Master Bai! This Celestial Fox Spirit Is Asking For Divorce
Chapter 72: Episode 6.15 The Biggest Challenge

Chapter 72: Episode 6.15 The Biggest Challenge

"Thank you so much for indulging my dad," Shen Yuan suddenly heard a pleasant masculine voice from his side.

Initially, he wondered where the man would take him for their little talk. Names of high-class restaurants and hotels appeared in his head, considering that the man before him was a scion of a wealthy family and the alpha in question was literally a domineering CEO of a respected company.

But he was pleasantly surprised when he saw their park stopping in a suburban nature park. This brings back familiarity for him, given that he used to pass his time in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden before he transmigrated here. Being a fox spirit, he naturally likes nature and is more relaxed near the greenery, just like this nature park that also serves as a conservatory.

The sunset is beautiful today. Perfect for confessions, marriage proposals, and, in these two people’s case, agreement and clarification.

"No need to thank me. Father-in-law is good, and he is a fun person to be with."

Shen Yuan stopped near the artificial pond and looked back at the handsome alpha with a slight smile, "By the way, I am very sorry for how I reacted that night. Believe me, I didn’t mean to make fun of you or your ideas or beliefs..."

Suddenly, the celestial fox spirit ran out of words for his apology. Every word he thought of moments ago became useless. It was hard to give an apology when the giver became too careful in picking words for fear of causing more damage.

Thankfully, Bai Tingfeng stepped forward with a lighter tone, "I understand, and I accept your apology, Shen Yuan. Actually, you don’t need to apologize. I’m also partially at fault, too. I was too sensitive and willfully dismissed you. Looking back, it was wrong for me to act so seriously in a drunken conversation."

He could feel the humility behind Bai Tingfeng’s voice, but the words didn’t sit well with him.

Shen Yuan couldn’t help but think that Bai Tingfeng felt that he wasn’t serious about the words he said that night. That’s wrong!

"No!" The celestial fox spirit hurriedly raised his hand to stop the man from speaking. "Nothing is wrong about you that night! Not your words nor your actions are wrong. And for the record, I want you to know that everything I said was true. I am attracted to you!"

Damn, he doesn’t want to sound desperate, but the truth must be clearly voiced out to avoid misunderstandings.

"But that doesn’t mean I am in-love with you or like you romantically. You can call me broken or whatever, but I am hopelessly clueless about what is l-love. L-like if it is really like how the books described it...Shit, just speaking about it makes me cringe!" Shen Yuan secretly wiped away his sweat and internally cursed.

He is a being who lived for thousands of years! Love and emotions are puny things that beings like him wouldn’t care about. Quite frankly, he is much more advanced in those aspects than other fox spirits and other great spirits, thanks to the BL Manhwa, Manhua, and Manga that he read!

But as for his personal romance, he never really imagined himself experiencing that. Probably he would if true love is shaped like a dick. And Bai Tingfeng happened to have a big one, so...

While the celestial fox spirit was rambling, Bai Tingfeng was surprised at the strong reaction that Shen Yuan showed. But as he saw the omega losing his cool—contrary to his usual attitude—it made him calm down.

There’s a feeling of satisfaction seeing that the chill and nonchalant Shen Yuan was bothered because of him.

For days, he was out of his head thinking what went wrong that made their pleasant conversation a train wreck. Did Shen Yuan lie about getting attracted to him? Was it a joke all along? Or did he overreact? All sorts of questions came swirling in his mind, but the loudest and the most bothersome one was: Why was he so agitated that Shen Yuan laughed at him for being a hopeless romantic?

And he came to one conclusion. A conclusion that he didn’t expect years before.

"It’s okay. I understand, Shen Yuan." Bai Tingfeng interjected the rambling omega in a collected manner. His gaze carries a smile that makes his eye twinkle.

Shen Yuan abruptly stopped his lips from opening and subconsciously wetted them with his tongue.

"Great, good thing you caught on early," the oblivious fox spirit responded. "So, are we okay now? No grievances?"

A hand of reconciliation was offered to Bai Tingfeng, and the man received it without delay.

