Time Travel: The Queen's Coronation

"Kids! I'm back!" I shouted to the house as soon as I entered the door. Then several little ones immediately ran out and hugged my legs. I squatted down and touched their little heads. "Did you miss your mother today?"

"Yes!" the little ones shouted in unison.

"Mom misses you too! Go and play!" I touched their heads again and let them play by themselves.

"I'm back!" Li Zhanwen came out wearing an apron.

"Oh! Is Chef Li cooking today?" I asked with a smile.

"Yes! Auntie and I learned to cook a few dishes for you to try!"

"Then I must eat more later! This is made by Chef Li himself!"

After washing my hands, I sat at the dining table waiting for Li Zhanwen to serve the dishes. After a while, Li Zhanwen brought up all the dishes he cooked. The colors and tasted good. I picked up my chopsticks and took a bite to savor them carefully.

"How is it? Does it taste good?" Li Zhanwen was looking forward to my answer.

"Not bad!" I gave a thumbs up in affirmation.

"Great! I succeeded!" Li Zhanwen was very happy.

"I want to eat it too!" Wei Cheng also picked up a piece, but spit it out after chewing it for a while.

Seeing this, Li Zhanwen quickly took a piece to taste. The more he chewed, the darker his face became. "I overcooked it! The beef should be more tender!"

"It doesn't matter if it's old, what matters is that it's ripe!" I comforted him.

"You don't have to comfort me! I failed again this time!" Li Zhanwen was a little disappointed.

"I'm not trying to comfort you. I'm not that picky about food. As long as it's cooked and doesn't upset my stomach, it's fine. And I'm already satisfied that you've been so thoughtful. No one can cook perfectly the first time, so don't be too hard on yourself."

"Then I'll try to do better next time!"

"Looking forward to your next performance!" I said with a smile.

After the children had eaten, they went about their own business, leaving only Li Zhanwen and I at the table.

"Let's go for a walk outside after dinner!" I suggested.

"Let's go!" Li Zhanwen immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks.

"Don't worry, finish your meal first! Don't waste food! Set a good example for the kids!"

"Yes, sir!" Li Zhanwen immediately finished the food in the bowl and went out with me as fast as he could.

Li Zhanwen and I walked all the way without saying a word. We walked like this for a long time.

"I'm already in my thirties!" I broke the silence first.

"What a coincidence! I'm also in my thirties!" Li Zhanwen replied with a smile.

"With your conditions, you can find a woman in her twenties! You have a lot of choices! There are many people who are better than me!"

Li Zhanwen stopped and said, "But I only want you!"

"I'm not old now, but what if I'm 40 or 50? Will you still think the same way?"

"I love you as a person, not external things like age, money, and honors!"

“The human heart is the most fickle thing!”

"Indeed! My heart has grown to love you more and more! I love you more than when I first met you! As time goes by, I will only love you more and more, until I can't help myself!"

"If you're with me, you have to accept my children with other men! And I don't plan to have any more children!"

"I don't mind! Jiashu and the others get along well with me now. They don't reject me, and I've long treated them as my own children. As for having children, you don't have to worry about it. We already have Wei Cheng, and I don't really value having both a son and a daughter. What's more, I already treat Rourou as my own daughter. We already have a son and a daughter!"

"If we get married, will you mind if people say you're a son-in-law?"

"I don't mind! Our lives are our own, so why bother about what others think!"

"Whether it's Rong Zixuan, Shen Junhui, or even you, they all said they fell in love with me at first sight. What exactly is this love at first sight? Are they attracted to my appearance?"

"No! To be honest, I've met people who are prettier than you, but none of them were enough to make my heart flutter. When I first met you, your clothes and appearance were very ordinary. You could even say you were inconspicuous in the crowd. You were indeed very different from those fashionable and beautiful rich girls around me. But I only took one look at you, and my heart was moved! From that moment on, I finally knew what it felt like to have your heart fluttered!"

"Could it be that you're used to delicacies, so seeing my simple meals is quite novel. It's not a matter of affection, but curiosity?"

"No! After I met you, you were all I could think about. Even though I knew you were with Rong Zixuan, I still couldn't help but want to find out about you! I desperately wanted to be closer to you! To the point where my obsession was so strong that it aggravated my depression."

"There's a saying that goes, 'What you can't get will always make you restless.' Shen Junhui is a perfect example! His true nature was revealed after he got together with me!"

"You can't generalize. It's unfair to me!"

"I'm really afraid of getting hurt again! And I'm not a 20-year-old who still has beautiful fantasies about love! I'm a very rational 30-year-old now!"

"I am no longer a hot-blooded and impulsive teenager! I already know how to love someone, how to manage a marriage, and how to take on the responsibilities of a husband and a father! Please believe me, okay? Maybe you still doubt me now, but it doesn't matter. I can change and I can wait! Until you are willing! But before that, please don't push me away from you, okay?" Li Zhanwen grabbed my arms and looked into my eyes sincerely.

This time, I didn't avoid his eyes, choosing instead to bravely look them in the face. In his eyes, I saw sincerity, a flutter of emotion, joy, and a tenderness that no one else could see. At that moment, I trusted my instincts. I stood on tiptoe and kissed him directly on the lips. The moment my lips touched his, his arms quickly and tightly embraced me, and we kissed passionately. Time seemed to stop at that moment, and the world was just the two of us.

I don’t know how long it took, but we slowly left each other’s lips and looked into each other’s eyes again. We smiled at each other and got the answers we wanted from each other’s eyes.

Li Zhanwen took out the small box he always carried with him from his pocket, knelt on one knee facing me, and opened the box.

"Wei Qing! Will you marry me?"

At this moment I didn't hesitate, I extended my hand with a smile, "I do!"

Li Zhanwen smiled and put the ring on my finger, then stood up and hugged me tightly, "I've waited too long for this moment!"

"Thank you for waiting for me!" I said with a sob.

"I also thank you for giving me a chance!" Li Zhanwen also replied with a sob.

After that, we walked hand in hand for a long time. When we were tired, we sat on the lawn. We seemed like a couple who had met again after a long separation and had endless things to say. We talked until dawn.

After daybreak, Li Zhanwen stood up and held out his hand, "Let's go! Honey! It's dawn, we have to send the children to school!"

I took his hand and stood up, "Let's go, honey!"