After the Nerd Marked the Top Omega - Chapter 17

M Country.

After landing, Pei Yunci first went to the branch company. After the inspection was over, she had someone drive her to her father’s residence.

Entering the manor, she didn’t see her Alpha father, but rather, someone came up to greet her: “Sis, why are you here?”

Pei Yunci paused, and said indifferently, “Weizhou, I don’t have a younger brother. You might have called the wrong person.”

Someone who couldn’t even carry the “Pei” surname was not qualified to use that title.

As soon as she said this, the smile on the Alpha’s face, who was originally smiling, lessened.

Weizhou looked at the woman in front of him, secretly gritting his teeth, but dared not show it on his face, and changed his address: “General Manager Pei.”

Pei Yunci gave a brief acknowledgment: “Only you are here?”

“…Yes.” Weizhou replied, feeling somewhat uneasy in his heart.

What he did was very secretive; the other party shouldn’t have found out. But she happened to come to M Country at this time.

Pei Yunci didn’t exchange any pleasantries: “I heard that batch of goods for your company was held up?”

As soon as she spoke, a look of surprise flashed across Weizhou’s originally calm face: “It was you who did it?”

During his time abroad, he had slowly developed his company with his own assets over three years, intending to return to China for further development. However, his shipments had been continuously held up recently.

Either they couldn’t clear customs, or the buyer suddenly backed out. Components piled up, and capital turnover became difficult. Out of necessity, Weizhou wanted to try contacting people back home again.

But Pei Yunci was watching him closely, so he could only pretend to contact Pei Yunci’s mother, trying to divert her attention. Unexpectedly, all of this was within her calculations.

Pei Yunci: “Congratulations, you finally guessed it.”

Her tone was flat, as if the person in front of her was a small fish or shrimp that couldn’t stir up any trouble: “If you do anything extra, it won’t be just the goods being held up.”

Weizhou’s face turned red with anger, and he pointed at her: “You…”

Pei Yunci slapped his hand away. “If you understood, remember it, and pass this message on to him as well.”

Without the support of her “good father,” how could Weizhou’s company have started? It was nothing more than jealousy, and her father’s incompetence and disdain for his daughter, an Omega, always wanting to replace the heir of the Pei Group.

Having said what she wanted to say, Pei Yunci turned and left.

Before she left, Weizhou saw her meticulously wiping her hand with a wet wipe, and then tossing the wipe into the trash can.

He wasn’t as angry as before, but his heart held one doubt. He seemed to smell an unfamiliar Alpha’s pheromones on Pei Yunci.

He immediately dismissed the thought. With her cold and ruthless personality, how could she allow anyone to mark her?

It must be his mistake.

Annoying.

Even though she had already wiped her hand and several hours had passed, the annoyance in her heart was still hard to suppress.

This kind of thing happens more or less in every major family, but someone as disgusting as her Alpha father was rare enough.

The faint light from the screen shone on Pei Yunci’s profile, casting beautiful shadows from her long, dense eyelashes.

She took off the suppression patch and smelled the faint, clean, and pleasant citrus scent.

Suddenly, the phone rang. Pei Yunci’s eyes fell on the screen.

[Fang Xu: [Image]]

A picture of the sky, a very beautiful sunset, completely different from the gray sky in M Country.

Inexplicably, the irritation gradually faded, and Pei Yunci’s mood improved a lot.

[Pei Yunci: Very beautiful.]

The message traveled thousands of miles, but Fang Xu didn’t see it immediately.

She had just returned from the library when she ran into Tang Xingxing and Liu Hanxue going to play badminton, and they brought her along as well.

Unfortunately, the badminton court didn’t have enough space, so playing badminton turned into running.

After two laps, Tang Xingxing started panting: “Xuxu, why is your breathing not changing at all?”

Liu Hanxue was also a bit tired but could still persist: “Xuxu gets up at six every morning to run.”

Fang Xu smiled and nodded, and helped pull Tang Xingxing along.

“I can’t do it. I feel like this is my week’s worth of exercise,” even so, it didn’t stop Tang Xingxing from talking.

Liu Hanxue helped distract her: “Oh right, our photography club has a mysterious task next week. Do you want to guess what it is?”

“What mysterious task?” Tang Xingxing was too tired to think.

Fang Xu was never good at these things and could only offer the answer that was absolutely right: “Taking pictures for an event, right?”

“Yes,” Liu Hanxue prompted them: “This person came to our school a few days ago, and is very famous.”

Hearing this, a thought suddenly flashed in Fang Xu’s mind.

Tang Xingxing: “It won’t be Pei Yunci, will it!”

“Exactly!” Liu Hanxue snapped her fingers: “Next Friday, remember to grab a spot early. I heard Pei Yunci will also have a speech segment.”

