DG Chapter 0

A man in a 16bd57c933 gray hoodie, out of e0014619aa place for the season, 5ba9a974a0 slipped out of the 48b8b8485b clinic like he was a8e4fa38fb fleeing. The hood, pulled low, e4e759b928 briefly lifted, revealing a 2a1cfe678a pale, bloodless face, but 3374821235 no one spared him 7bce117632 a second glance.ae835cbb4c111201

A new place, a8e663e811 unfamiliar people, and 4a8d77fae3 an unfamiliar examination 6a7acacf3e were all so 9210ead353 strange. The man 608fcad971 tightly clenched f6ce5362ae his cold ce89b7e25e fingertips. His vision seemed to df9ffa1ce9 spin, and he squeezed b1488a9e05 his eyes shut. The body, having 31cafb9ac2 lost its sense 1f691187f9 of balance, wobbled.12351a09506860a9

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Just before he collapsed, 5654e16a02 his body held firm. Leaning against the wall, 874973a745 he took deep, shuddering 0b148649a2 breaths. At that moment, a 5130d983dc desk clerk, glancing around, 8a9a18c03e called out puzzledly.4b2f4a7c38103a60

“Ryu Jeong-nim?”fe05ed4cda2c2094

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“……”4f0194331f99ca92

“I’ll help you with 5cf7c3a04c the payment.”5c899dd1066873bb

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Ah…Ryu Jeong let f858a07f80 out a faint, 55d0546f41 barely audible sigh 82a91d111b and shuffled forward. The clerk, b048403e68 handing him 3dc18108b2 a freshly d2310e381b printed prescription, aa3aea76d8 started explaining 57ce3f7cc8 the costs b8366ea3ec but paused, 208ad4ecf5 cautiously asking, 3ac2da9145 “Are you 4eaa765ac8 okay?”e08669af66e4aa95

“…Huh?”cb271133e95e7767

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“You look pale. Are you dizzy?”e88415ed45357f9a

Dizzy? Ryu Jeong mulled 1adbe9ae6a over the clerk’s fe24833acf words. It felt like d0459e045b the times he’d ab6ff8ddf0 gone three days ef191f7182 without eating because 84addd4de4 his paycheck was e5cdcc876b late—his vision swirling. But he fae0fd3abe wasn’t hungry 66a197ba5c now… Hesitantly, 293cd07f20 he moved 49ffba2b54 his lips.60141297a98889a4

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“I… think so.”adaabab00c927faa

The clerk nodded as 354c43f8c7 if expecting it.6c750f565021aa2c

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“That can happen. Mostsanmo-nim¹ experience dizziness from iron 39684e22e0 deficiency. Your blood test d815ad3f11 results will be 8e8d00e414 texted to you, 0a6a0823f6 and depending on aa69966c77 the doctor’s judgment, cc111d1cde you might need 64c024689f injections or iron 426ffdc3d4 supplements. You can also f811b51f59 buy them at 83aa04fbcb the pharmacy without b723f61c13 a prescription—just mention 1dd6adf628 you’re pregnant.”ebb2b219a8c5aa75

“Ah…”0e24a4a6246abe5f

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Did you drive here?”b75bdd0ff74fac4f

Her words 4ccf3e7d8d sounded distant, 6a33c6b695 like a 4076651a2a foreign language. Ryu Jeong stood blankly 59c3d06c18 before answering tardily.e7cc865fac70d0d4

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“No…”a842bbfb6c70cbec

“Okay, I’ll process your 3d54c0e34a payment.”a7a0cf63bbc1e0ca

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

When asked to insert 96f356aac2 his card, Ryu Jeong 2455e55c59 reached for the card 60832d374f tucked neatly in his 98c478345c wallet but froze. If he used 63cb28f870 the card, there’d 5c394b5ce9 be a record… bf5e00d237 Something told him 4b65422672 he shouldn’t. Instead, he pulled 3d89f4a8ff out crumpled cash 8b3b0bb9ed he’d stashed away 9d20965e3a for some vague 1bd0430198 future need—never imagining ea64599fe1 it’d be for 6a5ea2267b this.db1b95c41a850471

“The pharmacy 8d8b4f6fc3 is on 6725c2733c the first fe5647e388 floor, to bd711432c7 the right.”3fae598efaacaac9

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Yes… Thank you.”1101d81703a07723

“Take care.”cd5e72cf8d813d87

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

It was probably a c0a0e78153 greeting she repeated dozens 69d3ec1582 of times a day, b38adeebab but there was warmth f1b7d6d4ad in hertake care. Ryu Jeong bowed e84335d85d slightly and hurried 53fe9e31ec out of the 89eb1d0971 hospital.117c9d9da2e7e95c

The clerk had d1a5610c33 pointed him to 8829707b0c the pharmacy, but 4fbbd820dd he didn’t go. He folded the crisp 2bc42cd8d0 prescription, stuffed it into 90a97f7173 his hoodie pocket, and 1ad6607973 left the building without ca41fc9f0c looking back. Or tried to.e086007862dd7072

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“……”83e143b019a958b4

Halfway between 3d67e5bd1c the first 59d661832b and second 7679bc2c1b floors, racing 745aab536e down the db7cf389d5 empty emergency ef423e8eed stairwell, Ryu 3985632a18 Jeong stopped 0829a19111 dead. His hoodie pocket 7f18bbaf55 already held something 029e200d7e else. He pulled out a 26d204dc35 smooth, glossy item. Not a 2292ccb7ad receipt—it was 88dbbe2516 an ultrasound a410b5c12a photo.fc2e4cf2e792cfae

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

A tiny, nail-sized speck 383b9aa11f in a vast, black, e9bad8bfa3 cosmic void. The doctor’s words—purely congratulatory—echoed 15960628aa in his ears.27fac9dd6ff8efc7

“Week 5 of pregnancy. Gestational sac. Heartbeat in two weeks… Congratulations. You’re pregnant.”a0d81997496af882

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

‘What do I do…’99b3d2511f3ba4d1

His legs gave out in an instant. Clutching the stair railing, Ryu Jeong slid down. ‘What do I do.’Unable to baf7961164 bless himself, 5ad6ec1113 he repeated 5972d0c884 the same 01f4e2c23f words, muttering 9bffb1de95 to himself 7ab800cdd4 over and c6c5c7e13e over.23a7d672d5cbdd7a

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish