One simple, straightforward shot from Yucheng left both Acting Grand Master Jean and Eula beside him utterly dazed.
Jean's face was full of confusion. This... this isn't right! This is nothing like the plots of those romance novels I secretly read. How can he be so direct? Were all the romance novels I read a lie?
Indeed, Jean had loved romance novels since childhood, and that habit had remained unchanged even after she received the legendary title of Dandelion Knight and became Acting Grand Master.
It was not because she had squandered her girlhood on training and duties, nor was it because there were cracks in her parents' marriage.
Jean simply yearned for the mutual love depicted in those romance novels, for feelings as delicate and fragile as spider silk.
But what Yucheng was showing now was no spider silk. This was steel wire!
If Yucheng's actions were written into a romance novel, it would probably be over in a single page. There would be none of those twists and turns.
Meanwhile, after hearing Yucheng's answer, Eula, who sat beside them, instantly became as restless as an ant on a hot pan. She squirmed, a vivid blush already coloring her exquisite face. Her rosy cheeks were so alluring that they made one want to take a bite.
Looking at Eula's reaction beside her, Jean had already reached a conclusion.
Jean said solemnly, "Mr. Regent, I must remind you that your wife is currently here in Mondstadt. This behavior of yours seems rather unfair to her."
Yucheng said unconcernedly, "Acting Grand Master Jean, Eula's circumstances are actually very similar to mine. She's doing everything she can to wash away the Lawrence Clan's disgrace and restore its glory.
"I have a similar goal. As the sole remaining legitimate blood descendant of the