The Popular Darling Says She’s Pregnant with My Child - Chapter 12

Transmigration Diary 12

Since things had already come to this, and it was the doctor’s recommendation after all, Su Yan and the others had no way to make Wen Shiyu leave.

Su Yan crossed her arms over her chest, let out a sigh, and suddenly said, “I’ll be watching you.”

“Huh?”

Su Yan looked at Wen Shiyu, enunciating every word: “From today on, I will supervise the entire process. During the period you are helping her with treatment, I must be clear about what happens between you two and what you are doing to her. You need to inform me immediately of any abnormalities.”

Wen Shiyu: “…”

Please, no.

While Su Yan was sternly laying down the law for Wen Shiyu, Xia Te’s eyes darted around. She quietly slipped out of the study and headed to the adjacent lounge.

Seraphina was curled up in a single-person sofa, one hand instinctively propping up her chin. She was thinking back carefully, feeling a bit vexed.

How could she have used pheromones to drive away her own friends?

At what step did things start to go wrong?

Was it that she shouldn’t have bought Wen Shiyu a collar, or shouldn’t have let her stay the night? Why is it that the more contact she has with Wen Shiyu, the more her brain seems to malfunction…

This wouldn’t do.

“Seraphina.”

Xia Te suddenly walked over and sat down right next to her. “We heard… you’re… pregnant.”

“But do you really want to give birth to the child of someone who bullied you?”

Seraphina’s ears turned a faint red. She felt some embarrassment in front of her friend, but she managed to maintain her composure. She lifted her eyes to look at Xia Te and then slowly nodded.

“Yes.”

Though she had struggled with it before, she had made up her mind now.

“The thought of losing the child makes me even sadder.”

Xia Te could only nod, secretly guessing that this decision might also be part of the “pseudopregnancy” pathology.

“It’s okay, Seraphina. We’ll help you.”

Seraphina looked at her in confusion.

Xia Te lowered her voice. “Did you forget? Hasn’t Su Yan’s family always invested in the medical field? Especially in pheromone research.”

“We just need to take Wen Shiyu to the laboratory, collect some samples, simulate identical pheromones, and turn them into a portable perfume for you to use. Then, you won’t need her anymore.”

“If you ask me, you’re still being too kind to Wen Shiyu. We’re going to help you get revenge on her too.”

They want revenge too? Seraphina was stunned, then nodded hesitantly, though her brow remained furrowed.

Xia Te took the opportunity to reach out and hug Seraphina. As if making a casual observation, or perhaps with hidden intent, she whispered:

“It’s a good thing Su Yan doesn’t know… that after being deeply marked, you’d become so dependent on an Alpha.”

“Otherwise, back then at the cafeteria entrance, she might not have been able to restrain herself so much.”

Seraphina looked at her and instinctively said, “Su Yan wouldn’t do that.”

Xia Te’s expression became exaggerated. “You can never tell with those Alphas. Once their pheromones fluctuate, there’s no telling what they might do. There are plenty of news reports like that.”

She blinked her beautiful golden eyes, leaning against Seraphina’s shoulder with a feigned air of obedience. “We Omegas really do have to rely on each other more~”

In the end, Wen Shiyu didn’t make it to that morning class. Even for the subsequent classes, she had to attend them with the “trio.”

During class, she still sat to the right of Seraphina. However, from time to time, she could feel Su Yan’s gaze from the left, heavy and palpable, watching her.

Help…

Why are you looking at me? Listen to the lecture!

Behind them, Xia Te rested her face in her hands, her molten-gold eyes not staying idle either. Her gaze traveled back and forth between Wen Shiyu and Su Yan with great interest, as if she were contemplating something.

Because the schedule had been forcibly adjusted, Wen Shiyu was surrounded by the trio for the entire afternoon. Even after dinner, Su Yan and Xia Te showed no intention of leaving; they naturally followed Seraphina back to her detached dormitory building.

Initially, Seraphina showed clear disapproval of such an exaggerated group activity, frowning as if she wanted to say something.

But Su Yan’s attitude was exceptionally firm. “Until she leaves, I’m not leaving. If she stays, I stay.”

Her gaze pointedly landed on Wen Shiyu.

Seraphina was momentarily speechless, her cheeks flushing slightly. “I really don’t know what you’re worried about. I… I certainly won’t let her stay the night again…”

But even after saying this, she didn’t ask Wen Shiyu to leave immediately. Thus, Su Yan and Xia Te stayed as well.

