The Popular Darling Says She’s Pregnant with My Child - Chapter 9

The Transmigration Diary 9

Wen Shiyu didn’t answer, but Su Yan remained where she stood, her heavy gaze locked onto Wen Shiyu.

“What exactly are you hiding from me?”

She even leaned forward slightly, trying to catch Wen Shiyu’s dodging eyes and face her head-on.

“You can choose to tell me now, or let me find out for myself later. But I think you know which way is better for you.”

“…” Confess?

In front of Seraphina’s most loyal pursuer, confess that Seraphina was “pregnant with her child”?

Or talk about the fake pregnancy and lose the tuition sponsorship?

No. It was impossible for Wen Shiyu to “confess” a single word. She still wanted to live for a few more days.

“Cough, it’s really nothing. You’re overthinking it. Um… I’ll be going now.”

She tried to bypass Su Yan, her steps hurried.

“Wen Shiyu.” Su Yan’s voice came from behind her.

Wen Shiyu had no choice but to stop.

“Since you say it’s nothing, it better really be nothing. I’ll be watching you. If there’s ever a day you want to talk, you can come find me anytime. Don’t do something you’ll regret.”

“…”

Wen Shiyu took a deep breath.

Why did Su Yan talk like she was… giving herself an elder’s seniority?

However, Su Yan was taller than her, and standing there now with her arms crossed, the muscular contours of her shoulders and arms faintly visible, she looked like a female warrior.

Wen Shiyu pursed her lips, said nothing in the end, and walked away cowardly with large strides.

She would definitely give Su Yan a wide berth from now on; after all, in the plot, she was Seraphina’s loyal “dog-loyal” Alpha lead.

Even her animal trait was a Doberman, known for loyalty, alertness, and an extremely strong protective instinct.

Her concern for Seraphina carried a hint of forcefulness; if she viewed someone as an enemy, she could probably tear them to pieces.

She was truly the person Wen Shiyu least wanted to provoke.

On the other side, Seraphina sat in her spacious bathtub, but her hands were pressed tightly over her fluffy rabbit ears. Her face was still flushed red.

“Ahhh…”

In front of others, she was always the elegant, reserved, and inviolable Miss Cavendish. Only in moments like this, where no one was watching, would she allow herself to reveal a trace of a young girl’s shyness and helplessness.

Annoying, so annoying. Why did she turn back into a rabbit again?

It was just a kiss.

In Seraphina’s consciousness, she and Wen Shiyu had already “done it” and she was pregnant. This was already the deepest level of marking between an Alpha and an Omega, so her current physiological dependence on Wen Shiyu’s pheromones should have reached its peak.

The fact that she could still be so rational proved that their compatibility should be very low.

This was the source of the confidence she had when betting with Wen Shiyu. No amount of close contact would make her more “addicted” than she was now.

On the contrary, Wen Shiyu, whose family funds had run into trouble, was the one who had to listen to her.

But why, after just kissing for a little while today, was her head so dizzy, her body weak, and her heartbeat racing so uncontrollably?

Kissing, under the premise of already being “marked” and “pregnant,” shouldn’t be a big deal and shouldn’t cause such a strong physiological reaction.

Oh, she knew. It must be because after “becoming pregnant,” she hadn’t had any contact with the marking Alpha’s pheromones for a long time. Her body was too deprived and in a state of extreme imbalance, which was why she overreacted to even a tiny bit of indirect contact.

As long as she could see Wen Shiyu frequently in the future and regularly obtain some “pheromones” (even if through a method she wasn’t fond of) to keep her body at a basic level of balance, Wen Shiyu could forget about using such means to have any extra influence over her.

And she would be able to properly teach Wen Shiyu a lesson.

Thinking this way, Seraphina’s heart gradually calmed down. Those rabbit ears that had popped out due to embarrassment and unfamiliar sensations finally disappeared.

She let out a soft breath, sinking her body deeper into the warm water, letting the surface rise over her reddened lips, leaving only her exquisite nose and those beautiful amber eyes exposed.

Yes, she was going to “punish” Wen Shiyu; she had to make her regret what she had done.

Though that also meant she would always have to see Wen Shiyu and spend every day with the person she disliked.

Seraphina thought she would definitely be annoyed.

But currently, her mood didn’t seem to be that bad.

…

Wen Shiyu had a required course in the afternoon. She rushed to the classroom just in time, and as soon as she pushed the door open, she felt dozens of gazes focus on her simultaneously.

