Redeeming that Beautiful, Strong, and Miserable Omega [Transmigrated into a Book] - Chapter 55

Chapter 55: Change

“Do you understand?”

Xu Ruozhou looked up, rain streaking down her cheeks. Her tone was puzzled, as if nothing had happened. “Understand what?”

“…”

The System was slightly heart-stopped by this short sentence.

“The transmigrator shouldn’t have appeared in this world in the first place.”

“Oh.” Xu Ruozhou was expressionless. “So what?”

“…”

“Your life would be just as successful without the transmigrator’s help.”

“Wen Yan is merely an opportunist trying to survive. She used the plot to please you and thereby win your affection.”

Xu Ruozhou’s tone was somewhat impatient. “And?”

“Does that stop me from liking her?”

“…”

It was the first time the System had been left speechless.

“Did you even understand what I said?”

“I simply like her, and I must have her. So what if her initial intentions weren’t pure? I just like her. Do you know of the monk Fahai? People who break up couples like you will face divine punishment. I advise you to come to your senses quickly.”

“Hurry up and give Wen Yan back to me, or don’t blame me for turning hostile!”

The System was completely bowled over by Xu Ruozhou’s love-struck mind, which had deviated from the storyline by thousands of miles.

After a long time, it recovered from Xu Ruozhou’s words and spoke earnestly.

“I bear you no malice.”

“Everything I do is to help you, to return your life to its proper course. Everything you experienced looked painful, but the pain is only temporary.”

“This world revolves around you. As long as you are willing, supreme power and enviable wealth will eventually belong to you. Why… why don’t you understand my good intentions?”

“Your good intentions?” Xu Ruozhou sneered. “Are your good intentions to send the person I love most away from me?”

The System sighed deeply.

“I said your encounter was merely an accident.”

“If Wen Yan hadn’t accidentally arrived here and become a character destined to die, it would have been absolutely impossible for her to fall in love with you.”

Xu Ruozhou frowned. “What do you mean by that?”

The heavy rain fell ceaselessly. Dark clouds obscured the sun, making the sky utterly black.

Xu Ruozhou didn’t get an answer from the System. The gun she had thrown into the puddle suddenly seemed to come to life, landing in her palm.

The dark muzzle pointed toward the location of the fake daughter. When the System spoke again, its voice carried a mesmerizing power, encouraging Xu Ruozhou to complete the final plot.

“Shoot.”

Xu Ruozhou instinctively tightened her grip on the trigger. The fake daughter, kneeling in the rain, looked terrified, screaming hysterically, “No—”

“…”

Perhaps the rain was too loud, or perhaps she was experiencing ringing in her ears, but Xu Mingxin covered her head, waiting for a long time, yet the second gunshot never came. Instead, she heard a low laugh.

She looked up. Xu Ruozhou was playing with the gun in her hand, her reddish-brown eyes fixed on her, scornful, and she mocked, “What are you afraid of? Didn’t I tell you? There’s only one bullet in my gun.”

Xu Mingxin: …

System: …

R-Right.

They actually forgot such a crucial detail.

“It’s pointless for us to remain deadlocked.” Xu Ruozhou continued negotiating with the System. “If you can bring Wen Yan back, or send me to Wen Yan’s world, I am willing to cooperate with you to complete the plot.”

Xu Mingxin’s eyes widened.

“Impossible.”

The System categorically rejected Xu Ruozhou’s proposal.

“The transmigrator’s appearance was an accident. She does not belong to this world, and I do not have the ability to do that.”

Xu Ruozhou narrowed her eyes. She seized the loophole in the System’s words. “You mean, although you can’t bring Wen Yan back, you can send me to Wen Yan’s world?”

“…”

The System didn’t reply, but Xu Ruozhou became even more certain that the System had the ability to let her leave. “As long as I can see Wen Yan, I am willing to exchange anything.”

The air was silent for a long time, so long that Xu Mingxin, kneeling on the ground and eavesdropping, thought everything was over and the System had left. Then, a long sigh echoed from the void.

“Xu Ruozhou, you simply don’t understand what you will face if you leave here.”

