After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

"What are you looking at?" Li Rui asked curiously, leaning closer and following Lan Yujuan's gaze.

Lan Yujuan turned her head and saw that Li Rui had come out. She chuckled softly:

"Nothing much, just looking at the pretty girls!"

"How's the checkup? Any results yet?"

A hint of shyness appeared on Li Rui's face as he gently placed his hands on his lower abdomen and said:

"Yes, she's pregnant."

"It's been over a month, the development is normal, and there's already a fetal heartbeat."

"There are a lot of people today, and there's also a test report that won't be ready for another half hour."

Lan Yujuan quickly said:

"It's alright, I'll wait here."

"Qin Zhang should be off today, go and call him right away!"

Li Rui blushed, bit her lip, and nodded gently.

"Okay, I'll go right now!"

Although there was a hint of trepidation mixed with joy in Li Rui's eyes, his gaze gradually hardened.

A change was quietly taking place; when she came out of the examination room, she seemed to have been infused with new courage.

Lan Yujuan felt a sense of déjà vu about this situation.

She watched Li Rui's departing figure, feeling extremely envious.

It's as if I can already see Li Rui and Qin Zhang finally getting married, and the three generations living together in harmony.

The same experience, but due to the different character of the men's families, the results were vastly different.

After Li Rui left, she sat alone in the corridor, waiting for the test results while watching people come and go, lost in thought.

She was looking at others unconsciously, unaware that someone was also secretly observing her.

"Why are you here for your prenatal checkup alone? Where's your husband?"

Suddenly, at the end of the bench next to her, a pregnant woman with a slightly protruding belly slowly moved towards her and asked curiously.

Lan Yujuan was a little embarrassed and explained in a low voice:

"I'm not pregnant, I came here with a friend."

The pregnant woman looked at her sympathetically, a knowing expression on her face. "It's okay, I understand."

Lan Yujuan sat on the bench, feeling even more embarrassed and depressed.

No, what do you mean? I'm telling the truth!

She raised her hand to smooth her bangs, and out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that the pregnant woman who had spoken to her was carrying her own bag, taking a number and queuing up herself, looking quite familiar with the situation.

For a moment, curiosity also arose in her heart:

"Did you come alone?"

The pregnant woman nodded and smiled as she drank her water, "Yes, I did it myself!"

As she spoke, she put away her water glass, touched her lower abdomen with both hands, and looked proud.

"I don't have a boyfriend and I'm not planning to get married. But I'm getting older and I really want to have a baby, so I did IVF."

Lan Yujuan was shocked upon hearing this, and then her face was filled with admiration.

"You're amazing!"

She had only heard of people doing this before, but this was the first time she had encountered it in real life.

The pregnant woman smiled and waved her hand, "What's so amazing about that?"

"Everyone pursues different things!"

"Some people yearn for family, while others pursue freedom."

"Overall, things are better now than in the past. Everyone is allowed to be themselves and can strive to live the life they want."

"Ten years ago, I wouldn't have dared to imagine doing something like this!"

The two sat side by side, chatting casually, and half an hour passed quickly.

"Li Rui! Are Li Rui's family members here?"

"exist!"

Lan Yujuan heard the nurse calling, which meant the test results were out, and quickly got up to go over.

Before leaving, I offered my sincere blessings.

After receiving the test report, Lan Yujuan called Li Rui, but he was on another call the whole time.

Judging from the looks of it, the young couple are probably still "discussing important matters".

She quickly hung up the phone and sent Li Rui a message:

[I've received the report. You can continue making calls. I'll wait for you in the lobby on the first floor.]

After sending the message, she prepared to go downstairs.

Lan Yujuan didn't expect to run into an acquaintance in the corridor before she even reached the elevator!

"Yujuan?"

She looked up at the sound and was startled by the beautiful woman.

"What, don't you recognize your older sister?" The beauty winked at her, teasingly.

Lan Yujuan's face flushed red instantly.

"Hello, sister!"

She finally recognized that the beautiful figure she had just seen was actually Chen Feifei!

Chen Feifei looked at her with concern, her gaze gradually falling on the medical report in her hand.

"What brings you to the hospital? Are you feeling unwell?"

Lan Yujuan quickly shook her head, blushing as she said:

"No, I came with a friend."

Chen Feifei glanced around. "Where's your friend?"

As Lan Yujuan watched the beautiful woman speak, her mind seemed to be intoxicated, and she drifted off uncontrollably, only snapping back to reality after a moment of surprise.

"Oh, my friend, she made a phone call."

Chen Feifei smiled and nodded, "I see."

"Do you need any help? I happen to have a friend who works at this hospital."

Lan Yujuan quickly waved her hand, "Thank you, sister!"

"No need, we just came for a routine check-up, it's already done."

Seeing that she was nervous, Chen Feifei didn't press her and smiled naturally:

"Okay, feel free to contact my sister if you need any help."

Before leaving, Chen Feifei glanced at the sign for the obstetrics and gynecology department, her eyes flashing slightly.

After confirming that Lan Yujuan had gone far away, Chen Feifei quickly took out her phone and made a call.

"What are you doing?"

A deep, indifferent male voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Work."

"What's up?"

Chen Feifei took a deep breath, then spoke into the phone with a rare stern tone:

"You have twenty minutes. Get to the entrance of the provincial hospital right now!"

"If you're even a minute late, I'll go back and smash your computer."

Then, he decisively hung up the phone.

*

Lan Yujuan was afraid of running into acquaintances again, so she deliberately took the stairwell and slowly strolled down to the first floor.

She waited in the lobby on the first floor for almost fifteen minutes, her legs nearly numb, before she finally saw Li Rui arrive late, smiling sweetly.

"Have you two already discussed this?"

As Lan Yujuan handed over the examination report, she asked with a smile.

Li Rui grinned and nodded vigorously, "Mmm!"

He said he'd go and submit the leave request and marriage application today, and come back as soon as possible!

Unlike when he came in trying to hide his presence, Li Rui now had his hat and sunglasses all put away.

When she spoke, her laughter was clear and pleasant, as if she wanted the whole world to know that she was very happy!

"OK!"

"Let's go home!"

The two walked out of the hospital hand in hand, happy as they went.

As soon as Lan Yujuan reached the roadside, she saw a familiar figure walking towards them...