Cui Liyi had really intended to take care of Su Muyao himself.

But when she said there was no need, Cui Liyi was at a loss for what to do.

He really wanted to be like a real Beast Husband in the past, to serve and care for her.

But she didn’t need it, and so he could only stand there dumbfounded, without any reaction.

When he was quiet, his skin was fair as snow, his features so flawlessly beautiful it was hard to tell gender, especially with his long, thick eyelashes that added a seductive allure, an entrancing and exquisite beauty.

And amid that stunning beauty, there was wrapped a cautious and treasured emotion, even a hint of obsession.

He couldn’t calm down, nor could he change it.

He just looked at Su Muyao, his gaze as if holding fragile glass, even breathing lightly.

At first, seeing she really didn’t need him, he felt a loss in his heart, instinctively thinking he should withdraw.

Yet at that moment, he inadvertently saw her collarbone.

On that delicate skin, the contract mark belonging to a Beast Husband was faintly glowing, very weak, but he saw it clearly.

Initially, Cui Liyi thought it was an illusion.

But upon closer inspection, he found it was a real contract mark.

Not the mark of the contract they had once shared.

Now that she had reincarnated, naturally she wouldn’t carry his mark.

So the mark on her collarbone naturally belonged to someone else.

Although there was only one visible now, he couldn’t be sure how many Beast Husbands she had or how many contracts she had formed.

That mark was like an ice-hardened dagger, stabbing into his heart.

His whole body went rigid, barely able to bear it.

His fingers at his side suddenly curled up tightly, knuckles turning white, trembling uncontrollably.

It was as if a knife had struck his heart, the dull pain spreading through his veins to every part of his body, each breath torn with agony. Just moments ago filled with tenderness and cautious care, his eyes were instantly flooded with heavy pain and disbelief, his exquisite face drained of all color, leaving only a ghastly whiteness, even his lips lost their hue.

"Buzzing..."

A severe pain filled his head, driving him to madness.

His eyes turned red.

How could this happen?

How could it be like this?

Why did this have to happen to him, why?

Countless thoughts surged through his mind crazily.

Who was her Beast Husband?

When did they form the contract, did she care for him a lot?

How did they know each other?

The thought of her loving another male, having another Beast Husband, made him feel overwhelmed with discomfort, to the point where he could hardly breathe.

At this moment, he genuinely felt an impulse, really wanting to rush forward, grab her wrist, and question her word by word, to pour out all the doubts and sourness swirling in his heart.

Truly, she couldn’t treat him like this.

He knew how much he loved her, how much he cared about her.

Although he learned it late, she was the only one he ever had, never any other female.

It was always her from the beginning to the end.

At this moment, a surge of blood rose in Cui Liyi’s throat.

Right now, he really wanted to reach out and touch the mark on her collarbone.

He wanted to deceive himself into believing it was just his eyes playing tricks on him.

But his feet felt as heavy as lead, his throat seemed choked, unable to utter a sound.

All his emotions and actions eventually transformed into the despair rising in his eyes, he stood there frozen, his expression severely shattered and fragile.

The whole person seemed a bit disheveled and desolate.

Su Muyao took off her outer garment, sensing that Cui Liyi was still inside the room, "Liyi?"

"What’s wrong with you?"

Su Muyao felt embarrassed that he was in the room.

At that moment, she felt a bit shy and didn’t look closely at Cui Liyi’s expression.

Su Muyao’s voice brought Cui Liyi back to his senses all at once.

He suddenly felt like all his strength was drawn out, he spoke with difficulty, "I’m fine, I’ll go make dinner now, if you need anything, call me, I’ll hear you."

In front of her, he could no longer afford to be willful.

He couldn’t bear the consequences of being willful.

It was so hard to see her again, so hard to let her forget, they could start anew.

How could he bear to hurt her?

Cui Liyi turned around awkwardly, trying to make himself look normal.

In reality, his voice was close to breaking into tears.

As he turned to walk out, his steps were somewhat abnormal, lacking the usual elegance and composure, instead resembling a wounded animal, almost to the point of fleeing.

Just as he stepped out of the bedroom door, Cui Liyi could no longer sustain himself, one hand clutching his chest tightly, it hurt so much there.

His fingers trembled as well, barely able to stand.

A metallic taste rose in his throat, "Plop..."

Unable to control it, he spat out a mouthful of blood, the corner of his mouth tainted with crimson, shockingly vivid, disturbingly enchanting.

Trying to control his emotions, his fingertips nearly clawed into the wall.

He shakily wiped away the blood from his mouth, and when he looked again, those exquisitely beautiful eyes were already bloodshot red, a red light gleamed at the corners of his eyes.

Even with tears shimmering at the corners of his eyes, stubbornly refusing to fall, only an excruciating pain and an obsessive scarlet remained, making his genderless face appear even more broken and eerily beautiful.

The pain in his heart continued to intensify, that contract mark kept flashing in his mind, as if each recall sliced another wound into his heart.

"I can’t do this, I need to make dinner."

"She’ll go hungry."

Even at this moment, Cui Liyi still remembered the most important thing was to cook for her, he couldn’t let her go hungry.

Cui Liyi took several deep breaths, and once his hands were no longer trembling as much, he used his fingers to press the corners of his eyes, suppressing the glistening tears.

"I can’t let her see me like this, she’ll become suspicious."

His Aluo merely lost her memory, but her intelligence was still intact.

Cui Liyi quickly walked into the kitchen, washed his hands, and began to prepare dinner.

As he slowly cooked, he gradually calmed down.

Calm now, he also felt a deep sense of crisis.

He must perform well, let the wife know he was the best choice.

He could let her feel his goodness through practical actions.

Yes, tonight he must serve his wife well.

Although he had been asleep for tens of thousands of years, the memories from back then were still clear, although some things happened that were not his intention.

But when they formed their contract, it was such a beautiful time.

He also cautiously attended to her feelings, although it later spiraled out of control, it was also because...

He still remembered seeing his mark on her collarbone.

His Red Sand disappeared that night too.

He had given his entire self to her.

Originally, she should have belonged only to him.

But later...

Who should he hate?

Himself?

Hate that he couldn’t kill him, that way, the Chaos Wild Beastman could not be fully awakened.

At that moment, a voice flashed across his mind, "Females are so fickle, look, she must have more than one Beast Husband, and you’re a fool, still thinking about serving her, taking care of her, how foolish."

"You should awaken, once fully awakened, you won’t be so hurt, what do females count for, after the world’s destruction, create a new world, then males will be noble, females will be humble, females won’t dare hurt males anymore."

"She’s long forgotten you, the promise she once made to you, that she would only have you as a Beast Husband, she’s forgotten it long ago..."

"She won’t even fulfill those promises." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Cui Liyi shouted in the Spirit Sea, "Shut up, don’t think of making me awaken, don’t even think of making me help you destroy the world again."