Chapter 68: Dragon Villa Manor

Li Ruonan's pretty face turned pale. "Then what are we? And what about the child in my stomach?"

Li Ruonan's voice was very loud, causing several students in the classroom to poke their heads out to look over, and many onlookers from other classes were also watching the scene.

Lin Bai's expression looked a bit ugly.

"I think I've made myself clear enough, Li Ruonan. If you continue to make a scene like this, then I'm sorry, I will give you some compensation and take you to the hospital for a procedure this weekend."

Without giving Li Ruonan a chance to speak, Lin Bai turned and left decisively.

Li Ruonan's face was ashen. She leaned weakly against the wall, slowly sliding down as silent tears fell.

Downstairs, Lin Bai came up to Qin Ruowei. Neither of them spoke as they walked toward the back of the East District cafeteria.

In the parking lot, Lin Bai drove with Qin Ruowei in the front passenger seat, and they drove out of the campus.

It was the peak time for people commuting around noon, and traffic on the road was a bit jammed. While waiting at a red light, Lin Bai turned to look at Qin Ruowei, his tone carrying a hint of reproach.

"Why didn't you answer my calls? Do you have any idea how crazy I've been driving myself over missing you!"

Qin Ruowei turned her head, her eye rims red, and sniffled.

"Answer whatever I ask! If you dare to lie to me even once, don't ever think about seeing me again for the rest of your life!"

Lin Bai nodded heavily. "Ask away!"

"Why did you let Li Ruonan keep the child?"

Lin Bai hesitated for a moment. "Because of family rules. Not just Li Ruonan, anyone who conceives my child must give birth to it; otherwise, the consequences are very serious."

Qin Ruowei wiped her eyes, considering the explanation accepted for now, and continued asking:

"What on earth do you actually do? Since you're clearly very rich, why did you take on a part-time job? Why wear such ragged shoes and pretend to be poor? Why?!"

"Because... a family trial!"

Qin Ruowei was puzzled. "A family trial?"

Lin Bai braced himself and nodded. "Yes! To tell you the truth, I come from a prominent family, and our headquarters are overseas."

"Our family has a rule that upon reaching adulthood, one must undergo a trial at the grassroots level. Only after completing the trial and receiving the corresponding monetary reward can one truly be considered a member of the family."

"That period when I first entered university was just the beginning of my trial."

Qin Ruowei looked suspicious; this explanation sounded somewhat far-fetched.

Yet, this explanation was also logical enough to account for all the abnormal events happening around Lin Bai.

Seeing Qin Ruowei fall silent, Lin Bai asked tentatively, "So... are we still getting married?"

Lin Bai was terrified that this was merely a momentary impulse on Qin Ruowei's part. Marriage was no trivial matter, especially since they were both only college freshmen.

"We are getting married! Of course we are!"

"Lin Bai, let me tell you, from now on, I don't care how many women you have or how many children you have! I must be the one and only principal wife! Did you hear me?"

When she said these things, mist welled up in Qin Ruowei's eyes, as if she were enduring immense grievance.

Lin Bai's heart ached terribly. He reached out and pulled her into his arms. "Alright! I promise you."

...

Around three in the afternoon, at the entrance of the Jiangcheng Civil Affairs Bureau.

Lin Bai and Qin Ruowei walked out, each holding a small red booklet in their hands, with the characters for "Marriage Certificate" inscribed in gold-stamped font on the cover.

This was thanks to the adjustment in China's marriage policies last year, where both parties only needed to bring their ID cards to complete the registration, unlike the past when household registration booklets were required, making it so troublesome.

Looking at the photo of the two of them on the marriage certificate, Qin Ruowei finally broke into a smile and walked toward the parking lot with an air of proud defiance.

Behind her, Lin Bai was communicating with the system.

[Beep! The thirty million betrothal gift has been deposited into the host's account. Please proceed to Building 9 of Dragon Villa Estate before midnight tonight to complete the property deed procedures.]

"This afternoon? Then I'll have to ask for leave."

"Oh right, Cheat Big Brother, hasn't that side quest about harmony bringing wealth been completed yet?"

