Chapter 6: Is This Person Out of His Mind?

"Where?"

Chu Zhenting and Liu Xinyao looked over in confusion, just in time to see Chu Qiao getting into a car and leaving. Chu Zhenting’s brows knitted together immediately.

"Why didn't Qiaoqiao contact us when she came here?"

His daughter had attended the Lu family banquet in inappropriate attire and then left by taxi... If others were to find out about such an impolite display, where would he hide his face?

Liu Xinyao seemed to come to a realization, her face instantly filled with anger.

"Need you ask? She definitely came here to sabotage Hanhan’s image in front of Mr. Lu! Don’t forget, back when she was in her final year of high school, this child already knew how to use the excuse of taking the blame for Hanhan’s disciplinary record just to steal Hanhan’s private tutor. That was a top-tier teacher we specifically paid a high price to hire for Hanhan! Even though we pleaded with her and promised to find her a better teacher if the opportunity arose, she refused! She just insisted on snatching Hanhan’s tutor away! This child has been rotten to the core since she was little! Hearing this time that Hanhan would gain Mr. Lu’s appreciation and have a future hundreds of times brighter than hers, she must have started plotting again! No wonder she didn't agree to accompany Hanhan to the banquet no matter how nicely I coaxed her; she was just planning to come here beforehand to cause trouble!"

Hearing her mother say this, Chu Han panicked. "Th-then, since Sister has left, does that mean she succeeded?"

Chu Zhenting’s expression turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "It’s fine. Later, no matter who asks, we will insist that Chu Qiao never came here at all. Anyone who slanders you has nothing to do with us!"

Tonight was a critical moment for the rise of the Chu family; he absolutely could not let Chu Qiao drag them down.

Liu Xinyao nodded repeatedly. "Right, right! We’ll just say it was some stranger jealous of Hanhan, slandering her."

Chu Han sighed helplessly and could only nod. "Alright... Sigh... Only when I reach the pinnacle of success can our family live a true elite lifestyle... Why can’t Sister understand such a simple truth?"

Chu Han felt that Chu Qiao was truly too stubborn. Out of the whole family, she was the one with the most talent and the best chance of making a name for herself in the future, so naturally, all the family’s resources should be dedicated to her! Asking Chu Qiao to take the blame for her disciplinary record in high school hadn't that been to prevent a dark mark from affecting her future and the rise of the Chu family? Yet, Chu Qiao insisted on nitpicking with her. Sigh... When Chu Qiao realizes what she has lost in the future, she will surely regret it.

"Alright, we are about to enter the banquet hall." Chu Zhenting patted Chu Han on the shoulder. "Hanhan, you will be the only person the medical giants in the room pay attention to later, and some might even take the initiative to speak with you. Be confident, and don’t embarrass your father, understand?"

Thinking of that scene, Chu Han couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. She nodded heavily and instinctively straightened her back, like a queen about to step onto the battlefield. "Don’t worry, Father!"

***

The three members of the Chu family walked into the banquet hall with full confidence. Then, they were stunned. No one in the entire room paid any attention to Chu Han. Everyone was enthusiastically discussing the "mysterious student newly taken in by the Divine Doctor Lin." Even Academician Cai, who was normally so proud of his prize student, didn't notice her arrival, his heart and eyes completely filled with curiosity about the Divine Doctor’s student.

Chu Han couldn't help but bite her lip. Elder Lin’s student... Why did they have to show up at this exact moment?!

Chu Zhenting and Liu Xinyao were completely bewildered. After the initial shock that "Divine Doctor Lin actually sent a student," a deep sense of disappointment welled up inside them. Although the scene was exactly as they had imagined—everyone’s attention captured by one person—that person was not their child. Compared to that individual, Chu Han didn't even have a single trait worth noting. Why couldn't they raise such a radiant child?

Just then, a middle-aged man who knew Chu Zhenting walked over, smiling as he probed, "Old Chu, you’ve finally arrived. Let me tell you, I think I saw your daughter, Chu Qiao, at the entrance today. She was truly..."

Chu Zhenting’s heart tightened instantly. He quickly snapped back to his senses, interrupting the man, and denied it hastily, "That wasn't my daughter! My daughter got into a car accident today and is resting at home; she didn't come at all!"

