After the System Called Me Mom, My Arch-Nemesis Omega Fell for Me - Chapter 21

She, well, she had once made a wish before the Buddha to become the strongest post-00s national billionaire.

No inheritance gifts allowed. She wished for her Mom, Mommy, and sister to live to a hundred.

A wish shouldn’t be too vague after all, a wish is just adding a “cheat code” or an “exploit” for oneself. Besides, her wish wasn’t even that outrageous. But the way the gods mediated it for her… it really left her speechless.

Strongest? What does “strongest” even mean? Giving her a system and then making her undergo a secondary differentiation, could she really become a top-tier Alpha or a top-tier Omega? She just treated it as inspiration the gods got after reading too many “power fantasy” web novels.

What to do if you want to be a post-00s billionaire? The result was being kicked into the home of a CEO worth hundreds of billions, forced to grind and compete in someone else’s family. Fine! But honestly, shouldn’t the gods have a little common sense? What corporate mogul would let an adopted daughter be the heir? Isn’t that just a joke? Even if they couldn’t conceive naturally, there’s IVF and other scientific methods, right? Who leaves their family estate to an outsider?

She wondered if the gods had been drinking too much.

Pei Song had mentioned the relationship between the two of them. It was true, there was a bond from two years of companionship. But it wasn’t the “loving mother and filial daughter” type everyone imagined. From start to finish, it was nothing but chaos.

Do you know why? Xie Fuyun was her live-in high school tutor. To her, Xie Fuyun was a demon trainer. She gave her a high school experience she would never forget for the rest of her life.

And she owed that unforgettable time entirely to the siblings, Jiang Mingyue and Jiang Mingzhao.

You ask why? How did those two pull it off? After her coming of age ceremony, she and Jiang Mingyue had a complete falling out. This meant she couldn’t go to Boston for college anymore because Jiang Mingyue was going there. With her head bleeding and her heart slightly wounded, by the time she recovered, the application deadlines for other overseas universities had passed.

She either had to wait until next year or grit her teeth and take the National College Entrance Exam (Gaokao). She chose the Gaokao.

Practice papers, practice papers. From the moment she opened her eyes, it was just grinding through questions. If she couldn’t finish, Xie Fuyun would administer “family discipline.”

Meanwhile, her Mom and Mommy had left the country for their honeymoon as soon as one sister was confirmed for Harvard and the other for Boston. Even after hearing she had to retake the Gaokao, in their eyes, with the scholar Lu Ningzhi and Xie Fuyun around, there was no need to worry about her getting into a good university.

While she was being disciplined by Xie Fuyun, her sister heard her wailing and came over to try and plead for her. Xie Fuyun, already in a frenzy of strictness, turned her wrath on her sister.

“Lu Ningzhi, how do you have the face to come here and plead? Hmm?”

“You feel bad that your sister is being hit? Where were you before? When she was copying homework, why didn’t you step in? When she failed her exams and you forged her signature, why didn’t you think about the day she might actually have to take the Gaokao?”

“Bringing food in three times an hour, how many words has she actually written? Your sister won’t die if she eats a little less. Other people lose five kilograms during the Gaokao, she gained one and a half.”

“You got into Harvard, big deal. Why don’t you take the exam for her then? Stop playing the ‘good person’.”

“Lu Lingzhi, I’ve put up with you for a long time. While I’m scolding your sister, you actually managed to eat two bowls of bird’s nest soup. Eat, eat, eat, your mouth never stops. Are you a pig? What’s wrong with saying a few words to you? Don’t play the ‘fragile white lotus’ act of fainting in front of me. Faking it? Is the Gaokao going to test your ability to fake a faint?”

“I guess you really are sisters, one fakes being a saint, the other fakes a coma.”

In such a high-pressure environment, it would be a miracle if her relationship with Xie Fuyun were good. She thought they would never see each other again.

But there was a sequel. Xie Fuyun was her godmother. That explained why the system detected high favorability from Xie Fuyun toward her.

Pei Song left after seeing her “faint.” Naturally, Pei Song knew she was faking. They had been classmates for so many years, how could she not see through that little trick?

Pei Song understood that her old classmate didn’t have much say in the Taiyu Group. Her old classmate also knew the purpose of her visit. Pei Song planned to stay in the capital for a while to observe the situation.

A mogul like Xie Fuyun actually disguised herself as a live-in tutor just to accompany “Lu the Second” for two years. She even got her into the ace major at Beijing University: the Finance Department. She suspected that Lu the Second’s university application was filled out by Xie Fuyun herself.

This treatment was like an Emperor accompanying the Crown Princess to study. The more Pei Song thought about it, the more she felt Xie Fuyun was too good to Lu the Second. Xie Fuyun’s girlfriend, Dr. Chang, was the Dean at the Medical University across from Beijing University and the Director at the top-tier Capital General Hospital nearby.

She was actually a bit jealous of Lu the Second’s luck. Since childhood, Lu the Second attended private schools where the Lu family sat on the board. Even in university, someone was there to protect her. There was a 1% chance Lu the Second might actually become the heir to Taiyu Group.

As if possessed, Lu Lingzhi typed “Xie Fuyun” into her WeChat search. A chat box actually appeared, though there were only a few messages inside.

[Arch-Villain Xie Fuyun]: Hello, I am Xie Fuyun, your tutor.

