Chapter 535

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Inside a suburban luxury villa, Li Suyan watched Cheng Dong lying motionless on the ground not far away with an expressionless face, then shifted her gaze to Yang Hui Hui, who was stunned to the side.

As if waking from a great dream, Yang Hui Hui had completely lost her previous anger; she began to feel panic and fear, her mouth opening and closing as if she wanted to speak but couldn't.

Not knowing what to say? It seemed wrong; her memory seemed to have gone wrong.

"Li, Auntie"

Yang Hui Hui knew Li Suyan, not only because of Cui Hengxin, but also because of the relationship between their Yang Family and Cui Family.

Raising her hand unconsciously to knock her forehead, Yang Hui Hui didn't understand why her relationship with Cheng Dong was so close, when they clearly weren't familiar.

Right, and Cui Hengxin—Cui Hengxin was dead, she had seen it with her own eyes, and even helped cover it up!

"Hengxin is no longer here; as for your matter, I won't pass judgment."

"But this matter, the Yang Family needs to give me an explanation."

Li Suyan watched Yang Hui Hui coldly, not shouting about killing or fighting, but the dissatisfaction in her words was audible to anyone who wasn't a stupid person.

After a long while, Yang Hui Hui nodded with a serious expression, "I understand."

Li Suyan turned around; she had other things to do, and the matters here would naturally be handled by others.

As for Yang Hui Hui? Since it was said the Yang Family must give an explanation, then the Yang Family just needed to take these two children back, and the Yang Family wouldn't let her down.

"Mengmeng"

Qi Mengyao called out once, turning to look at Cheng Dong, who was dead beyond dead.

"No need; this matter ends here. Making a big scene would be worse."

Li Suyan didn't only have Cui Hengxin as a child; this trip she had also endured a lot of pressure. It was only that she hadn't managed the person thoroughly back then—she herself bore responsibility.

'Host, Cheng Dong is dead; Qi Mengyao's methods are impossible to guard against.' It was just revealing a slight flaw, and she was caught and counter-killed at the limit.

This is an Earth Tier Pet Beast—one force breaks ten thousand arts; no matter how great the protagonist's cheat, it cannot change the ending.

'It's not that Qi Mengyao's methods are clever, but that Cheng Dong hasn't grown yet.'

What about the protagonist? Without the plot pushing, even when weak they could only be beaten and killed by others.

Li Suyan's strength is strong, but being able to succeed also owes much to the system's help.

You must know some methods aren't something humans can handle; the system, in order to eliminate pirated copies, has truly rendered great service.

Thinking of this, Shen Yao glanced out the window—pitch black, nothing at all. She exhaled, turned toward the bedroom not far away, 'Li Suyan will probably come find me after handling Cheng Dong's matter; keep an eye on her normally, don't let someone return empty-handed.'

That would be impolite; after all, she's an elder. Shen Yao considered herself respectful of teachers and the Dao, loving the old and the young. Zuo You she had nothing to do lately, so she might as well stay at the villa and rest for now.

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The bigger the month, the colder the weather.

Shen Yao now had daily food and necessities delivered to her door, so she didn't miss Li Suyan's visit.

That was the fifth day after Cheng Dong confirmed the incident; Li Suyan brought Qi Mengyao and appeared at the villa doorway.

"You are"

"I am Li Suyan"

Earlier than Shen Yao imagined; Li Suyan, dressed neatly and efficiently, nodded. After receiving Shen Yao's permission, she and Qi Mengyao entered.

The two had no pleasantries; or rather, Li Suyan had already simply learned Shen Yao's information from the investigation materials, so she got straight to the point, introducing herself and her mother-child relationship with Cui Hengxin.

"This property is given to you alone," Li Suyan pushed over a document; on top was a very beautiful rose gold card. "The card holds living expenses, including an annual deposit after the child is born."

"Don't rush to refuse; this is what I should do as a grandmother."

"Also please understand the Cui Family's rules; Hengxin is no longer here, so you can't return to Jing Shi for now."

Li Suyan's words were somewhat cold-blooded, entirely from a rational perspective, and her attitude toward the child in Shen Yao's womb was even ambiguous.

If it were an ordinary person, they'd probably feel Li Suyan was doing this to humiliate them, but Shen Yao's brain circuits were abnormal; after all, she had wanted to kick Cui Hengxin away from the start, and Li Suyan's attitude was exactly what she wanted.

With an indifferent expression, Shen Yao put away the property deed and gold card handed to her, then asked Li Suyan if she had any arrangements for the two children's future.

Li Suyan said apologetically, "Unless the two children can possess decent beast-taming talent in the future, Jing Shi's side cannot provide too much help."

Well, just short of directly saying "trash isn't worthy of being Cui Family."

Tsk tsk tsk

'Looks like choosing Cui Hengxin back then was correct; there was absolutely no resistance.'

