I Topped the Aloof Omega in a Scummy Alpha Novel - Chapter 40

A Deal with the System

There were several small fishing villages near the South China Sea. Benefiting from their proximity to the capital, they flourished, with both the fishing and tourism industries thriving.

Even late at night, the roads leading to the villages were packed with people and bumper-to-bumper traffic.

Huo Xiaoli’s home was in the most secluded area on the west side of the village. The location was hard to find, and Xuan Yuchi circled twice before finding the way in.

The dilapidated wooden door creaked open.

The white-haired old woman, tied up tightly on the bed, rolled onto the floor, her throat letting out a roar as if she recognized that the newcomers were not the owner of the house.

But the moment she opened her eyes and saw Bian Yunchen, her gaze suddenly dimmed, holding a mocking smile.

Xuan Yuchi tore the adhesive tape from her face. Despite being careful, she still ripped the old woman’s skin.

“I’m sorry.”

Just as she was about to untie her, Bian Yunchen stopped her.

Xuan Yuchi moved a small white stool nearby and helped the old woman sit on it.

The old woman finally got a clear look at Xuan Yuchi’s face, her sharp laughter accompanied by her trembling shoulders, making it extremely eerie.

She looked at Bian Yunchen, her eyes like a rat crawling out of a gutter, ready to gnaw at her flesh at any moment.

The two stared at each other in silence, a clash of blades without sound.

There’s no dealing with a person whose heart is dead.

And for the heart-dead, eternal life is the most terrifying punishment.

“You’ve remembered everything.”

“You lied to me.”

The two voices sounded at the same time, leaving Xuan Yuchi very confused in the middle.

The old woman said, “I told you a long time ago, no matter how many times it restarts, she will make the same choice. That is her fate.”

Xuan Yuchi looked at the old woman, then at Bian Yunchen.

What exactly was going on?

Seeing Xuan Yuchi’s bewildered face, the old woman slowly said, “Did you think you alone could change this world?”

“You will always work towards your goal, and then…”

The old woman laughed again, as if cursing, “You will die before the dawn, but sadly, that dawn will never come.”

Xuan Yuchi seemed to understand, remembering a crucial question: “Who are you?”

She wouldn’t take drawing lessons from a tennis champion, nor would she follow the advice of a master chef on dancing. Different trades are separated like mountains; not everyone is qualified to give her guidance.

“My lover was also once chosen by the System.”

A flicker of light appeared in the old woman’s ancient eyes, but it was quickly extinguished.

“Do you think the System is a good thing? It demands you complete a mission you cannot possibly finish, and in the end, you have only one path: death. To become a sacrifice, leaving those who love you in eternal pain.”

The old woman’s words were agitated, her loose skin trembled, her eyeballs were bloodshot, and a dark fury seemed to be on the verge of consuming her.

Xuan Yuchi: [456, is everything she says true?]

System: [Warning, warning, the world is being destroyed by an unknown force.]

Xuan Yuchi: [I’m asking you, is it true? I can’t fundamentally restore this world to normal, and can only sacrifice my life?]

System: [Anything is possible.]

Bian Yunchen seemed to guess that Xuan Yuchi was questioning the System and calmly began to speak of the past.

In the first life, before Xuan Yuchi became an adult, the world collapsed, and she and Xuan Yuchi died due to internal strife.

In the second life, Xuan Yuchi was reborn with her memories, successfully passed the age of 18, but failed to save the Xuan and Bian families from being purged. Xuan Yuchi brought Bian Yunchen into the opposition party, and while doing political propaganda on the streets, Xuan Yuchi was hit and killed by an out-of-control truck.

In the third life, both were reborn with their memories. Xuan Yuchi persuaded the family to temporarily defect to the conservative party to gain political capital. However, in the next election, the politician Xuan Yuchi supported suddenly betrayed her, exposing Xuan Yuchi as a party dissident. They were placed under 24/7 surveillance. Xuan Yuchi had a serious illness but had to endure it, and Bian Yunchen watched helplessly as she was tormented by the sickness.

It was during a chance opportunity to go out that Bian Yunchen met the old woman.

“She taught me how to make a deal with the System.”

Bian Yunchen looked coldly at the old woman: “But you didn’t finish your sentence.”

Making a deal with the System requires a price. She paid something, but no one told her that the world would not completely follow the agreement she made with the System.

For example, Xuan Yuchi was arranged by fate to go to Vietnam to avoid domestic conflicts—a part of Bian Yunchen’s plan in the previous life.

However, Xuan Yuchi being taken over by a new consciousness was an unexpected situation.

Another example: according to the agreement, Xuan Yuchi would not be chosen, yet the System secretly did so…

“Of course, I couldn’t guarantee that the matter would be a hundred percent successful, otherwise, how could my lover have died?” the old woman said, almost gritting her teeth.

Bian Yunchen suppressed her anger. Her lips twitched on her face, which was paler than moonlight. Her ink-black eyes slowly turned towards Xuan Yuchi, little by little concentrating a nearly obsessive expectation.

