I Am the Only Fertile Woman in the Game-Chapter 169 - Ritual

Qiao Suisui listened in astonishment as he continued, “The initial turmoil in the Auslan Empire has now been completely stabilized by me, and there won’t be much to worry about afterward. You just do what you want. Suisui, do you remember what you said back then, when I wanted to drop everything here and take you away? Now, I have made it all happen.”

She looked into Leberli’s excited eyes and felt somewhat dazed.

Back then, she had just escaped from Zong Fang’s grasp, and she had said—

“What I want is a stable and secure life. Ash, I’m truly grateful to you, but I don’t want to live a life of hiding and escaping, nor should I have to.”

So that was it… It turned out that because of her words back then, a seed had been planted in his heart.

“You felt I wasn’t strong enough to protect you…. I’ve now accomplished all of that.” Leberli revealed a smile that hadn’t been seen on his face for a long time, a smile that suddenly reminded Qiao Suisui of the refined and charming man she had first met at Lego Palace.

With power, time, and emotions intermingling, he had changed a lot.

Qiao Suisui was filled with countless emotions.

She gently withdrew her hand and made her decision, “Ash, I want to hold a ceremony for five people.”

Upon hearing this, Leberli’s smile stiffened on his face.

Surprise flashed in Ruka’s eyes as he looked at her, “Suisui… do you mean, you and the four of us, all married together?”

Zong Fang still had a dark expression, but the murderous intent visibly halved around him.

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Carl blinked three times in one second, pointed at himself, and asked, “Let me confirm this, I’m included in those four people, right?”

Qiao Suisui glared at him with amusement, “Without you, the fourth person is Ah Yao.”

Upon hearing the name ‘Ah Yao,’ Carl knew he was in the clear. He immediately grinned broadly as if it didn’t cost a thing, sticking close and saying, “All right, I need to do some training these next few days; got a bit chubby.”

Leberli, with great endurance, pressed his temples. He tried to reason with Qiao Suisui, but she interrupted him before he could start, “Ash, do you really want to keep dragging them along?”

Immediately, Leberli’s face rapidly paled.

“I… Suisui, at that time I was just….”

“You don’t need to explain.”

Qiao Suisui gave a faint smile. In fact, Leberli’s words had struck her where she was most vulnerable. It seemed she was being coerced, but in reality, she had truly started to contemplate the matter of coupling.

It was precisely his words that made her realize that, deep inside, she was habitually repeating a pattern from her childhood—when faced with warmth and love, her first reaction was not to happily embrace it, but to be uneasy and afraid of the day she would lose it. Only when she finally pushed away those who loved her did she feel relieved amidst her sadness, comforting herself by saying: See, they did leave after all.

At the root of it all, there was a belief continuously playing out in her subconscious that she hadn’t even noticed—I don’t believe I can be loved.

That’s why she had always avoided confronting her feelings for them, because if she admitted that they were important to her, she would start to fear losing them and then repeat that familiar pain.

But Ruka’s unwavering vigil, the certainty Anubis gave her, Zong Fang’s persistent unwillingness to impregnate her again, Carl’s absolute gentlemanliness regarding her wishes, and even the pressure Leberli applied due to his desire for her, all made her utterly certain—

They loved her, and she was worthy.

Perhaps it began with the advantages the birth system gave her, but she had been trying to stand on her own in this world without relying on the system. She had her own financial resources, learned to control spiritual power, established the Freedom Organization, and investigated the truth behind the Rebel Army… Every step and every action was part of the path she had walked step by step.

Whether their love would always be there or not, she was still herself.

She was Qiao Suisui, who could always find a way to survive in any environment.

“If you’re not willing, then we can put this off,” she said lightly as she picked up her teacup and took a sip.

“Who said I’m not willing?” Carl sat up straight with a ‘thud’ and declared, “I am willing. If they’re not, I can just marry you alone.”

“I am willing.” Ruka looked at her, his gaze gentle and implicit, his eyes filled with an indescribable sense of reminiscence. Those solid three words, heavy as a thousand catties, settled reassuringly on Qiao Suisui’s heart.

She turned to Zong Fang and asked, “What about you?”

Zong Fang looked back at her, sighed after a long while, and then whispered in her ear, “Qiaoqiao, you already know.”

He had already surrendered in the matter of loving her.

Qiao Suisui smiled knowingly and finally turned to Leberli, teasing him, “Then let’s trouble Ash to help everyone prepare.” Then she looked at Sang Yan, who was daydreaming, and said, “Since you’re here, why not invite Gai Meilun and Ah Yao to come and take part in my coupling ceremony?”

Sang Yan’s expression froze for a moment, then he nodded, squeezing out a smile, his dark eyes carrying a forlorn blessing: “Alright, I’ll be there.”

Leberli’s eyes had turned red at some point, and he stared at her, full of a thick and insoluble helplessness. It was like punching cotton, only to be wrapped up by it.

Qiao Suisui glanced at him, retaliating purposefully, “If you’re unwilling, then we can just hold a ceremony for the four of us this time.”

He felt an extreme tightness in his chest, all clogged by the three words ‘Qiao Suisui.’

Leberli swallowed the bitterness in his mouth, as if he was also swallowing dense love and unwillingness. In this moment, the more he loved her, the more he hated her, hated how she could be so heartless towards him.

The man spoke again, his voice carrying a barely noticeable tremor, “Fine, I’ll do it.” After speaking, he couldn’t hold back his tears anymore, and turned his head to leave with big strides.

Ruka touched her hair, comforting her, “Don’t worry too much. Do you need me to go talk to him?”

Qiao Suisui smiled, “I’m not worried. You’ll know by tonight.”

That very night.

The guards of the Imperial Court, the passing servants, the people coming and going, all witnessed firsthand outside Qiao Suisui’s palace gate—the Sun of the Auslan Empire, famed for manipulating hearts, was now like a common family man, drunkenly kneeling on the ground knocking on the door.

According to the guards on duty that night, Miss Qiao had even closed the outer gate of the palace. At first, the Sun kept saying all sorts of things, and later even cried, then the reply from inside was just ‘I want to sleep’, and he didn’t dare to knock anymore. He just sat outside the palace gate, guarding it the whole night.