Muttering a sentence to the system in her heart, Shen Yao smiled and nodded, 'Madam Li's words, I understand on my end. In the future, if unnecessary, I definitely won't disturb Madam Li.'

At the same time, Shen Yao also hoped the other party wouldn't take them mother and child too much to heart; Jing Shi's waters were deep, so it was safer to hide far away first.

What exactly the two said when they met, no one knows except themselves; only that after Li Suyan talked with Shen Yao and left, she successively visited several very famous local powerful families in Yang City, including the Chen Family that had once been on Shen Yao's list.

Li Suyan came in a hurry and left in a hurry. On the day she left, no one knew; if not for the system informing her, Shen Yao wouldn't have reacted.

'A pretty good person;' it's a pity they didn't have the fate to be mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Shen Yao had just finished breakfast, holding an orange and tossing it up and down; not far away, Xiao Guai was burying his head in eating, wu ao wu ao eating happily.

Now the energy rations and Mortal Rank Beast Meat Shen Yao bought had been upgraded; after all, with money (earned from selling Mountain Moving Turtle Eggs), one must eat well and drink well, otherwise how can pet beasts advance in rank.

Plus Cui Hengxin's compensation and the living expenses and luxurious residence Li Suyan provided; hmm, Shen Yao touched her chin with a serious expression—she was truly a rich woman in name and reality right now.

Even because Li Suyan made a trip, the Mountain Moving Turtle Eggs in Shen Yao's space could now be taken out without fear of being coveted; is this what they call leaning on a big tree for shade? Cui Hengxin died at just the right time.

Racing to welcome the New Year, Shen Yao changed to a new residence again; Xiao Guai and her own life rose to a higher level, and along with it, her family far away in Chun City were all taken care of.

Not only that, but also certain resources Xiao Guai happened to need and weren't easy to buy were all opened to her; Shen Yao felt her days were unprecedentedly comfortable. Every day besides eating and drinking was going to the hospital for checkups, with not a bit of discomfort.

'Really nice; taking back my previous words, Cui Hengxin died a bit early.' What a great tool person—why couldn't he figure it out and go offend the protagonist?

Returning from the hospital once again, Shen Yao raised a hand to touch her already slightly bulging belly, chatting idly with the System.

"If Cui Hengxin were still here, Host would likely be faring worse than now," the System said, advising against unrealistic expectations; given Cui Hengxin's rotten virtue, who knew how much longer Host would have to suffer grievances.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao had to agree with the System's words, spreading her hands and saying, "Anyway, the person is dead; the so-called dead cannot return to life — these thoughts are all personal assumptions; who can truly guarantee they are definitely right?"

"Better to put the goal on the upcoming internship mission first."

The graduation certificate must be obtained; besides that, Shen Yao also had the idea of contracting a pet beast.

Six Mountain-Moving Turtle Eggs remained in the space; two were left for Shen Cheng and Shen Ying, and from the remaining four she picked one to cultivate and evolve — Shen Yao planned to start directly from the pet beast egg, to see if she could raise it to Xuan Rank.

The Sea-Stepping Turtle is far more formidable than the Mountain-Moving Turtle; among this group of Mountain-Moving Turtles there were turtles that successfully evolved into Sea-Stepping Turtles — Shen Yao had never forgotten the tall figure in the center of the lake, and even in midnight dreams she would still be awed by it; if she truly had such a turtle guarding her side, safety could be greatly assured.

"However, regarding resources, some can no longer be bought with money alone," at least Shen Yao could not; even with Li Suyan's background she only barely managed to obtain about half the evolution materials.

No choice, Shen Yao could only try; fortunately there was truly no shortage of things in her space — those that could not be used were temporarily not discussed, but anything that could be taken out to test, Shen Yao did not let a single one slip by.

For an entire holiday, Shen Yao spent most of her time staying in her residence without going out.

Occasionally Xiao Guai needed training and would go to a specialized Training Hall; in days of spending money like flowing water, Shen Yao finally touched upon a clue for the turtle egg's evolution.

It was the High-Purity Energy Crystal she had brought back from the previous mission world.

The turtle egg was placed in a transparent oval incubator; the eggshell was smeared with patches of red and green colors, and several High-Purity Energy Crystals were placed around it — Shen Yao watched the turtle egg's outer shell flicker bright and dim, as if breathing.

"System, is it really useful?"

"Host, the turtle egg's vitality is increasing; the energy radiating out is stronger than before."

Shen Yao propped her chin with one hand, closed her eyes, and through the Star Array sensed the contract pull between herself and the turtle egg.

Sure enough, the pulling force had grown stronger.

After drinking nutrient fluid for so long, Shen Yao's spiritual power had undergone a qualitative change, finally reaching the threshold to contract a new pet beast again.

So before cultivating the turtle egg, Shen Yao used her own blood as a guide and formally contracted with the turtle egg through the Star Array.

