Han Zhongyu blurted out
"You can see my face every day!"
After saying that, he was so annoyed that he wanted to bite off his own tongue. What was he saying?! He was supposed to be expressing his feelings, but it felt like he was trying to sell his body!
Xie Yushu was also amused by him and laughed heartily, tears streaming down her face. Han Zhongyu's face turned dark.
After finally finishing laughing, Han Zhongyu said with a serious expression.
"I have something to say to you very seriously now."
"Okay, go ahead."
Xie Yushu tried to sound serious as she spoke.
Seeing Xie Yushu so serious, Han Zhongyu began to dodge, his eyes darting here and there, but he dared not look Xie Yushu in the eye. As soon as he looked into Xie Yushu's eyes, he would become so nervous that he couldn't speak.
Xie Yushu watched him with a calm and collected expression, wondering how long he would hide.
When Xie Yushu counted to eighty-nine in her mind, he finally spoke.
"I love you. From the first time I met you, you have taken deep root in my heart. But at that time you were already someone else's wife. Even though I had a thousand feelings, I could only suppress them in my heart."
You don't know, when I heard that you had been divorced and had come here to start your own business, I was so happy that I couldn't sleep all night, because I now had the opportunity to openly and legitimately protect and watch over you.
I wanted to stay by your side, let you slowly accept me, like me, and then marry me.
However, I know that other men also like you, and that annoying guy Xuan Yuanche is always bothering you, so I feel very irritable every day. I never feel at ease, for fear that you will fall in love with someone else.
Yu Shu, I truly love you. I am willing to marry you and love only you for the rest of my life.
I know you are not a woman confined to the inner quarters, and I also think that it would be a waste of your talents to confine you to the inner quarters as a wife and mother.
Don't worry, I will respect and support every choice you make. Moreover, my Han family has a clean and upright family tradition. No male member is allowed to take a concubine, and no daughter is allowed to become a concubine. If you marry me, no other woman will get in your way.
will you marry me?"
Han Zhongyu asked his last question somewhat cautiously, and after asking, he looked at Xie Yushu expectantly, waiting for her answer.
Xie Yushu was quite satisfied with her confession; she was well-mannered and sincere. So she nodded, then shook her head.
"I don't want to marry you."
As expected, Han Zhongyu's face immediately fell. Then, before he fled, Xie Yushu said one more thing.
Actually, I want to marry you!
The reversal was too fast; Han Zhongyu was somewhat unable to accept it and immediately froze.
After realizing what had happened, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, his face contorted in a grimace. Wasn't this making him a live-in son-in-law?
Can someone teach him this problem? He can't solve it!
When he realized that Xie Yushu also liked him, he was overjoyed. But before his joy could fully bloom, Xie Yushu poured cold water on his happiness, telling him that he couldn't marry but could only marry someone else. After realizing this, Han Zhongyu felt like he had been hit with a critical strike.
In a fleeting moment, Han Zhongyu's mind flashed back to the scene of his grandfather spitting blood in anger, his grandmother taking medicine in anger, his parents beating their chests and stamping their feet, his brother and sister-in-law being angry at his lack of ambition, and the scene of his political enemies laughing at him with their hands on their hips for marrying into the family!
He, the second son of the Imperial Censorate, a first-rank official, and a third-rank governor, actually wants to marry into the family. How is he supposed to bring this up with his family?
At this moment, the petrified Han Zhongyu did not realize that what he could not face was only his family, while he himself had subconsciously already accepted it.
Sigh! It's hopeless!
Seeing Han Zhongyu's blank expression, Xie Yushu felt a little annoyed. "Sigh! As expected, no man wants to marry into another family. What should I do? I don't want to get married either, and I don't want to let Han Zhongyu go and benefit someone else."
No, adhering to the principle that forced love is never sweet, and even with dipping sauce, one must take a few bites, Xie Yushu began racking her brains to persuade him.
"Han Zhongyu! Did you lie to me when you said you liked me?"
You tell me, in the past six months, you've come to my villa more often than you've gone back to your own home. What's wrong with marrying me?
Look at your yard.
What I give you isn't the best I can give you. I treat you with more care than I treat myself. That's the standard I use for my future husband. You've been enjoying that for half a year without a care in the world, and now you want to turn your back on me!
"You call yourself a scholar? Don't you have any integrity at all?"
Han Zhongyu immediately felt guilty.
"No, I'm not going back on my word. I meant it when I said I liked you, it's just... it's just..."
Xie Yushu continued to brainwash him
"Just what?"
Don't take your good fortune for granted!
So many people want to marry me, but I don't even look at them! You should be secretly thrilled that they've taken a liking to you!
Let me tell you, a beautiful appearance is a dime a dozen, but someone like me, who possesses both beauty and an interesting soul, along with a brilliant mind, is one in a million. Meeting me is like finding a treasure; you'll never have another chance like this, you know?
Han Zhongyu felt a deep sense of anxiety as he listened, as if if he disagreed, Xie Yushu would choose someone else the next moment.
But in this era, unless a family was so poor they couldn't afford to eat, a man who married into a woman's family would be vilified. Han Zhongyu still wanted to fight for his rights, to turn the tables and marry Xie Yushu into his own family, so he cautiously struggled...
"I know you are the best woman in the world, and it is my greatest fortune to have met you. But I am a man, and if I marry you, my colleagues will laugh at me. Why don't you marry me? As long as you marry me, I will listen to whatever you say."
"If I marry you, I'm afraid my grandparents and parents will be driven to their deaths by my actions."
Xie Yushu was determined to find a husband, so she wasn't going to compromise. She continued to brainwash him.
"You're overthinking it. Who would dare laugh at you? They're probably just jealous. Everyone knows that Yuquan Manor is rolling in money and is incredibly wealthy these days."
Who doesn't know me, Xie Yushu? I'm stunningly beautiful, elegant in public, skilled in the kitchen, and a great doctor. Marrying me is like becoming rich overnight, having an extra life, and reaching the pinnacle of life, you know?
And didn't you live here for half a year?
Yes, although you don't live here every day, you spend every day off here. Your subordinates in the government know this. If there's an emergency, they come here to find you. Isn't that an established fact?
Who laughed at you!
Or are you overthinking it?
Besides, in your family, you're not the eldest son or grandson. Your elder brother is in charge of handling things, and your nephew is in charge of inheriting the family property. You don't seem to be of much use. But it's different when you come to my house. I don't have any men here. When you come, you'll be the pillar of this house. How important is that?
Besides, even if you marry me, I won't stop you from going home. You can come back whenever you want. Your grandfather likes to drink, right?
Marry me, and you can take as much wine as you want from the manor.
Even if there comes a day when you have to take the blame, with my abilities, I can at least share half of the burden with you. Isn't that a great deal!
Think about it carefully.
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