"We have both been through it all and have our past. The woman I loved has passed away and you've been divorced for years, so why can't we build our own happy family?"
Xia Yehua replied without having to think twice, "But everyone's talking—"
"What does it matter what other people say? Have you forgotten? When I was young, I went through a bad patch where people were saying things and you scolded me. You said that I shouldn't punish myself for other people's mistakes. If people wanted to talk nonsense then let them, it wouldn't kill me! But when it comes to you, why don't you have the same wisdom?"
Xia Yehua was stumped.
"So don't use what other people might say as an excuse."
Xia Yehua started again, "I—"
"Yehua, we know each other so well, I know how you feel about me. So don't lie to me and say that you have no feelings for me. We get along well when it comes to our personalities and interests. Let's be together."
