Qi Xiuyuan looked at Lu Manman, who was just a robot on standby.

It suddenly occurred to me that in this Hope Manor, to prevent some people from getting too excited when they see women, they periodically release a calming agent.

That must be the reason. Qi Xiuyuan simply put down the quantum computer, closed his eyes, and sensed the faint 'mental energy stabilizer'.

For a moment, the room was completely silent.

After a while, Lu Manman got hungry and quietly opened her eyes a crack, only to see Qi Xiuyuan resting with his eyes closed.

Lu Manman quickly and cautiously took out a jar of nutrient solution from his spatial storage and stuffed it into his mouth.

Oops, I was careless and ended up with the bitter melon flavor.

The road ahead was long, so he gritted his teeth and, with a grimace, gulped down the nutrient solution.

Then, covering her mouth, she used her water-based superpower during pregnancy to gulp down several mouthfuls of water before she could recover.

Qi Xiuyuan frowned slightly. His mental energy stabilizing agent was gone. When he opened his eyes, he saw the robot, which was already in standby mode, covering its mouth.

Lu Manman noticed Qi Xiuyuan's probing gaze, slowly lowered her hand, and smiled sweetly, "Master, you're awake?"

This is called striking first to gain the upper hand and silencing his doubts.

"Okay!" Qi Xiuyuan didn't press the matter further. "Don't go out during this period. Stay here for a full week."

"Yes, Master."

I'm here, don't worry. Go on out and do what you need to do, don't worry about me, thank you!

"Yes, I'll stay here with you."

Lu Manman almost spat out a mouthful of blood. How could a human being say such a thing? He said he wanted to stay here forever—how was she supposed to go to the toilet, how was she supposed to wash up? He wasn't a robot! He'd gone mad!

Qi Xiuyuan's personal computer rang out; it was still Qi Xiancheng.

"If you really don't want to, then get back here and stop making a fool of yourself."

"oh!"

Seeing Qi Xiuyuan's calm reply, Master Qi's barely suppressed anger resurfaced!

"You should know that you have such a dark history, and you may not be able to participate in blind date banquets in the future. You should also know that children conceived through surrogacy are vastly different from naturally conceived children, and are less than 10% or even 1% of the size of naturally conceived children."

“Our Qi family has been developing cautiously all the way to where we are now, and it’s about to be ruined in your hands. Have you ever thought of me as your father? Have you ever thought of the Qi family?”

Qi Xiuyuan remained steadfast, stating, "I don't need women, I don't need naturally conceived children; I can still ensure the Qi family's continued prosperity."

Qi Xiuyuan had reason to say that. Although the Qi family was a large family, it had almost been squeezed out of the list of the nine great families in the past ten years. It was only thanks to Qi Xiuyuan's great achievements on the battlefield that the family's reputation as one of the nine great families was maintained.

But if he could have a child conceived naturally, an outstanding descendant, he might really be able to lead the Qi family to a higher level. But thinking of those willful women, Qi Xiuyuan shook his head. He could do it on his own.

"Sigh, never mind. You've always been stubborn, so I won't force you. I just hope I can entrust the Qi family to you with peace of mind."

After saying those words, Master Qi seemed to age ten years in an instant.

After hanging up the phone, he came out of the restroom and returned to the group of parents. Instantly, he put on the airs of the head of the Qi family, looking imposing and awe-inspiring.

Qi Xiuyuan, having obtained his father's consent, immediately used his personal terminal to apply to withdraw from the blind date banquet.

However... he was rejected. Qi Xiuyuan was not the first to try this, there were precedents.

However, they had to apply to withdraw due to objective reasons. They just didn't expect that when it was his turn, he would be rejected. Qi Xiuyuan did not give up and applied again.

The reasons were given above after the application was rejected three times in a row.

[Ms. Huang Jingru is very fond of you; you are the one she specifically wants, and you cannot voluntarily withdraw.]

Qi Xiuyuan's forehead throbbed; his mental energy, which had just stabilized, was about to go berserk again.

I started to wonder if I had made a mistake by saving her back then.

At this moment, Huang Jingru, sitting in the pink lobby, sneered, "You actually want to back out voluntarily? Dream on."

When she was 15, she ran away from Hope Manor while playing, but unfortunately encountered an attack by the insectoids and was almost eaten by them. It was Qi Xiuyuan who saved her.

From that moment on, she decided that no matter what, she would make Qi Xiuyuan her partner, so she absolutely would not allow him to withdraw from the blind date banquet.

"Uncle Huang, how are your preparations going?"

"Don't worry, Miss, everything is ready."

"That's good. Let's act when the time is right."

Qi Xiuyuan, you don't want me to have you, but I'll still have you.

...

Sitting in the corner of the room, Lu Manman unconsciously squeezed her legs together. She had drunk too much water and was about to burst. She needed to go to the toilet!

I've been holding it in, but my bladder is about to explode! I can't take it anymore!

I glanced at Qi Xiuyuan, who was fiddling with something on his personal computer. You forced me to do this.

Lu Manman quietly took out a seed from her clothes and used her wood-elemental power to quickly ripen it.

In an instant, a delicate fragrance filled the entire room. Qi Xiuyuan's nimble fingers froze, and he collapsed onto the sofa.

Lu Manman hurriedly went to the bathroom. With a series of splashing sounds, Lu Manman couldn't help but shudder. This feeling was so good.

Taking advantage of the rare opportunity, after relieving himself of his urgent needs, Lu Manman quickly washed and rinsed himself off.

If you were a robot and your hair got oily, that would be so dramatic.

After finishing everything, Lu Manman thoroughly cleaned up the traces and, after confirming there were no problems, put the Menghan Grass into a sealed bag.

Lu Manman stumbled upon this while browsing the internet. Their current cultivation techniques cannot achieve even one ten-thousandth of the effects of Menghan grass, so people don't take it seriously. They just find it interesting because the grass looks like a heart, and that's why they put it online as a novelty.

Actually, this plant only appeared in the post-apocalyptic world. Lu Manman was very satisfied with it and decisively bought one to add an extra layer of protection for herself.

After the Menghan grass was sealed, the fragrance in the room quickly faded, and Lu Manman obediently sat back down in her original spot.

After Qi Xiuyuan woke up, he withdrew the supernatural power from his mouth and nose.

Qi Xiuyuan sat up in confusion. What was going on? How could he have suddenly fallen asleep?

He cautiously looked around but still found nothing unusual. The only other person in the room besides himself was a robot on standby.

Qi Xiuyuan looked thoughtfully at Lu Manman, who was sitting obediently to the side.

Did you notice anything unusual just now?

Lu Manman opened her eyes, looked at Qi Xiuyuan, and smiled sweetly: "No."