I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

East China Sea.

After leaving the hospital, Qin Ge took a shortcut and turned into a small alley.

There were quite a few people in the alley, mostly vendors selling amulets, trinkets, and the like.

For illnesses that hospitals can't cure, all you can do is pray to Buddha for protection; you have to have some hope.

"Hey buddy, wanna take a look?"

"These are all blessed items by Master Liu!"

Qin Ge looked up and saw that the speaker was a middle-aged man.

Yellow rubber shoes, capri pants, a straw hat, and a long face.

Qin Ge stopped and squatted down, her gaze sweeping over the dazzling array of goods on the stall. "The Master Liu you're talking about, you wouldn't happen to be yourself, would you?"

"Young man, you have a discerning eye! I knew it! The moment I saw you, I felt we were destined to meet!"

The boss had a big smile on his face.

Qin Ge spotted a tattered book among a pile of bracelets and pendants—"The Secret Manual of the Hehuan Sect".

Curious, he picked it up and flipped through it: Practicing Yin and Yang, the Joyful Union...

Qin Ge recognized each character individually, but when put together, they made no sense.

He flipped through the pages and froze: The Art of Controlling Women, First Move: Charge and Crash, Second Move: Old Man...

Qin Ge quickly closed the book. "Boss, how much is this book?"

The shopkeeper feigned seriousness, "Young man, we're destined to meet. This peerless martial arts manual is yours for 100,000 yuan!"

"Let's just consider this a chance to make friends!"

"Tch!" Qin Ge tossed the book back onto the stall. "Goodbye!"

"Wait a minute!" the shopkeeper quickly called out to Qin Ge. "Young man, if you think it's too expensive, we can negotiate the price. We're destined to meet; let's just be friends!"

Qin Ge tentatively asked, "Ten yuan?"

"Sell!" The shopkeeper quickly picked up the book and stuffed it into Qin Ge's hands. "If you dare to name a price, I dare to sell!"

"Ten dollars, this book is yours!"

Qin Ge paused for half a second, "Did you shout too high?"

Five dollars!

"Brother, you can't bargain like that. Look, I haven't had a single customer in three days, and I'm starving. Ten yuan is just enough for me to have a bowl of noodles."

"Alright, alright!"

Qin Ge paid the fare and walked through the alley to the bus stop.

In the last row of the bus, Qin Ge was engrossed in flipping through the newly purchased secret manual when his phone suddenly rang.

"Qin Ge, I just got you a tutoring job. I'll send you the address and phone number in a bit."

"Can we postpone this? I don't really want to do it anymore."

"Why? This company offers great benefits. I praised you to the skies before accepting the offer. You have to go and check it out no matter what!"

"..."

"That's it, I've already promised to agree for you, it wouldn't be right to break my promise!"

The caller was Lin Yao, Qin Ge's counselor.

Qin Ge comes from a poor family but has excellent grades, so she should be eligible for a scholarship.

Unfortunately, the scholarships all went to those who wore Air Jordans and had a full set of Apple electronic gadgets.

Lin Yao is not a graduate student and is only a part-time counselor, so she has no control over these matters.

She felt guilty and, knowing that Qin Ge was doing part-time work, she took the initiative to find him jobs.

For a college student, there is basically no better part-time job than tutoring.

It's a respectable job, not tiring, and the pay is decent.

But Qin Ge really didn't want to go today; he didn't have many days left to live.

Qin Ge eventually got off at the next stop and took another bus to the Champs-Élysées villa area.

More than half an hour later, Qin Ge made a phone call to Qi Yingzi at the gate of the villa area, and then went to Villa No. 13.

Qi Yingzi was the employer that Lin Yao introduced to him.

It seems Lin Yao wasn't exaggerating; staying in such a nice place must mean good treatment.

Qin Ge found it strange, though. He had met people from well-off families before, but he had never seen anyone from this level.

Wealthy people like this usually only hire professional tutors; hiring college students is generally a way to save money.

"Hello, are you Ms. Qi Yingzi?"

Qin Ge was led to the villa's lobby by a servant and was immediately attracted to a woman on the sofa.

"Hello, you must be Qin Ge?" Qi Yingzi looked to be about thirty years old, with a graceful demeanor and skin as delicate as mutton fat jade.

"plz follow me."

Qi Yingzi led Qin Ge to a study, closed the door, and said, "Please sit down."

After Qin Ge sat down, he couldn't help but glance at Qi Yingzi's aloof face again. When their eyes met, he quickly lowered his head.

"Don't be nervous." Qi Yingzi smiled gently. "I invited you here to discuss a deal."

"I want a child."

Qin Ge froze, her mind racing with excitement.

What did she just say?

She seemed to say she wanted a child. If you want one, just do it. Why tell me?

Shouldn't she talk to her husband about this?

Qin Ge only tutors middle school students; she doesn't offer this kind of service!

"I consulted experts and carefully compared artificial insemination with natural insemination. After weighing the pros and cons, I felt that the latter was safer and healthier."

Qi Yingzi ignored Qin Ge's reaction and continued, "I've investigated you. You're a freshman at Donghai University, with excellent academic performance and good physical fitness."

"Now that I look at it, your appearance is also very good. I think your genes must be..."

"Wait, wait!" Qin Ge quickly made a pause gesture; the CPU was practically smoking.

How could such a cool and beautiful woman say such explosive things without even blinking?

What's this? Offering a large sum of money to have a child?

Are you trying to trick me into going to some park in the north to eat kidneys?

"Miss Qi, you're not joking with me, are you?"

Qin Ge didn't believe that such a good thing could exist in the world, and even if it did, it wouldn't be his turn.

With Qi Yingzi's looks, if she worked in a department of a hospital, any man, even if he was just passing by, would donate two ounces of her money.

Isn't it simple to want a child? Why go through all this trouble to find him?

Qi Yingzi remained expressionless, as if she had expected Qin Ge's reaction. "Don't be surprised, I'm serious."

"My parents died unexpectedly at a young age, which forced me to take over the family business at the age of sixteen, which is now Tianying Group."

"Over the years, the men who have come close to me have all had a strong ulterior motive; they all believe that marrying me means they will gain control of the Tianying Group."

"It's not that I haven't thought about getting married, but the people I've met over the years have made my heart grow cold."

"But I also want a child, for my sake and for the future of Tianying Group."

"So I came up with this idea and then started looking for candidates."

"The reason I'm explaining all this to you is so that you can believe what I'm saying."

"Miss Qi, please don't joke around." Qin Ge's head was buzzing. "At my age, I'm full of vigor and can't withstand a test like this from you."

"If you want children, you should be thinking about getting married, not this..."

Qin Ge didn't know how to continue. He had never felt so lacking in vocabulary as he did now.