Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

It was 3:30 a.m. the next day.

Neither of them could sleep well because of their delayed periods. They tossed and turned and stood in the bathroom in their pajamas, taking turns testing their pregnancy test results.

Su Xue was extremely anxious and urged her best friend, who had been inside for 5 minutes, "Yao Yao, are you done yet? Why is your pee taking so long?"

Tang Junyao called from inside, "Wait a minute, it's not ready yet."

"You come out first. The test strip needs to be left in for 5-10 minutes to get the results. There's no point in you waiting inside."

The door opened, and Tang Junyao came out with a test strip; it was a bar. "Okay, I'll put it in the bathroom first, you can go in and test it."

Four minutes later, a deafening scream erupted from the bathroom: "Ah ...

Tang Junyao pushed open the door and went in to check, "What's wrong?"

Su Xue looked stunned, her mouth agape as she turned her head blankly to show her the two test strips on the sink.

Tang Junyao's gaze followed, and she froze, mechanically turning her head to look at the dazed Su Xue.

The two stared at each other blankly for a few minutes, then said in unison, "Be over."

After a pause, they asked in unison again, "What should we do?"

Without the slightest hesitation, they all said in unison, "Let's just leave it alone."

They both sighed, one leaning against the doorframe, and sighed in unison, "Sigh..."

Tang Junyao was the first to come to her senses. The matter was already settled; she had won the lottery. "Let's go and think about what to do. There's no answer in the restroom, and staring at this test strip won't change the line. You don't have magic."

Su Xue followed her out of the bathroom dejectedly. The two sat facing each other on the sofa. Su Xue crossed her legs. "Yao Yao, what are you planning to do? You just got divorced. Maybe you should..." She wanted to say that her best friend had an abortion, but as an obstetrician and gynecologist, she just couldn't bring herself to say those two words.

Tang Junyao was also a little tired. She sat cross-legged on the sofa, tilting her head back. "I don't know either."

Neither of them spoke after that. The living room was so quiet that you could hear the howling wind and the rhythm of the leaves rustling outside.

After thinking for a while, Su Xue suddenly thought of a question, "Yao Yao, where did you buy the birth control pills last time? Were they expired, or were they fake? How come the imported ones we bought didn't work? They couldn't prevent pregnancy. It's impossible for their stuff to stay inside so stubbornly."

Is it so stubborn that even birth control pills can't eliminate it?

These words brought Tang Junyao back to her senses. Her eyes darted around a little. "Cough cough, maybe we didn't eat it early enough. That stuff combined with what's in our bodies too quickly."

Su Xue was about to use her professional knowledge to refute, "No..."

Tang Junyao quickly changed the subject, saying, "What are you planning to do? You're not married yet, what if Su Yu finds out..."

This successfully diverted attention from the unavoidable topic of birth control pills.

Su Xue slumped her head and sighed, "I don't know what to do. If my brother finds out, he'll probably skin me alive."

Tang Junyao thought for a while, then slapped her thigh and sighed, "I want to stay."

Su Xue stared at her wide-eyed. "Are you crazy? Aren't you going abroad after the New Year? Can the school take in pregnant women?"

"It should be fine. This isn't like freshman, sophomore, or junior year of college. The ages of students going to the training program vary, and some of them already have several children. It shouldn't restrict me from getting pregnant."

Before Su Xue could say anything more, Tang Junyao spoke first: "I know what you want to say. This child is his, but we are divorced. This child is mine. You mustn't let it slip, or our friendship will end here. I just want to keep a family member for myself."

Su Xue's eyes reddened slightly. She understood what Yao Yao meant. After her grandfather passed away, she no longer had any blood relatives. Even if that scumbag father was related to her by blood, it was better not to have him. She wanted to leave behind a true family member in this world for herself.

But the days ahead will be tough...

Su Xue also said in a crazy way, "I want to stay too. I can't kill him just because he's Lu Jinnan's child. You know I've been a doctor for so many years and I've never performed an abortion. Now that this is happening to me, I definitely can't bring myself to do it. If I have this surgery, I might have nightmares every night. We'll share the good times and the bad."

As for Su Xue's refusal to have an abortion, everyone in the obstetrics and gynecology department knew about it, and she could understand. However, Su Xue was not married, and how would she get married if she had a child in the future?

Su's mother couldn't let her off the hook either.

Tang Junyao said with some concern, "Xiaoxue, do you want to think about this again? This is not something to joke about. If you give birth to this child, you will be a single mother in the future, and it will be difficult for you to get married."

Su Xue countered, "And what about you?"

Tang Junyao said with a firm look in her eyes, "I've figured it out. There's no need to spend my whole life with a man. If I have a son, we'll still be together for over 20 years. If it's a woman, we can be like best friends. It's fine too. What does it matter if I get married or not?"

"Yes, that's what I think too. I've decided to have the baby. If I meet someone I like in the future, and he likes me too, and he can accept having a child, we can live together. If we can't, we can live together for the rest of our lives. Two old ladies taking a walk together is not bad either."

After sorting things out, Su Xue started to act silly. "Yao Yao, let's arrange a marriage between our children tonight. If mine is a daughter and yours is a son, we'll arrange one. Or if yours is a daughter and mine is a son, we'll arrange the same thing."

Tang Junyao rolled her eyes at her, "You watch too many TV dramas. What are you thinking? What era are we living in? Still talking about arranged marriages?"

Su Xue was dissatisfied. "You're not sure, are you? Your godmother doesn't want you to be her child. Aren't you very sad?"

Tang Junyao: "............"

"Sister, what you're doing in your belly is an embryo; it's a bit early for prenatal education."

Su Xue persisted, "So, are you going to decide or not?"

"Okay, okay, now think carefully about what you're going to do next. I'll be going abroad after the New Year, so it won't have much of an impact. I can give birth abroad. What about you? You'll definitely be found out in the capital."

Su Xue suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "How about I go abroad with you and have my brother apply for one for me?"

Tang Junyao felt that Su Yu wouldn't agree. "Brother Su Yu probably...wouldn't agree. Why don't you just be honest?"

Su Xue was so frightened that she took a step back. "Oh no, am I asking for it? If my brother finds out, he'll drag me to chop me up."

"What should we do then?"

Su Xue shifted her position, resting her cheek on her hand. "I'll talk to our department head tomorrow and see if I can tell him a tear-jerking story to move him and express my desire to study."

After reaching an agreement.

Su Xue said, "Tomorrow we'll go to the ultrasound room for an ultrasound. I'll do it for you, and you do it for me."

"Okay, can you borrow the key?"

"Borrowing the key might arouse suspicion. Just say you have a gynecological problem and are shy about asking me to examine you. No one should suspect anything."

Tang Junyao thought this was feasible and nodded in agreement.

Why did she have to have a gynecological problem?

For a moment, I felt like I was really crazy to do such a thing, but Su Xue was even crazier.

He was all alone and didn't care about the gossip, but she was different; she could only take things one step at a time.

All roads lead to Rome, and you'll eventually reach your destination.