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

Seeing that Jin Wuchen remained unmoved, Chu Luo felt a tightness in her chest and spoke in a louder voice.

His demeanor seems to be purely for aesthetic purposes.

"You want me to treat you like a bad person, like everyone else, then you'll stay far away from me and I won't think much of it. But you insist on provoking me. I'm a living, breathing person with my own thoughts."

You treat me like a plaything, rescuing me when you feel like it, deceiving me when you want, coaxing me when you want. You find everything about other people boring, so teasing me is much more interesting?

This was the first time Jin Wuchen had ever seen Chu Luo so angry.

She used to hide her emotions so well in front of him that she rarely showed such resentment and anger.

She was finally no longer pretending for him, and a smile appeared in Jin Wuchen's eyes, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Seeing him like this, Chu Luo felt that she was sick, and tears welled up in her eyes.

But she didn't want to lose face, and in a fit of anger, she turned and ran away.

Jin Wuchen quickly chased after her and blocked her path, saying, "The road is slippery here, don't run, you might fall."

Chu Luo had wiped away her tears. She angrily glared at Jin Wuchen, then tried to run past him.

Jin Wuchen grabbed her arm and said calmly, "You have important things to do. Getting hurt might delay your plans. Do you still want to continue?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Luo thought about it and realized it made sense. What was wrong with her? She quickly calmed herself down and stood still.

Seeing that she had calmed down, Jin Wuchen felt a little disappointed.

He couldn't understand why he had this sick mentality.

He actually wanted to see how Chu Luo would react to his departure, so he said, "I'm leaving the Northwest. I won't make you so angry again. Take care."

Watching Jin Wuchen's departing figure, Chu Luo felt that there were some things she didn't want to say, and she didn't know when she would have another chance to say them.

She clearly sensed that time was running out for her.

Chu Luo might not be able to be certain about other things.

But he was certain that he genuinely treated her well.

She could keenly sense even the slightest bit of kindness from others, and no matter how much she wanted to deny it, how could she not feel his kindness towards her time and time again?

Time and again, she found herself unable to ignore or deceive herself.

However, due to many unexplained matters, she couldn't see him clearly and thus repeatedly turned a blind eye.

Torn and conflicted, she blurted out, "Jin Wuchen, stop right there!"

This sound truly made Jin Wuchen stop in his tracks; he hadn't heard Chu Luo call his name in a long time.

Chu Luo ran up to him and looked at him wearing a mask. She saw surprise in his eyes.

He should know that she recognized him a long time ago, so what's so surprising?

She hesitated, somewhat surprised, and asked, "I recognized you, why are you so surprised?"

Jin Wuchen slowly shook his head, his entire demeanor softening. "What surprises me is that you acknowledge me."

Although he was wearing a mask, many of his actions showed no intention of hiding anything from Chu Luo.

If she wanted to, she could easily recognize him, but she kept pretending not to.

He thought she would continue to play dumb until he left.

"You recognized me a long time ago, didn't you?" Chu Luo said as she removed her disguise, revealing her true appearance.

Chu Luo reached out to remove Jin Wuchen's mask. This time, it wasn't Jin Wuchen forcing her; she wanted to remove it herself.

Seeing her movement, Jin Wuchen lowered his head and cooperated with her.

"When did you realize I recognized you?" Jin Wuchen stared intently at the face he had been thinking about for a long time.

Chu Luo stared at that face for a while, then slowly came to her senses and replied, "On the city wall, when you took the cloth from my purse to bandage my wound."

I always thought my disguise was good, but your movement was just too familiar. Even Xingzhu, who's always with me, wasn't that familiar.

Jin Wuchen chuckled, "So you're only realizing it now? I recognized you a long time ago."

"I'm certain that my disguise technique is flawless, and I wouldn't give myself away even in front of my mother. How did you know that?" Chu Luo was genuinely curious about this.

Jin Wuchen did not tell her how he recognized her, "It turns out that A Luo was so confident in her disguise that she had not noticed all along."

"Is it fun to play with me? Are my words just noise?" Chu Luo changed the subject and looked at him seriously.

Jin Wuchen sighed. "A'Luo, in my heart you are different from others. I like it when you talk to me, and I always have. As for the rest, just remember, I don't want to hurt you."

Chu Luo was not satisfied with his words. "So, you treat me like a talking pet? Keeping and protecting me, but I can't know what you're thinking. Can't we get to know each other a little better?"

She didn't want to speculate or waste time anymore; she wanted to solve the problem.

Jin Wuchen patiently explained to her, "A'Luo, I know what kind of person you like, but I'm not that kind of person. If you understood, the distance between us might not have remained the same."

Chu Luo shook her head. "Jin Wuchen, I want to get to know the real you, through the rumors and gossip."

Jin Wuchen had helped her more than once or twice. Back then, she resented him for breaking his promise, so she burned Shao Sheng's ship and sent people to hunt him down.

But Shao Sheng is still alive. She doesn't believe that Shao Sheng has a more powerful guard than Jin Wuchen. Given Jin Wuchen's personality and abilities, if he really wanted to kill someone, he would never leave such an obvious opening.

There may be more than one misunderstanding between them.

Today's events at the market convinced Chu Luo of this: Jin Wuchen cared about very few people and very few things.

He never offered any explanation when people said he abused her, letting them think whatever they wanted.

Even though she was initially brought into the Jin family by the old gang leader against his will, he never made things difficult for her in the slightest.

He was said to be capricious, but his emotions remained relatively stable, as if nothing could disturb his peace of mind.

To be honest, he's sometimes unlike most people; he's indifferent to everything and doesn't care much about anything.

She knew she was one of the few people he put his heart into, the last one being Fei Zhiyou.

"Jin Wuchen, do you care about me?" Chu Luo asked him earnestly.

Jin Wuchen nodded and gave his answer directly.

His answer did not surprise Chu Luo. Jin Wuchen was just like that, at least in front of her. He would not hide anything about her. If he liked someone, he liked them; if he cared about someone, he cared about them.

Direct and without hesitation.

"Many things can be investigated and examined slowly if there is time, but do we really have that much time? If we don't clarify things when we have the chance, it might be a lifetime."

Speaking of this, Chu Luo couldn't help but think of Jing Yuan. If it weren't for him, she would have died long ago and would never have had the chance to speak to Jin Wuchen.

She paused for a moment, then said, "Look, so many lives were lost in the Northwest War. It really shows how unpredictable life is."

I don't have that much time to wait, and I don't want to wait any longer. We all have mouths, we're not just for show. I think why can't we communicate and ask?

During this time, you've been protecting me. I don't know if you're willing to tell me the truth, but I don't want to leave with regrets because I didn't even ask.

Jin Wuchen stared intently at her, listening to every single word she said.

She lowered her guard and looked at him sincerely, like a ray of light that had been waiting for a long time, finally breaking through the clouds and shining into his heart.

Chu Luo is intelligent and perceptive; others may not gain as much insight in a short period of time as she does in a lifetime.

Jin Wuchen looked intently at Chu Luo and told her, "Luo, everything I say only has meaning if you're willing to listen."