Peninsula: I, a chaebol! I will never follow hidden rules.

It was the hottest part of the summer afternoon; the asphalt road was softened by the sun, radiating waves of heat. Li Zhixuan strode across it, both anxious and furious.

He was anxious because his two babies had been born with serious illnesses, and he was furious because he felt he had been tricked by a charlatan!
Just half an hour ago, Grandma Kim asked Kim Jun-hyun to tell Lee Chi-hyun a message: as long as he runs ten laps around the hospital, everything will be out of danger.

This statement clearly implies that if Li Zhixuan runs ten laps around the hospital, his two seriously ill children will recover.

How did Grandma Jin find out that her two children were seriously ill? Did the news spread so quickly?
Li Zhixuan couldn't figure it out, and he didn't have time to think about it anymore. He quickly ran outside the hospital and started running laps!
This was clearly a calculated scheme; Li Zhixuan had no choice but to run. Otherwise, if the two children really died, wouldn't Li Zhixuan regret it for the rest of his life?

The problem is that Lee's Seoul Hospital is a top-tier medical complex in South Korea, covering an area of ​​148,000 pyeong (approximately 730 acres) and with a perimeter of about 3,000 meters!
One lap is 3,000 meters! Ten laps is 30,000 meters! That's 30 kilometers!
Li Zhixuan ran like his life depended on it, and it took him more than twenty minutes to complete two laps!
The sun was blazing overhead, the air was sweltering, and even the road beneath our feet was burning hot!

It's about to die!

Even if it's unbearably hot, he wouldn't dare stop.

Fortunately, a bodyguard was following him on an electric scooter, handing him water and towels whenever he needed to, so he wouldn't get dehydrated.

Before the third lap was even finished, a bodyguard on an electric scooter carrying Li Zhengxian caught up with him and shouted angrily, "Zhixuan! What are you doing? What's wrong with you in this heat?"

Li Zhixuan glanced back, but didn't dare stop running. He called out to Li Zhengxian as he ran, "Dad! Don't worry about it. I'm doing this for the child. I'll go back after I finish ten laps. You go back first."

"For the sake of the children? What do you mean, for the sake of the children?" Li Zhengxian frowned, sensing that something was amiss, and it was no small matter.

Li Zhixuan didn't have time to explain, so he said, "I can't explain this to you, but I might have to kill someone today, and I might need you to clean up my mess."

They want to kill someone too?!
Li Zhengxian's heart tightened, and he suddenly realized something: "Wait a minute! Tell me the truth, do those two children have some serious illness? Are you promoting feudal superstition here?"

That old man's mind works really fast!
Li Zhixuan explained helplessly, "Whether it's feudal superstition or not, I have to run it. If I don't run these ten laps and the child dies, I'll never get over this."

Li Zhengxian is also a father, so he can certainly understand his son's feelings right now, and all he can do is support him.

"I understand. Just tell me who you want to kill, and I'll have someone take care of it."

"Thank you, Dad! You should go and rest now. Oh, and please don't tell Yoona that I'm running laps here. If she asks, just say that there's an urgent matter at the company that I need to handle."

"Don't worry. Slow down, don't hurt yourself."

"It's alright, I'm very strong."

"Ah~"

Li Zhengxian felt sorry for his son, so he rushed back to the hospital, wanting to know if there was any good way to save his grandchildren.

If Lee's Seoul Hospital doesn't work, then go abroad. The US, China, Japan—anywhere is fine!

Giving birth to two children took a toll on Yoona's energy. She fell asleep as soon as she returned to her hospital room, and only two hours passed in that sleep.

When she opened her eyes, her first feeling was that her stomach was empty.

Where are the children?!

Startled, Lim Yoona fully regained her senses and then remembered that she had just given birth to her child.

Where are the children?
Forget about the children, there wasn't a single person in the ward!
She and Li Zhixuan had agreed that she would see her two children after she woke up.

Now I have no kids, and my scumbag boyfriend is gone too!

What's the situation?
At that moment, Lim Yoona suddenly remembered an American TV series she had watched before, "The Walking Dead." The beginning of this zombie series is when the male protagonist wakes up in a hospital bed and finds the hospital empty.

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, so Lim Yoona quickly pressed the call button on the bedside table.

Soon, Lee Jung-hyun, Kim Bo-young, Lin's father, and Lin Yoon-jin quickly entered Lin Yoon-ah's hospital room.

