He bit his teeth and said, "Yuan Chun, you’re still young, you wouldn’t want to live alone forever, right? Dou Dou is still little, but as she grows up, she’ll want a father. Yuan Chun, I want to be Dou Dou’s dad, not just a godfather."

"Yuan Chun, you’ll need to find a man and get married sooner or later. Why not marry someone you know well, like me? I swear, I’ll treat you well and love you for a lifetime."

"Yuan Chun..."

"Xiao Qian, stop talking." Yuan Chun smiled bitterly, "I’m just a divorced woman with a child, how could I possibly marry someone as good as you? I don’t deserve you. With your qualifications, you could marry someone ten or a hundred times better than me—a pure, untouched maiden. I’m... I’m just a divorced single mother. You shouldn’t say things like this to me anymore."

He’s confessed, how can she continue to just be friends with him?

How can she have the nerve to go to the Yun family anymore?

She feels too ashamed to face the elders of the Yun family now.

This peaceful warmth has been shattered by him.

Yuan Chun, smiling bitterly, reaches out to hold Dou Dou, planning to leave, but Aunt Yun’s voice comes from the doorway. "Yuan Chun, do you not like Xiao Qian?"

"Aunt."

Yuan Chun exclaimed, her face full of embarrassment.

Aunt Yun overhearing her outstanding son confessing to her—a divorced woman with a child who is looked down upon—surely means Aunt Yun doesn’t like her anymore, right?

Yuan Chun’s heart is bitter; she doesn’t dare look at Aunt Yun and intentionally ignores her question, saying awkwardly, "Aunt, you’re back, so you can take care of Xiao Qian, and I’ll be going."

"Yuan Chun, don’t rush to leave. Let’s talk for a bit."

Aunt Yun sighed, glanced at her son, then stopped her and asked again, "Yuan Chun, do you like Xiao Qian?"

Yuan Chun doesn’t know how to answer.

To say she doesn’t like him isn’t true; she does feel a bit moved by Yun Xiaoqian.

But can she say it?

"Be honest," Aunt Yun seemingly saw through her thoughts, gently took her hand, and said, "Yuan Chun, I know Xiao Qian likes you very much. Last night, he had a high fever and kept calling your name all night. Yuan Chun, my third son is deeply attached, once he’s set on someone, he won’t marry anyone else. Can you give him a chance?"

What?

Wha-what-what-what?

Aunt Yun not only doesn’t dislike her but is asking for a chance on behalf of Yun Xiaoqian?

What does this mean?

Does this mean she doesn’t mind her being divorced with a child?

Yuan Chun showed surprise, "Aunt... Aunt Yun, you’re... you’re not going to stop it?"

"Why would I stop it?" Aunt Yun smiled kindly, "Let me tell you the truth, if back then you weren’t seeing Lin Baoshan, I would have come to propose to you for Xiao Qian long ago."

"Yuan Chun, Aunt watched you grow up and has always treated you like my own daughter. You are kind, cheerful, lively, and filial. You are so good, so outstanding, you deserve Xiao Qian."

"Although it’s been two years, my wish for you to be my daughter-in-law hasn’t changed."

"Yuan Chun, look at my silly son, if he loses you, he would lose the will to live. For his happiness, please agree, or do you dislike his injured right hand?"

"No, I don’t dislike Xiao Qian; it’s just... things aren’t as I expected, I’m a bit overwhelmed."

"You silly girl, are you still thinking that I would break you two apart?" Aunt Yun said with exasperated amusement, "I’ve cared for you for more than ten years, and I am quite open-minded. As for my children’s marriages, I just give advice but don’t interfere. But for your matter with Xiao Qian, it’s different—I simply couldn’t watch my outstanding son confessing and being rejected, so I asked you a few more questions. I won’t force you, consider my words carefully before answering Xiao Qian. Alright, I didn’t come home last night; I’m going back to change clothes now. You stay here with Xiao Qian. I’ll take Dou Dou to your grandma’s to be looked after, and I’ll come back in the evening."