Chapter 54: Family Prosperity Instance

After a long while, deep into the night.

In the quiet hotel room, Li Ruonan curled up in Lin Bai’s embrace like a gentle kitten, her fingers tracing circles absentmindedly on his chest.

“Lin Bai, do you like me even a little bit?”

Lin Bai opened his mouth, instinctively about to say no.

But looking at Li Ruonan’s obedient expression beside him, feeling the softness of her skin, the words just wouldn’t come out.

Seeing Lin Bai hesitate, Li Ruonan was overjoyed.

“No refusal means consent! I knew it, heeheehee.”

Watching her jubilant eyes, Lin Bai remained expressionless.

“Since you insist on knowing, I might as well tell you.”

“I won’t have only Qin Ruowei and you as women. You’d better be mentally prepared for that.”

At this, Li Ruonan suddenly sat up, confused. “What do you mean, Lin Bai? You…”

“Don’t understand Mandarin? Right now, it’s just Qin Ruowei and you, but later, there might be a third, a fourth, even a tenth woman.”

Li Ruonan’s mouth opened slightly, disbelief written all over her face.

Lin Bai continued, “But I’ll take responsibility where I should. I can fulfill any material needs you have. To be specific, fifty thousand yuan a month—that’s what I can offer you.”

Smack!

No sooner had he finished speaking than Li Ruonan slapped Lin Bai. The pain was minor but the sound loud.

“You bastard! What do you take me for? Do you think I came to you for money?”

Lin Bai turned his face sideways, eyes darkening.

Then he grasped Li Ruonan’s neck firmly and leaned close.

“This is the first and last time. If there’s a next time, do whatever you want, but don’t ever think you have anything to do with me again!”

With that, Lin Bai abruptly stood up and began dressing, preparing to leave.

Seeing him about to go, Li Ruonan panicked, wrapping her arms around him from behind to stop his movements.

“Sorry, Lin Bai, don’t go, please don’t go, boohoo…”

Lin Bai was at a loss. Just as he was about to push her away, the system’s voice echoed in his mind once again.

[Beep! System has detected Li Ruonan’s successful pregnancy! Mission unlocked: Family Prosperity.]

Lin Bai was stunned, unable to react immediately, while the system’s explanation followed swiftly.

[Beep! Family Prosperity mission details: For each woman the host impregnates, a pregnancy subsidy of ten million yuan is granted; for each successful birth, a nurturing subsidy of thirty million yuan is awarded!]

[Beep! System confirms Li Ruonan’s pregnancy is valid. Pregnancy subsidy of ten million yuan has been issued. Please check.]

The barrage of information left Lin Bai momentarily blank.

But the silence was soon broken by the vibration of his phone. He quickly picked it up and checked.

[XX Bank: Your account ending in **** has received an income of 10,000,000.00 yuan. Current balance: 10,030,767.00 yuan.]

Li Ruonan, behind Lin Bai, glanced casually and caught sight of the long string of numbers, freezing in disbelief, mouth agape.

Lin Bai’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he silently asked the system for confirmation.

“System, are you sure? Ten million for impregnating one woman? Thirty million for the birth?”

[Beep! This system never lies.]

Satisfied with the confirmation, Lin Bai slowly turned around, meeting Li Ruonan’s innocent yet complex gaze.

“Hahaha…”

Overjoyed, Lin Bai swept Li Ruonan up in his arms, spinning her around excitedly.

“Hey, what are you doing? Put me down…”

After a while, Lin Bai calmed down. Li Ruonan leaned back against him, her expression unreadable.

“Lin Bai, can you tell me what exactly you do for a living?”

Lin Bai had no intention of revealing the source of his wealth, even though he was now the chairman of Zunhe Industries. He simply said:

“Don’t ask about my business again. What I say goes. You have one night to think it over.”

This time Li Ruonan grew much more obedient, bowing her head without pressing further.

In truth, inside Li Ruonan, a fierce inner battle raged.

“Li Ruonan, have some backbone! You can’t be after the money. So what if he’s rich? You like him for who he is. There’s no way you’d share one man with other women. Absolutely not!”

“But he’s so wealthy… so much money I’ve never seen in my life. Fifty thousand a month, that’s six hundred thousand a year. Even if I study hard and get a good job after graduation, I won’t earn that much in a year.”

“…”

Lin Bai neither knew nor cared about her thoughts.

Thinking of something, he looked at Li Ruonan and said:

“By the way, there’s something I think you need to know. Do you know why I’ve never used a condom?”

Li Ruonan’s face suddenly flushed. “Why?”

“Because I want you to get pregnant.”

“Ah?!” Li Ruonan sat up abruptly.

“What nonsense are you talking about? We’re only freshmen! How could I get pregnant? My parents would kill me if they found out…”

“As long as you get pregnant, I’ll give you a million yuan. If you give birth, three million. Don’t worry, I’ll arrange your studies and take care of you during pregnancy, minimizing any impact.”

Lin Bai revealed his plan.

After hearing this, Li Ruonan opened her mouth wide once more.

The next moment, she suddenly began putting on her clothes.

“Take me back to school!”

Lin Bai didn’t stop her. Li Ruonan had received too much information tonight and needed time to process it.

…

On the way back, neither spoke. Li Ruonan stared out the car window, lost in thought.

About twenty minutes later, the car pulled into the school. After parking, the two walked toward the dormitory, just in time for the door to be locked.

“Lin Bai, I really misjudged you! You’re a downright scoundrel! A complete jerk!”

Not far from the dorm, Li Ruonan stopped on her own, cursed, then turned and ran toward the dormitory.

Lin Bai didn’t argue.

He was indeed a scoundrel, but he gave a lot. Anyone sane would find such temptation hard to resist.

…

Back in the dormitory, the room was dim. Three roommates had bought candles, and under their flickering light, Zhao Fangting and two others were gossiping about Zhou Teng.

Seeing Lin Bai return, Zhao Fangting waved him over.

“Perfect timing, Bai Ge. We just came up with a way to deal with that bastard Zhou Teng.”

Curious, Lin Bai approached.

“What’s the plan?”

The four heads huddled close. Zhao Fangting spoke first:

“I checked. Zhou Teng just got an offer from Zunhe Industries!”

Lu Xiaobin: “I looked into Zunhe Industries. They’re very strong and extremely strict in hiring. They tolerate no nonsense.”

Chen Zhe: “So we decided to write a denunciation letter to Zunhe Industries, reporting Zhou Teng as a scoundrel! Make him lose his job!”

The three of them took turns explaining their plan.

After hearing them, Lin Bai smiled without a word and nodded firmly under their hopeful gazes.

“Not bad! I think it’s doable!”