The Day of the Monthly Exam

Yang Ding swallowed hard, calmed himself, and snuggled into Ye Rou's soft, fragrant bed.

He knew the principle of temporary hardship leading to lifelong happiness, and always stood back-to-back with his wife.

Half an hour later, Ye Rou couldn't hold it in any longer.

"You won't even hug me anymore?"

"Wife, once you hug me, there's no stopping you."

"Don't you say you can hold back?"

"Follow your doctor's advice and maintain a safe distance."

"You win."

Pregnant women are particularly prone to drowsiness.

Ye Rou held back for an hour, but finally couldn't take it anymore. She turned over and snuggled into Yang Ding's arms, falling fast asleep.

A pregnant tigress becomes as docile as a kitten.

When she woke up in the afternoon, she found that Yang Ding was gone.

There was a glass of water and a note on the bedside table.

"Honey, I'm going to practice my kung fu on the roof. I've noticed that my punching power has increased dramatically since I stopped having sex with women."

Ye Rou angrily threw the note into the trash can, "Your punching power has increased dramatically because of your wife's internal energy, not because you don't touch women."

"If one could improve their cultivation level without touching women, those bachelors would have been grandmasters long ago."

That evening, Yang Ding requested to sleep in a separate room, in accordance with the doctor's orders.

The two treated each other with utmost respect throughout Sunday.

Yang Ding got up very early on Monday morning to make breakfast for his wife, who needed plenty of sleep during her pregnancy.

Ye Rou leaned against the kitchen door frame, brushing her teeth lazily, already showing signs of pregnancy.

"Mr. Yang, you behaved very well over the weekend. Continue to keep your distance from your wife."

"Honey, there are only a few days left until the monthly exam. I'm focusing all my energy on practicing boxing right now, and I absolutely won't let you have any problems with the baby."

Ye Rou sneered, "At the current rate of pregnancy, it will take at least fifteen months to give birth to three children. You can wait and see. Once we get divorced and I'm at the Great Wall in the North, you can forget about ever touching me again."

Yang Ding was secretly pleased; pregnant women have high hormone levels and definitely can't outlast him.

Despite her displeasure, Ye Rou still refined more than fifty Qi-Nourishing Pills for Yang Ding over the weekend and took care of all the housework, keeping herself busy for a while.

Because she was worried that jumping from a 1,000-meter-high building would frighten her unborn baby, Ye Rou decided to take the elevator downstairs with Yang Ding during her pregnancy.

As a highly skilled star instructor, Ye Rou rarely takes the elevator, mainly because she's too lazy to queue, which makes everyone very curious.

A middle-aged woman who has given birth to multiple children can be easily identified as pregnant.

"Oh, Xiao Ye is going to be a mother?"

"They've only been married a few days, not even a month yet, right?"

"Her cultivation level is high, and her fetal energy grows quickly; she can give birth in five or six months."

"Then, once you reach the Grandmaster level, wouldn't it be possible to give birth in just one month?"

"I heard it only takes seven days."

"How many Grandmasters are there? Who can get a Grandmaster pregnant? Grandmasters can live for hundreds of years, why would they have so many children?"

Yang Ding, holding Ye Rou's hand, wore an awkward smile. The couple didn't have a chance to interject; they just listened to the women gossiping.

Ye Rou was matched with an ordinary person by the system, causing a sensation in Jiangling City.

Ye Rou's pregnancy caused a sensation throughout the school.

Yang Ding, who wanted to keep a low profile, was pointed at and talked about wherever he went.

Even Mao Jian's mother told her son to stay away from him, lest he be tormented by his senior brothers and sisters after entering the martial arts academy.

Soon, the monthly exams for freshmen at Gangneung University arrived as scheduled.

In the past, this monthly exam for new students only determined their class assignments and the corresponding resources and techniques they would receive based on their level.

This year's highlight, however, is the large-scale supplementary enrollment open to the entire society, and the fact that the Governor of Jiangling City Law Enforcement Bureau was invited to personally observe the competition.

Ye Rou got up early to prepare breakfast for Yang Ding, and didn't forget to give him all sorts of instructions.

She was a judge for the close combat segment today and didn't have time to contact Yang Ding privately.

"Honey, I heard that the punching power will be temporarily increased to 600 jin. I'll take two Peiyuan Pills today to consolidate it, just in case."

"The fact that Governor Zhou came in person this time shows that the situation of Jiangling's defense is serious and that we need to recruit more law enforcement officers. This is an excellent opportunity."

The Governor Zhou that Ye Rou mentioned is named Zhou Ruoxi. She is the daughter of the Lord of Jiangling City and a water-type ability user who graduated from the Junior Class of Jiangling University. She is only 25 years old this year and is already an S-level expert.

She was in charge of 100,000 law enforcement officers in Jiangling City, making her arguably one of the most powerful women in the city.

He previously benefited from the rule that the gifted youth program allowed them to freely choose their spouses, and he remains unmarried to this day.

But at her level, the rules of the empire no longer apply as much; even the queen has to show her respect.

"I hope she's not after me."

"Among tens of thousands of new students, why is she staring at you?"

"Because my wife is the famous Instructor Ye Rou."

"Don't worry about her. Make sure you pass the punching power and martial arts skills tests. Just admit defeat in close combat. It doesn't matter if you're assigned to the regular martial arts class. Your wife will buy you cultivation resources and transfer your true qi to you."

"My wife is so wonderful."

Ye Rou quickly waved her small, beautiful hand, "Mr. Yang, you're too kind. If I were that good, would you be so honest?"

"Follow the doctor's orders carefully."

Yang Ding was taking the monthly exam, and Ye Rou was even more anxious than he was, constantly reminding him of various precautions along the way.

"You look a bit like my mom."

"There's nothing we can do. If you miss this opportunity, you might not have another chance next year."

Today, morning exercises were canceled because the playground was occupied by tens of thousands of test takers.

Ye Rou was going to her judging position when she left, and she even kissed Yang Ding on the cheek.

"Honey, you can do it!"

When she jogged to the close combat testing area, the principal and the discipline director were already there with Governor Zhou.

Good morning, Governor Zhou. Good morning, Principal.

After bowing and greeting everyone, Ye Rou put on her work badge and sat down at her seat.

Zhou Ruoxi had a head of fluffy curly hair, a white shirt underneath a fitted black blazer, and wore burgundy high heels barefoot. She crossed her legs and looked down at the students on the playground, exuding a mature and sophisticated aura.

"Instructor Ye, was that your husband you were just kissing?" she asked coldly.

Ye Rou was a little confused. There are 30,000 to 40,000 students. Why are you staring at us?

"Yes, Governor Zhou."

How would it feel to marry an ordinary man?

"That's good, he knows how to care for people."

A hint of surprise flashed across Zhou Ruoxi's face. The Ye sisters were not only child prodigies but also descendants of martyrs. They had adapted to life married to ordinary men so quickly.

Originally, the higher-ups in Jiangling City hoped that Ye Rou would make a big fuss so that they could interrogate the Empress about the reasons.

Who would have thought that this girl would actually enjoy it?

"You want him to go to a martial arts academy and work in the law enforcement team in the future?"

"That's the idea."

"If you don't have the talent, don't come here to die. The situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse this year. The Great Wall in the North has made a big mistake, and the defense of Jiangling City has become much more difficult. I can arrange a clerical position for him because of you."

"But my husband says he wants to rely on himself."

Zhou Ruoxi smiled dismissively. "Only capable people have the right to say such things."

Ye Rou ignored her, picked up her tablet, opened the student roster, and then all she had to do was click the checkmarks and crosses.