"Yes, a decoy. We'll lie in ambush around him, and as soon as the masked man appears, we can surround him in one fell swoop."

"But the decoy must be capable of fighting, able to withstand a few of his attacks, giving the others time to get close."

Everyone fell into thought.

After a moment of silence, Yu Zhiqing raised her head and said firmly, "I'll be the bait. I can fight. The masked man has never seen me before, and he's not very goal-oriented."

Qian Xining frowned immediately, her tone urgent: "Are you crazy? Zhiqing! That pervert is not someone to be trifled with!"

Yu Zhiqing's expression remained unchanged, her eyes resolute.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade him, Qian Xining had no choice but to concede:

"You haven't had a proper rest these past few days. Take a break for a couple of days. I'll have Li Yan give it a try; she's quite skilled too."

Yu Zhiqing thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Cao Kun also thought the plan was good.

He assigned Linghu to handle external intelligence, while Wang Meng led Dongniya and others to provide support.

Donya nearly died at the hands of the masked man, and she volunteered to assist in the operation.

However, the plan made no progress in the following days.

Li Yan staked out the old town for several nights in a row, but the masked man seemed to have vanished completely and never showed up.

……

Zhongjiang Normal University.

Because of Cao Kun's special consideration, Liu Xin was exempt from military training.

Every day, Liu Peipei would drag her to the student council to help out with odd jobs.

Along the tree-lined path, Liu Xin carried a stack of documents and hurried forward.

Suddenly, a timid voice came from behind: "Xinwazi? Is that you, Xinwazi?"

She was startled, and when she turned around, she saw that it was her mother, Wang Cuilan.

Upon closer inspection, I saw that my father, Liu Qiongyou, and my younger brother, Liu Hongjie, were also there.

Their clothes were old and stained, making them stand out conspicuously in the youthful atmosphere of the campus.

Liu Hongjie frowned, his tone carrying a hint of resentment:

"Sis, why did you run away to study here without telling the family? We went to find your fellow villager, and they said you quit your job a long time ago and ran off with a boss."

It turned out that they didn't know where Liu Xin had gone, and she wouldn't say when they called her, only vaguely saying that she was working.

Later, Liu Hongjie suddenly remembered that Liu Xin had been admitted to Zhongjiang Normal School and that he had heard that she was financially well-off, so he suspected that she might have come to study there.

So the family went to the entrance of Zhongjiang Normal School and squatted there.

They drank tap water when they were thirsty and ate steamed buns when they were hungry. They waited for two whole days until Liu Xin finally came out of the campus.

Liu Xin's expression changed, and her tone tightened: "What are you doing in Zhongjiang?"

She felt a surge of panic. She didn't want her family to know that she was studying in Zhongjiang, and she especially didn't want them to know about her relationship with Cao Kun.

Before she could finish speaking, her stomach churned, she felt dizzy, and her face turned pale.

Liu Xin's mother, Wang Cuilan, rushed forward to support her, her face full of anxiety: "Xin'er, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Liu Qiong's expression was complicated as she asked in a deep voice, "Your fellow villagers all say you left with the big boss. What exactly happened?"

Liu Xin's heart clenched, her throat tightened, and she felt nauseous.

Liu Hongjie said casually:

"Sis, where did you get the money? If you really run into a big boss, could you put in a good word for me and Rongrong so we can work for you too?"

"Ugh—" Liu Xin's face turned pale, her breathing became rapid, and she finally couldn't hold it in any longer. She covered her mouth, turned around, and vomited.

"Oh dear, Xinwazi—!" Wang Cuilan was startled and quickly helped her up.

Liu Xin has been feeling sleepy lately, and she often feels nauseous and vomits. Her complexion is getting paler and paler.

At that moment, a terrifying thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

She pushed her mother's hand away, staggered, her face pale, and swayed as she walked toward the school hospital.

……

Inside the school hospital.

Liu Xin clutched a test report in her hand, her face deathly pale.

The doctor at the school hospital glanced at her, then at the report, sighed softly, and didn't ask any further questions.

In recent years, there have been frequent cases of college students becoming pregnant unexpectedly, and even giving birth in toilets.

To prevent a recurrence of the tragedy, the school had already equipped its school hospital with pregnancy testing equipment.

Beside her, Wang Cuilan, her eyes red and brimming with tears, kept wiping them away: "Xinwa, what happened to you...?"

Liu Qiongyou's face was as dark as iron, and his brows were tightly furrowed.

The family had just been embroiled in a scandal involving their son's premarital pregnancy, causing the entire family to lose face in the village.

But to everyone's surprise, his daughter Liu Xin, who had always been sensible and intelligent and never caused him any trouble, has now followed in his footsteps.

What angered him even more was that Liu Xin refused to reveal the man's name, making him feel utterly humiliated.

Only Liu Hongjie was oblivious, looking around and even stealing glances at the beautiful nurses at the school hospital.

Liu Xin felt cold all over, her mind was in chaos, and only one thought remained—this child cannot be kept.

She wanted to leave the mountains, to study, to change her fate, and not to live a life of poverty and toil like her mother.

She wasn't ready to be a mother yet, and didn't want to lose everything because of this child.

Tears streamed down her face as she finally pulled out her phone and dialed a number.

"Sister Yue...I...I'm pregnant." Her voice was trembling.

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, then Su Yue asked in a low voice, "Is this Cao Kun?"

Liu Xin nodded, choking back tears: "It's his... but I don't want to have the baby... I'm scared."

Su Yue sighed and said gently, "Don't be afraid, calm down, I'll come find you right away."

After hanging up the phone, Su Yue's expression froze, and she immediately dialed Cao Kun's number.

When Cao Kun received the call, he knew in his heart that this day would come sooner or later.

"Keep her calm, I'll be right there."

He was prepared and knew how to deal with it.

Not long after, he drove his Maybach S680 to the vicinity of Zhongjiang Normal School.

Su Yue was already there with bodyguards, and had even booked a coffee shop. She was gently comforting Liu Xin.

Liu Xin lowered her head, the report in her hand was crumpled in her hand, and tears dripped silently onto the paper.

Although she had already decided in her heart that Cao Kun was the one for her, she didn't want to have a child so early.

She was determined to change her fate through education and was absolutely unwilling to be tied down by her child for the rest of her life.

Cao Kun strode into the coffee shop, sat down opposite her, looked at her pale face, and gently comforted her:

"Xiao Xin, don't worry. Nowadays, even if you get pregnant, you can continue your studies at university. After the baby is born, you can just take a year off."

"You can come back to repeat your studies once you've fully recovered. It's no big deal."

Liu Xin bit her lip, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

She knew that Cao Kun would never agree to her aborting the child.

This man is domineering and it will be difficult to change his mind.

Just then, a commotion arose at the entrance of the coffee shop.

Liu Xin looked up and saw that her family had followed her.

Several people watched hesitantly from a distance, but were stopped at the door by Cao Kun's bodyguards.

Cao Kun glanced at it and said calmly, "Let them come over."

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