71: Is Chapter 71 really that realistic?

Annual Meeting?

Qin Chuan checked the time; it was already mid-December. The Qin Family's annual meeting was indeed about to begin. This annual meeting wasn't held at the Lunar New Year, but rather at the end of the year, meaning it was held around New Year's Day.

If his younger sister was in the capital, she would most likely attend.

Years ago, the Qin Family wanted to arrange a marriage for his father, but his father refused because he wanted to marry his mother. The Qin Family didn't agree, they had a falling out, and his father left the Qin Family.

It had been about twenty-some years.

When Qin Chuan was a child, his father had taken him back to the Qin Family, but he hadn't been well-received.

After thinking it over, Qin Chuan decided to call his younger sister, and it was answered shortly after.

"Brother, why are you only calling me back now?" his younger sister huffed.

"I've been busy lately, and my phone ran out of battery, so I didn't notice. How are you feeling about being in the capital?" Qin Chuan's tone was extremely gentle; this kind of gentleness was reserved only for his younger sister.

"Hmm, it's not bad." Qin Lan then started talking about her life at university.

The two of them laughed together.

Changing the subject, Qin Chuan said, "The Qin Family wants you to attend the annual meeting?"

Based on his understanding of the Qin Family, even if his younger sister was in the capital, the Qin Family shouldn't really pay her any mind.

It wasn't as if they hadn't been to the Qin Family before; they never received a pleasant look. Now that they were actively inviting her, it was a bit strange.

"Yes, the Qin Family's housekeeper came specifically to find me and said that Grandfather wants me to attend the annual meeting."

Qin Lan also felt a bit confused about this. "Brother, could it be that Grandfather and the others have forgiven us?"

Qin Chuan was left speechless. "We didn't do anything wrong; we don't need their forgiveness."

"Oh." Qin Lan whispered, "Brother, are you going to attend the annual meeting?"

"Since you're going, of course I'll go." Qin Chuan wanted to see what the Qin Family was up to. It couldn't just be because his younger sister went to the capital; there must be another reason.

"Mm-hmm, Brother, then I'll wait for you in the capital." His younger sister sounded exceptionally happy.

The two chatted for a bit more about recent events before hanging up.

"Damn, Old Qin, are you on the phone with your girlfriend?" Cao Junli asked, his face full of surprise.

Even Lin Xian and Wu Xieyu were a bit surprised. "It must be. His voice was so damn gentle when he was talking."

"It's not," Qin Chuan shook his head. "It's my younger sister."

"Younger sister?"

The three of them's eyes lit up as if they had been injected with adrenaline. The one playing on the computer put it down, and the ones playing on their phones put them down, rushing over to Qin Chuan.

"Old Qin, is our sister pretty?" Cao Junli asked with a grin.

Qin Chuan was very handsome, which was enough to prove the strength of the Family's genes, so his younger sister was more than likely very beautiful as well.

"Very pretty," Qin Chuan nodded.

"When can you introduce us?" Lin Xian coughed. "It's mainly because we brothers want to meet our sister."

"She's in the capital," Qin Chuan said with a smile.

With that, the three of them lost interest and returned to their seats to do whatever they were doing before.

Is it that realistic?

Qin Chuan raised an eyebrow, feeling a bit helpless. He had already returned his younger sister's call; all that was left were Shen Wangshu and Su Yingxia.

Shen Wangshu usually called when something was going on with Aunt Meng, but he didn't pay too much attention to it and dialed Su Yingxia's number first.

"Qin Chuan, why are you only calling me back now?" Su Yingxia was a bit puzzled. Was she not important in Qin Chuan's heart?

The call she had made was over a week ago.

"I was busy before," Qin Chuan asked in confusion. "Why did you suddenly call me? Is something the matter?"

"Can't I call if there's nothing wrong?" Su Yingxia said with a hint of resentment.

"Of course you can." Qin Chuan was left speechless. Why did it feel like after comforting his younger sister, he still had to comfort Su Yingxia?

"Oh right, Wangshu also called you. It just so happens that I'm at Wangshu's house today; you should come over too. They were just talking about you." Su Yingxia had just said this when...

"Is that Xiaochuan?" Aunt Meng's voice came from the other end of the phone. "Come over for lunch. I asked Wangshu to call you before and invite you to eat at our house. How long has it been, and you haven't even returned a call?"

It was audible that Aunt Meng was a bit angry.

The reason Aunt Meng was still inviting Qin Chuan to eat at their home was mainly because they had guests last time, so the hospitality toward Qin Chuan hadn't been very thorough, which is why she wanted to take this opportunity to invite him again.

Qin Chuan thought about it—anyway, he had nothing to do right now—so he agreed. Then, something happened: he returned to the dormitory and made two phone calls, and he did it standing up, not even sitting down once, before heading straight out again.

"Tsk tsk... I just heard the second call; that was a girl's voice, and she was a bit resentful about Old Qin not returning her calls for so long," Cao Junli said enviously.

"Can being handsome really allow you to do whatever you want?" Wu Xieyu curled his lip.

Cao Junli nodded. "Mm, it really can. I have deep personal experience with this."

Today was the weekend, and there were still quite a few people on campus. Those whose homes were nearby would go back, while those further away usually only went back once a semester.

Jinling University was not very far from Shen Wangshu's house, so he hailed a taxi and headed over.

At this moment.

The Shen Family.

"Yingxia, he called you back?" Shen Wangshu frowned slightly.

"Mm, what's wrong?" Su Yingxia asked in confusion.

"Nothing." Shen Wangshu glanced at her phone and shook her head.

She had also called Qin Chuan before, but Qin Chuan didn't seem to have any intention of calling her back.

Now it seemed that Qin Chuan must be trying to pursue Su Yingxia.

This was quite normal; after all, Shen Wangshu's attitude had clearly told Qin Chuan that pursuing her was impossible, so shifting his target to Su Yingxia was also reasonable.

But had he already forgotten her warning from last time?

"Yingxia, you are going to become a Martial Artist in the future. I think you should consider your relationship with Qin Chuan. Even if you really like him, it's impossible to not become a Martial Artist because of him." Shen Wangshu began to lecture her earnestly again.

"Oh, I'm already considering it." Su Yingxia didn't seem to be genuinely interested in being a Martial Artist.

"Sigh!"

Shen Wangshu sighed. It seemed she would have to start with Qin Chuan.

Thinking of the attitude this guy had toward her last time, she felt a bit angry. Did he really think that just because he knew Miss Xiao, he could look down on everyone else?

Ding-dong!

At that moment, the doorbell rang.

Naturally, Su Yingxia was the first to go to the door.

As for Shen Shihua, he hadn't moved at all. This was a completely different attitude compared to how he had treated Sheng Wenguang earlier.

Thinking of Sheng Wenguang, Shen Shihua suddenly noticed that Sheng Wenguang seemed to have become much more enthusiastic toward him during this period, and many projects had been signed directly to him.

"It seems my Shen Family is about to completely rise in Jinling!"