Chapter 383: Unlocking [Scepter of Momentum] Layer 1

Brilliant fireworks blossomed across the sky. Around the Beichun International Financial Center, countless people stopped in their tracks to watch, admiring the rare and magnificent spectacle.

Luo Xiwen was also looking up, but tears streamed uncontrollably down her face, soaking the soft, black hair at her temples.

Suddenly, as Luo Xiwen gazed upward, a key appeared before her eyes.

Luo Xiwen turned to look at Gu Heng, a flicker of confusion in her beautiful, tear-blurred eyes.

“This is the key to a townhouse in Yu Cui Garden.”

“Private garden, three stories above ground, an attached garage, and about five hundred square meters of actual living space.”

Gu Heng raised his right hand and gently wiped the tears from Luo Xiwen’s face. “I’ve already bought this villa. I had them put your name on the contract. From now on, this is our home in Beichun.”

From the moment Gu Heng asked Wang Baoshan about available properties, to confirming the unit, dispatching the Jun Cheng Real Estate legal team to coordinate with the original owner, and finally making the payment and receiving the keys, the entire process took no more than two hours.

To purchase a villa so nonchalantly was mainly possible because property in Beichun was genuinely inexpensive. An unfinished, three-story townhouse like this one cost only around five million—less than an average apartment in a super-first-tier city.

“Your parents are always pressuring you to get married because, when it comes down to it, they’re afraid you’ll have no one to rely on when you’re old.”

Gu Heng placed the key in Luo Xiwen’s palm. “The older generation has a traditional mindset. To them, a house is a home, and a house is a form of security. With this property in your name, you’ll be able to appease your parents. I imagine they won’t keep pressuring you to get married anymore.”

“Gu Heng…”

“This is too much.”

Luo Xiwen tried to return the key, her eyes filled with tenderness and emotion, but Gu Heng’s large hand closed firmly around her small one.

‘So he knew all along…’

‘He’d already planned a safety net for me…’

In Luo Xiwen’s eyes, buying a house was a huge deal.

For Gu Heng to be able to present her with the key now, she thought, he must have been planning this for a very long time. She would never have imagined that he had bought the villa on a whim, all within the span of two hours.

“Too much?”

“Compared to your youth, this villa is practically nothing.”

Gu Heng said softly, “You’re with a man who can’t give you marriage; you’ve got to be in it for something, right? I offer you a house and you refuse. Don’t tell me you’re just shallow, only lusting after my young, strong body?”

“Mmm~”

“I am shallow~”

“And I am just after your body~”

Luo Xiwen’s face flushed slightly, a rare show of boldness from her.

“I can’t believe you’re such a shallow woman. Can’t you look past my handsome exterior and powerful physique to appreciate my fascinating soul?”

After a bit of teasing, Gu Heng got back to the point. “Hold onto the key. The townhouse is a blank slate. You can design it however you want, decorate it however you want. In the future, this won’t just be your home; it’ll be our home.”

Seeing she was still hesitant, he took a small step forward and whispered in her ear, “Even though I can’t give you the marriage you want, when the time is right… if you want… we can have a child.”

A child!

The moment Gu Heng finished speaking, Luo Xiwen froze. Then, the hand holding the key clenched tight.

“Really…”

“Can we?”

Luo Xiwen’s voice trembled slightly.

“Of course.”

Gu Heng gently pulled Luo Xiwen into his arms. “I told you before. Besides marriage, you can have anything you want. That naturally includes the right to become a mother.”

‘In the future, there would surely be more and more women around Gu Heng.’

‘If he wanted to maintain these emotional ties, children were the best kind of bond.’

‘When a woman becomes a mother, she gains an emotional anchor. The vast majority of her energy and feelings will shift away from romantic love and onto her child.’

‘As for the expense of raising a child, it might be a heavy burden for most working or middle-class people. But for a super-tycoon of Gu Heng’s A10 Level, raising children was purely a source of enjoyment.’

‘At present, Gu Heng had unlocked only two levels of the Golden Tower of Wealth, yet he already commanded billions in assets. As long as he continued his efforts to unlock the Golden Tower, his fortune was bound to skyrocket, and his commercial empire would only grow larger.’

‘In this situation, Gu Heng had no fear of having too many offspring.’

‘More offspring meant a higher tolerance for error.’

‘As long as he had enough of them, he wouldn’t have to worry about a lack of capable successors emerging to take on great responsibility.’

‘When the time came, all he had to do was establish a family office within the Zhao De Inheritance. Then, no matter how many women or offspring he had in the future, he wouldn’t have to worry about any chaos erupting.’

‘Western family consortiums with legacies spanning hundreds of years used family offices to keep their internal affairs in perfect order. It would be even easier for the Gu Family, which hadn’t even begun to take shape yet.’

“Then I want to have three.”

“The oldest should be a boy, and the second and third should be girls.”

“And if we’re truly blessed, it would be even better if we had twins, a boy and a girl.”

A hint of longing appeared in Luo Xiwen’s eyes.

“Huh?”

“Three of them?”

Gu Heng said with feigned concern, “Well, three is doable, but once we have our babies, you can’t play favorites, you know.”

“What do you mean, play favorites?”

Luo Xiwen didn’t quite understand what he meant.

“I mean…”