Toward Destiny

In the tavern, Lin Yu was happily sipping his drinks.

Before him lay an array of white, red, and beer—a colorful spectrum.

Several types of liquor he had never tasted before gently swirled in transparent glasses.

In the tavern, neon beams shifted colors wildly, sweeping around like machine-gun fire.

Even the drinks looked seductive under these lights.

They seemed to sway, as if winking and saying,

"Come on, big shot~

Come drink me up~"

Lin Yu acted like those decadent emperors in TV dramas.

He took a sip of this, then a gulp of that.

With wild creativity, he mixed several completely unrelated liquors together, eagerly downed the concoction, and then twisted his brows in pain.

Lin Yu hadn't secretly turned into an alcoholic.

He was just too happy.

He felt he deserved to celebrate like this.

There were many reasons for Lin Yu's joy.

First.

He was going to be a father again!

Yes.

Thanks to Lin Yu's efforts, both Qingmo and Xia Muzhu had results.

And roughly calculated, their due dates were very close—maybe even falling in the same month.

Second was Little Darling's matter.

Little Darling's illness had completely recovered!

Even the private doctors who had been overseeing her case were astonished.

In recent years, there had been no real breakthroughs in medicine for this condition.

Their entire medical team had been using the internationally recognized most effective treatment regimen.

Unfortunately.

What worked wonders for others had almost no effect on Little Darling.

At best, it barely stabilized her condition, barely keeping it from worsening.

But about a year and a half ago,

the same treatment suddenly began showing remarkable results.

Little Darling's recovery followed the classic textbook example—improving and healing with each stage of the treatment.

Today,

her body is fully recovered.

She is now a healthy little child!

Thinking back to his last visit home, when Little Darling, like a tiny demon, ran barefoot across the lawn, chased and worried over by a group of servants, Lin Yu couldn't help but chuckle.

This little thing,

her personality is nothing like her mother's!

These were the two main reasons for Lin Yu's happiness.

The rest were surprises.

Well, surprises that were half shock, half delight!

First up was Tang Manman!

That woman!

Lin Yu knew she had been hiding something!

Sure enough,

not long ago, news came from her side as well.

Her due date was even a few days earlier than Qingmo's and Xia Muzhu's.

But Tang Manman's success wasn't due to her cleverness.

In fact, her actions were full of holes.

Lin Yu had noticed something off about her long before.

Still, he didn't stop her.

He chose to let things take their course.

Why did he do this?

Lin Yu had many reasons.

First, Tang Manman was just too stubborn.

Lin Yu was tired of battling wits with her.

Since she insisted, he would let her have her way.

Second was that so-called fate.

Lin Yu no longer wanted to fight it over this or that.

Things had come this far; he felt like a simple farmer with no grand ambitions, just wanting to guard his own little patch of land.

This and that—

he didn't care anymore.

His only wish was for the people he cared about to be safe and sound. That was all that mattered.

So Lin Yu decided to go with the flow.

As long as Little Darling was fine, and the people he loved were fine.

Fate or no fate—

let it do what it wants!

Lin Yu had mentally prepared himself for what came next,

but when it actually happened, he still felt a powerless sense of being pushed along by destiny.

Yes.

After Tang, Xia, and Qing,

news came from Su Yuyao too. She wanted to join the fun.

This news wasn't exactly good news for Su Yuyao.

She had long decided not to have another child,

wanting to devote herself entirely to Little Darling.

But that resolve was made when Little Darling was frail and on the brink of death.

Su Yuyao feared that if she had another child, she might be able to accept Little Darling's departure.

She was afraid of becoming someone she absolutely did not want to become.

So she had resolved never to have a second child.

But now, Little Darling was fully recovered,

running around creating chaos every day.

It felt like in a few years, she'd be tearing off roof tiles and catching fish in rivers.

Little Darling no longer needed such constant care.

Su Yuyao's determination not to have a second child began to waver.

Her pregnancy this time was actually a low-probability event.

Lin Yu and Su Yuyao had taken all necessary precautions. Logically, such a "prize" shouldn't have happened.

Yet this child just "lucky" appeared,

catching Su Yuyao off guard.

Lin Yu, on the other hand, felt a sense of "I knew it" helplessness.

He had already mentally prepared himself to go with the flow.

Su Yuyao, however, was indecisive.

Toward this unexpected little life, she was afraid Little Darling wouldn't like it, but she couldn't bear to just end it.

After all, it was also her child.

In the end,

Lin Yu left the decision to Su Yuyao, and Su Yuyao left it to Little Darling.

Little Darling, carefree to the extreme,

agreed without a second thought.

Her easygoing manner wasn't like someone wanting a sibling to care for,

but more like a street boss deciding to take on a new underling.

Now everything was complete.

Lin Yu picked up the goblet of red wine before him, downed it in one gulp, leaned back against the sofa, and let out a wine-laden burp.

Destiny was stepping step by step toward its predetermined course.

Lin Yu saw all of it,

but didn't plan to stop it.

Let it be.

It's fine this way.

As long as it doesn't harm the people by his side, then let it do whatever it wants.