After signing the contract, the decoration work began. According to Luo Yu's requirements, the decoration would take at least two months. Adding other miscellaneous things, the earliest it could open would be after the Spring Festival.

To complete the tasks assigned by the system, Luo Yu not only practiced in the virtual space but also registered an account on the Huaguo Chess website, playing chess with others online. Slowly, Luo Yu's chess skills began to improve. As expected, practicing and contemplating alone are not enough; actual practice is what matters most. Over the past two weeks, Luo Yu had gained some fame in the Huaguo Chess website's chess competition section, as he frequently challenged high-ranking professional chess players, winning more than he lost.

Luo Yu was playing chess with a professional 8th-dan chess player online when the system popped up, "Host, don't be in a hurry. The mission deadline is only ten days away."

"That's enough time." Luo Yu clicked the mouse and yawned unconsciously. Really, he had only been sitting for over an hour and was already feeling sleepy again. While playing chess, Luo Yu asked the system, "System, my physical attributes seem to have dropped significantly recently. Can you explain to me what's going on?"

"this……"

The system was still hesitating when Luo Yu interrupted it: "Tell the truth." The physical attribute points had fallen below 80. How could Luo Yu not be anxious?

This was the first time the system had seen Luo Yu so serious, so it had no choice but to tell the truth: "Well, actually, the mysterious potion you used before can also enhance the physical fitness of tadpoles. In other words, as long as the host successfully conceives a child, the child will begin to slowly absorb the host's physical attributes to enhance its own physical attributes. In this way, after the child is born, there will be no need to take genetic modification fluid, because the child's genes have already been perfectly modified when it was in the host's belly."

It turns out that the mysterious potion has such a function. Luo Yu narrowed his eyes, "But if I continue like this, my physical attribute points will be reset to zero before he is born." If that is the case, then it will be troublesome.

"Host, please rest assured. There is no problem. The child will stop absorbing in half a month, because the physical attribute points required by an unformed child are limited. The host now has 74 attribute points left, which is enough. As long as the host completes more tasks by then, the attribute points can be replenished." The system comforted.

"That's better." Luo Yu clicked the mouse a few times, and the screen showed that he had won. In other words, Luo Yu had defeated an 8th-dan professional chess player on the other side of the network.

Luo Yu yawned again, and felt his eyelids getting heavy. Just as he turned off the computer, Mo Han hugged him from behind and reminded him in his ear: "It's been more than an hour tonight."

"I know. I won't do it again next time. New Year's Day is next week. I plan to go to the chess gym with Dad. I lost the last game, so I have to win it back no matter what." Ever since Luo Yu became pregnant, Mo Han began to limit Luo Yu's time online to only one hour a day.

"I'll go with you." Luo Yu's ears were neither big nor small. Under the light, Mo Han could see the tiny hairs clearly. He couldn't help but kissed the tip of Luo Yu's ears lightly, causing Luo Yu to tremble slightly.

Luo Yu's ears were a sensitive spot. After gently turning her head to avoid Mo Han's prank, she asked, "Didn't you say you were going on a business trip?"

Mo Han nuzzled Luo Yu's cheek and said, "No, I'm sending Zhou Wenchong."

Luo Yu was a little amused and helpless, "Zhou Wenchong will cry if that happens." Luo Yu remembered that Zhou Wenchong had just returned from a business trip not long ago, and now he had to fly abroad again. It was really difficult for him.

"It's none of my business if he cries. I only care about you." Mo Han didn't care whether Zhou Wenchong cried or not. Now he was the boss and he had the final say.

"He works so hard, I think he should be given a big red envelope during the Spring Festival. Of course, I think he'd be even happier if you increased his salary." Luo Yu recalled Zhou Wenchong's previous outburst of poverty in front of him. After all, he was Uncle Zhou's grandson, and it didn't seem right to use him to his full potential, so compensation was necessary.

"Okay." Mo Han smiled and said, "He will be very grateful to you." In fact, Mo Han had already planned to give Zhou Wenchong a raise, but he planned to give him the raise next year. Since his wife brought it up, he would follow her wishes and give him a 30% salary increase at the end of this month.

When Luo Yu woke up the next day, he found that he didn't seem as tired as yesterday. He thought it was because he had a good rest, so he didn't care too much.

Recently, for some reason, rumors about Luo Yu being kept by someone have been spreading slowly in the school. Luo Yu, who was sitting in the classroom, has already felt a lot of strange looks.

After class, Luo Yu had just walked out of the classroom when Ding Mingzhou caught up with him. As they walked, he whispered, "Luo Yu, be careful recently. Someone is deliberately trying to discredit you."

Luo Yu had also accidentally heard the rumors at school, but she just laughed it off. After hearing Ding Mingzhou's words of obvious concern, Luo Yu couldn't help but smile slightly and tilted her head and said, "Are you concerned about me?"

"Who... who cares about you, I just happened to overhear it, it depends on you whether you want to listen or not, if not, forget it." Ding Mingzhou looked at me as if you were thinking too much, how could I possibly care about you, and then he quickened his pace.

Luo Yu couldn't help but laugh. Following Ding Mingzhou's footsteps, he said calmly, "Rumors stop at the wise. What's true can't be false, and what's false can't be true either."

