Extreme Pampering
Chapter 200: An Unexpected Surprise.

Chapter 200: Chapter 200: An Unexpected Surprise.

In the height of July’s summer, temperatures were notably higher this year. The crew members were bustling about, setting the scene and sweating profusely.

Xiaodong stood beside Shen Zhiyi, holding an umbrella for her, "It’s way too hot, and you still have to do the wire work later. If you feel uncomfortable, just call it quits immediately, okay?"

She was terrified that Shen Zhiyi would suffer from heatstroke, as two extras had already been sent to the hospital.

"Hmm," Shen Zhiyi turned the page of her script.

She had recently lost some weight, not intentionally, but because of the daily filming on set causing her to lose her appetite. Even trying her favorite foods in various ways hadn’t worked. The same thing had happened last year, leading to acute gastroenteritis due to her penchant for cold items. Consequently, this year, she was expressly forbidden from eating anything cold, and her appetite was even worse than last year.

After the peak heat of the afternoon, the sun still hung high in the sky as Shen Zhiyi was secured by a professional into the safety harness, with the wire equipment right behind her.

She had done wire work a few times before. Aside from the discomfort of being strapped in, there hadn’t been any issues. This time, Shen Zhiyi didn’t think much of it, but just as the director called cut, she was slowly lowered down. Just as she was nearing the ground, the rope suddenly jerked, jolting her in mid-air.

It wasn’t a major issue, and nobody paid much attention to it, but Shen Zhiyi’s complexion suddenly changed.

Xiaodong came over with the umbrella only to hear Shen Zhiyi say, "My stomach hurts."

She was startled; Shen Zhiyi was not a fussy person. Normally, she would endure average pain on her own. The fact that she mentioned it meant that it was quite serious.

She immediately said, "Let’s go to the hospital."

On the way to the hospital, Shen Zhiyi felt a somewhat unfamiliar pain and couldn’t guess what was causing it. She hadn’t eaten much recently. It couldn’t be another bout of gastroenteritis, could it?

"Don’t tell Pei Yu yet," she leaned against the car window. "Let’s wait and see what the results are."

If it was just gastroenteritis, she could tell him when she got home in the evening.

At the hospital, the doctor, hearing about her sudden abdominal pain, asked her to have an ultrasound.

"You are pregnant."

The doctor’s statement stunned them both.

"About seven weeks," the doctor said with a smile. "Hadn’t you noticed?"

Not only had she not noticed, Shen Zhiyi hadn’t even considered that possibility.

"I..." Her throat was dry, her heart beating fast. The news was so unexpected, leaving her somewhat at a loss, "Is the baby okay?"

It had just occurred to her that she had just been doing wire work.

"Everything is fine," the doctor said. "The fetal heart and bud are normal, you can come back in a little while for a detailed prenatal check-up."

Seeing the bewildered expressions of her and Xiaodong, the doctor asked in a normal tone, "Don’t you want it?"

Still in a daze, Shen Zhiyi blinked slowly, "Want... yes, want it."

By the time she sat in the car with the ultrasound report, Shen Zhiyi still hadn’t fully recovered, staring blankly at her lower abdomen.

In a daze, she thought, seven weeks... it was on her birthday.

Three years into their marriage, and Shen Zhiyi’s career was flourishing more than ever. Neither she nor Pei Yu had mentioned having children, and they had always taken precautions... though not very strictly.

Because she had been traveling excessively for work and was overly fatigued during the past six months, her menstrual cycle had been irregular, which is why she hadn’t noticed any changes in her body. Now that she thought about it, maybe her loss of appetite was also due to the pregnancy.

Shen Zhiyi still couldn’t believe that she was pregnant just like that.

"Sister Zhiyi," Xiaodong was even more bewildered, especially thinking of Shen Zhiyi’s schedule in the past few days. Just yesterday, she ran three events, and today, aside from the wire work, there were also fight scenes to be filmed, thinking about it made her scalp tingle, "What, what do we do? Do we have to stop all work now?"

Shen Zhiyi was silent for a while, "I don’t know."

She was dizzy and disoriented by the news, unsure of what to do.

She definitely wanted to keep the child, but she had just joined the crew not long ago and there were still a lot of scenes she hadn’t shot; ending all work was not realistic.

Thinking about it gave her a headache, and she said gloomily, "I’ll think about it some more."

No matter what the future work situation would be, she definitely had to rest today. Xiaodong kept it a secret and didn’t tell anyone else, saying only that Shen Zhiyi was not feeling well and had taken a short leave for her.

Shen Zhiyi returned to Huating earlier than usual that day. The butler was a bit surprised to see her pale face and guessed she was tired, so he made her a pot of fish maw and black chicken soup.

But by the time the soup was ready, Shen Zhiyi had already fallen asleep in bed, so he had to take it back down as it was.

As it was getting dark, Pei Yu came back from outside, took off his coat for the butler to put away, and glanced at the empty living room.

"Hasn’t she come back yet?"

"She’s back," the butler replied, and said a time, "She went to sleep as soon as she got back and has been sleeping up to now. She hasn’t eaten anything."

She called out several times in the meantime, but Shen Zhiyi just said she was sleepy, not hungry, and then went back to sleep.

Pei Yu couldn’t help but frown, washed up briefly, changed clothes, and then entered the master bedroom.

The curtains of the master bedroom were tightly pulled, completely without any light; there was a slight arc on the bed, and he tiptoed over, fished her out from the blanket, and held her in his arms.

His palm touched her slender back, thinking that she really had lost a lot of weight recently. She was so busy with work and did not like to eat; it would be strange if she could gain weight.

He bent down and kissed Shen Zhiyi’s forehead, "Won’t you get up? Why are you so sleepy today?"

Shen Zhiyi had actually woken up a long time ago, but she was too fatigued to move; she reached her arms around his neck and quietly leaned on him for a while, not saying a word.

Her unusual silence made Pei Yu sense something was wrong and he asked in a low voice, "What’s wrong?"

He smelled faintly of agarwood, and the familiar scent made Shen Zhiyi relax. She did not speak, but just took his hand and placed it on her lower abdomen.

She was so thin, her abdomen flat, and Pei Yu, with his hand resting there, did not understand her gesture; he chuckled lightly, "What, does it hurt? Let me rub it for you."

Shen Zhiyi leaned on his shoulder, quietly calling him, "Silly."

Her voice was soft, "The doctor said it’s been seven weeks."

In those seven weeks, a little life had been growing inside her.

Pei Yu suddenly looked down into her eyes, a thought swirling in his mind; he was incredulous, more panicked than Shen Zhiyi when she had first heard the news, "I... You...?"

His hand, resting on Shen Zhiyi’s abdomen, completely froze; he didn’t dare to move and after a long moment, he swallowed and asked with a hoarse voice, "Have you been checked?"

"I had an ultrasound," Shen Zhiyi, seeing him more at a loss than herself, suddenly felt relieved, "If we plan to keep the baby, we’ll need to go for a more comprehensive examination soon."

Pei Yu delicately touched her abdomen, "So... do you want it?"

He knew that Shen Zhiyi actually had never planned on having children; she hadn’t even thought about this.

Shen Zhiyi frowned, "Is that even a question?"

It was her and Pei Yu’s child; even though it was unexpected, it was a pleasant surprise.