Ding Yun, having returned, wasn't sure if the spiritual power Easter egg she'd left in her work would be discovered years later, but she was quite happy.
She felt it would be very interesting.
It would give future generations a sense of, "I'm more awesome than you think, you all pale in comparison to me."
Who could refuse an Easter egg left by an ancient person?
And who wouldn't think that an ancient person capable of leaving such an Easter egg was not powerful, interesting, or cool enough?
Of course, despite her good mood, Ding Yun promptly submitted her mission and golden finger trial report according to procedure, and then accepted a new one.
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[Client: Liu Xiaoyu
Mission Request: I regret it. I regret not listening to my parents, regret getting pregnant, regret marrying this man. But I don't want my child to be unable to be born and see the world.
I can't hold on anymore. I hope someone can help me.
Help me raise the child, live a good life, and don't let my parents worry about me anymore at their age.
Reward: Six soul points]
As soon as she finished reading the original host's request, Ding Yun immediately checked her current body and quickly used her spiritual power to activate the original host's bodily functions.
She ensured that the fetus in her womb would not be harmed by lack of oxygen or other issues, affecting its brain development, or even leading to death.
Fortunately, she had arrived in time.
The specific operation was also timely, so after a period of discomfort, the fetus quickly recovered.
Only then did Ding Yun begin to merge with the original host.
And sort through her memories.
The original host was born into a family with two working parents. Although she spent relatively little time with them when she was young, their living conditions were quite good. Furthermore, due to policy reasons, her parents did not dare to have a second child to keep their jobs.
Therefore, they doted on their daughter even more.
As a result, the original host's childhood could be considered carefree. She went from primary school to junior high, and from junior high to high school. She copied lyrics and followed idols, voted by phone and text message. She did most of the things her peers did.
Including the vague crushes of adolescence.
Generally, girls develop earlier than boys. If girls enter puberty around fourteen, boys usually don't until sixteen.
Of course, this doesn't count those who develop early.
So, in junior high, the original host had her first crush. And just as people tend to be more attracted to those who are completely different from them, the original host, who was usually a good student, at that time had a crush on a dark-skinned boy with average grades who played basketball.
However, apart from occasionally going to watch him play basketball, the original host didn't dare to do anything else, not even bring him water.
And eventually, after the boy broke out in acne, her first crush ended without a trace.
Because she couldn't accept him becoming ugly.
The original host was then depressed and sad for several months.
She only recovered after the high school entrance exams were over.
After entering high school, the original host's taste changed. She no longer liked athletic boys but instead liked boys with fair skin, clear features, and a clean, fresh appearance, like the senior in the opposite teaching building.
However, because she was timid and her family had repeatedly stated that she was not allowed to date in high school and that her task was to study, and she could only consider dating after going to college.
So, she remained a master of unrequited love.
It wasn't until that senior in high school was about to start his third year and clearly had a girlfriend that she went home and cried, then began to study diligently, thinking that there would be many better seniors waiting for her in college.
Finally, the original host, with both ability and luck, got into a 211 university. And because she had always planned to date in college, she specifically chose science.
She chose a university with an engineering major.
She thought that engineering universities had more male students, and therefore many high-quality male students, so she would be spoiled for choice.
However, the reality proved she thought too much.
Sometimes, having more male students doesn't mean they are of high quality, at least it doesn't mean there are many men who fit her aesthetic. From the beginning of university, the original host hadn't seen many people she liked at the engineering university, or rather, she hadn't seen many whom she found stunningly handsome.
But in hindsight, it was quite understandable.
Handsome men and women inevitably face more temptations than ordinary people. How many campus beauties and heartthrobs have received many confessions in junior or high school? Some can restrain themselves and continue to study normally, improving their grades, but most, in reality, probably can't fully restrain themselves.
So, the academic performance of these people could be imagined.
(Except for the academic gods...)
On the contrary, those who are not as good-looking.
Might be more focused on their studies.
So, there were really not many good-looking boys in the engineering university. The few that were, might have been lured away by students from neighboring art schools or drama schools. It was difficult!
In the end, the original host had no choice but to actively participate in joint events between different departments, hoping to find external help.
After all, one shouldn't put all their eggs in one basket.
One should find several.
After more than a year of such effort, the original host finally managed to find a satisfactory boyfriend from the computer science department of a neighboring university. Although he was a bit stiff, similar to what online users called a "steel straight man," and not very attentive to her, the original host just liked him, and there was nothing she could do.
Furthermore, the original host thought he was honest.
He didn't have any hidden agendas.
So, even though she knew he had many flaws, she found them acceptable and could tolerate them. And they continued their relationship, on and off.
They didn't break up after graduation.
Of course, the most important thing was that her boyfriend didn't suffer from hair loss, acne, or weight gain. Although he didn't dress up much, he always looked clean and fresh, which perfectly matched the original host's aesthetic.
That's why the original host was willing to tolerate his shortcomings: being lazy, stingy, unwilling to give gifts or red envelopes during holidays, and not saying sweet nothings.
After graduation, they found jobs and started living together. Before moving in, the original host specifically brought her boyfriend home to meet her parents.
After her parents received her boyfriend, they directly told her that they didn't approve. In her mother's words, she didn't see any love or nervousness in her boyfriend Zhou Junyu's eyes, and felt he was perfunctory.
Her father also said that when he went to meet his father-in-law back then, he didn't know where to put his hands or what to say, but her boyfriend was very calm, not nervous at all, and spoke in an orderly fashion.
This could only mean he was either very calculating.
Or he didn't love the original host.
Because he didn't love her, he didn't care; because he didn't care, he wasn't nervous, worried, or anxious.
In either case.
Her parents felt he was not a good match.
Not to mention he had two older sisters, and parents from a rural background who would undoubtedly favor sons over daughters.