When had Gu Nian ever endured such hardship!
If he were given another chance by heaven, he’d rather chop off his hands than continue! He should have learned photography or editing and become a nursery teacher instead!
“So why did I have to be lazy and use the same material for all the children!” Gu Nian raged for the thousand and first time. “No, I shouldn’t have used this material at all!”
Gu Xiaosheng knelt on the ground, holding a needle in his left hand and threading a needle with his right. He was trying to embroider numbers on the hats of each child, from one to thirty-six, to prevent being mocked by Duan Shen as an idiot again.
Gu Xiaosheng had never done such meticulous handwork before, but video editing itself required patience, so he could transfer his skills to this task.
When he reached number sixteen, Gu Nian shook his fingers and was about to take a break when the baby in crib number two started crying loudly.
With thirty-six children, there was a powerful domino effect. Gu Nian hurriedly dropped the needle and thread and picked the baby up from the crib.
He gently rocked the baby in his arms, using his index finger to tease the baby’s mouth. The baby mistook it for a pacifier and began sucking on it eagerly.
Turns out, he was hungry.
Gu Nian looked at Duan Shen, who was sitting on the other side like a grumpy old man, for help. “He starts crying as soon as I let go. Can you help make some formula? You don’t want to hear thirty-six babies crying, do you?”
Duan Shen rubbed his forehead and got up to prepare the formula.
Gu Xiaosheng felt that Duan Shen’s attitude had softened, and he saw an opportunity. He slowly moved next to Duan Shen, smiling like a pyramid scheme leader. “Do you want to try raising children? As long as you show a little love, you’ll have thirty-six children calling you Dad!”
“I won’t compete with you. They’ll only call you Dad, which is more dignified!”
In fact, he was basically raising children for Duan Shen! He was like a nanny for Duan’s family.
Of course, he didn’t dare to say that to Duan Shen.
Duan Shen gave him a cold glance. “If you have this hobby, you might as well retire and become a nanny.”
Suddenly, the crying of baby number two became louder, and Gu Nian hurriedly patted his back. “Don’t cry, don’t cry. Look, when children don’t feel fatherly love, they cry when they feel wronged!”
Duan Shen offered the pacifier to baby number two, who immediately became engrossed in sucking.
“Babies cry just because they want milk.”
Gu Nian: “…”
If the baby wasn’t cooperating, he had to try a different approach.
“Don’t you think we’re like widows raising children?” he tried.
Duan Shen looked at him as if he were an idiot. “At most, you’re an unmarried parent.”
Duan Shen wouldn’t budge, and Gu Nian didn’t dare to push him further. Facing reality after waking up tomorrow would be even worse.
The system reminded Gu Nian that it was time to change the babies’ diapers.
“They just had a bath two hours ago!” Gu Xiaosheng was overwhelmed.
Duan Shen wouldn’t take care of the children, at most, he’d run some water, prepare some formula, soothe the children, and change their diapers, all of which Gu Nian did.
Gu Nian bit the bullet and did it all.
Finally, when all thirty-six children were asleep, Gu Nian collapsed on the floor, calling out to the system. Just the thought of enduring this for another eighteen years made him suffocate and want to ascend to heaven on the spot.
“Is there any way to speed this up?” Gu Nian asked.
“There is,” replied the system.
Gu Nian brightened up. “I want it!”
The system explained, “I am the full name-dimensional barrier system. The energy that summons you partially comes from the resentment in your world. As long as the resentment is removed, the system energy supply will be insufficient, and I won’t be able to summon you.”
“What resentment?”
“The resentment of the fans.”
Gu Nian suddenly had a bad feeling. The two groups he had offended the most in his life were Duan Shen and the fans. He was well aware of this and kept his identity hidden.
Sure enough, the system continued, “The strongest resentment of the fans is – for every video you edit, Gu Xiaosheng will have to bear two years of suffering!”
“I’m a man!” Gu Nian had edited so many videos of childbirth that his first reaction was that he was the one giving birth.
The system thought Gu Xiaosheng was quite enlightened and continued, “Due to the strong resentment of the fans in the 3D world, combined with the overload of childbirth in the 2D world, the interaction of the two has caused a bug in the dimensional realm, which is why I exist. Since the bug already exists, having one more male childbirth bug isn’t excessive.”
Suddenly, a voice interrupted, sounding somewhat like the actor’s. “Wait a minute!” Strangely, this sentence was immediately silenced.
Gu Xiaosheng looked around in confusion. “Why is there a second person?”
“Crossed lines just now,” explained the system.
“I can grant you exclusive childbirth permissions.” The bug system was in control.
Gu Nian didn’t suspect anything. “Exclusive… what does that mean?”
It couldn’t be that only he and the actor could have children, could it?!
