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Chapter 45 Wanting to Stand Someone Up

"But at this time, Qin Chuan should already be on his way. I invited him over for dinner, but then I told him to go back halfway there. Do you think that's acceptable?"

Meng Ping naturally disagreed. If Qin Chuan hadn't been called, it would have been fine, or at least the time could have been changed. But at this point in time, it was obvious that Qin Chuan was already on his way.

"What's wrong with that?" Shen Shihua didn't see any problem with it. "He's just a scion of a fallen family. It's not a big deal if he stands someone up. He can always make it up next time. Just explain the situation to him. Do you think he'll be so unreasonable?"

"This..." Meng Ping hesitated, holding her phone and wondering whether she should call Qin Chuan.

Actually, the best way would be for her and her daughter to take Qin Chuan out to eat alone. Although it might seem like she wasn't taking him seriously, it's still better than standing him up.

But since a big client had come to her house, she, as the lady of the house, couldn't be absent.

Crunch!

Just as she hesitated, the door opened, and Shen Wangshu returned.

Seeing that only her daughter was there, Meng Ping breathed a sigh of relief, which meant she still had a chance to make a phone call. But she still asked, symbolically, "Wang Shu, isn't Qin Chuan with you?"

"No," Shen Wangshu shook her head. "I came back by myself."

She only sent a notification; she did not return with Qin Chuan.

Although she owed Qin Chuan a favor because of the martial arts club incident, she still felt that he might have some ulterior motives towards her when she invited him to her home for dinner.

So deep down, she still wasn't very welcoming.

"Wangshu, how about this? We have some important clients coming over tonight. How about you take Qin Chuan out for dinner?" Meng Ping suggested in a consultative tone. If her daughter took Qin Chuan, Qin Chuan would most likely be very happy.

"Oh, you want me to bring it?" Shen Wangshu was clearly not very willing.

"There's no other way, we can't just stand Qin Chuan up, can we?" Meng Ping said helplessly.

"Wife, let's forget about it," Shen Shihua objected.

"What? We can't let Qin Chuan come to our house for dinner, but we can't even let our daughter take him out to eat?" Meng Ping was a little unhappy.

"That's not what I meant," Shen Shihua smiled. "My important client is said to have a deep understanding of martial arts. Hasn't Wang Shu always been very interested in martial arts? Perhaps this is an opportunity to learn more about it."

Upon hearing that he understood martial arts, Shen Wangshu's eyes lit up. He quickly walked to the sofa and sat down next to his father: "Dad, is your big client a martial arts practitioner?"

"No, but he does frequent martial arts circles," Shen Shihua explained.

"Then I'll definitely stay at home." After the martial arts auction and the martial arts club, Shen Wangshu realized that martial arts and the ordinary world are on completely different levels.

In the eyes of martial artists, ordinary people are truly like ants.

Take the Song family for example. Just because Song Yao has martial arts talent, the Song family became a rising star in Jinling in just two years and moved into the Cloud Top Villa.

This shows just how terrifying it is for a family to have a martial artist.

This is also why Shen Wangshu became increasingly interested in martial arts, and she even looked down on ordinary people.

"Mom, let Qin Chuan come over for dinner next time." Shen Wangshu stood him up without any hesitation.

Meng Ping sighed helplessly. That was all she could do. She couldn't leave, and her daughter didn't want to. What else could she do?

I have no choice but to stand them up.

Just as she was preparing a speech to call Qin Chuan, the doorbell rang.

When Meng Ping went out and saw that it was Qin Chuan, she immediately felt a little embarrassed.

She hadn't expected Qin Chuan to arrive so coincidentally; she hadn't even had time to make the call.

If Qin Chuan didn't come, everything would be fine over the phone. Even if he was on his way, it wouldn't matter; I just need to explain things clearly.

But now that everyone has arrived, there are some things Meng Ping simply can't bring herself to say.

"Xiao Chuan, you're here." Meng Ping smiled.

"Aunt Meng," Qin Chuan greeted her before entering the Shen family home.

When Shen Shihua and Shen Wangshu saw that it was Qin Chuan, their smiles froze.

Even the father and daughter couldn't bring themselves to say certain things to each other's faces.

After all, they were the ones who invited them over, and now that they're home, they can't just ask them to leave, can they?

That would seem very inhumane.

Moreover, Shen Wangshu still owed Qin Chuan a huge favor.

"Come on, Xiao Chuan, have a seat."

Qin Chuan was a guest after all, so Meng Ping still treated him very warmly, even bringing out fruit: "By the way, I heard your sister went to university in Kyoto?"

"Hmm." Qin Chuan noticed the expressions on Shen Shihua and his daughter's faces, but didn't pay much attention to them. If a cultivator in the Tribulation Transcending stage always had to consider other people's expressions, it would seem a bit beneath him.

"You child, you've been in school for over a month now, and you haven't come to Aunt Meng's house for a visit. You only come when Aunt Meng calls you," Meng Ping said, feigning anger.

"Aunt Meng, I'm sorry, I've been too busy lately." Qin Chuan has indeed been very busy lately, either cultivating or refining magical artifacts, and has had no other time at all.

However, to Shen Wangshu and Shen Shihua, these words sounded a bit pretentious.

"Are you a college student and very busy?" Shen Shihua asked directly.

Shen Wangshu is also a college student. She is occasionally taken to some high-end places by Shen Shihua, but she has never been this busy.

However, Shen Wangshu didn't mock anything, because she couldn't understand how Qin Chuan could know the eldest daughter of the Xiao family. Having such connections was a skill in itself.

"Oh dear, it's normal for college students to be busy," Meng Ping quickly tried to smooth things over.

"It seems that the Qin family's businesses have all fallen into the hands of the Song family now?" Shen Shihua then dropped the subject.

Qin Chuan was about to answer the question when the doorbell rang again.

"It must be one of my big clients."

Shen Shihua quickly got up to greet him.

"Dad, I'll go with you." Shen Wangshu followed.

"Xiao Chuan, please sit here for a moment. I'll go greet him too." As the hostess, Meng Ping naturally couldn't be negligent.

The family of three went out to greet him, leaving Qin Chuan alone in the living room. This was a stark contrast to his attitude when he first arrived.

Qin Chuan just smiled and didn't care too much. He didn't have much affection for Shen Shihua and his daughter, but Meng Ping had a very good relationship with her mother, so he would still give them face.

Soon, the sounds of laughter and conversation could be heard outside, followed by the approaching footsteps.

Shen Shihua and his family of three welcomed in a middle-aged man and a girl who was even younger than Shen Wangshu, probably only sixteen or seventeen years old. She wasn't particularly beautiful, but she had a good temperament and was quite cute.

"Mr. Shen, is this your son?" The middle-aged man was somewhat surprised to see a young man in the living room.

"No," Shen Shihua shook his head. "It's just a friend's child. There's no need to worry about it."