Chen Afu thought long and hard about it, but in the end, she felt she needed to be pragmatic. The class system in ancient times was strict. Even if Mr. Chu sincerely liked her now, there were too many external forces preventing him from marrying her. For example, the pressure from older family members, arranged marriages for the sake of the family's future, overwhelming public opinion, and so on. Besides, he seemed to be domineering at first glance, and she had traveled in time. Even if she was suspicious, careful, and cautious, her perspectives and actions wouldn't be the same as those of a native woman, considered the "virtuous and good". If two people who are both strong-willed spend a lot of time together, it is easy for conflicts to arise...
She is now a single mother, has a son, and can make her own money. The kind of life she wants to lead can be entirely up to her. She could not naively throw away this magnificent opportunity to gamble on an unknown emotion.
