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

"Su Bai, let's not get a divorce, okay?" Suddenly, Hua Gengchen's voice rang out in the room.

Su Bai was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then propped himself up and turned to look at Hua Gengchen, "What?"

Hua Gengchen felt a sharp pain in his heart when he saw the doubt and disbelief in Su Bai's eyes. He stared intently into Su Bai's eyes with his deep gaze and said seriously, "I don't want to divorce you!"

Suddenly, Su Bai felt his mind go blank.

Hua Gengchen raised his hand and cupped Su Bai's cheeks, forcefully making Su Bai look into his eyes. "Su Bai, I've been acting very strange lately! You're right, our marriage is just an arranged one with no emotional foundation. Forcing us to stay together wouldn't be good for either of us, and separating would be the best decision for both of us. But for some reason, when I heard you say you wanted a divorce, I felt a thousand, a million times unwilling. I don't know where this feeling came from, because I didn't know how to convince you not to divorce me, so I shamefully ran away!"

“But when I learned of your accident, my heart was filled with panic, fear, and terror! These emotions, which I had never experienced before, almost overwhelmed me. If it hadn’t been confirmed that you were out of danger, I really don’t know what I would have done.” Hua Gengchen said, pointing to his heart with his finger. “During these past few days of staying by your side, I’ve thought a lot. Why do you evoke such strong emotions in me? I still haven’t figured out the answer to that question, but one thing I’m certain of is that you are special! You are different from everyone else! At least that’s how it is in my heart.”

After hearing Hua Gengchen's words, Su Bai's brain stopped working.

What's the difference between what Hua Gengchen said and a confession?

But the person involved didn't realize it at all!

Upon realizing this, Su Bai was both amused and exasperated. He looked Hua Gengchen in the eye and asked seriously, "You really don't know why?"

Hua Gengchen shook his head blankly, "I don't know!" Seeing the disappointment in Su Bai's eyes, Hua Gengchen suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked, "Do you know? Can you tell me?"

"No, I don't know!" Su Bai said firmly, removing Hua Gengchen's hand from his face. He had already decided never to trust anyone's feelings again, and it was fine that Hua Gengchen didn't understand!

Hua Gengchen looked at Su Bai suspiciously several times. From Su Bai's expression, he could clearly sense that Su Bai knew why he was acting strangely. But why was Su Bai unwilling to tell him?

Su Bai felt a little uncomfortable under Hua Gengchen's gaze, so he slightly shifted his eyes and changed the subject, saying, "I think divorce is the best solution for us. Why don't you reconsider? If you think a year is too short, we can extend it a bit, as long as our reputations aren't affected." Su Bai hadn't forgotten that the Hua family was a reclusive family; perhaps they had some connections regarding divorce, and he could give Hua Gengchen enough time to handle these issues. But this divorce was definitely going to happen!

Hua Gengchen has already fallen for him, though he doesn't know it now. What if he realizes it over time? What if one day Hua Gengchen suddenly has an epiphany?

Su Bai dared not gamble!

It's better to separate now, so he can control his heart!

He was given a second chance at life for himself, not to fall back into the quagmire of emotions from which he could not escape.

"I won't divorce you!" Hua Gengchen resolutely said and left. He was a little angry at Su Bai's attitude of constantly mentioning divorce, as if divorce was a very common thing that had no impact on Su Bai.

He was clearly anxious and flustered because of those two words, so why wasn't Su Bai like that?

"Hua Gengchen!" Su Bai wanted to call out to Hua Gengchen and ask him to reconsider, but Hua Gengchen opened the door and left without turning back. Su Bai sighed softly as the door closed.

Oh dear, what should we do!

If only he and Hua Gengchen hadn't met in this life... If only they had met much earlier in their previous life...

In this life, he had vowed never to fall in love again or trust anyone's feelings, yet he still met him.

Fate is cruel!

He was a step too late, and Hua Gengchen was a step too late too. They were both a step too late, so they could only be destined to be apart.

Su Bai curled up completely under the covers. He had originally planned to have a good time after waking up, but because of this unexpected turn of events, he just wanted to escape reality for a while.

After leaving the room, Hua Gengchen still felt suffocated. He didn't understand why Su Bai insisted on divorcing him!

Was it because his honest words weren't sincere enough?

Or is it that there's nothing about him that Su Bai finds appealing?

Why is Su Bai so eager to divorce him?

Feeling that Su Bai was more troublesome than the entire Demon Clan, Hua Gengchen went straight to the rooftop swimming pool; he desperately needed to calm down.

At least the demons were traceable, and although it was troublesome, Hua Gengchen could still find a solution. But Su Bai was different. Hua Gengchen always felt powerless when facing him. Neither soft nor hard tactics worked, and Hua Gengchen really didn't know what other methods he could use.

He can't just use force like he did with the demons!

Su Bai's frail body couldn't even withstand a single finger of his, let alone Qiang Hua Geng Chen!

Upon arriving at the poolside, Hua Gengchen didn't even take off his clothes before plunging headfirst into the water, letting it submerge him until he gradually sank to the bottom.

