"Jiang... Jiang Che, that Ten-Aperture Exquisite Heart you gave me last time..."
Shen Yu hesitated, her words trailing off.
"What about it? Was it useful?"
"Very. Especially for formations—it allows ten simultaneous mental processes, speeding up inscription by more than tenfold."
"Good to hear." Jiang Che flashed a carefree smile and wrapped his arm around Shen Yu’s slender waist.
"I... I have a request. Could you... give me another Ten-Aperture Exquisite Heart? I... I want one for the baby."
Shen Yu stammered, her usually aloof demeanor breaking as she made her first-ever plea.
"Oh? Since when do you come begging to me?" Jiang Che was genuinely surprised.
He never imagined Shen Yu would ask for something for their unborn child.
Motherly love!
This girl, born emotionally detached, was now nurturing maternal instincts. Didn’t that mean she’d soon fall for him too?
Jiang Che really was a genius—this child was his ultimate trump card!
Kid, once I win over your mom, there’s nothing in this world I won’t get for you.
"This is maternal love. I can feel it clearly—a bond transcending the physical. I even tested it myself! Even when my soul left my body, I still worried about the baby."
"Perhaps it’s not just maternal love. All human emotions seem to exist beyond mere hormonal reactions."
"Now that I’ve developed this love for the child, I’m also gradually starting to love you."
Shen Yu spoke with deadpan seriousness, her pregnant belly prominent as she pulled out a chart.
"This is a linear graph tracking my emotional fluctuations toward you. It shows a directly proportional upward trend. Projections indicate I’ll fully fall for you in... ten thousand years."
Jiang Che: "..."
Ten thousand years? And she made a spreadsheet? Who the hell quantifies romance this meticulously?!
Then again, ten millennia was both an eternity and the blink of an eye.
With his grasp on immortality, it was nothing more than a fleeting moment.
"Of course, after the baby is born, new variables may affect our relationship—nursing, teaching, watching them grow up..."
"Factoring those in, my projected timeline for loving you drops to between 2,000 and 2,500 years."
"Professor Shen, enough with the calculations! My head’s spinning!"
Jiang Che couldn’t take it anymore.
Shen Yu picked up her blueprint titled A Ten-Millennia Plan to Fall for Jiang Che.
Admittedly, the title had a weirdly poetic ring to it.
She pointed to a marked entry:
[Request child-enhancing treasures from Jiang Che—estimated +5 Love Points.]
???
Self-guided romance? No system, just DIY emotional progression? How does that even work?!
"I’m out of Ten-Aperture Exquisite Hearts!" Jiang Che snapped.
"Oh. Then my timeline extends by five years..." Shen Yu scribbled a small 'X' on her chart.
Pfft—
If this were Mo Lianxing, I’d think she was blackmailing me!
But he knew Shen Yu’s personality—this was just how she operated.
"No Ten-Aperture Hearts, but I’ve got other treasures!" Jiang Che felt like she’d be the death of him.
"Chaos Immortal Physique! Void Immortal Physique! Six Paths Reincarnation Physique! Fate Immortal Physique... All 108 supreme physiques are in my collection! And how about a Supreme Bone? Or Supreme Pupils? Just pick—I’ll mix three immortal bloodlines for the baby, deal?"
Jiang Che had come precisely to forge an unparalleled physique for the child. Infusing these before birth ensured perfect fusion—and would even grant Shen Yu traces of their power.
"Oh~"
Shen Yu added +10 Affection Points in her notebook.
"You’re unbelievable..."
Whatever. No point arguing with her. With her emotional numbness, she’d stay calm while I rage myself to death.
"Chaos Immortal Physique—one for the baby!"
Ding! 500 million points spent.
"How about a Supreme Bone? Born a supreme being, innately wielding supreme runes."
Ding! 200 million points spent.
"Fate Immortal Physique—what do you think, Shen Yu? This is the rarest in my system. Cost me 1 billion points—I couldn’t even bring myself to buy it for me!"
Ding! 1 billion points spent.
After a whirlwind shopping spree, Young Master Jiang had blown 2.2 billion system points.
[System, round it down to 2 billion?]
[...]
[Ding! Host successfully spends 2 billion points on immortal physiques...]
[Ding! Host scams the system, gains 500 million points.]
