Lin Ran's eyes widened. "Impressive, you even know that. As expected of my wife."
Luo Yao nestled into Lin Ran's arms. "I found out a while ago. I had tests done when Yu Chengqun was in the hospital."
"In that case, let's spread this news," Lin Ran said with a sly smile.
The corner of Luo Yao's mouth lifted. "It's already arranged. Liu Meng will handle it."
His wife was always thorough, considering every angle.
With that settled, Lin Ran had nothing to worry about.
"Yao Yao, to celebrate our temporary victory, let's make love."
Luo Yao nodded. She didn't know why, but she felt her sex drive had been particularly high lately.
One could even say the moment she saw Lin Ran, she wanted to pounce on him.
Just as the two were about to take the next step, Luo Yao suddenly frowned.
Before Lin Ran could figure out what was happening, Luo Yao rushed into the bathroom.
Hearing the sounds of retching from inside, Lin Ran was worried sick.
Could Yao Yao's stomach condition be getting worse? That shouldn't be the case.
Lin Ran brought a glass of warm water to the bathroom and handed it to Luo Yao, his voice full of concern.
"Yao Yao, I've called the doctor. He'll be here soon."
Luo Yao straightened up, feeling a bit better.
Lin Ran carried her back to bed. About five minutes later, Yi Siyin arrived at the No. 1 villa. Lin Ran personally went downstairs and practically dragged him upstairs.
As they walked, Lin Ran anxiously explained the situation. "Yao Yao was just vomiting. I suspect it's her stomach condition flaring up?"
"Stomach condition?" Yi Siyin was confused.
"Yeah, doesn't Yao Yao have a stomach condition? You must examine her carefully later. If necessary, we'll go to the hospital."
Yi Siyin smiled. "Don't worry, Young Master Lin. Although the young lady has anorexia, her stomach is perfectly fine. I give her a physical exam every year."
Lin Ran suddenly froze, stopping mid-step on the stairs.
Yi Siyin asked, "What's wrong?"
Lin Ran shook his head. "It's nothing. Just... later, don't tell Yao Yao about our conversation. Just do a thorough check-up."
Yi Siyin found it strange but nodded in agreement.
The corner of Lin Ran's mouth lifted slightly.
Yao Yao, you've kept me in the dark for so long, making me worry for nothing...
Entering the room, they found Luo Yao lying in bed, already feeling much better.
Yi Siyin observed Luo Yao's complexion and found nothing unusual.
He approached the bed. "Young lady, I need to take your pulse. My apologies."
Luo Yao paused for a moment. Seeing the worry in Lin Ran's eyes, she extended her hand.
Yi Siyin gently placed his fingers on her wrist, closed his eyes, and felt her pulse, which was smooth and rolling like beads.
A slippery pulse?
Yi Siyin was taken aback. "Young lady, you... didn't take the medicine after your last menstrual cycle?"
Luo Yao knew what he was referring to and shook her head.
Yi Siyin nodded. "That explains it. Congratulations, young lady. You're pregnant."
This time, it was Lin Ran's turn to be shocked. "Pregnant? What's pregnant?"
Yi Siyin withdrew his hand, stood up, and smiled at Lin Ran.
"You're going to have a little baby. I estimate it might be almost two months along already. For specifics, the young lady should go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow."
Lin Ran instantly felt his head buzzing. He wasn't exactly overjoyed; instead, worry was the predominant feeling.
Luo Yao asked, "A Ran, are you not happy?"
Lin Ran shook his head and asked, "But... Yao Yao and I haven't been abstaining from intimacy during this time. Is that okay? Won't it harm Yao Yao?"
Yi Siyin sighed. "Actually, intimacy in the first three months doesn't really affect the mother; the main risk is miscarriage for the baby. But don't worry. I've just checked her pulse, and there don't seem to be any major issues. It will be even better to get checked tomorrow. This child is really lucky."
After seeing Yi Siyin out, Lin Ran gently hugged Luo Yao.
"Yao Yao, I remember you said you didn't like children."
Luo Yao touched her stomach. "But I should leave something for A Ran. So, I stopped taking the medicine recently, thinking I'd let nature take its course. Since it's here, let's keep it."
Lin Ran took a deep breath and also reached out to touch Luo Yao's stomach.
For some reason, when his hand cautiously rested on her belly, he seemed to truly feel the little life inside. An indescribable emotion filled his heart.
"No wonder you've gained weight recently. It's because of the pregnancy. You should have told me earlier so I could have been mentally prepared. Speaking of which, this little one is really fortunate."
Luo Yao also remembered her recent weight gain. She had thought it was just from eating, but now she finally understood the reason.
"Is A Ran blaming me? Although I wanted to let nature take its course, I never really thought about this possibility."
Lin Ran affectionately stroked Luo Yao's head. "How could I blame you? If anyone's to blame, it's me for being careless."
The young couple had only discovered it now, firstly because they were inexperienced, especially Luo Yao, who had even overlooked her irregular periods.
Although Lin Ran also lacked experience, the bigger reason was that he never imagined Luo Yao could get pregnant.
He thought Luo Yao was taking the Yi Family's medicine and couldn't conceive.
If he had known Luo Yao had stopped the medication, he would have noticed the signs much earlier.
Luo Yao snuggled into Lin Ran's arms. Thinking about having a baby with him, she suddenly felt it was quite nice.
It seemed... she didn't particularly dislike this child.
Feeling Luo Yao's hands beginning to wander, Lin Ran tensed up.
"Yao Yao, if you've decided to keep this child, you'll have to hold back a bit. Let's wait until the baby is three months along before we..."
Luo Yao suddenly began to dislike this child. It seemed she really didn't like children at all.
Her voice was slightly hoarse.
"I'll just rub against it, I won't go inside."
Lin Ran: ???
You've really turned things upside down.
Time moved to the next day.
Liu Meng, who had been working continuously for a long time, finally had a good night's sleep. Early in the morning, refreshed and energetic, she went to the hospital to "visit" the patients.
This was the Yi Family's hospital, with a dedicated area for wealthy clients.
Yu Taiduo, Yu Paoyan, and Ai Renqi's rooms were right next to each other, all VIP suites.
When Liu Meng arrived at Yu Taiduo's room, she found Yu Paoyan was also there.
Besides him, there was also the woman named Chang Lüfù.
Yu Taiduo was already awake but still confined to bed.
His hand had been reattached, but due to excessive blood loss, he was very weak and would likely be bedridden for a long time.
Yu Paoyan sat in a wheelchair, staring coldly at Yu Taiduo, with Chang Lüfù by his side.
Seeing Liu Meng enter, all three frowned.
Yu Taiduo spoke first. "What are you doing here? How did you get in?"
Liu Meng offered a polite smile. "You mean those bodyguards outside? I had them restrained while you and your father were talking."
"Don't misunderstand. I'm not here to interrupt the Yu family's discussion about the successor. I'm just here to visit you all and, incidentally, deliver a gift."
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
