After the System Called Me Mom, My Arch-Nemesis Omega Fell for Me - Chapter 28.1

She knew it must be because of what happened on the day of the coming of age ceremony.

A few days after the incident, Jiang Mingyue had questioned Jiang Mingzhao more than once.

Jiang Mingzhao touched the scratch marks on his neck left by “Lu the Second” and rubbed the slap mark on his face from “Lu the Eldest.”

He said helplessly, “I really didn’t say much, Mingyue. I was just joking with little sister Lu. I said that you gave the ‘pigeon egg’ sapphire she gave you to me instead. I was just teasing her.”

Just teasing?

How was that possible?

Teasing Lu Lingzhi? Deliberately saying you took the sapphire she gave me for yourself?

Jiang Mingyue tried her best to maintain a civil tone: “Brother, if you said that, Lu Lingzhi would definitely say ‘sorry for the intrusion’ and go home. Tell me, what did you actually say to her?”

“Why don’t you believe me? I got scratched by her just to protect your admission letter. Why don’t you feel sorry for your own brother instead of being so good to an outsider?”

Jiang Mingyue bit her lip and remained silent.

Jiang Mingzhao soothed her softly: “Alright, don’t think about it. The admission letter is torn, but the most important confirmation email is still in your inbox. it won’t affect your enrollment.”

Her thoughts flew back to the day of the ceremony. By the time she arrived at the scene, she saw the fragments of her admission letter scattered all over the floor. She saw Lu Lingzhi clutching Jiang Mingzhao’s throat with a genuine urge to strangle him, while Jiang Mingzhao picked up a glass, intending to smash it against her.

In her desperation, she pulled them apart.

But because of the force of her push, Lu Lingzhi stepped on the fragments on the floor and hit her head against the table.

Watching her cover her blood-stained hands, looking at her in agony…

Lu Lingzhi had roared: “Jiang Mingyue, you pushed me for him. You are shameless!”

At the same time, her sister and others burst in, witnessing this exact scene.

In that instant, Jiang Mingyue knew she was finished.

Her sister didn’t say a word; she walked up and swung a slap, but the wind of the strike eventually landed on Jiang Mingzhao’s face. Jiang Mingzhao immediately lied: “Little sister Lu fell on her own.”

Her sister didn’t argue further because Lu Er had fainted. She picked her up and left in a rage.

Returning from the memory of that day, she continued to press her brother.

Jiang Mingyue stared at Jiang Mingzhao’s flickering eyes. She took a step forward, her voice turning cold: “Jiang Mingzhao, do you simply hate the idea of us making up? What did you say?”

“I hate to see you two doing well?” Jiang Mingzhao seemed deeply stung by those words. He pointed to the mark on his face, his voice rising: “If I really didn’t care about you, who did I take this slap for? I was protecting you!”

Jiang Mingzhao grabbed Jiang Mingyue and dragged her into the car.

“Don’t you know what kind of person Lu Lingzhi is? She’s been spoiled rotten by the Lu family since she was a child. She’s lawless, willful, and believes she must have whatever she wants. The moment things don’t go her way, she turns cold and heartless.”

“She went crazy and hurt someone over a joke and a torn letter today, tomorrow she could cause an even bigger disaster over something else. If you don’t believe me, I’ll take you to see her.”

Jiang Mingyue said, “It’s raining.”

But Jiang Mingzhao replied, “It’s raining, isn’t that better? In every TV drama, as long as it rains, there’s nothing that can’t be resolved.”

The rain was heavy that day, and the wind was strong. The entire sky was shrouded in gloom.

The butler came out into the rain: “Miss Jiang, our Second Miss said that if you have anything to say, I can relay it for you.”

Jiang Mingyue said, “Please tell the Second Miss that I am here because of the night of the ceremony, and also… for the times I broke my promises before. I want to apologize to her sincerely, in person.”

The butler stood there, hesitating for a moment. “Miss Jiang, do you have anything else to say? Only the Second Miss is home today. The CEO and Madam are accompanying the Eldest Miss to buy things for her studies abroad.”

“No.”

The butler couldn’t help but remind her, “Miss Jiang, you’d better think clearly before you speak. Why exactly did you come here today?”

Jiang Mingyue: “…”

The butler said, “Miss Jiang, our Second Miss wants you to…”

“Get out.”

The umbrella in Jiang Mingyue’s hand fell. Rainwater slid down her hair. The icy sensation brought her a sliver of clarity. Jiang Mingzhao pulled her into his arms. She looked up at the second floor of the Lu family villa. Lu Lingzhi was there.