Fang Xu continued her steps, thinking that the other party would also be returning to China very soon.

“Xuxu, do you want to go see her? You missed the last time,” Tang Xingxing asked.

Fang Xu slowly stabilized her breathing, and said softly: “Yes.”

She hadn’t really seen Pei Yunci in front of a crowd of students yet.

After the run, back in the dormitory, Fang Xu finally saw an unread message at the top of her list.

[Pei Yunci: Very beautiful.]

The heart that had been suspended for a long time finally eased. It was good that the other party didn’t feel offended.

She typed and deleted in the chat box. Before she could send the message, the other side sent one first.

[Pei Yunci: What did you want to say?]

It was so sudden that Fang Xu almost threw her phone away.

Pei Yunci didn’t receive an immediate reply after sending the message.

She wasn’t surprised. School life was busy, and besides, Fang Xu was very serious about her studies.

After finishing work, the sky brightened.

Pei Yunci made herself a cup of coffee, and happened to click on the chat box, only to see the words: [The other party is typing…] appearing intermittently.

After waiting for a few minutes, the other side was still empty, so she sent a message first.

After reading it twice, Fang Xu realized that the information in the chat box was real, not an illusion.

All her hesitation had been seen by the other party.

In the blink of an eye, a slightly higher temperature burned from her neck to her ears. Without thinking, it must have been visibly red.

Fang Xu’s fingertips touching the screen were a bit tense, and her eyelids blinked faster than usual.

[Fang Xu: Nothing really. The picture was taken at school. I’m glad you like it.]

[Pei Yunci: Thank you.]

[Pei Yunci: After I return to China, I might need a mark. Should I contact you then?]

After a temporary mark, the pheromones of both parties will slowly be metabolized and consumed. A mark basically needs to be replenished every month.

Seeing this message, Fang Xu immediately replied.

[Fang Xu: Okay, just message me directly then.]

[Pei Yunci: You can relax more during this mark.]

Fang Xu’s breathing stumbled for a moment, and she couldn’t help but cough a few times.

“Xuxu, what’s wrong?” Tang Xingxing, who was playing a game, asked: “Coughing so hard?”

Even though she knew her friend was sitting with her back to her and couldn’t see the screen content, Fang Xu still covered up and said: “Nothing.”

[Fang Xu: Okay.]

Other than these two words, she seemed to not know how else to reply.

[Pei Yunci: See you then.]

Fang Xu put the back of her hand against her face to cool down, and thinking with her eyes lowered, she felt she should study up on marking again these two days. The last time was really a last-minute scramble.

In the blink of an eye, the leaves on the trees along the school roads had grown out, and the transplanted flowers had also regained their vitality, unlike the withered state they were in during the cold weather a few days ago.

Jiangcheng University and the Pei Group officially reached a partnership.

“The cooperation between Jiangcheng University and the Pei Group, Gu Group, Hengshi Technology, and others, by signing a strategic cooperation agreement, will inevitably promote deeper strategic collaboration, cultivate more outstanding engineers, promote intelligent technology research and development, and software and hardware collaborative research and development…”

On the day of the event, the school’s broadcast system played this message repeatedly, and posters were posted everywhere.

“You can just come in with me. Our club has special seating and won’t be squeezed with others.” Liu Hanxue, carrying a camera, led the two directly through the staff entrance.

Tang Xingxing smiled and gave a thumbs-up: “With our General Manager Liu here, the treatment is great.”

After learning that Liu Hanxue’s family owned a company, she would occasionally jokingly call her General Manager Liu.

Fang Xu also followed along, with a light smile in her eyes, and echoed: “General Manager Liu is amazing.”

“Of course,” Liu Hanxue led them to their seats, which had a great view: “I still need to coordinate with the people in the club, so I’ll be leaving first!”

“Mhm,” Tang Xingxing waved her hand: “General Manager Liu, go be busy.”

The last lecture had an unexpectedly large turnout, so the school changed to a specialized large event hall this time.

But even so, in just over ten minutes, the seats were almost full.

Fang Xu hadn’t seen a scene like this and couldn’t help but ask the person next to her: “Was it this crowded last time too?”

“Yeah!” Tang Xingxing recalled the last time: “The space was small last time, and even the aisles were packed with people.”

Fang Xu pictured the scene in her mind: “That’s really a lot.”

“It really is,” Tang Xingxing smiled and said: “After all, Pei Yunci is really good-looking! And she donated so much equipment to the laboratory, her popularity is really too high!”

Most people wouldn’t care about the cooperation the school achieved. If Pei Yunci wasn’t speaking today, the number of people present would certainly be much less.

Fang Xu’s eyelashes flickered, and she nodded: “Yes.”