Not bad—a steep discount.
...
The Chaos Immortal Physique, Supreme Bone, Fate Immortal Physique, and assorted divine blessings—any one of these would rank a cultivator among the top ten prodigies across the Nine Heavens.
But what happens when they all converge in one unborn child?
Absolute pandemonium.
Chu Yuan, with just the Chaos Immortal Physique, had become a Chosen One of Heaven.
[Jiang Che!!! I’ll bear your child—please, give me one!!!]
From the soul-nurturing ring, Mo Lianxing’s voice shrieked with envy.
This is insane! I knew he was hiding more trump cards!
Compared to these physiques, those "premium spirit stones" she’d traded her virtue for were utter trash!
"Shut it!" Jiang Che barked.
Dropping over 2 billion points on his firstborn made his paternal heart bleed.
[Wuuu... Jiang Che, if I got pregnant, would you spoil me like this too?]
"Sure—if you can even conceive!" he taunted.
Mainly, he couldn’t set this precedent. Once started, there’d be no end—his household would soon teem with children like a rabbit warren.
[Hmph! Just you wait—one day I’ll sneak your essence when you’re drunk...]
Jiang Che: "..."
What kind of shameless threat is that?!
His gaze returned to Shen Yu’s belly, where the baby kicked energetically.
"Tch... Let your old man grant you destiny’s favor!"
With a wave, he channeled the essences of Chaos, Fate, and the Supreme Bone into Shen Yu’s womb.
Instantly, terrifying phenomena erupted across the Dragon Palace!
BOOM!!!
Multicolored auroras morphed into dragons and phoenixes, swirling around Shen Yu as celestial harmonies shook the Nine Provinces.
Most shocking of all—her belly became a black hole, voraciously devouring the surrounding spiritual energy!
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
reezy rom-com) Good news: Jiang Liu is quite the ladies' man. Bad news: He’s lost his memory. Lying in a hospital bed, Jiang Liu listens to a parade of goddesses spouting "absurd claims," feeling like the world is one giant game of Werewolf. "Jiang Liu, I’m your first love." "Jiang Liu, you’re my boyfriend—she’s your ex." "Jiang Liu, we’re close friends who’ve shared a bed, remember?" "Jiang Liu, I want to have your baby." The now-lucid Jiang Liu is convinced this must be some elaborate scam... until someone drops the bombshell: "The day before you lost your memory, you confessed your feelings—and got into a relationship." Jiang Liu is utterly baffled. So... who the hell is his actual girlfriend?! ... Before recovering his memories, Jiang Liu must navigate this minefield of lies and sincerity, fighting to protect himself from these women’s schemes. But things spiral even further out of control as more people show up at his doorstep—each with increasingly unhinged antics. On the bright side, the memories he lost due to overwhelming trauma seem to be resurfacing. Great news, right? So why are they all panicking now?
nto another world, I bought a slave for the first time, never expecting the silver wolf girl to be so cute... Lin Feng: I know it's cold, but you don't have to sneak into my bed! Yuna: Just sharing body warmth, if you dare do anything naughty, I'll definitely...
th】 【No prior gaming knowledge required】【The First Cultivation + Game Design Novel on the Platform】 In a world where the righteous path dominates and crushes the demonic sects, Lu Ze unlocks the "Son of the Demon Path" system. Killing righteous cultivators now grants him power-ups. Wait—deaths in illusions count too? As a former game designer, Lu Ze decides to give the cultivators of this world a little—no, a massive—shock... Sect Elders: "What is this 'Escape from the Demon Sect' game? Why have all our disciples abandoned cultivation to play it??" Elite Disciples: "You're saying... mastering 'Demon Slayer' can help us counter demonic schemes?" Reclusive Masters: "Why did I leave seclusion? Ask that backstabbing rat who ambushed me in 'Eternal Strife' yesterday!" Rogue Cultivators & Civilians: "'Immortal Abyss Action' is addictive! You can even earn spirit stones by loot-running..." Sect Prodigy: "My Dao heart is unshakable... except for that cursed black hammer." Royal Scions: "Can skins have stat boosts? I’ll pay 10,000 spirit stones for one!!" Sect Leader: "WHO IS CORRUPTING MY DISCIPLES?!!!"
