In the end, I wasn’t able to find out more because Beiming Xue refused to speak after that. My excessive concern drew Murong Mingyue’s attention, however.

“Lu Chen, can you come over for a moment? There’s something I need to talk to you about.”

Murong Mingyue pulled me by the sleeves and dragged me to a nearby bar regardless of my protests. Once we sat down at a corner, she shot me a question. “Did you notice something isn’t quite right with Beiming Xue as of late?”

“Mn!”

I nodded strongly. “What’s wrong with her?”

Murong Mingyue cupped her wine glass before explaining, “I saw her vomiting inside her room this morning, but nothing seems to be coming out of her mouth. Besides that, she’s been getting up later and later recently. Do you know what that means?”

I shuddered. “Is she hitting her second puberty?”

“Oh, you!”

Murong Mingyue punched me lightly before saying very seriously, “You probably don’t get it, but I do. If I’m not mistaken, then Beiming Xue is probably… pregnant!”

“Ah?!”

My mouth fell right open. “How is that possible? I asked her about her relationships when she first came to Suzhou. How can she get pregnant when she didn’t even have a boyfrie...