Chapter 2050: Chapter 2048: Her Opportunity

It’s strange, after eating it, the chocolate melted in her mouth, and the liquid inside flowed down her throat, seemingly transforming instantly into a stream of warmth that spread throughout her body.

This made her feel warm all over.

Especially the lower abdomen, which often ached, surprisingly felt less painful at this moment.

The woman thought curiously and happily, maybe it was just a psychological effect.

After all, it was given to her by her favorite little girl.

Indeed, the woman looked gently at Xiao Bei, who was looking up at her eagerly and said, "Auntie has eaten it, it’s really delicious, thank you, and thank your mommy too..."

"No thanks needed, Auntie."

Then, having perfectly completed her task, the happily satisfied Xiao Bei waved at the woman and turned around to hop and skip away.

It was already afternoon by then, and many long-distance travelers chose to rest. The woman, for some unknown reason, felt warm all over but dismissed the thought of thanking the little girl’s mother in person and instead lay down on the bed and closed her eyes with her clothes on.

Unexpectedly, falling asleep, which was typically difficult, came so easily this time; it was as if she just closed her eyes and quickly fell into a dream, with her whole body seemingly bathed in warm sunlight.

It wasn’t until the woman was fully asleep that Gu Qiaoqiao withdrew her gaze.

They were traveling in a soft sleeper carriage, and instead of buying two tickets for the children, they had purchased four, so the soft sleeper cabin was just right for their family of four.

After closing the door, Qin Yize coaxed the two children to sleep. Once they were asleep, Qin Yize checked on them again and then sat on the lower bunk. At this time, the space was occupied only by their family of four; the children were asleep, and he gently kissed his wife on the face, then chuckled lightly, "Qiaoqiao, you’re doing good deeds without leaving your name, huh."

"I didn’t intend to, but there’s no way to talk about it. If I did, someone in her line of scientific work would definitely scoff at it."

Qin Yize said leisurely, "Not necessarily; do you think everyone is like you? Your situation is unique, isn’t it?"

Qin Yize quickly nodded, "Yes, yes, my situation is special, whatever my wife says is right..." Then he asked her, "Do you want to take a nap too?"

Gu Qiaoqiao yawned and stretched lazily, saying, "The temperature here is nice, I do feel like taking a nap."

Qin Yize prepared the bed for her, laying out the pillows, and Gu Qiaoqiao then lay down on the sleeper. The hygiene of the sleeper was quite good; the bedding was white and freshly cleaned, akin to a hotel, as this was an express train, and the Imperial Capital was the departure station. Let alone, this was a soft sleeper cabin, so naturally, the conditions were good overall.

There’s no need to worry too much when traveling, but someone like Qin Yize, who has a cleanliness obsession, carefully checked everything before letting the children sleep and sit on the beds.

Gu Qiaoqiao lay down on the bed with her eyes closed, continuing to use the Heaven-reaching Talisman Incantation. If she hadn’t had it active earlier, she wouldn’t have quickly caught that fleeting bit of greed from the woman sitting at the end of the carriage.

But it was gone soon after.

It was precisely this little trace of greed that made her vigilant. After a careful observation, she realized that the woman’s Merit Light was very strong.

This indicated that not only was she doing something greatly beneficial to the nation and its people, but about five or six years ago, she likely suffered physical consequences from saving someone, losing the chance for children.

In other words, it very likely caused her infertility, possibly because she was pregnant at the time, and saving someone led to a miscarriage resulting in lifelong infertility, a truly tragic event; yet, she bore no resentment.

Even though she lost the opportunity to have children and could never be pregnant in her lifetime, she remained serene. She was a broad-minded person, so that little bit of greed could be disregarded.

After all, her two treasured ones were naturally likable, and even An Xiaotong couldn’t resist holding onto Xiao Bei with affection.

Thus, Gu Qiaoqiao had Xiao Bei give her a piece of liquor-filled chocolate.

However, the chocolate didn’t contain liquor, but the water from her space’s Spiritual Spring. Now, the water in the Spiritual Spring was becoming more and more concentrated. This space seemed to exist independently from this world, yet not too far away from it, with a connection between them, and this connection was the space owner; one could say Gu Qiaoqiao was the bridge between the two worlds.

It was precisely because of this bridge that Gu Qiaoqiao could inject the Spirit Spring Water into the liquor-filled chocolate.

This was extremely simple for Gu Qiaoqiao. With just a slight movement of her hands, she replaced the liquor in the chocolate with water from the Spirit Spring. When the woman consumed it, it could be said to be her great chance, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Life is said to offer many opportunities, but more often than not, we brush past them.

In terms of children, the woman had no opportunities.

Yet in the unseen world, there were other plans.

Heaven made them meet on this train, causing the woman to harbor a sliver of greed. Of course, this greed was without malice, purely an envious longing for Xiao Bao and Xiao Bei—these two children. Even beyond the woman, who in this carriage wouldn’t like them? So, this was Heaven giving her one last opportunity.

Luckily, she wasn’t coy, didn’t refuse, and wasn’t overly cautious.

After all, even though the giver was a child, it could contain poison, and generally, people wouldn’t dare accept things from strangers, especially food.

When a piece of candy is inexplicably given to someone, many would choose not to eat it, but the woman put it in her mouth without much hesitation.

You could say she seized the opportunity, and the opportunity did not miss her; under this mutual fulfillment, the woman’s body underwent significant changes.

Gu Qiaoqiao, with a smile on her lips, believed that after the woman left the train, she might soon forget about this encounter, and also quickly forget about the little girl who handed her that piece of chocolate. However, she would enjoy this benefit for a lifetime, and she would obtain what she wanted.

In the evening, the woman got off the train. She stood on the platform, eagerly looking at the sleeper compartment where Gu Qiaoqiao and her family were, but since the door was closed, she couldn’t see anything inside, and regretfully turned her eyes away.

In the biting cold wind of winter, she watched as the train gradually headed towards Jinling City, and she stood at the station for quite a while before reluctantly leaving.

Those two children were truly too adorable, especially the little girl. If she’d had a camera, she would’ve loved to take a picture with her. Of course, that’s just her own thought; whether their parents would agree was uncertain.

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