Her lips parted slightly, surprise flickering across her face. "You… you're trying to understand?"
He nodded. "Yes. I don't want to rush this or force something we're not ready for. But I want you to know that everything I do for you—my patience, my support—it's because I care about you. Deeply. And I think, given time, that care could become something even stronger."
Lixue's heart trembled at his words, and for a moment, she forgot how to breathe. She had expected indifference or practicality from him, but his honesty left her feeling exposed and unsure.
"Do you regret marrying me Lixue? If there's was a chance that you could have…"
"No…I don't regret marrying you Mo Ran, I thought I would but in the end I didn't and do you know why?"
Mo Ran dropped his chopsticks, not sure if he could continue eating.
"Because you're just too good and getting to know your better, I realized you're not all I played you out to be.."
