Seven Days of Love

The shock of it kept me awake for days and nights.

That little bean on the ultrasound scan.

It was a child?

Zhang Mi asked me: “Is it Shen Qi’s?”

I didn’t say a word, still reeling from the fact that I was carrying a human being.

Zhang Mi didn’t know the full story and kept cursing: “Damn it, that bastard hasn’t been seen in ages, what kind of guy is he?”

I said: “It’s not his fault, I was the one who drove him away.”

Zhang Mi advised me: “Get rid of it. If you don’t plan on being with Shen Qi, there’s no way you can raise a child on your own.”

My head was pounding, so I rolled over and buried myself in the blankets.

“We’ll see.”

Zhang Mi: “Fine. At least Jin Lan was decent enough to leave you money and a house.

“If you get overwhelmed, remember to hire a nanny.”

I coughed: “Don’t tell Jin Lan about this.

“I have my pride.”

Zhang Mi shook her head with a sigh and left.

I touched the tiny, barely perceptible bump on my lower abdomen.

I had never liked children.

So why didn’t I have even the slightest urge to get rid of it?

This was truly terrifying.