"Yoona, you're awake? Do you feel unwell anywhere?"

In response to the concern, Lim Yoona shook her head and said, "I'm fine. Where's the baby? Where's Zhixuan?"

Kim Bo-young quickly sat down next to Lim Yoon-a, took her hand, and said softly, "The children have jaundice and are being treated with phototherapy in a special ward."

"Jaundice?" Im Yoona panicked and hurriedly asked, "How serious is it?"

Jin Baoying comforted him, saying, "It's not serious. It's about the same as Kang Kang's before. A few days of phototherapy will do the trick."

“Yes! The doctor said it will be better in a week at most,” Lin’s father agreed.

Seeing that her father also said that the child's illness was not serious, Lin Yoona felt a little relieved and then asked, "Is Zhixuan with the child?"

“Yes.” Li Zhengxian picked up the conversation, replying with a smile, “He’s with the child, so don’t worry.”

Mr. Lin nodded and said, "With Zhixuan with the children, you can rest assured."

"Mm." Yoona nodded, but could she really trust him?

Her baby, which she carried for nine months, was not by her side immediately after birth. How could she be at ease without being able to see her child with her own eyes?

"Sis, it's not convenient for me to come over. Could you come over, get your phone, and make a video call so I can see the two kids?"

"Ah? This..."

Lin Yunzhen didn't expect Lin Yoona to make this request, so she didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Seeing this, Jin Baoying said, "Let's wait. It's not convenient right now. The doctors are all there discussing treatment plans for the two children, all to help them get better as soon as possible. Let's not go and disturb them for now."

"Uh-huh."

Yoona nodded, but she was even more worried.

The four people next to her, including Kim Bo-young, kept asking Lim Yoon-ah if she was hungry or thirsty, and then asked her if she wanted to go home or go to a nursing home after being discharged from the hospital. They were trying to find all sorts of topics to distract Lim Yoon-ah.

Upon seeing this, Lim Yoona immediately felt a bad premonition and quickly grabbed Kim Bo-young's hand, asking, "Mom! Are the two children really alright?"

"Of course it's fine. I told you it's fine, so don't worry."

Kim Bo-young seemed a little impatient, which increased the credibility of her words.

But Yoona was still worried, so she looked at her father again: "Are you really alright?"

Mr. Lin smiled helplessly: "It's really nothing, would we lie to you?"

Is everything alright? If everything is alright, why didn't you ask me to watch the child? If everything is alright, why isn't Zhixuan here?

Im Yoona seemed somewhat skeptical of the four's words, then straightened her face and said seriously, "I'm fine. If anything happens, don't hide it from me. I'm their mother, don't let me be the last one to know about them."

If this continues, we definitely won't be able to hide it anymore. Lin's father could only pretend to be a little angry and said to his daughter, "What are you thinking? I told you the child is fine, and I really mean it."

"Oh." Seeing that her father was angry, Lim Yoona didn't dare to speak, and also felt that she might have been overthinking things.

Lin Yunzhen and Jin Baoying scolded Lin's father, telling him not to be harsh with Lin Yun'er.

Just then, the ward door was suddenly pushed open, and Li Zhixuan, panting and soaked in sweat, walked in.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Li Zhixuan looked like he had just run a marathon, Lin Yoona was startled: "Where did you go? Are you not feeling well?"

With a thud, Li Zhixuan walked to the bedside and knelt down, completely exhausted.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

Everyone was startled and hurriedly tried to help Li Zhixuan up.

Li Zhixuan quickly waved his hand, pulling away from Li Zhengxian and the other three, then took Lin Yun'er's hand and said happily with a smile, "Wife, the children are alright. The doctor just told me that the children's illness was discovered early and treated early, and they've passed the critical period. They should recover in seven days at most."

"Uh...the danger period?"

Lin Yoona's heart tightened, and then she looked at her father and his three companions with some anger.

They were lying to me!
It was past 3 p.m. when Li Zhixuan finished running ten laps. At 4:10 p.m., he dragged his exhausted body to the quaint alley in Xingtangdong, Chengdong District, and knocked on the door of Grandma Jin's house once again.

"Bang bang bang~"

Not long after, the door creaked open, and a beautiful little girl appeared in front of Li Zhixuan.

"Uncle, you're here again?"

"Yes, Xiao En, I'm here again."

