Chapter 1162: Snow
On the bright side, Gu Zi’s pregnancy had been surprisingly smooth thus far—no morning sickness, no fatigue, not even the occasional dizzy spell people liked to complain about.
In fact, she looked positively radiant. Her energy remained unshaken, her mind sharp, and she hadn’t missed a single class.
Most nights, she even studied well past midnight, immersed in her textbooks with the same level of discipline and rigor as always.
The only discernible change was the gentle swell of her belly, growing more prominent with each passing week. Her figure had become noticeably fuller, likely the result of hormonal shifts, and from time to time she’d sigh dramatically, fretting that she was no longer beautiful.
But the truth? She was breathtaking.
Even with the added curves, she remained stunning in that effortless way only she could pull off.
These days, Su Shen didn’t dare look at her for too long while giving her a massage—afraid that one lingering glance might cause his self-control to slip and endanger both her and the baby. That woman simply had no idea how devastatingly gorgeous she was. Occasionally, she’d act adorably willful and insist on curling up in his lap with a book in hand, claiming she just wanted to feel warm. But in those moments, it was always him who suffered.
By December, the capital was blanketed in a thick fall of snow. The temperature had plummeted, and Su Shen’s company was caught up in the year-end rush. With work pulling him in every direction, he barely had time to be at home. So, he took matters into his own hands and arranged for Gu Zi to take a leave of absence from her courses, declaring that her only task now was to rest and nurture the baby.