noveltune Chapter 65 Extortion
Chapter 65 Extortion
And so their accommodation was settled. Jiang Yun stayed in the master bedroom on the second floor with Ling Jiu.
Although he was the strongest bond between his parents, the estrangement and unfamiliarity of the past two years still existed, so Jiang Rang stayed in another guest room on the same floor.
Jiang Yun lives in the master bedroom with his mother. At night, when his mother is asleep, he waves his limbs around. During the day, when his mother is awake, he drinks milk. He is making rapid progress!
"Huh?"
The afternoon sun shone brightly as the two mothers sat idly on the glass-enclosed balcony, which resembled a greenhouse. Jiang Ren suddenly let out a soft exclamation, looking curiously at the two little ones lying side by side on the soft blanket:
"Sister, look at Jiajia, it's strange, why isn't she crying or making a fuss when she sees Yoona?"
Ling Jiu looked over. She saw her son lying quietly, while the little devil next to him was staring at Jiang Yun with his big, dark eyes wide open.
Even... she grinned, revealing a friendly smile through her toothless little mouth.
"Jiajia seems to really like her brother."
like?
Jiang Yun, lying on the blanket, felt nothing at all; she even wanted to roll her eyes.
Ever since that night when he used his "voice-changing" ability to "communicate" with the little guy, she has completely changed her strategy.
He's stopped wailing aloud; now he's crying inside his heart.
The piercing, demonic cries transformed into a relentless barrage of mental attacks, relentlessly drilling into his consciousness day and night.
Jiang Yun is not one to easily show weakness.
He immediately activated his voice changer and returned the message exactly as it was. The little guy, instead of being annoyed by the noise, smiled whenever he saw him.
Before long, the progress of collecting the [Voice Changer] trait quietly increased to [6/10].
The nourishing bond from the mother, along with the tireless efforts of drinking milk day and night, has progressed to [1120/1440].
It seems that nourishing and connecting with others will lead to a faster qualitative change.
But he soon realized he was wrong. His fastest progress was in improving his physical connection and control.
That night, as he moved his limbs more and more freely, a certain silent shackle seemed to snap quietly with a "crack".
hum...
[Current physical compatibility: Average (You can now roll over, crawl, and grasp)]
[Further improvement method: crawling (0/300)]
Jiang Yun suddenly realized that he could control his body.
A strange surge of emotion welled up within him, and he tried to gently beckon his finger with his mind.
Those tiny, lotus root-like fingers curled up obediently for a moment.
It really worked!
He held his breath, strained his waist, and twisted to one side—
He turned the tables successfully! It was so easy that even he was momentarily stunned.
"Then, crawling?" He became excited, grabbing the crib railing with his little hands, trying to use it to prop himself up.
"Squeak—Bang!"
A faint metallic wail rang out, exceptionally clear in the silent night.
Jiang Yun froze, staring at the hollow alloy railing in her hand, which had already bent into a breathtaking arc, and fell silent.
He subconsciously looked down at the soft, sturdy bed beneath him, finding it unharmed.
A hidden sensor alerted me: [The bed frame is made of solid reinforced composite material, and the side rails are made of hollow alloy tubing.]
It turned out to be the case.
He tried to pry the railing back into place, using his little hands to pull it back—
"Snap!"
A crisp snapping sound. A section of alloy steel pipe, about ten centimeters long, lay quietly on his small blanket.
It actually broke in half.
Jiang Yun looked down at her fair, tender, and harmless little hand, and then at the freshly broken metal pipe.
This is... the power of a middle school student at the second level of Body Tempering?
What should we do now?
He turned his head and, in the cool moonlight, looked at his mother's peaceful sleeping face on the large bed next to him.
Never mind, I'm going to sleep.
Jiang Yun tucked the broken tube into a corner, covered it with a small blanket, and then closed her eyes, pretending that nothing had ever happened.
……
The next morning, Lingjiu, still half-asleep, walked to the crib and habitually called softly, "Baby, are you hungry? Mommy's here to feed you... Hmm?"
She had just stretched her hand halfway when she suddenly stopped.
"This railing... why is it bent? And a section of it is broken?" She frowned, instantly becoming alert. "Did something come in last night?"
"Even if Dad is careless, he wouldn't arrange for a house with safety hazards..."
Faced with her mother's doubts, Jiang Yun felt guilty and could only blink and make two "ee-ya" sounds. She even bit her finger to act cute.
Fortunately, in order to monitor the safety of the babies and prevent special circumstances, the postpartum care center has installed concealed monitoring cameras in each room.
This was stated when the contract was signed.
Just in case, she called Jiang Rang, and the two of them, holding the bewildered and guilty Jiang Yun, went to the staff on duty and asked to view the surveillance footage from last night.
The replay footage played frame by frame. When you saw that tiny child "training" alone late at night, easily rolling over, and then "accidentally" bending and breaking the railing...
The entire monitoring room was completely silent.
The staff member's mouth gaped open enough to fit an egg. He slowly turned his head, his gaze lingering on Jiang Rang and Ling Jiu's faces for a moment before finally locking onto the chubby baby in their arms, who was sucking his fingers and looking completely innocent.
"Was it...that your baby...broke it by themselves?!"
Her voice was ethereal, filled with bewilderment at the world.
What kind of baby is this? Just ten days after birth, it can break an E-grade hardness alloy tube with its bare hands?
"Is this...is this some old monster disguised as a baby trying to scam me?"
The staff looked like they'd seen a ghost, their faces clearly saying, "This is outrageous!"
Ling Jiu and Jiang Rang looked at each other in shock, and finally their gazes fell on little Jiang Yun.
The meaning is quite clear—
I knew your innate Daoist physique was amazing, but I never imagined it could be this amazing.
This really doesn't seem right.
However, unlike the complete shock of her biological mother, two pale, terrifying bubbles floated above her biological father's head.
That's so cool! He's such a good son.
I really want to hug you and swing you around a couple of times.
Jiang Yun was stunned. No wonder people say that as long as the biological father takes care of the child, that's enough. This is really something else.
His strategy was to play dumb and snuggle into his mother's arms.
Fortunately, Ling Jiu was there to protect him, so his biological father didn't dare to actually pick him up and swing him around twice.
……
"How about adding a guardrail? How about solid E1 grade harmless steel?"
For the baby's safety, Lingjiu discussed with the staff of the postpartum care center about reinforcing the crib's guardrails.
Jiang Rang had a different opinion on the matter of adding guardrails.
"Since our son is so gifted, why not take advantage of his talent and give him plenty of room to grow?"
Good heavens, "our son" is smuggling in his own agenda!
Sure enough, after he said that, Jiang Yun noticed that his father subconsciously glanced at his mother, while his mother deliberately avoided looking at him.
It seems that he has tacitly agreed, both to the form of address and to his suggestion.
You have received "testing and deliberate accommodation".
It's that marriage talisman again; I don't even know how to use it.
Jiang Yun tried to piece these fragments together in his sea of consciousness, but he was unsuccessful.
It seems I'll have to try again later.
However, what excited him the most was his own father's suggestion to give him space to move around.
His physical integration continues to improve, and he still needs to crawl to grow!
Jiang Yun blinked as she looked at the information recorded by Shenji Tianyan: "[Continue to improve: Crawling (0/300)]".
Make the happy movements that babies should make, with their two little hands outstretched and flying joyfully, and make an "oh~" sound.
He expressed his opinion.
Please remove this obstructive railing as soon as possible!
I'm going to start climbing!