After the Nerd Marked the Top Omega - Chapter 32.2

However, as the number of players increased, maintaining the game became more difficult than usual.

Some players tried to exploit bugs to get their accounts to win and become a cracked version. Others deliberately bypassed the filter words in the submission section to post indecent messages. Fang Xu checked every day to maintain a good gaming experience for the majority of players.

This work usually took an hour.

But today, Fang Xu sat in front of the computer, constantly spacing out, needing to read simple sentences twice to understand the meaning.

Two hours later, the check was complete. Fang Xu’s eyes rested on the screen, but her thoughts had already drifted far away.

She was thinking about the afternoon again.

When she was drunk, she pinned Pei Yunci against the wine cabinet, which was very disrespectful, but the other person was still not angry and even asked her what she was thinking.

Fang Xu covered her face.

Fortunately, fortunately.

Fortunately, when I was drunk, I didn’t speak the words out loud, or else I wouldn’t be sitting here safe and sound right now.

At the time, looking at the other person’s lips, she actually wanted to kiss them directly.

That would be even more offensive than pushing the person against the wine cabinet.

Just recalling it made Fang Xu’s ears and face start to flush again.

How could I have such a thought?

Alphas and Omegas sometimes have this kind of impulse under the influence of pheromones. But it had been nearly a month since their last mark, and the scent of the pheromones had faded considerably, which didn’t quite align with biological common sense.

But Fang Xu couldn’t think of any other reason.

She could only attribute this impulse to alcohol.

After getting drunk, the alcohol in her body affected her pheromones, thereby making her rationality follow her physiology.

After sorting it out, Fang Xu felt it made sense, and her chaotic thoughts finally cleared up a bit.

But before she could fully organize her thoughts, the message notification sound “ding-dong” rang out.

【Pei Yunci: You’re back at school?】

Pei Yunci, in the apartment, looked at the smooth, tidy sofa. The person who had been there before she left was now gone without a trace, and even the evidence had been tidied up.

Fang Xu pursed her lips. When she left, she was indeed hoping not to run into her.

Fortunately, it wasn’t a face-to-face conversation, and her small guilty conscience could be well hidden.

【Fang Xu: I’m at school. Thank you for your trouble this afternoon.】

Pei Yunci’s apartment also had a wine cabinet, though the variety of wine wasn’t as extensive as the private kitchen’s.

She casually took out a bottle of wine, mixing a drink while replying to the message.

【Pei Yunci: It’s nothing. I was just thinking your pheromones have faded a little, and I was planning on letting you mark me today.】

Who knew the girl would run away faster than a rabbit before she could say anything.

Fang Xu hadn’t expected Pei Yunci to have this plan. She pursed her lips and replied with a message.

【Fang Xu: Should I come to the apartment tomorrow?】

Tomorrow was Saturday, and she had no other commitments, so she was relatively free.

【Pei Yunci: I’ll be on a business trip for the next few days. Do you have time next Wednesday?】

Fang Xu calculated the time. The business trip was for five days—not too long, but not too short either.

【Fang Xu: Is that okay? I don’t have anything else to do right now, and I can come to the apartment. I can mark you today. What if you encounter a problem during your business trip?】

Her concern was evident in the message.

Pei Yunci placed the finished drink aside, a faint smile in her eyes.

【Pei Yunci: No need. Let’s do next Wednesday. I’m getting ready to rest now.】

【Pei Yunci: If a problem arises during the business trip, I can use inhibitors.】

If she told the girl to rest, the other person might insist on coming over. But if she said she was going to rest, the other person wouldn’t bring up the topic of coming over again.

【Fang Xu: Can you use inhibitors now?】

Fang Xu still remembered that the reason they had intersected at all was because Pei Yunci’s use of inhibitors had failed, and inhibitors could also worsen the symptoms of her gland condition.

【Pei Yunci: Don’t worry, I’ve already asked the doctor. I can use a small amount.】

Since signing the agreement with Fang Xu, her gland had gotten much better, and various symptoms were slowly decreasing.

During her last hospital check-up, Du Xing’an said she was recovering quickly and could use inhibitors in emergencies, but no more than three doses a week.

Seeing this message, Fang Xu also felt much more at ease.

【Fang Xu: It’s good that you asked the doctor. If you need anything, call me anytime.】

【Pei Yunci: Okay.】

【Pei Yunci: Don’t drink alone or with unfamiliar people in the future.】

After discussing the serious matter, she hadn’t forgotten this caution.

Fang Xu knew why she suddenly brought this up without having to guess.

It was too embarrassing.

Fang Xu’s face was flushed, and she was somewhat regretful, thinking she should have learned some techniques from her sister for changing the subject or acting cute and spoiled to divert attention.

Otherwise, she couldn’t say anything now. After typing and deleting, she could only send a dry reply.

【Fang Xu: I know.】

【Pei Yunci: Do you really know, little lush?】

“…”

Fang Xu felt that sometimes Pei Yunci wasn’t as gentle as she appeared on the surface. She didn’t know if it was just her misconception.

【Fang Xu: I am not a little lush.】

【Pei Yunci: It seems you still remember what happened this afternoon.】

She had fallen into a trap again.

