After the Nerd Marked the Top Omega - Chapter 18.2

However, by the time Fang Xu arrived home with her suitcase, it was already evening.

As she pushed the door open, someone hugged her.

Yiyi was in a growth spurt, slightly shorter than her, but considered tall among her peers.

Her hair was simply tied in a ponytail, and a big smile was on her face. “Sis, you’re finally back!”

Fang Xu patted her head. “Let’s go inside.”

“Sis, touching my head will stop me from growing tall,” Fang Yi protested, but she didn’t forget to help carry the bag.

Fang Xu: “…”

When her sister was little, she could pat her head however she liked.

However, she understood the thoughts of a teenager. “No more patting, no more patting. Did you buy the study materials?”

“Yes, I did,” Fang Yi poured a glass of water for her. “Sis, you rest for a bit, and then we’ll go out.”

Fang Xu nodded, slowly sipping her water and watching her sister do her homework nearby. “Do you have a lot of homework?”

“Not much,” Fang Yi casually wrote a ‘D’ on the test paper. “I should be able to finish it today.”

Fang Xu nodded, knowing she had her own plan and wouldn’t interfere too much.

When she reached a calculus problem, Fang Yi wasn’t scratching her head. She was even able to spare a thought to ask curiously, “Sis, what’s the scent of your pheromones?”

There were no outsiders at home, so their conversation was quite casual.

“Orange,” Fang Xu replied.

Fang Yi nodded. “Several people in our class have also presented these past few days.”

It was the age for presenting, and students were very curious about the matter.

Fang Xu put down her glass. “When they present, remember to keep your distance first.”

Alphas are easily affected, not to mention children who lack self-control.

“I know,” Fang Yi told her about things at school. “Every class has a dedicated teacher watching, so generally there won’t be any accidents.”

Fang Xu: “That’s good.”

After speaking, she looked at her sister and suddenly asked, “Yiyi, you don’t have a boyfriend/girlfriend, do you?”

“No!” Fang Yi immediately denied.

Fang Xu looked at her for a moment. “Actually, it’s fine even if you do.”

Fang Yi blinked, putting down her pen to look at her. “Sister, really?”

Fang Xu: “Then it seems you really do.”

“No,” hearing this, Fang Yi knew her sister was just trying to trick her.

Her voice softened a little. “I just have a crush; I haven’t confessed yet.”

Fang Xu was not an old-fashioned authoritarian. She smiled upon hearing this and laid out her bottom line: “You can’t let it affect your studies, and there can be no marking. I won’t interfere with anything else.”

“I know, Sister.”

Once Fang Yi finished her homework, the two of them headed to the barbecue stall.

It was bustling around eight or nine in the evening.

As they sat down by the stall, a neighbor came over to greet them.

“Xiaoxu is back, is she?”

Fang Xu smiled and replied, “We came for some barbecue.”

“We don’t see you much when you’re at school,” the neighbor, who was out for an evening walk, ended up ordering a few skewers. “Yiyi has grown so tall.”

Yiyi also smiled and greeted her, then turned to quietly ask the person next to her, “Sister, have I really grown taller?”

Fang Xu looked her over. “You are a bit taller than before.”

She was growing quickly at this age. Every time Fang Xu came back for a holiday, she noticed a difference.

Hearing this, the smile on Fang Yi’s face grew wider and couldn’t be suppressed.

“So happy?” Fang Xu didn’t quite understand.

Fang Yi nodded vigorously. “She seems to like tall people.”

The “she” naturally referred to her crush.

Fang Xu: “…”

After saying that, the girl sensed her sister’s silence and remembered that her sister had recently broken up.

Fang Yi cleared her throat and changed the subject. “Sister, what type of person do you like?”

Fang Xu picked up a string of grilled green beans. “Why are you asking that?”

“Just making small talk,” Fang Yi felt that the way to forget an old flame was to find a new one.

She recalled Song Shu, whom she had seen before, and asked, “Someone lively and cheerful?”

Fang Xu shook her head.

“Then what type?”

The street was bustling with noise, and there were two tables of Alphas drinking nearby, their voices slurred with tipsiness.

Amidst the clamor, Fang Xu thought of that first night of marking in the apartment.

Quiet and peaceful, with both of them doing their own things, yet without any awkwardness.

“I haven’t thought about it,” Fang Xu collected her thoughts. “Right now, I only want to make money.”

Fang Yi, however, thought a bit deeper and leaned against her. “Sister, I want to go to Jiangcheng University too, so I can also make a lot of money.”

Fang Xu didn’t want her sister to worry so much and jokingly said, “Does your crush like people who can make money?”

“Aiya, aiya!” Fang Yi’s face flushed a little. “How would I know that!”

The next day, after waking up, they first visited the cemetery.

Qingming always seemed to bring rain. The sky was gloomy, and the dark clouds obscured the sunlight. Before long, a drizzling rain began to fall.

There were quite a few people in the cemetery; looking up, you could see many umbrellas.

