Warm sunlight filtered through the mottled leaves, casting a mosaic of golden fragments across the floor.
Chen Wan got out of bed, sat down at the desk by the window, and flipped through a book filled with handwritten notes.
"Everyone around me says that since I’m pregnant, I should focus on resting. Now that the morning sickness has finally eased, I shouldn't be tiring myself out," she said. "But Sister-in-law Wanwan—I mean, Sister-in-law, I worked so hard to get into university last year. My plan was that after graduation, I would have a respectable job and be able to support myself."
Chapter 45