She was standing outside the French window. They were separated by a curtain of rain and a pane of glass. One glance felt like ten thousand years.

But in the next second, she turned and hugged the woman behind her.

The woman also held Lu Lingzhi tightly, leaning her head against Lu Lingzhi’s forehead, and finally…

She saw… she saw…

That woman kissed Lu Lingzhi on the forehead.

Who was that woman?

It wasn’t her sister, nor her friend. Through the rain, the woman seemed to sense her gaze for just a moment. She thought the woman was beautiful, cold and elegant, an older woman.

When did someone new appear by Lu Er’s side?

In that moment, her jealousy reached its peak, but there was nothing she could do. She couldn’t even enter the door of her house. She looked at the sky, unsure if it was tears or rain falling on her cheeks.

Jiang Mingyue used the master card left in 2020 to open the door.

A rich, sweet and sour cherry pheromone, like a disturbed swarm of bees, instantly eroded the entire space.

How can Lu Lingzhi’s pheromones be so domineering?

Jiang Mingyue was so overwhelmed by the powerful pheromones that her legs went weak. She smoothed down the suppression patch on her gland that was about to be blown off.

The thick, waterfall-like black hair was scattered on the expensive carpet like a blooming dark lotus. A magnificent red flush spread wantonly across her pale cheeks and neck. At the collar of her open pajamas, a jade Pixiu pendant rose and fell slightly with her rapid breathing.

She looked like a little Pixiu that had wandered into the mortal realm by mistake.

A sliver of soft, elegant tulip pheromone involuntarily leaked from the gland at the back of her neck. This scent belonging to an Omega was nothing less than the most potent stimulant.

Thick, curled eyelashes trembled, and she suddenly snapped her eyes open.

Lu Lingzhi’s scorching hand gripped her wrist and pulled her violently into her arms. Caught off guard, Jiang Mingyue fell heavily onto the carpet with a muffled groan.

Lu was on top, she was below.

She looked up in shock. A drop of sweat, saturated with cherry pheromones so thick they wouldn’t dissipate, gathered at Lu Lingzhi’s tensed jaw. It hung precariously before finally drip, landing on Jiang Mingyue’s slender, fragile neck.

Like molten lava suddenly dropping onto ice.

The ice began to vibrate, began to melt…

“Mm.” Jiang Mingyue shuddered violently. That drop of sweat possessed incredible penetrating power, instantly burning and spreading across her skin, triggering a violent tremble that destroyed her final line of defense.

The suppression patch on her neck was hit by the surge of pheromones, its stickiness failed completely, the edges curled up, and it finally fell off silently.

In an instant, the tulip pheromones that had been bitterly suppressed lost all restraint. Like a shattered perfume bottle, they exploded forth, rich and enticing. They clashed, collided, and intertwined crazily with the domineering cherry scent in the air.

Lu Lingzhi’s body tensed violently. She bit down hard on the soft flesh inside her lip, attempting to reclaim a sliver of her crumbling sanity.

But it was useless.

Without the suppression patch, the Omega’s pheromones became unscrupulous.

Lu Lingzhi backed away two steps.

Tulips like cherries.

Just then, the air conditioner blew silently, lifting the light gauze curtains. A narrow but bright ray of light, like a stage spotlight, drifted through the gap in the curtains. That beam of light landed perfectly on Jiang Mingyue’s exposed back neck.

The light swirled, and the gland exposed to the air and sun seemed like a dusty pearl suddenly polished bright. It was wet and shimmering.

It was a visual shock.

She fell. She was completely lost.

And yet, she was truly unwilling to give in.

Bite down. Mark her. Possess her.

Only that patch of skin radiating an enticing luster remained in Lu Lingzhi’s eyes. The sweet scent of the gland almost drove her mad. She desperately needed an outlet. She reached out blindly toward her own neck, her fingertips brushed against the cold, smooth white jade Pixiu.

She ripped off the pendant and moved it toward her lips, intending to bite it hard.

Break it.

If she broke the white jade Pixiu, she would feel the pain physical, literal pain. The jade would become worthless. If this thing was ruined, she would definitely be scolded, and then her allowance and bank cards would be frozen. The fear of being scolded and having no money temporarily pushed back the agony of her differentiation period.

Fear conquered all.

However, what entered her vision instead was Jiang Mingyue’s face, looming large.

