After the System Called Me Mom, My Arch-Nemesis Omega Fell for Me - Chapter 17

At that exact moment, an upbeat electronic voice, one that only Lu Lingzhi could hear, chimed in with a hint of “look at me” pride:

[System, excited: Ding! Mama! Mama! I’m finally online!]

[Lu Lingzhi, overcome with emotion, wished she could give the system a hug for the ages: System, my dear little System! In the single day you were gone, I’ve died of social embarrassment twice. Thinking back, no one else can be trusted, they’re all villains. You’re my real daughter, it’s just the two of us against the world.]

[System, bursting with excitement: Reporting to Mama! I have one piece of huge good news and one piece of not too bad, bad news. The good news: Jiang Mingyue’s favorability toward you increased by 100 points, and Xie Fuyun’s increased by 20 points. I’m about to level up! Tra-la-la-la!!!]

What on earth did Jiang Mingyue have to be happy about?

Lu Lingzhi glanced toward Jiang Mingyue, who was watching her with a half-smile.

Was it because I called her “Sister”?

Did that trigger some weird kink?

Right, she likes Omegas. And currently, I am an Omega. That look in her eyes is terrifying. In internet slang, you’d call it “gloomy and damp.” People like that love using “toys” to make you suffer, the kind of pleasure that leaves you wanting, yet wishing it would stop.

Help! Someone save me! Someone take this freak away! Don’t they know I’m a coward?

The name Xie Fuyun sounded familiar.

Why is she happy? I haven’t even said a word to her. This favorability boost is completely nonsensical.

[Lu Lingzhi, falling apart: And the “not too bad” bad news?]

[System: The upgrade process requires a full day of maintenance, which is tomorrow. I’ll be back online with more powerful features on Monday. Just think of it as me taking the weekend off.]

And you call that “not too bad”?I have to spend another day living in fear.

She couldn’t hold herself up anymore. Forgetting her image as the school beauty and her pride as the second young miss of a wealthy family, she let her body slide down the cold car door. She curled into a small ball, hugging her knees as she crouched on the freezing concrete of the parking lot.

She had completely shut down.

After waiting a few minutes and seeing that Lu Lingzhi wouldn’t open the door, Jiang Mingyue grew puzzled. I just smiled a little, what kind of fit is she throwing now? Why is she so afraid of me?

“Second Miss,” she said, lightly tapping the roof of the car. “Stop crouching there. Get in. Let’s go home.”

Meanwhile, standing at the hospital entrance watching them drive away, Xie Fuyun looked down at the WeChat profile on her phone screen, labeled [Lu Lingzhi].

Two messages occupied the entire chat history.

[Xie Fuyun: If you run into any trouble while I’m away from the capital, contact Chang Xi, the Dean of the Medical University’s School of Psychology. If she’s not there, find her at the Capital General Hospital; she’s the Director of Psychology. She is my fiancee.]

Next to this message was a red exclamation mark. It hadn’t gone through because she was blocked.

[Lu Lingzhi: Big Villain, my sister said you’re important to me and told me to think about your good points. I thought about it, and aren’t we rivals? Well, for the sake of us breathing the same air, I’ve taken you off my blacklist. From now on, our paths diverge. See you never.]

Xie Fuyun watched the white sports car merge into the traffic and vanish into the night, her lips curling into an expectant arc.

Lu Lingzhi, I’m back. Are you happy? No, you aren’t. Your comfortable days are over.

A short honk interrupted her thoughts. A Mercedes pulled up beside her, and the driver’s window rolled down to reveal Chang Xi’s exquisite face, wearing a playful, teasing smile.

She leaned out from the driver’s seat and snatched the phone from Xie Fuyun’s hand.

“Oh?” Chang Xi browsed the secondary WeChat account named “AAA Proxy Student/Driver/Tutor” with great interest. Her eyebrows arched, her voice dripping with mockery. “President Xie sure is busy. Even with a million things to do, you find time to open a side hustle and experience life. You made 300 bucks in half a day? If you did this every day, you’d make 18,000 a month. Even as a ‘corporate slave’ at the bottom, President Xie earns quite a lot.”

She looked up, smiling at Xie Fuyun. “Since you’re so capable, why don’t you cover a few of my major lectures at the School of Psychology tomorrow? Let me slack off a bit. I’ll reward you with a kiss.”

Chang Xi stood on her tiptoes and pecked Xie Fuyun’s cheek. While Xie Fuyun was still dazed, Chang Xi promptly transferred the 300 yuan to herself. “Xie Fuyun, you can’t hide this 300, it belongs to your fiancée.”

Xie Fuyun grabbed her by the waist.

Chang Xi lowered her voice, resting her hands on Xie Fuyun’s shoulders, her breath warm and suggestive. “Since you’re being so good… tonight, we can shower together and talk slowly. I’ll personally help you relax. How does that sound?”

The words were a sweet bait, leaving much to the imagination.

Vanquished by this combination of ruthlessness and sweetness, Xie Fuyun lost her temper. “…Then, can I at least curse at Lu Er a few times?”

“No,” Chang Xi replied, her face instantly turning stern. “She’s my baby daughter. Don’t you dare bully her. My heart will ache, and if that happens, I’ll make you sleep on the sofa.”

“Doting mothers raise spoiled daughters.”

“Hahaha!” Instead of getting angry, Chang Xi laughed even harder. She reached out, her finger tracing Xie Fuyun’s cold, firm lips before whispering in her ear: “President Xie, are you so angry you’ve lost your mind? She’s your goddaughter. Legally, she has nothing to do with me yet. Currently… I am merely your fiancée, your girlfriend.”

Her fingertip slid down from the lips, slipping into Xie Fuyun’s open collar to tap lightly on her collarbone. “Have you ever seen a stepmother enter a house without first sucking up to the kid? Besides, she’s the ‘Belle of Beijing University.’ Taking her out will make me look very good.”

Having said that, she quickly turned her head and brushed her lips against Xie Fuyun’s sensitive earlobe like a dragonfly skimming water, sending a slight shiver through her.

Then, she stepped back a bit, tilting her head. “Do you think she’ll call me ‘Little Mommy’ first, or call you ‘Little Mom’?”

“…”

Xie Fuyun’s face darkened instantly. “Are you bored?”

“Oh?” Chang Xi’s bright eyes drew closer, almost touching Xie Fuyun’s nose. “President Xie is embarrassed and angry. You lose, so you’re doing the housework for a month. Hard work, my darling Xie.”