After the System Called Me Mom, My Arch-Nemesis Omega Fell for Me - Chapter 31

Location: A District Public Security Bureau in Beijing

An anonymous report had been filed regarding a prostitution related incident at the Cloud Summit Hot Spring Hotel. Upon arrival, the police also discovered a case of illegal detention and brawling in Presidential Suite 2020, leading them to take everyone back to the station.

Xie Fuyun provided the household registration book. Lu Lingzhi’s registration was officially listed under Xie Fuyun’s name. Their relationship: Mother and Daughter.

Dean Jian’s eyes nearly fell out of his head. This was the child Chang Xi had mentioned. Thinking about it was one thing, but seeing it was another.

“So, the year you two fell in love, you actually had a child. Xie Fuyun is truly rebellious, she and Chang Xi were doing such things back in university,” he thought. Recalling Lu Lingzhi’s posts on the forum signed “Second Young Lady,” it all made sense now. She was the Second Young Lady of the Xie Family.

No wonder Xie Fuyun had only recently reconciled with the Xie family and was working herself to the bone, she was paving the way for her daughter to inherit the Taiyu Group. However, he wondered why the daughter’s surname was Lu.

Noticing that the sapphire-blue glow in Xie Fuyun’s eyes hadn’t faded, Dean Jian gave her an “OK” gesture. He promised not to breathe a word about Lu Lingzhi being her daughter. Only then did Xie Fuyun’s eyes return to their natural black.

Jiang Mingyue looked Lu Er over from every possible angle and could responsibly say: Lu Er didn’t look a single bit like Xie Fuyun or Chang Xi, except for those eyes, which were identical to Xie Fuyun’s.

Jiang Mingyue finally understood why Chang Xi said she would help her pursue Lu Lingzhi. It was essentially saying, “I’m betrothing my daughter to you.” Jiang Mingyue realized she had truly benefited from the times, back in high school, the Lu family were school directors, and the school always chose their hotels for events. She wondered if that was all thanks to Lu Er.

In university, Lu Er had transformed into Dean Chang’s precious “daughter,” and Jiang Mingyue was about to become Dean Chang’s only student. A teacher for a day is a mother for a lifetime.

Jiang Mingyue squeezed the white jade Pixiu pendant in her hand. One really had to believe in the metaphysics of the Pi Xiu. Lu Er truly possessed the trifecta of blessings, wealth, status, and longevity.

Nearby, Chang Xi was tending to Lu Lingzhi’s nosebleed, rubbing her face and whispering secrets. Chang Xi glanced toward Jiang Mingyue and slipped something from her bag into Lu Lingzhi’s hand. Lu Lingzhi’s eyes curved into crescents, looking as if they were filled with the Milky Way.

But thinking about it, if she and Lu Er actually ended up together… most people have two mothers-in-law. She would have four. The pressure was immense.

Combined, those four had enough schemes to fill a thousand minds. Then there was Lu Er, a sunny, cheerful Second Young Lady.

Jiang Mingyue: “…”

The “Doting” Mothers

“Lu Bao, lower your head and gently pinch the sides of your nose. Not too hard,” Chang Xi’s voice was so gentle it could melt water. She pressed an ice pack to Lu Lingzhi’s forehead. “We’ll go eat in a bit. Pick a place you and Mingyue like, pick an expensive one, okay?”

“Okay. But why call me Lu Bao?”

“Is it not nice?”

Lu Lingzhi shook her head.

“I called you that when you were little. Lu Bao, Lu Bao, my darling Lu Bao.”

The cold sensation dissipated some of the discomfort, and Lu Lingzhi immediately beamed, though her voice was still stuffy. “Little Mommy is the best! Um… do you have any chocolate in your bag? The Patchi kind I like?”

“Hungry?” Chang Xi raised an eyebrow.

“Not really…” Lu Lingzhi’s gaze flickered, subconsciously glancing at Jiang Mingyue before quickly pulling back.

