After the System Called Me Mom, My Arch-Nemesis Omega Fell for Me - Chapter 38

Lu Lingzhi held a megaphone. “First, let me introduce myself. I am from Jingcheng University, your neighbor school. I am the one everyone loves, the blooming flower of a campus belle: Lu Lingzhi.”

Two photos appeared on the large screen behind her. They showed Jiang Mingyue and Jian Cheng entering the elevator and pressing the button for the 20th floor, with a thirty-minute interval between them.

“This is the evidence you all claim shows Campus Belle Jiang and President Jian going to a hotel room one after the other.” Lu Lingzhi tapped her phone, and an order appeared on the screen, it was her own hotel reservation.

The room number on the order was 2020 on the 20th floor.

“I wasn’t feeling well that day. Jiang Mingyue is my high school alumna, she only came to take care of me out of the kindness of her heart after receiving my call for help. This is the call log between us. To prevent you from saying I forged it, I specifically requested your school’s surveillance footage. See for yourselves.”

Three more photos appeared on the big screen, the call records, and surveillance stills of Jiang Mingyue answering the phone while Jian Cheng listened in nearby. The timestamps matched perfectly.

“Ohhh~~” A wave of sudden realization and cheering erupted from the crowd below.

The logic finally held up. Jian Cheng had eavesdropped on the call and then followed Jiang Mingyue.

Fang Yuan argued loudly, “This is taking things out of context! President Jian followed her out of concern for Junior Jiang’s safety, he was just being kind. Don’t believe Lu Lingzhi’s one-sided story. Besides, President Jian has had issues with you before. You took Junior Jiang away at the bar, you’re just taking this chance to get revenge.”

“Well said!” Lu Lingzhi immediately clapped loudly. “Miss Fang’s analysis makes perfect sense, if it were just one photo. Everyone, let me introduce her, this is Miss Fang Yuan, the Minister of the Organization Department of the School of Clinical Medicine. Let’s have a round of applause.”

【Belle Lu is so sarcastic.】

【I feel like she’s holding back a big move.】

【Belle Lu really looks like a big star.】

Her tone shifted, and she gave a sly smile. “To prove I’m not just telling a one-sided story, let’s look at something more direct. Everyone, please watch the VCR!”

Lu Lingzhi brought out the footage from Jiang Mingyue’s dashcam. In the video, Jian Cheng could be seen running from a distance toward the passenger side. The sound of tapping on glass was heard as his shadow appeared. “Junior Jiang, open the door.”

Jiang Mingyue’s voice came through: “Jian Cheng, did I not make myself clear last time?”

Jian Cheng was stunned. “What?”

Jiang Mingyue replied, “I said, I already have an Alpha I like. Stop pestering me.”

Jian Cheng said, “Your brother, Jiang Mingzhao, said you’ve never even been in a relationship.”

The audio cut off abruptly.

【Who is the Alpha the Campus Belle likes?】

【It’s definitely Belle Lu.】

【But Belle Lu is an Omega.】

【Sigh, what a pity.】

【Belle Lu, do you accept O-O relationships?】

Lu Lingzhi cleared her throat and summarized: “From beginning to end, it was Jian Cheng pursuing Student Jiang. Student Jiang does not like Jian Cheng. Jian Cheng’s subsequent behavior was stalking and harassment, no objections there, right?”

“As for the subsequent police report, it was because Jian Cheng used a spare key card to illegally break into my room. Illegal, do you understand? That is illegal intrusion into another person’s residence. Illegal intrusion. That is the reason he ended up at the station.”

Fang Yuan asked again, “You say Jian Cheng broke in illegally, so why was the police report filed after the fact?”

【Fang Yuan, stop asking.】

【Belle Lu has the aura of a CEO. Who exactly is she?】

【Can’t find anything on her.】

“Good question.”

【Hahaha, whenever Belle Lu says ‘Good question,’ there’s bound to be a reversal.】

【I’m dying of laughter.】

Lu Lingzhi coughed. “Ahem. Because the person taking care of me that day wasn’t just Student Jiang, but also my family. Jian Cheng happened to be caught red-handed. Dean Jian even wanted to negotiate with my family over this matter. He originally wanted a private settlement, asking Jian Cheng to apologize and pay me for mental distress.”

“Guess what happened next?”

【The police arrived!】

“Exactly. Just as my family and Dean Jian were discussing the matter…” Her tone shifted as someone knocked on the door and shouted, “Police inspection! Oh my god!”

Lu Lingzhi patted her chest, speaking with lingering fear. “I was scared to death. I literally got a nosebleed from the shock.” She even covered her face, her shoulders trembling slightly, and a few “little pearls” (tears) actually hung on her face. “I must be the first Jingcheng University belle in history to enter a police station.”

A comment floated across the live stream:

【A certain District Public Security: I can testify she was really terrified that day. She kept having a nosebleed even at the station. Among the people we took away were members of Miss Lu’s family.】

This emotional performance immediately triggered the sympathy of the audience in the live room. However, just as everyone’s emotions were stirred and they were ready to comfort her.

Lu Lingzhi’s style shifted abruptly again.

