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

“Father, these are all worldly prejudices. Seeing is believing. She is truly extraordinary. She…” Chen Shu wanted to argue further.

Chen's father interrupted him, "Chen Shu, look at her now, does she still have any composure? Putting aside her identity and family background, I will never allow someone who can so easily disturb your mind and will to marry into the Chen family."

When news of the argument between the father and son reached Chen's mother's ears, she rushed over. On her way, she had someone inquire about Chu Luo's situation.

"Chen Shu, I will never let you marry that Chu Luo," Chen's mother said before she even arrived.

"Mother, I really like her. Can you trust my judgment?" Chen Shu pleaded with his mother.

"Chu Luo is unconventional, disrespectful to elders, unfilial to parents, and disobedient to her stepmother's arrangements. She has run away from marriage several times. Her mother, who comes from a lowly family and is a pipa player, is good at bewitching people. Let alone marrying you as a wife, it's impossible for her to even become your concubine or slave," Chen's mother said resolutely.

"Father, Mother, as long as you promise me to be with her, I will listen to you in everything from now on. I promise I will never travel far again and will focus on my studies for the imperial examinations."

Chen Shu knew that there was little hope at this point, but he was in great pain. He really wanted to be with Chu Luo.

"Chen Shu, scientific research is your responsibility, not a bargaining chip for you to threaten and trade. If you dare to be with her, I will die in front of you. Before I die, I will not let that Chu Luo go. Your maternal grandparents can kill such a little girl with ease." Chen's mother pulled out the gold hairpin from her hair and pointed it at her own throat.

Chen Shu knew that his mother was really capable of doing it. His father had never cared much about his mother before. His mother poured all her heart and soul into him, hoping that he would become successful.

Chen Shu was heartbroken. "Mother, if your son only loves this one person in his life, can you bear it?"

Chen's mother said, "Your mother is only doing this for your own good. You're too young to understand anything; you've been deceived."

On the matter of preventing Chen Shu from being with Chu Luo, Chen's parents were surprisingly in agreement.

Chen Shu stood up, looking dejected, bowed to his parents, and left.

Chen Shu's behavior was being monitored. He comforted himself that it didn't matter that he couldn't be with the person he loved, after all, his father hadn't loved his mother for so many years.

He could accept being with someone he didn't love and maintaining a respectful relationship, but the thought of losing Chu Luo was like a knife to his heart.

If he hadn't met her, he could have accepted his parents' arrangement, but why did he have to meet her?

Chen's mother had several beautiful maids prepared and sent to Chen Shu's room, but no matter how these maids tried to entice Chen Shu, he remained unmoved.

Even after being drugged, he preferred to stab himself and jump into the pool, staying there all night rather than have anything happen between him and these people.

Chen Shu was physically and mentally exhausted and fell seriously ill. His parents felt that their son was ruined.

"You're blaming yourself? I think it's that woman who ruined you. It would be better if that vixen died!" Chen's mother vented all her anger and resentment on Chu Luo.

Chen's mother sent someone to warn Chu Luo, telling her that the Chen family would never let her into the house, not even as a slave or maid. The Chen family looked down on someone as lowly as her, hoping to make her realize her place.

Chu Luo was completely bewildered when she heard these words, not knowing what she had done.

Chen Shu didn't reply to her, and he hasn't shown up for so long. Why is the Chen family suddenly humiliating her like this? She didn't do anything.

Seeing that she couldn't marry Chu Luo off, Madam Chu became furious and decided to send Chu Luo and her daughter to Jiegu.

Chu Luo wanted to see Chen Shu again, to ask him why Chen's mother said those things about her, whether it was true or false, and what he thought about it.

Chen Shu asked someone to find out about Chu Luo's situation. He overheard Chen's mother's people returning to report that Madam Chu was going to send Chu Luo to Jiegu. Chen's mother was not clear about the situation in Jiegu, and only thought that Jiegu was a place where women could never escape.

Having traveled extensively for many years, Chen Shu naturally had heard of this place.

At this point, he no longer hoped to be with Chu Luo. He only wished for her safety and well-being. Jiegu was not a place for humans. He wanted to go and tell Chu Luo so that she could escape.

Chen Shu resumed his reading, and when Chen's mother saw that he had returned to normal, she assumed that he had let go of the past. Moreover, Madam Chu also planned to send him away, and in order to avoid any oversights, she secretly arranged for someone to help Madam Chu.

Chen Shu secretly sold many gold, jade, calligraphy and paintings, and exchanged them for silver notes which he hid on his person. One night, he spent a lot of money to hire someone to rescue Chu Luo and her daughter from the hands of Madam Chu's family on the way to Jiegu.

At a dock, Chen Shu had found a small boat and handed the remaining silver notes to Chu Luo, telling her to escape this place and never come back.

Chu Luo originally had many questions she wanted to ask him, but at this moment, she felt that none of them mattered anymore.

"Chen Shu, if there are no other obstacles, would you be willing to come with me?" Chu Luo asked Chen Shu before boarding the ship.

Chen Shu, head bowed, slowed his movements as he untied the boat's ropes and said, "Assuming this is meaningless."

Chu Luo knew he was right, and simply said, "Thank you, and take good care of yourself."

After handing the rope to the boatman, Chen Shu looked at Chu Luo and solemnly said, "Okay."

Chu Luo had no idea how he had pleaded with his parents behind the scenes, and how he had gone through a life-or-death ordeal.

Just assume that his parents abandoned him because of his social standing. After all, he came from a prominent family and understood the situation clearly. How could he possibly risk everything for someone?

She was too naive and ridiculous.

Chu Luo had lost all interest in romantic relationships and couldn't bring herself to open her heart to anyone anymore.

She learned the truth before she died, but times have changed, and sometimes the truth is only useful at the time; knowing it later is worse than not knowing it at all.

After her rebirth, she forgot the truth and only remembered her past with Chen Shu. She avoided many things, and when the drought in Guanyu first occurred, she had someone tell them where the water source was.

She never went to Guanyu again and had no further involvement with Chen Shu. Time is a magical thing; she had experienced too much, and Chen Shu was just one of her many past experiences. Lifetime after life, she had let go of someone she would never see again.

She never expected that in this final rebirth, she would see him again. After leaving the Jin family, she remembered the truth in a dream one night.

This truth gave her an answer: Chen Shu really did fight for her, but he was powerless to do so and didn't mention anything.

The person who told her the truth was Chen Shu's mother. At that time, she was dying and selfishly wanted Chu Luo to remember her son, so that Chu Luo would remember Chen Shu even in death.

She once thought that her son had let go, after all, Chen Shu was no longer noisy or fussy, he had just grown up and matured and was no longer smiling or taciturn, and he no longer had anything else to say to his parents.

After Chen Shu died for the greater good, she learned of his last wishes and the secret study from his servant while sorting through his belongings.

The study was filled with portraits he had personally drawn of Chu Luo and piles of letters he had written to her that he had never sent. There were countless paintings and countless letters.

Chen Shu instructed that if he were ever gone, he should be placed in the secret library and burned.

Looking at these things, Chen's mother knew her son's deep and silent affection for Chu Luo. But did this also mean that her son resented her? She blamed Chu Luo for the reason for their estrangement.

She wanted Chu Luo to have no peace either.