Yu Yiqiu was content with a modest life. He bought a house, saved enough money, then went through an agency to buy genetic material and have a test-tube baby.
Who could have guessed that, while the agency itself was legally licensed, its source for the genetic material was not? The genetic material used to conceive Yu Yiqiu's child belonged to none other than Shen Zhuo, a top-tier actor in the entertainment industry.
What Yu Yiqiu had heard about Shen Zhuo: sinister, cruel, and cold-blooded.
A little common sense was enough to tell him that a famous actor would never allow a nobody like him to give birth to a child related to him. That would be like waiting for a bombshell to explode someday.
What should he do now?
Obviously, keep his pregnancy secret, give birth without a word, and stay as far away from Shen Zhuo as possible.
What? Shen Zhuo came looking for him?
Yu Yiqiu: If I can't take him on, I can run! Run!+
Shen Zhuo had a child of his own under less than ideal circumstances. He heard the baby was only three months along, still growing in the womb.
Rationally, Shen Zhuo knew he shouldn't keep the child. But in reality, since the other party insisted on having the baby, he couldn't just turn a blind eye.
He originally planned to take custody once the baby was born, give Yu Yiqiu financial compensation, and make him keep quiet while he was at it.
But after some time...
Shen Zhuo: He wanted the child, and he wanted the child's "mom" even more.
Shen Zhuo was cold-hearted, rarely trusted anyone, and was skilled at handling people. He had thought he would spend his life alone, never imagining that one day Yu Yiqiu would come into his life.
Yu Yiqiu was cheerful and sunny, able to shoulder whatever came his way. He wasn't particularly slick, but could handle plenty of problems on his own. He wasn't afraid of power and refused to be manipulated by capital, putting down roots in the entertainment industry like a resilient weed.
Shen Zhuo was drawn to him.
Yu Yiqiu had planned to be a single father, earning money, raising his child, and handling everything on his own.
But then Shen Zhuo came into his life, sorting out his work troubles, arranging his schedule during the pregnancy, and even personally taking care of his daily needs.
Yu Yiqiu began to soften.
The two had agreed to raise the child together and never make their relationship public. They even signed a contract. But as time passed, they became a family of three, and then a family of four.
* In this world, same-sex couples can marry and have children. If that's not your thing, please move along.
* Original blurb dated June 27, 2022.
* This novel will be available to read on September 28. Three chapters will be released at once. Thanks for your support!
* The entertainment industry is just a backdrop. The characters are not based on real people, so please don't associate them with anyone or start arguments.
Theme: Breaking through adversity and finding yourself
A Short Bonus Story
Born with a Life of Wealth
My S-Rank Omega Wife
He’s Like Prince Liangzhuang
He's So Wonderful, and I Love Him
My Happy Life with My Model Husband
A Record of Rising to Power in the Celestial Realm
Marrying Into a Wealthy Family
Marrying My Best Friend
Getting Him
Grant Me a Straight Man
The Laid-Back Fish Gets Married
... This is too sudden. It's normal for Shen to blame himself and feel depressed about Jiang Ran's matter. It's me, and I'd blame myself for every wrong step. But I don't understand that everyone around me blames him, and this is not what Gong wants. That Cao was also seriously ill. In order to compete for roles and discredit Gong, he was still scolding Gong before. When he died, he said like an adult: I don't hate you anymore, I wish you well... I thought Gong had done many things that I felt sorry for him.
Ha, looking at it this way, Ming Yi is so weak. He is blaming all his faults on Shen. He was the last straw that broke Jiang Ran's life, right?
Jiang Ran was a bit speechless. Everyone was blaming Shen. What did they do? Moreover, Jiang volunteered so many times later on and it was definitely not what Shen wanted. The part with the doctor was even more speechless. It was understandable that Jiang liked him. There was no rationale for the doctor to be single for Jiang later.
I think the author's writing is quite good. No one is perfect. Everyone, whether intentionally or not, wants to make themselves more comfortable and let others owe themselves instead of oweing others.
There was really nothing wrong with Gong. The first time he tried to be clever and compete for resources, it led to Jiang Ran's tragedy. So it makes sense for his friends around him to hate him.
I don't quite understand why everyone is blaming Shen. Because Jiang is dead, all the problems are Shen's fault. Is this what you mean? Everyone else is really good at passing the blame.
I still want to say something: if your heart is kind, it will not be dirty. Life is the most important. All difficulties will pass. As long as you are dedicated to kindness and live for yourself, you will always be the cleanest and purest.
The attitude of others regarding Jiang Ran... Is really too picky.
He was wrong, but he should not have interfered too much in other people's lives, no matter who he was. But was Jiang Ran's fate really caused by Gong? Is it really because I didn't call the police and made one wrong step after another? The first time Jiang Ran was the victim, deceived and raped, but weren't the subsequent times the result of self-indulgence and self-destruction? The relationship between Jiang Ran and Gong is very deep, but Jiang Ran's love for Mingyi is higher in Jiang Ran's heart than the relationship between Jiang Ran and Gong. At that time, Jiang Ran's self-loathing and inferiority reached its peak but she had no outlet, so she could only vent these emotions on Gong. She thought that Gong's failure to call the police had ruined her life. This recognition could give her some inner redemption, and she felt that she was not so unbearable and unworthy of Mingyi, so she said she hated Gong, so she deceived Mingyi into having a scumbag boyfriend. In fact, it is not so much that the attack killed Jiang Ran, but that Jiang Ran's love for Mingyi deepened her inferiority and self-loathing, and she was unable to reconcile herself, losing the support and motivation to live.
Hmm... Why do I feel like I've been tricked\(`Δ')/