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

After sending out the message, Su Bai went to the villa. Over the past two days, he and Wang Ming finalized the quantity of bok choy needed for the online pre-sale event. They also transplanted all the seedlings that had not been planted before to the fields that had been turned over by machine, so as to ensure that there would be a continuous supply of bok choy and lettuce to harvest after the outlets started selling.

Su Bai only used the hoe transformed by the system mark when digging holes during transplanting, and did not use it from the beginning of hoeing. He was not sure whether the quality of this batch of vegetables was the same as that of vegetables grown with the hoe transformed by the system mark from beginning to end.

But we can only be sure once the seedlings have grown bigger.

"Now we're just waiting for the pre-event activities to begin," Wang Ming said excitedly. After working so hard for so long, the day has finally come to see the results.

"That's right, after working so hard for so long, it's finally time to see the results." Su Bai was also starting to look forward to it. "We must make sure the packaging for the transportation process is finalized before the event starts, so we don't end up in a rush."

They run an online store, so shipping is the most crucial link. If something goes wrong during shipping and the customer is dissatisfied with the goods, then it would be a huge loss.

Wang Ming nodded firmly, "I've got it."

Su Bai patted Wang Ming on the shoulder, always trusting him with tasks. "I have something to do tonight, so I might not be able to come tomorrow. Call me if you need anything." He refused to believe he couldn't wait for Hua Gengchen forever!

Wang Ming felt that Su Bai's expression at this moment was somewhat intriguing, but that was Su Bai's own business. He was not one to meddle in other people's business, so he didn't ask any further questions and only promised to handle things properly at the villa.

Su Bai returned home at the same time as usual, and unsurprisingly learned from Hua Jueming that Hua Gengchen had gone out on business again. Su Bai then asked the kitchen to prepare his meal first, and then went back to his room to wash up and change clothes.

Watching Su Bai's figure disappear at the stairwell, Bai Ze, holding a magnifying glass in his left hand and a black crystal in his right, sauntered over to Hua Jueming and muttered, "Little Jueming, did little Su Bai have a fight with your master?"

Although it was phrased as an inquiry, it carried a hint of schadenfreude. Hua Jueming glanced at Bai Ze indifferently and said without changing his expression, "Mr. Bai Ze, my master has asked me several times about your research progress. Are you so relaxed because your research has made progress?"

"Uh," Bai Ze choked, glared at Hua Jueming, and angrily threw down the words, "No!" before leaving quickly, but not before glancing back at the second floor.

They had all noticed the strange behavior between Su Bai and Hua Gengchen these past two days. He had asked out of kindness, but Hua Jueming didn't appreciate it at all. So he was just waiting to see what would happen!

After Bai Ze left, Hua Jueming's worry was fully revealed. He had indeed noticed the strange thing between Su Bai and Hua Gengchen, but he couldn't figure out why.

Suddenly, something seemed off between the two of them; one relentlessly hid, while the other relentlessly searched.

Could it be that the conflict arose because of something that didn't go well?

Hua Jueming thought and thought, and this was the only guess he could come up with. But hadn't he sent his master a lot of advice? Didn't his master see it?

Hua Jueming was truly worried sick. When would his master finally come to his senses?!

If you don't understand, learn it!

This is nothing shameful!

After dinner, Su Bai took his phone and sat in the living room to wait, specifically choosing a spot where he could see the front door at a glance.

As September approached, Ruisheng's stock price plummeted again, with many online saying that Ruisheng would go bankrupt in the next few days. Even though there was no evidence, netizens made it sound like a done deal, causing widespread panic. Many companies similar to Ruisheng were also affected, and their stock prices declined.

In this situation, Su's stock, which was already on a downward trend, suddenly surged. This piqued Su Bai's curiosity!

Opening the Su Group's official website on his phone, Su Bai discovered that the group had been making significant moves lately. Not only had it partnered with multiple companies, but it was also using this opportunity to implement sweeping reforms. Upon closer inspection, Su Bai noticed that the leader of these collaborations was Su Yangxia. Because of this, many online commentators were saying that the Su Group was about to enter a new era.

Su Bai felt that something was wrong. The Su Group's funds should not be enough to support so many projects running at the same time, and the Su Group might not even be able to take them all on.

