After the Nerd Marked the Top Omega - Chapter 14

After being marked by the Alpha, Pei Yunci’s physical condition improved significantly.

The threshold of her inhibitor wristband was within the normal range, and she even needed fewer inhibitor shots. Even if she caught a faint scent of pheromones during a meeting, her reaction was no longer as sensitive as before.

The piled-up work was handled one by one, and the long-discussed proposal was finally settled.

Watching the manager of the planning department leave, Pei Yunci gently rubbed her brows.

The phone rang, and she casually picked it up: “Hello?”

A voice came from the other side: “Yunci, are you at the company right now?”

Pei Yunci paused slightly, glancing at the note on the screen: “Mom?”

“What, you don’t recognize me?” The voice carried a hint of deliberate affection.

Pei Yunci’s voice remained calm, not responding to the question, and simply asked: “I’m at the company. Is there anything going on?”

Her Omega mother and Alpha father had a commercial marriage, and their relationship was also a union of interests.

After she was born, an early prediction of her secondary gender was made, confirming a 90% probability of being an Alpha. With their mission complete, both of them took on lovers outside.

Even after Pei Yunci grew up and unexpectedly differentiated into an Omega, due to the intertwined interests, she was still the recognized heir of both families.

The person on the phone chuckled: “Nothing much, I was just asking about your health.”

Normal concern, but given the shallow relationship between the two—they saw each other less often than Pei Yunci saw the cooking auntie at home—it sounded particularly strange.

Pei Yunci instantly guessed the reason: “Did something happen abroad?”

“Not exactly,” the voice on the phone softened, with a hint of guilt: “It’s just that I spent a bit too much money at an auction recently, and then someone suddenly asked me about the company’s shares.”

Pei Yunci: “Did you sell them?”

“No, I just thought I should tell you about it.” Even without managing the company, she knew such things shouldn’t be touched casually.

Pei Yunci hummed and said: “I’ll have someone transfer the money to you.”

With her goal achieved, the voice on the phone became lighter: “Okay, you can rest assured, I won’t touch the shares.”

Thinking that she was talking to her daughter, she added another line: “I heard that the Gu family’s Alpha is on a dating spree lately. What are your thoughts?”

For people like them, most choose commercial marriages to tie the interests of the families closer together.

As for genuine affection, that was an irrelevant matter.

Pei Yunci was in no mood to deal with it, and said: “I have an urgent work matter. I’ll hang up first.”

Hanging up the phone, she placed it face down on the desk. She called her assistant in and named three people: “Look into these people.”

Involving shareholding, she knew without a doubt that her “good father’s” illegitimate Alpha son was up to mischief, trying to pull her down from her position.

After giving the instructions, Pei Yunci leaned back in her chair, but the feeling of irritation wouldn’t subside.

She didn’t take it to heart; it had been this way before. But for some reason, today felt slightly different from usual.

A faint, almost imperceptible scent of Alpha pheromones emerged from her scent gland, carrying a clear sense of comfort, making the irritation slowly vanish.

The tip of the pen Pei Yunci was using to sign a contract paused slightly.

The emotional soothing effect of pheromones is more pronounced when the Alpha or Omega’s grade is higher.

After exchanging timetables, Fang Xu and Pei Yunci hadn’t contacted each other again.

Fang Xu still maintained a three-point-line routine: classes, part-time job, and trying to develop the small game she wanted to make.

This day, it was an 8 a.m. class.

There were still ten minutes before class, but the classroom wasn’t very full.

Tang Xingxing hadn’t woken up yet, and yawned: “Speaking of which, fewer and fewer people are coming to class.”

Liu Hanxue had played games until midnight yesterday, and her eyes could barely stay open: “It’s junior year, everyone is busy.”

In the second semester of junior year, people face the choice of pursuing postgraduate studies or employment.

Many of those who planned to work had directly skipped classes to intern, accumulating experience in advance. As a result, the number of people in the classroom was significantly less than before.

The professor for this professional course was quite understanding and didn’t take attendance; most of the time, they turned a blind eye to truant students.

