After telling Luo Qinglan that he had a daughter, Chen Lin watched her reaction.
But she did not grow jealous or angry as he had expected. Instead, she seemed quite calm.
"You already have a daughter, husband?"
Luo Qinglan looked slightly surprised.
Then she nodded. "That works out perfectly. At our level of cultivation, having children has become very difficult, and I never wanted any myself. I was worried you might be disappointed because of that. Since you already have one, I can set my mind at ease."
At her words, Chen Lin finally relaxed.
For some reason, when facing Qin Lingyu and the others, he hardly cared about their opinions, but in front of Luo Qinglan, he always felt rather unsure of himself.
Perhaps that was because her cultivation had always been higher than his. After all, when he first met her, she had already reached Foundation Establishment perfection and soon advanced to Golden Core, while he had been a mere nobody at the Qi Refining Stage.
Thus, he had always felt she was far beyond his reach. Even though he knew she had developed some inexplicable feelings for him because he had helped remove her inner demon, he had kept avoiding them.
Just as the stone weighing on Chen Lin's heart finally fell away, and he was about to praise her and make his feelings clear, Luo Qinglan spoke again.
"I'm going into seclusion tomorrow. Don't disturb me. Go to the trading convention with Master Mu!"
With that, she walked away.
Chen Lin stood rooted to the spot.
What happened to being tolerant and magnanimous?
What happened to understanding and acceptance?
How could she turn on me just like that, without giving me a chance to explain?
Chen Lin sighed. He had thought she truly did not mind.