Chapter 53

"There are still quite a few days before the National Day holiday. Don't rush to decide. If you plan to go, adjust your schedule in advance. We can go together when the time comes." Lü Shulei naturally understood why Qin Chuan was hesitant.

Qin Chuan remained silent for a long time, his eyes fixed on the mirror in front of the sink.

"Let's settle it like this. Hurry up and go out. Your rich and beautiful sister is waiting anxiously." Lü Shulei patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder.

Gao Zhanting seemed to be fully focused on the surroundings of the countryside inn, ignoring the small gestures between Qin Chuan and Lü Shulei.

After the meal, Qin Chuan returned to the city with Gao Zhanting.

"Sister, I have some free time today. Let's go shopping. You're going to someone's home for the first time tomorrow. No matter what happens between you and Lingling in the future, you shouldn't go empty-handed. Since you and Lingling haven't officially confirmed your relationship, you don't need to buy anything too expensive. Just some ordinary gifts will do. I can help you with this." Gao Zhanting took Qin Chuan directly to a mall. She prepared some small gifts for Qin Chuan in the mall, making sure it didn't look like they were going to the mayor's house, but also ensuring Qin Chuan wouldn't go to Jiang Lingling's home empty-handed.

Qin Chuan returned home with the gifts. His mother saw him come back with the items and thought they were for her: "Why did you buy so many things? What for?"

"Mom, don't get it wrong. These aren't all for you. I'm going to a colleague's house tomorrow. It wouldn't be polite to go empty-handed. I thought I'd buy some things. I also bought a little something for you." Qin Chuan smiled and took out some items he had bought specifically for his mother.

"These things are so expensive. I'm already old, what do I need them for? Don't waste your money. Your parents don't have much. You'll have to rely on yourself for getting married and buying a house." Qin Chuan's mother said.

"No worries. With my looks, I'll definitely bring you a beautiful and virtuous daughter-in-law." Qin Chuan laughed.

"Xiaochuan, is the colleague a male or female colleague?" Qin Chuan's mother, though old, was not at all confused.

"Female colleague. But don't overthink it. We're just ordinary friends." Qin Chuan said.

"I'm not overthinking it. When will you bring this ordinary friend home for me to see? You went to someone else's house for a meal, so you should invite them to our place too, right? Don't worry, I won't overthink it. You two are just colleagues, right?" Qin Chuan's mother smiled.

"Whatever you think." Qin Chuan knew that no matter what he said, his mother wouldn't believe him. He himself wouldn't believe it either. Was it really just going to a female colleague's house?

Entering the room, Qin Chuan lay down on the bed. Although he hadn't slept all night the previous night, he wasn't sleepy at all. He decided to do the first basic exercise of the fitness routine. This exercise could already be completed in the virtual space, but in reality, it was still somewhat challenging. However, with the experience from the virtual space, his muscles had already adapted to the pain, and he managed to complete the exercise smoothly, though it was a bit stiff.

After completing the first exercise, Qin Chuan was drenched in sweat. He maintained the first exercise's posture for five minutes, and then many parts of his body began to ache. Fortunately, he had experienced this pain many times in the virtual space. However, just like in the virtual space, the pain became more intense as time went on, and a voice in his mind urged him to give up.

Qin Chuan gritted his teeth and persisted. By the 40th minute, he could no longer hold on, and his consciousness became increasingly blurred. His body tilted, and he fell directly to the ground with a thud. Fortunately, Qin Chuan had the foresight to play loud music, which masked the sound of his fall.

Qin Chuan did not fall into a coma. His consciousness, in the moment of falling, entered a state of clarity. His mind became even more alert, but his body seemed to be unresponsive. Even bending a finger was extremely difficult.

After lying there for a while, the pain in his body gradually disappeared, and strength seemed to return to Qin Chuan. He struggled to get up and found that his clothes were drenched in sweat. Although his muscles were still a bit tired, his body felt very comfortable.

Qin Chuan checked his virtue points, which had accumulated to nearly 100. The gains over this period seemed significant. The virtue points looked substantial. Of course, if used to learn basic medical knowledge, they were already sufficient. Even if Qin Chuan entered the simulation classroom every day to study, he would still have some virtue points left. The emergency department, though tiring, was Qin Chuan's preferred choice for accumulating virtue points. No other position was as convenient. However, to exchange for the items in the system that Qin Chuan coveted, he was still far from enough. The basic emergency skills had significantly improved his medical skills. If he could exchange for intermediate or advanced emergency skills, how much more would his medical skills improve? This was something Qin Chuan was very interested in.

