"I'm pregnant..."
The voice on the other end sounded eerily calm, leaving Jiang Che momentarily stunned.
But he quickly snapped out of it.
Counting the days, it had been nearly three weeks since he last stayed with Shen Yu.
Back then, in a moment of reckless passion, he had emptied the clip—so to speak—without holding back, all in an effort to make the little Yu'er fall for him. And without using any cultivation techniques, the chances of pregnancy were indeed high.
Afterward, he had been swamped with reforms across his three major companies, burying himself in work and completely forgetting about the incident.
Now, it seemed... Shen Yu had really been hit?
Honestly, even Jiang Che was dumbfounded when he heard Shen Yu's words.
Though he knew it was a likely outcome, hearing her say it aloud still sent a tremor through his heart.
He wasn’t even 20 yet—was he really about to have a child?
Of course, a child wouldn’t tie him down, but it was still his own flesh and blood!
The line fell silent for over a minute.
"Where are you? I’ll come find you," Jiang Che said, his voice laced with seriousness.
"I’m at the university’s research institute..."
"Got it."
With that, Jiang Che hung up, stepped on the gas, and made a sharp turn.
[Oh? Husband, you’re having a child?]
Mo Lianxing, who had clearly been eavesdropping for a while, popped her beautiful head out from the steering wheel. Jiang Che’s nerves were steel, but anyone with a weak heart might’ve been scared to death.
"Yeah, what about it... You want to have one for me too?" Jiang Che teased, raising an eyebrow.
His smirk made Mo Lianxing shiver involuntarily.
A child? Was he joking?
"Darling... if you give me a child, I might just reward you with hundreds of top-grade spirit stones in my joy! And the kid would have inheritance rights—they’d get everything I own after I kick the bucket..."
Every word dripped with temptation.
Hundreds of top-grade spirit stones?
Inheriting Jiang Che’s entire fortune?
Mo Lianxing’s mind raced. She had never even seen hundreds of top-grade spirit stones in her life.
But if she really bore him a child... she’d be bound to him forever.
The thought sent chills down her spine.
As tempting as the spirit stones were, she valued her freedom more!
She was a free spirit, happiest when wandering the world. But ever since stepping into the cultivation world—especially after reaching the Nirvana stage—each rebirth meant centuries of slumber. Nine cycles of Nirvana had cost her a thousand years. Then came millennia trapped as a soul in a spirit-nurturing ring.
She was practically suffocating.
The idea of being chained to Jiang Che because of a child? Unthinkable!
......
Meanwhile, at the Z University Mathematics Research Institute.
Shen Yu sat motionless in her chair, surrounded by stacks of numbered scratch paper covered in dense calculations.
But her mind was far from math now.
She stared blankly ahead, her exquisite features frozen—if not for the occasional blink, she might’ve been mistaken for a life-sized doll.
In her hand was a white pregnancy test. Two lines.
Shen Yu had never imagined Jiang Che was serious that night.
She’d assumed it was just a joke. But now... she was likely pregnant. A month without her period, occasional nausea—classic signs.
Her thoughts were chaos.
Lowering her gaze, she stared at her flat stomach. The idea of a tiny life growing inside shattered her usual composure.
Just as she zoned out, Jiang Che arrived.
His expression was uncharacteristically solemn.
Sensing his presence, Shen Yu slowly looked up.
Strangely, the moment she saw him, her turmoil settled. An inexplicable sense of safety washed over her.
[What is this feeling? Maternal dependency on the partner during pregnancy? Must be hormonal...]
Hearing her inner monologue, Jiang Che nearly facepalmed. Even now, Shen Yu was overanalyzing.
Seriously? Pregnant and still dissecting emotions like a lab experiment?
Jiang Che stepped closer, eyeing the test in her hand.
Two lines.
Yeah, no doubt about it.
He then took her slender wrist, checking her pulse.
The rhythm was uneven, but the signs were there.
"Let’s go to the hospital for a proper checkup," he said, taking her hand.
"Mm." Shen Yu didn’t resist, following quietly.
......
At the hospital.
"Congratulations, Mr. Jiang! Ms. Shen is indeed pregnant, about three weeks along. The fetus is stable, though she seems to pull frequent all-nighters. Less late nights, more nutrients..."
The doctors beamed, their gazes tinged with envy.
Jiang Che’s reputation was soaring. As the young heir of Abyss-Clear Pharmaceuticals, his future was boundless. For Shen Yu, this child was a golden ticket.
"Oh—" Shen Yu nodded mechanically.
But her mind was in deeper disarray.
Jiang Che chuckled, pulling her close. "Hear that? No more late nights. So... any thoughts, love? There’s a little one growing inside you now."
His lips brushed her ear as he spoke.
Shen Yu shuddered. A baby—
Jiang Che smirked. Mission accomplished.
Even the iciest heart would thaw at pregnancy.
This child was his key to cracking Shen Yu’s defenses.
Underhanded? Maybe. But to win her love, he’d spare no tactic.
After a long silence, Shen Yu finally murmured three words.
"I’m hungry—"
Jiang Che burst out laughing, sweeping her into his arms.
"Let’s go home. I’ll cook for you every day. Screw this math research—I’ve got answers to all those conjectures anyway. I’ll hand them to you on a platter."
esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
