For the first month or two, they still felt nothing out of the ordinary, aside from the exhaustion of caring for their children every day.
Their stomachs showed no signs of any issues.
However, by the third month, He Yao, who had been busy to the point of exhaustion, discovered that her period had been two months late. With her prior experience, she quickly suspected she might be pregnant again and rushed to the hospital for a check-up.
She brought her mother and mother-in-law along as well.
The results were, as expected, undeniable.
Not only was she pregnant, but her mother and mother-in-law were also pregnant.
And again, they were carrying multiple babies.
The last time they had been willing to carry to term, aside from the fact that the fetuses were too far along for an easy abortion, a significant factor was that they didn't yet have any children in the family.
But now, they already had eleven children.
Who would dare to have more?
So, upon returning home, they argued with their husbands and decided to have abortions.
At this point, Ding Yun, who had been consistently paying attention to them, was curious if her daily, uninterrupted blessings could protect the fetuses in their wombs. Thus, from the day they decided to abort, Ding Yun resumed the blessings she had temporarily paused, giving each of the three pregnant women one blessing every day.
Then, peculiar things began to happen.
Whenever they intended to go to the hospital for an abortion, some accident would occur, preventing them from going. When they tried to buy abortion pills online, the pills either never reached their hands, or if they took them, they were ineffective, and their bodies remained perfectly healthy.
After a series of such events, the babies were already six months along.
At this point, they had no choice but to decide to give birth to these babies as well. They immediately dragged their respective husbands to the hospital for sterilization to prevent any future mishaps.
Following this, another twelve fetuses were born.
Combined with the eleven already in the household, that made a total of twenty-three.
This number, this scale, was undoubtedly impressive. Their friends and family were astonished.
While outwardly congratulating them on their good fortune of having so many children, in private, many wondered how they would cope, as raising so many children was no easy feat. The cost of raising a child from birth to adulthood was easily over a million, and with over twenty, the expenses would run into tens of millions.
The thought alone was daunting.
And this was just the financial aspect, not to mention the immense energy and time required to raise them.
Reaching this point, Ding Yun was unsure if her blessings would continue to be effective, but she ultimately decided to stop. Ding Yun had a feeling that her ex-boyfriend, Zhao Pu, hadn't been significantly affected by the multiple pregnancies.
Thinking about blessing his mice and cockroaches,
She worried about accidentally harming innocent children.
So, after much deliberation, Ding Yun tentatively decided to bless the mites on Zhao Pu's body. She wasn't sure if Zhao Pu had mites, or if her ability was effective on mites on other people.
But trying it out wouldn't hurt her.
This time, she blessed him three times a day for a week. Since she had no opportunity to see Zhao Pu again, she had no idea of the results.
It wasn't until half a month later, when she heard classmates discussing in a group chat,
That Zhao Pu had developed an eye infection and his face was covered in acne and folliculitis, nearly disfiguring him.
Only then did Ding Yun confirm that her blessings were effective.
Now, Ding Yun felt no reservations. In the following period, whenever she had free time, she would search online for microorganisms that most people had in their bodies, which were harmless in small numbers but could cause significant health problems, or even death, if their numbers grew.
She then began to bless those specific microorganisms.
She even extended her blessings to various beneficial and harmful bacteria within Zhao Pu's body, and even his cells.
Her thinking was clear: everything in the world depended on balance and moderation. Even the best things could become detrimental if their quantity disrupted that balance.
Therefore, she didn't need to focus solely on the disease-causing or fatal elements. With this realization, Ding Yun specifically bought a medical textbook. Every Monday morning, she would casually open a page, find a cell or bacterium in the body that looked appealing, and begin her blessings.
She would bless it for a week, and then switch to a different one the following week.
She was just a small woman, not a gentleman. She wanted revenge immediately, not after ten years. Waiting that long would only lead to immense frustration. Instant, daily retribution felt much more satisfying.
Sometimes, when Ding Yun felt wronged at work, she would deliberately stay up until midnight. As soon as midnight struck, she would curse, or rather, bless, a part of Zhao Pu's body, and her mood would immediately improve.
She even had pleasant dreams at night.
As for Zhao Pu, his fate was truly grim. First, a surge in mites on his body nearly disfigured him. It took a long time to recover, and even then, his face was scarred, and his social interactions suffered.
Then, his body began to experience intermittent discomfort.
Sometimes, he would suffer from prolonged, severe bad breath. Other times, his eyes would be affected, or his ears would suddenly become inflamed. Occasionally, he would experience nosebleeds or sudden allergic reactions.
While these symptoms might have been manageable individually, when they occurred in combination, with increasing frequency and duration, Zhao Pu became increasingly paranoid. Not that he suspected anyone was trying to harm him, but rather that he had some unknown illness, some rare disease, or even cancer.
He knew that his body had always been healthy before, with no prior ailments. The sudden and persistent appearance of these problems clearly indicated that his body was sending warning signals, meaning something was wrong.
Thus, he began frequenting hospitals for check-ups.
Although no terminal illness was detected, his blood work indeed showed abnormalities and instability, requiring treatment. However, even after following the doctor's advice and undergoing treatment, subsequent tests still revealed issues and numerous abnormal readings.
This undoubtedly placed immense psychological pressure on him.
He even started experiencing hair loss and insomnia.
Ding Yun was not privy to these specific details, but she had gathered indirect information indicating that Zhao Pu had been visiting hospitals frequently for examinations recently.
This outcome was more than satisfactory for Ding Yun.
Therefore, she naturally continued her blessings. Her ability could be used three times a day, and it would be a waste not to utilize it.
Causing her ex-boyfriend suffering brought her joy.
What could be better?
With her spirits lifted, many aspects of her work proceeded smoothly. Soon, through her own efforts, Ding Yun was successfully promoted and received a raise, becoming a senior executive at the company.
Her salary increased to between seventeen and eighteen thousand yuan per month.
She could confidently say that her work was going well, and her mood was pleasant.
However, at this point, her mother became anxious.
Her parents were both worried. She was nearly thirty, or turning thirty by the traditional lunar calendar, and still unmarried with no partner. How could they not be anxious?