"What did you say?" I didn't expect him to say something like that, so I was stunned.

It was a big joke.

However, his expression was extremely serious at this moment, "I don't know how long I can live. I'm the only child of my parents. I can't imagine how painful they will be after I leave, and I probably can't have my own child for the rest of my life. So... If you can marry me, the child in your belly will become my child. Even if I leave in the future, my parents will be comforted by looking at this child."

After a pause, he continued, "besides, you...