“Screech—” The driver slammed on the brakes, and the piercing sound of tires skidding filled the air.
Qin Ruoyao was still conscious. Her injuries weren’t severe, but her stomach was in excruciating pain.
“Ah—” Qin Ruoyao clutched her stomach, writhing on the ground in agony. “My baby, my baby… Hurry, call an ambulance…”
The driver quickly got out of the car to check on her.
He saw blood trickling down from between her thighs.
A weight lifted from his chest.
He had planned it all. If her stomach had been unharmed, he would have continued to hit her with a rock to induce a miscarriage.
Even if it meant risking himself, he had to secure that two million!
“Alright, alright, I’ll call an ambulance right away,” the driver said, feigning panic as he pulled out his phone to dial for an ambulance and the police.
After hanging up, he asked, “Miss, are you okay?”
Qin Ruoyao, drenched in sweat and unable to speak from the pain, could only clutch her stomach.
“Wee-woo—”
With the sound of sirens, an ambulance and police cars arrived one after another. Qin Ruoyao was rushed to the hospital and taken into the emergency room.
The driver cooperated with the investigation.
“Officer, my daughter has leukemia. She needs medication every week. I was on my way to Haicheng to get her medicine. I have to work the next day, and it was late at night. I didn’t notice someone standing in the middle of the road. Hitting her was completely unintentional.”
“Officer, you tell me, I have no grudge against her. Why would I want to harm her?”
The police reviewed the roadside surveillance footage.
There was no evidence to prove the driver had acted intentionally.
The incident could only be treated as an accident.
Qin's Mother waited anxiously outside the emergency room.
“Please let Ruoyao and the baby be okay,” she prayed, clasping her hands together.
They couldn’t afford for anything to go wrong.
The “In Surgery” sign went dark.
A doctor emerged from the emergency room.
“Doctor, how are my daughter and her baby?” Qin's Mother asked urgently.
The doctor removed his mask.
“The patient is fine, but…” He sighed. “The baby couldn’t be saved.”
Qin's Mother staggered.
The baby… was gone…
Qin Ruoyao was moved to a regular ward and soon woke up from her unconscious state.
“Mom,” Qin Ruoyao grabbed Qin's Mother’s hand, frantic. “Where’s my baby? Is my baby okay?”
“Ruoyao, listen to me. Stay calm,” Qin's Mother said, holding her daughter’s shoulders.
“My baby…” Qin Ruoyao touched her flat stomach, already sensing the truth. Her emotions were overwhelming.
“Mom, please tell me the baby’s okay, right?”
“Ruoyao, it’s okay. You’ll have another baby in the future,” Qin's Mother comforted her.
The baby… was really gone…
“Mom,” Qin Ruoyao broke down, sobbing into Qin's Mother’s arms. “This baby was my only hope of marrying into the Lin family. Lin Chang and Jiang Shuqin were only kind to me because of this baby.”
“Now that the baby’s gone, Mom, what am I going to do?”
Qin Ruoyao felt as if her world had collapsed.
Qin's Mother’s mind was in chaos too. She didn’t know what to do either.
“Mom, where’s that driver? It’s all his fault. If he hadn’t hit me, my baby wouldn’t have been lost. I’ll make him pay,” Qin Ruoyao said, her voice filled with rage.
The traffic police had already concluded that the accident was a routine traffic incident.
The driver was at fault, but he wouldn’t face jail time. His car was insured, and the insurance company would compensate Qin Ruoyao with a sum of money.
Qin's Mother, afraid of upsetting Qin Ruoyao further, didn’t dare tell her this outcome.
“Ruoyao, weren’t you supposed to be at a class reunion? How did you end up in such a remote place?” Qin's Mother asked, her face filled with confusion.
“A driver took a wrong turn and brought me there,” Qin Ruoyao cried.
Yes.
That taxi driver.
Qin Ruoyao’s eyes burned with fury.
She would make him pay too. He was the root of all this.
Qin's Mother frowned, deep in thought.
There couldn’t be such a coincidence—first, her daughter was taken to a remote location, then a car appeared out of nowhere and hit her, causing her to miscarry.
This had to be a carefully planned scheme.
Qin's Mother immediately thought of Lin Li. He was the most likely suspect.
“Ruoyao, do you think Lin Li could have orchestrated this? Did you notice anything unusual about him when you were together?” Qin's Mother asked.
“It can’t be Lin Li,” Qin Ruoyao shook her head. “He often leaned against my stomach, listening to the baby’s movements. He’s already bought so many baby things, even though it’s still early.”
“He loves this baby so much. How could he harm it?”
Qin Ruoyao’s tone was firm.
Tears fell as she thought of Lin Li’s adoring gaze, filled with love for her and the baby.
“It’s all my fault. I didn’t protect the baby.”
She was utterly devastated…
Without the baby, Lin Li’s parents would never accept her. What would happen to her and Lin Li? Would he abandon her too?
The doctor entered the room again, holding a report with a grave expression.
“Mrs. Qin, Miss Qin, I have some unfortunate news to share.”
Qin Ruoyao’s heart clenched.
Qin's Mother frowned. “What is it?”
She wasn’t too worried. What could be worse than losing the baby?
The doctor glanced at Qin Ruoyao and said solemnly, “Miss Qin’s abdomen suffered severe trauma during the collision. Her uterus is critically damaged. It’s unlikely she’ll be able to conceive in the future.”
“What?” Qin Ruoyao’s eyes widened in shock.
She would never have a child…
She knew how much the upper class valued heirs.
If she couldn’t bear children, her chances of marrying into a wealthy family were almost nonexistent. Even if she managed to deceive her way in, she’d eventually be cast out.
“Why?” Qin Ruoyao was utterly shattered, feeling as though she wanted to die.
“Mom,” she clung to Qin's Mother, sobbing uncontrollably. “Why is fate so cruel to me?”
Her hopes had been crushed again and again…
“Ruoyao, it’s okay. Everything will be alright,” Qin's Mother said, patting her daughter’s back soothingly.
“Mr. Su.”
Jiang Qing called Su Hua. “We’ve captured Lin Li.”
Su Hua’s eyes turned icy. “Proceed as planned. Make sure Lin Li suffers a fate worse than death, then throw him back to the Lin family. Let A Xuan deal with him.”
The things Lin Li had said to her—if she hadn’t suppressed her anger, she would have locked A Xuan away by now.
Her relationship with A Xuan would have deteriorated.
Anyone who dared to hurt A Xuan would pay dearly.
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
nce】【Lighthearted Comedy】【Ultimate Gentleman's Novel】【Viewer Discretion Advised for Under 16】 The mightiest human hero, Sharen Morian, is resurrected after a thousand years by his wife—the Demon King. This is not your typical hero-vs-demon-king tale.
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
