I remember, in what felt like years ago:
[ML] I am hideous
[FL] Your looks don't matter, only your heart
[FL to herself] omg he is so hot. If I tell him that, he will leave me for someone else
[ML to himself] omg she is so kind. If I don't care for her, she will leave me for someone else
[Literally everyone else in the world] Didn't you spend seven years away from each other to pursue the art of war? Didn't you get a second castle as a marriage gift? Who would be dumb enough to try to steal your spouse? *One girl and guy raise their hand*
Hijinks ensue, 50 chapters later:
[FL] Your hot, I love you
[ML] Your kind, I love you
[FL+ML] For some reason, I didn't think I was worthy of you so I started dating someone else...
[ML+FL] Is that how you really feel?
[FL+ML] I love you, you love me
*Starts kissing*
That's how it could have gone. Instead, what we got a little girl making improvised explosives and committing war crimes on a daily basis
Probably for the better to be completely honest