Actually, his words meant to ask Lu Weixi, when she was willing to have children, whether she might grow to like him.
He had already despaired that Lu Weixi would ever truly fall in love with him. But if, by the time they had children, she could like him a little, not as a husband, partner, or friend, but as a simple affection between a man and a woman, even just a little, that would be enough.
She had always been unaware that children were never the issue; her own problems were the question.
However, Qin Zhiyou was pondering this problem, and Lu Weixi was, too. She wasn't wondering whether Qin Zhiyou could fall in love with her. She could sense that Qin Zhiyou liked her a bit, but how deep was this affection, how long could it last, was it enough to sustain a lifetime?