A soft, cool sensation covered her burning lips. It wasn’t the expected tearing bite, but a kiss.

Jiang Mingyue kissed her proactively, extinguishing the wildfire in her heart.

A pair of slender arms wrapped around her neck in a comforting embrace. Taking advantage of the moment Lu Lingzhi was dazed by the kiss, Jiang Mingyue’s skillful fingers lightly hooked the white jade Pixiu that Lu Lingzhi had intended to destroy, safely tucking it into her palm.

This item was precious.

The older generation often said that Lu Er was the luckiest. When she was born, she came into the world clutching this white jade Pixiu tightly in her hand. In those mysterious old sayings, this predicted that Lu Lingzhi was born with the three fortunes of luck, wealth, and longevity, a child favored by the heavens.

She could not let her destroy it while out of control.

Jiang Mingyue tried tentatively. She had looked at the materials Chang Xi gave her over the past few days. Following the descriptions from those blushing diagrams and texts in her memory, she kissed her for a moment, then pulled back a hair’s breadth to give them both space to breathe and to observe Lu Lingzhi’s reaction.

While working hard to maintain the difficult, wet kiss, she used all her strength to put her hands under Lu Lingzhi’s scorching armpits, supporting her weakening body and slowly helping the Alpha up.

With their lips and teeth still clinging together, their steps were staggered and their breaths intertwined as they struggled backward. Hot breath puffed against each other’s flushed cheeks.

Until the back of their knees hit the cold edge of the bed.

Lost in the sensation, Lu Lingzhi pulled her onto the soft mattress.

Weight pressed down, and the mattress dipped slightly.

Lu Lingzhi cupped her face, forcing her to look at her. “Jiang Mingyue, you’re having a relationship with me. No one in my family will like you. I…”

I won’t be good to you.

The unfinished words hung on her lips.

Jiang Mingyue had practiced yoga for years; her body was flexible. She tilted her head slightly, sealing Lu Lingzhi’s hurtful words again, stuffing them back deep into her throat. She leaned into her embrace and coaxed her, “Lu Er, this is a dream. It’s not reality. Just think about it, you’re dreaming. In a dream, you can do whatever you want.”

A dream. A dream.

In her dreams, she did do whatever she wanted to Jiang Mingyue. Hadn’t she done it once before during that “Big Villain’s” class?

The guilt receded, and the heat surged up like a rising tide.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” Lu Lingzhi held her in her arms, burying her cheek in the crook of her neck which radiated the scent of tulips. “Last time in my dream, I wanted to tie you up, to keep you by my side forever. Do you know how much I liked you in the dream? How much you took my side? I didn’t have to care about my sister’s opinion or anyone else’s thoughts. In reality, I hate you so much, you don’t take my side. I must care about my sister’s opinion, she is so good to me. Jiang Mingzhao is a piece of trash, and you… you aren’t a good person.”

But the Jiang Mingyue in her arms stiffened slightly.

So, she really did have “designs” on me in her dream. She even performed a marking.

“Four days ago, I dreamed during class. I was even punished by the Big Villain, Xie Fuyun.”

“The Big Villain is truly bad, so bad. I like you, you know? Don’t you know how much I liked you in that dream? I won’t run away. You don’t have to tie me up. I won’t leave.”

“In the future… you sit on my lap. I won’t sit on yours anymore.”

Having received permission, Lu Lingzhi pulled Jiang Mingyue to sit on her lap. With trembling fingers, she unbuttoned the other woman’s dress.

The clothes slid down, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin and collarbones that looked as if they were carved from exquisite jade. Lu Lingzhi’s fingers ran through her waterfall-like cool hair, brushing it to one side to fully expose the slightly swollen gland radiating an enticing sweet fragrance.

She lowered her head and kissed it gently.

Lu Lingzhi took a deep breath, bowing like a devout believer. Finally, she lowered her head, opened her lips, and used her fangs to cautiously pierce that thin, tender layer of skin.

“Mm.” Jiang Mingyue couldn’t help but let out a short whimper, her fingers suddenly clutching the bedsheets beneath her.

“If it hurts, I won’t bite. Mingyue, please don’t cry, okay?”

In the next moment, the rich and domineering sweet cherry scent, mixed with the Alpha’s powerful pheromones, was injected into her body like warm lava, surge after surge.

The two pheromones collided and blended violently in her blood.

The bed curtains fell quietly at some point, softly veiling the scene of intimacy and tenderness, leaving only the intertwined breaths and pheromones to ferment and linger richly in the private space.