The four of them shared the spacious living room, each reading books or doing homework. The atmosphere was both eerie and harmonious.

“Tomorrow, you’re coming out with me,” Su Yan said suddenly.

Wen Shiyu looked up from her book: “?”

It took her a few seconds to confirm that Su Yan had indeed been talking to her just now. Tomorrow was Saturday, so they didn’t have classes. But why…

Su Yan seemed to see her confusion and added calmly, “To the pheromone laboratory.”

Wen Shiyu was startled. They had told her about this—replacing her with a pheromone perfume. Naturally, Wen Shiyu was happy about it. This had been her first choice all along.

“How long will it take?”

“It might take the whole day,” Su Yan replied, her eyes never leaving Wen Shiyu’s face.

But… Wen Shiyu thought instinctively. I don’t even have a gland. What could they possibly “extract” at the lab? Is there a need to waste an entire day?

She almost wanted to communicate with Su Yan privately.

However, Wen Shiyu soon guessed: Is this perhaps just a show for Seraphina?

They had to make Seraphina believe that they were extracting pheromones in a very scientific, formal, and time-consuming manner. Only then would Seraphina believe the perfume Su Yan gave her was effective. Perhaps the normal process of pheromone sampling and analysis really was that lengthy.

Wen Shiyu had no choice but to suppress her doubts and nod. “…I understand.”

She lowered her head and wrote a few more lines in her notebook, but a strange sense of worry welled up in her heart. She couldn’t help but steal a glance at Seraphina beside her.

She hadn’t expected Su Yan to go this far.

Because Su Yan and Xia Te were present, she had almost no contact with Seraphina today. And since she wouldn’t be able to see her for the entire day tomorrow… would Seraphina’s body be able to take it? Would she turn pale and vomit like before?

The problem was… when she had explained the soothing method to Su Yan, she had only vaguely said that holding hands or being close would work. Now… what should she do?

After a while, Xia Te suggested that Su Yan go squeeze some fruit juice for everyone. The two of them stood up together and headed toward the kitchen.

A rare opportunity. Wen Shiyu immediately moved closer to Seraphina and asked in a low whisper:

“What should we do? Should we sneak a kiss…”

Seraphina was stunned, her face turning red again. “What… what are you talking about?”

“I mean, soothing you while they aren’t here,” Wen Shiyu even glanced back at the kitchen. It was as if she were sincerely planning to “cheat” with her. “Otherwise, what will you do if you feel unwell tomorrow?”

Seraphina naturally understood what she meant. “…”

She pursed her lips tightly. “I… I’m fine.”

Seraphina sounded a bit lacking in confidence. Having Wen Shiyu by her side did help, but after all, the two of them hadn’t had much contact, and her need for pheromones seemed to have escalated. She indeed felt a faint sense of discomfort already.

But how could she… hide from her friends and kiss Wen Shiyu?

Seraphina’s face felt hot… That would be too strange. Wen Shiyu was supposed to be her rival… her enemy…

On the other side, in the kitchen.

Xia Te had intentionally created this chance to speak with Su Yan alone. She leaned against the kitchen counter, looking at Su Yan who was cutting fruit. Her tone carried a hint of teasing: “You don’t really intend to spend the whole day tomorrow with that Wen Shiyu, do you?”

Su Yan didn’t look up. “Of course. Why?”

The corner of Xia Te’s mouth quirked up into an ambiguous smile. “Su Yan, could it be that… you’ve never known?”

“Known what?” Su Yan finally looked up at her.

“Wen Shiyu went against Seraphina at every turn in the beginning, even using those low-handed methods to spread rumors,” Xia Te said slowly, her golden pupils shimmering. “It was all because she likes you.”

Su Yan was stunned. “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“I’m not talking nonsense.” Xia Te crossed her arms. “The posts on the academy’s anonymous forum—did you really never notice them? Many were posted by Wen Shiyu. Even though they were anonymous, you can guess it’s her if you track the IP and posting habits. As for the content… nine times out of ten, they were daydreams about dating you.”

“Oh, right. She even specifically chose the same clubs as you and squeezed her way into the Student Council, though with her abilities, she hardly ever got to see you.”

“In short, she’s super in love with you.” Xia Te winked.

Su Yan was speechless. She stopped cutting the fruit, looking as though she truly had just found out.

“In a sense, the fact that she went astray and even hurt Seraphina—you share some responsibility, Su Yan.” Xia Te smiled sweetly. “Maybe if you’re a bit nicer to her, she’ll stop targeting Seraphina.”

