Reborn through an arranged marriage, I awakened the Shennong farming system.

"Mr. Bai Ze, I really can't eat anymore. Thank you for your kindness!" Su Bai declined again with a smile. He was used to not eating anything after nine o'clock at night, because if he ate, his stomach would feel bloated and it would affect his sleep at night.

In his previous life, Su Bai sacrificed himself countless times to become the president of the Su Group, and spent countless nights unable to sleep due to stomach bloating. But given this chance, Su Bai will not sacrifice himself again, not even once!

Bai Ze was about to speak up again to persuade young people not to pursue a skinny appearance, but Hua Gengchen's eyes grew colder and colder, and Su Bai's refusal didn't seem fake. Bai Ze had no choice but to withdraw his hand from picking up food. "Alright then!" As soon as Hua Gengchen looked away, Bai Ze recklessly continued, "Then I'll pick up food for you next time we eat."

This is his future livelihood! We must win him over!

Bai Ze clenched his fist silently in his heart.

He's been exploited by Hua Gengchen for tens of thousands of years, and finally he got a life-saving charm like Su Bai. If he doesn't hold on to this life-saving charm now, Hua Gengchen won't let him have it later! He has to do this before Hua Gengchen completely 'raises' Su Bai under his control.

Su Bai smiled awkwardly, as if Bai Ze would refresh his understanding of him every time they met.

Hua Gengchen was radiating an unbearable chill. Bai Ze was actually fawning over Su Bai right in front of him. Was he treating him like he was invisible?

Hua Gengchen felt that Bai Ze's presence was somewhat superfluous, and relentlessly retorted, "Has the secret of the black crystal been solved?"

Bai Ze paused in his eating. This damned worm, would he die if he wasn't squeezed dry for a minute? He had only eaten two or three bites!

"What's the rush? Let's talk after we've filled our stomachs." How can his brain work when his stomach is empty? He's not some abnormal monster like Hua Gengchen.

When Su Bai heard them mention the black crystal, he unconsciously perked up his ears. If possible, he wanted to confirm whether that thing was what the system needed. However, considering Hua Gengchen's attitude towards this matter during the day, Su Bai decided to put it aside for now and talk about it in a few days.

Hua Gengchen remained silent this time because he noticed Su Bai's interest in the black crystal and feared that Su Bai would be attracted to the black energy again, so he dared not continue the topic in front of Su Bai.

The restaurant was finally filled with the sounds of eating; no one said anything else. Twenty minutes later, Hua Gengchen and Bai Ze had finished eating. Bai Ze asked Hua Jueming to get him some fruit for dessert before going to the guest room to study the black crystal, ostensibly to give the young couple some space to be alone.

After Bai Ze left, Hua Gengchen and Su Bai inadvertently met eyes, then abruptly looked away. After a moment of silence, Su Bai spoke first: "How about we find a quiet place?"

“Okay,” Hua Gengchen also felt that they should find a quieter place to avoid being disturbed. “Let’s go to my study on the third floor!”

Su Bai: "Okay, I'll go back to my room to get something first."

Hua Gengchen nodded and went to the study first. Not long after, Su Bai came in with a file bag. The two sat down at the desk, and this time Su Bai spoke first. As he spoke, he took the contents of the file bag out and placed them on the desk: "Hua Gengchen, this marriage is not based on mutual consent, nor is there any so-called emotional foundation. Judging from our interactions over this period of time, neither of us is used to it. But this cannot continue, so I feel that there is no need to continue this marriage."

"But getting divorced so soon after getting married wouldn't be good for either of our reputations, so let's set a one-year period and get divorced after a year. However, I think we need to discuss how we can get along peacefully during this year and make sure there are no more obvious lies like 'we can't be apart for three months.'"

In his previous life, Su Bai was blinded by love and believed the lies woven by Su Yangxia, which led to his tragic end. In this life, Su Bai doesn't want to believe in love anymore, but he can only escape the Su family through a marriage alliance. He has tried his best to choose someone he won't fall for, but who knew... plans can't keep up with changes.

Upon hearing this, Hua Gengchen fell silent, a rare occurrence, with a hint of struggle in his deep eyes.

He's hiding quite a few things from Su Bai...

"I..." Hua Gengchen was about to make a promise to Su Bai that he would never lie to him again, but he couldn't say the words because he simply couldn't bring himself to never lie to Su Bai again.

Su Bai also sensed that Hua Gengchen wanted to make a promise to him, and quickly raised his hand to interrupt, "I don't want you to make a promise! Everyone has their own secrets. What I mean is that we should discuss how to get along this year, such as being respectful to each other in public, and minding our own business in private, in order to reduce the birth of lies."

"Are you trying to distance yourself from me?" Hua Gengchen only understood this one meaning from Su Bai's words, and for no reason, he felt very irritated.

He had previously thought that once Su Bai finished dealing with the matters in the demon realm, he would find a place to sleep and let Su Bai pursue her own happiness. But now... Hua Gengchen felt irritable and unable to suppress the thought of Su Bai leaving him.

