After listening to Xuan Yuanche's rambling, Xie Yushu grabbed his ear and pulled him back to his seat.

"Eat your food properly and stop talking about those trivial things. You haven't had any symptoms for a long time, so you've forgotten the pain once the wound has healed!"

Han Zhongyu also criticized him

"Exactly! If you're not feeling well, then focus on getting better. Is romance something you should be thinking about? Even if you're choosing someone, it's not your turn. Get out of the line and go get in line!"

"That's none of your business, you blockhead!"

Xuanyuan Che retorted defiantly.

Han Zhongyu was practically furious with him. The conversation had gotten so far that his feelings for Xie Yushu were crystal clear. So, Han Zhongyu mustered his courage and, seizing the opportunity, said to Xie Yushu…

“Yu Shu, I truly love you. I swear, I only love you. My mother did arrange a fiancée for me before, but we only met once at the Lantern Festival and watched the lanterns together, all because of our parents’ wishes. Then, not long after, her younger brother got into trouble, and you know what happened after that.”

At that time, I didn't know what love was. I just felt that I had reached a certain age and it was time to settle down, so I proceeded step by step.

But since I met you, I've realized that not all couples are the same. If I had met you first, I definitely wouldn't have gone to see other women.

During the six months you were away in Beijing, I finally understood what it meant to feel like "a day apart feels like three autumns," "longing for you," and "being haunted by your dreams."

Yu Shu, I'm saying all this just to tell you my feelings. If you want to get married, I hope you can give me a chance. I will cherish you more than I cherish myself.

Of course, whatever you choose, I will stay by your side. Whatever you need, whatever I have, I will do it willingly, even if it means going through fire and water.

Han Zhongyu was truly pushed to the limit by Xuan Yuanche, and he blurted out the words he had hesitated to say for a long time.

Xie Yushu was overjoyed to hear this, and pondered whether to agree immediately or remain reserved for a few rounds.

Before he could even think of a solution, Xuan Yuanche looked like he was about to cry, and said with heartbreaking sorrow.

"Xie Yushu, if you dare to say you'll marry him, I'll kill myself!"

My mother entrusted me to you. If I die, you will be buried with me. We can be buried in the same coffin as me. At worst, we can be a ghost couple!

"We can't share a fur coat in life, but we can share a grave in death, and I'll accept that!"

"Hey! Who wants to share a coffin with you? I haven't lived enough yet!"

Xie Yushu noticed that his eyes were red and his complexion was not good, and thought to herself, "Is this guy serious?"

Regardless of whether it's true or not, we can't provoke him. Well, Han Zhongyu is here anyway, he can't run away. She's not in a hurry to get married; let's keep Xuan Yuanche calm first. So she said jokingly...

"It's your birthday today, why are you talking about whether I'll get married or not?"

"Hurry up and eat! You two have been dawdling, the food's getting cold. After you finish eating, go do whatever you need to do!"

Although Han Zhongyu was angry that Xuan Yuanche had interrupted their banter, he didn't want anything to really happen to him. So he could only suppress his emotions, give Xie Yushu a resentful look, and sit down to eat.

Seeing that Xie Yushu hadn't said she liked Han Zhongyu, Xuan Yuanche finally agreed to eat. He didn't care why Xie Yushu hadn't responded to Han Zhongyu; as long as she hadn't agreed, that was fine.

So he obediently sat down to eat, took a few bites, and still wouldn't give up, asked...

"So, between me and Han Mutou, who do you like more?"

"I like them both, but I like one more than the other, okay?"

Xuanyuan Che started nagging again.

"If you were to get married, who would you want to marry?"

Who do you want to marry? You want to marry Han Zhongyu! You're trying to kill yourself, aren't you? What am I supposed to say? You're so hard to please!

Xie Yushu inwardly groaned, while her mouth began spouting nonsense.

"I don't want to marry anyone, but I do, okay?"

I heard that Princess Huai'an married two husbands, one for the main wife and one for the concubine, and also kept several handsome young men. Tsk tsk, there are men to write poems for her, men to play the zither for her, men to fight with her, men to play cards with her, and men to be her steward. Just thinking about her life is wonderful!

Why don't you two stop acting like you're going to die and just draw lots!

I'll break off two tree branches. I'll pick the longer one to be my first husband, and the shorter one to be my second husband. Later, I'll find you two brothers so we can play mahjong together sometime, right?

Once you broaden your perspective, things will fall into place perfectly!

"no!"

"I won't allow it!"

"If you can't handle it, then just stop and eat!"

If you keep nagging, I'll ask you both to leave and replace you with someone less troublesome.

Now the two of them behaved themselves, no longer resentful, and no longer contemplating suicide.

You little punks, I've lived two lifetimes, and I can't handle you two!

It may seem that today's confession was fruitless, but in reality, they both know in their hearts that it was just a matter of one being a compassionate doctor, one cherishing that friendship, and the other stubbornly not wanting to see the outcome.

Despite their banter and jokes, the three of them harbored different feelings for each other, and ultimately chose to carefully maintain their bond.

Friendship is just as important as life, more so than love.

So the three of them tacitly kept what happened today a secret, and continued their lives as usual, never mentioning matters of the heart, or silently waiting for one of them to change or let go.

More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Chen Da, who had fully recovered from his injuries, couldn't wait any longer and repeatedly begged Hongmei to intercede on his behalf, hoping to be allowed to work inside the manor as soon as possible.

He then expressed his deep affection to Hongmei that he wanted to enter the mountain villa as soon as possible, just so he could be closer to her and see her at all times to ease his longing.

Hongmei initially hesitated to refuse him once, saying that Qu Xiaodie disagreed and she didn't want to break the rules of the manor because of Chen Da.

She even bluntly said that Qu Xiaodie blamed her for siding with outsiders and punished her by locking her up for two days.

But her words only made Chen Da more certain that their identities were not questioned. If Qu Xiaodie had really agreed directly, he wouldn't have dared to go in, fearing that Xie Yushu and Qu Xiaodie had deliberately set a trap for him.

After all, Xuan Yuanche and his men were not to be trifled with. He was on tenterhooks every day, afraid that they would be discovered. The three of them had infiltrated under assumed names. If their identities were exposed, they could be quietly killed without anyone knowing, and their deaths would be in vain.

Once he was sure no one suspected the three of them, Chen Da then used sweet words to coax Hongmei.

He said he just wanted to work hard, make contributions as soon as possible, get a courtyard, and give Hongmei a home.

He also said that he was the eldest son, and since his marriage was not settled, it was also difficult to find spouses for his two younger brothers, which was why he was a little anxious. He hoped that Hongmei could understand his predicament.

If someone said this to Xie Yushu, she would definitely spit in their face. But Hongmei's heart and eyes were full of Chen Da, and her IQ dropped sharply. She not only understood Chen Da, but also felt sorry for Chen Da's hardship. So she went to Qu Xiaodie to plead for Chen Da.

Qu Xiaodie only slightly declined this time, saying she would think about it some more.

Seeing that Qu Xiaodie's attitude had softened, Hongmei couldn't wait to run to tell Chen Da.