The first ray of morning sunlight slipped through the gap in the curtains, stabbing into the dim room like a sharp blade.
The air still carried the dampness left behind by last night’s rain, along with that lingering, inescapable hint of intimacy.
Lei Li was awakened by his biological clock.
Years of ingrained military discipline meant that no matter how exhausted he was, he would still open his eyes punctually at five-thirty.
But today, the instant he woke up, his mind went blank for a full three seconds.
This wasn’t his hard wooden bed.
Nor was it the cold concrete floor.
There was something warm and soft in his arms, clinging to him like an octopus.
A fair, slender leg was draped across his waist, and a small hand was gripping the fabric at his chest.
Lei Li lowered his head sharply.
What met his eyes was a small face flushed pink in sleep.
Bai Luoluo.
Last night’s madness surged into his mind like a tidal wave.
Lei Li’s expression changed instantly.
From shock, to shame, and finally freezing into an oppressive gloom.
He had actually… lost his virginity?
And in front of this woman, at that—completely losing control, like a wild beast?
How was that possible?
His self-control had been forged through hellish training. Even when facing an enemy’s honey trap or hallucinogenic drugs, he could remain clear-headed.
But last night…
That sudden, uncontrollable heat, that impulse that completely bypassed his rational mind—
Something was definitely wrong.
Lei Li carefully removed Bai Luoluo’s arm from around him and sat up.
His gaze swept over the mess scattered across the floor.
The blanket torn into chaos, clothes strewn everywhere.
And that faintly perceptible, cloyingly sweet fragrance lingering in the air.
Even after an entire night, that scent still made his heart stir restlessly.
“Incense… or an aphrodisiac?”
Lei Li’s eyes turned ice-cold, a storm churning beneath them.
What a method.
What a brilliant method.
First, she’d played the pitiful act and pressured the political commissar, forcing him to come home.
Then, taking advantage of the rainy weather, she lit this low, despicable thing in the room.
The goal was obvious—turn raw rice into cooked rice, bind him completely, bind herself to him and to the Lei family.
A capitalist’s daughter—sure enough, she’d stop at nothing to achieve her goal!
Even stooping to such disgraceful tactics!
Lei Li felt like a fool being toyed with in the palm of someone’s hand.
A humiliation he’d never experienced before surged up, making him clench his fists until his knuckles cracked.
He dressed quickly.
Every button was fastened with meticulous precision, as if he were using the uniform to re-armor himself, to seal away last night’s absurdity.
Just then—
Bai Luoluo shifted on the bed.
“Mm…”
A pained groan escaped her lips.
It hurt.
Her entire body felt as if it had been run over by a truck, her bones on the verge of falling apart.
Especially her waist and legs—they were so sore she couldn’t lift them at all.
Bai Luoluo groggily opened her eyes.
What she saw was a tall, upright back, turned toward her as he adjusted his belt.
That silhouette radiated an icy aloofness, keeping everyone at arm’s length.
“Lei… Lei Li?”
Her voice was hoarse, her throat dry and burning.
Lei Li’s movements paused for a moment.
Slowly, he turned around.
That handsome face was now covered in frost.
His gaze was sharp as a blade, as if he wanted to pin Bai Luoluo to the bed.
“Awake?”
His voice was quiet, yet chilling to the bone.
Bai Luoluo shuddered under that look. The lingering haze in her mind instantly cleared by half.
Instinctively, she pulled the blanket up to cover her body, which was covered in marks.
“Last night… we…”
She wanted to ask what had really happened last night, why things had turned out that way.
But to Lei Li, this posture was nothing but feigned innocence—boasting of her victory.
“Bai Luoluo, are you very pleased with yourself?”
Lei Li walked to the bedside and looked down at her, the corner of his mouth curling into a cruel arc.
“Climbing into my bed using such despicable methods.”
“Is this the upbringing of the Bai family?”
Bai Luoluo froze.
Despicable methods?
“I didn’t…” she hurriedly explained. “I don’t know what happened either. I just felt hot, and then—”
“Enough!”
Lei Li roared, cutting her off.
“Still pretending at a time like this?”
“What about the scent in the room last night? What about my body’s reaction?”
“Don’t tell me that was a coincidence!”
“Bai Luoluo, I really underestimated you.”
