After the System Called Me Mom, My Arch-Nemesis Omega Fell for Me - Chapter 40.1

The night breeze carried the coolness of early autumn, blowing across the empty rooftop. Lu Lingzhi stood by the railing, the glow of her phone screen lighting up her focused face. The signal was at full bars here, and she finally opened the limited-edition blind box lottery page.

“Sorry, you’re too late~ The item is sold out.”

Lu Lingzhi: “…”

“Rewind half a minute.”

Whoosh.

Lu Lingzhi refreshed again, praying in her heart, and clicked. “Sorry, you’re too late~ The item is sold out.”

Lu Lingzhi: “Again.”

Whoosh.

Back to half a minute ago. This repeated three times.

Lu Lingzhi pressed her hands together, almost in prayer: “Heavens above, this believer is willing to trade one year of Jiang Mingyue’s single life for a successful draw! Open!!!”

The page still showed those five heartless words: “Sorry, you’re too late~ The item is sold out.”

Lu Lingzhi was so angry she wanted to throw her phone.

Fine, I don’t believe this.

Whoosh.

Back to half a minute ago.

“Heavens above, this believer is willing to become a yandere, gloomy Alpha, please let me hit the mark.” She pressed again. “Congratulations, you have won the blind box.”

“Yes!” Lu Lingzhi gave a small fist pump, her mood instantly clearing. Satisfied, she tucked her phone away and prepared to leave the rooftop.

Then, she saw it. Under the hazy moonlight and the scattered light of the landscape lamps, two slender figures were pressed tightly together, kissing passionately. The light outlined the cold-brown hair of one person and the jet-black hair of the other. The black-haired woman tilted her head slightly as the brown-haired woman cupped her face, the atmosphere between them was lingering and romantic.

Lu Lingzhi froze for a moment, having accidentally intruded into someone else’s private world.

She instinctively held her breath, hunched her shoulders, and tiptoed, trying to slip past the pair of lovebirds like an invisible person.

She was almost clear.

But her legs felt like they were filled with lead, she couldn’t take the next step. Her head began to turn, looking toward the source of the intimacy.

I really want to see… but peeking is unethical… but they look so atmospheric while kissing! Just a little look! I’m this old and I’ve never dated an Omega, I’ll just treat this as learning. They’re so bold, why didn’t they find a more hidden spot? If I found them, can they blame me? Blame the theater for the bad WiFi.

Lu Lingzhi, get a grip!

Whatever! I want to see! I want to see, I want to see! Since I’m here, might as well watch for a bit.

…She decided to watch!

She found an even darker corner to hide, silently condemning herself while opening her curious eyes wide.

S-rank vision was truly wonderful.

The black-haired woman cupped the other’s face. “You haven’t seen me for half a month, you missed me that much? You’ll have time to stay with me for National Day, right?”

The woman with cold-brown hair stroked the other’s face, her voice melodic. “I have to pick up a little kid later. She’s in VIP Box 2. My young aunt’s little darling. I heard my grandfather offered her 100 [units of money/assets], and she gave it back to him, called him an ‘old geezer,’ told him he was dreaming, and then blocked him.”

The plot sounded very familiar.

Yesterday, someone had indeed given her a 100 gift, and she had happened to call the person an old geezer and blocked them.

Lu Lingzhi watched with great interest. She took out a piece of chocolate, life was better with chocolate and gossip.

I should record a video. I’m learning how to kiss, how to kiss better. Among three people, there must be a teacher, the sea of learning is boundless. I like this. I super like this.

The black-haired woman said in surprise: “So you plan to take her back?”

The brown-haired woman shook her head. “I have to ask about the situation first. What if the kid doesn’t know he’s her grandfather? It’s good for a kid to be wary. If I take her home by force, my young aunt will come banging on the door. It’ll be a war at home.”

The black-haired woman’s voice sounded familiar.

Is it an acquaintance? Acquaintance gossip is even better.

Lu Lingzhi raised her phone, aiming it at the intertwined figures. Instead of a video, she accidentally took a photo.

She instinctively pressed the shutter.

A blinding white flash suddenly lit up the hidden corner like a searchlight.

The two who were in the middle of a deep kiss broke apart in shock. Two powerful S-rank pheromones instantly leaked out uncontrollably, washing over the area with a mix of shock and fury.

