「Meanwhile.」

Aside from Lin Jie, who was looking after the children, the three Lin brothers and Yu Zheng were playing cards together.

Lin Jiajun laughed and said, "No wonder I always lose to Zhang Yuxi at cards. It turns out she can count them! It took me over a decade to find out. I want my money back!"

Lin Rui chuckled. "I suspected as much. You notice I stopped playing with her after a while, haha!"

Yu Zheng just smiled without saying a word.

As they chatted, Lin Jiajun suddenly grew sentimental for some reason.

"I want a daughter so badly. I've been trying for so many years with no results!"

This topic instantly ignited the conversation.

Yu Zheng's son, Chuan Chuan, was already in college. Compared to his peers, he was rather average, but Yu Zheng didn't mind. For him to become a normal person was already a miracle; he asked for nothing more. He hadn't considered having a second child, either. The risk of passing on a hereditary illness was too great. The couple had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel, and they decided to leave things as they were.

Lin Rui and Lin Jiajun both had two sons. However, Lin Rui's desire for a daughter wasn't as intense as Lin Jiajun's. It was more of a passing thought, and he never took any real action. Lin Jiajun, on the other hand, had always wanted a daughter and was envious of the two princesses in Lin Feng's family. The older he got, the more envious he became, and the harder he tried.

"Hey, Director Lin, what's the deal with you? We haven't seen any movement on a second child after all these years."

Lin Feng replied flatly, "I had a procedure. There won't be a second child."

Lin Jiajun's obsession with having a daughter was on the same level as Liu Bo's. Among their group, only Lin Feng and Jiang Anmin had daughters; everyone else had a son, without exception. They were incredibly worried that the future competition would be so fierce that their sons wouldn't be able to find wives.

One day, Zhang Yuxi suddenly felt a wave of nausea but didn't think much of it.

That night, however, she dreamed of an adorable baby smiling at her before transforming into a lotus flower and disappearing. When she woke up, she couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.

She shook Lin Feng awake.

"What's wrong, honey?"

"Honey, I think I'm pregnant."

"Huh? This is something you can just 'think'?"

Zhang Yuxi told Lin Feng about her conception dream. He took her pulse and, to their astonishment, confirmed it was true. The couple was completely dumbfounded.

After a long pause, Lin Feng finally said, "Maybe the effects of that... procedure... wore off."

What could he say? He stared at Zhang Yuxi's stomach until she became embarrassed.

"What are you looking at? Do we want this child?"

"Of course we do! Why wouldn't we?"

Zhang Yuxi's face flushed. "The quads are already in their teens. If I have another baby now, won't people laugh at me?"

Lin Feng had always lived by the motto: live your own life and let others say what they will. "No way. Lots of families these days have a second child who's ten or even twenty years younger than their siblings!"

Zhang Yuxi pursed her lips.

Lin Feng was much happier about this than she was. He had always harbored a small regret that he'd missed out on experiencing his wife's pregnancy and childbirth.

Zhang Yuxi, however, had many worries. "What if the quads don't like this baby?"

Lin Feng countered, "Why wouldn't they? They adore Guo Guo. They were always taking him out to play when he was little, and An Lan often left her two children with them!"

Zhang Yuxi couldn't fall asleep, so Lin Feng soothed her. "Cheer up! We're having a late-in-life baby!"

"You're not the one who's pregnant, and you're not the one who'll have to listen to all the gossip."

"..."

Wow, this pregnancy mood swing hit fast!

「The next day.」

As it happened, several people came over to visit Lin Feng's villa. This villa, which Lin Feng had bought for nearly fifty million, had already multiplied in value several times over. They used to fantasize that with enough hard work, maybe they too could live in such a nice house. Later, they realized that the speed at which they earned money couldn't even keep up with the soaring property prices. In the end, they gave up on the idea.

Lin Feng solemnly called everyone into the living room, asking the quads to come downstairs as well because he had an announcement. The quadruplets and the other children had been playing upstairs. Zhang Yuxi knew what Lin Feng was about to announce and felt incredibly embarrassed.

Lin Feng took out an exquisite gift box.

"Inside this box is a very special gift, and I have something very important to announce to everyone."

Everyone watched curiously as he opened it. Inside was a tiny, red baby outfit.

In an instant, almost everyone understood.

The quadruplets reacted the fastest, leaping to their feet.

"AHHHH! I'm going to have a little brother or sister! AHHHH!"

The second-born cheered, "Yes! Wow, this is amazing!"

Their parents were pleased by the quadruplets' reaction. They clearly loved the idea of a younger sibling and immediately started debating who would get to babysit and what gifts they should buy. It instantly turned into a grand competition over who would be the best older sibling. The other children couldn't help but look on with envy.

Lin Dashan and his wife were as happy as children. They would get to hold a grandchild again, a soft, cuddly newborn. For the older generation, a new addition to the family was a joyous event.

Lin Jiajun was unconvinced. "Didn't you tell us yesterday that it wasn't possible?"

Lin Feng corrected him. "I said we weren't *planning* on having more. I didn't expect to find out last night that we're pregnant."

Lin Jiajun asked again, "You're not going to have multiples again, are you?"

This time, Lin Feng was certain. "Just one!"

Lin Jiajun thought that if it was a boy, he could get over it. If it was a daughter, though, he would be absolutely furious

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