The two walked in front when He Zhenggang suddenly rushed up from behind and slapped Ding Mingzhou on the shoulder. "You kid, didn't I tell you to wait for me at the stairs? Why are you running so fast?"

"I..." Ding Mingzhou was completely stunned. He just remembered that this was the case. He shrank his neck and whispered, "Well, I forgot."

"Forgot? How dare you forget it, Ding Mingzhou, are you itching for trouble again?" He Zhenggang looked furious.

Everyone around looked over, and Ding Mingzhou suddenly felt like he was a bit of a coward. How could a man admit to being a coward? So Ding Mingzhou raised his neck and shouted at He Zhenggang, "Isn't it just that I forgot? Do you have to be so angry? I'm not your little brother. Why should I wait for you just because you asked me to? I also have the right to refuse."

"Oh, I think you've grown bolder, haven't you? You actually dared to yell at me. It seems you've forgotten that you still owe me a lot of Chinese currency. Do you want to default on your debt?"

He Zhenggang, who was more than ten centimeters taller than Ding Mingzhou, crossed his arms over his chest, narrowed his eyes, and leaned over Ding Mingzhou dangerously. In terms of height, Ding Mingzhou was obviously much weaker. Ding Mingzhou, who had originally been very tough, was suppressed by He Zhenggang in terms of momentum. Now that the issue of money was mentioned, Ding Mingzhou was spineless and backed off again.

"Um...when did I ever want to default on my debt? I can't pay you back until next month. You're a grown man, why are you arguing with me?"

As soon as Ding Mingzhou said this, Luo Yu and He Zhenggang couldn't help but burst out laughing. It turned out that Ding Mingzhou didn't consider himself a man.

He Zhenggang directly pulled Ding Mingzhou's arm and said to Luo Yu, "He is so stupid that he doesn't even know whether he is a man or a woman. I will teach him a lesson now. Luo Yu, let's go first."

After Luo Yu nodded with a smile, He Zhenggang pulled Ding Mingzhou, who was constantly protesting and struggling with him, away. Luo Yu looked at their happy backs and couldn't help but think that they were actually quite a good match.

Thinking of the rumors in school, Luo Yu's face darkened again.

While having lunch with Mo Han at noon, Mo Han suddenly received a call. He didn't know what the other party said, but Mo Han suddenly looked gloomy and hung up the phone. Then, after looking through his phone, Luo Yu clearly felt that the temperature around Mo Han had suddenly dropped by several degrees.

Luo Yu asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

Facing Luo Yu's question, Mo Han immediately recovered and tried to make his voice gentler, "It's nothing, I'll take care of it."

"Is it about the rumors about me in school?" Luo Yu asked with a smile.

Mo Han was silent for a moment, which was considered as acquiescence. Then he said softly, "Don't be afraid. I will handle this matter properly. You just have to go to school happily."

"Let me see." Luo Yu reached out and asked Mo Han for his cell phone.

After hesitating for a moment, Mo Han still gave it to him under Luo Yu's insistent gaze.

Luo Yu picked up Mo Han's phone and looked at it. The URL displayed on it was a forum. Luo Yu saw a photo of himself sitting in a Mercedes-Benz on this forum. There was a big title under the photo, which was extremely conspicuous.

"The multi-talented top scorer in the Beijing University college entrance exam has already been kept by someone."

A lot of people posted comments below the title.

"Fuck, this is Luo Yu, right? Being kept by someone? How is that possible?"

"Why not? He's talented and good-looking. There are so many people who like his type now. What's so strange about that?"

"Wow, that Mercedes seems to be a limited edition, with a market value of over 9 million, right? He's really rich!"

"I used to like him, but now I don't know why I suddenly feel disgusted with him. I'm so talented. Wouldn't it be better for me to just finish school and make money through my own efforts? Why did I have to take this path?"

"She was only eighteen years old, and she was being eaten by a pig. I guess the other person in the car must be a middle-aged bald uncle with no hair."

"Fallen..."

“So disappointing…”

"He's a genius, bah! He's nothing more than someone's kept man. He's willing to do anything for money. I think Kyoto University should expel him to prevent him from tarnishing its reputation."

"There's no need to be so extreme upstairs, right?"

"Is there some misunderstanding? It doesn't seem right to say someone is being kept based on just a photo."

"Yeah, yeah, the original poster doesn't have a grudge against someone so he's slandering them, right?"

…

There were people who cursed and despised Luo Yu, and there were also people who didn't believe him. However, when someone saw that Mo Han was a middle-aged bald uncle, Luo Yu couldn't help but laugh and said to Mo Han, "How about the middle-aged bald uncle with a bald head give a speech to express his gratitude for the award?"

Luo Yu smiled happily, like a blooming white orchid. The smile was written on his face, overflowing with teasing joy.

"Very funny?" Mo Han approached Luo Yu, their faces very close.

Luo Yu said calmly: "There was a time..."

Before he could finish, Luo Yu's words were stuck in his throat. The domineering and passionate kiss instantly made Luo Yu's mind blank, and all the words he wanted to say were cleared.