Wen Shiyu: “…”

What? She wasn’t late.

Wen Shiyu found a place to sit. Just as she took out her textbook, the seatmate next to her—a lively-looking Beta girl—leaned over and stared at her unblinkingly for a long time.

Wen Shiyu: …

Sigh, she wanted to be invisible, but how did she become even more famous at school than before?

Although the original host had some reputation before, it was entirely because she was playing a clown one-sidedly. People truly within Seraphina’s circle wouldn’t even give her a glance.

The commotion she could cause in school was limited to the occasional ridicule from some classmates.

But ever since Seraphina called her out of the classroom and asked her to have breakfast together, things seemed to have changed.

Wen Shiyu was suddenly pulled into the shadow of that dazzling circle at the tip of the academy’s pyramid.

Even if she just touched the edge, no matter where she went now, she could always feel curious, probing, and even jealous gazes coming from all directions.

Wen Shiyu really didn’t want to deal with any more questions about Seraphina. She kept her eyes forward the whole time, trying her best to ignore the burning gaze beside her.

But her seatmate’s gaze was too persistent. Finally, Wen Shiyu turned her head and asked in a low voice, “Is there something?”

This Beta girl had actually done a group project with her before, so they were on speaking terms. It was just that the original host truly didn’t have any friends.

Seeing that she was willing to talk, the girl’s eyes lit up.

“Wen Shiyu, have you and Seraphina and the others become friends?”

“It’s nothing like that.”

“But someone saw you talking with Su Yan…”

“…” Wen Shiyu was puzzled. This school’s gossip radar was way too sensitive.

“The school roads are public. It was just a chance encounter. What does that prove?”

“Huh?”

The girl was instead frightened by those words.

Did she think Su Yan would really walk side-by-side and converse with someone for no reason?

Even if Su Yan agreed, others wouldn’t.

A noble academy was perhaps the place with the clearest social hierarchy in the world. It was more direct, cruel, and undisguised than the power games outside. Everyone had their place.

And everyone could only stay in their place.

Only Wen Shiyu seemed to have suddenly appeared at the top of the pyramid from the very bottom.

And she herself didn’t seem to take it seriously at all.

Why exactly? What happened?

Too many people were curious. Some even started saying strange things.

For example, that nobles loved to use pretty Betas as “lovers” because they wouldn’t leave any marks.

Because of the previous group project, this Beta girl had a decent impression of Wen Shiyu. Looking at Wen Shiyu’s clean, fair profile and her straight nose, she just wanted to ask—and if necessary, help clarify things…

But Wen Shiyu turned her head, placed her index finger on her lips, and said softly:

“Class has started. Listen to the lecture.”

The girl’s face turned red for some reason, and she stopped talking.

After that, Wen Shiyu didn’t look left or right during class and slipped away as soon as it ended. Finally, she wasn’t caught by any acquaintances.

She was just thinking that she should be even more low-key in the future.

As a result, as soon as she returned to the dormitory, she received a text message from Seraphina.

[Tomorrow during the noon break, wait for me at the entrance of the Green Teaching Building.]

Wen Shiyu stared at the screen, feeling a headache coming on.

The Green Teaching Building was the main teaching area; with people coming and going during the lunch break… how many pairs of eyes would be watching?

She hesitated for a moment and typed a reply: [Can’t you… wait until evening?]

Quickly, Seraphina sent back a brief [?]

Immediately followed by another: [Say that again.]

Wen Shiyu: “…”

[Understood…]

The next morning, as soon as her classes ended, Wen Shiyu packed her schoolbag with a heavy heart and walked toward the Green Teaching Building.

From a distance, she saw Seraphina’s figure, and inevitably, Su Yan standing beside her.

The outstanding looks and temperaments of the two made them exceptionally eye-catching in the crowd.

Wen Shiyu’s footsteps stopped.

Why was Su Yan here too?

She subconsciously pressed her forehead, her steps hesitating, unwilling to walk over immediately.

So why on earth did she arrange to meet in a place like a teaching building? Shouldn’t it be somewhere more private like a dormitory?

She didn’t want to be the center of attention or become gossip fodder at all. What about Seraphina? Didn’t she feel that staying in public with someone like her was beneath her status, or even embarrassing?

She was hesitating about sending Seraphina a message to find an excuse or suggest a different place, but the other party had already spotted her first.