“So…”

“Xuan Yuchi, give up,” Bian Yunchen said.

At the same time, the old woman’s gaze also rested on Xuan Yuchi, with a mix of amusement and ridicule.

She seemed to be waiting for Xuan Yuchi to make a different choice, yet she didn’t believe anyone could truly change fate.

“I…” Xuan Yuchi held her head, distressed and conflicted.

The System suddenly let out a familiar sound—it was her mother’s voice.

System: [Good girl, you are a brave person. You can overcome any challenge.]

[Xiaochi, living in a world like this, can you truly feel at ease and happy?]

Xuan Yuchi hadn’t heard her mother’s voice in so long that tears welled up in her eyes.

Xuan Yuchi bowed her head, and a few drops of tears fell onto the floor.

She was enveloped in a cold, fragrant embrace and burst into tears.

Bian Yunchen cupped her face and wiped away the tears. She didn’t like seeing her cry: “Forget about these things, pretend you don’t know.”

That way, Xuan Yuchi wouldn’t have to carry the burden of fate, and wouldn’t head towards that tragic end.

Xuan Yuchi looked up, as if asking, Is it possible?

System: [Of course not. If you don’t complete the mission, you will also only face death.]

Xuan Yuchi sighed. She was dead either way; taking a gamble might still give her hope.

So she shook her head and said, “I can’t do it.”

Bian Yunchen froze, and a cold laugh escaped her throat. She pressed the mole under Xuan Yuchi’s eye, as if trying to control the trajectory of her life.

“I will help you…” Her voice became increasingly shaky. Turning her head, her gaze suddenly became fierce.

She smiled, her hatred deep, and said to the old woman, “I won’t become like you, and I definitely won’t let my loved one end up like that.”

The door of the small cabin was flung open with a bang. Bian Yunchen walked out a few steps, and behind her, the old woman’s maniacal laughter sounded again.

Xuan Yuchi chased after her, all the way to where the car was parked. The driver’s side door was open, and Bian Yunchen stood by the car, her back to her.

Blood splattered.

System: [Warning, warning, the world has been maliciously destroyed and is about to enter a new cycle of restart.]

A white light emanated from Bian Yunchen, rapidly expanding, engulfing Xuan Yuchi and everything.

Xuan Yuchi felt like she was trapped inside a bottle, shaking violently. After an unknown duration of shaking, she could finally see clearly.

This was a pure white world. If it weren’t for the front desk, it would be hard to tell if the world was flat or three-dimensional.

The receptionist had a glowing circle with the number 6 above her head.

“Hello, please come here to register for rebirth.”

She handed Xuan Yuchi a thick stack of documents and a pen.

“The lady before you asked me to perform a surgery on you.”

“Was it Yunchen?”

“What kind of surgery?” Xuan Yuchi was a little scared.

The staff member inserted an arm-sized needle into her head: “Stubborn Mindset Clearance Surgery, and General Empathy Removal Surgery.”

Xuan Yuchi fainted before she could even cry out.

Another person walked out from behind the white door, with the number 4 above their head. It argued with 6, and in the end, 6 was chosen to serve as the System again.

A mechanical female voice spread: “Initiating world fast-forward.”

Maimai Year 112, April 27th: Xuan Yuchi was born into a wealthy family. Everyone in the family came to visit her.

Maimai Year 113, August 4th: Xuan Yuchi learned to walk and threw her mother’s pigeon-egg diamond ring into the mud pit.

“Accelerate fast-forward.”

Maimai Year 115, October 6th: Xuan Yuchi felt affection for someone outside her family for the first time.

“Accelerate fast-forward, accelerate fast-forward!”

Maimai Year 133, February 22nd: Xuan Yuchi and Bian Yunchen officially became a couple.

Maimai Year 133, May 10th: Xuan Yuchi had a rebellious phase and eloped with someone.

“Fast-forward!”

The panel got stuck, displaying lines and lines of error codes.

Human obstruction encountered, unable to fast-forward. Will directly enter this node. Do you confirm entry?

System 666: [System 456, why don’t you find someone to fix it? Why can’t it fast-forward?]

Identified “enter”.

Now entering this node.

Node Name: The Flawless Elopement Plan.

At the pier, one woman ran and threw herself into the arms of another.

“I thought you weren’t coming,” Avian pushed her away and pulled her toward the ship.

Xuan Yuchi took a breath, her eyes jumping over the people coming and going. Her lively eyes sparkled with golden light.

It was noon, and the sun was dazzling, making her sweat profusely.

She had escaped from her engagement ceremony, which took a lot of effort.

Fortunately, she had made proper arrangements, changing several means of transport along the way, and finally shaking off the Bian family’s people.

Once in the cabin, they placed their suitcases by their respective beds.

Avian asked worriedly, “Are you sure we won’t be caught on this ship?”

