Qin Wei

The person who opened the door for Chen Yuan was a young girl.

She looked about sixteen or seventeen, the age of a high school student, with delicate and pretty features, a tall figure, and fair skin, radiating the vitality of youth.

However, her eyes held a trace of impatience, and her brows were tightly furrowed, giving the impression that someone owed her money.

Memories from the past surfaced, allowing Chen Yuan to recognize this girl; she was Qin Wei, the daughter of Qin Zhan.

What caught Chen Yuan off guard, however, was that among the memories flooding his mind, besides some information about the girl, there was actually a trace of deep-seated affection.

Chen Yuan's expression turned strange. The memories suddenly surging in his brain made him realize something was wrong, and after digesting them, he felt even more impressed.

In Chen Yuan's view, his predecessor's personality was extremely twisted; he liked her but didn't dare to pursue her, following behind her every day with longing eyes, hoping she would notice his feelings, only to end up putting her on a pedestal while imagining himself as increasingly lowly.

"Isn't this just a pure simp?" Chen Yuan couldn't help but mutter to himself. "No wonder I always felt the predecessor had a sense of inferiority when facing Qin Zhan; the mystery is solved."

Chen Yuan was extremely grateful that the predecessor's memories couldn't influence him; otherwise, if it were the predecessor, he would have long since been unable to resist stepping forward to fuss over Qin Wei the moment he saw her.

But Chen Yuan himself absolutely refused to be a simp, secretly deciding to stay away from Qin Wei in the future to avoid trouble.

On the other side, seeing Chen Yuan standing at the door in a daze, Qin Wei thought of her father's instructions and her face immediately turned cold: "Why are you so late? And why don't you come in now that you're here?"

Qin Wei's cold tone actually made Chen Yuan feel relieved. He just smiled, said sorry without offering any explanation, and walked straight past Qin Wei into the house.

The dining table was already filled with various delicacies, and Qin Zhan was serving dishes. Seeing Chen Yuan, he quickly greeted him: "Xiao Yuan is here. Sit down, we're about to eat."

Chen Yuan responded with a smile and sat down at the dining table.

Qin Wei followed Chen Yuan inside. Watching his back, she felt it was all very strange.

Based on her past experience, Chen Yuan should have immediately come over to hover around her, spouting dull and boring words.

Although such behavior only made Qin Wei feel annoyed, she couldn't deny that she had secretly felt proud of her own charm because of it.

Seeing Chen Yuan truly ignore her now, a sense of indescribable discomfort welled up in Qin Wei's heart.

Qin Zhan, however, didn't notice the subtle atmosphere between his daughter and Chen Yuan. Ever since Qin Wei started growing up, he had been thinking about setting her up with Chen Yuan. After all, in this day and age, the age of marriage was getting younger and younger; many people dated in high school and married after graduation.

In Qin Zhan's eyes, Chen Yuan's conditions were excellent: his appearance was fresh and clean, his aptitude was decent, his strength as a Martial Artist was enough to support a family, not to mention he owned a detached villa. From an outsider's perspective, Chen Yuan was a textbook "tall, rich, and handsome."

What's more, this kid Chen Yuan had always been good to Weiwei, knowing how to care for her and being thoughtful; no matter how you looked at it, he was an ideal match.

Therefore, before he called Chen Yuan, he had already instructed Qin Wei, hinting at his intention to play matchmaker.

As for Qin Wei's thoughts, he hadn't paid much attention. In Qin Zhan's view, the two had grown up together like childhood sweethearts, so Qin Wei shouldn't be resistant.

But what Qin Zhan didn't know was that because "Chen Yuan" had been such a simp before, it had backfired, causing Qin Wei to subconsciously look down on him. When she heard her father wanted to set her up with someone she didn't think much of, her inner rejection grew even stronger.

Even though Qin Wei felt that Chen Yuan was a bit different today, the previous hints were too strong, causing her to overlook his changes, and she spent the whole time eating in silence with a cold face.

Chen Yuan was happy to be left alone, eating while casually dealing with the topics Qin Zhan threw his way.

Thus, a strange dinner party ensued: both parties involved were silent, and only Qin Zhan was making awkward small talk the whole time.

It wasn't until the middle of the meal that Qin Zhan finally discovered the weirdness—he and Chen Yuan were the only ones talking, while the other protagonist at the table didn't say a word.

Qin Zhan kicked Qin Wei lightly under the table. Seeing her look over, he gave her a secret look, signaling her to speak up.

Qin Wei frowned, then relaxed, suddenly smiled, and said: "Chen Yuan, I heard you were in the Wilderness Zone and were sent to the hospital after being rammed by an Iron-Haired Wild Boar?"

