Chapter 1240

Ling Yiran once felt that her father-in-law should not have left his young child behind. He had chosen to die because he could not bear the loss of love.

However... he must have loved his son with all his heart. Otherwise, Jin would not still miss his father so much after all these years.

"I'll strive to be a good wife and a good mother. I'll work on this marriage," she said seriously and truly thought so as well.

Since she had chosen to take this path, she wanted to make it a good choice. Even if the only thing that bound her to Yi Jinli was their children, she still hoped that at least their children would have a harmonious family—not one full of strife and resentment.

When she finished speaking, she turned her head and found Yi Jinli looking at her. Those ink-like eyes looked as if they were covered with a layer of yellow light.

"What I said... it’s all true," she said a little uneasily as she faced his gaze.

"Will you swear on it?" he said slowly. His cold voice sounded somew