"Jiang Wan, let's get married." Su Shenglin didn't turn around, but he must have heard my footsteps, because he spoke directly.
I was taken aback, staring at his tall and straight back, my mind a jumble of thoughts.
This is so sudden!
He turned around and looked at me calmly: "Given the current situation, marriage is the best arrangement."
"Because you have children?" I asked.
"Or what?" he countered, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Or, it could be because of love."
"You still love me..." I said, feigning doubt but also certainty.
"Don't you love me anymore?" he asked back.
This way of communicating is completely different from the past, and I'm finding it hard to get used to.
He used to be so gentle and refined, unhurried and easygoing, making people feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze.
But now he gives off a lot of pressure and keeps me in a passive position.
I cannot answer that question.
I'm afraid that if I admit I still love him, he'll laugh at me and think I'm not good enough for him.
I looked away and said calmly, "At this age, who still talks about love and romance all the time?"
"Let's not talk about feelings, let's talk about the actual situation." Su Shenglin seemed confident of victory, and no matter how I tried to dodge the question, he could always find a way to respond.
“I’m not young anymore, and my family has been pressuring me to get married. My grandfather’s condition is serious and he’s getting worse every day. His biggest wish is for me to get married and have children. Now that I have a child, all that’s left is to get married.”
Su Shenglin said this calmly and even distantly, then walked closer to me, raised one hand, and playfully ran the back of his fingers across my cheek.
"Didn't you just thank me? You said that the happiness and joy of having children are thanks to me. Shouldn't you show your gratitude with actions? Let's get married to fulfill the elders' wishes and give our child a complete family."
He finished speaking quietly, and I remained silent the entire time.
His hand scraped against my face again and again, as if it were a tender caress, or a flirtatious tease.
My heart was churning with intense emotions, in utter chaos.
I've thought he might start flirting with me again, or use revenge as a pretext to keep getting close to me.
But I never expected him to propose right away!
“Su Shenglin, the problems between us existed two years ago, and they still exist two years later.” I looked up and faced the obstacle between us.
"Yes, if you insist on saying that there is a significant difference in social status and that the two families are not a good match, then that will always exist. But the difference is that before, my family minded, and the outside world was also paying attention. But now, my family doesn't object anymore, and as for the opinions of the outside world, who cares?"
"Your family doesn't object anymore?" I asked in surprise.
Su Shenglin chuckled, withdrew the hand that had been brushing against me, and put it in his pocket. "Doesn't their attitude towards you today say everything?"
I recalled Mrs. Su's polite and even warm manner towards me, and Mr. Su's words of thanks to me—was this recognition?
The mountains that were once insurmountable between us were so easily flattened by a little child.
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