So how exactly did the Su family manage to secure so many projects simultaneously? Su Bai became intensely curious and reviewed the projects again. Only then did he realize that these people were all those who had previously attended Su Shengrong's birthday banquet.

"Old fox!" Upon realizing this, Su Bai was truly dumbfounded if he still couldn't guess what had happened! He had been wary of Su Shengrong all along, but he never expected that Su Shengrong would still succeed. "He's really cunning and treacherous!" He actually dared to use the reputation of the Hua family and the Li family to pave the way for the Su family.

Su Bai had to admit that Su Shengrong was bold, but he couldn't deny that this move was indeed brilliant!

After all, Hua Gengchen and Li Chengtian did indeed personally attend Su Shengrong's birthday banquet, which was quite an important piece of information to outsiders.

However, this would greatly enhance Su Yangxia's reputation within the Su family, and Su Chengjun would have to go all out to defeat him.

Su Bai, who had placed a heavy bet on Su Chengjun, was hoping that Su Chengjun wouldn't be defeated so easily, otherwise the Su family's charade would be ruined.

Exiting the Su Group's official website, Su Bai's expression turned serious. It seemed that his rebirth had truly brought about a remarkable butterfly effect. In his previous life, the Su Group hadn't reached this point so quickly.

"My plan will have to be changed accordingly," Su Bai murmured. No matter what, he would never let Su Shengrong and Su Yangxia's scheme succeed.

Lost in thought, Su Bai was completely oblivious to the person coming down from upstairs.

Bai Ze had been hiding in his room studying the black crystal for two or three days without making much progress. Apart from knowing that this thing was more harmful than the black energy itself and that it could parasitize and grow, he had no idea what it was used for or how it was formed.

Because Hua Gengchen was afraid that Su Bai would be attracted by the black energy again, he piled all the black crystals he brought back every night into Bai Ze's room and set up a seal at the door of Bai Ze's room to prevent Su Bai from getting close.

But Bai Ze, alone in his room, was constantly facing those black crystals. Over time, he inevitably became irritable and restless. Occasionally, he would just hold one in his hand, take a walk in the room to clear his mind, and then return to his room to continue his research once he had calmed down.

The living room was empty for the past two nights, so Bai Ze wandered into the living room this time and didn't notice Su Bai sitting on the sofa deep in thought. He sat down on the sofa opposite Su Bai as if they were old friends.

Looking up casually, Su Bai saw Bai Ze opposite him and the black crystal in his hand. The next second, the system popped up four or five messages.

[Ding, a substance capable of restoring system energy has been detected within a 10-meter radius. Do you wish to absorb it? Yes/No.]

[Ding, a substance capable of restoring system energy has been detected within a 10-meter radius. Do you wish to absorb it? Yes/No.]

...

Judging from the frequency of the system messages, Su Bai could sense a certain urgency in them.

It seems that system energy is really important to the Shennong system!

After thinking for a moment, Su Bai put down his phone, slowly walked to Bai Ze's side, pointed to the black crystal in Bai Ze's hand, and asked softly, "Mr. Bai Ze, may I take a look at this?"

"Huh?" Bai Ze looked up in confusion, not expecting Su Bai to suddenly appear in front of him. The next second, he gripped the black crystal tightly in his hand and said with an awkward smile, "There's nothing to see here, it's just an ordinary stone."

What a joke! Su Bai is so important that even if Bai Ze is unreliable, he wouldn't dare let Su Bai come into contact with the black crystal again.

Bai Ze's reaction puzzled Su Bai. Hua Gengchen had reacted similarly before, as if the black crystal was some kind of virus that would make him sick as soon as he came into contact with it! But if that were the case, why would the system need this thing? And why did it say that it needed a host to come into contact with it to absorb it? As for Bai Ze saying that it was just an ordinary stone, he didn't believe it at all.

For a moment, Su Bai was unsure whether he should continue to investigate what the black crystal was.

Deep down, between Hua Gengchen and the system, Su Bai was more willing to trust Hua Gengchen, even though their relationship was currently awkward. He believed Hua Gengchen wouldn't hurt him. As for the system... given the precedent of the system hiding things from him before, Su Bai didn't really trust it that much.

Su Bai's silence made Bai Ze's heart leap into his throat. He had just come out for a walk to clear his head and get some fresh air, and he never expected to run into Su Bai here! His heart was screaming: Whoever it is, someone come quick!

