally, Zhou Chenyu kissed her forehead and affectionately pinched her cheek before turning to leave.

As soon as Zhou Chenyu left Su Fengnan's house, the tenderness in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling coldness. He took out his phone and dialed Zeng Cheng's number without hesitation, asking him to help investigate a person named "Sister Xi".

A little over an hour later, Zeng Cheng called back: "Old classmate, we couldn't find any details about the person called 'Sister Xi.' However, I did find a girl named Gu Xi, who is the daughter of the former second-in-command of the Flying Dragon Gang. She's eighteen years old, attends a vocational high school in Zijiang, and frequents nightclubs. I don't know if this girl is the 'Sister Xi' you mentioned."

"Okay, I got it. Thanks, old classmate."

"Don't mention it. Just let me know if you need anything. I'll treat you to a nice meal later."

"no problem."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Chenyu looked serious. He first gave Zhao Chuan a few instructions, then started the car and headed straight for Huanhu Lake outside the city.

Not long after, Zhao Chuan's men dragged two thugs, whose faces were bruised and swollen, to the lakeside.

Zhou Chenyu's car was parked by the lake. He had one hand in his pocket and a cigarette between his fingers, the crimson flame flickering in the night. He coldly looked down at the two crying and begging men before him, his tone devoid of any warmth: "Tell me, why did Gu west send you to bully Su Fengnan?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he tilted his head slightly. His men immediately understood and pressed the two men's heads down into the lake. Only when the struggling sounds in the water almost stopped did they pull the men out. The two men, finally getting a chance to catch their breath, coughed repeatedly, crying and begging for mercy.

"Please... spare us! We don't know anything!"

Zhou Chenyu didn't even lift his eyelids, giving another signal with his eyes. Their heads were instantly shoved back into the icy lake water. When they were pulled out again, they were breathless and trembling violently.

One of the thugs finally broke down, stammering, "I'll talk... I'll talk! Gu Xi likes Ye Hua and has been pursuing him for three years, but Ye Hua doesn't like her at all. That kid Ye Hua likes a girl in his class, Su Fengnan! Gu west went crazy with jealousy when she found out, so she hired someone to disfigure her!"

Zhou Chenyu exhaled a smoke ring, his voice low and dangerous: "How do you know so much about this inside story?"

The thug wiped the water from his face, and cried with a bitter smile, "Because my older brother likes Gu Xi... but she's never even given him a second glance. We can only keep an eye on her... and she's very generous, never hesitant to pay, so we just do some errands for her..."

After listening, Zhou Chenyu's cigarette had burned down to the end. He casually tossed the butt under his foot and crushed it out, a ruthless glint in his eyes.

"Get them far away, don't let them show their faces in Zijiang again." He coldly ordered, then dialed Zhao Chuan's number, "Investigate Gu Xi's father's messy affairs from back then, and that student named Ye Hua..."

He hung up the phone, leaned back in his chair, gazed at the dark lake, and a cold, detached smile curled at the corner of his lips. Want to mess with his people? They'd better be prepared to face his wrath.

Since Gu west likes to play dirty tricks, he doesn't mind showing her what real methods are.

The next morning, Zhou Chenyu dropped Su Fengnan off at the school gate and then sped off to Zhucheng, leaving Zhao Chuan to handle the remaining tasks.

Two days later, Gu Xi's father, Gu Dalong, had just entered his office when a thick stack of messy accounts lay on his desk. Immediately afterward, several suppliers who had been cooperating with him for many years called in succession, unilaterally terminating their partnerships with a firm tone.

Gu Dalong initially thought there was something wrong with his company, until an old partner gave him a meaningful suggestion over the phone: "Old Gu, think carefully, did you offend some deity?"

He then seemed to wake from a dream and hurriedly asked around for information. After much effort, he finally heard a sarcastic remark from someone else: "Mr. Gu, you really have a 'good' daughter!"

Gu Dalong's heart sank. Could it be that troublemaker had caused a huge uproar outside?

As night fell, Gu west pushed open her door, only to be immediately stopped in her tracks by the deathly silence and oppressive atmosphere inside. In the center of the living room, Gu Dalong held a thick rattan cane in his hand, staring intently at her with a gloomy face.

Gu west's legs went weak, and her voice trembled as she said, "Dad... I'm back."

Gu Dalong's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he roared so loudly it seemed the air itself trembled: "Who exactly did you offend outside? Tell me!"

Gu west was so frightened that she fell to her knees with a thud, tears instantly welling up in her eyes: "I haven't offended anyone! I haven't been fighting or skipping class lately, how could I have offended anyone...?"

"You didn't fight? Then did you bully any other classmates?"

"No..." Gu west instinctively denied, but the words caught in her throat. Wait, something's not right. She'd only recently made a move against Su Fengnan, but that was just a poor country girl. How could it be...?

Gu west's eyes flickered, and that slight hesitation did not escape Gu Dalong's notice. He knew his daughter's character all too well. He suddenly stood up, and the rattan cane in his hand lashed out hard across Gu west's back with a whoosh.

"Snapped!"

"Ah—!" Gu west screamed, curling up and crying, "She's just... just a country bumpkin!"

"Are you sure she's just a country bumpkin?" Gu Dalong gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Really! Dad, I swear! They're just a bunch of country bumpkins!" Gu west covered her back and confirmed again with great conviction.

Gu Dalong stared intently into his daughter's eyes, and seeing that her fear seemed genuine, he slammed the rattan cane to the ground. Forgetting about disciplining his daughter, he grabbed his phone and anxiously dialed the number of the key figure.

Gu west knelt on the ground, listening to her father bowing and scraping to the other end of the phone. A sliver of hope rose in her heart—perhaps as long as her father made a phone call, everything would be settled, and she could escape this ordeal.

However, just a few minutes later, Gu Dalong hung up the phone.

He slowly turned around, his expression shifting from anxiety to extreme gloom and ferocity. He picked up the vine from the ground again, and this time, with a devastating force, lashed out at Gu west!

"Slap! Slap!"

"You troublemaker! You spendthrift! You've really ruined my life!"