I'm one week pregnant.

As the last word rang out, Nan Xian froze instantly.

Her facial skin tightened, her lips were pressed tightly together, and she sat motionless on the bed.

It took her a long while to come back to her senses, her gaze as if she had just groped her way back from a distant place.

Can you be sure?

Liao Jun glanced at her and saw that Nan Xian's face was pale and tense. He hesitated for a few moments, "The fertilized egg implants in the uterine cavity for about ten days, and pregnancy can be confirmed by a blood test. Modern medical technology is generally accurate. If you are not sure, you can go to the hospital for an ultrasound examination about forty days after your period stops."

This means it's basically confirmed.

Nan Xian closed her eyes tightly, and when she opened them again, her face had regained its composure.

"I understand, thank you."

Liao Jun gave a few instructions and then left quickly.

Nan Xian leaned back on the bed, staring blankly at the pure white ceiling above her head.

Her hand gently rested on her lower abdomen, which was flat even through several layers of clothing. No one would guess that a new life was already growing there.

No, perhaps it's not "life" at all!

Nan Xian's gaze suddenly turned gloomy. She moved her hand away and pressed her lips into a thin line.

Liao Jun said she was a week pregnant, but let alone a week, she hadn't had any intimate relations with anyone in the past few months!

Humans aren't like Sun Wukong, who can spring out of a stone out of thin air. How could someone get pregnant without having intimate relations?

A week ago... who did I meet? What unusual things did I do?

Nan Xian recalled carefully, but upon closer reflection, she realized that every day was extraordinary. What she had seen and heard recently would be horrifying for any ordinary person.

Unsure whether to laugh or cry, she helplessly rubbed her forehead and sighed deeply.

"Sister, why are you sighing?"

Yu Lin pushed open the door and came in, smiling, with his hands behind his back.

What brings you here?

“I happened to run into Dr. Liao on his way here. He said you just need to rest more and keep a happy mood, so I picked some flowers for you!” He said, holding out a bunch of colorful wildflowers. “Sister, do you like them?”

Nan Xian shifted her gaze slightly and couldn't help but notice his muddy shoes and wet trouser legs, exclaiming in surprise, "What happened to you...?"

Yu Lin followed her gaze, his face slightly embarrassed, and he scratched his nose sheepishly, "I should have changed my shoes before coming here, I'm sorry to have made you laugh at me."

Nan Xian looked at him, smiled knowingly, and thought to herself: It's really not easy to find so many wildflowers in the dead of winter. This child is really going to great lengths to please me...

Feeling helpless at being unable to respond to him, yet softened by his thoughtfulness, her eyes held a complex mix of emotions. Her eyelashes lowered, concealing the light, and she gently smiled, reaching out to accept the handful of wildflowers still carrying the scent of the cold wind and grass.

"I really like it, thank you."

Seeing that she accepted it, Yu Lin was overjoyed. He sat down by her bedside and enthusiastically introduced the flowers to her, saying, "This flower was picked from here, and that flower was picked from there." He looked extremely proud. If he had a tail, it would probably be spinning into a propeller by now.

Nan Xian listened patiently.

He paused suddenly, puzzled, and said, "But there's something strange. When I was picking flowers nearby, no villagers stopped me, but when I said I wanted to go to the back mountain, they became very wary and stopped me from going. When I asked them why, they couldn't answer... Sister, could the evil spirit you're looking for be hiding in the back mountain?"

Nan Xian's eyes flickered slightly. She frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly shook her head and smiled.