Upon hearing this, Song Xingzhi just smiled gently, and that smile was still as clear and bright as the wind blowing through the mountains.

"This is all my own will and choice. It has nothing to do with you."

He paused, a look in his eyes drifting across his face. "What's there to be sorry about? I've chosen this path myself, and I'll finish it even if I have to kneel. What's more, I'm happy to do it."

Zhang Chunxue opened her mouth, and an inexplicable emotion churned in her chest.

Yes, she had already died once and lived a new life. What was there to hide? What was there to be afraid of?

She doesn't want to have any regrets in this life!

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.

"Well, actually...actually, there's something I've been keeping in my heart and haven't told anyone."

Seeing her serious expression, Song Xingzhi also became serious: "Sister-in-law Chunxue, go ahead."

Zhang Chunxue bit her lower lip, as if she was having trouble speaking. "Back then...back then, after my husband passed away, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I also...I also thought about finding another partner."

Song Xingzhi was startled and stopped in his tracks, a look of disbelief and astonishment flashed across his face.

Zhang Chunxue didn't look at him and continued to speak to herself, "But later, those boys in my family, especially Chengren, disagreed and made a big fuss, so I... I gave up on it."

Song Xingzhi's Adam's apple rolled up and down, his voice a little tense, with a hint of subtle nervousness: "Sister-in-law...you...are you telling the truth? Then...then who did you want to marry at that time?"

When he asked this question, his heart was in his throat, afraid of hearing a name he didn't want to hear.

(End of this chapter)