Su Bai remained silent; that was exactly what he meant. Since he couldn't control his own heart, severing ties with Hua Gengchen was the only thing he could do now. He would never walk the same path as in his previous life.

"You like Wang Ming? You want to be with him?" Su Bai's tacit agreement only fueled Hua Gengchen's frustration. Remembering Hua Jueming's earlier comment that Wang Ming had ulterior motives towards Su Bai, Hua Gengchen asked without hesitation.

"Huh?" Su Bai didn't understand why Hua Gengchen would suddenly bring Wang Ming into the conversation between the two of them. "I don't like him!"

But to Hua Gengchen, these words sounded like Su Bai was deceiving him. He had seen before how Wang Ming and Su Bai interacted. When Su Bai was with Wang Ming, she was both bright and relaxed, and she wouldn't show that kind of expression in front of him.

"I don't agree to a divorce!" Hua Gengchen said, his voice tinged with anger. He didn't know how to suppress the irritation in his heart, but he had only one thought in his mind: he would agree to anything Su Bai wanted, but not a divorce!

The thought that Su Bai wouldn't be the first person he thought of when he encountered difficulties in the future was something he couldn't bear.

The thought of others seeing Su Bai indulging in lust was unbearable.

The thought that she would never be able to kiss Su Bai's lips again made her feel terrible.

Hua Gengchen couldn't control his killing intent and wanted to kill anyone who got close to Su Bai!

"Why?" Su Bai didn't understand. Judging from their time together, Hua Gengchen wasn't willing either; he was only forced into the marriage due to family rules. "Divorce would be better for both of us. Why don't you agree?"

"I just don't agree!" Hua Gengchen couldn't give a reason, but he just didn't want Su Bai to leave him, not even a little bit. Before Hua Gengchen himself realized it, Su Bai was no longer just the descendant of Shennong who saved the demon realm. "Whether it's being respectful to each other or minding our own business, I can agree to those, but I absolutely do not agree to divorce."

Hua Gengchen's cold face was full of frost. How could Su Bai be so eager to escape from him?

"Whether we have feelings for each other or not, marriage is just a last resort. We had no choice before, but now we have a choice, so why force it?" Su Bai couldn't understand. Hua Gengchen wasn't usually such an indecisive person!

"I didn't feel forced," Hua Gengchen said honestly. He had lived for tens of thousands of years and seen countless humans, but Su Bai was the only one who could stir his emotions.

As soon as Hua Gengchen finished speaking, an eerie silence fell over the room. Su Bai also felt a bit of a headache. In his mind, this matter should have gone very smoothly and there should have been no stalemate at all.

He made this decision because he was afraid of losing control of his heart and wanted to nip all possibilities in the bud. So why did Hua Gengchen disagree?

Could it be that she's actually fallen for him?

The moment that answer popped into Su Bai's head, he immediately dismissed it. Hua Gengchen had feelings for him?! That was utterly a fantasy!

Why was Hua Gengchen behaving so abnormally?

Suddenly, a thought struck Su Bai, and he realized another possibility: "Is it because of what happened before that you feel you have to take responsibility for me?"

"..." Su Bai was fine if he didn't mention what happened that night, but as soon as he mentioned Hua Gengchen, he felt his whole body heat up. The scenery he had seen that night kept replaying in his mind, frame by frame, making his breathing disordered.

Hua Gengchen's innocent young man-like reaction almost made Su Bai's eyes pop out. Looking at Hua Gengchen's slightly red ears, Su Bai couldn't help but smile. He never expected Hua Gengchen to be so innocent!

"Don't worry about that. You don't need to fret over it." That's what Su Bai said to Hua Gengchen, but only Su Bai knew that this was also the reason he made his decision.

Before that incident, his relationship with Hua Gengchen was relatively harmonious, though they weren't very familiar with each other. But after that incident, no matter how much he tried to ignore it, he could still sense the awkwardness between them. He became more and more concerned about Hua Gengchen's every move. Su Bai wasn't someone who hadn't experienced love before, so he made a decision to nip this budding relationship in the bud.

He no longer wanted to experience the bitterness of love.

He also doesn't think he can trust anyone anymore.

Su Bai's nonchalant attitude further provoked Hua Gengchen. "Don't take it to heart!" How could he not take it to heart!

After witnessing that scenery, Su Bai's beautiful and charming figure was firmly engraved in his mind and he couldn't shake it off. How could he be as indifferent as Su Bai said!

"In short, I disagree with this!" With that, Hua Gengchen, suppressing his near-explosive anger, strode out of the study. He feared that if he stayed any longer, he would lose his temper and imprison Su Bai.

He thought Su Bai wanted to talk to him so they could get along, but he never expected that Su Bai would want to leave him.

Although Hua Gengchen also wanted to treat Su Bai only as someone who would save the demon realm, for some reason, he couldn't help but feel angry when he heard Su Bai say so casually that he wanted to leave him!