Descendants of Earth's Strongest Lifeform
Su Nanxiu had to discuss serious matters before calling Liu Chang'an over; otherwise, given her personality, in an ordinary wealthy family, if she didn't want her son to have an heir, she would have already taken action.
Su Nanxiu was able to suppress her resentment and go to the trouble of helping Qin Yanan with the tests, mainly because of the rarity of this event in human history.
It's important to know that Liu Chang'an had never had any children. This breakthrough in reproductive isolation and the unique characteristics of the fetus have very important, even epoch-making, research value.
"Based on preliminary observations, I believe the pregnancy may take more than twenty years," Su Nanxiu said conservatively.
"Twenty years!" Qin Yanan's head popped out from under the covers, her eyes widening in disbelief. "Do you think I'm a ginkgo tree?"
"Twenty years is a conservative estimate. It's even possible that bamboo, for example, might take fifty or sixty years to flower. Even if it's a pineapple like the Ramondi, which only flowers once every one hundred and fifty years, that's nothing special," Su Nanxiu said casually. "Do you really think that Longevity species have a short gestation period like ordinary people? Is that even possible?"
Qin Yanan was stunned. This was too subversive. Apart from her unusual physical condition, she certainly didn't completely consider herself as an extraordinary human being. Many of her common sense and thought patterns were still no different from those of ordinary people.
Liu Chang'an also looked at Qin Yanan. He had once told Zhu Juntang that he only understood the first poem of the Book of Songs and not the second Book of Songs... In fact, he did understand it, but he had never truly experienced the kinship that comes from blood ties.
A pregnancy lasting at least twenty years... This is absolutely unbearable for Qin Yanan... Even forty weeks of pregnancy can have a significant psychological impact on an ordinary woman, let alone twenty years? How could she possibly live with that kind of pregnancy for twenty years?
"Everything is unknown. After all, this is a phenomenon that has never occurred in the history of life. There is no experience or data to verify or learn from. Moreover, you haven't undergone in-depth testing yet. It's too hasty to draw such a conclusion about the length of your pregnancy." Liu Chang'an disagreed with Su Nanxiu's opinion.
"I agree. Twenty years? You're just crudely prolonging the vital signs of a Longevity, aren't you?" Qin Yanan disagreed as well.
"Moreover... I don't think this is a phenomenon comparable to human pregnancy. Over the years, no woman I've had intimate contact with has ever given birth to a child." Liu Chang'an didn't so easily accept that Qin Yanan's pregnancy was caused by him... Of course, he didn't suspect that Qin Yanan was trying to find him to take the blame, but this unprecedented situation required careful examination.
Su Nanxiu's conclusion was too simplistic and crude, based entirely on her speculation without any experimental evidence, and Liu Chang'an could not accept it hastily.
"All conclusions begin with speculation. As long as they are based on reason and evidence, and not mere wild fantasy, they constitute a scientific line of thinking." Su Nanxiu looked at Liu Chang'an and Qin Yanan, "Your thinking has fallen into the trap of habitual fallacy."
"Go on," Liu Chang'an said, all ears.
"You say I'm simply and crudely equating the extension of an ordinary person's vital signs with the condition of Longevity person, but actually you are the ones who are thinking the same thing." Su Nanxiu hesitated for a moment, "Qin Yanan's pregnancy is different from the union of life-giving substances between a man and a woman in ordinary life."
Qin Yanan touched her lower abdomen, feeling nothing special. She wished it would be like a normal childbirth, rather than something unusual or a subject of study and observation.
"The fetus in Qin Yanan's womb was born because of Liu Chang'an. In that sense, it is indeed your child, and you are its parents. However, it may not carry the genetic inheritance of its parents like ordinary children. It may only carry Qin Yanan's genes and cannot inherit all of Liu Chang'an's physical characteristics and abilities like other children inherit their father's genes."
At this moment, Liu Chang'an just wanted to send "EXCUSE ME?". jpg
"What I mean is, because of the substance Liu Chang'an injected into Qin Yanan's body, Qin Yanan's inheritance egg developed into a gestational sac on its own." Su Nanxiu pointed to her laboratory and said to Liu Chang'an, "I once told you that there is a unique type of RNA in your cells that is completely impossible for ordinary humans to have. Only if this fetus has this RNA can it become a species exactly like you. When we test the early stages of the fetus in Qin Yanan's body in the future, this RNA will be absolutely undetectable."
"So, in the end, you mean I got pregnant myself?" Qin Yanan looked at Su Nanxiu in surprise.
"Culturing somatic cells into embryonic cells is nothing new. Isn't it unimaginable that an egg can independently develop into an embryo under the stimulation and promotion of certain substances? That's Liu Chang'an's ability," Su Nanxiu said, pointing at Liu Chang'an.
