Her gaze was questioning.
Shen Tingyu looked down, a little unsettled, avoiding her direct gaze.
"If you are willing, I can marry you."
Perhaps worried she would think him too flippant about a matter as serious as marriage, he quickly added, "A life-saving debt must be repaid with one's hand in marriage."
Cui Lingyao was...
She was left speechless.
After a long moment of silence, Shen Tingyu looked up at her.
His eyes, usually so clear and gentle, were now tinged with a hint of bashfulness.
Clearly, he was also uncomfortable for bringing up marriage so presumptuously, but he continued anyway. "If you marry me, Aunt can rest easy. And as for Xie Jinbai..."
He paused, his tone turning serious. "After we're married, I will help you slowly put his suspicions to rest."
He was confident he could help her solve both problems.
As long as she married him.
'Marry him...'
Cui Lingyao couldn't quite place the emotions she was feeling.