“Wen Shiyu!” Seraphina’s brow furrowed slightly.

She no longer stayed where she was but stepped forward, heading straight toward the corner where Wen Shiyu was hiding.

“How much longer are you going to make me wait?”

“…”

Seraphina’s voice wasn’t loud, but the surrounding students’ gazes secretly focused on them.

Wen Shiyu had no choice but to stiffen up and walk forward a few steps. Almost simultaneously, she clearly felt Su Yan’s gaze fall upon her.

Wen Shiyu forced a smile. “Meeting again, huh. Haha.”

This dry greeting received no response. Seraphina didn’t even look at her again but turned to Su Yan and asked, “Where’s Xia Te?”

Only then did Su Yan’s gaze slowly move away from Wen Shiyu, letting out an almost imperceptible sigh:

“Not here yet. I’ll go see where she is.”

After saying that, she turned toward the staircase, temporarily leaving this subtle triangle.

Seeing Su Yan walk away, Wen Shiyu immediately moved a small step closer to Seraphina. “Why is Su Yan here too?”

Seraphina glanced at her. “What’s wrong? We’re often together.”

Wen Shiyu quickly scanned the surroundings at the increasing number of curious gazes, lowering her voice even further.

“But she’s here… how are we supposed to kiss?”

Seraphina froze for a moment, her beautiful amber eyes widening slightly.

“You, what are you saying?”

Her cheeks quickly flushed with a layer of crimson.

“Hooligan…”

She muttered in a small, embarrassed and annoyed voice. Not knowing what she was imagining, the blush on her face grew deeper. She even took an uncomfortable step to the side as if to draw a clear line between herself and Wen Shiyu.

Wen Shiyu was dumbstruck.

This was her fault now?

“Didn’t you call me here just to… get pheromones?”

Was there any other reason for them to meet right now?

“We’re outside.”

Seraphina still looked at her reproachfully, as if she had said something outrageous.

“Who does that kind of thing in the middle of the day?”

Wen Shiyu was completely bewildered.

Then why meet now?

Did they have to wait until night?

But she just wanted to finish kissing quickly. She had classes in the evening.

Wen Shiyu pursed her lips unhappily, stood there dryly for a while, and finally leaned in, asking Seraphina in confusion.

“Can we really not kiss now?”

Perhaps it was this “eager” look of hers that caused a subtle misunderstanding in Seraphina. Her cheeks turned even redder.

“You…!” She opened her mouth but didn’t know what to say.

At that moment, Su Yan returned.

Seraphina looked toward the sound, and when she turned back, she found that Wen Shiyu had instantly bounced away, hiding several steps away from her.

Seraphina raised an eyebrow: “?”

“Xia Te said she has something else to do at noon and won’t be coming over.” Su Yan walked back, relaying the message calmly.

“Alright.” Seraphina nodded.

Wen Shiyu looked at Seraphina and Su Yan standing side-by-side again. She really couldn’t think of a reason to keep hanging around here.

She hesitated.

“Uh? Maybe you two should eat then, I…”

Before she could finish, she received a slight glare from Seraphina.

“Come here.”

“What?” Wen Shiyu didn’t move.

Seraphina seemed to get a bit angry. She suddenly darkened her face, reached out, and grabbed the dawdling Wen Shiyu, pulling her in front of herself.

Then, she raised her arm, reached around Wen Shiyu’s neck, and with a soft “click,” buckled a cold object around her throat.

It was a black leather choker with a simple yet high-quality design, embedded with a small pendant.

It must be said, it looked a bit like a… collar.

“Listen,” Seraphina stepped back half a pace, lifting her chin slightly, “from now on, you are my servant. You must obey me unconditionally.”

“Today at noon, you are going to serve me during my meal.”

Wen Shiyu’s eyes widened slightly.

She couldn’t believe Seraphina was putting on this act of seemingly bullying her. In the middle of the day, she called her to this bustling teaching building just to put a little necklace on her and announce she was her servant.

She reached out to touch the necklace on her neck, feeling that this thing was probably quite expensive.

What was the meaning of this? Was she her dog now?

So it turned out that being humiliated by a rich person really did come with money…

A mess of thoughts flashed through Wen Shiyu’s mind, and she looked up. She found Su Yan staring at this necklace of hers with a complex expression.

What? Was she actually jealous?

Su Yan: “…”