Chapter 33: It Couldn’t Be Her

Nanny Zhao was quickly convinced by Guo Lan. Then she had a new question, "Madam, which type of girl do you think our Young Master Shen Jue might like?" This question stumped Guo Lan as a mother. It truly is a century-old conundrum. "That kid has never seemed close to any girl since childhood. Other parents worry about early romance in middle school, but he’s been fine—middle school, high school, even university, there’s no sign of romance." "He was engaged to Rong Jiaojiao, yet he acted coldly towards her and has been eager to call off the engagement, so I really can’t figure out what type of girl he likes." This is what worries Guo Lan. She quietly asked Nanny Zhao, "I see online that many boys like other boys these days. Do you think Jue might also like boys?" Saying this worry out loud made Guo Lan even more anxious, "He’s inseparable with Bufan all the time. Could it be?" "That can’t be!" This gave Nanny Zhao quite a scare, "Lin Bufan has had many girlfriends." "What if Jue has a one-sided crush?" Guo Lan asked. "This... this... can’t be, right?" Nanny Zhao stammered, "The Young Master shouldn’t like men... right?" The hesitant "right" at the end betrayed Nanny Zhao’s inner doubts. With Guo Lan saying this, Nanny Zhao was unsure. Just as Lin Bufan was pushing Shen Jue out of the gym, unfortunately, they happened to hear this entire exchange about the two of them. No matter if Shen Jue felt awkward or not, Lin Bufan was dying of embarrassment. Lin Bufan suddenly lowered his head to look at Shen Jue, cautiously asking, "Boss, you wouldn’t really have ulterior motives towards me, would you?" Otherwise, why give him another raise? Shen Jue glanced at Lin Bufan, "Relax, even if my orientation was that way, you’re still pretty safe." Finished speaking, Shen Jue approached the two still quietly speculating, finally speaking when standing in front of their shocked faces, "Mom, my sexual orientation is normal." He said it in a rather teeth-gritting manner. If he didn’t clarify soon, Shen Jue feared his own mother might confirm this suspicion. Guo Lan heard this and let out a big sigh of relief. "That’s good." Guo Lan gave Lin Bufan a glance, also not expecting these words to be overheard by the two involved. "What type of girl does the Young Master like?" Nanny Zhao asked next. Shen Jue raised an eyebrow, "I like quiet ones, not talkative, not loud, not clingy, obedient and well-behaved ones." Nanny Zhao exclaimed, "Isn’t that describing Miss Qingqing?" Shen Jue’s mouth twitched slightly, adding, "But that person could never be Rong Qingqing." Saying this, Shen Jue thought back to the adjectives he used earlier and asked Nanny Zhao, "Why do you have such a big misunderstanding about Rong Qingqing?" "Huh?" Nanny Zhao was confused. "Ten sparrows wouldn’t be as noisy as Rong Qingqing." Shen Jue said as he turned and went upstairs. Only then did Guo Lan realize Shen Jue disliked Rong Qingqing for being too noisy, which made her even more worried. Considering how Rong Qingqing had appeared quiet and reserved, if that’s still considered noisy, perhaps Shen Jue liked mutes? "Ah, children are debts." Guo Lan exclaimed weakly, clutching her heart, as her son likes mutes while her daughter scores zero, each one is her burden. Nanny Zhao glanced at the madam, thinking, isn’t the more concerning part what the Young Master said last: this person could never be Rong Qingqing?