On the other side, Bai Ze was deeply moved to receive a special meal prepared for him by the chef. He hadn't expected Hua Gengchen to still have such a respectful heart for the elderly and caring for the young! He decided to continue helping to remove the black energy before Su Bai woke up, so that the young couple could have more time alone together, as a way of making up for his past mistakes.

After finishing the last bite of rice soaked in vegetable soup, Bai Ze licked his lips with lingering satisfaction and patted his bulging belly. "Tell Hua Jueming to wake me up when we set off tonight. I'm going to catch up on my sleep." A good night's sleep is essential after a full meal so that I'll have the energy to face those annoying black energies tonight.

The chef nodded in agreement and watched Bai Ze return to his room. Just as the chef finished cleaning up the dishes, Hua Gengchen suddenly rushed into the kitchen and demanded a bowl of plain porridge.

Hua Gengchen has always loved meat, so the chef boldly guessed that Su Bai had woken up. So, while the porridge was still hot, the chef made a bowl of steamed egg, which was indeed praised by Hua Gengchen.

Even though it was just a look of affirmation, the chef was so happy he wanted to wag his tail and fly to the sky!

There are very few demons in the entire demon realm who can be recognized by the Demon Emperor. And he actually did!

After handing the items over to Hua Gengchen, the chef immediately shared the good news that Su Bai had woken up with everyone in the family (excluding Bai Ze, who was asleep). Upon hearing this good news, the gloom that had been hanging over everyone for several days was swept away, and everyone's face was filled with happy smiles.

Finally, I don't have to do things so cautiously anymore!

These past few days have been incredibly stressful for them. Having worked for the Hua family for so many years, this is the first time they've ever been so cautious.

But before he could celebrate, Hua Gengchen stormed out of the room, his body shrouded in dark, oppressive energy, and headed straight for the top floor.

Upon seeing the expression on Hua Gengchen's face, everyone instinctively tucked their tails between their legs, and even those without tails tucked their buttocks in. Wasn't Madam awake? What is Master up to now?

However, their questions were destined to remain unanswered, because they dared not ask the only two people who knew the truth.

Hua Jueming watched Hua Gengchen's departing figure with great concern, his unease growing stronger.

In the evening, Hua Jueming dragged Bai Ze out of bed. Although Su Bai was already awake, Hua Gengchen looked obviously unfit for work, so Hua Jueming dutifully dragged Bai Ze out of bed.

However, just as Hua Gengchen dragged Bai Ze from the bed to the door, preparing to have the brown bear spirit help carry Bai Ze away, he slowly walked down the stairs from the top floor with a terrifyingly cold aura emanating from his body and a face that could be shunned by gods and ghosts.

When he reached the second-floor stairwell, Hua Gengchen glanced at Hua Jueming and the others indifferently and said coldly, "I'll go. Protect Su Bai." After saying that, he walked out the door step by step under the fearful gazes of the crowd.

After Hua Gengchen left, everyone swallowed hard. Bai Ze, finally snapping out of his daze, yawned widely, glanced at the still-dazed Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit, and urged, "Let's go! Isn't it already dark?" Why aren't Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit enthusiastic at all tonight?

Could it be that he's been working for many days and is trying to slack off?

That is absolutely not possible!

With his old bones and limbs, without the help of Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit, he couldn't even deal with a few humans parasitized by the black energy in one night. If Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit wanted to slack off, then he would have to slack off too!

We must not show favoritism.

Hua Jueming did not move, and after a slight pause, he said, "No need, the master has already left."

Bai Ze processed the meaning of those words for a moment, then exploded, "Hua Gengchen is already gone, why are you waking me up? Don't you know it's hard to get back into sleep after it's been interrupted?" He paused, then stared intently at Hua Jueming, "You just said Hua Gengchen went to deal with the black energy? Wasn't he guarding Xiao Su Bai?" He gasped, covering his mouth with his hand in surprise, "Xiao Su Bai is awake!?"

Hua Jueming nodded. "He's awake. He woke up not long after noon."

"Then I'm going to take a look." Bai Ze took off, but after a couple of steps he stopped, only to realize that Hua Jueming had tied his legs with branches. "Little Jueming, why are you tying me up? I want to see Xiao Su Bai!"

Hua Jueming swallowed and reminded him, "The master's expression was so cold it would scare away even the gods and ghosts when he left. Are you still going to see the madam?"

"..." Bai Ze stopped abruptly, and after a long while, he leaned closer to Hua Jueming and asked, "Is it really that terrifying?"

Hua Jueming nodded silently and said, "I have never seen Master with such a cold expression. I was so scared that I dared not breathe."

Bai Ze instantly became incredibly obedient, saying, "Then let Xiao Su Bai rest more. I'll go see Hua Gengchen when he comes back." Hua Gengchen has lived for tens of thousands of years and has only been truly angry a handful of times, but from Hua Jueming's description, Bai Ze felt that Hua Gengchen was indeed angry.

But he still couldn't guess the reason!