Past Little Youth

The reinforcement ended, and Chu Feng arrived at the control room at the front of the spaceship.

Stealth consumed quite a bit of energy, and it also required hovering.

"Dream Weaver, access this world's network and take over the Origin Accelerator's data."

"Yes, Captain... Accessing network, receiving data..."

Xiao Meng was just Chu Feng's personal processing terminal. Having her take over the entire network was a last resort. Now that there was a ready-made solution, it would be a waste not to use it.

"Captain, reception complete. Origin Accelerator clients: 380 million. Reception finished."

"Good. Deploy the spaceship's engineering robots, infiltrate the depths of Jiangxin Islet, and excavate to build a docking base for the spaceship."

There was no other way. He had to let the spaceship have a docking location first. When he had the chance, he would find an uninhabited island outside to directly establish a base.

The engineering robots were brought by the spaceship itself. They were designed to allow the captain to establish a preliminary shelter in harsh external environments, capable of operating in scenarios as severe as Mars. Here, they were being used for tasks far below their capabilities.

There were also other manufacturing robots, sentry robots, and everything else. These were the foundation for Chu Feng to convert those black technologies into real products.

Moreover, this was also his guarantee for survival, ensuring he would never be captured and dissected for research again.

He had the AI modify his phone so it could connect to the spaceship's communication equipment. Then, he disembarked and had the ship hide on Jiangxin Islet. It could also repair damaged equipment there. Anyway, Chu Feng had stuffed the spaceship's storage space full of raw materials and good stuff, which would last him a long time.

It was almost one in the morning, and there were no more cars. The helpless rich Chu Feng had to walk to find a budget hotel to stay in. It was so late, he didn't dare go home.

The next day, he slept until the sun was high in the sky. He ordered takeout and didn't return home until almost ten o'clock, prompted by his mother's phone call.

However, his mother didn't tell him to come home. Instead, she told him to go to the Yipin Fresh Hotel near their residential area, without explaining why, which left Chu Feng bewildered.

Under his mother's urging, Chu Feng arrived quickly.

Led by a waitress, he was taken to the Peony Hall. Quite a few people were already seated inside: his parents and aunt, as well as three other people.

An old grandmother, a slightly older aunt, and a young girl.

However, one of the girls made Chu Feng's mind go blank for a moment.

Huang Ying, someone he had a crush on back in the day.

Middle school was the age when feelings first blossom. The moment he first saw Huang Ying when he started junior high, he fell for her.

From then on, it was uncontrollable. Thinking back, it was truly hilarious. He racked his brain to write love letters to her, but he didn't dare give them to her himself. He had to ask his good friend Li Jun, who was also Huang Ying's cousin, to deliver them.

But he never received any response. He wasn't discouraged and kept sending them until graduation from junior high, without getting a definitive answer.

It wasn't until high school that they were admitted to different schools. Chu Feng went to City Third High School, while Huang Ying went to another school, and they lost contact.

After graduating from high school, they went their separate ways. Chu Feng went to university, but Huang Ying reportedly did not continue her studies.

When Chu Feng started working, the next time he heard news of Huang Ying, she had already moved. No one knew where she had moved to, and they lost contact from then on.

Upon hearing this news, Chu Feng got drunk that night. The next day, reeking of alcohol, he was discovered by his supervisor, severely reprimanded, and had his salary docked for half a month. After that, he never heard any news of Huang Ying again, until Chu Feng accidentally time-traveled to Planet Taibo.

Looking at the situation before him, Chu Feng could roughly guess. It was likely that his mother had taken it upon herself to arrange a blind date for him.

Seeing Chu Feng enter, his mother quickly ushered him to a seat and introduced everyone to him one by one.

The two unfamiliar people were Grandma Zhang, who was said to be a famous matchmaker in the surrounding villages, and the slightly older aunt was Huang Ying's aunt.

His mother was also worried about Chu Feng's marriage. Seeing that her son's career was promising, and since her own aunt knew Grandma Zhang, she asked Grandma Zhang to arrange something.

She just hadn't expected to be set up on a blind date with his former goddess.

Huang Ying looked at Chu Feng with a smile, saying nothing. He didn't know if she recognized the man who had pursued her relentlessly back then.

"She probably doesn't remember me anymore."

Chu Feng gave a self-deprecating smile and began to introduce himself.

"Hello, my name is Chu Feng."

"We're junior high classmates. What? You don't recognize me?" Huang Ying replied with a smile.

Huang Ying's answer stunned everyone, and a strange emotion flowed through Chu Feng's heart.

Excited? A little. Awkward? Also a little.

In any case, he felt a mix of emotions.

"Oh my, you two already know each other? That's even better, it'll make conversation easier," Grandma Zhang said with a happy smile.

She had heard that this Chu Feng had become successful, and his whole family was preparing to move to the famous villa district in the city. Although the girl she introduced came from a less fortunate family, she was beautiful and had many suitors. Seeing how things were going, it seemed they might get together, and her red envelope would be substantial.

The atmosphere at the dining table immediately became lively.

Chu Feng didn't know how he finished the meal, still feeling a bit dazed looking at Huang Ying beside him.

After the meal, everyone encouraged the two of them to go out for a stroll. Chu Feng, still a bit out of it, led Huang Ying down the street.

"What's wrong? Old classmate, aren't you going to say anything?"

It was Huang Ying who broke the silence first.

"Heh, I just didn't expect it. Meeting you under these circumstances is quite surprising."

Chu Feng touched his nose, thinking about how he used to be, which seemed very childish now.

But who doesn't have a beautiful youth?

Looking at the girl in the white dress before him, the girl who once made him lose his mind, Chu Feng also sighed at the impermanence of life.

"You still remember me?"

"Of course, you wrote me love letters for so many years, how could I forget?"

Huang Ying's reply made Chu Feng blush beet red. This was too embarrassing!

So she remembers me!

This was the only thought that flashed through Chu Feng's mind. But back then, she had never responded to him, which had always been a puzzle for Chu Feng.

"Then..." Chu Feng didn't ask why she hadn't responded.

Huang Ying also looked a little dejected.

"I wouldn't have dared to date back then, I would have been beaten to death if I had."

Huang Ying actually had feelings for Chu Feng back then, but she knew her family situation best. She simply didn't have the right to be in a relationship!

"Uh, I'm sorry..." Hearing that she didn't dislike him, Chu Feng felt a little happy.

"Sorry for what? You're still so shy, you didn't even dare to give it to me yourself." Huang Ying covered her mouth and chuckled.

Back then, when Chu Feng sent her love letters, she didn't even dare to receive them personally and had someone else deliver them. Thinking about Chu Feng's appearance back then, he was indeed quite cute.

"I thought I'd never see you again, hehe." Chu Feng looked ahead with a smile, speaking with a hint of emotion.

Chu Feng's words had a double meaning, but Huang Ying thought it was because she hadn't agreed to Chu Feng and they had lost contact later.

Huang Ying also liked Chu Feng, but her family situation really didn't allow her to deal with her emotions.

She just didn't expect that her blind date this time would be Chu Feng. When Chu Feng first came in, Huang Ying had also been stunned and recognized him at a glance.

The shy big boy from back then had grown up.

Although she didn't know what Chu Feng had been through, it seemed that Chu Feng's appearance had completely changed now.

It was evening, and after treating Huang Ying to dinner, Huang Ying received a call from home and prepared to leave.

But Chu Feng, who was happily chatting, didn't notice a flicker of sadness in Huang Ying's eyes.