After transmigrating into the body of a stepmother, I led the villains in a rebellion.

Lin Shu's words startled Lu Shiyuan, who then raised his eyes to look at her.

Sunlight streamed obliquely from behind Lin Shu, gilding her with a faint golden glow, making her figure appear exceptionally soft amidst the interplay of light and shadow.

Coming to his senses, he looked at Lin Shu with gentle eyes, his voice deep and magnetic, each word he uttered sounding as if it had been carefully considered.

"You are my wife, and it is my responsibility as a husband to risk my life to save you."

Lu Shiyuan's words made Lin Shu understand, but also left him with a slight sense of loss.

Well, it turns out she was just being delusional.

The answer that I had spent two days painstakingly finding vanished in an instant.

She had heard people say that only those who love someone would risk their lives for that person, and she thought that Lu Shiyuan risking his life to save her meant that he loved her.

She never expected that Lu Shiyuan would save her simply because she was now Lu Shiyuan's wife, not because she was Lin Shu.

Upon learning the truth, Lin Shu felt relieved. The wild thoughts that had been lingering in his mind were answered at this moment, and he calmed down.

"So we're even now. I saved your life, and you give me yours."

"From now on, we owe each other nothing. Once I help you defeat Mo Yunwei and get your household registration, we can get a divorce without any lingering attachments."

Upon hearing this, Lu Shiyuan's eyes flickered slightly.

Clearly, he hadn't expected that Lin Shu would rush over to distance himself from him as soon as he woke up.

He thought that after this experience of sharing life and death, their previous relationship should be different.

Unexpectedly, everything remained the same, even more indifferent than before.

He still owed Lin Shu a debt of gratitude for saving his life, but now even that last connection between them had been severed by her.

He curled his hand beside him and gently pursed his thin lips.

After a moment of silence, she finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her, "Lin Shu, why... are you in such a hurry to distance yourself from me?"

Lin Shu looked up, meeting his deep eyes, her tone carrying a hint of nonchalance and indifference, "Lu Shiyuan, our connection was only formed because of a misunderstanding. Since there's no deep affection between us, why should we entangle ourselves? Wouldn't it be better to let things settle down and each go our own way?"

It turned out to be the case.

Therefore, she never intended to have anything to do with him.

“Okay, if this is what you want, I promise you,” Lu Shiyuan’s voice carried a hint of bitterness, but he still tried to make his tone sound calm.

He originally wanted to take a chance and see if Lin Shu might like him, but Lin Shu was determined to divorce him and had no intention of getting entangled with him.

He knew that forced feelings, like a tree without roots, would eventually wither.

Furthermore, his current situation would only be a burden to Lin Shu, who has already done enough for them; he cannot drag her down further.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shu felt relieved, but also mixed with an indescribable complex emotion that made her very uncomfortable.

To hide her discomfort, she tossed the gold in her hand to Lu Shiyuan, "Can you take a look and see if this is real?"

Lu Shiyuan took the gold she threw to him, examined it in his hand, and then handed it back to her, saying, "It's real."

Lin Shu nodded, not intending to hide the matter, since Lu Shiyuan, being intelligent, had already roughly guessed the truth.

"You probably guessed it, the mine we've stumbled into this time is a gold mine."

Lin Shu's confession surprised Lu Shiyuan slightly; he had already guessed it before entering the mine to rescue Lin Shu.

He originally planned that he would never expose Lin Shu unless she brought it up herself, but Lin Shu took the initiative to tell him, "I have some guesses."

“My mother-in-law bought this mine from an unknown person. I didn’t know anything special about this mountain until Yuan Bingxuan came to me and was willing to buy it at a high price.”

"At the time, I felt very strange and wondered what secret was hidden in this building, but no matter how I searched, I couldn't find it."

“It just so happened that Yuan Bingxuan came to me several times, so I went along with it and sold the mountain to her. Who knew she would give me such a big surprise.”

“How could I possibly give her such a huge mountain of gold? So I took it back.”

Lin Shu once again impressed Lu Shiyuan. Looking across the world, probably no one could make such a righteous statement about going back on one's word.

"I see. That must be why you rushed back."

“That’s right. Although what I did was a bit unethical, I don’t regret it,” Lin Shu said.

“You helped me this time, and the gold mine was bought by my mother-in-law, so I should give you half of it.”

"But after thinking about it carefully, I realized that compared to gold mines, explosives and supplies are perhaps what you really need, so I took the liberty of making the decision for you."

"I can provide you with unlimited amounts of explosives and supplies in the future, but I won't share the gold mine with you."

Although Lin Shu's actions were somewhat domineering and unreasonable, Lu Shiyuan did not deny that she was right.

Compared to material possessions, explosives and supplies are indeed what he urgently needs right now.

Lu Shiyuan, who had witnessed the power of explosives, was particularly eager to agree, saying, "Okay, I have no objection."

With the matter settled and everything clear, Lin Shu left his room after exchanging a few polite words. "Since you have no problem, then it's settled. Get some rest, and call me if you need anything."

Watching Lin Shu's departing figure, a bitter feeling gradually spread through Lu Shiyuan's heart.

It seems that Lin Shu really doesn't like him at all.

Just as he was deep in thought, Lu Zijin and Madam Ji walked in.

Seeing his distraught appearance, Madam Ji couldn't help but look at him with concern, "A-Yuan, is it your health...?"

"No, Aunt, I'm much better," Lu Shiyuan quickly explained.

Seeing that he was alright, the two breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Zijing, with Tiantian in tow, climbed onto Lu Shiyuan's bed, saying, "Daddy, let me tell you, while you were unconscious, Mommy was very worried about you and took care of you every step of the way."

“Yes, your daughter-in-law has been taking care of you these past two days,” Madam Ji echoed.

After listening to their words, Lu Shiyuan smiled bitterly.

The reason she took such good care of him was perhaps because he saved her life, and she didn't want to have anything to do with him.

Seeing his preoccupied expression, Lady Ji immediately understood the source of his worries.

He was probably heartbroken after being rejected by his daughter-in-law.

But in this world, there are so many good things that you want to reap without sowing.

She felt that Lu Shiyuan's biggest setback in life was that everything went too smoothly for him; everything was solved easily, and he had never experienced failure.

So much so that they take feelings so lightly.

It's time to give him a taste of failure and let him experience the feeling of being turned away.

"There's no such thing as a free lunch. If you like someone and expect to reap the rewards without putting in any effort, you're just daydreaming."