“Yeah, I haven’t figured it out yet,” Tang Xingxing had also been troubled by this recently.

Her grades were on the borderline for guaranteed postgraduate recommendation. If she truly wanted to pursue further studies, she had to prepare for both, meaning she needed to start preparing for the entrance exams now.

Liu Hanxue also sighed, looking at the person beside them: “How about Xu Xu?”

“Directly work,” Fang Xu said.

She chose the computer science major initially to secure a good job and try to make things less financially tight for herself and her younger sister, so the choice was not difficult.

Tang Xingxing, who had been lying on the desk, immediately sat up, a little surprised: “Directly work!”

“Mm,” Fang Xu said, “I plan to quit my part-time job at the milk tea shop, polish my resume, and start applying for internships.”

Since entering university, she had been working part-time and winning scholarships, saving a little money.

Although the part-time job at the milk tea shop was convenient, it took up quite a bit of time. Fang Xu wanted to earn money, but she could also differentiate priorities; quitting now was more appropriate.

Tang Xingxing and Fang Xu were both from Yu City, and she understood her good friend’s family situation, so she could comprehend. She turned around and asked: “What about Hanxue?”

Liu Hanxue was also a little bewildered, only able to state her current situation: “My family says they want me to join the company.”

Tang Xingxing blinked: “Your family’s company?”

“Yes,” Liu Hanxue didn’t deny it, “A small company.”

Tang Xingxing only knew that her roommate’s financial situation must be good, and only today realized it was this kind of “good.”

She immediately hugged the other’s arm and joked: “Boss Liu, save me a spot in your company then.”

Liu Hanxue was amused by her: “That’s doable.”

Tang Xingxing nodded in satisfaction, then propped her head on her arm, sighing: “Xu Xu, I really envy you.”

Fang Xu didn’t immediately understand: “Envy what?”

“You’re very organized, you always know what you need to do, and you manage to do everything well,” Liu Hanxue spoke out.

Most people could only focus on one thing, but Fang Xu was excellent in all aspects. She excelled in competitions and GPA, self-studied professional knowledge, and didn’t slack off on her part-time job—she was outstanding.

Liu Hanxue still remembered that when school just started, people discussed Fang Xu, saying was she still stuck in the high school study mode?

There was doubt, jealousy, and sarcasm. But Fang Xu never stopped her pace. The doubts slowly faded, and no one ever spoke those words again.

When her name was mentioned, people would only suddenly realize: “Fang Xu is the unshakable number one in our major, just that she’s rarely seen.”

When a person is disciplined and excellent to a certain degree, all that remains is admiration.

“Exactly,” this was exactly what Tang Xingxing was thinking: “If I could be like this, I probably wouldn’t be so anxious.”

Fang Xu’s eyes curved into a smile: “I’m too busy to think about other things.”

“That’s right,” Tang Xingxing: “I need to learn from Xu Xu too!”

Fang Xu smiled: “You two are excellent as well.”

As they were talking, the class bell rang.

The classroom fell silent, with only the old professor’s voice on the stage, which made people even sleepier.

Fang Xu had already studied this content, so she didn’t listen anymore, concentrating on the game she wanted to develop.

The game originated from a small class assignment. She hadn’t conceptualized much back then, and only realized the difficulty when she actually started working on it.

A game isn’t just coding and programming; it requires models, art and music assets, scene design… too many things are needed, and many require starting from scratch.

After weighing the pros and cons, Fang Xu decided to continue.

On one hand, she disliked giving up halfway. On the other hand, after quitting the milk tea shop job, she had more free time. This knowledge would be useful when looking for an internship and didn’t conflict with her future plans.

If the game truly gets developed, regardless of quality, putting it on her resume would be a good bonus.

Having made up her mind, Fang Xu no longer hesitated and tried her best to search for knowledge related to game development.

One day, while she was writing code, a message suddenly popped up in the bottom right corner.

【Pei Yunci: After the secondary differentiation, have you tested your pheromone grade?】

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