Fang Xu kept deleting and re-typing, her entire focus on how to reply, completely failing to notice the two people behind her.

Tang Xingxing and Liu Hanxue stood nearby, unable to see the content on her screen, but they could see Fang Xu’s lips curved into a smile, looking very happy.

Tang Xingxing winked and silently mouthed to the person next to her: “What happened that made her so happy?”

Liu Hanxue thought for a while and then whispered back, “Talking to her sister?”

“Doesn’t look like it,” Tang Xingxing said. “Before, when she chatted with her sister, she would always have Yiyi say hello to us. Plus, chatting with her sister shouldn’t bring out this kind of smile.”

“Now that you mention it, that seems to be the case.”

Liu Hanxue rubbed her chin. A moment later, she made eye contact with Tang Xingxing, and the same thought flashed through both their minds.

“Could it be… she’s dating?”

“But Xuxu said she would tell us if she was actually dating,” Tang Xingxing said.

Liu Hanxue: “There’s also the ambiguity stage.”

“That makes sense,” Tang Xingxing understood.

The ambiguity stage was like this: everyone in the world thought the two people were dating, except for the main characters who hadn’t realized it yet, which could drive everyone else crazy.

But no matter how anxious the onlookers were, it was useless. They just had to wait for the main characters to figure it out themselves.

Tang Xingxing: “I wonder who Xuxu has fallen for.”

Her good friend was excellent in all aspects and could carry her to success. Only her love life was a source of worry. If someone like Song Shu came along again, she would really be angry.

Liu Hanxue comforted her, “Let’s wait and see. Xuxu will tell us eventually.”

“Right,” Tang Xingxing and she returned to their respective spots. “Besides, Xuxu might not be dating. Maybe we guessed wrong.”

…

The temperature kept dropping. After Fang Xu completed her final design mid-term defense on Monday, she bought a lot of clothes for her sister online.

She sent a screenshot: “I bought you some clothes. See if there’s anything you don’t like. I’ll transfer some more money to you, so you can go shopping with your friends over the weekend.”

The internship salary from Pei Corporation was paid monthly and was not low. Fang Xu didn’t spend much usually, so she had saved a good amount of money.

“Sis, you’ve bought enough already.”

Yucheng was further north, and the temperature was even lower than Jiangcheng. Yiyi could see white mist in the air when she breathed out. “I’ll save the money and we can go shopping when you come back.”

“I’ll go back for the winter holiday, but that’s still some time away,” Fang Xu said.

The company was different from the school, and the winter holiday wasn’t that long. But she had already asked Tong Huai, and if she wanted to go back earlier, she could ask for leave. The company wouldn’t be too strict with interns.

“It’s okay,” Yiyi counted the days. “It’ll be soon. I’ll put together an outfit for you at the mall then.”

Fang Xu chuckled, “Okay, then keep the money for now, and wait until I return.”

Yiyi agreed and then asked, “Will Sister Pei come to Yucheng during the winter holiday?”

“I’m not sure. I’ll tell you if she comes,” Fang Xu said.

“Mhm mhm,” Yiyi knew that the two of them probably hadn’t officially started dating yet.

But there was no rush. Her sister was so wonderful; it was a hundred percent certainty that someone would fall for her.

In a blink of an eye, it was the agreed-upon Wednesday.

Fang Xu sent a message in advance to confirm that the other party had returned from her business trip before going to the apartment.

The days were getting shorter as winter approached. The streetlights were on after work, and a faint layer of white frost was visible by the roadside.

Fang Xu put her slightly cold hands into her pockets and walked in the familiar direction.

Before she reached the apartment, a young girl ran up to her and asked, “Sister, would you like to buy a flower?”

She was about fourteen or fifteen, reaching up to Fang Xu’s chest. She held flowers in her hands, which were a little red from the cold. She looked freezing.

“How much is one?” Fang Xu asked.

The girl said, “Twenty.”

Fang Xu: “…”

When she was short on money as a child, she had also considered selling flowers or dolls. It was the florist who told her about it.

If children spoke nicely and went out to sell during winter or on days like Valentine’s Day or Christmas, most people would buy them out of kindness, making good money.

But at that time, her sister was still young. Fang Xu had classes during the day and had to watch the child at night, so she didn’t have the time and never sold them.

However, not having sold them didn’t mean she was unaware of the price.

“Ten dollars,” Fang Xu said.

The wholesale cost was probably less than five dollars each.

The little girl nodded, “That’s fine, Sister. How many do you want?”

Fang Xu said, “Give me all of them.”

The little girl was about the same age as Yiyi, and Fang Xu naturally felt a little bit of pity.

If she bought them all, the little girl could go home earlier.

“Thank you, Sister!” The little girl handed her the flowers and said, “Sister, since you bought so many, I’ll give you a discount, eight dollars each!”

Fang Xu counted. There were thirty-two flowers. She transferred three hundred and twenty dollars to the girl.

“Go home after you sell them all?” she asked.

The little girl nodded, and seeing the transfer amount, she added, “Sister, I hope you’re happy every day from now on!”

“Thank you.”

And so, when Pei Yunci opened the door for her, she saw the girl standing at the entrance, holding a huge bouquet of roses.

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