Compared to their first visit, Fang Xu and Fang Yi had matured a lot and didn’t cry tearfully. But seeing the gentle smile of the woman in the photo still brought a sting to their noses.

“Mom, Mommy, Sister and I have come to see you.” Fang Yi picked up the fallen leaves near the grave. “We’re doing very well, so don’t worry about us.”

Fang Xu also nodded, placing the flowers she had bought down. “Yiyi got first place again in her last exam. I plan to start working right after graduation, and I’ve already started applying for internships.”

Yiyi: “Mom, Mommy, I also want to go to Jiangcheng University. With my current grades, it should be stable, and I have Sister tutoring me! But then, I’ll have less time to visit you.”

Fang Xu: “I’ve been working on a small game recently. It’s a bit difficult, but it’s something I’ve never tried, and I’ve learned a lot.”

“…”

The two chatted away, talking about their daily lives, just like when they were little and talked to their mothers.

When they left the cemetery, the rain was coming down harder.

Fang Xu reminded the person beside her, “Watch your step, it’s a bit slippery.”

“Mhm,” Fang Yi slowed down. “Sister, it looks like we’re out of groceries at home.”

She ate out a lot when she was home alone, sometimes opting for instant food for convenience, so there weren’t many fresh vegetables left.

Fang Xu had noticed the empty fridge when she made breakfast. “Shall we go buy some once the rain stops?”

Fang Yi came up with a new idea. “Then should we have hot pot at home?”

“We can.”

Since she rarely came back, Fang Xu indulged her sister in matters like this.

There was no rush to buy groceries, so the two went home first.

Fang Yi took out extra study materials and sat cross-legged on the living room sofa. The materials weren’t from school; they were organized by Fang Xu, more targeted, and aimed at advanced improvement.

“Circle the ones you don’t know how to do,” Fang Xu reminded her.

As she spoke, she also brought her laptop over to continue working on her game.

“Okay,” Fang Yi scratched her head. “Sister, does this include knowledge points from the second year of high school?”

Fang Xu affirmed, “It’s a good way to check your preview progress.”

“Alright,” Fang Yi sighed and continued her battle with the unknown variables.

An hour passed after she finished the exercises. Fang Yi stretched and leaned over to look at the colorful code.

“Sister, is this the game you’re working on?”

Fang Xu nodded. “Just trying it out.”

“What kind of game is it?” Fang Yi played games sometimes. “Do you want me to take a look?”

Fang Xu said, “It’s a small management-simulation game. The framework is built, but it’s still far from being playable.”

It was like a house where the foundation had been laid, but only the foundation. Building and decorating were still huge projects.

“I see,” Fang Yi’s eyes were full of admiration. “Sister, you’re amazing.”

Fang Xu glanced at her. “I can teach you if you want to try.”

Programming is something that can be self-taught, even without classes.

Fang Yi immediately backed up two steps. “No need, I’m better suited to cheering you on.”

Fang Xu smiled and continued typing on her keyboard.

A little later, the roommate group chat suddenly started pinging with messages.

[Tang Xingxing: Did you guys see this trending topic?]

[Liu Hanxue: Saw it. It feels completely fake. How can people still believe it?]

[Tang Xingxing: I wanted to say the same. Netizens probably just like reading dramatic family dramas and don’t care about whether it’s true or not.]

[Liu Hanxue: The trending topic says Pei Yunci is currently in Yucheng. Aren’t your and Xuxu’s homes also in Yucheng? @Xuxu]

Fang Xu scrolled past the messages and clicked into the trending topic.

#Why can an Omega firmly hold the position of power?

#Conflict between the legitimate son and the illegitimate son, escalated to this extent!

It didn’t explicitly name anyone, but the information provided made it clear they were referring to Pei Yunci.

The content following the title claimed that Pei Yunci ruthlessly seized control of the Pei Group and drove both of her parents abroad.

It further alleged that she was determined to eliminate even the illegitimate child who had never appeared before her, maliciously damaging their company.

Pei Yunci was not a celebrity, but she had been appearing in public more often recently, so the topic’s discussion level was not low.

Fang Xu looked at the exaggerated and even contradictory trending topic, reported the negative comments one by one, and then replied to her roommates’ message.

[Tang Xingxing: The post is gone. It must be the Pei Group’s public relations team.]

[Liu Hanxue: Good. Otherwise, people might think a marketing account was writing a novel.]

Fang Yi was finished with her exercises and was playing on her tablet beside her for a while, not noticing what was happening on Fang Xu’s phone.

Fang Xu looked at the pinned chat box.

Should she send a message to ask about the situation? The scales in her heart kept tipping back and forth.

Even without the agreement, Pei Yunci was a friend worth having, and there was nothing wrong with friends checking up on each other.

But she didn’t know Pei Yunci’s thoughts, nor did she know how the other person viewed her.

Sending a message rashly might be considered an offense.

Thinking this, Fang Xu gave up the idea.

But before she could put down her phone, a call suddenly popped up.

