In the midst of the cheerful atmosphere, Aelan couldn’t even force a smile and had a stiff expression.
Yeongju also raised her fork to take a bite of the salad in front of her. But as she was about to put the fork with the salmon into her mouth…
“Ugh!”
Suddenly, she covered her mouth as if about to vomit.
The woman next to her asked, “Hey, what’s wrong?”
“Oh, no, it’s nothing… Ugh!”
Yeongju made a disgusted face and dry heaved. Her stomach felt upset.
Watching this, a woman said discreetly, “Maybe… she’s having morning sickness?”
“What? Morning sickness?”
Yeongju blushed and muttered to herself.
Yeongju’s eyes widened. The woman spoke again.
“No, you just vomited while trying to eat salmon. Isn’t that the same as when I have morning sickness?”
“…….”
“By any chance, are you pregnant too, Yeongju?”
At those words, Yeongju’s pupils shook. Aelan, standing beside her, also wore a surprised expression, and Chaerin’s face turned almost pale.
Pregnant…?
Yeongju was momentarily startled, her head tilting in confusion.
“No, probably not pregnant.”
“Why are you so sure it’s not? Just in case, you should go to the hospital.”
“But I…”
I have a body that makes it difficult to have a child.
The words she couldn’t bring herself to say were swallowed back down. Aelan, who knew about Yeongju’s physical condition, also momentarily let go of her rising expectations. Chaerin also displayed a relieved expression.
“I haven’t been digesting well since this morning. I must have caught something.”
Trying to reassure the people, Yeongju forced a calm expression.
“Maybe I’ll feel better after taking some medicine… Ugh!”
Suddenly overwhelmed by nausea, Yeongju couldn’t continue speaking and abruptly stood up from her seat.
Covering her mouth, Yeongju headed outside straight to the restroom.
Swoosh, swoosh.
Yeongju scooped water with her hands and rinsed her mouth. After emptying her stomach, the urge to vomit disappeared. The dizziness also subsided.
Yeongju wiped her mouth with a tissue, recalling the words she heard a moment ago.
“Could it be that you’re pregnant too, Yeongju?”
Pregnancy… It couldn’t be that easy…
Suddenly, Yeongju realized that quite some time had passed since her last period. Since her menstrual cycle wasn’t exceptionally regular, she hadn’t paid much attention. However, now, with the mention of pregnancy, she worried if there might be some issue instead.
Yeongju remembered what the doctor had said before.
“Fibroids can cause difficulties in implantation or maintaining pregnancy, depending on their location and size. As you can see, since fibroids are spread across most of the areas in the endometrium, it might be difficult for implantation.”
According to the doctor, the fibroids currently in her uterus were challenging to remove but not dangerously critical. She just needed regular check-ups to monitor any changes in the fibroids.
But come to think of it, she hadn’t had a gynecological examination since she left for Rome.
‘Has anything gone wrong during that time?’
Suddenly gripped by fear, Yeongju’s complexion darkened.
Feeling that this wasn’t the right time for such thoughts, Yeongju immediately explained her situation to Aelan and headed to the hospital.
“The ultrasound examination is over.”
Yeongju, done with the examination, sat up. The doctor stood up and said, “I’ll explain in my office.”
Guided by a nurse, Yeongju headed to the examination room connected directly to the doctor’s office.
Sitting in a chair in the doctor’s office, Yeongju looked at the doctor with a slightly anxious expression.
He was the doctor who had been treating Yeongju for the longest time and was also the one who first informed her of the difficulties in conceiving a child.
Facing Yeongju, the doctor spoke.
“The fibroids we found in the last examination fortunately haven’t increased in size. In fact, the area they surrounded has decreased compared to before.”
“Ah… that’s a relief. So, everything is okay?”
The doctor’s expression became somewhat serious. Seeing this, Yeongju also looked at him with a tense face.
“Well… even I couldn’t believe it when I saw the test results. Would you like to take a look?”
Pointing to the ultrasound examination image displayed on the monitor, the doctor, and Yeongju, widening her eyes, focused.
“Do you see the black, round shape here?”
“Yes.”
“This is the gestational sac, and this white dot is the embryo’s yolk sac.”
Yeongju blinked her rounded eyes in disbelief.
“… Yes?”
A gestational sac… a yolk sac…
She couldn’t understand what he was saying. She even wondered if she might be dreaming.
In fact, during her married life, she had dreamt such dreams several times. Often, upon waking up from those dreams, she felt an overwhelming sense of emptiness, and her eyes were often wet.
Facing the bewildered Yeongju, the doctor continued speaking.
“The shapes of the gestational sac and yolk sac are normal, and the blood test results also showed values within the range of 5 weeks and 4 days of pregnancy.”
“…”
“I was also very surprised when I saw the results. In cases like this, the chances of natural conception are considered a miracle.”
A faint smile appeared on the doctor’s face. He was one of the few who knew how much Yeongju had longed for this moment.
With a voice that now seemed more powerful than before, he said,
“Congratulations on your pregnancy.”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
