Chapter 2: She is Your master’s Wife

“So, that night, we really did……” 

Ren Bin sat upright on the chair, his hands neatly placed on his knees, like a misbehaving elementary school student. 

He clearly remembered that morning after the night, he woke up in Yu Xian’s bed, with no trace of her or any signs of their intimacy. 

The system didn’t issue any warnings, so it must have been the protagonist who timely intervened and saved the female lead, right? 

He had consoled himself at the time, thinking that if he had truly taken her innocence, wouldn’t he be the one to disrupt the script and be struck by lightning? 

Afterward, Yu Xian’s attitude toward him became even colder, and she refused to see him, until she left the sect a month later. 

“Hmm.” 

Yu Xian bit her lip and nodded, her usually cold and aloof cheeks flushing a bit. 

“I only found out I was pregnant after I left… but by then, I was already deep in the Cold Pool and couldn’t leave.” 

She sat on the bed and reached out to pat the girl’s head. 

“I was soaked in the cold energy of the Cold Pool and had to entrust this child to the elderly who lived there… until I left a month ago.” 

The girl kept her head down, shyly leaning against her mother, occasionally glancing at Ren Bin sitting opposite her, before quickly averting her gaze. 

Seeing Ren Bin’s silence and his lowered eyes, Yu Xian said: “I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to hide it from you. Can’t you accept it?” 

“No, it’s just too sudden.” 

Ren Bin shook his head with a bitter smile. 

He had never imagined that the female lead would return, let alone that he would have a child with her! 

“System! Come out and explain!” 

Ren Bin silently shouted in his mind. 

After pretending to be dead for a long time, the system finally stirred, and a mechanical voice sounded in his ear: [After system identification: Ren Shuyao and the host have a blood relationship.] 

“Who told you to do a paternity test? Explain what’s going on now!” 

One of the female leads who was supposed to join the protagonist not only returned to his side but also had a child with him. 

What about the subsequent plot? 

Would the protagonist come looking again? 

He didn’t want to get entangled in more inexplicable troubles.

As everyone knows, wherever the protagonist goes, it’s either natural disasters or man-made calamities. 

If both misfortunes were to strike at once, he might not even be able to protect himself. 

[The host has perfectly completed the script, and the system cannot predict what happens next.] 

Ah, it’s true that this system is only good for cultivation and nothing else. 

Ren Bin sighed helplessly. 

“Um, does daddy not like mommy?” 

The little girl who had been silent beside Yu Xian finally spoke up timidly. 

“Huh?” 

Ren Bin and Yu Xian were both taken aback. 

“I……” 

Before Ren Bin could say anything, Shuyao continued, her eyes glistening with tears. 

“I see daddy always keeping a distance from mommy…” 

“Mommy once told grandma and grandpa that she had kept something from daddy and felt sorry for him. Did mommy do something wrong to daddy?” 

“Silly girl, what are you talking about…” 

The usually calm woman beside her suddenly panicked, flustered and trying to stop the little girl from speaking further, attempting to cover her mouth. 

Ren Bin had never seen Yu Xian so flustered, not even when surrounded by demonic cultivators. 

Shuyao broke free from her mother’s grasp and continued loudly: 

“But mommy does like daddy!” 

Yu Xian’s movements froze instantly. 

“Grandma and grandpa asked mommy if she liked daddy, and she said she did!” 

She paused, adding: “Mommy didn’t even think for a second!” 

“Mommy also said she regrets not confessing her feelings to daddy!” 

Ren Bin was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Yu Xian, who made “Mumbling” sounds, her face flushed red, as if steam would come out if you tapped her head. 

What on earth had this child overheard! 

She wished she could escape the room right now and bury herself in a snowfield. 

When she had confided in the old man from the Cold Pool about these feelings, she thought

Shuyao was still too young to care about such romantic topics.

I didn’t expect this silly girl to remember everything so clearly! 

“So… so…” 

Shuyao wiped her eyes: “Daddy likes mommy too, right?” 

Ren Bin felt something inside him tremble in response. 

Ah, it was his old heart awakening. 

This girl was…incredibly adorable! 

“Children’s words are just nonsense, Senior Apprentice…” 

Yu Xian tried to explain incoherently, but she saw Ren Bin step forward and gently place his hand on Shuyao’s head. 

“Of course, daddy likes mommy too.” 

“Huh…” 

Yu Xian’s mind went completely blank. 

Ren Bin had never felt so gentle when speaking. 

“Shuyao… can daddy call you Shuyao?” 

“Mm, yes!” 

The little girl nodded eagerly. 

“Shuyao, daddy has just been too long without seeing your mommy, and I’m a bit flustered, just like your mommy is now.” 

He looked up, his eyes equally gentle as he looked at Yu Xian. 

The latter seemed to have calmed down a bit, but her cheeks were still as red as fire.

She gave him a reproachful glance before quickly turning her face away. 

“I’m sorry, Shuyao… it’s been so long since daddy could see you, and I’m even more flustered by suddenly seeing you.” 

Ren Bin’s hand softly caressed Shuyao’s head. 

“I didn’t prepare any gifts for you, and you’re so lovely and sensible, how could daddy not be flustered?” 

“Then… does daddy like Shuyao?” 

The little girl asked timidly. 

“Of course I do!” 

“I like you very, very much. You’re the biggest surprise of my life!” 

Ren Bin answered without hesitation. 

“I like daddy too!”

The little girl’s face finally lit up with a bright smile. 

“Good, as long as you like each other.”

Ren Bin simply picked up the little girl and sat her on his lap. 

“Oh, right, daddy has two more sisters here, I’ll introduce them to you when we have time.” 

“Two sisters?” 

Shuyao tilted her head, her face full of confusion. 

“There’s only one sister.” 

Before Ren Bin could ask, Yu Xian, who had already calmed down, explained: 

“Two days ago when you were in closed-door cultivation, it was that Chen girl who brought us up the mountain. She said she’s your apprentice.” 

“That girl really likes Shuyao and went down the mountain to buy her some food.” 

“Mm-hmm, Sister Potato is a very nice sister!” 

Shuyao’s eyes curved into crescents, and she happily chimed in. 

This quirky girl…finally did something sensible… Ren Bin felt a sense of relief for a moment. 

“Hehe, Sister Shuyao, I’m back with roasted chicken!” 

At that moment, the wooden door was flung open, and a girl carrying four or five lotus leaf packages bounced in. 

“Sister Yu, this is the best roasted chicken from down the mountain, and there are roasted potatoes too… Huh? Master?” 

The girl froze on the spot. 

“Ma-Ma-Master?!” 

“Master, you’ve come out of closed-door cultivation?!” 

She quickly put down the lotus leaf packages in her hands, and her usually cheerful expression turned serious. 

“Master, I’ve been practicing diligently these past few days.” 

“It’s just that Sister Yu and Sister Shuyao came by suddenly, and since Master wasn’t here, I went down the mountain to get some food.” 

“I definitely didn’t sneak down to read novels…” 

Ren Bin covered his forehead, not wanting to say anything. 

Relief?

Not even a bit! 

His second apprentice, Chen Boyu, was naturally talented, but unfortunately, she had a quirky mind.

She was usually lazy in her cultivation, always thinking about slacking off and enjoying herself…After so many times, Ren Bin didn’t even bother to catch her anymore… “Alright, don’t let it happen again.” 

“Hehe, Master is the best.” 

She happily tore open the lotus leaf, revealing the golden-brown roasted chicken inside. 

“Sister Yu, Sister Shuyao, hurry up and eat. The weather is cooling down quickly, and the roasted chicken won’t taste good once it gets cold!” 

“Here, Sister Yu, this drumstick is for you!”

Chen Boyu boldly tore off a chicken leg, intending to hand it to Yu Xian. 

“Boyu…” 

Ren Bin interrupted her action. 

“What’s the matter, Master?” 

“The title is wrong.” 

He frowned, his expression serious. 

“She is your wife.” 

“Huh?” 

Chen Boyu was stunned. 

“Then Sister Shuyao…” 

“Shuyao is my daughter.” 

“…” 

A dozen seconds later, an incredulous scream echoed from within the wooden cabin: “Huh?!!!??!!!”