Sang Yu was stunned. I haven’t thought of such a possibility.
Now that Wang Tingxue had suggested it, Sang Yu felt herself grow excited. Wait, that can’t be right. I visited a doctor, and he didn’t ask me anything related to pregnancy. I even took the meds.
When she thought of this, she suddenly panicked. Oh no… What if I’m really pregnant? I already took the medicine… Will there be any side effects?
At that thought, she lost her appetite completely.
Wang Tingxue decided that she should not let the food go to waste since Sang Yu was not eating. Wang Tingxue happily finished Sang Yu’s portion on the latter’s behalf.
After their meal, the two left the restaurant. Sang Yu was somewhat lost in thought the entire time. Wang Tingxue returned to the dormitory while Sang Yu took a cab home.
The cab she had gotten in soon pulled over at the neighborhood, but Sang Yu showed no intention of getting off. So, the driver reminded her, “Miss, we’re here.”
Only then did she come to her senses, pay the driver, and get off.
As Sang Yu took the elevator up, she retrieved her key to open the door. However, she soon realized that it was not locked. Wait, I clearly remember locking the door before leaving. Why is it unlocked?
Once she opened the door, she saw Shen Peichuan’s luggage. He’s back?
She strode inside to see Shen Peichuan answering a call on the balcony. “Alright, I’ve got it. I’ll report on time tomorrow.”
The other party on the phone talked for a while longer, and Shen Peichuan acknowledged the message before hanging up and placing the phone on a nearby table. He then continued hanging up the rest of his laundry.
“You’re back?” Sang Yu asked in a hoarse tone.
Shen Peichuan turned around to see her standing not too far behind her with swollen eyes. He nodded and inquired, “What’s wrong?”
Sang Yu hugged him tightly. “Why did you come back so early?”
His return was too sudden; he had not told her about this earlier.
“I was done with work there, so I came back early,” Shen Peichuan explained.
“Will you be leaving again?” Sang Yu asked.
“Nope.” Shen Peichuan patted her on the back and followed up, “What’s wrong? You seem unhappy.”
“It… It’s nothing. I just came back from my internship and I’m still not used to it.” Sang Yu did not dare to tell him her suspicions as she had not yet confirmed it at the hospital.
She decided to tell him after she had a proper checkup at the hospital.
“It’ll get better,” Shen Peichuan consoled her. However, Sang Yu did not feel reassured in the least.
She let go of him and said, “I’m tired. I’ll gonna get some sleep.”
“Have you eaten? I’ll bring you out for dinner.”
“I’ve already had dinner,” Sang Yu answered as she headed to the bedroom.
Shen Peichuan could tell that something was off with Sang Yu, but he did not think too much about it. The woman had already said that it was because of the internship.
After a moment, he came into the room with a glass of water. Sang Yu was already lying down on the bed. He approached her, placed the cup on the bedside table, and suggested, “If you feel tired, you can just quit. I’ll gladly provide for you.”
Sang Yu turned around to look at him, and Shen Peichuan caressed her face gently. “You look unwell.”
“You told me that I can only help others if I succeed. I won’t give up. I’m not tired. I’m just… feeling down.”
She then held Shen Peichuan’s hand. “Not bad; you’ve improved enough to be able to tell that something’s troubling me.”
Is that supposed to be a compliment?
“What’s wrong?” Shen Peichuan queried.
“Don’t even ask. I’m tired and want to sleep.” Sang Yu let go of his hand, covered the sheets over her face, and mumbled, “Don’t talk to me. I really want to sleep.”
At that, Shen Peichuan nodded and kept quiet.
Though Sang Yu said she was tired, she could not sleep at all. When Shen Peichuan joined her in bed, she was still wide awake.
She only managed to drift to sleep at around midnight.
She woke up early in the morning to make Shen Peichuan breakfast, but she did not have any food herself. She simply told him that she was in a rush to go to work and hurriedly left.
However, she took a day off and headed to the hospital.
There was a two-hour queue to visit the doctor. She explained her symptoms to the doctor in the consultation room.
The doctor scribbled down her symptoms and queried, “Are you attached?”
Sang Yu replied, “I’m married.”
The doctor glanced at her and said, “Let’s do an ultrasound then.”
Sang Yu nodded.
She did her ultrasound at around noon and soon got her medical report.
She was pregnant with a single child.
Sang Yu was excited and worried at the same time. She passed the report to the doctor and queried, “I took some medicine. Will it affect the fetus?”
The doctor then asked, “What medicine did you take?”
Sang Yu had expected this question and brought her medicine along. One of the anti-inflammatory medicines was extremely harmful to the fetus.
The doctor asked, “How long have you been taking it?”
Sang Yu said that she had been eating it for a day.
“It’s not a long time, but this medicine can’t be taken by expecting women…”
“Does this mean that I can’t keep the child?” Sang Yu asked dejectedly.
She felt as if she was a fool.
She had not thought about such a thing at all. After all, she had only spent two nights with Shen Peichuan. Since she was showing signs of pregnancy now, it meant that she had conceived on their first try. She did not expect it to come so suddenly.
“I can’t be sure either. If you want to keep the child, you will have to go for regular checkups in case the fetus doesn’t develop properly. If the fetus turns out to be deformed, you can decide to abort it. Of course, if you’re worried about the risk, you can choose to abort it now.”
Sang Yu understood what the doctor said, but this was not a decision she could make alone. She had to tell Shen Peichuan about this matter someday.
After she left the hospital, she quickly dialed Shen Peichuan’s number.