As soon as these words were out, before Chen Yuan could say anything, Qin Zhan's face sank. He glanced at Qin Wei coldly, seemingly finally understanding his daughter's intentions.

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow at this and nodded: "That did happen."

Qin Wei gave a long "Oh," then said: "You should be an Intermediate Warrior by now, how could you not even beat a Primary Beast Soldier?"

Hearing this, Qin Zhan's expression grew even worse, but for the sake of his daughter's face, he held back from speaking.

"I am an Intermediate Warrior." Chen Yuan smiled faintly, showing no sign of embarrassment, and instead mocked himself: "I was a greenhorn with no combat experience, so I got caught off guard. You should take this as a warning."

With Chen Yuan belittling himself like this, Qin Wei couldn't continue; it was as if if she kept harping on this, she would be the one looking shameful.

So she could only mumble an "Mm," and after a long silence, she brought up another topic: "I'm about to become an Advanced Trainee at the Limit Dojo."

Her tone carried a hint of showing off, because all three people present knew that once one became an Advanced Trainee, they would receive a bottle of Purple Light Dew gifted by the dojo.

This meant that Qin Wei, who had just turned 17 this year, would soon become an official Martial Artist after drinking the Purple Light Dew.

Chen Yuan naturally knew the value of a 17-year-old Martial Artist. He didn't spare his praise: "Impressive. Becoming a Martial Artist at 17, I'm afraid becoming a War God in the future won't be difficult."

Seeing Chen Yuan's detached demeanor, Qin Wei felt even more annoyed. She said seriously: "The dojo has already talked to me. As long as I can break through within a month, they can sign a 'Special Training' contract with me, and there's also ten million in startup capital."

Chen Yuan nodded repeatedly as he listened: "Impressive."

"You!" Seeing Chen Yuan still remaining indifferent, Qin Wei felt an inexplicable anger and subconsciously stood up, wanting to say something.

"Clack!"

The bottom of a bowl hit the table with a heavy sound, interrupting Qin Wei's words.

Qin Zhan put down his bowl and looked at his daughter with a darkened face: "Sit down. What does this look like?"

Qin Wei bit her lip, staring at her father without a word. A moment later, she pushed her bowl away: "I'm full."

After saying that, she turned and left.

Qin Zhan watched his daughter's departing back with a complex expression. He then withdrew his gaze, calmed his mood, and said to Chen Yuan with a forced smile: "This girl has been spoiled rotten. Don't take it to heart."

Chen Yuan waved his hand. "It's nothing, really. I didn't see anything today."

"Sigh, what a mess this has turned into." Qin Zhan sighed as well. He truly couldn't understand why Xiao Wei couldn't see the value in such a fine boy like Chen Yuan.

He had originally intended to play matchmaker, but now, after Qin Wei's mockery and boasting, he found it incredible that Chen Yuan hadn't flipped the table right then and there.

This only made Qin Zhan feel even more regretful; with such a good temperament, a perfect son-in-law had been pushed away just like that.

The dining table soon fell silent as both men ate in quiet, though Qin Zhan was so preoccupied with his thoughts that he couldn't even taste his food, whereas Chen Yuan remained focused on finishing the meal before him.

After a while, Chen Yuan stood up and thanked Qin Zhan. "I'm full. Thank you for your hospitality, Uncle Qin."

"Sigh, I'm the one who let you down today." Qin Zhan felt a pang of shame, still trying to apologize to Chen Yuan on Qin Wei's behalf.

"It's fine, I didn't take it to heart at all." Chen Yuan waved his hands repeatedly. "Uncle Qin, I'll be heading back now. No need to see me out, really, no need..."

Qin Zhan insisted on walking Chen Yuan to the door, and only after Chen Yuan's figure disappeared around the corner did he sigh and close the door.

On the other side, Chen Yuan truly hadn't taken Qin Wei's behavior to heart—neither her mockery about him being unable to defeat an Iron-Haired Wild Boar, nor her bragging about the Basic Training Camp.

There is a saying: as long as you are weak enough, even your anger looks adorable.

Although Chen Yuan's current strength was not yet formidable, his vision was unmatched across the entire Earth.

The words Qin Wei had spoken to him only reminded Chen Yuan of a story: an owl, having caught a rotten mouse, boasted to a phoenix flying overhead, "Have you ever eaten such a delicious meal?"

When the phoenix drew closer, the owl glared and let out a threatening screech, terrified that the phoenix would fight it for the food.

Chen Yuan was the same; his gaze was fixed on the sea of stars and the depths of the universe, rather than limiting himself to a tiny planet to fight an owl for a mouse.

Therefore, once Chen Yuan left the Qin Family, he had already cast the previous events aside.

"I've wasted quite a bit of time. I'll have to train extra hard tonight," Chen Yuan thought, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.