The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

"As for your apprentice..." Chen Xuan repeated, his brain starting to spin rapidly.

“That’s right! I can’t understand this!” Lin Yunhan said.

She truly couldn't understand why he would go and provoke her disciple when he clearly liked her. It was simply... out of his mind!

"Yunhan, have you ever liked someone?"

"No, don't call me Yunhan! It's impossible for us to be together!" Lin Yunhan immediately corrected Chen Xuan.

"Impossible? Since it's impossible, then I won't bother you any longer. Let this answer sink without a trace." Chen Xuan cupped his hands in greeting and prepared to leave.

Lin Yunhan was slightly taken aback.

He... he's leaving without giving me an answer!!! I was about to find out his explanation, and now he's not saying anything!!

This feeling is so uncomfortable, neither good nor bad, it's like countless Chen Xuans are crawling all over me!

"Wait a minute!"

"Is there anything else, Fairy Lin?"

"I... I allow you... to say that for now, but tell me why you did that!" Lin Yunhan said, her face flushed.

"It's just a form of address. Since there's absolutely no possibility between us, I can even call you 'wife' in private, isn't that the same?" Chen Xuan shook his head.

"Then, what do you want!" Lin Yunhan stamped her foot, looking at Chen Xuan with some helplessness.

Chen Xuan chuckled inwardly at the sight.

It turns out that Lin Yunhan, who appears serious, dignified, and cold on the surface, is actually quite fond of gossip. Well, I've got a fish to fish in.

"I want to hold your hand and intertwine our fingers," Chen Xuan said.

"No, this won't do!"

"It's just holding hands, it's not like it's anything immoral, why can't we do it?"

"No, it just won't work!"

"Alright, then I'll take my leave. I know the distance between us now. Maybe I shouldn't have any unrealistic hopes. I should just stay here and watch over Wanqing and Jingqi."

After saying that, Chen Xuan turned to leave again.

"stop!"

"what happened again?"

"I, I promise you!"

Lin Yunhan was both ashamed and angry. She walked up to Chen Xuan and grabbed his hand.

"This should be fine, right?"

Chen Xuan smiled, then firmly grasped her hand, and their hands began to intertwine. Lin Yunhan trembled slightly, a little regretful, but it was too late.

"This is what it means to hold hands tightly."

"Okay, okay, I've done what you asked. Now you can tell me why you did that to Jingqi..."

"It's actually very simple, this is how you show love for someone."

"????"

“When you truly fall in love with someone, you become infinitely insecure, feeling that you are not worthy of being with such a person. I am one of those people. I love you so much.” Chen Xuan looked at Lin Yunhan with deep affection.

The latter panicked for a moment and turned away from him, but Chen Xuan gently pulled her back to look at him again.

"Yunhan, do you know? Sometimes, liking someone doesn't necessarily mean you have to have her. As long as I can see her happy, be by her side, and protect her, that's enough for me," Chen Xuan said affectionately.

(This is a bad example of being a simp, and it depends on the context. Please do not imitate it.)

Hearing Chen Xuan's heartfelt confession, Lin Yunhan was deeply moved. She never expected Chen Xuan to have such thoughts, which completely overturned her previous opinion of him.

"But, but what does this have to do with Jingqi..."

'Great, this woman is overloaded! I've made it so obvious, yet she keeps asking questions. Brilliant!'

"Alright, since you insist on hearing it, I'll tell you, but you must swear that you won't tell anyone else about this."

Lin Yunhan looked at Chen Xuan, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

"Okay, I promise you. Tell me now!"

Chen Xuan looked around, then said in a low voice, "Actually, I did this to get closer to you."

Lin Yunhan was taken aback: "Approach me?"

Chen Xuan nodded: "That's right, I know. If I want to get closer to you, I have to get closer to your apprentice first, because only in this way can I get your attention and allow us to have more interaction."

“But…” Lin Yunhan frowned, “Why would you like me? We didn’t even know each other before!”

Chen Xuan smiled slightly: "This matter is quite a coincidence. Actually, the first time I saw you at the exit of the ruins, I fell in love with you at first sight. So, when I met you again, I made up my mind to make you mine."

"Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. I had just arrived in this royal secret realm when such a misunderstanding occurred between us! Fortunately, Yunhan, you are a reasonable person and did not really blame me."

Chen Xuan held her delicate hand tightly.

"It's because of me that you got close to Jingqi... but you already have, you have so much..."

"That doesn't matter. All I know is that if I miss you, I will regret it for the rest of my life, no, for ten lifetimes!"

Lin Yunhan blushed slightly under Chen Xuan's gaze. She lowered her head and asked softly, "So, what are you planning to do next?"

Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Next, I plan to continue to approach you until you accept me."

Lin Yunhan looked up at Chen Xuan, her eyes filled with complex emotions. Suddenly, Lin Yunhan felt that this man in front of her wasn't so bad after all.

"Perhaps, perhaps I shouldn't have brought you to Zhoudu in the first place..."

“Even if you don’t bring me to Zhoudu, I will still come to Zhoudu and travel a long way to see you. For you, everything is worth it.”

Chen Xuan smiled and patted Lin Yunhan's head.

Lin Yunhan trembled slightly, her cheeks flushed, and a strange emotion welled up in her heart.

Seeing Lin Yunhan's shy appearance, Chen Xuan felt a surge of attraction. He sat down on the chair, pulled Lin Yunhan onto his lap.

Before she could react, he couldn't help but lean forward and kiss Lin Yunhan's red lips.

Lin Yunhan's eyes widened instantly, her mind went blank, and she completely forgot to resist.

After a long while, Lin Yunhan suddenly realized what was happening, and her aura exploded instantly, sending Chen Xuan flying and landing hard on the ground.

Chen Xuan was completely bewildered by this, not understanding what had happened at all, and looked at Lin Yunhan with a blank expression.

"You, you bastard! How dare you!!"

Lin Yunhan was panting, her cheeks flushed, her heart pounding like a deer, and she was at a loss.