Perhaps even the people who had come to welcome Cheng Xi back didn’t expect that so many people would show up.

Shen Wei and Tian Rou had gathered a bunch of classmates, and every one of them was holding a fresh bouquet of flowers. Their group had even made a banner, which read, “Welcome back, our glorious Dr. Cheng!”

Cheng Xi almost wanted to cover her face and pretend to not recognize any of them. Luckily, they weren’t making a ruckus with gongs, drums, or anything like that; otherwise, she really might have avoided them.

Tian Rou also ran over to join in on the excitement despite being late into her pregnancy. Baldy stood anxiously to the side, as he urgently said to Cheng Xi, “Come over and hug her first. My god, she’s about to give birth pretty soon. I don’t know what’s going through her mind, running here with so many people crowding her.”

Cheng Xi didn’t know whether to cry or laugh when she heard his plea. She ignored everyone else as she walked over to Tian Rou, hugged her, and then rubbed her bulging stomach. “How am I going to repay you for all your effort?” And then...