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

After getting acquainted with her mother and the people who looked after the courtyard, Chu Luo treated her wounds and made all the necessary arrangements before returning to the Jin family home.

She promised to give Jin Wuchen an explanation.

"How did you and Wang Youshi meet?" Jin Wuchen asked.

Do you still remember Mr. Shen?

Jin Wuchen had a very good memory, and besides, that doctor had helped save Fei Zhiyou's life.

"I remember, it's the doctor your friend recommended."

Chu Luo said, "I don't know Wang Youshi personally, but my friend is acquainted with him and they have some dealings."

"My friends asked them for help, and they helped me."

Jin Wuchen didn't know what kind of person could get Wang Youshi and his group of self-righteous people to help them.

And what is the relationship between this friend and Chu Luo?

Chu Yinmei flirted with other women right in front of Chu Luo, and she didn't refute it.

Moreover, he has the ability to do so, and his surname is Chu Luo.

However, it's probably not that simple for someone as young as eight or nine to attract suitors to their door.

Jin Wuchen guessed that this person was most likely a man, so he still asked:

"What kind of friend of yours is so amazing? Is it a guy or a girl?"

"It's a friend who's really good at playing the pipa. I can play a little bit of the pipa too, so we got to know each other."

Jin Wuchen immediately understood that this friend was a man.

"He likes you, you're kindred spirits, that's why he's doing everything he can to help you?"

Jin Wuchen appeared to be puzzled, but he had already made up his mind.

Chu Luo wasn't stupid; if she let him target Yin Shan, she would be asking for trouble.

"My friend has rather niche tastes," Chu Luo said somewhat evasively.

Jin Wuchen was taken aback.

Chu Luo continued, "He doesn't like women."

Not many people can understand this.

Jin Wuchen seemed to be deep in thought, presumably Chu Luo didn't mind.

He knew that she only appeared to be law-abiding, but in reality, she was unconventional and unrestrained.

"What's his name?"

Chu Luo truthfully stated, "The pipa player from Qinglou before, Yinshan."

In any case, she won't be appearing as a hidden mountain for the time being.

He couldn't find it even if he wanted to.

"Furthermore, it is true that I continued to associate with the scholar after the engagement."

Chu Luo spoke up on her own initiative.

Jin Wuchen was somewhat troubled; his wife was too popular, which left him with too many rivals.

But the simplest and most direct method, asking directly, is not an option.

"Are you planning to use them to elope? Or do you already have someone you love?"

"It's because Chu Yinmei can't get married, so they're trying to make me impersonate Chu Yinmei and associate with those scholars, hoping to use a substitution trick."

Chu Luo felt that what she said was outrageous and utterly absurd.

"During your interactions with them, have you ever taken a liking to any of them?" Jin Wuchen asked, curious about this.

Chu Luo shook her head. "I know I can't escape the marriage with the Jin family. Having other feelings would only add to my troubles."

"Besides, love is complicated; you need to be alive to even discuss it."

"Besides, at that time, I had to keep my head up to survive in the Chu family, and also figure out how to survive in the Jin family in the future. I didn't even get a clear look at what they looked like."

Jin Wuchen recalled their first meeting, noting the numerous poisons and hidden weapons on her body, and laughed, "Back then, you certainly didn't hold back in trying to find a way."

Why did people come to your door to propose marriage when you were a child?

The previous issues were all plausible, but this one wasn't something he was truly jealous about for that long.

I'm just curious, how can a child of only a few years old be so likable?

Chu Luo thought for a moment, then remembered the reason: "It was the Lantern Festival temple fair. Chu Songyuan and his family of three went out to watch the festivities, while my mother and I were kept at home."

"Back then, I loved lively celebrations, and so did my mother. I had planned to sneak out with her to see the lanterns."

"But my mother was afraid they would go back home early, so she wanted to stay behind to cover for me. She gave me some money she had painstakingly saved up so I could go out and have some fun."

"The streets are lively and beautiful, but I thought about how my mother must be lonely at home alone, so I wanted to buy her a lantern and some food to keep her company when I went back."

"But just then, I couldn't find the money my mother had saved up to give me."

"I was so upset. How could I buy things for my mother if I didn't have any money? I cried as I searched for money on the way I came."

"But I still couldn't find it. Just when I was about to leave disappointed, I saw a beautiful platform surrounded by a lot of people."

"The boss said that as long as you perform something that pleases the audience, you can get a lantern; if it's really good, you can get silver."

"Desperate and desperate to make amends, I disregarded my mother's advice not to show my face in public and raised my hand to go on stage."

"I played a piece of music, and because I was so young at the time, it was easy for me to win people's favor, and I won first place."

The first-place winner received ten taels of silver and a lantern.

"But this lantern isn't Mother's favorite color."

"I fell in love with the one hanging the highest; it was the most beautiful lantern I had ever seen."

The shop owner said that the lantern was designed by a very talented person.

The person left behind a riddle; whoever could solve it would receive the prize.

"I asked the question, answered it, and received the lantern."

"After receiving the lantern, I learned that countless people had tried the riddle, but none of them had been able to solve it."

"The people around that stage weren't just there because there was a performance to watch."

"Furthermore, some scholars and talented men made bets on whether anyone could solve the riddle that very night."

"Moreover, according to the people watching from below the stage, if you can answer the question correctly, you might even be able to become the apprentice of the person who set the question."

"That's why it attracted many scholars and those who merely wanted to appear cultured."

"Perhaps because of this incident, I inadvertently attracted some people's attention."

Jin Wuchen finally understood what was going on.

At that time, she was exquisitely beautiful, played the pipa beautifully, and was also very talented.

But he still had questions: "How did they know you were from the Chu family? You ran away to have fun, so they certainly wouldn't tell anyone."

Chu Luo deliberately omitted details of what happened afterward, as it wasn't a pleasant memory.

Jin Wuchen wanted to know, but if she didn't explain, she was afraid he would misunderstand something.

"Because when I was carrying the silver, Chu Yinmei and his men saw me as I was leaving the stage with the lanterns, and they came to arrest me."

"Chu Songyuan and his gang caught me and were about to beat me, but they were stopped by others. In the process, everyone learned who I was."

"and after?"

Jin Wuchen keenly noticed that Chu Luo unconsciously crossed her arms.

He had seen the spot she touched; there was a deep scar there.

"I wasn't beaten in front of those people."

"But when I returned to the Chu family, they said I was a lowly, shameless slut, that at such a young age I wasn't learning good things and was instead learning to be a prostitute, selling my skills and laughter in brothels."

"They said I brought shame to the Chu family, smashed my and my mother's pipa, and even threatened to beat me to death."

"I was severely injured, and my hands haven't been able to play the pipa for a long time."

"Because of my mistake, my mother was also beaten quite badly."

Chu Luo brought up those past memories again, and suddenly dreamt of that painful Lantern Festival from that year.

She thought that after all these years, the wound on her hand would have long since healed, and her heart would no longer ache.

But she was wrong. Some pains are so deep that they are unforgettable, and as long as you can't forget them, they will keep hurting.

“You’re not wrong, they are,” Jin Wuchen hugged her to comfort her.

Chu Luo gently pulled away from his sympathetic gaze and said, "It's all in the past, and it wasn't all bad."

"When I saw Chu Yinmei and the others, I realized that I was doomed, so I cleverly entrusted the silver and lanterns to the shopkeeper for safekeeping."

"So, at least I managed to protect the spoils that night."

"Unfortunately, I was taken away that night and thus failed to obtain any information about that talented man."

"Otherwise, I could have found a teacher; I admire talented people the most."