"We have arrived at the People's Hospital, please..."
The mechanical announcements brought Li Jinhua back to reality.
She got off the bus with the crowd and stood in front of the hospital gate. For a moment, she hesitated and dared not move forward.
The smell of disinfectant in the obstetrics and gynecology ward made Li Jinhua feel nauseous again.
Dr. Zhao was a kind-faced middle-aged woman. After reading Teacher Liu's note, she nodded knowingly.
"Let's get a urine test done first."
The twenty minutes of waiting for the results felt like an eternity.
Li Jinhua sat on a bench in the corridor, staring blankly at the pregnancy health care posters on the opposite wall.
The mother in the poster is holding her newborn, smiling so happily.
And what about her? Her husband's failed attempt to divide the family property left him heavily in debt; her lover was a married vice-principal; and this child...
"Teacher Li."
Dr. Zhao stood at the door of the consultation room and called to her, his expression serious.
Dr. Zhao pressed her gloved fingers against her abdomen as the cold ultrasound probe brushed against her skin.
"Depending on the size of the gestational sac, it's approximately four weeks."
Dr. Zhao pointed to the tiny black shadow the size of a bean on the screen.
"The fetus is developing normally."
Li Jinhua stared at the tiny life, her ears ringing.
Four weeks ago was that time she and Zhang Haiyang had.
"Do you want to stay?"
Dr. Zhao's question was bluntly cruel.
Li Jinhua opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
Leave?
How to keep it?
In what capacity?
Would Zhang Haiyang divorce his wife for her?
Or should she choose to be a single mother and endure everyone's judgment and criticism?
"I...I need time to think about it."
She finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.
Dr. Zhao sighed and handed her a stack of test reports and a bottle of folic acid.
"Make a decision as soon as possible; it will be difficult to handle if it takes more than three months."
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