a lifetime, and only Su He.But now, she seems to no longer need his care.This realization caused Huo Chenxi's heart to sink, his brows furrowing in displeasure. He wanted to push Bai Yihua away, but a...Whether it was her words or the dismissive gesture, it touched Huo Chenxi's sensitive nerves. He slanted his eyes, dangerously eyeing her over.

The air inside the car suddenly froze, making it hard to breathe.

Su He froze, his entire body as if locked by an invisible force, his breathing stifled, a layer of thin sweat appearing on his palm.

"No." Huo Chenxi finally retracted his gaze, turned his head to look out the window, and forcefully spat out two words.

Su He was a little dazed and it took her a moment to realize that Huo Chen Xi was responding to what she had just said.

Is there anything

He didn't cherish the love of his life, even though she was always on his mind. Or perhaps he just thought he didn't attract her attention

No matter which answer, Su He didn't want to reply.

The former, and she has nothing to do with it, there's no need to respond.

However, given Huo Chenxi's stubborn personality, what was said wouldn't have mattered anyway.

Taking a deep breath, Su He tried her best to calm herself down.

Meet force with force, and water with earth.

If Huo Chenxi really wants revenge, just take it.

From the reflection in the car window, Su He's chin was slightly raised and her eyes were resolute, looking like she was facing death without fear. Huo Chen Xi felt a mix of anger and amusement, then restarted the car.

The car was silent, save for the barely perceptible breaths of the two people inside.

Huo Chenxi remembered that Huo Yirou had casually mentioned before that Su He liked listening to the radio. He subconsciously turned on the car radio.

"The divorce rate is increasing, which is an inevitable consequence of women's awakening. Perhaps one day in the future, the institution of marriage will disappear…"

Listening to the radio host talk nonsense with a serious expression, Su He in the backseat actually listened with a look of seriousness. Huo Chenxi couldn't help but frown.

It sounds like all women in marriages are forced into them and have now finally woken up to rebel.

Could she have been swayed by these nonsensical ramblings

For families like theirs, marriage is not just about two individuals. It's often about family interests and serves as a link for alliances between families to benefit each other.

Perhaps this world could exist without love, but as long as there are family interests, the institution of marriage would endure.

His marriage to Su He was an exception.

If he hadn't known his grandmother loved him, he probably would have thought like everyone else that she was letting him marry a woman with no background or unknown origins to weaken his power.

After all, before Su He, he had almost convinced himself that his wife would be like other family heir apparents, a well-matched daughter from another prominent family. They would get along and treat each other with respect, living in peaceful coexistence. If they didn't get along, they would simply go their separate ways, leaving each other undisturbed.

Grandma asked him to marry Su He. He thought it was a way of repaying her kindness and offered to do it in other ways, even adopting her, but Grandma refused.

Faced with his grandmother's threat of death, he had no choice but to agree to get a marriage certificate with Su He, maintaining the appearance of a marriage. He would wait until his grandmother recovered and then divorce her, compensating her properly at that time.

To my surprise, the seemingly timid and weak Su He actually conspired with servants to drug him, and he overheard it by chance. She married him because of his wealth and status.

He loathed her hypocrisy and deceit, yet he was inexplicably moved by her feigned tenderness and kindness.

This kind of conflict reached its peak when she drugged him for the second time, wanting to have his child.

He couldn't even tell if his relentless demands during that time were out of revenge and a desire to torment her, or if there was an unspoken, shameful instinct driving him toward her.

His grandmother's death suddenly made him realize the gravity of the situation, and for a moment he was at a loss on how to face her.

Until she sprung the divorce on him out of the blue.

A two-zhang-high black wrought iron gate with intricate carvings opened automatically, and the car stopped in front of the Xingye Bay villa.

Huo Chenxi extinguished the car, got out and walked around to the back seat. He opened the door and stared silently at Su He.

A faint rose fragrance wafts.

Su He looked at the place he had just visited last night and was reluctant to get out of the car.

"It seems you want me to carry you out of the car!" Huo Chenxi narrowed his eyes, pretending to bend down to pick her up.

Su He's face changed slightly, and she said with disdain, "Who wants you to hug me," then turned around and opened the other side of the car door and jumped out quickly.

