Or perhaps, even if they did get married, could such a marriage last? People marry for different reasons, which naturally leads to different outcomes. What if, one day, he realized the child he'd waited so long for would never arrive? That the worry of an illegitimate child wasn't even relevant in his case—what then? Illegitimate child. The thought made her shudder. Maybe, someday, he really would have an illegitimate child with another woman. This wasn't a joke; it was just like Zhou Xiaoxuan's husband. Hadn't Zhou Xiaoxuan and her husband been in love before? If he hadn't loved her at all, would he have married her? After all, Zhou Xiaoxuan wasn't from a wealthy family. Every couple starts out in love—but later, a million reasons can surface for them to fall out of it.
He was completely oblivious to her turmoil, still grinning. "Miss Yan, marry me."
Her frantic gaze finally landed on his face.
