Before Tan Linyuan, Master Wenjing was the well - deserved living god.
He was highly accomplished in Chinese studies and was the only ancient Chinese character seal - cutting master in the country. The Buddhist scriptures and scrolls that needed to be passed down were all written by him. Thanks to his inheritance, Buddhism could be further spread.
The whole Jiangcheng regarded him as a divine being and took his words as truth, believing them without a doubt. Tan Linyuan was able to inherit Master Wenjing's mantle because the old master had personally instructed so before his passing.
In a sense, Master Wenjing's influence was profound and convincing. When Master Wenjing was alive, he had made several prophecies. One of them was that the Shen family would surely face a catastrophe within ten years, and it would be very difficult to overcome it. Only with external help could they survive this disaster.
Master Wenjing didn't specify who that help would be, but he did teach Shen Suhai a way to change the family's fortune, which was to have a new - born in the family and engrave the name on the ancestral stele. That was why there was a requirement to marry Nan Yu and engrave her name on the stele.
However, since the plan to marry Nan Yu, there had been many difficulties. Today, they almost offended at the funeral of Old Master Shen. It seemed that Nan Yu was not the right person to change the family's fortune. At least, Shen Yanche thought so.
Especially when he suspected that she might have cuckolded him, he felt even more dissatisfied and angry. If Wen Ying's child could replace Nan Yu and change the fortune of the Shen family, why not?
So Shen Yanche asked, "Is what Uncle Tan said true?"
Tan Linyuan met his gaze and calmly continued, "Your own child, do you think it will bring you misfortune?"
This made sense. A son of his, Shen Yanche, must be a lucky star reincarnated.
Seeing the relieved smile on Shen Yanche's face, Tan Linyuan twitched the corner of his lips. "The most urgent thing now is to ensure the safety of the mother and the child."
Tan Linyuan casually asked, "Have you increased the guards near the hospital?"
Shen Yanche immediately tensed up and said seriously, "I'll go and arrange it right away."
...
After sending Shen Yanche away, Tan Linyuan was about to drive out. The car was parked under a tree behind the Shen family's ancestral mansion. Before he got close, he sensed something was wrong.
There was a person lurking around the car, looking furtive as if waiting for someone. Tan Linyuan stopped in his tracks, crossed his arms over his chest, and patiently waited for the person to show their true colors.
He didn't know how long he waited until the person behind the car finally came out. Nan Yu was just worried that she hadn't waited for Tan Linyuan for a long time. As soon as she came out from behind the car, she met his gaze.
Tan Linyuan slightly raised his eyes, looking at her somewhat embarrassed face, and asked, "What are you doing?"
Of course, he could tell that she was waiting for him.
Nan Yu looked at Tan Linyuan nervously and then glanced around. She wasn't sure if there were any people from the Shen family nearby.
"Get in the car and talk."
Tan Linyuan raised his eyebrows and unlocked the car. Before he could get in, Nan Yu skillfully opened the door and sat in the passenger seat.
Tan Linyuan pursed his lips and a faint smile appeared on his lips. Then he walked around to the driver's seat.
Nan Yu turned to look at him and tried to sound as calm as possible. "Thank you, Uncle Tan, for saving me today."
She was referring to the matter of engraving the name on the stele. Although she didn't know exactly how he did it, the result was good, so she felt relieved.
"It's nothing." Tan Linyuan brushed it off lightly. "You guessed so accurately. Have you become smarter recently?"
Nan Yu: "..."
Nan Yu ignored his sarcasm and sat up straight seriously. "There's another thing I need to ask Uncle Tan for help."
She looked very solemn.
Tan Linyuan was in a good mood and said lazily, "Speak."
Rarely having the chance to be alone with her, he didn't mind wasting more time.
Nan Yu took a deep breath, swallowed hard, and then calmly said, "Please, Uncle Tan, buy me a contraceptive pill later."
As soon as she said this, Tan Linyuan's eyes darkened.
Nan Yu asked carefully, "Last night... you probably didn't use protection."
Her words reminded him. Since the incident last night was sudden and he had no such needs except with Nan Yu, he naturally didn't have the habit of carrying contraceptives with him. Moreover, seeing how uncomfortable she was, he didn't care about such details at all.
Tan Linyuan gave her a non - committal look.
Nan Yu continued, "The Shen family should still have people watching me. When I came out for a walk just now, there were two men guarding over there."
As she said, she pointed to the bushes not far outside the window. Tan Linyuan's gaze was heavy. He didn't explain to her that those were his men, specially sent to protect her. Anyway, it was a good thing that she was vigilant.
"I don't know where the nearby pharmacy is. It might be inconvenient for me to go and buy the pill."
Nan Yu whispered, "If I don't take the pill quickly, I'm likely to get pregnant."
When she said the word "pregnant", Tan Linyuan's eyebrows twitched. He subconsciously looked at her abdomen. It was very flat.
For no reason, Tan Linyuan thought that she might be the mother of his child. A warm current suddenly surged in his heart. It was an unexpected expectation.
But his expression remained unchanged. He just looked at her expressionlessly and asked, "So what if you get pregnant?"
Nan Yu was stunned and thought his question was absurd. "If I get pregnant, of course I'll have an abortion. Do you think I'll give birth to it?"
Tan Linyuan's eyes were dim, and he asked again, "What if you give birth to it?"
His question sounded extremely unreasonable and irresponsible. Nan Yu felt a tightness in her chest.
"... You're crazy."
Nan Yu thought she had misheard and couldn't help asking, "Because it's your child, so you want me to give birth to it?"
"Why not?" he asked lightly. "We can raise the child in the temple and let him become a Buddhist disciple."
Nan Yu gasped and thought the man in front of her was extremely disgusting.
"Who will the child call father and mother?"
After asking, Nan Yu suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Remembering something, she suddenly laughed. "You want me to give birth to a child and then let you and Qu Jiaran be the parents, right?"
Tan Linyuan looked into her eyes, and his voice became a bit colder. "When did I ever say such a thing?"
How could he let the child of him and Nan Yu call Qu Jiaran mother?
"You didn't say it, but you agree with this idea." Nan Yu closed her eyes, feeling ridiculous for herself. "You and Qu Jiaran are in cahoots, and you've calculated me in."
She opened her eyes and said sarcastically, "I'm not interested in the game of three - way relationship. Please find someone else, Uncle Tan."
After saying these words, Tan Linyuan finally realized that Nan Yu had misunderstood something. He said seriously with a heavy gaze, "I've never had such an idea, nor..."
Nan Yu directly interrupted him. "Tan Linyuan, there are already too many disgraceful things between you and me."
She felt her face was wet, and her voice was indescribably calm. "Do we have to give birth to a child now and create more sins?"