Ye Xiaomeng's Visit

More than twenty days later, Ye Xiaomeng called to say she was coming over to visit. Shu Pan was so touched she felt like crying; being stuck with no one to talk to was beyond boring.

That afternoon, she stayed in her room, with both Song Can and Auntie Li insisting she avoid going out for some fresh air. Close to noon, there was a knock at the door. Auntie Li went to open it and found Ye Xiaomeng standing there, without her baby.

With her shoulder-length hair, gray high-waisted casual pants, and a thin gray-blue sweater over a black cardigan, Ye Xiaomeng looked stunning. Her figure was exquisite, her demeanor radiant. She didn't look like someone who had just given birth.

"Xiaomeng, you've recovered so well," Shu Pan said, marveling at her friend's porcelain-like complexion as she walked in, momentarily stunned by her transformation.