Meeting You Was Fate

Mandy arranged for Fiona's examination, having been acquainted with the director of the department of obstetrics and gynecology.

Dr. Cai was a female doctor in her early forties with a calm demeanor. She wore a pair of glasses and exuded an elegance befitting of her white coat.

"Doctor Zhou, oh sorry, I mean, Mrs. Jin," Dr. Cai greeted as she lifted her eyes and pushed the frame of her glasses.

In spite of the doctor's amicable air, Fiona remained uneasy. The lines of her face were stiff as she and Mandy entered the doctor's office.

"Long time no see, Doctor Cai," Mandy returned the greeting warmly.

"To what do I owe this pleasure, Mand? There must be something important," the doctor inquired. Dr. Cai picked up a cup of tea and took a slow sip. She had been working in this hospital for eighteen years and had witnessed how it had grown to one of the most reputable institutions in the field of medicine.

Being a doctor was an honorable job, but it had many demands. There were patients day in and day out, each with their own needs and concerns.

In her long career, Doctor Cai had always been faithful to her oath. She did everything she could for her patients, but she had her own principles. There were two things that she refused to do, no matter how much money was on the table. The first was early cesarean for pregnant women who wanted their children to be born on a specific date. Second, abortion.

With her experience, it only took one look at Fiona's face for her to know that the woman was pregnant.

"My sister vomited last night. We guessed that she might be pregnant, and we came here to make sure," Mandy explained.

see. Have a seat, please." Dr. Cai

sat across

looked on curiously. 'She doesn't seem like other doctors. She

moment, Dr. Cai asked, "Miss, how

and I often feel heavy and exhausted. These

Cai let go of her hand and said with a smile,

that from just feeling her pulse, Dr. Cai?" Mandy asked in puzzlement. She had never heard of this method before for checking a woman's pregnancy, not to mention

Cai's words echoed in Fiona's head. She looked at the doctor with a blank expression and stammered, "Am… Am I really

words about the child's gender did not fully register to her. All she could hear was the confirmation that rang persistently in her

from what I had gathered, you have been pregnant for about five weeks now. I assume this is your first pregnancy? It was probably why

was breathing normally, but her mind

weeks. 'No wonder my period hasn't come. It turns out that I'm

were a plethora of emotions that surged inside her. Surprise, fear…and other feelings she couldn't even name in her muddled state. They roiled around one another, twisting into a whirlpool of half-confusion and half-disbelief.

around the age of a college student. The color had drained from her face, and her eyes betrayed her perturbation. "You're on your first trimester, which the most important stage of development for your child. There are many things that you need to pay close attention to. You have to avoid eating crabs and seafood, and you have to limit spicy food too. Instead, your diet has to be rich in folic acid. I advise taking calcium tablets as well. It takes three months for the fetus to stabilize. During this period, sexual

a professional, and she was looking at the situation from a clinical standpoint. However, reason did not work against Fiona's shame. She shifted uncomfortably in her seat

Thank you very much,

out a small red notebook. "This is a pregnancy manual. It would

took the booklet. She was unsure of what