Seeing the name on the screen, Fang Xu’s heart stopped for a moment, then she immediately answered, “Hello?”

On the other side.

After the Pei Group reached a cooperation with Jiangcheng University, Pei Yunci focused her efforts on the gaming pod.

A gaming company was in Yucheng, so she had come here on a business trip.

Negotiating cooperation inevitably involved drinking and socializing. Although no one dared to force her to drink, she still had to symbolically have a few glasses.

After signing the contract, Pei Yunci and her assistant walked toward the underground garage.

Just as she got into the car, Pei Yunci felt her pheromones becoming unstable.

She lowered her head to adjust her suppressor bracelet and told the assistant next to her, “Help me go to the pharmacy and buy some inhibitors.”

The business trip to Yucheng had been somewhat rushed. The car wasn’t the usual one, so there were no spare inhibitors.

“Understood.” The assistant was accustomed to handling such situations. “Mr. Pei, if you need anything, please call me anytime.”

After the assistant left, Pei Yunci sat in the back seat, slowly closing her eyes.

Her alcohol tolerance was average, and two glasses were enough to make her slightly tipsy.

After resting for a moment, Pei Yunci quickly glanced at her phone and then dialed the driver’s number.

“Hello?”

Pei Yunci felt a bit dizzy, and she didn’t notice anything unusual about the driver’s voice. “Come pick me up at the parking lot of the Yucheng Hotel.”

Both the assistant and she had been drinking, so they couldn’t drive the car.

“…”

Fang Xu looked at the disconnected call, not even having a chance to explain.

“Sister, who was that?” Fang Yi asked curiously.

“A friend,” even though the other person only said one sentence, Fang Xu could tell there was some intoxication in their voice. She was worried about an accident. “I’m going out for a bit.”

“Okay,” Fang Yi nodded. “Be careful on the road.”

Their home was not far from the Yucheng Hotel. She didn’t even need the subway; a shared bike would suffice.

The rain hadn’t lasted long; the sun was out now.

Fang Xu rushed to the parking lot and didn’t have to search long before she saw a discreet black car parked in the corner.

The license plate was different from the usual one. She walked over and tried knocking on the window.

The “tap-tap” sound started. Pei Yunci, who had her eyes closed, thought the assistant had returned.

She rolled down the window, paused for a moment, and then clearly saw who was in front of her.

“You… what are you doing here?” Pei Yunci was uncharacteristically surprised.

“You called me,” Fang Xu replied truthfully.

She noticed the slight furrow in Pei Yunci’s brow and asked, “Are you not feeling well?”

“I’m alright,” Pei Yunci motioned for her to get in the car. Her voice sounded slightly unsteady. “I had a bit of wine, and my pheromones are a little unstable.”

As she spoke, she checked her call history and understood what had happened.

“I meant to call the driver. I must have misdialed.”

Fang Xu smiled. “It’s okay. My home is right nearby.”

As she spoke, the assistant, who had gone to buy the inhibitor, returned.

She recognized Fang Xu, and seeing her sudden appearance, her expression didn’t change. She greeted her, “Miss Fang.”

Her gaze fell on the back seat. Perhaps from exhaustion, Pei Yunci had fallen asleep.

Fang Xu followed her gaze and asked, “Has she been very busy these past few days?”

“It was a flight last night, and she hasn’t slept until now,” the assistant replied.

Knowing their relationship, the assistant looked at the inhibitor in her hand, hesitated, and finally handed it to Fang Xu.

“Should she be injected?” Fang Xu asked.

She remembered the other person’s condition; the doctor had said it was best not to use inhibitors.

Assistant: “Mr. Pei said it wasn’t very serious. Perhaps Miss Fang’s pheromones might also help.”

Fang Xu nodded. “Should I take you back to the hotel then?”

Assistant: “Mr. Pei stayed in an apartment in Yucheng last night, but she doesn’t know the apartment’s password.”

Fang Xu: “…”

She looked at the sleeping person, tried calling her name, but the other person only furrowed her brow slightly and didn’t wake up, seeming completely passed out.

“Is Yunci like this when she’s drunk?”

The assistant nodded, though she said the number of times Pei Yunci had been drunk could be counted on one hand.

Fang Xu hesitated. “How about you and Yunci come back to my place to rest for a while?”

The assistant thought about it and nodded in agreement. “We would appreciate that, Miss Fang.”

“No trouble at all.” Fang Xu helped them get into the car.

Because her mother had been in a car accident, she naturally carried some fear of driving.

However, after entering university, she worked hard to overcome it, got her driver’s license, and kept it in her wallet.

When they arrived home, Fang Xu tried calling her name.

This time, Pei Yunci woke up, but she still seemed somewhat drunk, instinctively grabbing the wrist of the person in front of her.

Their cool skin touched. Fang Xu moved unintentionally but was held even tighter.

She tried speaking, “Yunci, it’s Fang Xu.”

“Do you want to come back to my place to rest for a while?”

After a moment, the other person responded with a very soft ‘mhm.’

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