She pressed her hands together toward the camera. “I have one small final request. This Douyin account only has 800 bot followers. For the sake of my good looks and my status as the Jingcheng belle, please give me a little heart. Thank you all.”

She drew a heart in the air.

Charming and lovely, she let everyone in the live room see her eyes. Having appeared in full makeup, Belle Lu lived up to her name. This sudden “clown like” operation was beyond the expectations of all netizens.

Watching the follower count break 2,000, Lu Lingzhi opened her mouth, took a breath, and her tears vanished instantly. “I love you all! Sending hearts!”

【??????】

【Belle Lu, you have full eyeliner, you’re on a ‘blackened’ villain arc, not an attention seeker arc!】

【Hahahahahaha! Holy crap, what a plot twist!】

【Belle Lu, you really understand the traffic codes.】

【She held back those tears instantly. I can’t breathe from laughing, family!】

But the next second, Lu Lingzhi’s eyes began to water again. A tear fell from her lashes and rolled down her cheek.

【Belle Lu, don’t be sad anymore. I’ve followed you. Why are you so upset? You broke 2,000 followers.】

【A beautiful belle in tears.】

Who knew that upon seeing this, Lu Lingzhi wouldn’t restrain herself? Instead, she looked even more aggrieved, her mouth pouting. “What do you mean ‘good’…? When I came in, the students at Med-U were so enthusiastic. They all said I was much prettier than Jiang Mingyue and that I could be the Med-U belle. But from the start of the stream until now, I still only had 800 bot followers. Jiang Mingyue’s Douyin account grew from 10k to 15k. I’m so sad. I’m the one streaming, I’m the protagonist, I’m so miserable… Do I not deserve more little hearts?”

Standing to the side, Jiang Mingyue’s eyes twitched. “…”

This girl’s obsession with the “Campus Belle” title was deep-rooted. She fought for it everywhere.

Second Young Miss, have you forgotten you are an Alpha? You aren’t an Omega.

This sequence of operations was seamless from accusing to acting pitiful to seeking followers. She completely transformed a serious clarification meeting into a follower growth event, while simultaneously “cyber-bullying” the Med-U students and the netizens who didn’t give her a heart.

For a moment, it was impossible to tell if she was truly aggrieved or just being funny.

The comments in the live room went wild. The scrolling speed was so fast they were almost unreadable, and gift effects reached a new peak:

【Hahaha! Done, done! Followed!】

【@Med-U, just let Lu Lingzhi be the belle. She just wants the title.】

【Help, how can she be beautiful, funny, overbearing, and pitiful all at once? I’m digging this gap moe.】 【The ‘800 bot followers’ gag is never going away, is it? From today on, I am your 888th active fan!】

Lu Lingzhi gave a 90 degree bow to all her fans. “Thank you for your support, for supporting me as the Med-U belle. But I understand Med-U. After all, I’m not a student there.”

For a long time afterward, the “Med-U Campus Belle” became Lu Lingzhi. She was the belle voted in by netizens. Every time Jiang Mingyue passed by, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

A student from Jingcheng University, and an Alpha at that, actually occupied the top spot on the Med-U Omega Belle rankings and the Jingcheng University Omega Belle rankings. The world really was a “makeshift stage” (a mess).

The water in the bathroom faucet washed over Fang Yuan’s hands. Her plan had completely fallen through. She had originally planned to lure Jiang Mingyue into that newly renovated office with the pungent smell of formaldehyde and lock her inside for a few nights to make her reflect on her arrogant and lofty attitude.

Frustrated, she turned off the faucet, shook the water off her hands, and took out her phone. On the screen, the stock app notification felt like a death warrant, the Jian Group’s stock price had plummeted again.

It was over. Everything was over.

A week ago, she had overheard Jian Cheng saying that the Jiang Group intended to acquire the Peak Spring Hotel, which would be a key step in saving the Jian family’s decline. She believed it and put all her savings, even taking out a significant loan into a crazy gamble, hoping to turn her life around overnight.

Who would have thought that instead of an acquisition, she would find the stock price in freefall? In just a few days, she had lost half her money. At this rate, she would lose everything after the National Day holiday.

“Damn it,” she cursed angrily. She whipped her hand out, splashing water everywhere. She looked up and saw her own distorted, anxious face in the mirror.

Suddenly, her gaze was drawn to something in the corner of the sink, a small white card with black text, as if someone had left it there accidentally, or perhaps intentionally.

On the card, there was only one line of bold text that seemed to possess a certain magic: *”Want to make money fast? Please contact *****”

No name, no company, just a mysterious number. Ever since I met Jiang Mingyue, nothing has gone right! Even this kind of trashy advertisement is coming to mock me.

Fang Yuan frowned in disgust and instinctively wanted to throw the suspicious card into the trash. However, her finger paused as it touched the edge of the card.

Possessed by some strange impulse, she didn’t throw it away. Instead, she took out her phone and snapped a photo of the card.

Just as she finished taking the photo, feeling unsettled, an eerie, ethereal voice sounded behind her without warning, as if whispering right against her ear: “It feels pretty bad that you didn’t succeed in locking Jiang Mingyue up, doesn’t it?”

The voice seemed able to peer into the darkest corners of the human heart.