Zhou Lian acted the same as usual at school; even Zhang Hongying didn't notice anything was off. At noon, Li Xiu came with Nuonuo to pick Zhou Lian up from school. He ran into Zhang Hongying, who was walking with Zhou Lian, and said with a smile, "I'll have to trouble you to look after Bao'er a bit more. She hasn't been feeling too well lately."
"What's wrong? Where are you feeling unwell? Did you go to the hospital?" Zhang Hongying asked anxiously, grabbing Zhou Lian's arm and looking her up and down.
Gently patting Zhang Hongying's hand, Zhou Lian shot Li Xiu a look and said with a smile, "It's nothing. Don't listen to Jin Chen's nonsense."
Zhang Hongying glanced at Li Xiu, then stared closely at Zhou Lian again. Seeing nothing out of the ordinary, she relaxed a little and asked, "So what's really going on?"
The group slowly walked home as Zhou Lian said softly, "I think I might be pregnant. Don't worry!"
