Eun Soo lost her words in surprise at the pregnant woman asking if she was in the early stages.
“Looking at you not showing yet, you must be about 8 weeks, right?”
“Ah, no.”
Eun Soo put her hand out. Unsure whether her voice denying it sounded awkward, she quickly glanced at Hyuk Joo’s expression.
Fortunately, she didn’t notice any significant change in his expression.
The pregnant woman chattered away, perhaps pleased to have met someone of her own age after a long time.
“Even if you’re as slim as you, you won’t show until after 5 months. Ah, I’m 8 months along now, but goodness! I’m still having morning sickness.”
“Even the smell of water makes me vomit.”
The man sitting next to the pregnant woman shook his head as he chimed in.
“The only thing I can eat is this.”
The pregnant woman pulled out a plastic container from her bag. When she opened the lid, she offered something white inside to Eun Soo. At first glance, it looked like radish.
“It’s kohlrabi.”
“Kohlrabi?”
“It’s like a turnip.”
With a bright smile, the pregnant woman crunched on the kohlrabi. Along with words of gratitude, Eun Soo took a bite from a piece of kohlrabi.
Suddenly, she felt a wave of nausea and retched.
“Ugh!”
Eun Soo quickly covered her mouth with her hand.
Surprised, her face and even her ears flushed hot.
“Eun Soo?”
Hyuk Joo’s face turned serious, startled by Eun Soo’s sudden retch.
She couldn’t have possibly let him notice, could she? Holding her breath, Eun Soo waited for the nausea to subside.
Meanwhile, the flustered pregnant woman pulled out a bottle of water.
“I’m sorry. I thought kohlrabi would be okay……”
“No, it’s not that. I’ve been feeling a little under the weather, so my stomach is a bit sensitive.”
“But what if it’s a cold? You won’t be able to take proper medication.”
“That’s…”
Just as she was contemplating what to respond, a nurse called Eun Soo’s name.
Hyuk Joo, who got up first from his seat, supported Eun Soo as they entered the examination room.
“Please, have a seat.”
Upon seeing Eun Soo and Hyuk Joo enter the room, the doctor pointed to the chairs. The female doctor, with neatly trimmed hair mixed with white, was wearing black glasses.
“Is it your first time at our hospital?”
“Yes.”
“Did you come because of a cold?”
“Yes, I think I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather.”
“Hmm…”
The doctor nodded, carefully examining Eun Soo’s face.
“When did you start feeling this way?”
“From last night.”
“To be honest, she got caught in the rain a little yesterday.”
Hyuk Joo, who was standing next to Eun Soo, added.
“You got caught in the rain, tut tut. You need to be careful not to catch a cold. As you may know, unlike others, you can’t properly use medications.”
“What do you mean?”
Hearing the doctor’s words, Hyuk Joo asked again. However, the doctor looked more perplexed. She had a look of why he was questioning something that seemed obvious.
“Don’t you know that pregnant women shouldn’t take medications carelessly?”
An entirely unexpected situation unfolded.
Of course, she was pregnant, but the only person who knew about this was In Woo.
Moreover, she was bewildered by the fact that people whom she was meeting for the first time today were talking as if they knew she was pregnant.
Looking at the doctor’s desk, Eun Soo then understood why they had been acting that way.
This hospital was a gynecology clinic that also provided internal medicine.
Seeing the word ‘Internal Medicine’ posted on one side of the hospital window, she had hastily entered. That was the root of the misunderstanding.
No wonder the hospital seemed less crowded with patients waiting than a typical internal medicine clinic when she entered.
“… I didn’t know this hospital also served as an obstetrics and gynecology clinic and entered unknowingly.”
“Ah, I see. Originally, my specialty is internal medicine, but there was no obstetrics and gynecology clinic nearby, so I’m also handling that. How should I apologize for this?”
“No, it’s my fault. I should have looked carefully before coming in.”
“You mentioned feeling like you have a cold, how are the symptoms?”
“Nothing much besides a bit of coughing…”
Eun Soo gave a vague answer, planning to get a prescription. However, Hyuk Joo explained her symptoms in detail, as if he had been instructed to inform the doctor about Eun Soo’s situation.
“She had a few bouts of dry cough. And she’s had a slight fever that didn’t break even after periods of rest.”
“That’s a common symptom of a cold.”
The doctor shrugged nonchalantly, as if it was not a serious issue, and started typing the prescription while looking at the monitor.
Hyuk Joo’s forehead creased, perhaps thinking that the doctor was taking the situation too lightly compared to his seriousness. Then, he spoke in a low voice.
“She just had a bout of nausea.”
“Oh, then is there a possibility that the patient might be pregnant?”
“Excuse me?”
At the doctor’s question, Eun Soo bit her lip briefly.
“Is there a possibility of pregnancy?”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
