Butong shook his head. "You think you owe Xilin for not having children, but Xilin doesn't think so. You put too much pressure on yourself, so I don't think your unilateral decision is right.

you are married and legally protected husband and wife. Of course, this kind of thing requires two people to sit together and discuss with each other and ask Xilin about his attitude and ideas, rather than to speculate about how much you owe him and how sorry he will feel. It's really wrong. Husband and wife should share weal and woe.

let's go back ten thousand steps and say that you and Xilin have confessed. The...