When Gao Yibei heard Nan Yuanman ask this question, his body suddenly stiffened, but he quickly relaxed. That's right, how could the little Taoist priest who could directly control him not see that Sheng Sheng's belly was abnormal?

He was silent for a moment, then spoke in a hoarse voice: "...I did it for her own good."

Perhaps it was because he hadn't talked to anyone for too long, or perhaps it was because he had kept things bottled up inside for too long, but once Gao Yibei started talking, he couldn't stop.

He told Nan Yuanman that he was Disheng's husband, and that he died in a car accident six months ago while driving his parents back to their hometown to visit his sick grandfather.

The other driver was drunk and was driving a large truck. He and his parents died on the spot after the collision.

Di Sheng was three months pregnant with his and her child at the time, but due to this terrible news, she lost the baby.

After she woke up from her coma, she experienced cognitive impairment, believing that Gao Yibei had survived the car accident and that her child had been saved and not miscarried.

If anyone tries to tell her the truth, Di Sheng will go crazy on the spot, and may even try to kill herself.

Her relatives and friends dared not upset her anymore, and comforted her, lying to her that the baby in her belly was still there.

When Gao Yibei regained consciousness, he happened to see Di Sheng having an attack. She realized that her stomach had always been flat, but she was already five months pregnant and should have started to swell. She thought it was because she wasn't eating enough that the baby wasn't growing.

She ordered a huge amount of takeout and ate like crazy until she threw up, but she was still trying to stuff herself.

Gao Yibei had never let Di Sheng suffer while he was alive, but now, seeing her almost insane state, his heart was breaking. He couldn't bear to let her hurt herself, so he devised a plan to transfer ghost energy into her body to make it look like she was pregnant.

Knowing that the ghostly energy would harm Di Sheng, he wrapped it with his soul power to ensure that the ghostly energy would not get out of control and harm her body.

Gao Yibei did consider telling Di Sheng the truth along the way, but before he could say it, one night, his soul weakened and disappeared for a while, and Di Sheng went looking for him frantically with her bare feet.

When she couldn't find him, she seemed to realize something, and immediately ran to the rooftop, ready to jump without saying a word.

When Gao Yibei realized something was wrong and rushed over, Di Sheng already had one foot outside the railing. If he had arrived any later, he really would have become a ghost couple with Di Sheng.

Because of this incident, Gao Yibei temporarily abandoned his intention to tell Di Sheng the truth.

Later, seeing Di Sheng's increasingly expectant look towards the "child," Gao Yibei became even more at a loss for words.

Feng Congqian listened, his brows furrowing slightly: "But her belly is already quite big, her due date should be approaching soon. Where are you going to conjure up a child for her then?"

Gao Yibei gave a bitter laugh and murmured, "I don't know..."

At the time, he was only thinking about stabilizing Di Sheng's situation and didn't think about where he would get a child when his "due date" arrived.

Nan Yuanman walked past Gao Yibei, looked behind him, and said, "Perhaps you could try to be honest with your aunt."

Compared to adults with complicated thoughts, Nan Yuanman, with her simple mind, was better able to sense Di Sheng's true state. She could sense that Di Sheng was actually awake.

Self-deception may bring her a sense of security, but the deception concocted by Gao Yibei cannot fool her forever. When it's time to wake up, she will have to wake up.

Moreover, Di Sheng genuinely didn't know that Gao Yibei wasn't a living person.

She loved Gao Yibei so much that she fainted and became mentally unstable when she learned of his death. Gao Yibei had been with her for so long in his spirit form, did she not notice the difference between him and a living person?

Nan Yuanman looked at Gao Yibei: "Uncle, deception can't last forever, and besides, you're not going to be able to hold on much longer, are you?"

Gao Yibei pursed his lips and gave a soft "hmm".

Nan Yuanman rummaged through her small handbag and pulled out two talismans, handing them to Gao Yibei: "Here, Grandpa told me that every meeting is a matter of fate. These are gifts for Uncle and Aunt. I hope Uncle and Aunt can get what they want."

Gao Yibei looked down at the talisman emitting a pale golden light in her palm, hesitated for a moment before taking it, and said, "Thank you."

He had just taken the talisman when Di Sheng's voice, tinged with complaint, came through: "Gao Yibei! Where did you go? I was so scared I thought you went back first and didn't wait for me!"

Gao Yibei's expression changed slightly. He turned to look at Di Sheng and smiled gently with a helpless expression: "Am I the kind of person who would abandon you? Sheng Sheng."

Di Sheng walked quickly towards him, her movements slightly hurried as she took his hand, and smiled at him with her eyes crinkling: "Of course you're not."

She patted her forehead, somewhat annoyed, and said, "I forgot, I didn't bring my bag when I came to pay respects to my parents. What a wasted trip. That little kid probably mistook me for someone else... Oh? She left first?"

As Di Sheng spoke, he looked in the direction where Nan Yuanman and Feng Congqian had been, only to find that there was no one there.

When Di Sheng returned, Nan Yuanman and Feng Congqian quickly got into the car and drove away.

Although it was a white lie, she still felt a little guilty towards Di Sheng, who had been deceived by the lie.

Gao Yibei nodded, took Di Sheng's hand, and slowly walked towards where the car was parked: "Yes, she might have had something urgent, so she went back first..."

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The father and daughter sped back to the manor, but as soon as they drove the car through the gate, they suddenly realized that the lights in the manor had been turned off.

As far as the eye could see, it was pitch black.

It was quiet inside and out, as if everyone had gone out.

Nan Yuanman rolled down the window with a "heave-ho" sound, stuck his little head out and looked outside: "Strange, where are my brothers, aunt, and uncle? Aren't they home? Why is the house all dark?"

But that shouldn't be the case. She heard breathing and light footsteps inside the house. There should be someone there!

Why are the lights off when someone's here?

Could it be...?

The little dumpling suddenly remembered the plot of the short dramas she watched with Meng Qingwan a few days ago when she was taking care of her.

The robbers sneaked into the manor under cover of night, cut off the power, and then kidnapped the older sister who lived there. They then demanded money from the older brother, and abused him if he refused to pay.

The more Nan Yuanman thought about it, the more serious Baozi's expression became. She quietly shrank back, touched Feng Congqian's back, clung to the car seat, and whispered, "Daddy, something terrible has happened! Robbers have broken into our house!"

"My brother and the others have been kidnapped by robbers!"

Soon, just like in the short drama, the brothers will be kidnapped by robbers, and then the father will be extorted for money by the kidnappers!

Feng Congqian, who already knew what those kids were up to, suddenly heard what she said.

Feng Congqian: "..."

Feng Congqian glanced discreetly at the extra flower gate at the entrance of the manor, remained silent for a few seconds, and then asked with a serious expression, "So what should we do?"

Nan Yuanman clenched her little fists, her face full of excitement: "Daddy, let's go defeat the robbers and save my brothers!"

She will definitely not let her brothers be abused by robbers like the older sister in the short drama!

Happy New Year 2026, dear readers! May the new year bring you great fortune, prosperity, and abundance; may you become incredibly wealthy and lose weight! May all your wishes come true! Love you all!! I hope we can continue to walk hand in hand in the new year!

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