It was dead silent. Even the air got still.
Nana, Jinhai, and Huian, all three, were shocked to their core.
Nana looked at the older man as if she didn't hear it right.
Huian was blankly staring at him. She became numb to the jarring pain in her back.
Jinhai got stumped for any words to say. He asked, his voice trembling, "Wh-what?"
The man said, "Yes, Nana is pregnant."
The entire world came crashing down. The memory of that night came back to Nana as if it was still yesterday. That was her first and only night when Jinhai and Nana had made love.
I-I am pregnant?
She slowly raised her hand and touched her stomach.
Liu Jinhai and my child…
Jinhai lowered his head to look down at her belly.
My child…I'm going to be a father…