The phone light died.

Lu Lingzhi was an S-rank Alpha, but her pheromones were unstable. How could she be a match for two mature people of the same rank?

To her surprise, the pheromones stopped abruptly.

The black-haired woman shielded the brown-haired woman behind her. Her familiar voice drifted on the night breeze: “Second Sister Lu, delete that photo right now. Do you hear me?”

Lu Lingzhi spotted an elevator bay. She hurried inside and used a screen to block the door. She cleared her throat and faked a foreign accent: “On se connait?” (French: Do we know each other?)

The black-haired woman was speechless at her behavior. She had seen people put on acts, people who liked to pose. But her impression of Lu Lingzhi since childhood was that she was incredibly smart with top-tier reflexes. Faking fainting, faking illness, faking stupidity, faking a limp… and today she was faking being a foreigner.

The cold-brown haired woman spoke up gently: “Vous savez parler français? J’ai fait mes études en France.” (French: You know how to speak French? I studied in France.)

The other party recognized her, and Lu Lingzhi recognized the black-haired woman as well.

Pei Ying.

She hadn’t seen Pei Ying in almost ten years. Pei Ying was Pei Song’s cousin. Lu Lingzhi was very close to the Pei family and naturally knew Pei Ying. However, Pei Ying had later moved to Beijing and never returned to Yuncheng. She usually only saw Pei Ying in dramas, magazines, and ads.

And this girlfriend… looked pretty great. She even spoke fluent French. This girlfriend must be a “Rich Second Generation.”

This was juicy gossip. She and Pei Ying were a good match.

Let her see who it was! Who dared to date the Shisheng Group’s Pei Ying?

Delete the photo? No way.

With this photo, she could find Pei Ying and ask for two smart mattresses. Maybe three, two for herself and Jiang Mingyue, and one for her little mama. That would definitely earn favor with Jiang Mingyue and her little mama. Then she’d get a signed photo for Ji Yunyan. Ji Yunyan’s family owned an airline, asking for a few business class tickets wouldn’t be too much, right?

I’m only 19, the world is big, I want to go see it.

[System (hearing her thoughts): Mama, Mama! Can I sit in business class? I haven’t done that yet. Don’t delete the photo, absolutely don’t delete it!]

[Lu Lingzhi (tempting it): You want to sit in business class? Then give me five more reset chances.]

[System (shaking its head): The novice protection period is over. I believe in you Mama, you are the smartest in the world, you can definitely turn danger into opportunity.]

She was curious how Pei Ying recognized her.

Footsteps drew closer. In her flustered state, Lu Lingzhi accidentally rubbed off a corner of the suppression patch on her nape. A faint cherry Alpha pheromone leaked out uncontrollably.

Sensing the pheromone fluctuation, Pei Ying quickly walked toward Lu Lingzhi’s hiding spot. Only a screen separated them. Lu Lingzhi turned and saw the elevator; she quickly pressed the down button.

What?

It’s broken!!!

Caught while eating gossip… I’m so miserable.

Pei Ying asked: “Second Sister Lu, I’m not a tiger or a monster. Come out. I’ll introduce you to my girlfriend. I won’t do anything to you.”

Should I go out? Her eyelids suddenly twitched rapidly. Left eye, right eye. This meant “wealth from heaven” and “disaster from heaven.”

Lu Lingzhi had a flash of insight. Pei Ying was from Shisheng Group. She quickly checked Pei Song’s social media, she had just gone to Tiananmen. That meant the Great Villain hadn’t signed the contract with their group yet.

If I go out and they pull a dirty trick on me, what then? I’m not going out.

What if my pheromone rank isn’t high enough? Waiting online for help.

[System (offering an idea): Mama, use the rewind. You have one last chance.]

[Lu Lingzhi (hurriedly): There are still 6 hours until tomorrow. Getting caught by Pei Ying is an A-rank difficulty quest. What if an S-rank disaster happens later? I’ll just fake fainting and fall into her girlfriend’s arms.]

Pei Ying waited for a while, but Lu Lingzhi didn’t come out. She had watched Lu Lingzhi’s livestream yesterday, so even after years apart, she could recognize her quickly.

Only the night breeze answered her.

She walked behind the screen where Lu Lingzhi was hiding.

The result…

There was no one there?