When Zhao Shuning woke up, there were many people around her.
It was still that small cottage.
Zhao Shuning looked out of the window.
The small courtyard was filled with villagers.
The one treating her was the only old doctor in the village who knew how to feel the pulse and diagnose diseases.
Seeing Zhao Shuning wake up, he put her hand back under the quilt.
"Miss Zhao, you..."
The old doctor hesitated, not knowing how to start.
Zhao Shuning's face also turned solemn.
"Sir, do I have a serious illness?"
The old doctor shook his head.
Hearing the voices of conversation inside, the young men standing outside immediately walked in.
Looking at Zhao Shuning, they seemed at a loss.
"Doctor Xi, how is Miss Zhao?"
"The sun is not that strong today. Why did she faint?"
"She must have not had a good rest these days. She is a young lady after all, with a rather weak constitution. That's why she was physically exhausted."
"Miss Zhao, what would you like to eat? We'll go and prepare it for you."
"Yes, yes. You need to take good care of your body."
Zhao Shuning also turned her gaze to the old doctor.
She had no spiritual power or mental strength at present, so she couldn't examine her own condition at all.
Therefore, she could only learn from this old gentleman what serious illness she had.
"Sir, please tell me the truth. We only live for a few decades in this world. At worst, I'll just go to the grave a few years earlier. I'm fine. You don't need to take my feelings into consideration."
Hearing this, the old doctor quickly spat.
Then he said, "Miss Zhao, your constitution is very strong. In fact, it can even be said to be better than those young men here. You're not ill."
Zhao Shuning smiled.
This old gentleman truly had the benevolence of a doctor.
However,
whether she was ill or not, she could still feel it.
"Sir, you don't need to hide it from me. After I woke up these days, I really felt that my body was not as good as before. You're right. My body used to be healthy and strong. But these days, I have a poor appetite. Every morning when I want to get up and exercise, I also feel very tired. I can't eat much, sleep a lot, and always feel nauseous. I've never had such a situation before."
The young men listened quietly as Zhao Shuning told them about her illness.
Their expressions were as if they were the ones who were ill.
Such a beautiful girl was like the most delicate flower in the greenhouse. She mustn't be harmed.
"Doctor Xi, you must save Miss Zhao."
"Although she is a stranger and suddenly appeared in our small town, this is enough to show that she is destined to be with our town. After she came, the flowers in our town all bloomed. She must have brought good fortune to us."
"Yes, yes."
"You young lads, what are you panicking about?"
Doctor Xi glared at them angrily.
Those young men immediately shut up.
"Don't think that I don't know what's on your minds."
"Isn't it just because Miss Zhao looks like a celestial being? That's why you young lads feel a connection with her when you see her. You don't even look at yourselves. How could such a celestial - like person take a fancy to you?"
Doctor Xi really didn't mince his words when he spoke.
Those young men blushed.
They retorted, "Our feelings for Miss Zhao are just out of kindness. We're not as bad as you said."
It was normal for people to take a few more looks at beautiful things.
Moreover,
it was far from enough to just describe Miss Zhao as "beautiful".
"Alright, alright. You all go. There's nothing for you here."
"No, Doctor Xi. You haven't said what illness Miss Zhao has."
Silence.
Zhao Shuning also looked at the old doctor again.
"Sir, please just say it."
The old man sighed.
Then he bowed and said, "Miss, you're pregnant."
"What?"
"What!"
"Ah!"
"How is that possible!"
"No way!"
The denials came one after another.
As for Zhao Shuning, although she didn't say a word, the shock on her face was no less than that of the young men.
Was she really pregnant?
When did it happen?
Why had she never known and never felt the baby's presence?
Immediately, a deep sense of guilt welled up in her heart.
Zhao Shuning blamed herself.
She placed both hands on her still - flat abdomen, feeling extremely guilty.
Sorry, baby. I didn't know you were there. I did so many strenuous things before.
Fortunately,
you're strong enough.
No matter how badly the mother's body was damaged, you still survived.
"Miss Zhao?"
Seeing a faint smile appear on Zhao Shuning's face, the old doctor reminded her a few times.
"Ah, sir, what's wrong?"
"I won't misdiagnose this. Your pulse clearly shows that you're pregnant. In the future, you still need to take good care of your body."
"Thank you, sir."
After thanking Doctor Xi, she saw the old gentleman out of the door.
When Zhao Shuning turned around, the young men in the yard looked very nervous.
"Thank you for bringing me back. Do you have anything else?"
"No, no more."
"Miss Zhao, are you betrothed?"
"Nonsense. If Miss Zhao wasn't betrothed, how could she have a child?"
"But, but Miss Zhao's husband isn't with her either. I'm just worried. I'm worried that Miss Zhao might have met a bad person, so by coincidence, she hid in our small mountain town to avoid trouble."
After the young man explained like this, the brows of several young men relaxed.
A bolder one stepped forward and said, "Actually, Miss Zhao, my parents are extremely open - minded and kind - hearted. If you're willing, they won't mind if you..."
Before the young man could finish his sentence, Zhao Shuning burst out laughing.
They looked at Zhao Shuning in confusion, their faces flushing even redder.
"Miss Zhao, I, I, I..."
"Thank you, kids. But I'm old enough to be your grandma."
Grandma?
Miss Zhao was really humorous.
At this moment, she still had the mood to joke.
"I have a husband and a family. They're all very kind to me. I'm not some poor little daughter - in - law who met a bad person and was abandoned by her husband and came here to avoid trouble. I just woke up and found myself here. Now, I'm not in a good condition. These days, I've been trying to find a way out. Maybe I didn't notice the changes in my body, so I walked too fast and fainted."
"Kids, you don't need to worry about me."
Looking at the expressions of those young men, Zhao Shuning was in a great mood.
The baby in her belly was Bu Ran's.
She had Bu Ran's child, and she had even more hope.
No matter what time it was now and no matter why she suddenly came back to life, for the little one in her belly, she would strive to live on.
Originally, Zhao Shuning planned to find a way out of the small town earlier.
Now it seemed that she really needed to take good care of herself and rest.
Maybe that Miss Yun left her here for this very reason.