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

There was a second of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by an exaggerated sigh: "Hey, Su Fengnan, I've only been gone a few days, and you've already become so distant? You're my savior, after all, and we've been through thick and thin together, even fought off thugs. You can't forget that life-or-death bond!"

Su Fengnan's lips twitched slightly: "..."

This Brother Sun is a grown man, how come he doesn't seem to have grown up at all, still with that same joking and laughing face?

Although she was inwardly complaining, she kept her mouth shut: "Brother Sun, you're joking. How could that be? It's just that I was a little surprised that you suddenly sent so much delicious food."

"Don't be surprised." The man's tone was matter-of-fact. "I'll send it to you after you finish eating."

"No need, really." A sly glint flashed in Su Fengnan's eyes as she deliberately dragged out the last syllable. "If you really want to send some... why not send some to the children in the mountains? They'd definitely love it more."

"Hmph, look how smug you are." She silently added in her mind.

"Okay," he suddenly laughed, a low laugh that sent a shiver down her spine through the receiver, "I'll make arrangements for the children in the mountains. But—"

He changed the subject, his voice rising slightly at the end: "The most important thing is yours. Tell me if it's good after you finish eating. If it's not good, I'll send it from another supplier until you say it's good."

Su Fengnan opened her mouth, but before she could refuse, he added:

"Don't try to fob me off with the idea of ​​donating to the mountainous areas. Otherwise, I'll deliver it to you personally."

After saying that, he hung up the phone decisively.

Su Fengnan stared at the darkened phone screen for two seconds, then slowly put the phone back in her pocket. Looking at the box of specialty pastries, she reached out, opened a package, took out a piece of water chestnut cake, and took a small bite. It was soft, chewy, and perfectly sweet.

...It really is quite delicious, and Sun Zile is very thoughtful.

She lowered her eyelashes, silently admitting it to herself, but the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.

At this moment, Su Fengxia got up, opened the door, and yawned as she came out. She saw her sister eating something.

"Sis, what did you eat?"

Su Fengnan looked at her, a smile in her eyes: "You're up? Do you want to eat? There's plenty of food here."

Su Fengxia walked closer and her eyes widened immediately: "So many! Who bought them?"

"That's Sun Zile."

"Who is Sun Zile?" Su Fengxia stared at her sister suspiciously. "Sister, you have a boyfriend."

"What are you thinking?" Su Fengnan glared at her irritably, then thought for a moment and asked, "Didn't I tell you?"

"No."

"Okay, he's someone I rescued in Linyang Town during the summer vacation. He was in a car accident, and I happened to be passing by and called 120 (emergency services). He later insisted on giving me 300,000 yuan as a thank-you gift, but I refused and told him to donate it to build a Hope Primary School in the mountains. It was his suggestion when I went to the Hope Primary School last time."

Su Fengnan spoke casually, as if the matter had nothing to do with her.

Su Fengxia, who was standing to the side, was dumbfounded—her sister was actually unmoved by 300,000 yuan.

"You're so stupid, you don't even want 300,000." Su Fengxia pouted, her tone full of disbelief.

"What do you know?" Su Fengnan looked at her seriously. "If some money isn't yours, do you feel at ease using it? Besides, isn't building a Hope Primary School a very meaningful thing to do?"

Seeing her younger sister's half-understanding expression, she couldn't help but add, "You must remember this from now on: never take anything that isn't yours, understand?"

"Okay—" Su Fengxia drawled out the last syllable, giving a perfunctory reply.

She verbally agreed, but her hands had already skillfully torn open a bag of snacks and eagerly stuffed them into her mouth.

"Hey, rinse your mouth first!" Su Fengnan urged helplessly, quickly snatching another bag of snacks from her hand that she was about to open.

"Oh, okay! I just wanted to try a little bit..." Su Fengxia mumbled indistinctly, her cheeks puffed out. But despite saying that, she obediently turned around and went to wash up.

……

Time flies, and the final exams are here as scheduled.

It was the dead of winter, and the weather was eerily cold. The snow had long since stopped falling outside; the whole world seemed sealed inside a giant block of ice. The classroom was utterly silent, save for the rustling of pens on paper. Fortunately, the questions weren't difficult, and Su Fengnan handed in her paper early after completing the last one. It was just so cold that her hands were numb from the cold when she finished the last history question; she was writing entirely by muscle memory.

After finally finishing the last exam, Su Fengnan had only one thought in her mind: hurry home and stay cozy! In this awful weather outside, every second was torture.

Just as she stepped out of the school gate, Ning Xiaojun called out to her. "Su Su—" Ning Xiaojun came running over, bringing a gust of cold wind with her, "How did the exam go?"

Seeing her running so fast, and even stumbling, Su Fengnan was startled and quickly reached out to catch her: "Be careful! The road is so slippery, why are you running so fast?"

"Hehe, I didn't fall, I didn't fall." Ning Xiaojun grabbed Su Fengnan's arm tightly, smiling brightly. "Oh, just tell me how the exam went!"

"It's alright, nothing special, just average."

"Great! What are your plans for the holiday?"

Su Fengnan shook her head: "What other plans do I have? I'll just stay at home and not go anywhere."

"Aren't you going to help out at the Zhucheng Dessert Shop?" Ning Xiaojun asked meaningfully, her eyes darting around.

The two walked arm in arm, slowly making their way forward on the winter ice.

"It's fine whether I go or not," Su Fengnan replied casually.

"How about... you go? I'll go and be your free labor, no wages, just provide me with three meals a day!"

Su Fengnan stopped and glanced at her sideways, her tone tinged with a hint of probing: "Junjun, tell me honestly, why do you insist on going to Zhucheng? If you don't tell the truth, I won't take you there."

"Um..." Ning Xiaojun's cheeks flushed slightly, and her eyes darted away. But she knew that if she didn't tell Su Fengnan the truth today, he definitely wouldn't include her. "I just... wanted to try my luck and see if I could run into Zhang Xinrui's brother. After meeting him once last time, I realized that a man like him is the kind that's reliable."

Su Fengnan helped her up, letting out a long sigh. "My dear young lady, you've only met him a few times, and you've already fallen for him?"

"Oh, it's not that I like him!" Ning Xiaojun quickly waved her hand to explain, "It's just... I just think he seems pretty reliable. I just wanted to go take another look from afar, just in case I bump into him?"

Hearing this, Su Fengnan suddenly felt that Zhang Wenhao had a bit of a "femme fatale" vibe. With the college entrance exam just around the corner, this girl had barely escaped Li Hua's entanglement, and now she'd run into Zhang Wenhao? Was she destined to help Junjun overcome this love tribulation before the exam?