After being reborn, the aloof female CEO became a paranoid.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ze's face turned even uglier than if he had swallowed a fly. He hadn't expected Zhou Yu to so directly hit a nerve.

"Zhou Yu! Don't think you're so great just because you've hooked up with Xu Xinran!" Zhou Ze gritted his teeth, his voice full of hatred.

Zhou Yu glanced at him, too lazy to waste any more words with him, turned around and left, leaving Zhou Ze standing there, jumping up and down in anger.

Watching Zhou Yu's retreating figure, Zhou Ze secretly vowed that he would enter the New Generation No. 1 team no matter what, not only to prove his strength, but also to let Xu Xinran see his goodness and make her give up on Zhou Yu completely!

Under the blazing midday sun, Zhou Zhengwen strode into his home with an undisguised smile on his face.

Zhou Ze reacted quickly, stepping forward before Zhou Yu could even speak, his eyes filled with curiosity and anticipation.

"Dad, you look so happy, did something great happen to you again?"

Zhou Zhengwen laughed heartily, turning to Zhou Yu with a doting gaze: "It's good news, there really is, it's related to your older brother."

Upon hearing his name mentioned, Zhou Yu felt a sudden tightness in his chest, a sense of foreboding washing over him.

As for Zhou Ze, his expression instantly changed from sunny to cloudy, and he cursed inwardly: Why do all the good things happen to him?

"Xiao Yu, prepare yourself this afternoon. Mr. Xu just called and said that Mrs. Xu would like to invite us to dinner tonight so that the two families can formally meet. To put it bluntly, she wants to meet you, her future son-in-law."

"what?!"

Zhou Yu almost jumped up, his face showing reluctance and surprise.

“Son, even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her in-laws eventually. If Mrs. Xu agrees this time, the engagement will be a done deal. You’d better do your best and not embarrass your old man!”

Seeing the hope in his father's eyes, Zhou Yu couldn't describe the feeling in his heart.

Yes, engagement... Xu Xinran only said that the wedding could be postponed, but she didn't say that engagement couldn't be brought forward.

The thought of meeting Mrs. Xu that evening—or rather, Aunt Xu—filled Zhou Yu with both warmth and trepidation.

His mother in his past life was truly good to him, but alas...

Zhou Yu sighed inwardly; that accident had cost him so much. Now, reborn, he both longed to see that kind elder again and worried that he would be chosen by Xu's mother once more, which would force him to marry Xu Xinran.

He thought to himself that if he could leave a bad impression on Aunt Xu during this meeting, he might be able to avoid getting entangled with Xu Xinran again.

"Fine, since I can't avoid it, I might as well go all out!" Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and decided to deal with whatever came his way.

At this moment, Zhou Ze came over and asked with a fawning look, "Dad, can I come along? I want to see the world too."

Zhou Zhengwen nodded, already having his own plans.

Bringing Zhou Ze along serves two purposes: firstly, it allows for family reunion, and secondly, it provides a backup plan. In case Madam Xu is not satisfied with Zhou Yu, Zhou Ze will be a viable alternative.

“Alright, since it’s a meeting between two families, as a member of the family, you naturally have to be there.”

"Thank you, Dad!" Zhou Ze was so happy he almost jumped for joy.

Zhou Yu watched Zhou Ze's smug expression from the side, knowing full well what was going on, but he didn't expose him.

Maybe if Zhou Ze goes tonight, we can cover for him.

……

At six o'clock in the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the Zhou family's villa, giving the building a golden glow.

Zhou Yu stood in front of the wardrobe, his gaze wandering over the various clothes before finally settling on a suit with an exceptionally bright color.

A barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips, as if he had already foreseen something, and then he decisively took off the suit.

Half an hour later, when Zhou Yu appeared at the stairwell wearing that flamboyant suit, Zhou Ze's surprise was palpable.

He stared wide-eyed at Zhou Yu, looking him up and down as if he were a stranger.

Zhou Yu usually presents himself neatly and is very low-key, but today's outfit makes him look like a completely different person, so flamboyant that he can't be ignored.

"Brother, what are you doing..." Zhou Ze hesitated, secretly wondering what Zhou Yu's intentions were.

Is he trying to show off?

Zhou Ze sneered, secretly glad that he hadn't reminded Zhou Yu that elders mostly preferred a dignified and low-key style of dress, and Zhou Yu's flamboyant manner was likely to offend them.

Little did they know, this was exactly the effect Zhou Yu wanted.

Ideally, Aunt Xu would take a liking to Zhou Ze at first sight and let Xu Xinran marry him, so that she could extricate herself from this emotional entanglement and be carefree.

The father and his two sons went out together, and just as they were about to get into their car to go to the restaurant, a black luxury sedan suddenly drove up and came to a smooth stop in front of them.

The car door slowly opened, and Xu Xinran stepped out...