"I'm sorry, I don't have that ability. I can only say that your imagination is quite rich." Liu Chang'an looked at Su Nanxiu suspiciously. Where did her theory, which had no experimental basis, come from? Where did she get such confidence to say it so assertively?
"The whole thing is actually like this... What happened between us back then, Liu Chang'an's life essence caused a mutation in Ye Sijin's body. I verified it. That night, Ye Sijin was in her fertile period, and her inheritance egg was also stimulated at that time, causing a mutation. It had been dormant in her body, relying on the nutrients provided by Liu Chang'an's life essence to maintain its dormant state... Until recently, it was activated," Su Nanxiu explained.
"You were in your safe period that night, weren't you?" This was the first time the three of them had discussed this face-to-face. Although Qin Yanan didn't fully empathize with Ye Sijin's feelings at this moment, it didn't stop her from revealing a slight smile of schadenfreude... a tiny bit of gloating, barely perceptible, after all, she couldn't afford to offend Su Nanxiu too much.
Su Nanxiu's expression changed slightly. That night she was indeed in her safe period... but she had always deliberately avoided her fertile period when she had sex with him before, and such an unusual situation had never occurred before!
It can only be said that Ye Sijin, that little vixen, is really lucky. Just because she was born into the Ye Family, she naturally received his favor. Even this strange change happened during her first intimate contact.
What about Su Nanxiu? How many times did they have intimate contact? And what was the result?
Why?! Su Nanxiu often felt it was unfair, which is why she liked to study biology and medicine. She always had a feeling of defying fate. Since God was so unfair, couldn't she find a way to get pregnant? Unfortunately, Liu Chang'an, that heartless man who didn't appreciate their past relationship, had no intention of cooperating with Su Nanxiu in the experiment of having a child.
"According to you, this fetus was born because of me, so from a biological and genetic point of view, it's not my child." Liu Chang'an understood Su Nanxiu's meaning, turned around and found Qin Yanan looking at him with a "you've eaten your words and are now planning to deny it" look, and quickly said, "This is just a scientific verification."
"That's certainly true at this stage," Su Nanxiu nodded.
"At this stage?" Qin Yanan, somewhat puzzled.
"As I said, a child truly belonging to Longevity might take twenty years or even longer. The gestational sac in Qin Yanan's womb, being stimulated by Liu Chang'an's life essence, won't be born easily... In fact, it's not fully activated yet. Without external intervention, it might just remain in this state, growing at an extremely slow pace," Su Nanxiu said casually, flipping through a stack of documents on her workbench.
"External interference?" Liu Chang'an glanced at Su Nanxiu's laboratory. Su Nanxiu had worked in the fields of bioscience and medicine for many years. She had probably done all kinds of experiments, both those permitted and those not permitted by human society. She was indeed an expert in this field. From the moment she called him here, Liu Chang'an knew that Su Nanxiu would definitely not just tell him this news.
She definitely had some experimental plan, but she kept giving various reasons and explanations to pave the way for persuading Liu Chang'an and Qin Yanan to accept it.
"I believe that for this gestational sac to further activate and develop, it needs more nutrients that Qin Yanan cannot provide on her own. Simply put, every time Liu Chang'an has relations with Qin Yanan, he provides more nutrients to the gestational sac, allowing it to develop more completely. And as the number of times you have relations increases, it will have the possibility of receiving your true inheritance, Liu Chang'an, and becoming a true descendant of the strongest life form on Earth." Su Nanxiu casually tossed aside the documents in her hand and summarized expressionlessly.
Qin Yanan quickly grabbed the blanket and hid her head under it. This... this is too absurd, completely unacceptable!
"Su Nanxiu, we're not Little White, you... you're talking nonsense. At least provide some experimental evidence!" Liu Chang'an greatly admired Su Nanxiu's imagination. He had read many novels where the male protagonist, regardless of his abilities or even his cultivation, always had his child born after ten months of pregnancy. In that sense, Su Nanxiu's explanation was more reasonable.
Is this fiction? Can't you just make random guesses and offer a seemingly plausible explanation? Without any real-world evidence or experimental proof, who would believe it?
"You think I'd believe this? This is an unprecedented phenomenon; no experiments have been done on it. Without my experience and academic expertise, what else can I speculate on?" Su Nanxiu glared at Liu Chang'an. "If you don't believe me, let's do an experiment right now! Go ahead, the bed's already prepared for you!"
"Do you think I'm crazy too?" Liu Chang'an didn't believe Su Nanxiu's solution at all. What was the difference between this and desperately seeking medical help? There was no evidence, no relevant theory, and no relevant experimental proof. All she had was her seemingly reasonable brain test. Liu Chang'an was, after all, a former biology professor. How could he be fooled into believing her?
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