After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

Gu Qingze was very familiar with this look. Ever since he met Gu Hongjing, he had been looking at him with this look from time to time.

At the beginning, Gu Qingze felt very uncomfortable. It was as if he was being treated as someone's substitute. He felt a little awkward in his heart, but after being looked at like this for a long time, it became okay... maybe it was because he had gotten used to it.

"The main reason is... the older you get, the more you look like your mother and Yue'er."

Gu Hongjing's eyes revealed nostalgia, and his gaze became distant and blurred, as if he had traveled through the long river of time and returned to the past.

"So I am increasingly afraid to see you...for fear that seeing you will remind me of you."

His voice trembled slightly, like fallen leaves drifting in the autumn wind, carrying an unspeakable sadness.

The sound seemed to come from the depths of the soul, and every note was filled with attachment and reluctance to the past, as if immersed in memories of the past and unable to extricate oneself.

"Even if I see you occasionally, I can only suppress my feelings and treat you in a businesslike manner, otherwise I will think of your mother."

"Thinking of those sweet memories with her. Now those memories have become sharp blades. Every time I think of them, they will cut a deep gash in my heart."

"But... since I last saw you, you seem to have changed from what I remembered, and you look less and less like your mother."

"Maybe it's because you've grown up, so...I dare to come and see you again after you came back this time."

How could they be similar? He is not the original owner. This is his original appearance. If he looks a lot like the original owner's parents, then there will be a big problem.

Moreover, Gu Qingze had to admire Gu Hongjing's ability to convince himself by using the reason of "growing up".

So you really don't care about your son at all?

When he came into the book, he didn't do much deliberate disguise. Even Ling Xiao, who had only been with the original owner for a short time and was not familiar with him, could sense something was amiss. But you, as the original owner's father, didn't notice anything at all?

He silently complained in his mind, but he was still a little confused.

After all, he really couldn't understand the idea that a father would not care about his child and let the child lack fatherly love just because he was worried that the child would be reminded of his father when seeing the things.

However...although he couldn't understand it in his heart, on the surface he pretended to be about to cry after hearing these words.

His eyes were full of mist, as if crystal tears were about to fall at any time. His look made people feel pity.

Gu Hongjing sighed, and then he said: "Maybe it's because I've let it go, or maybe it's something else, I'm not so afraid of meeting you anymore."

"Although I may have always been a serious person in your impression, in fact... I have always loved you. After all, you are Qingyue and I's child, with Qingyue's blood. You are the gift Qingyue left to me in this world. It is impossible for me not to love you."

Gu Qingze was "touched" by his sincere expression of feelings, at least on the surface.

He still had a lot of things he didn't understand about family affection, but he felt it would be more appropriate to express his "touched" feeling now, so he tried hard to make his expression appear more sincere.

"My mother...she..." Gu Qingze's voice was trembling, and that trembling seemed to carry endless thoughts and questions.

His voice was like a thread floating in the wind, soft and fragile.

Gu Hongjing shook his head and returned to the previous topic: "Let's not talk about this for now. Xiaoze, how do you want to hold your wedding? When you have time, you must discuss it with the younger generation of the Chu family so that we can prepare early."

"Actually... although Ling Xiao and I haven't discussed it in detail, I still hope that if we hold a Dao-Closing Ceremony, it won't be too complicated and we can just do it in a comfortable way."

Gu Qingze's eyes were somewhat helpless: "To be honest, we don't plan to hold it now."

"Most people find it hard to accept this kind of relationship, and it's easy for them to spread rumors. We can accept rumors, but... we still want to reduce them."

He expressed his opinions seriously, and every word seemed to be carefully considered.

"So we hope to hold it after our cultivation strength becomes stronger."

Gu Qingze seemed to have thought of something: "In this world, everyone still believes that the strong are respected. If Ling Xiao and I were strong enough, no one would dare to say anything."

"That's true."

Upon hearing this, Gu Hongjing looked Gu Qingze up and down, his eyes filled with scrutiny and expectation:

"It's not that I don't believe Xiaoze, but you are only in the late Jindan stage now, and you are still a long way from being a truly powerful person. If that's the case, the Dao-Closing Ceremony will have to wait many years."

Gu Qingze looked very serious and said: "Although it is not easy, setting this as a goal will also give Ling Xiao and I more motivation to practice."

Gu Hongjing nodded and finally gave in. He patted Gu Qingze on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Okay, you young people should make your own decisions."

Gu Qingze agreed with a smile, and he breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

If he wanted to complete the Dao Ceremony, he would not choose now.

He wanted to wait until everything was settled, and then hold a perfect ceremony to put a perfect end to their relationship.

However...now I can give Ling Xiao a betrothal gift in advance.

Gu Qingze pretended to be very hesitant in front of Gu Hongjing, wanting to speak but stopping, and finally decided to speak after a fierce psychological struggle: "Father, actually... I have something to ask of you."

"Why don't you tell me?" Gu Hongjing followed his words and asked, "As long as it's not too extreme, I can help you."

"That's right." Gu Qingze said seriously, "Before, the Chu family had always bullied Ling Xiao and treated him badly. Ling Xiao didn't want to care too much because of family ties."

"But I don't need to worry so much. I can't stand their behavior and don't want Ling Xiao to be bullied for nothing. I want to vent Ling Xiao's anger, so I hope to get my father's help."

"Tell me, how can you ask me to help you? As long as it's not to wipe out the Chu family, everything else is fine." Gu Hongjing agreed readily. It seemed that it was not a big deal for him.

"I don't want to wipe out the Chu family, I just want to let the Chu family change its blood..."

Gu Qingze explained his plan to him in full, and adjusted some of it based on his suggestions. In the end, the two of them quickly decided the fate of a big family during their conversation.

"Okay." Gu Hongjing nodded. "Let's do it this way. Although the Chu family is nothing to the Gu family, if they have secretly infiltrated our forces, it would be good to recruit them. After all, no matter how small an ant is, it is still meat."

"Thank you, father." Seeing that he agreed, Gu Qingze said to him with a smile. That smile was like the spring sunshine, warm and bright, and more importantly, it was much more sincere than before.