Not following the expected path? Reborn and unexpectedly married to a demon.

This is far too direct. Fei Zhiyou could tell that Zhu Xi had feelings for Jin Wuchen, but he didn't expect her to say it so directly so quickly.

Jin Wuchen's gaze darkened slightly upon hearing this, then he smiled and said, "I am already married."

"Really? How could that be?"

Zhu Xi thought that someone like him wouldn't like anyone, so how come he was already married?

This was completely different from what she had imagined.

"Did you marry her because you liked her?" Zhu Xi was still somewhat unwilling.

"No"

Jin Wuchen answered truthfully.

Fei Zhiyou shook his head slightly when he saw Zhu Xi's delighted expression upon hearing this; she was celebrating too soon.

Jin Wuchen and Chu Luo had never met or known each other before their marriage; it was all arranged by the old gang leader.

He didn't marry Chu Luo because he liked her.

"Then why do you want to marry her?" Zhuxi asked.

"The elders in the family made the decisions," Fei Zhiyou answered for Jin Wuchen.

Jin Wuchen was a man of few words; he preferred to stir things up for fun.

Zhu Xi said, "It's no wonder that marriages are arranged by parents and matchmakers; spending a lifetime with someone you neither like nor love is ultimately torture."

Fei Zhiyou glanced at Jin Wuchen and smiled as he replied, "Doctor Zhuxi is right. What are your thoughts on this matter, Doctor Zhuxi?"

Jin Wuchen sipped his tea, letting Fei Zhiyou continue his nonsense.

"Spending one's life with someone one dislikes is torture for both. A man like Young Master Jin would certainly not be bound by such constraints and would likely choose to divorce."

Zhuxi provided a solution.

"Zhuxi's words are a solution, but they also have a selfish motive. Zhuxi will not interfere in other people's families. If you ever wish to divorce, I would be grateful if you would consider Zhuxi's offer."

Zhu Xi spoke frankly, revealing both the obvious and the hidden truths, making Fei Zhiyou realize that it was somewhat inappropriate for him to speculate about the girl's ulterior motives.

"Thank you for your kindness, Doctor Zhuxi. But you know very little about me, and even less about the wickedness of people. My wife already feels that she has made a mistake in marrying me. Doctor Zhuxi, you might as well look at other good men."

Jin Wuchen spoke with utmost naturalness.

Zhu Xi felt inexplicably angry upon hearing this.

For a moment, I didn't know why. Perhaps it was because Jin Wuchen used such a natural tone to address my wife, which was somewhat ambiguous.

Perhaps it was because of that woman that she felt marrying Jin Wuchen was a bad choice.

Zhuxi is more inclined to believe the second one.

"Is her eye alright?" Zhu Xi asked earnestly.

Fei Zhiyou almost spat out his drink.

Jin Wuchen shook his head. "Hmm, very good."

Speaking of Chu Luo's eyes, whenever she looked at him and they made eye contact, it always made his heart beat faster.

It brings immense joy, captivates the viewer, and draws one in so much that one is unwilling to let go.

“That’s very good,” Fei Zhiyou echoed.

Thinking of the beauty's eyes, he privately thought they were the most beautiful feature on her stunning face.

Bright, beautiful eyes; a glance that lasts a lifetime.

“Looking at your face, how could she feel she’s met the wrong person…” Zhu Xi didn’t finish her sentence, because she herself was attracted to your looks, but not everyone is like that.

“It’s not that she doesn’t like my looks,” Jin Wuchen explained to Zhu Xi, clearing up her doubts.

His wife praised his looks and, while acting to deceive him, even said she was captivated by his appearance and wanted to elope with him.

But the truth is, physical appearance is the least important thing in keeping Chu Luo.

She didn't care that much.

He had previously worried that the person who saved him was a man and didn't want Chu Luo to get to know him, but now he no longer had that worry.

Zhu Xi is a woman, so there's no need to be wary of her.

Looking at Jin Wuchen's face and his whole being, Zhu Xi had assumed that he disliked the wife arranged by his family, but she never expected that Jin Wuchen was the one who was disliked.

"Two people who dislike each other are a miserable couple. Young Master Jin, you might as well seriously consider my suggestion and my sincerity."

Jin Wuchen remained silent.

Zhu Xi assumed that Jin Wuchen's silence meant he was tacitly agreeing.

Fei Zhiyou thought that Jin Wuchen's silence meant he didn't believe her words were true.

It's just that Chu Luo dislikes Jin Wuchen, but Jin Wuchen never said that he dislikes Chu Luo.

However, Jin Wuchen did not say it directly, presumably because he felt he should leave some room for Zhu Xi and save face, after all, she was his savior.

Fei Zhiyou didn't say anything either.

"Try this." Seeing a glimmer of hope, Zhu Xi was in high spirits and picked up a pastry for Jin Wuchen.

Jin Wuchen didn't take it, but picked up a piece himself.

Fei Zhiyou, seeing Zhu Xi's slight embarrassment, explained, "He never eats food offered by others; he prefers to serve himself. Please don't take offense."

Zhu Xi smiled and said, "I know that some people have this habit. I was just being impolite for a moment."

The pastries ultimately failed to reach Jin Wuchen's mouth.

Just as the chopsticks were about to reach his mouth, Jin Wuchen noticed a movement on his finger, frowned, and put down the chopsticks.

"What's wrong?" Fei Zhiyou asked when he noticed something was off, and followed his gaze to the betrothal note.

His expression also became serious.

"Her?" Fei Zhiyou asked.

Jin Wuchen nodded, and without needing to say anything more, Fei Zhiyou understood his meaning.

The two had a strong understanding regarding Chu Luo's situation.

"Didn't you say the medicine was in her hands? How come it's still here?" Fei Zhiyou asked.

"I don't know," Jin Wuchen replied.

Zhu Xi had no idea what the two were talking about, and tried her best to glean some clues from their conversation.

Jin Wuchen got up to leave, and Fei Zhiyou quickly told Zhu Xi and left with Jin Wuchen.

Zhu Xi noticed that the two of them seemed to be worried about someone.

"Who exactly is this person?" Zhu Xi muttered to herself.

“I’ll send someone to go and see, maybe then I’ll find out,” a woman appeared behind Zhu Xi.

"No need. Following people like them is either stupid or insane; it's easy to ruin everything."

Zhu Xi tried to stop him, and the man listened to her, after all, she could do things that others couldn't.

"You previously said that Chu Luo's illness hadn't flared up so severely for a long time. Is it that the medicine is no longer effective, or has something else changed?"

"Could it be that my medicine is no longer working?" Fei Zhiyou muttered to himself.

"You've been nourishing this thing with your blood for so long, can you use it to determine how far Chu Luo is from us?"

Fei Zhiyou couldn't wait to go to Chu Luo's side and check on her condition.

"It's more sensitive than before, but it's still not enough to locate people. Instead, we might as well go directly to Sensa."

Jin Wuchen mounted his horse.

"What are you going to Sensha for?" Fei Zhiyou followed on horseback, but he didn't understand.

“Chu Luo used to stay there, and Shen Wei is there now. He's the only doctor she trusts. If her illness doesn't improve, she'll likely go back to him,” Jin Wuchen explained simply.

"What makes Shen Wei better than me? Why doesn't he contact me when I ask him for help?"

Fei Zhiyou, also a doctor, felt very uncomfortable that he was not trusted by his patients and friends, and also because he had not been able to find a cure for the disease.

"I will definitely find a way to cure the beauty; the only doctor she can rely on is me."