"..."
As this little shrimp suddenly became the focus of several big shots' attention, Mu Chen would have been lying if he said he was not nervous at all.
But at this point, there was no room for him to shrink back.
"You flatter me, Senior."
Mu Chen answered stiffly.
Ling Qingzhu merely nodded. While traveling outside, it was naturally a good thing to forge a few favorable connections.
Though she spoke harshly, what parent did not dote on their child? Otherwise, she would not have allowed her to throw a tantrum and run so far away.
"...Mu Chen."
Yao Wan looked curiously at the young man, who was still only at the Supreme level. Even so, she had no intention of interfering.
The affairs of the younger generation were best left for them to sort out themselves.
Thinking this, Yao Wan glanced at Xiao Se. "Then I'll leave it to you?"
"Rest assured, Mother."
Xiao Se nodded. Though he had not traveled much outside, he was not so incapable that he could not even handle this bit of social interaction.
"...This little brother will be in Xiao Se's care, and what remains is naturally..."
Ling Qingzhu turned back. Her calm black eyes made Lin Jing's heart tremble instead.
"Hey, Mom, before you take me back, can you at least listen to my arg—explanation?"
Seeing that those two old men had let the matter go so easily, Lin Jing could not help thinking hard about how to deal with the miserable fate awaiting her. The moment she met her mother's gaze, she blurted it out without thinking.
"I don't think you need to argue. Your father has already said that when you return this time, he will not let you off easily."
Seeing her daughter's frightened, pleading expression, Ling Qingzhu