"Yes," Bai Tingfeng answered while staring intently at the omega.

Shen Yuan felt conscious of that lingering stare, so he averted his eyes and focused more on the beauty of the artificial pond. Although artificial, the flora around it was arranged to look like it was cut out from the wilderness. It was beautiful and relaxing to look at.

But unfortunately, they are not doing their job to distract him from the presence of the alpha beside him.

"Do you remember what kind of relationship we had before?"

He replied without looking, "No, but I would like to hear it from you."

"We are strangers," Bai Tingfeng said matter of factly. "We are a married couple to everyone but us, and we hardly ever know anything about each other."

Shen Yuan turned and looked curiously. "Really?"

"Yes. Back then, both of us were impersonal with each other. I was so focused on my career that I never bothered to be close to you, and as for you, well, you are busy with your personal vendetta against your father. I don’t want to go and spew all the details, but if there’s anything that I know about you, it is that you hated your father and the Shen family."

"Was it because of the fixed marriage between your family?" Shen Yuan asked. The nature of the original’s relationship with Bai Tingfeng may be a mystery to him, but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t guess. The Shen and Bai families are traditional, old, affluent families, so it won’t be surprising if they have outdated ideas like fixed marriages.

They married young, with Shen Yuan, just 18 years old, and Bai Tingfeng, 24. With a life suddenly bound with marriage, the original is bound to rebel one way or another.

But to his surprise, Bai Tingfeng shook his head, "No, you said to me before that you needed this marriage to move freely. That’s why you agreed to the fixed marriage."

"That sounds fair. I must have had a very suffocating relationship with my father then. How about you? What’s the catch for marrying me?"

The alpha responded, looking forlorn. "As for me, I need it to satisfy my very traditional grandparents. They have this belief that the strongest awakener will be born between an alpha and omega couple with strong pheromone compatibility. They searched for an omega who has the highest compatibility, and they stumbled upon you. Someone from a rich and influential family in the banking and investment industry is a perfect fit for me. Back then, I didn’t have anyone, and I didn’t see myself as someone who falls in-love with an omega, so I just went with the flow. Very unromantic, right?"

Shen Yuan stood stiffly. He tried hard not to overthink, but the rhythm that Bai Tingfeng was making seemed suspicious and cliché to dog blood drama that he had read before. "Wait, you are not proceeding in saying that in the end, you find yourself falling for your husband on paper, then you impregnate him so that he would stay with you, perhaps?"

Bai Tingfeng looks incredulously at Shen Yuan, "Your arrogance is off the charts, Shen Yuan. I can’t say anything. How am I supposed to like someone who’s a mystery to me."

"I don’t even know your reason for leaving Yanyan after giving birth, so how—"

"Oh, okay. My bad. I am just overthinking things. My bad habit," Shen Yuan said. Somehow, he felt relieved that Bai Tingfeng didn’t have lingering feelings for the previous one. After minutes of looking at this botanical garden and the warm orange setting sun, he realized how marvelous this scenery was.

"That’s quite a good relationship set-up. Everyone is clear about what they want, and they are able to get it from each other. It’s undoubtedly a good partnership."

Bai Tingfeng heaved a heavy breath. "You think so?"

Shen Yuan nodded, then turned to look at Bai Tingfeng with a relaxed smile. "Yeah. It’s like a business. Simple and not complicated at all."

Bai Tingfeng locked him down with his black and penetrating eyes, "If this is a business. Then you must know that interest changes over time."

"Yeah, just like how our focus changed into raising Yanyan," Shen Yuan answered.

"And you know that interest could be more than one simultaneously, right?" Bai Tingfeng asked.

"Of course!" Shen Yuan forced a smile. Shoot him in between the eyes. He would be an idiot if he didn’t get that Bai Tingfeng is hinting at something.

Slowly, the man took steps toward him. And as for the prideful fox spirit? He was nailed right on the ground.

"Shen Yuan, what if I told you I like you? And I would give everything our marriage could offer if you fall in love with for me?"

"This human..."

"What if I make you fall for me? That won’t be a problem, right?"