“It means just what you’re thinking.”
Gu Xiaosheng hesitated. Three years for two children, or being a nanny for thirty-six children in the 2D world for eighteen years? Which was scarier?
Why did he have to make this choice?!
“Let me think about it. Can we not tell Duan Shen about this?”
“Too late,” Duan the Actor said coolly.
The system added, “Sorry, when I’m communicating with you, our brainwaves are interconnected.”
Gu Xiaosheng: “…” What was Duan Shen thinking?
He immediately moved away from the thirty-six cribs and picked up baby number 36 as a talisman.
Duan Shen’s cool voice came, “Right now, we are just spiritual beings. Even if I wanted to leave here, I wouldn’t do anything to you.”
Every punctuation mark was a mockery of Gu Xiaosheng’s intelligence.
Gu Nian couldn’t figure out what was going on, feeling that Duan Shen seemed a bit helpless, and also… seemed to have even more disdain for his intelligence than before!
After contemplating his conversation with the system, he suddenly realized something was wrong. In the fans’ resentment, “Gu Xiaosheng has to endure two years of suffering” did not specify that he had to give birth personally! For the fans, seeing their idol married, having children, staying at home and getting fat was a devastating blow. So their wish was very simple and practical – they just wanted to tease “Gu Xiaosheng the scissor hands”.
Clearly, even if he got married and had twins, it would still complete the task.
Sure enough, editing childbirth videos had skewed his thinking. Gu Nian rallied and summoned the system, intending to make a new request.
The system: “Sorry, every conversation with me is a transaction. The childbirth permission has been granted and cannot be revoked.”
Gu Xiaosheng recalled the sentence that had been muted midway through. Duan Shen had obviously noticed and wanted to stop him, but the system had muted him forcibly.
“You tricked me!” Gu Xiaosheng couldn’t believe it. Where was the emotionless system? Why would it trick people?
The system chuckled without saying a word.
Every system’s birth came with a mission. The dimensional barrier system’s task was to solve the problem of excessive childbirth at the request of the 2D Birth Control Bureau. These thirty-six children were like fragmented spiritual entities. If their two fathers – Duan Shen, the nominal father, and Gu Nian, the actual creator – voluntarily brought them into the 3D world, merged them into one, and gave birth to them in the 3D world, reducing the number of people in the 2D world, then the system’s task would be completed.
Gu Nian held the child in his arms, speechless. Since he came in, he had always felt intellectually inferior to Duan Shen, which he refused to admit.
A figure approached behind the crib, and Gu Xiaosheng turned around warily.
Duan Shen was coming towards him!
Duan Shen squatted in front of him, pinching Gu Nian’s chin, and said expressionlessly, “Remember, here, the two of us are in the same boat. In the future, you can’t summon the system at will.”
When they first arrived, the system introduced itself as coming from the 2D Birth Control Bureau. Obviously, its core program came from the Bureau. If Gu Nian simply solved the fans’ resentment problem, the system wouldn’t be able to summon them again. Who would take care of the children born in excess? The system?
“Uh-huh,” Gu Nian tried to nod, but his head was held in place by Duan Shen, unable to move. If this happened in reality, wouldn’t he be helpless?
Duan Shen’s fingers on Gu Nian’s chin didn’t move, and his gaze was heavy on Gu Nian.
Gu Nian felt that Duan Shen was not pinching his chin but his heart!
He hinted frantically, “The haters have labeled me as an idiot, saying ‘one idiot, three generations!’ I used to think they were just hating on me, but now I realize their long-term vision and accurate predictions.”
Three generations! Gu Nian emphasized.
So having children with me is just a waste.
Gu Nian kept circling the phrase “Your inherited excellent chromosomes…” in his mind, but he couldn’t bring himself to say it aloud. What if the Actor didn’t mean it that way?
Duan Shen gave a disdainful snort and raised an eyebrow, “Since entering the 2D world was your mistake, therefore, how to get out should be decided by me…”
Before the Actor could finish, the eastern sky brightened, and the two were ejected from the 2D world.
Gu Xiaosheng lay on the big bed, wiping the sweat off his forehead. It must have been a dream! This dream was too terrifying. Judging by the tone of Duan Shen’s last sentence, it was simply an indescribable omen. Fortunately, it was morning.
No one would know that he had edited the videos! He would deactivate his account and smash his computer later.
His phone lit up, displaying an unknown number. Gu Xiaosheng lazily answered it, only to be greeted by the voice of the Actor!
“Where are you right now?”
Gu Xiaosheng was so scared that he hung up within a second.
He’s coming for me!!!
Rain : So in front of others MC is Gu Xiaosheng then private Gu Nian.. it was sometimes confusing even for the author I guess so next chapters they used Gu Nian only
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