[Arch-Villain Xie Fuyun]: Since you’ve chosen the Gaokao, my requirements aren’t high, just get a 680. The minimum cutoff for Beijing University is my bottom line. If you get in, we part ways. If you don’t, we continue to torture each other.

The total score was 750. How could Xie Fuyun use a 37°C body to say such -1°C words?

[Lu Lingzhi]: Arch-villain, I got into the Finance Department at Beijing University! Hahahaha! You’ve finally escaped your own demonic clutches. I am officially notifying you: you’re fired! Bleh~~

[Arch-Villain Xie Fuyun]: Hahaha, kid, I’m a local from the capital. You’re still too green to fight me. I’ll treat you well during these four years in Beijing. I hope you keep up that arrogant attitude of yours.

[Lu Lingzhi]: Arch-villain, you’re ruthless. I will be arrogant, I will be overbearing, and I love seeing you frustrated. Just think about it. I’m a permanent stain on your teaching career. You’re such a failure~~

[Arch-Villain Xie Fuyun]: When I’m not in the capital, if you run into any problems, go find Chang Xi, the Dean of the School of Psychology at the Medical University. If she’s not there, go to the Capital General Hospital and find Director Chang Xi of the Psychology Department. She is my fiancée.

(This was followed by Lu Lingzhi blocking her, then later unblocking her.)

[Lu Lingzhi]: Arch-villain, my sister says you’re very important to me and told me to think about your good points. I thought about it for a whole round and realized we’re just rivals on the battlefield. For the sake of the air we’ve shared, I’ve taken you off my blacklist. From now on, your path is yours and mine is mine. Let’s never meet again.

Ding-dong, ding-dong.

One text message, one WeChat. Lu Lingzhi received a text on her phone:

[Capital General Hospital]: Hello, Ms. Lu Lingzhi. Your physical examination report has been issued. Please bring your ID card to the hospital self-service machine or service desk to collect it as soon as possible.

Overlaying the screen was a WeChat message from Ji Yunyan sent not long ago:

[Ji Yunyan (excited as if she won the lottery)]: Er-ya, you up yet? I have huge news for you! [Excited rubbing hands.jpg]

Lu Lingzhi looked at the words “Er-ya” (Second Child) on the screen, her fingers trembling with rage as she typed back:

[Lu Lingzhi]: Get out, get out, get out! Don’t call me ‘Er’. If you keep calling me that, my real name is going to disappear. [Carrying a 40 meter blade.jpg] [Angry]

[Ji Yunyan completely ignored the threat]: Don’t sweat the details. That substitute teacher I found for you? Her name is Xie Fuyun. The name is exactly the same as the honorary guest professor at Beijing University. Also, Professor Xie Fuyun is back from abroad! She’s going to start teaching us again. She’s a real big shot usually, her time is measured in seconds.

Then what did those two years with Xie Fuyun count as? Lu Lingzhi wondered. A deep mother-daughter bond? Or just two people being miserable together?

[Lu Lingzhi]: System, pull up Xie Fuyun’s profile.

Xie Fuyun: CEO of Taiyu Group, Honorary Guest Professor at Beijing University, top-tier Alpha.

In her youth, she was a “warrior for pure love,” rebelling against her family’s arranged marriage for her girlfriend and not returning home for years. It wasn’t until Taiyu Group’s cash flow broke that she returned, single-handedly saving the company. Despite being the CEO for years and having no children with her girlfriend, she remains steadfastly unconventional.

Her girlfriend is Chang Xi, Director of Psychology at Capital General Hospital and Dean of the Medical University’s Psychology School. She is described as ethereal, gentle, and a master “temptress” Omega.

Taiyu Group was “old money” in the capital, involved in chips and semiconductors. This was why Pei Song had looked for her, the Pei family dealt in robotics, and Pei Song wanted to facilitate a partnership with Taiyu to secure her own position.

Therefore, Lu Lingzhi’s fainting was partly an act. She had a great relationship with Pei Song, but her relationship with Xie Fuyun was so terrible that she couldn’t openly refuse. She used the faint as an excuse to gloss over it.

Misfortune and fortune are two sides of the same coin. Lu Lingzhi was glad she hadn’t caused any trouble this year; otherwise, if the people at Taiyu Group saw how she acted, they’d probably roll their eyes.

Wait, that was a bit narcissistic. The Xie family didn’t even know about this yet. Thinking about her future life, having four “moms” nagging her. Nobody’s life was as tragic as hers. Truly tragic.

Lu Lingzhi replied to Ji Yunyan:

[Lu Lingzhi]: Not interested. I have to go to the hospital to pick up my report this afternoon. No time.

Lu Lingzhi scratched her hair, silently chanting “don’t think about Xie Fuyun.” Thinking of her only brought back memories of those cursed test papers. She picked up her tablet, the lock screen was a candid shot of Jiang Mingyue sitting on a sunny lawn, her profile looking quiet and serene.

She reached out and poked Jiang Mingyue’s cheek on the screen with a bit of venting force, her voice carrying a hint of grievance she hadn’t noticed: “Why haven’t you come to take me to the hospital yet?”

Lu Lingzhi grabbed the landline and called the hotel front desk, her voice weak and airy: “I’m feeling a bit unwell. Please arrange for someone to take me to the hospital. Don’t tell your eldest miss.”

The “unwell” part was fake, but the agitation was real.

The front desk understood her meaning… which meant they would definitely tell Jiang Mingyue.

The person on the other end was clearly nervous: “Ms. Lu? Are you alright? We will arrange it immediately!”