Even the most critical person would have to admit that the other person was indeed very beautiful.

Ten minutes later.

The large event hall quieted down, and the school leaders and representatives from various groups took their seats successively. When Pei Yunci came out, everyone’s eyes were drawn to her.

“Oh my gosh… Is she this beautiful?!”

“The photo on the poster was already pretty, but now I have a misconception that maybe she’s not photogenic!”

“I think so too. No wonder everyone is fighting to get in here!”

“Not only is she beautiful, but she also has such great aura. She’s completely comparable to people in the entertainment industry! Sitting next to the school leaders makes her look even better!”

“She should join the industry. I’d gladly spend money for this kind of beauty!”

“That idea is probably easier to achieve in a dream. She’s the head of the Pei Group. The equipment she casually donates is several times the pay of an entertainer.”

“True, I’ll stick to dreaming about it.”

“…”

Fang Xu filtered out the surrounding chatter and focused on the person on the stage.

The event officially began, starting with a speech from the school leaders, thanking the various groups for their donations and investments, and encouraging the students in each laboratory to study hard.

Following that were speeches from the leaders of the various groups, including future research and development plans, product launch dates, and related recruitment and talent incentive programs.

When it was Pei Yunci’s turn, everyone collectively straightened up, and many more people started taking photos.

“Hello, students. I am Pei Yunci from the Pei Group…”

Pei Yunci appeared cold, but when she spoke, she was unhurried. Her imposing manner was hidden within her words, making it easy for people to believe and listen to her.

Fang Xu couldn’t help but pick up her phone, wanting to record this part.

Just as it was about to end, she looked through the screen and met the eyes of the person on the stage.

Pei Yunci’s gaze landed squarely on her.

“We welcome students who wish to join the Pei Group. After the event, there will be relevant staff outside to answer any questions you may have. Thank you.”

Fang Xu paused her actions, clicked the save button, and looked away.

Pei Yunci returned to her original seat, her gaze still on the girl.

Among the crowd, the girl was quiet and the most inconspicuous one. But it didn’t take long for her to spot the girl while standing up there.

A moment later, Pei Yunci saw the girl move sideways, just enough to be blocked by the person next to her.

“…?”

Was she avoiding her?

Pei Yunci chuckled inwardly, withdrew her gaze, and didn’t want to make the person uncomfortable.

After the event, the people in the event hall slowly dispersed.

“Finally over!” Liu Hanxue came to find them, checking her photos while talking: “The cover photo for this event’s promotion can be decided now.”

Tang Xingxing was curious: “Which one, which one?”

Fang Xu also looked, it was a photo of Pei Yunci giving her speech.

“This one!” Liu Hanxue placed the camera in the middle, very satisfied.

“Totally agree!” Tang Xingxing said, then asked: “I heard that people from each group will also visit the labs?”

“Yes, that’s the afternoon schedule,” Liu Hanxue shared what she knew. “But they will only go to the chemistry and agricultural science labs. Other students from the club will be in charge of taking photos.”

Tang Xingxing sighed regretfully: “Then we probably won’t see them.”

Fang Xu also looked away. Thinking of the person on the stage just now, her heart still beat a little fast.

She suppressed her emotions and went with the two to learn more about the recruitment conditions of the various groups. The benefits were all generous, but the products and main businesses were different, and the required majors varied.

“We shouldn’t even think about the written exam and interview. We know they will be very difficult,” Tang Xingxing said.

Liu Hanxue nodded, then turned around: “Xuxu, have you applied to any of these companies?”

“I applied for an internship at Pei Group and Gu Group,” Fang Xu replied: “I just took the written test a few days ago, and it covered a wide range of knowledge.”

After saying that, she talked about some of the content of the written exam.

Tang Xingxing was dizzy from listening: “They test so many things! I probably can’t do it.”

Fang Xu smiled: “You can try it. Just treat it as accumulating experience.”

She wasn’t 100% sure she would pass the written exam either, so she could only try her best, and the next step was to wait for the results.

Tang Xingxing nodded: “Xuxu, you go for it too. If you get in, you’ll see Pei Yunci more often!”

Fang Xu’s eyes moved slightly, and she simply acknowledged with an “Mhm.”

After signing the agreement, she always felt a little guilty whenever she discussed Pei Yunci with her friends.

…

In the evening, Fang Xu was writing a simple outline for her game script.

Suddenly, the screen of the phone beside her lit up.

A premonition surfaced in her heart. Fang Xu tapped the screen, and it was the person she had guessed.

[Pei Yunci: Do you have time tonight?]

[Fang Xu: Yes.]

Afterward, the other party sent her a location pin.

[Pei Yunci: Waiting for you on the street behind the school.]

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