"The turtle egg needs about half a year to break its shell; only then can it be confirmed whether what hatches is a Mountain-Moving Turtle or a Sea-Stepping Turtle."

Shen Yao raised her hand, cradling the turtle egg together with the incubator to the bedroom to settle it, and she also had to prepare for the upcoming internship matters.

Because of her special physical condition, Shen Yao's internship post was at the Beast Taming Center.

Specifically responsible for certain registration activities, including but not limited to mission allocation and resource integration — among clerical work it counted as a rather tedious portion.

Of course, compared to others assigned to the Beast Taming Center — some sent to stand guard at the doorway, others to rear logistics labor — Shen Yao's safety was already considered special care.

Special care?

"Shen Yao, you should make a fuss; staying upstairs is so much more comfortable."

"Right, you're university graduates; graduating from school doesn't mean you'll truly be allocated here — absolutely don't be afraid of offending department leaders."

"..."

Shen Yao watched the inevitable office dueling magic with a smile, only focusing on lowering her head to organize her own desk, not picking up a single conversational thread.

None of them were very familiar with each other, not even understanding family situations — Shen Yao had no intention of being used as a free gun.

Because she didn't speak, Shen Yao successfully provoked the dissatisfaction of others (especially those harboring malicious intent); when she went out, the discussion voices inside the room couldn't even be stopped.

"Hmph! What's there to be proud of? It's just graduating from Beast Taming University; my husband is also a Beast Tamer."

"Pregnant at such a young age; who knows, maybe she's aiming to marry up into a high branch."

"Tsk, heard she isn't even married; tsk tsk tsk, who knows where the child came from."

"Wow! Really like that? Truly people cannot be judged by appearance."

No matter where, there are always some people who like to scheme with their mouths.

Shen Yao stood at the doorway, holding the recording device in her hand; after confirming no problem, she turned around and delivered it to the upstairs office.

By the next day, Shen Yao brought Xiao Guai along to work; all the idle gossip completely disappeared.

"Looks like some people are still quite tactful," knowing they can't afford to offend so they don't — Shen Yao went on finishing the work in her hands as usual, then commuting to and from work normally.

However, her coworkers in the same company were comparatively unlucky; unable to handle their own matters yet liking to gossip about others — all were individually called away and reminded.

During this period, Shen Yao took advantage of weekends to make several trips to the dense forest in the suburbs; she didn't enter a Secret Realm, just purely hunted and trained in the dense forest, so Xiao Guai could more comprehensively master skill abilities.

Peaceful life always passes quickly; Shen Yao's belly grew larger and larger, and after obtaining the doctor's suggested rest, she paused her work arrangements.

"Shen Yao, this is..."

Mother Shen appeared before Shen Yao carrying luggage, the whole person stunned in place by her own daughter's condition.

Shen Yao touched her belly, using an extremely apologetic tone to explain her situation, and incidentally laid out the follow-up matters and arrangements for the family.

Mother Shen:...

So those words said on the phone before were all paving the way for this moment — no wonder.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao could say she acted too willfully at the time (don't learn from the female lead, this kind of thing is wrong), to the point of overlooking the Shen family relatives' feelings, and could only try to make up for it afterward (related to transmigration time and character setting).

Fortunately between relatives there are no insurmountable hurdles; Beast Taming has developed for hundreds of years, the Beast Tamer's super-high status and some rules completely different from modern society meant Shen Yao's doing this wasn't too excessive — in the end it's still the confidence brought by being a Beast Tamer.

Mother Shen quickly entered the role, beginning to wholeheartedly care for the soon-to-give-birth Shen Yao; as for Father Shen and Shen Cheng and Shen Ying the siblings, they would temporarily stay in Chun City.

"Cheng Cheng and Yingying are still not yet eighteen years old; wait until they test out Beast Taming talent before deciding."

"Your dad has stayed in Chun City long; if he truly came to Yang City he probably wouldn't adapt."

"Besides, Shen Yao having money doesn't mean the Shen family has money; they can't always rely on the eldest daughter — moreover the family is about to add a new mouth, and future expenses will be the bulk."

Mother Shen advised Shen Yao to think three steps for every step; nothing can be too willful.

Shen Yao smiled and nodded, thinking in her heart: wait until Shen Cheng and Shen Ying test into Beast Taming University, then Father Shen will have to come whether he wants to or not — Mother Shen can't let go on this side, a couple can't be long separated in two places.

But this matter isn't urgent; right now it's still first to manage the child in her belly well. Recently her spiritual power fluctuations have been frequent, even causing the turtle egg in the incubator to be not very stable — reckoning birth is in these few days.

Sure enough, just the afternoon of the second day after muttering this, Shen Yao suddenly suffered abdominal pain, was sent to the hospital by Xiao Guai and Mother Shen, and under the doctor's help quickly gave birth to two children.