Chapter 232
The moonlight was as cool as water.
Yun Jiao had just sent off the old man who wandered out like a lost soul, then bent down to pick up the scattered planning papers from the floor. She had planned to continue writing her ten-year development plan, but for the first time ever, her pen stayed motionless over the page.
For the first time in her life, she was stuck. Her mind was a mess, unable to focus on what to write. Subconsciously, she lifted her gaze toward the top of the nearby tower, her brows furrowing slightly.
The Patriarch had been serious—she could tell.
She might not have experience in romance, but she could still tell whether someone’s feelings were sincere or not.
Although the Patriarch’s way of confessing was… a bit unconventional. When it came to liking someone, he was far too straightforward, even excessively honest. But he truly wasn’t joking. He simply believed that liking her was a perfectly natural thing, something that didn’t need to be hidden or avoided—so he spoke righteously, confidently. And he even wanted to skip the “pursuing” phase entirely, jumping straight into the “in-love” stage.
Yun Jiao herself had no particular objections to the idea of having a boyfriend, but she also had no interest in it. For someone whose logic always outweighed emotion, romance wasn’t something she considered necessary. Besides, with the Xuanmen Sect going through turbulent times, all she wanted was to focus on her career, not be distracted.
Indeed, her Patriarch had good looks, a perfect figure, great strength, and—well—he was adorably foolish too. By all accounts, he was the ideal man. Yet precisely because of that, she couldn’t shake off a strange sense of guilt, as if she were taking advantage of him. Something between them just didn’t feel quite right.
By looks alone, the Patriarch was the kind of man that could make anyone want to pounce in seconds—but she had never thought of him that way.
At first, she saw him as an elder. Later, she saw him as a child.
Never—not once—had she imagined having any sort of relationship beyond that of “ancestor and disciple,” or maybe even “mother and son.” So when he confessed, she had been truly shocked.