Hunter and Prey

Borrowing a child to have another person's child?

This was no stranger to Ye Feng. Wasn't the son of a real estate tycoon in his previous life the one who had triplets through surrogacy?

Such avant-garde ideas did not feel resistant or unfamiliar to Ye Feng.

"Um."

Liu Erlong glanced at Ye Feng and continued, "My best friend's husband's younger brother already has four sons. According to the rules of the Heaven Dou Empire, the eldest son is chosen, not the youngest. The right to inherit the kingdom should belong to her husband and his sons. Her husband is also extremely wise and capable in governing the country. Unfortunately, because he has no heir, the right to inherit the kingdom will fall to his younger brother. She is also indignant about this. She wants to help her husband, but she has tried many folk remedies and suffered a lot, but to no avail."

"So, you're after me?" Ye Feng asked.

"Yes. Now it's not just her husband's crisis, but she herself is also in danger because she has no children. She recently discovered that her husband's ninth concubine is having an affair. She senses the crisis. If the ninth concubine succeeds in having a child with someone else, she will also lose her status as the legal wife."

"You want me to have a child with her, and then have a child with her husband to help her maintain her position as the legal wife and help her husband win the right to inherit the kingdom?"

Yes. Would you like to?

"I don't want to."

"Why?"

Liu Erlong looked at Ye Feng in surprise. She had taken Ye Feng to have an affair, to help a married woman have a child, but Ye Feng had refused. Liu Erlong remembered that just a moment ago Ye Feng had said he liked conquering women, especially other men's women. She asked him, puzzled, "Didn't you say nothing tastes better than dumplings, and nothing's more fun than your sister-in-law?"

"This is different."

"How come it's different?"

"This is about helping someone fulfill their dream of becoming a mother. And it's also about helping her husband gain the right to inherit the kingdom. Even if the surrogacy is successful, if the child isn't a boy, it won't help her husband gain the right to inherit the kingdom."

"If one child isn't enough, then have two. If two aren't enough, then have three, four, or five. Eventually, one of them will be a boy."

"Ah?"

Ye Feng stared at Liu Erlong in disbelief.

The implication behind Liu Erlong's words was that Ye Feng had been allowed to sneak a taste of it several times.

"What do you mean, 'huh'? Do you think I don't know your feelings? If the first child isn't a boy, then you'll just have to keep getting the benefits." Liu Erlong said, while grabbing Ye Feng's chest with her hand.

"It still doesn't work." Ye Feng shook his head.

"Why?" Liu Erlong asked curiously.

"This is just your own idea. Does your best friend agree? If she did, she'd probably have a baby by now, right?"

"You're overthinking it. My best friend is a very respectable person. Every time she comes to the capital from the kingdom, she catches up with me. And she's not a promiscuous person. She's just confiding in me; she hasn't gone looking for other men. Besides, she's really good-looking. Trust me, you'll definitely make a profit."

"It still doesn't work."

Ye Feng continued to shake his head.

"What's wrong now?"

"Since your best friend isn't a casual person, how could she agree to something like this?"

"That's not up to her."

"What's the meaning?"

"When she comes to the kingdom again, I will take her into my room and poison her water."

"What? Drugged her?" Ye Feng froze, staring dumbfounded at Liu Erlong. Was this really the Liu Erlong he knew, betraying her best friend like this?

"What's wrong? Are you worried she'll hold a grudge against me because of this?" Liu Erlong asked Ye Feng. Seeing Ye Feng nod, she smiled and said, "No, I, Liu Erlong, am not that foolish. I will explain everything to her the moment she takes the medicine, and wait until she still has a shred of reason. When she is sober, I will call you into the room. At the same time, I will also give her the antidote. Then, whether she chooses to have a child through surrogacy or take the antidote and face her dark future, it will be entirely up to her. At most, I'm just giving her a chance, pushing her back when the idea of having a child through surrogacy first sprouted."

"Well!"

Ye Feng was stunned, listening to Liu Erlong's entire plan. He stared at Liu Erlong speechlessly. Ye Feng had truly witnessed something. How could one say that a stupid person can't be clever at times?

Ye Feng had to admit that Liu Erlong's plan was quite remarkable.

"So, how about it? Want to sneak a taste of something special? Trust me, my best friend's figure will definitely make you feel like you've hit the jackpot." Liu Erlong gazed at Ye Feng with a serious smile.

Liu Erlong had a very high opinion of the appearance of her best friend.

Although Ye Feng had never met the best friend Liu Erlong mentioned, since she was the principal wife of a prince, her appearance and temperament must be quite good.

Ye Feng excitedly grasped Liu Erlong's hand and exclaimed once again, "Without my wife Liu Erlong, my life would be like an endless night."

"Alright, it's settled then. When she and her husband come to the capital to pay tribute this year, we'll proceed according to plan. As for whether you can turn my best friend into your secret lover, that's up to you. Ye Feng, this is all I can do to help you," Liu Erlong said.

"That's enough." Ye Feng felt a genuine sense of anticipation as he thought about what the future held. A mischievous smile crept across his lips. He paused, then jokingly asked, "Er Long, tell me honestly, how many best friends do you have?"

"What?" Liu Erlong asked, then hesitated for a moment before putting her hands on her hips and saying in a serious tone, "Ye Feng, you better listen carefully. You're not allowed to make a move on my other best friends."

"Why?" Ye Feng asked curiously instead.

"The reason I did this is to help my best friend. She comes from a noble family and is the princess of the kingdom. If her husband loses the right to inherit the kingdom, or if she loses her status as the prince's principal wife, her life will enter a dark and cold period. Moreover, among my best friends, she is the only one who is trusting of me. As for my other best friends, their character is really bad. Some of them even cheat on their husbands with men behind my back." Liu Erlong instructed Ye Feng in a serious tone.

"Er Long, you're overthinking it." Ye Feng smiled, genuinely having no designs on Liu Erlong's other best friends. He paused, then asked, "Speaking of which, Er Long, if you let me sneak a bite once, aren't you worried I'll sneak it two, three, four times? Or even become addicted to it?"

"Hey-hey."

Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong smiled slyly and said, "You wouldn't."

"You have so much confidence in me?" Ye Feng looked at Liu Erlong with a surprised expression.

"Of course. I've heard from my best friend that a man's stamina is limited. Every year, there are at least double-digit numbers of men who die from excessive womanizing. As long as I make sure you're full and satisfied, if you don't want to die, then go ahead and steal some more food." Liu Erlong's lips curled up, and his eyes revealed the gaze of a hunter.

Well!

Ye Feng stared blankly, truly stunned. This truly proved the saying: the best hunters always appear before their prey as if they were the prey themselves. So, it turned out that Ye Feng was the prey all along.