“For the sake of that set of blueprints, I endured it. For the political commissar’s sake, I endured it too.”
“But I never expected you’d dare to drug me!”
Lei Li leaned down, bracing his hands on either side of Bai Luoluo, his eyes fierce as if he wanted to devour her.
“You think that just because we’ve crossed that line, I’ll let you control me?”
“Dream on.”
“Since you’re so eager to become Madam Lei, then stay obediently in this room.”
“From today onward, without my permission, you are not to step out of this courtyard even half a step!”
With that, he straightened up and glanced with disgust at the bloodstain on the bedsheet.
It was proof of her innocence.
But in Lei Li’s eyes at this moment, it looked more like a mockery of his own intelligence.
He turned and strode toward the door.
Bang!
The door slammed shut heavily.
Immediately after, the sound of a lock came from outside.
Click.
He had locked her in.
Bai Luoluo sat there blankly on the bed, and tears streamed down her face in an instant.
Wronged.
Utterly, unbearably wronged.
She hadn’t drugged him at all!It was the system that did it!
But how was she supposed to say that?Who would believe her?
She was the one who’d been tossed around all night, her whole body covered in marks—yet in the end, she was the one being scolded as shameless and locked up like a criminal.
What kind of situation was this?!
“System! Get out here right now!”
Bai Luoluo roared inside her head.
“This is what you call a reward? This is your so-called many children, many blessings?!”
“I’ve turned into some scheming woman who drugs people—and now I’m basically in jail!”
The system fell silent for a second, then weakly issued a reminder.
[Host, please calm down.]
[Although the process was somewhat tortuous, the outcome is perfect.]
[You have successfully conceived septuplets.]
[As long as you endure this period and wait until the children are born, the truth will naturally come to light.]
[Current recommendation: focus on nurturing the pregnancy and maintain a pleasant mood.]
A pleasant mood?
Bai Luoluo grabbed the pillow and hurled it viciously toward the door.
Pleasant, my ass!
Right now, she only wanted to chop that bastard Lei Li into pieces and feed him to the dogs!
Outside the door.
Lei Li didn’t leave immediately.
He stood there, listening to the dull thud from inside, along with the faint, suppressed sobbing.
There was no sense of satisfaction in his heart at all.
Instead, he felt even more irritated.
He pulled out a cigarette, wanting to light it—but his hand kept trembling.
The soul-stealing, bone-melting sensations from last night still lingered at his fingertips.
It was a kind of ecstasy he’d never experienced in his thirty years of life.
Even though his reason told him it had been a trap, his body’s memory was screaming once tasted, never forgotten.
“Damn it!”
Lei Li cursed under his breath, slamming the cigarette to the ground and crushing it beneath his boot.
Just then, the guard Xiao Zhang happened to jog over.
“Commander, the car is ready. Are we heading to the military district?”
Seeing Lei Li’s face, dark as the bottom of a pot, Xiao Zhang instinctively shrank his neck.
What was going on with the commander?
Wasn’t he ordered to go home for his wedding night last night?Why was he in such a foul mood first thing in the morning?
Could it be that… he hadn’t performed well?
Lei Li shot him a cold glance.
“Notify the guard squad.”
“Starting today, have them stand watch at the door in rotating shifts, twenty-four hours a day.”
“Without my order, no one is allowed to go in—and the person inside is not allowed to come out.”
Xiao Zhang froze. “Huh? Did sister-in-law make a mistake?”
This looked like solitary confinement!
“Don’t ask questions you shouldn’t ask!”
Lei Li barked sharply.
“And from now on, have her meals delivered inside. She’s not allowed to go to the canteen, and she’s not allowed to have contact with anyone.”
He was going to isolate this woman completely.
Make her reflect properly—this was the army, not some stage for her to act recklessly in pursuit of fame and gain!
“Yes, sir!” Xiao Zhang snapped to attention and saluted.
Lei Li cast one final glance at the tightly shut door.
His expression was complicated.
Then he turned away and got into the jeep without looking back.
“Drive! To the training grounds!”
He needed an intense round of training—to purge his mind of all those chaotic images, and that damned lingering scent.
What he didn’t know was—
Behind that closed door,
Seven tiny lives were quietly taking root in the womb of the woman he despised, the woman he misunderstood.
A storm powerful enough to shock the entire nation was already brewing.