Consciousness returned to reality.
Yang Fan slowly removed his virtual helmet.
In the courtyard.
Gu Le sat on a swing, gently swaying her legs as she hummed an unknown little tune.
Basking in the sun while leisurely eating a Spirit Fruit, she looked utterly carefree.
The moment she saw Yang Fan, Gu Le's eyes lit up. "Husband, you're out."
With that, she trotted over and naturally wrapped herself around Yang Fan's arm.
Yang Fan sighed softly.
The things Sister Liu Ruyan taught really were formidable.
But it seemed... he couldn't learn them too ruthlessly.
The women raised by these great Lineages.
When they were clever, they could be terrifyingly shrewd; when love-addled, they could be absurdly ridiculous.
Yang Fan naturally understood that although Gu Xuanting had always been joking, he had also been warning him.
As a father, worrying that his daughter might fall in too deep was only human nature.
Of course, these were all trivial matters.
The current him was not merely someone Gu Xuanting had focused on nurturing.
Looking across the entire younger generation of the Gu Family, he could also be considered a seeded contender.
Even biological parents and children played games against one another; naturally, fathers-in-law and sons-in-law did as well.
Helping you was because your interests aligned.
Guarding against you was because that was human nature.
Between people, things had never been purely black or white.
In many relationships, vigilance and trust had always coexisted.
Gu Le tilted her head as she watched the absent-minded Yang Fan. "Husband, what are you thinking about?"
Yang Fan came back to his senses and rubbed her head.
"Nothing. I just suddenly felt that your father was right."
Gu Le blinked. "What did my father say?"
Yang Fan smiled. "He said I should treat you better."
Gu Le's