Su Bai was his lifeline; he could refuse once, but he couldn't refuse a second time!

What if Su Bai doesn't help him in the future?

It's a rare life-saving charm; missing out on it would be a lifelong regret for Bai Ze.

Hua Jueming and the servants, who were usually always around, were nowhere to be seen. Bai Ze shouted in his heart several times but heard no response. Moreover, Su Bai's eyes were looking at him more and more strangely, as if she was bewitched by something.

A sense of foreboding suddenly rose in Bai Ze's heart.

Su Bai didn't know what was wrong with him. It seemed like he couldn't see or hear anything except the black crystal. All he could think about was getting the thing in his hand as soon as possible. As long as he got it, that would be enough!

As if hypnotized, Su Bai couldn't wait to get his hands on the black crystal.

While Bai Ze was stunned, Su Bai reached out to snatch the black crystal from his hand. However, when Bai Ze realized that something was wrong with Su Bai, he gripped the black crystal even tighter. Even after Su Bai made his move, he did not let go, and the two of them were locked in a stalemate, each holding the black crystal.

"Little Su Bai!" Bai Ze panicked! He never expected Su Bai to suddenly attack. If he hadn't been prepared, he might have been ambushed by Su Bai, because Su Bai didn't seem like the type to take things that didn't belong to him without warning. "Let go! You'll be in big trouble!"

Su Bai acted as if he hadn't heard Bai Ze's words. He brought his head closer to the black crystal he was holding, his eyes revealing greed.

Seeing this, Bai Ze became even more anxious. He couldn't care less about anything else this time and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Hua Jueming! Come quick! Something terrible has happened!"

The loud sound echoed several times in the villa, finally reaching the ears of someone who was instructing the servants to be extra careful in their work. Upon hearing this, Hua Jueming's expression changed, "Oh no!" He immediately rushed towards the direction from which the sound came.

Upon entering the living room, Hua Jueming saw Su Bai and Bai Ze holding hands. Before he could even wonder if Bai Ze was trying to steal his master's girlfriend, he saw Bai Ze's anxious expression.

Bai Ze also noticed Hua Jueming at this moment, and his eyes lit up. "Little Jueming, come and help! Little Su Bai is trying to snatch the black crystal from my hand."

"What!?" Hua Jueming's mind was instantly cleared of all other thoughts. This was not good news! He immediately went forward to pull Su Bai away, but when Su Bai noticed someone coming to pull him, he put his other hand on the hand that was grabbing the things, holding on tightly and refusing to let go no matter what.

Hua Jueming pulled Su Bai back by the waist, but if he used too little force, Su Bai's body wouldn't budge. If he used too much force, he was afraid of hurting Su Bai. Hua Jueming was so conflicted that he shouted at Bai Ze, "How could you let Madam see this?"

Bai Ze also felt utterly innocent, and his voice trembled with tears as he spoke, "How was I supposed to know that Xiao Su Bai would be sitting in the living room so late at night instead of sleeping! I just came out to get some fresh air, who knew things would turn out like this!"

His life is in danger! This time, he might really not survive!

"No, I need to call a few more people." Hua Jueming quickly realized that brute force alone wouldn't work. Because they were afraid of hurting Su Bai, they were hesitant to exert their strength and couldn't get Su Bai to let go of their hands.

"Then hurry up and call for help!" Bai Ze's hand was so tightly gripped by Su Bai that he could barely feel it. Bai Ze had never imagined that one day he would be amazed by the strength of a human!

Hua Jueming used one hand to call for people in the WeChat group and sent three "extremely urgent" emojis in a row.

Su Bai probably sensed that the situation was unfavorable to him. Before the person shaking him arrived, he glanced at the hand that was trying to take the thing from him and bit it without much hesitation. The moment Bai Ze let go in pain, Su Bai immediately took the black crystal in his hand and decisively chose to absorb it on the light screen that flashed in front of him.

Thus, to Bai Ze and Hua Jueming's horror, they watched as the black crystal disappeared from Su Bai's hand. The next second, Su Bai closed his eyes and collapsed.

"Little Su Bai!"

"lady!"

Bai Ze and Hua Jueming cried out in alarm and rushed to catch Su Bai's falling body.