A piece of thin gauze was gently placed over Murong Qingqing’s wrist. As men and women must remain apart, even a doctor would not touch a woman’s skin directly while taking her pulse. After a brief pause, the doctor spoke to her with absolute certainty.
"You are with child."
Even though she had already braced herself for the worst, Murong Qingqing’s slender body trembled uncontrollably upon hearing the news. She herself could not distinguish whether it was joy at the prospect of having a child or terror at an uncertain future.
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