…

In the end, because of Su Yan and Xia Te, Wen Shiyu was able to return to her own dormitory to rest before curfew.

This should have been something to celebrate, but for some reason, Wen Shiyu felt a bit worried. When she left, those pale eyes of Seraphina’s had been watching her, looking somewhat distressed.

Am I overthinking things? Wen Shiyu rubbed her brow.

Su Yan had been unusually silent during the latter half of the “gathering” and left immediately after confirming Wen Shiyu had returned to her dorm. On the contrary, Xia Te was a step behind.

In the shadows beneath the dormitory building, Xia Te called out to Wen Shiyu, who was about to go upstairs. Her face wore its usual, slightly playful smile, and her tone was suggestive: “Wen Shiyu, actually… you aren’t really giving your all to help Seraphina with her illness, are you?”

Wen Shiyu stopped and looked at her in confusion. “How could that be? I hope she gets better quickly.”

“Is that so?” Xia Te tilted her head, studying her. “But have you considered this? If her illness really gets better and she no longer needs your ‘pheromones,’ won’t the tuition promised by the Cavendish family be gone too?”

Wen Shiyu froze for a moment. To be honest, she had been so busy dealing with various emergencies that she really hadn’t calculated things from such a utilitarian perspective.

She frowned, thought about it, and then replied: “I hope she recovers. As for the tuition… there will always be other ways.”

Xia Te was taken aback and stared at Wen Shiyu for a few seconds.

The light from the garden lamps was dim and soft, casting a hazy rim of light around Wen Shiyu. Immersed in this glow, her face appeared exceptionally soft. Her features were relaxed, and her eyes were clear—as clean as moonlight. There wasn’t a hint of hypocrisy.

If Xia Te hadn’t followed the things Wen Shiyu had done before, it would be almost impossible for her to associate this person with those forum posts. At this moment, Wen Shiyu looked more like someone kind, strong, and as warm and dazzling as sunlight.

Just like Seraphina.

No, no. Xia Te quickly shook off the strange feeling in her heart.

“Ahem.”

Xia Te intentionally lowered her voice, as if sharing a secret: “Regarding those other ways… perhaps you could consider Su Yan.”

“Su Yan?” Wen Shiyu didn’t understand.

“The Student Council has a special ‘Iris’ sponsorship spot every year. The amount is quite substantial—more than enough to cover tuition at St. Windsor with some left over.” Xia Te spoke slowly. “While the competition is fierce… it’s not like there aren’t any shortcuts.”

“For example… the Student Council President herself, Su Yan.”

Wen Shiyu’s expression became increasingly confused.

Xia Te smiled. “You should try to get on Su Yan’s good side. She might even leak the questions to you in advance.”

Wen Shiyu: “…”

“How could Su Yan possibly…”

“Why not? She also wants you to do your best to help Seraphina, right?”

“And I get the feeling she’s actually paying quite a bit of attention to you.”

Xia Te blinked, and having said her piece, she walked away, leaving Wen Shiyu standing there alone.

Wen Shiyu shook her head and continued upstairs. In the original story, Xia Te was also a formidable character. While Su Yan was physically strong and had a deep background, her personality was upright and old-fashioned—she actually had a moral bottom line. Xia Te, on the other hand, appeared lively, cute, and sweet-natured, but was actually very cunning. She was the type of person who would do anything to get Seraphina.

Now that Xia Te told her to curry favor with Su Yan, Wen Shiyu instinctively wanted to stay away from her even more.

The next day, because the agreed-upon laboratory was far from the academy, Su Yan sent a message in advance saying she would drive over to pick her up.

Out of politeness for getting a ride, Wen Shiyu went out of her way to buy a coffee for her. When she got into the car, she felt that Su Yan seemed a bit absent-minded today. She didn’t even look her in the eye when she got in.

“Su Yan? Do you want some coffee?” Wen Shiyu asked.

Su Yan was startled. Seeing the coffee being handed over, she instinctively reached out to take it, but accidentally brushed against Wen Shiyu’s hand. Su Yan immediately retracted her hand and then clasped her hands together, her expression becoming even stranger.

“Um… just put it down.”

Wen Shiyu was stunned. Was she disgusted?

But this is from the school cafeteria! It’s insanely expensive!!

Damn it… Wen Shiyu’s heart bled. If I’d known, I wouldn’t have bought it.