Regarding the later point, it was purely Zhan Se's personal conjecture.
In her view, Wu Qing's parents were playing just such a game. They didn't explicitly agree to his relationship with Sun Qing, nor did they completely dash his hopes, using only the phrase "depend on his future behavior" to hold their son in check. Over time, it's hard to say what might change in their son's heart, but Sun Qing's age was no small matter; which woman can afford to wait longer than a man?
She was both anxious and helpless about the situation.
But looking at Sun Qing, she was the picture of calmness.
Even though her unbearable mother called repeatedly to hurry her along, she remained unaffected, spending her days keeping company with the pregnant Zhan Se, focusing on prenatal care, utterly without any intention to start a romance, which sometimes made Zhan Se feel guilty.