Chang Xi followed her gaze and smiled knowingly. “You’re afraid Mingyue has low blood sugar, aren’t you? Our little Alpha is as attentive as ever. You’re far too likable. How was last night?”

Lu Lingzhi blushed. “It’s broad daylight, and you’re saying such ‘yellow’ (lewd) things. How annoying~~”

That “annoying” sent a shiver down Xie Fuyun’s spine.

Chang Xi, seeing her embarrassment, decided to let it slide. “Then you can answer my first question.”

“Hmph. It’s not like I care about her,” Lu Lingzhi mumbled, her ears turning red. She added defensively, “She… she hasn’t had water or food since this morning. I’m just afraid she’ll faint. That would totally ruin my appetite.”

“Hypocrite,” Chang Xi chuckled, pulling out two pieces of silver-wrapped chocolate. “Here, one for you, one for her. She’s coming over. Now that you’ve become an Alpha, you have to be good to Omegas, understand?”

Xie Fuyun, leaning against the wall with her arms crossed, watched this touching scene of maternal devotion. She coughed loudly: “Ahem! Ahem!”

She was reminding them: This is a police station, not your living room.

Lu Lingzhi didn’t care. “Little Mommy, thank you for taking leave just to stay in the room next to me. I’m so moved. I’ll definitely be filial to you in the future. Whatever I eat, I’ll make sure you eat something twice as expensive.”

Xie Fuyun: “…” She’s just started making empty promises already.

“Mm-hmm,” Chang Xi nodded cooperatively, her eyes full of indulgence. She tucked a stray hair behind Lu Lingzhi’s ear. “Then Little Mommy will wait for you to take me out for the best food. Can I travel the world too?”

“Of course! But not including the Big Villain. I’m leaving her at home.”

Xie Fuyun was nearly laughing from anger at this “white eyed wolf” (ingrate). Didn’t she also take leave to be here? She had canceled classes and meetings!

Xie Fuyun sneered, “Forget it. How are you going to be filial? Someone with a monthly allowance of 3,000 yuan can’t even feed herself, relying on others to raise her. Where do you get the face to make such big promises?”

Lu Lingzhi said seriously, “Big Villain, you just don’t have the mindset of ‘hoping your daughter becomes a phoenix.’ You push me so hard every day just so I’ll be successful, right? Or is it that you just can’t stand me and want to torture me?”

“I do not.”

“Then you’re just ‘sour grapes.’ Are you jealous? Are you envious?”

“Me? Envious?” Xie Fuyun was so choked up she could hardly breathe. She wanted to slap her, but remembering where they were, she kicked a metal folding chair instead.

“Big Villain, I know you want to hit me. But here, the police uncles protect the weak and helpless me. At home, Little Mommy protects me. You have no chance!”

Xie Fuyun roared in a low voice, “What a sin! I’ve truly committed a sin! One of these days, I’m going to be filmed to death by your anger!”

Lu Lingzhi blinked her innocent eyes and delivered the killing blow: “Don’t worry. As the saying goes, ‘Good people don’t live long, but scourges last a thousand years.’ Big Villain, you should have more confidence in yourself.”

Xie Fuyun froze, unsure if that was a compliment or an insult.

Lu Lingzhi continued, “If you really get sick from anger, Little Mommy would be so sad. I can’t bear to see her suffer even a little. Little Mommy is so beautiful, aren’t you afraid someone will steal her away? The old folks say, don’t fear a thief stealing, fear a thief remembering.”

This was payback for Xie Fuyun telling Mingyue via WeChat that she was faking her faint.

Xie Fuyun’s finger trembled as she pointed at Lu Lingzhi. She didn’t know whether to praise her for being “filial” to Chang Xi or curse her for being “unfilial” to her.

[System Note]: Mommy, the Big Villain’s favorability toward you has increased by 1.

The Confrontation

The Captain of the Criminal Investigation Team called Xie Fuyun and Chang Xi for statements, leaving the four students in the breakroom with breakfast and milk.

Lu Lingzhi handed a chocolate to Jiang Mingyue. “I’m afraid your blood sugar will drop again.”