Xuan Yuchi chugged half a bottle of water, sighed contentedly, and smiled cunningly: “Of course not. This ship belongs to the Shangguan family. Their family and the Bai family are in-laws, and the Bai family is our family’s sworn enemy; they’d be happy for me to elope.”

“But still, I don’t really understand. Weren’t you and your girlfriend on good terms? Why did you suddenly decide to elope?” Avian was puzzled.

Xuan Yuchi opened the door. Outside was the boundless sea, white and blue filling her vision, as if there was no end.

Xuan Yuchi was completely captivated.

She said, “I don’t know, it’s just that I seem to have suddenly fallen in love with this feeling.”

At the engagement ceremony, guests filed out of the hotel lobby one after another. Seeing the two names side-by-side on the wall of the hotel lobby, they scoffed knowingly.

“Who would have thought that the Xuan family, already declining, would have their only daughter be so willful.”

“Exactly. Slapping the Bian family in the face in front of so many people. The Bian family won’t let them off.”

Bian Yunchen comforted her family, changed into casual clothes, and was walking downstairs when she heard the people’s discussion. Her icy gaze swept over them, and the group immediately fell silent.

She received a voice message.

“Madam, our people have lost track of her.”

She received a new message.

“Madam, we have checked all flights and passenger transports, and found no information on Miss Xuan.”

“Madam, surveillance footage shows that Miss Xuan boarded a ship heading to Vietnam an hour ago.”

Bian Yunchen replied: “Immediately send people to follow.”

Subordinate: “Understood, but the nearest ship to Vietnam won’t depart for another two hours.”

Once Xuan Yuchi reached Vietnam, it would be almost impossible to find her.

Bian Yunchen tightly clutched the engagement ring in her hand. Although she tried hard to calm down, the shame and heartbreak of being betrayed made her expression terribly cold.

She walked out of the hotel building. The scorching sun beat down on her. Step after step, she seemed unable to feel the heat, until her high heel got caught in a drain grate. Only then did she relax her grip, letting the ring fall into it.

A woman squatted beside her and retrieved the stuck high heel for her.

“Don’t walk too fast when wearing stilettos. Be careful not to twist your ankle.” Bai Fu looked up at her and smiled.

She saw a hint of emotion in the woman’s face.

This time, she had traveled back to before everyone regained their memories. She was going to take back everything that didn’t belong to her.

Three years later, Xuan Yuchi had spent all her savings and was saying goodbye to Avian at the bustling pier.

“Let me lend you some money. What’s there to be embarrassed about? We’re friends,” Avian said.

Xuan Yuchi shook her head: “I still have some things to attend to back home.”

Avian thought it was just an excuse because she was embarrassed, so she didn’t ask further, giving her a hug: “When I get tired of traveling, I’ll come back and find you.”

Xuan Yuchi boarded the ship back home, waving to Avian. Only when the people on the opposite shore were completely out of sight did she enter her room and lie down on the large bed.

She snapped her fingers: [A cup of coffee.]

System 666: [Drawing a prize for you. Esteemed Host, would you like a cappuccino, a latte, or an iced Americano?]

Xuan Yuchi: [Iced Americano.]

A cup of Iced Americano filled with ice cubes flashed onto the bedside table.

Xuan Yuchi took a sip, feeling refreshed and energized.

Xuan Yuchi: [It’s a deal, okay? Once I complete your mission, I’m going to continue my world tour.]

System 666: [Of course, naturally.]

Three years ago, when she boarded this ship, she suddenly acquired the System. This wretched System was terrible; it forced her to sign a contract, demanding she complete some mission to save the world, threatening to electrocute her if she refused.

However, Xuan Yuchi quickly noticed the key point: she told it to just electrocute her.

The System gave her a near-fatal electric shock but didn’t actually kill her.

From that moment, Xuan Yuchi understood that only she could do this mission.

She negotiated with this System all the way.

She got the lottery panel upgraded so that she could draw three prizes a day without needing a mission command. She could specify any type of item she wanted, and the System would provide detailed choices.

There were two other prize results that she rarely drew, so she didn’t pay much attention to them; this was enough for her use.

System 666 muttered in its mind that the surgery Bian Yunchen had it perform on Xuan Yuchi was truly ruthless.

It told Xuan Yuchi about the terrifying state the world was about to collapse into, but Xuan Yuchi was completely unmoved.

It was raining in the capital. The Bai family dinner was held today.

The family head, Bai Yi, had people bring in a statue of Guanyin, the Goddess of fertility. The Bai family members all looked at the daughter-in-law who had only been married for just over a year.

Bian Yunchen lowered her head, drinking her soup, and “accidentally” knocked over the Guanyin statue, displeasing Bai Yi. She then excused herself early due to work commitments.

After the banquet, Bai Yi called his daughter into the study for a lecture.

“It’s been so long, why is her stomach showing no signs of movement?”

Bai Fu replied truthfully: “A-Chen and I agreed to divorce in a few years, so we haven’t…”

Bai Yi slammed his hand on the table: “What kind of talk is that! I’ll arrange things tonight; you do as I say!”

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