The middle-aged man paused, looking at Chu Zhenting’s desperate attempt to distance himself from Chu Qiao, and felt a bit confused. He had met Chu Qiao twice before and thought the Divine Doctor’s student looked a bit like her, which was why he had come over to ask. But... given how much of a sensation the Divine Doctor’s student was today, everyone in the room wished they could claim her as their own daughter. Why did Chu Zhenting act like he wanted to avoid her at all costs? Was there something wrong with him?

Well, as long as it wasn't Chu Zhenting’s daughter, that was fine. Otherwise, if a peer’s daughter were that successful, he wouldn't be able to sleep from envy tonight. The middle-aged man breathed a quiet sigh of relief.

Chu Zhenting and Liu Xinyao also sighed with relief. The two exchanged glances, feeling very fortunate for their quick thinking. It was already disadvantageous enough that Chu Han had all the limelight stolen by the Divine Doctor’s student. If others found out that it was Chu Qiao who had done those things, their reputation would be completely ruined!

At that moment, Lu Jingtian entered the banquet hall with Lu Anyun and the Second Uncle of the Lu family. Before everyone, he announced the good news that the elderly Mrs. Lu had been properly treated. This caused another uproar among the guests. A problem that had stumped the nation’s medical giants for so long had actually been solved by a young girl?!

***

Although there must have been guidance from the Divine Doctor behind the scenes, the fact that she could perfectly execute that guidance proved that the young girl’s talent was terrifying! Everyone knew that when the Divine Doctor taught his students, he only discussed core issues; those with insufficient insight or ability would feel like they were listening to gibberish.

When they learned that Chu Qiao had already quietly left, everyone felt a mix of slight disappointment and increased admiration. To be so young and yet able to stay grounded, indifferent to fame and wealth, and dedicated to medicine... few adults possessed such character. This child would definitely achieve great things in the future!

Academician Cai was so envious his eyes turned red. "How did Elder Lin manage to find such a talented student even while in seclusion? Where on earth does he find these students?"

Chu Zhenting and Liu Xinyao were equally green with envy. What kind of parents could have the luck to raise such an amazing child!

...

In a VIP suite at the city’s most luxurious hotel, Chu Qiao finished her top-tier hotel dinner while grumbling in shock, "Damn, this tiny bite of food cost me three hundred yuan? It’s so easy to cheat rich people out of their money!"

After a hot shower to wash away the exhaustion, she lay on the bed and began to study the idiot system that had picked the wrong host. She had been pushed along by tasks the whole time and hadn't had a chance to properly examine it.

Chu Qiao first took out the spirit stones rewarded by the system and observed them carefully... They were cool and smooth to the touch, with colors shimmering brilliantly under the light—truly beautiful. The high-end jewelry Liu Xinyao bought for Chu Han, costing hundreds of thousands, didn't even reach one-tenth the quality of these spirit stones. If she sold them to a jewelry store, she should be able to get a lot of money. However, she already had the ten million given by Lu Jingtian, so she wasn't particularly short on cash. Besides, these were spirit stones from an ancient cultivation world; they might have other uses. She wouldn't rush to sell them; she’d keep them for research.

Chu Qiao put the spirit stones back into her spatial backpack and began to check the two skills she had just learned. Because she had completed the beginner tasks, the experience for both skills had increased slightly, becoming "Primary Poison Mastery (10%)" and "Primary Pill Condensation (5%)". Although there were no significant changes currently, thinking about how "Intermediate Poison Mastery" would allow her to easily detoxify the elderly Mrs. Lu, Chu Qiao couldn't help but feel expectant.

If Intermediate Poison Mastery was enough to develop poisons and antidotes for illnesses that had all the medical giants in this world stumped, what about higher levels? Could she easily solve current medical enigmas, like paraquat poisoning? And for the Primary Pill Condensation skill, if upgraded to the highest level, could it condense cancer cells into a mass in the Dantian and then remove them? If she could solve the cancer problem directly and spare everyone from such suffering, wouldn't she leave a significant mark on human medical history and even be written into textbooks?

The more she thought about it, the more excited she became. These were two divine skills! She had to work hard to level up!

At this moment, Chu Qiao remembered the beginner-level Demonic Cultivator skill rewarded by the system and hurriedly chose to open it—if the two beginner skills were already this heaven-defying, surely the sect-exclusive skill must be a divine skill that didn't even need leveling up, right?