Who was speaking in her ear?  

Lin Wanwan’s eyelids felt as heavy as lead, impossible to open. After struggling for a while, she simply gave up.  

Over the years, she had single-handedly supported the Shengshi Group—it had exhausted her.  

Right now, all she wanted was to sleep deeply.  

Perhaps when she woke up, she would reunite with her parents, who had passed away many years ago, in the afterlife.  

[Ding. High compatibility soul detected. Would you like to bind with the Pregnancy System…]

The voice echoed in Lin Wanwan’s ears again, and this time, she couldn’t stay still.  

“What the hell is this?”  

Born and raised in China, this was the first time Lin Wanwan couldn’t understand her own language.  

The moment this thought crossed her mind, that cold, mechanical voice sounded once more, though this time with three parts grievance and seven parts arrogance.  

[Host, please refrain from using foul language. This system was created by the Heavenly Dao to assist the Children of Destiny in continuing their lineage. I am a high-level worker.] 

“You’re eavesdropping on my thoughts.” Lin Wanwan’s expression grew icy.  

Freedom was her nature, and she hated being controlled more than anything. Let alone some ghostly system meant to help the so-called Children of Destiny reproduce.  

Her body was hers to command. Whether she wanted children, how many—it was all her choice.  

No one could decide for her.  

Not even the Jade Emperor himself.  

Faced with such a tough host for the first time, the system fell silent for two seconds before adopting a coaxing tone:  

[Host, don’t you want a child of your own?]

[This system was summoned by the regrets you harbored at the moment of death. Only I can help you fulfill this wish.]

“No, I don’t.” Lin Wanwan’s words were dripping with insincerity.  

[Host, you should reconsider carefully. I can grant any wish of yours.]

“I’m already dead. What kind of wish could I possibly have? Unless you can bring me back to life?”  

[I can’t.]

“Then stop spouting nonsense about granting any wish.”  

The system sounded aggrieved:  

[Your current body has already been sent to the crematorium. Even if I wanted to help you, it’s impossible.]

Lin Wanwan: “…” Oops.  

[However, I can send you to another world. With my assistance, you will undoubtedly give birth to the most outstanding offspring in existence.]

“Not interested.”  

[You could be.]

“I really couldn’t.”  

Seeing the host so stubborn, the system panicked.  

The Heavenly Dao’s performance review was just a century away, and it had already been publicly criticized in several consecutive assessments.  

Even the stinky, lowly Excretion System now dared to mock it to its face.  

This was an insult in the system world. It couldn’t afford to be nailed to the pillar of shame, laughed at by lesser systems.  

Right now, Lin Wanwan was its only hope for redemption.  

In its millennia of carrying out missions, this was the first time it had encountered a soul so perfectly matched to its own.  

Moreover, Lin Wanwan herself was exceptional.  

As a woman, she had carved a bloody path through the male-dominated business world—how extraordinary was that?  

Such an outstanding individual would undoubtedly help it complete its mission more efficiently.  

So no matter what, it had to secure Lin Wanwan.  

[Host, isn’t your greatest regret in life not having a child of your own?]

[This system can make it happen for you.]

[Or do you have other concerns? I can resolve those too.]

[As long as you agree to bind with me.]

The system’s tone was so pleading it might as well have been kneeling before her.  

Lin Wanwan did want a child of her own, but…  

“Fine, I’ll agree.”  

[Really?!] The system was overjoyed, its voice trembling with excitement.  

“Truer than gold and silver. But I have one condition. If you can meet it, I’ll agree.”  

[Name it.] Even if it were ten conditions, it would agree.  

“You must obey me completely. No forcing or threatening me into doing anything I don’t want. My body, my rules.”  

System: […]

Lin Wanwan: “I’m the boss, you’re the subordinate. Subordinates must obey the boss unconditionally. Such a simple principle—I’m sure you understand.”  

System: […]

Lin Wanwan: “Stop playing dead. Yes or no? Don’t waste my time—I still have a reincarnation queue to catch.”  

Faced with such an unequal treaty, the system seemed to lose all strength.  

After a few seconds of desperate struggle, it had no choice but to accept Lin Wanwan’s terms.  

Because if it missed Lin Wanwan, the next time it might find a host with such a compatible soul would be thousands of years later.  

Other systems could afford to wait—it couldn’t.  

Its reputation in the system world was already hanging by a thread.  

Lin Wanwan was satisfied.  

Before binding, she even demanded a healthy body from the system.  

[Understood, Host.]

“Listen to that reluctant tone. Remember—only when I’m happy will you be happy.”  

The system immediately switched to bootlicking mode, fawning:  

[Heaven and earth are vast, but the Host is greatest. You’re absolutely right, Host.]

“Enough talk. Let’s get started.”  

The moment Lin Wanwan finished speaking, a familiar mechanical voice rang out again.  

[Ding… Pregnancy System binding initiated… Binding target: Lin Wanwan… 1%… 5%… System binding successful…]

….

1971, Morning Glory Brigade, Yusheng Province.

“Someone, help—Old Lin’s youngest daughter jumped into the river!”  

“Hurry, save her—”  

Niu Yuxia, the village gossip, had sneaked out while the brigade was working in the fields, hiding from her husband to fool around with Zhao Dabao from the neighboring brigade.  

Just as she had pulled her pants halfway down, a loud splash startled her, and she hastily yanked them back up.  

When she saw the massive shape floating in the river, her soul nearly left her body.  

Only after her lover Zhao Dabao had fled did Niu Yuxia dare to run back to the brigade in a panic to call for help.  

Wang Xiu’e, hearing that her precious daughter was in danger, dropped her work and sprinted toward the river like a madwoman.  

Lin Yougen and Lin Youzhu, the girl’s older brothers, dove into the water without hesitation to save their sister.  

With their combined efforts, they finally pulled her out.  

Seeing her unconscious daughter, Wang Xiu’e’s legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground, shaking the girl desperately.  

“Baby… wake up… don’t scare your mother…”  

“…Mom can’t live without you…”  

“…I’ll agree to anything you want… just open your eyes and look at me… please…”  

“…You want to marry that pretty boy? Fine, I’ll allow it…”  

“…Just wake up, baby…”  

Lin Yougen shakily pressed his fingers under his sister’s nose. When he felt no breath, the thirty-year-old man burst into tears, clutching his sister’s lifeless body.