Huo Chen Xi raised her eyebrows slightly, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes before vanishing as quickly as it appeared.

"A man can be killed, but not humiliated." Su He and Huo Chen Xi looked at each other across the carriage. Clearing his throat, Su He said with a defiant air, "What do you want Just say it plainly."

Huo Chenxi stared at her calmly: "Cook me a meal, and last night's incident is wiped clean."

Su He was very surprised.

He even dares to eat the meals she cooks, isn't he afraid she'll poison him and take his life

There is no poison naturally, but salt, oil, soy sauce, vinegar, and chili peppers are all available.

Su He made a big table of dishes.

Spicy pickled lotus root drowned in chili peppers, blanched bok choy over-sauced with soy sauce and turned black, osmanthus jelly with a whole bag of sugar added, and stir-fried Chinese broccoli with half a bag of salt...

Sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty; every dish's flavor must reach the ultimate.

"May I go... now"

Seeing Huo Chen Xi staring silently at the dish she had carefully made, Su He nervously asked.

"Let's talk after we eat."

Su He bit her silver tooth to splinters.

These dishes wouldn't even be eaten by pigs, so is he not letting her leave

"You only said to let me cook, you didn't say…" Su He was about to argue a few more words, but seeing Huo Chenxi pull out the chair and sit down, he straightened up and took over the bowl and chopsticks.

He ate the dishes in front of him without changing his expression, giving Su He the illusion that these weren't dark dishes but a lovingly prepared dinner she had cooked herself.

Are those seasonings expired

Su He picked up her chopsticks and took a small bite of a cauliflower floret. Her throat trembled from the saltiness, and her brows furrowed in displeasure.

Once, Huo Shenxi was so picky that even the gods were angered by him. Has he lost his sense of taste

Su He threw the remaining broccoli into the bone dish in front of him, but the next second it was snatched away by a pair of chopsticks that suddenly reached out.

She stared in astonishment, only to see Huo Chenxi leisurely placing the piece of broccoli into his mouth and closing his lips to chew it slowly.

“That’s where I bit it,” Su He reminded playfully.

What about his OCD

Before, he would always brush his teeth and take a shower after. Now, he even proactively eats what she leaves behind. Has the world become fantastical, or has he gone crazy

"Farmers work very hard to grow food, and wasting it is a trampling of their labor." Huo Chenxi swallowed the vegetable in his mouth and said without raising his head.

This was something she used to say often.

She always worried that he wouldn't eat enough, but she also hated to waste food. Every time she cooked, she prepared a variety of small portions according to his tastes. If he couldn't finish it, she would eat the leftovers.

After he repeatedly stopped her at first, she emphasized this point several times and finally gave in.

Su He never dreamed that one day Huo Shen Xi would use these words to reprimand her.

Looking at the food that was deliberately made to be unappetizing, Su He felt a pang of guilt for wasting food. She picked up her chopsticks again, ready to finish it all.

Her chopsticks had just reached out, but were knocked down by Huo Chenxi's chopsticks.

“This is mine, do you have my permission to eat it” Huo Chenxi said angrily.

"If you have the guts, eat it all!" Su He gritted her teeth, filled with resentment.

Ho Chenxi didn't say a word, letting Su He suffer a humiliating slap in the face with his actions.

Looking at the empty plates, Su He couldn't help but wonder if Huo Chen Xi had gone crazy from hunger and that was why he ate everything without being picky.

Not being picky doesn't mean not being discerning.

Su He was prepared to be questioned and challenged by Huo Chenxi, but unexpectedly, Huo Chenxi kept his word and didn't make things difficult for her. He sent her home safely.

As soon as he got out of the car, a box wrapped in plastic was thrown into Su He's arms. Su He cried out inwardly and instinctively threw the box away like a dangerous object, but suddenly smelled the delicious aroma of rich chocolate.

It was her favorite chocolate cake.

Su He's movement froze, and she looked at Huo Chenxi suspiciously: "You wouldn't have someone poison me, would you"

Huo Chen Xi's hard-won complexion suddenly turned gloomy again. He glared at her fiercely, closed the car window, and sped away.s also startled.To her surprise, Huo Chenxi knew her taste.If he wasn't trying to atone for He Suwen, he wouldn't care about her birthday at allShe let out a mocking laugh, but Su He only drank white...