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

"Tianze, let's go." Zhou Yu gently patted Mu Tianze's shoulder. "Let's hurry up and get ready. There's only one hour left, we need to make the most of it."

He tried to shift his attention away from Xu Xinran, while also finding an excuse to leave.

However, things did not go as he wished.

Jiang Qi suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Mu Tianze's arm. "Xiao Mu, come with me for a moment."

Mu Tianze looked bewildered, clearly at a loss for what to do in this sudden situation, and could only be pulled by Jiang Qi towards the exit.

Zhou Yu stood there, caught in a dilemma. He had intended to use Mu Tianze to avoid direct contact with Xu Xinran, but it had backfired.

He forced a smile and asked, "Mr. Xu, what brings you here?"

Xu Xinran handed him an exquisite box, smiling broadly: "I saw that you hadn't touched your breakfast, so I specially prepared some food for you."

Zhou Yu didn't accept, politely declining, "I bought some food on the way, I'm not hungry! I still have to help Tianze, um..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Xinran had already deftly stuffed a cookie into his mouth, her movements so fluid as if she had rehearsed it a thousand times.

The crispy biscuits, a flavor he preferred, became an indescribable source of embarrassment at that moment.

"Mr. Xu, I appreciate your kind intentions, but I need to go see Tianze first. This competition is of great significance to him, and I cannot let him down."

After saying that, he tried to walk around her, but Xu Xinran's graceful figure blocked his way without him noticing.

Zhou Yu thought to himself, what exactly is this woman up to?

He finally couldn't hold back any longer, lowered his voice, and spoke with a hint of displeasure.

"Xu Xinran, are you here to cause trouble or to genuinely help? If it's the former, there's no need to go through all this trouble. Wouldn't it be simpler to just give the award to Zhou Ze directly?"

Xu Xinran chuckled and asked in return, "If I really help him, will you be jealous?"

Jealous? Are you kidding me!

"If that's the case, Mr. Xu, you might as well just let me off the hook. Also, there's no need to trouble Director Jiang with so much preparation."

"I'm just teasing you."

She smiled gently, then moved closer to him, her right hand naturally resting on his arm, her gaze intense.

“Zhou Yu, I don’t care about Zhou Ze. But if you want Mu Tianze to win the championship, I’d be happy to help him. However, I guess you won’t accept such charity.”

Zhou Yu's lips twitched slightly. Although he was dissatisfied with her self-righteousness, he had to admit that she was right.

"Tianze and I will prove it to you with our strength."

He changed the subject, his tone revealing a defiant spirit.

In front of this woman, he constantly reminded himself to be assertive, to show her that he wasn't someone to be trifled with.

He didn't want to suffer the humiliation of his past life again.

……

Zhou Yu slammed the door and left the venue, his mind filled with the need to find Mu Tianze as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, they ran into Zhou Ze and Shen Tianling on the way.

Zhou Yu didn't want to pay attention to the two of them, pretended not to see them, and wanted to turn around and leave.

"Hey, Xiao Yu, why are you hiding from us?" Shen Tianling greeted him with a grin. "Although we're competitors this time, we're still family after all."

Zhou Yu stopped and, to give them face, nodded. "I need to see Tianze about something, so I'll be going now."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Ze scoffed, his face full of disdain.

"Mu Tianze? I think he knows his own limitations and is too scared to show his face."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu's face darkened.

He stared at Zhou Ze, his voice cold and sharp, "The competition hasn't even started yet, so it's still uncertain who will win or lose. Don't take yourself too seriously, or you'll regret it later."