As winter gave way to spring and the estimated due date approached, Shen Zhiyi halted all her work and scarcely stepped outside of Huating. Fearing she might get bored, people would occasionally come to keep her company.
When Qin Xiaoran visited, she even brought a bunch of tonics, her face betraying lingering fears, "I had a dream last night that you suddenly went into labor. When I rushed to the hospital, I saw my nephew looking exactly like Brother Pei Yu, which scared me to death!"
Shen Zhiyi couldn't help but laugh at her exaggerated tone.
She inevitably gained weight due to her pregnancy, but she was still slimmer than many expectant mothers, and her baby bump was on the smaller side. However, all her prenatal checkup indicators were normal, so the doctor simply attributed it to individual physical constitution.
