“You’re a succubus~ and it still took you half a year of preparation to get pregnant?”

“Yeah~ It stressed me out so much back then… and later, I regretted it even more.”

As they exchanged experiences about pregnancy, Ning Chu couldn’t help but complain about her journey through pregnancy and childbirth. “Now I look at babies and think they’re cute, but back then, I absolutely hated it. I was terrified on normal days, and when I was giving birth, I thought I was going to die.”

“Exactly! It hurts so much! And there’s a whole crowd of people watching…”

Recalling how anxious she had been as a first-time mom, Ning Chu now spoke with the seasoned authority of someone who’d been through it all.

As they chatted, her daughter came skipping over. “Mom~ Does it really hurt?”

“Yes, it does,” Ning Chu replied, smiling at her daughter’s innocent, wide eyes. Her expression was a mix of amusement and heartache as she looked down at her stomach.