Seeing that it was Li Zhixuan, Xiao En was quite happy and pulled him inside, saying, "Grandma said you are a distinguished guest, please come in with me."

A month ago, Li Zhixuan brought Park So-yeon to see Grandma Kim. At that time, Grandma Kim greeted them in the courtyard, and she looked like a peasant woman.

But today, Xiao En brought Li Zhixuan into the house.

Li Zhixuan originally thought that the old lady's room would contain shamanic items such as masks, hand drums, and other items used by the shamanic church, and that the old lady Jin would be wearing the kind of clothes worn by shamans.

But once inside, Li Zhixuan discovered that Grandma Jin's house was very clean and tidy, and there was nothing related to feudal superstition.

The old lady herself was dressed very casually today and was making tea at the moment.

"Please have a seat, honored guest. Xiao En, go out and play."

"Yes, Grandma,"

The child ran off to play, and Li Zhixuan immediately asked, "How did you know Yun'er gave birth? Who told you this?"

The old lady placed a cup of tea in front of Li Zhixuan and smiled, "Just one look at you and I know everything."

As she spoke, the old lady slowly sat down opposite Li Zhixuan, then looked into his eyes and asked, "These two children of yours were begged for by you two, they were given to you as a gift, am I right?"

If this "people" refers to the Guanyin Buddha statue, then it's correct.

"Yes, you're right."

“Such children are all sent from heaven, so they are all cursed by the Child Spirit Curse. Moreover, your two children are a bit special, they are twins, so they are destined to face nine tribulations.”

"Nine Tribulations?!"

Tang Sanzang only faced eighty-one tribulations on his journey to the West, but my two children were born with nine tribulations on their backs? This... is this a cataclysmic start? Or am I misunderstanding something?
Li Zhixuan was startled and hurriedly asked, "Does this 'Nine Tribulations' refer to nine calamities?"

The old lady nodded slightly, then counted on her fingers and explained to Li Zhixuan, "These nine tribulations are at birth, at age one, at age three, at age six, at age twelve, at age eighteen, at age twenty-four, at age forty-eight, and at age fifty-three."

Is this believable?

Li Zhixuan didn't know either, but after he ran ten laps, his two children were out of danger.

So, for the sake of his child, he was willing to believe in a charlatan just once.

"Are these tribulations easy to overcome?"

The old lady nodded, then shook her head.

Li Zhixuan was bewildered: "What does this mean?"

"Sigh," the old lady sighed softly, "Their ordeal was both easy and difficult to overcome."

Remember, don't give your child a formal name before they turn three, and keep them away from water-rich areas like rivers, lakes, and seas before they turn twelve. Also, they shouldn't lose their virginity before they turn eighteen.

"If they do as I say, they'll both live to be eighteen without any illness or disaster."

"Living to eighteen isn't enough! What happens after eighteen?"

"After they turn eighteen, they are adults. Whether they can be saved depends on you, their father."

"Me?" Li Zhixuan said helplessly, "I don't know your tricks. How would I know how to protect them?"

The old lady remained calm and explained, "As their father, you can teach them how to be good people, teach them to do good deeds, and accumulate merit. If they cultivate good deeds, they will naturally be blessed by Heaven, and they won't need to worry too much about so-called calamities."

Do I need to accumulate merit to offset the three calamities I've suffered since turning eighteen? Does donating money to a donation box count as accumulating merit?
After a moment of silence, Li Zhixuan nodded and said, "I will definitely educate them properly. However, there are two things I have questions about."

"Please say."

"First of all, when I came last time, didn't you say I already had six children? A month has passed, and I still only have five. Are you really good at fortune telling or face reading? Or did someone provide you with information so you could fool me?"

This was a clear showdown. The old lady remained calm and even countered, "Did you ask all your women to get prenatal checkups?"

"That's not true."

"If that's the case, why do you doubt my expertise?"

"Uh……"

Li Zhixuan was speechless for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll have them all go for prenatal checkups when we get back."

"Hmm." The old lady nodded in satisfaction and asked, "And the second thing?"

"Why were my two children out of danger after I ran ten laps around the hospital?"

"Because the child hasn't been given a formal name yet, even if someone wanted to take his soul, there wouldn't be a list of names."

Li Zhixuan was taken aback: "Uh... what does it have to do with me running laps?"

"It's ok."

???

"You dare to play me?!"

(End of this chapter)