Zhou Wei bought so many pregnancy and baby products that her mother easily discovered them.

In that instant, many things flashed through her mind. She wanted to scold her daughter without restraint and force her to reveal who the other person was, but she was also worried that doing so would damage the relationship between mother and daughter.

In the end, reason prevailed over emotion, and Zhou's mother suppressed her anger.

In the following days, Zhou Wei noticed that her mother looked at her strangely, always with a hesitant expression, but the mother would not tell the truth whenever she asked.

This went on for a week until Zhou Wei could no longer hold back.

"Mom, what's wrong with you these past few days? The way you're looking at me is really strange."

Seeing her daughter's obvious unhappiness, Zhou's mother sighed: "I already know about that."

Zhou Wei looked bewildered: "What happened? What do you know?"

Seeing that her daughter still wanted to hide it, Zhou's mother's emotions flared up immediately: "What else could it be but your pregnancy? I don't know what you're thinking, whether you've been deceived by that man..."

"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? When did I get pregnant?" Zhou Wei said, speechless.

"Then those packages you bought...aren't they..." Zhou's mother's tone was somewhat ambiguous. To be honest, it was her fault for secretly looking at her daughter's packages.

The main reason was that her daughter had bought so many things recently, but she hadn't seen her take them out to use them. Zhou's mother was a little curious, so she couldn't help but secretly open one of them to take a look.

Zhou Wei suddenly realized, "Oh, I see. Mom, you misunderstood. Those things aren't for my own use; they're for a friend."

"Bought it for someone else? Are you sure or not?" Zhou's mother asked, half believing and half doubting.

Why would someone else buy this for you when online shopping is so readily available these days?

Zhou Wei smiled and hugged her mother's arm, saying somewhat shyly, "Of course it's true. Your daughter is still a virgin, I've never even touched a man's hand, so getting pregnant is even more impossible."

Hearing this, Zhou's mother couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good."

"But Weiwei, you're almost 22, it's about time you started dating."

Zhou Wei pouted unhappily: "What do you mean 22 years old? I'm clearly only 21."

“Alright, alright, 21 is 21. Have you met any boys you like at school?” Zhou’s mother asked with a smile.

In fact, Zhou's mother rarely talks about this topic with her daughter. Her own marriage is unhappy, but she will not stop her daughter from dating.

Zhou Wei shook her head expressionlessly: "No, I'm too busy with my studies and part-time job to have time for dating."

Zhou's mother sensed that her daughter was not interested in the topic and did not continue the conversation.

Although she doesn't object to her daughter dating, she doesn't encourage it either. She lets her daughter do whatever she wants, as long as her daughter is happy.

Zhou Wei affectionately rested her head on her mother's shoulder: "Mom, I'm not interested in dating. I'm happy as long as we can live a simple and peaceful life like this."

"Mom is very happy to have such a good daughter like you, but if possible, Mom hopes that more people can love you with Mom," Zhou's mother gently stroked her daughter's hair.

Deep down, she still hoped that her daughter could find someone to marry and have children in the future. After all, she couldn't stay by her daughter's side forever, and after she passed away, her daughter would be left all alone in this world.

But these things also depend on fate. She won't force her daughter to do things her way just because she thinks it's good for her. That would be selfishly satisfying her own desires, not truly loving her daughter.

Zhou Wei didn't know what her mother was thinking, but from just one simple sentence she heard, she knew that her mother was still worried about her.

Perhaps dating wouldn't be bad, if it would make Mom happy.

......

Xia Qingqing only realized that her system had been upgraded to level 6 when she saw the upgrade notification on the system panel.

She rubbed her hands together expectantly, wondering what dimension she would be matched with this time.

After clasping her hands together in prayer, Xia Qingqing solemnly pressed the [Friend Match] button.

The system panel started spinning continuously, and soon a message popped up.

[Congratulations, host, you have successfully matched with a host from a cultivation world. Would you like to add them as a friend?]

After a moment of stunned silence, Xia Qingqing put her hands on her hips and burst into laughter: "Hahaha, it really is a cultivation world! I've finally struck it lucky!"

After eagerly pressing the OK button, I quickly received a notification that the match was successful.

You have successfully added "Lu Jiaojiao" from the cultivation world as a friend. You and "Lu Jiaojiao" can now start chatting and trading.

Xia Qingqing smiled slightly when she saw the very feminine name. Based on her experience reading novels, there were very few ugly people in the cultivation world, so she guessed that the other person must be a beautiful young lady.

Without hesitation, Xia Qingqing immediately sent a video call invitation to the other party.

——

The other side is a cultivation world.

After successfully establishing her foundation, Lu Jiaojiao finally earned the opportunity to go down the mountain with her senior brothers and sisters for training.

She was as excited as a bird escaping its cage, after all, this was the first time in twelve years that she had left the territory of Xuantianmen, and she couldn't be happier.

Lu Jiaojiao felt that everything outside was wonderful, even the air was fresher than at Xuantianmen.

Unfortunately, her happiness lasted only two days before they were attacked by a monster that night.

Lu Jiaojiao has talent and strength but lacks practical experience, so she can only be firmly protected by her senior brothers and sisters.

"Oh no! This Fire Serpent has already reached the Golden Core stage! Junior Sister, you must run!"

Seeing her senior brother, who was standing in front of her, being attacked by the demonic beast, Lu Jiaojiao quickly took out the magic treasures and talismans that her parents had prepared for her and threw them at the dazzling fire snake.

Under Lu Jiaojiao's relentless bombardment, the Fire Serpent quickly gave out. Before dying, its blood-red eyes coldly swept over Lu Jiaojiao, and the next second it chose to self-destruct.

Lu Jiaojiao was blasted away by the burst of spiritual energy generated by the self-destruction of the Dazzling Fire Serpent, and a trace of bright red blood spilled from her mouth.

"Junior Sister, how are you?"

"Ahhh, junior sister, are you badly injured? It's my fault for not protecting you properly."

"It was my fault. I shouldn't have been soft-hearted and pleaded with Master on behalf of Junior Sister. If Junior Sister hadn't gone out to train, she wouldn't have been injured."

The senior brothers and sisters looked at their junior sister with heartache, even though their own injuries were more serious, they seemed not to feel it.

"Senior brothers and sisters, don't worry about me, I'm perfectly fine," Lu Jiaojiao forced a smile, trying to calm her agitated senior brothers and sisters.

Waaah, no way! She's in so much pain. This is the worst injury she's ever suffered in her life.

Lu Jiaojiao, who was secretly crying inside, didn't notice that a drop of blood from the corner of her mouth fell onto a strangely shaped stone.