will be more children in the future!"Su He's eyes widened instantly.Her child, was still lost...The fingertips that landed on his abdomen trembled, Su He was heartbroken and filled with self-blame.It'...Whether it was her words or her dismissive gesture, it touched Huo Chenxi's sensitive nerves. He slanted his eyes, dangerously eyeing her over.

The air inside the car suddenly froze, suffocating.

Su He froze, his whole body as if being immobilized by an invisible force, his breath catching in his throat, a thin layer of sweat appearing on his palm.

"No." Huo Chenxi finally retracted his gaze, turned his head to look out the window, and reluctantly 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 nothing

After failing to win the heart of his beloved, he still doesn't cherish her. Or perhaps he feels he hasn't wronged her

No matter what the answer was, Su He didn't want to speak.

He is unrelated to her and there's no need to respond.

Given Huo Chenxi's stubborn personality, what you say won't help anyway.

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

Meet force with force, and water with earth.

Ho Chenxi, if she really wanted to seek revenge, then just take it head-on.

From the reflection in the car window, Su He's chin was slightly raised, his eyes resolute, looking like he was ready to face death. Huo Chenxi felt both angry and amused, and restarted the car.

The car was silent, save for the two faint breaths of the occupants.

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

"The divorce rate is increasing, which is a natural consequence of women's awakening. Who knows, maybe one day in the future, the institution of marriage will disappear..."

Listening to the radio host talking nonsense with a straight face, Su He in the backseat actually listened with a serious expression. Huo Chenxi couldn't help but frown.

It sounds like you're saying that all women in marriages are forced into them and are only now waking up to resist.

She couldn't have been misled by these ramblings, could she

For families like theirs, marriages are more than just a union of two individuals; they're often about family interests and serve as ties that bind families together through alliances of benefit.

Perhaps love doesn't exist in this world, but as long as there are family interests, the marriage system will continue to exist.

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 known origins just to weaken his power.

After all, before Su He, he had almost firmly believed that his partner would be like other heir-to-be's wives, a woman from a prestigious family, with polite and respectful interactions, living peacefully together, or simply coexisting without bothering each other if they didn't get along.

Grandma made him marry Su He. He thought it was a repayment of a favor and offered to do it in other ways, even adopting her, but Grandma rejected all his proposals.

Faced with his grandmother's ultimatum, he had no choice but to agree to register his marriage with Su He and maintain a nominal marriage. He would wait until his grandmother recovered and then divorce her, compensating her properly afterwards.

Unexpectedly, it turned out that Su He, who appeared timid and weak, had colluded with the servants to drug him, and he had accidentally overheard them. She married him because of his wealth and status.

He loathed her hypocrisy and deceit, yet he was inexplicably charmed by the feigned gentleness and tenderness she displayed.

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

He couldn't even tell if his nightly demands during that period were out of a desire for revenge and torment, or a deep-seated, unspoken yearning he was too ashamed to admit.

His grandmother's passing made him realize suddenly, he didn't know how to face her for a moment.

Until she blindsided him with the divorce.

A two-zhang-tall black wrought iron gate with intricate carvings opened automatically, and the car stopped in front of the Starry Bay Villa.

Huo Chenxi extinguished the car, got out and walked around to the back seat. He opened the door and stared at Su He without a word.

A faint fragrance of roses wafts through the air.

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

"Looks like 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, she said disdainfully, "Who wants you to carry me," then turned and opened the other side of the car door, quickly jumping out.

Ho Chenxi raised an eyebrow slightly, a trace of disappointment flitted across his eyes, vanishing in a flash.

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

Ho Chen stared at her calmly, "Make me dinner, last night's incident is wiped clean."

Su He was very surprised.

He still 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 oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and chili peppers are all available.

Su He cooked a big feast.

Spicy red chili peppers overwhelm the sour and spicy lotus root, soy sauce makes the blanched Chinese broccoli too dark, there is a bag of white sugar in the osmanthus jelly, and the sauteed bok choy has lost half a bag of salt...

The flavors of sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and salty must reach perfection in every dish.

"May I leave... may I"

Seeing Huo Chenxi stare silently at the dish she had carefully made, Su He nervously asked.

"Let's talk after we eat."

Su He bit down on a silver tooth, grinding it to pieces.

These vegetables, even pigs won't eat them. Does he mean he won't let her leave by saying this

"You only said to let me cook, you didn't say…" Su He wanted to argue a couple more points, but when he saw Huo Chenxi pull out the chair and sit down, taking the bowls and chopsticks with proper etiquette.

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 heart-warming dinner she had carefully prepared.

Are those spices expired

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

Once, Huo Chenxi was so picky about food that he annoyed everyone. Has his sense of taste disappeared

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

She looked at him in astonishment. All she saw was Huo Chenxi slowly putting the piece of broccoli into his mouth and closing his lips, chewing it carefully.

"That's what I bit." Su He reminded him deliberately.

What about his cleanliness fetish

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

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

This was something she used to say often.

She always worried about him not eating enough, but she couldn't bear to waste food. Every time she cooked, she prepared a variety of small portions according to his tastes. If he didn't finish his meal, she would eat it.

After initially stopping her several times, he finally gave in after she emphasized this point to him a few times.

Su He never dreamed that one day Huo Chen Xi would use these words to teach her a lesson.

Looking at the food that was deliberately made 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 Huo Shenxi knocked them away with his.

"This is mine, do you have permission to eat it" Huo Chenxi said irritably.

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

Ho Chen Xi remained silent, letting his actions deliver a resounding slap to Su He's face.

Looking at the empty plates, Su He couldn't help but wonder if Huo Chenxi was starving mad to be so unpicky.

Being not picky doesn't mean not being critical.

Su He had prepared herself to be nitpicked and interrogated by Huo Chen Xi, but she didn't expect him to keep his word and not make things difficult for her. He sent her back to her doorstep.

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

It's actually her favorite chocolate cake.

Su He paused, looking at Huo Chen Xi with suspicion: "You wouldn't have someone poison me, would you"

Huo Chenxi's face, which had just recovered its color, suddenly turned gloomy again. He glared at her viciously, shut the car window, and sped away without a trace.s.Unexpectedly, what awaited him was a dark room.No matter how late he got home, Su He would always wait for him and diligently offer him slippers when he entered. She would also ask him if he had eat...