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

When Chen Shu's parents noticed that their son was acting strangely, they asked him if he had someone he liked. Chen Shu didn't want to be honest, so he said no.

Chen's father told him to focus on his studies. He said he could choose his own marriage partner, but it should be someone of equal social standing and from a scholarly family.

Upon hearing this, Chen Shu didn't tell his parents about Chu Luo, but only replied, "In this world, no one can live without scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants. People from scholarly families aren't necessarily good people. There are many learned, ambitious, and talented people whose parents and families have been disreputable."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shu's father was furious. He scolded Chen Shu for talking back to his parents, beat him, and made him kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment.

After much deliberation, they still felt that Chen Shu was not mature enough, and that if he got married first, perhaps he would become more sensible and obedient.

So they started looking for girls of similar social standing for Chen Shu. Chen Shu knew nothing about these things, and when he knelt in the ancestral hall, the concept of social class, which he had never thought of before, was laid bare before him.

Chu Luo is an exceptionally intelligent and kind girl; no one who comes into contact with her would dislike her.

He took it for granted that there was a difference in social status and family background between him and Chu Luo, and thought that his parents would like Chu Luo after meeting her, so he could take his time and make his move.

After leaving the ancestral hall, Chen Shu obediently began reading. He wasn't stupid; his parents wouldn't ask him if he had a girl he liked for no reason. They probably felt something was wrong because he wasn't concentrating on his studies.

If he continues to neglect his studies at this point, his parents will likely be disappointed and may even become more strict with him.

Seeing how focused he was on his studies, Chen's parents wondered if they had really misunderstood him. They told Chen about the matter of finding a wife for their son, thinking they could take their time choosing, which gave them some breathing room.

When choosing a wife, one must seek out a virtuous woman. Character is a matter that cannot be rushed, especially for scions of scholarly families like theirs.

Chen Shu wasn't in a hurry, but it was a different story for Chu Luo. Chu Luo had been betrothed by Madam Chu to an old man as a concubine.

Chu Luo had long been prepared to elope, and she was already quite adept at it.

Bound up like a pretzel, Chu Luo quietly escaped again just before reaching the house, leaving a mess for Madam Chu to clean up.

This time, Madam Chu thought it was a foolproof plan, so she collected more money. Moreover, the family she found was not only unreasonable but also somewhat powerful.

She was certain that such a family wouldn't give up easily, and she also guessed that Chu Luo definitely wouldn't support her father and watch him suffer. After all, she would feel sorry for a beggar at her doorstep, so how could she possibly abandon her own father?

However, Chu Luo still escaped. This family did not give up easily and filed a lawsuit against the Chu family in the government. The Chu family had no choice but to return the betrothal gifts.

This bullying family wouldn't give up. They insisted on forcing the family to hand over the person, otherwise they would take Chu Yinmei away. But when they saw Chu Yinmei's condition, they abandoned this argument and directly took Chu Luo's father to lock her up and torture her.

Two days passed, and Chu Luo was still nowhere to be seen. Madam Chu never expected that Chu Luo would be so indifferent to her father's situation.

In the end, Madam Chu spent a lot of money to buy several beautiful women and send them to this family. She apologized profusely and brought up her family's connections before she finally managed to get Chu Luo's father out of trouble.

After her miscalculation, she didn't give up or let Chu Luo off the hook. The fact that Chu Luo had run away from her arranged marriage became common knowledge in Jiangzhou.

People have all sorts of opinions. Some say she's shameless for running away from her arranged marriage; others say she's disobedient and disobedient to her parents and the matchmaker; still others say she's restless, unconventional, and not a suitable wife or mother.

They only believe what they think. Some people, after learning the truth, also said that no matter what, they shouldn't let their parents suffer. There are no bad parents in the world, only unfilial children.

It's not their problem that their daughter is being married off to a toad-like old man as a concubine, worse than a pig or a dog. They won't feel the pain unless the knife cuts them.

Chu Luo's actions, on the contrary, became an example for some parents to teach their children to be obedient. Some of them said, "At least I found you a young man with all his limbs intact. What else do you want?"

Some people say that if a girl dares to be like Chu Luo, they will definitely beat her to death to gain a good reputation for being well-mannered.

Chu Luo's reputation was almost completely ruined. No respectable families dared to come to her door to propose marriage anymore, and young men kept their distance from her. Such a woman was too opinionated and not easy to get along with; they could not and dared not have her.

Chu Luo feared that Chen Shu would think she had a problem, just like them. After all, he was someone she cared about, so his opinion of her was different from others.

Chen Shu wrote to her, "You are still so special, different from everyone else. Take good care of yourself."

What others considered a grave offense, like improving the pig cage, he saw as her doing nothing wrong, only as her being special.

Chu Luo burst into tears the moment she saw his letter. Even if the whole world thought she was wrong, as long as the people she cared about thought she was right, that was enough.

He didn't think she was wrong at all; he only thought she was special and unique.

At that time, Chu Luo became even more certain of her feelings for Chen Shu, and he became a ray of light in her difficult days, making her feel less lonely.

Even though he couldn't do anything for her, the emotional support he gave her was incomparable to any action.

Upon hearing this, Jin Wuchen felt both sorry for Chu Luo and changed his opinion of Chen Shu. The person Chu Luo had chosen was ultimately not like those ordinary people.

Logically speaking, given that Chen Shu was born into such a rigid and pedantic family, it's surprising that he had such completely different views from his father. He genuinely understood and sincerely appreciated Chu Luo, even though this appreciation was partly due to his romantic feelings for her.

No wonder Chu Luo felt that he was different from others, that he was knowledgeable, kind, gentle, and that Chu Luo's value and uniqueness could be seen.

At that time, Chu Luo faced a father who didn't care about his daughter's life or death, a helpless mother who still needed help, Madam Chu who was determined to send her to hell, Chu Yinmei who went crazy out of jealousy and bullied and humiliated her, and rumors that ruined the girl's reputation.

The words and actions of the statement were so comforting to Chu Luo.

Chu Luo cherished this rare understanding, thinking that she would be very happy to spend her life with someone who understood her so well. She cherished Chen Shu's feelings even more and planned their future together.

Chen Shu felt that many of the rules were inappropriate. Having been obedient and sensible since childhood, he didn't like many things deep down. He could understand Chu Luo and felt that she was very brave to do things that he himself would not dare to do.

He's too busy admiring it to have anything else to say negatively.

Madam Chu became even more demanding. Chu Luo had received advance notice that this matter would not be over until Chu Luo was married.

Chu Luo was not unaware of the Chen family's social standing, but she thought that if her parents could raise such a magnanimous and gentle son, they probably didn't care about her family background or social status.

With this in mind, Chu Luo felt even more courageous to fight for Chen Shu and herself.