These words from her mouth truly surprised Hongli. Since he had always been the one to initiate contact with her, while Su Yushan had always been passive and never expressed anything to him, he assumed she didn't enjoy being with him. Hearing her words so suddenly, Hongli was understandably astonished and stared at her suspiciously.

"Just for this?"

He was skeptical, and Su Yushan dared not say more, vaguely saying, "That's what I think. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

This reason seems plausible, but it doesn't hold up to scrutiny. "If it's just for this reason, you can simply tell me. Why did you secretly drink the contraceptive soup behind my back?"

“If I tell you, you’ll definitely start overthinking things, just like you are now.”

Hongli was always patient with her, but this time he was genuinely angry. "You lied to me first, how do you think I'd feel? If I lied to you, wouldn't you be angry?"

Feeling guilty, Su Yushan lowered her head, pouted, and muttered softly, "I lied to Chang Yue, but I didn't lie to you! I told you the truth when you asked me! That's called concealing, not lying."

"Trying to argue with him over words?" Hongli scoffed angrily, "What a silver tongue! Always good at sophistry!"

"I am telling the truth, and I am not making excuses."

Continuing this argument seemed pointless; he just wanted a resolution. "I'm telling you clearly now, I want a child of our own. If you stop drinking the contraceptive soup, I'll believe you."

In the minds of people in ancient times, childbirth was a woman's natural duty, but Su Yushan came from modern times and had her own ideas.

“Children belong to both of us, it’s not up to you to decide. I’m still young, I don’t want children yet, I don’t want to spend all my energy on children at such a young age.”

Hongli, however, felt that none of this mattered. “There are maids and servants in the mansion, so there is no need for you to take care of them.”

He makes it sound so easy, but he doesn't realize how difficult it is to raise a child. "Even if someone takes care of the child, it's still my child. Once the child is born, I have to be responsible for the child and worry about the child, right?"

She was explaining her views, but Hongli thought she was making excuses. "You say these are all excuses, Su Yushan, I'll just ask you one question: are you willing to have my child?"