"Congratulations, you're pregnant..." "Huh?" Ye Sheng Sheng clutched the report, sinking onto a hospital bench as the doctor's words echoed in her mind. She felt no joy, only a profound sense of bewilderment. Her hand drifted slowly to her stomach. Her thoughts rewound to a little over a month ago. A little over a month ago. Ye Sheng Sheng had come to Didu for university. That night was supposed to be her roommate's birthday party. Instead, her mother had sold her to a fifty-year-old man, delivering her straight to his bed. A searing heat had coursed through her body, and she fought desperately to clear her head. "Well, my pretty little thing, here I am!" Ye Sheng Sheng bit down hard on the tip of her tongue, the sharp sting of pain momentarily piercing the fog. She thrashed wildly, her searching hand closing around the ashtray on the nightstand. With all her strength, she brought it crashing down on the man's head. "Agh...!" The man howled in pain. Ye Sheng Sheng seized her chance and bolted from the room. She hadn't made it two steps before she slammed into someone. She looked up into a strikingly handsome face. *So handsome.* "Help me." The old man was already scrambling after her. The handsome man glanced down at the terrified girl who had crashed into his arms, her cheeks flushed an unnatural crimson. *She's been drugged,* he surmised. He bent down, scooped her into his arms, and carried her toward Room 888 on the other side of the hall. He looked at her innocent, unworldly face, now contorted in discomfort as she writhed in his hold. Against his will, his own body began to react. Lu Shiyan brushed a hand against her cheek. "Are you of age?" Ye Sheng Sheng vaguely heard a voice, and while tugging at her own clothes, she managed to answer, "Yes... I am." His reservations gone, Lu Shiyan let instinct take over. As he drew closer, Ye Sheng Sheng felt a wave of coolness wash over her. "So cool..." She felt like a ship adrift on the ocean, tossed between crests and troughs. The next morning, Ye Sheng Sheng awoke to a body that felt as if it had been run over by a truck, a vessel that no longer seemed her own. Her first instinct was to flee. But the moment her feet touched the floor, a sharp cry escaped her lips. The man in the bed stirred. Lu Shiyan heard the sound and sat up, seeing the girl crumpled on the floor. He rose, slipped on a bathrobe, and walked over to lift her back onto the bed. "Last night..." "I'm sorry!" Lu Shiyan hadn't expected her first reaction to be an apology. "Um... last night, did you... did you use any... protection?" Ye Sheng Sheng's voice dwindled to a whisper. His response was three cold words. "I'm sterile." He watched her trembling body, her terrified expression, and dammit, his body was reacting again. He turned and went into the bathroom. Ye Sheng Sheng scrambled to her feet, threw on her clothes, and left the room in a daze. She knew she wasn't her parents' biological daughter; she'd overheard them talking about it back in junior high. They had found her, so she was a constant target for their beatings and curses, often denied meals. But she never thought her mother would actually sell her. Looking back, she cursed her own foolishness for believing that man. He’d said he was sterile, so she hadn't even thought to take a morning-after pill. Her university life was a whirlwind. Between classes, she worked part-time jobs to cover her tuition and living expenses. If she had known she could get pregnant from that man, she would have taken that pill even if it killed her. But what now? She sat on the hospital bench, lost and helpless. The doctor said the procedure would cost several thousand dollars. Where was she supposed to get that kind of money? She stuffed the report into her bag and walked out of the hospital like a zombie. Just then, a car pulled up to the entrance. A man stepped out and his gaze fell upon her. *Isn't that the girl Master Lu had him investigate?* The girl who had taken Master Lu's virginity. But after that initial investigation, Master Lu had said nothing more. What was she doing at a hospital? Was she sick? Suddenly, a possibility flashed through his mind. He immediately called the hospital director and had him pull Ye Sheng Sheng's file. The director, not expecting a visit from such an important figure, scrambled to get it done. A few minutes later, Lin Zhiyuan knew exactly why Ye Sheng Sheng had been at the hospital. When he saw the word "pregnant," Lin Zhiyuan shot bolt upright. "Are you absolutely sure she's pregnant?" The director stood by, smiling obsequiously. "Yes, Mr. Lin. We did an ultrasound. There's no mistake. And it's twins, no less." Lin Zhiyuan's eyes widened. "!!!" He glanced at the date—a little over a month along. A little over a month ago... that was the exact night Master Lu had lost his virginity. He slapped his thigh and burst out laughing. What a coincidence! Could those two children be Master Lu's? He'd asked the hotel manager, who confirmed seeing bloodstains on the sheets when they cleaned the room. Just to be safe, he'd done some digging; the girl had a clean record. The odds were overwhelming. They had to be Master Lu's! Lin Zhiyuan raced out of the hospital, jumped into his car, and floored it toward the Lu Group headquarters. He reached the Lu Group building in record time and stormed toward the CEO's office. The secretarial pool knew of his relationship with Lu Shiyan and waved him through. Lin Zhiyuan didn't even knock. He threw open the office doors to find a meeting in progress. Without a word, he shooed everyone out and plopped down in the chair opposite Lu Shiyan. Lu Shiyan looked up at him, his expression glacial, his eyes silently conveying, *This had better be important.* But Lin Zhiyuan was immune to the cold. He raised an eyebrow. "Master Lu, you remember that girl, the one you lost your virginity to?" Of course, Lu Shiyan remembered. She was his first and only woman. He'd been interested, but not overly so. Lin Zhiyuan saw the flicker of recognition and his grin widened. "Guess where I saw her today?" Lu Shiyan tossed his pen onto the desk and fixed his stare on him. Lin Zhiyuan beamed. "I saw her outside the hospital, so I did a little digging on a whim. And guess what?" Lu Shiyan uttered a single, cold word. "Speak." Lin Zhiyuan felt a shiver run down his spine and rubbed his nose sheepishly. "She's pregnant." Lu Shiyan's expression didn't change. Lin Zhiyuan was always joking around. Besides, he was sterile. It was impossible. His family had been this way for generations, perhaps a karmic debt from a distant ancestor. The Lu family line had always struggled with conceiving. He was the ninth generation, each one a single, hard-won heir. So, from just one night? Impossible. Seeing his lack of reaction, Lin Zhiyuan grew frantic. He slapped the ultrasound report down on the desk in front of him. "I'm not kidding! Look at this yourself. The girl's really something else—got two in one go!" Lu Shiyan glanced at the report, his eyes catching the date. A crack appeared in his icy facade. "How do you know they're mine?" He couldn't bring himself to believe it. Lin Zhiyuan was speechless for a moment. "Remember when you had me investigate her? I just had my people run another check. Apart from that one night, the girl has been at school, attending her classes like a good student. Now look at the timeline. Do the math. Whose could they be but yours? Master Lu, your throne finally has an heir!"