Jiang Mingyue took a bite, the rich cocoa melting on her tongue. She noticed Lu Lingzhi staring at her phone. “What are you looking at?”

“Little Mommy said she’d take us to a feast. I’m looking for the most expensive influencer restaurant. We have to fleece them both properly.”

Meanwhile, Jian Cheng and Tian You were nursing bruised faces and wounded pride. Seeing the situation, Tian You whispered, “Jian Ge, will we have a criminal record? We were caught for attempted break-in… if it’s serious, it’s attempted rape.”

Jian Cheng’s expression was iron green. He was the young master of the Jian family, yet he had been beaten by a woman and thrown in a cell.

“Jian Ge, let’s just apologize,” Tian You urged. “If this gets out to the school, we’re finished. Plus, she’s President Xie’s daughter.”

The two walked up to Lu Lingzhi. “Sorry, Miss Lu,” Jian Cheng squeezed the words through his teeth. “It was our mistake. Can you… forgive us?”

Lu Lingzhi sneered internally. They likely didn’t know she was an Alpha yet. If they flipped their story now, with the Jian family’s influence, they might get off with a fine.

“Forgive you? Jian Cheng, you’re just scared. If I didn’t have a background, would you apologize? An insincere apology is useless.”

“What do you want?”

“I need something realistic.” She showed him her phone screen. It was footage of Tian You picking the lock and Jian Cheng using a master key. “How about 10 million yuan? Otherwise, I can’t guarantee this won’t end up on the school forum or Weibo trending topics.”

“That’s extortion!”

“Then I’ll hold an auction. Starting price 20 million. Plenty of big shots in Beijing want a piece of the hotel market.”

She wasn’t a pretty Omega, she was a rose covered in poisonous thorns.

She leaned in close to Jian Cheng. “Jian Cheng, nobody spoils you outside your house. You’re a dumbass, a moron who can’t even commit a crime cleanly. Are you a retard resulting from poor prenatal care? Who taught you to do bad things at your own family’s property? You’re a broke loser who can’t even produce 10 million, and you’re ugly as hell.”

“What the f*ck did you say?!” Driven by fear and humiliated pride, Jian Cheng snapped. He threw a punch straight at Lu Lingzhi’s face.

His Datura pheromones leaked out, but Lu Lingzhi’s Cherry pheromones surged to meet them.

[Lu Lingzhi]: System, target Jian Cheng. 0.5x speed.

Just before the fist hit her, Jian Cheng found his arm moving as if through thick glue. Lu Lingzhi’s pheromones wrapped around his, suppressing them completely.

[Lu Lingzhi]: System, resume.

“AHHHH!!!”

As soon as normal speed returned, Lu Lingzhi stumbled back, clutching her nose. Blood splattered between her fingers. Jian Cheng stood there, stunned, his pheromones recoiling and numbing his own nerves.

“He hit me! Jian Cheng hit me! Help!” she cried out, sounding terrified and pained as she collapsed to the floor.

The Captain rushed in. “Stop! What’s going on?!”

“I didn’t!” Jian Cheng shouted, but his arm was still in a striking position.

Lu Lingzhi collapsed into Jiang Mingyue’s arms, burying her face in the scent of tulips. In the shadow of Mingyue’s neck, a satisfied smirk crossed her lips.

Jian Cheng, you idiot. There were drugs in the cup you took from my room. Once they interrogate you, they’ll find Jiang Mingzhao.

“Mingyue… Little Mommy… do you think… Jian Cheng will seek revenge on me?” she asked in a small, tea flavored (manipulative) voice.

[System]: Mommy, stop acting! The favorability of all three has dropped by 10… but you’re so smart! Jiang Mingzhao really was the one plotting.

[Lu Lingzhi]: Of course. My Alpha rank isn’t just A, is it? Otherwise, how could I suppress Jian Cheng so easily?

Jian Cheng was detained and fined. The “nosebleed”? It wasn’t from the punch, it was because Lu Lingzhi’s body hadn’t yet fully adapted to her new Alpha pheromones.