However, Qin Chuan knew that the "Genius Doctor" system was ultimately just an auxiliary learning system. Its functions were not overly miraculous. It could not make Qin Chuan a world-class doctor just by learning a particular medical skill. Many things still needed to be learned by Qin Chuan himself. Just like the fitness routine, although he seemed to have mastered the first exercise in the virtual space, the system did not recognize the practice in the virtual space. This showed that the system was just a system, and true strength still required his own efforts.

Feeling uncomfortable with the sweat on his body, Qin Chuan checked the system for a while. Once his strength had recovered to about 70-80%, he exited the system and took a shower. Just in time, Old Qin returned home for dinner.

"Old lady, is dinner ready? I'm starving." Old Qin came in, changed his shoes, and saw Qin Chuan, smiling.

"You disappear after eating. You always stay with Duofu. In the future, we'll live separately. I'll live with Xiaochuan, and you can stay with Duofu." Qin Chuan's mother said.

"You're jealous of Duofu." Old Qin laughed, not getting angry no matter how much Qin Chuan's mother tried to provoke him.

"Dad, why are you so busy these days, coming and going early and late?" Qin Chuan asked.

Qin Chuan's mother, carrying the dishes, took over the conversation, "He's just busy for no reason. He takes Duofu out for walks every day and never helps me at all."

Another long-standing war and peace conflict was about to break out in the Qin family. Qin Chuan had no intention of mediating. He quickly went to the bathroom to take a shower and changed into a fresh set of clothes. The conflict was still ongoing. When Qin Chuan was in a good mood, he would first speak up for his father and then help his mother turn the tide.

"By the way, Dad, has no one claimed that dog yet? Should I post a picture online to see if anyone will claim it?" Qin Chuan seemed to be very sincere.

Old Qin was taken aback but still defended himself, "When you brought Duofu home, I saw it. It was a stray dog. A dog with an owner wouldn't be that dirty."

Qin Chuan's mother, siding with her son, added, "That's right. After Duofu's injuries healed, your father washed Duofu several times to get it clean."

"In that case, it's best to get a dog license. Otherwise, if someone complains, you won't be able to keep it." Qin Chuan said.

Qin Chuan's mother agreed, "Yes, get a dog license and give Duofu a rabies vaccine. That will be safer."

Gao Zhanting drove directly to her parents' house. Since that day, she had not returned home.

When Gao Zhanting entered the house, Guo Jiaying opened the door, looking unhappy and whispered to Gao Zhanting, "That beast is here."

"Tingting, why didn't you tell me you were coming to your parents' house? I've been busy with work these past few days and haven't had time to take care of you. Don't be angry, I won't do it again." Jia Chunpeng smiled apologetically.

Gao Zhanting coldly watched Jia Chunpeng's familiar performance and said nothing.

Jia Chunpeng seemed not to notice Gao Zhanting's displeasure, "Tingting, don't be like this. Your parents will misunderstand us. If I did something wrong, you can hit me or scold me, but don't ignore me. We agreed that if there were any problems between us, we should be understanding. You haven't told me what I did wrong. How can I correct it?"

Gao Zhanting coldly said, "You should leave first. I plan to stay here for a while. We can talk about it later. I'm tired and need to rest."

Jia Chunpeng wanted to say more, but Gao's mother, Guo Jiaxin, said, "Chunpeng, why don't you go back first? I'll talk to Zhanting. She's been headstrong since she was young. I'll find out what's going on. What do you think?"

Clearly, Guo Jiaxin also didn't want Jia Chunpeng to stay at the Gao family's house.

Although Jia Chunpeng sensed that something was wrong, he didn't yet understand what it was. So, he had to go back first.

Jia Chunpeng didn't go home after leaving the Gao family's house. Instead, he went to Jiutan, where he secretly rented a house. It was the place where he and Luo Meifen met. Jia Chunpeng didn't dare to meet Luo Meifen in a hotel for fear of being discovered. Renting a house here made it less likely for outsiders to find them. Even if they did, Jia Chunpeng could come up with many excuses. Jia Chunpeng was very cautious. He got into his car and then called Luo Meifen.

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