Shen Heng took Bai Jiaojiao to the hospital and registered for an appointment at the obstetrics and gynecology department. While waiting, Shen Heng held Bai Jiaojiao's hand the whole time.

"Heng-ge, what are you nervous about?"

"I wasn't nervous."

Why is he nervous? What is there for him to be nervous about? He's not nervous at all!

While saying he wasn't nervous, Shen Heng unconsciously stroked Bai Jiaojiao's hand.

"What if I guessed wrong?" Bai Jiaojiao felt that if she wasn't pregnant right now, she would be letting down her father Shen Heng's anxiety.

"If I'm wrong, I can ask why it's been delayed for so long, it's definitely not normal compared to before."

Compared to the child, Shen Heng was more worried about Bai Jiaojiao.

Soon their numbers were called. Men weren't allowed inside, so Bai Jiaojiao had to let go of Shen Heng's hand and go for her consultation alone.

Shen Heng waited anxiously alone in the chair.

They came to the First People's Hospital in the city center. There were many people there for treatment. Shen Heng watched the people coming and going. Some were laughing, some were crying, some had worried faces, and some were overjoyed.

His composed face looked even more terrifying in this setting.

The doctor Bai Jiaojiao saw was a very well-off woman with a kind face. When she saw Bai Jiaojiao come in, she asked her, "What do you need?"

"Doctor, my period is a little late, and I've been trying to conceive recently, so I wanted to see if I'm pregnant."

Bai Jiaojiao sat down and began to explain her condition.

The female doctor said, "Let me take your pulse."

Bai Jiaojiao was a little surprised, wondering if she had registered at the wrong department. The female doctor asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Bai Jiaojiao stretched out her hand. She thought she was going to get an X-ray, but she immediately noticed the doctor's traditional Chinese medicine practitioner's license.

It seems this doctor combines traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and has some skills in traditional Chinese medicine.

The female doctor took out a small pillow and pondered as she took Bai Jiaojiao's pulse.

Even in Yancheng, few people come for prenatal checkups. Since Bai Jiaojiao was only there to verify if she was pregnant, she proceeded as usual, directly taking her pulse.

"Congratulations, you've got what you wanted." The female doctor smiled at Bai Jiaojiao, looking even more amiable. "I think I know you. Are you a student at Yanda University? Studying modern medicine, right? If you're worried, I can give you a referral to get an ultrasound, but you're too early in your pregnancy to see anything."

When you meet a professional, speak in a professional manner.

"How do you know me?" Bai Jiaojiao's eyes widened slightly.

"I'm your senior, I guess. I always pay attention to news about our alma mater in the newspaper. Your photo was right in the middle of the page back then. Do you need to get an ultrasound? My diagnosis is that everything is fine, but if you're not too confident about traditional Chinese medicine, you can get it done. From what you've said, it's been more than a month."

Bai Jiaojiao, who had also studied it, said, "I'm not worried at all. I just think you're really amazing, senior, for being able to combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine. If I had that ability, I could just do it myself at home and wouldn't need to come all this way."

The conflict between traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine still exists. Even in the modern medical school of Yenching University, there are many people who despise traditional Chinese medicine.

Bai Jiaojiao didn't have that idea. Chinese culture is profound and extensive. Although some folk remedies are not advisable, they cannot be completely denied. There is still a lot of essence in them.

The doctor smiled upon hearing this and said, "Go back and be careful. Since you're also studying medicine, I won't give you any more advice. If you want to see what the baby looks like in your belly as soon as possible, come back in two months. An ultrasound will show some things."

"Thank you." Hearing the doctor say that, Bai Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief.

"You are welcome."

Shen Heng waited anxiously outside, watching Bai Jiaojiao go in empty-handed and come out empty-handed as well. He couldn't figure out what the expression on Bai Jiaojiao's face meant.

"How is it? Are you pregnant?"

Shen Heng stood up from a distance and wiped his hands on his pants.

"you guess."

"..." Seeing that Bai Jiaojiao still had the mind to make a scene for him, Shen Heng finally felt relieved. "Looks like I'm going to be a father. Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?"

"It's only been a month. I've been seeing a doctor, not a fortune teller. How would I know?"

Bai Jiaojiao felt nothing unusual in her body. Not to mention Chen Heng, even she herself had a sense of unreality.

She got pregnant.

Even after Shen Heng drove Bai Jiaojiao home, Bai Jiaojiao remained calm, but said naively, "Brother Heng, I still feel this is too unreal. Do you think I'm really carrying our child?"

Bai Jiaojiao is a medical student and has even greater reverence for the wonder of life.

Looking at her silly appearance, Shen Heng felt a surge of emotion welling up inside him.

The thought of Bai Jiaojiao carrying his child filled Shen Heng with a feeling akin to a giant umbrella rising in his heart, wanting to shelter Bai Jiaojiao under its canopy, protecting her within his own territory, for him to embrace and cherish.

Shen Heng pulled Bai Jiaojiao down to sit, then squatted down beside her legs: "What's unreal about it? Isn't this the result of my hard work? Do you think all the work I do day and night is in vain?"

"Tsk." Bai Jiaojiao thought that Shen Heng's sudden serious demeanor meant he was about to say something touching.

Shen Heng said, "Jiaojiao, from now on you can just relax and wait to become a mother. Leave everything else to me."

As he was saying this, Bai Doudou came to play with Bai Jiaojiao, carrying a tree branch in his mouth. Before Bai Doudou could even reach Bai Jiaojiao's feet, Shen Heng pushed him away: "Alright, Bai Doudou, from now on you need to stay away from your sister."

"Why are you doing that? It won't hurt me."

Shen Heng said, "Isn't it said that dogs are bad for pregnant women? Besides, Dou Dou is so naughty, what if it trips you up? Your cousin really likes it, why don't you let him take Dou Dou home and raise it for a couple of days?"

"You listen to that pseudoscience all day long." Bai Jiaojiao, a medical student, didn't believe in it at all. Besides, she thought Dou Dou was well-behaved and intelligent, and she couldn't bear to give it away.

"I'm also thinking about safety." Nothing in the world is more important than Bai Jiaojiao.

“DouDou has only been with us for a few days. What if DouDou doesn’t recognize me after you give it to FengLin? You’re worried about it tripping me today, but after I give birth, will I have to worry about it hurting the baby? When can we bring it back?”

Bai Jiaojiao didn't want to reduce a family member just to have another child. Although humans and dogs are different, Bai Jiaojiao truly regarded Bai Doudou as family.