[Beep! No, it's still a bit short. Please keep it up, host. Countdown: 8:47:11]

Hearing this, Lin Bai's head grew a size larger.

As for this harmony-bringing-wealth quest, he had already completed the part about letting Qin Ruowei know about Li Ruonan, leaving only the task of getting Qin Ruowei and Li Ruonan to coexist harmoniously.

Judging by the current state of the two women, accomplishing this in under nine hours seemed completely impossible!

"Cheat Big Brother, is there any standard for this harmonious coexistence? Give me a hint!"

[Beep! Hint: The quest is considered complete once Qin Ruowei and Li Ruonan verbally state that they accept each other's existence.]

Receiving the hint, Lin Bai jogged all the way to catch up with Qin Ruowei. "Wife, let's discuss something..."

...

"You bought a villa in Dragon Villa Estate???"

On the way to Dragon Villa Estate, upon hearing this fact, Qin Ruowei's voice pitched up in utter shock.

Lin Bai looked completely innocent. "Yeah, what's wrong?"

Qin Ruowei was left speechless and smoothed back her hair.

"Do you have any idea how much a square meter costs in Dragon Villa Estate? Around twenty thousand! The people who live there... Never mind, it's nothing to you anyway."

Remembering that Lin Bai was the chairman of Zunhe Industry and the scion of a prominent family undergoing a trial, Qin Ruowei instantly relaxed.

Lin Bai rubbed the back of his head; in truth, he really hadn't known that Dragon Villa Estate was so expensive.

Twenty thousand per square meter meant one hundred square meters cost two million! Since it was a villa, it had to be at least four or five hundred square meters, right? Calculating it that way...

Hiss—

Lin Bai drew a sharp breath inwardly, finally understanding why Qin Ruowei was so astonished.

Remembering the important business at hand, Lin Bai looked at her. "Wife, now that we're married, as for Li Ruonan..."

"I said I don't care how many women you have outside, nor how many children you have, as long as I am your only legal wife!"

Lin Bai rolled his eyes around. "In other words, you accept Li Ruonan's existence, right?"

Qin Ruowei retorted, "Would it matter if I said I didn't accept it?"

Lin Bai was nearly anxious to death. "Just give it to me straight—do you accept Li Ruonan's existence or not?"

Qin Ruowei glared at him resentfully and said word by word, "Ac-cept!"

"Humph!"

Lin Bai let out a long sigh of relief. He had finally managed to handle Qin Ruowei.

Now, only Li Ruonan was left.

...

Dragon Villa Estate was more than a dozen kilometers away from Jiangcheng University, located in the city's third ring road.

From the moment he entered Dragon Villa Estate, Lin Bai finally understood why the housing prices here were so exorbitant!

The entire Dragon Villa Estate was built on an island in the middle of a lake, surrounded by the White Gull Lake, its surface crisscrossed by covered bridges and blanketed with rolling lotus leaves.

The Mercedes-Benz crossed the second bridge, drove into the interior of Dragon Villa Estate, and headed straight for Building 9.

Upon arrival, someone was already waiting outside Building 9—a man around thirty years old, dressed sharply and wearing glasses.

This man was the person in charge of handling Lin Bai's property deeds, a lawyer named Zhou Baosong.

The system had already taken care of everything; all that was required was for Lin Bai and Qin Ruowei to sign their names.

Looking at the villa before him, an indescribable wave of excitement surged within Lin Bai's heart.

The villa wasn't of the older, traditional style; it belonged to the Italian minimalist genre, with an exterior custom-designed into upright walls stretching three stories high.

Zhou Baosong led the two of them on a tour around the villa, and they praised it endlessly along the way.

Lin Bai's previous estimation had been a bit conservative. According to Zhou Baosong's introduction, the building area of this villa was a whopping 779 square meters! Calculated at a rate of twenty thousand per square meter.

This single villa was worth 150 million!

"Cheat Big Brother is awesome!" Lin Bai expressed his heartfelt gratitude.

[Beep! You're welcome.]