"Yao Yao, what's wrong with you?" Qin's Mother asked with concern.
Qin Ruoyao's face was pale.
"I don't know what's going on, but I suddenly feel terrible. Even when I had stomach issues before, it was never like this," Qin Ruoyao said, her eyelashes still damp with tears.
Qin's Mother anxiously replied, "I'll take you to the hospital."
"Ugh—" Qin Ruoyao began vomiting into the sink again.
Qin's Mother patted her back, her voice filled with worry, "Yao Yao, I was the same when I was pregnant with you. But you couldn't possibly be pregnant, could you?"
Pregnant...
Qin Ruoyao's eyes lit up.
She grabbed Qin's Mother's hand. "Mom, I know why my stomach feels so bad now."
"I'm pregnant. I must be pregnant!"
Her voice was filled with excitement.
If she was pregnant, she could use this child to secure her position and marry into the Lin Family.
"Pregnant?" Qin's Mother frowned. "Whose child is it?"
"It's Lin Li's, Mom. I'm carrying Lin Li's child," Qin Ruoyao said, clutching her mother's hand. "I can marry into the Lin Family now."
"But Yao Yao, didn't you say Lin Li always used protection?" Qin's Mother asked, puzzled.
"Mom, during the last few times, I secretly replaced his condoms with ones that had holes in them," Qin Ruoyao explained excitedly.
Qin's Mother's eyes widened. "If you're really pregnant, Yao Yao, you can use this child to marry into the Lin Family."
"Exactly," Qin Ruoyao nodded. "Once I become Lin Li's wife, I'll have endless wealth. And if I want to enter the entertainment industry, I can use Starlight Entertainment's resources to promote myself."
"Also, I'll destroy Lin Xuan's company!"
Qin Ruoyao's eyes were filled with hope.
This child had come at the perfect time.
"Yao Yao, let's go to the hospital for a test," Qin's Mother said, taking Qin Ruoyao to the gynecology department.
They opted for a blood test, which would take two hours for the results.
Qin's Mother, worried that Qin Ruoyao might be too exhausted, let her return to their rented apartment first.
Qin's Mother returned with the test results.
"Mom, what's the result? Am I pregnant?" Qin Ruoyao asked anxiously.
"You're pregnant," Qin's Mother nodded with a smile.
Qin Ruoyao snatched the report and saw the words "pregnant" on it. Her hands trembled with excitement.
"Mom, I'm going to find Lin Li," Qin Ruoyao said eagerly.
"Yao Yao, wait," Qin's Mother stopped her.
"Mom, what is it?" Qin Ruoyao asked, confused.
"You can't just go to him like this," Qin's Mother said. "Last time, you ruined his reputation. He must hate you now. If you go to him directly, he might not let you keep the child."
Qin Ruoyao thought back to the birthday party where Lin Li had spoken harshly to her.
Her mother was right. Lin Li wouldn't want this child.
Qin Ruoyao touched her belly, a wave of fear washing over her.
This was her last bargaining chip. She couldn't lose it.
"Mom, what should I do then?" Qin Ruoyao asked urgently.
"Let me think," Qin's Mother furrowed her brow, deep in thought.
Time ticked by.
Two minutes later.
"I've got it," Qin's Mother's eyes lit up.
"Yao Yao, we'll go to the media and make this public. We'll let everyone know you're pregnant. That way, Lin Li won't dare to harm the child."
"Moreover, under public pressure, Lin Li will have no choice but to marry you."
"Okay, Mom, I'll do as you say."
Qin Ruoyao couldn't help but smile.
It seemed fate was still on her side, giving her this child when she was at her lowest.
The news of Qin Ruoyao's pregnancy spread like wildfire in just one afternoon, as her relationship with Lin Li had already been a hot topic.
Lin Chang saw the news and slammed his phone down, his face dark.
"She's pregnant!" Lin Chang said through gritted teeth.
Qin Ruoyao was a stain on Lin Li's reputation, and now her pregnancy had become public knowledge.
How could Lin Li ever marry someone from a family more prestigious than the Lin Family now?
"Who's pregnant?" Jiang Shuqin asked, confused.
"Qin Ruoyao," Lin Chang replied grimly.
"What?!" Jiang Shuqin stood up abruptly from the sofa.
Lin Chang clenched his teeth. "Now everyone is speculating whether Lin Li will marry Qin Ruoyao. If he doesn't, our family will be condemned by the public. If he does, people will ridicule us."
The Lin Family was caught between a rock and a hard place.
Jiang Shuqin's mind was in turmoil, unsure of how to handle the situation.
One thing was certain: Qin Ruoyao could not marry into the Lin Family. With her temperament, she would turn the family upside down.
Lin Li returned home.
He had been busy preparing for the national computer competition ever since he heard that Lin Xuan would represent Qinghua University.
He was determined to beat Lin Xuan!
Lin Li hadn't had time to check the news.
"Dad, Mom, what's going on?" Lin Li asked, noticing the grim expressions on Lin Chang and Jiang Shuqin's faces.
"See for yourself," Lin Chang tossed his phone onto the coffee table, his voice heavy. "Look at the mess you've made!"
Jiang Shuqin frowned disapprovingly. "What kind of attitude is that? This was all orchestrated by Lin Xuan to trap Lin Li and Qin Ruoyao. Lin Li is the victim here. Why are you blaming him?"
"Your indulgence has ruined him!" Lin Chang snapped.
Lin Li picked up the phone, a sinking feeling in his stomach.
His hands trembled as he read the bold headline: "Qin Ruoyao Pregnant with Lin Li's Child."
Lin Li's eyes widened in shock.
How could this be?
He had always used protection with Qin Ruoyao.
How could she be pregnant?
Lin Li's face turned pale.
His affair with Qin Ruoyao had been nothing more than a scandal, something people would eventually forget.
But now that she was pregnant, everything had changed...
That bitch must have done something!
"You need to fix this!" Lin Chang said sternly.
"Yes," Lin Li replied, his expression dark.
Qin Ruoyao, you've forced my hand!
Lin Xuan had just emerged from his private space and was lounging on his bed, scrolling through his phone.
As soon as he opened Weibo, he saw a trending topic.
"Holy crap," Lin Xuan exclaimed. "Qin Ruoyao is pregnant!"
What was going on?
In his previous life, Qin Ruoyao had never been pregnant before his death.
Could it be...
Lin Xuan thought of Luo Yuan and called him.
"Brother Xuan," Luo Yuan's tone was unusually deferential.
Once bitter rivals, Luo Yuan had disliked Lin Xuan in every way. Now, he had become Lin Xuan's devoted admirer.
"Did you have something to do with Qin Ruoyao's pregnancy?" Lin Xuan asked.
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