Leaving that final remark, the System vanished completely, just as it did the last time it disappeared from Xu Mingxin’s side.

The overcast sky suddenly cleared. The torrential rain that had lasted for days stopped abruptly, and the sun slowly rose from the east.

Xu Ruozhou stared thoughtfully at the crack in the sky.

Xu Mingxin struggled to get up from the ground. She was pampered and had never endured hardship. Now, after kneeling in the rain for so long, her vision suddenly went black, and she stumbled, about to fall.

In a daze, she saw a pair of hands reaching out to her. Xu Mingxin tightly grabbed onto those pale arms as if they were a lifeline. “Th-Thank you.”

Xu Mingxin leaned on those arms, resting for a while. When the dizziness subsided, she followed the pale arms upwards, about to express her gratitude, but suddenly saw a pair of reddish-brown eyes.

Xu Mingxin: …

Xu Mingxin’s expression froze. She couldn’t believe it. She had thought the kind person helping her was a bodyguard, not Xu Ruozhou.

Xu Ruozhou’s eyes were cold, her gaze fixed on the arm the fake daughter was holding. “How much longer are you going to hold on?”

Xu Mingxin quickly released her grip and bowed in apology. “S-Sorry.”

“…And thank you for not listening to the System. Everything before was my mistake. I don’t ask for your forgiveness, but…”

Xu Ruozhou remained silent. Xu Mingxin held up four fingers. “As long as you’re willing to let me go, I promise I will never appear before you again!”

Xu Mingxin watched Xu Ruozhou’s face, noticing the reddish-brown eyes staring intently at her. Her heart grew increasingly uneasy until she saw a strange curve on Xu Ruozhou’s lips.

“How could I do that, my dear sister?”

Xu Ruozhou’s expression suddenly changed. She intimately took her hand. Xu Mingxin’s eyes widened, looking in disbelief at their clasped hands. Xu Ruozhou smiled. “You just made a small mistake. As your elder sister, of course I should be tolerant of my younger sister.”

“It’s been a long time since I saw Mom and Dad. How about we all have dinner together tonight?”

An icy chill ran down Xu Mingxin’s spine. She felt like crying. “I-I’ll follow your lead.”

The Xu family house.

A group of reporters with cameras surrounded the long table. Xu Tao and Xu Zhongshan, having just been released from the psychiatric hospital, looked at each other, bewildered.

The fake daughter sat awkwardly next to Xu Ruozhou, cautiously watching her expression.

“Eat.”

Only when Xu Ruozhou spoke did the three dare to pick up their chopsticks.

Xu Zhongshan was already faint with hunger. Hearing this, he quickly shoveled rice into his mouth with his chopsticks. Xu Tao did the same, lowering her head to eat heartily.

Thanks to Xu Ruozhou, the two of them had been “specially cared for” by the attendants in the psychiatric hospital and hadn’t had a full meal in ages.

A piece of meat was placed on the edge of his bowl. Xu Zhongshan’s eating motion paused. Just as he was about to say thank you, he looked up and saw Xu Ruozhou.

The young and accomplished Omega smiled slightly. The rice Xu Zhongshan hadn’t yet swallowed almost dropped out of his mouth.

Xu Ruozhou’s tone was calm. “Why did you stop eating? Do you not like the dish I served you?”

“N-No, I wouldn’t dare. I like it very much.” Xu Zhongshan stammered. He quickly ate the dish Xu Ruozhou had served him.

The reporters Xu Ruozhou had invited seized this moment, frantically taking photos to record the family’s “happy moment.”

The moment the flashlights stopped, Xu Ruozhou’s gaze fell on the leading reporter. The reporter nodded slightly to her. Xu Ruozhou put down her chopsticks, the smile on her face instantly vanishing. She told the waiting servant, “Clear the food away.”

Xu’s father and mother exchanged glances. Finally, Xu Zhongshan, under Xu Tao’s glaring eyes, suppressed the fear in his heart and cautiously asked his biological daughter, “Ruozhou, what are you doing now—”

Before he could finish, Xu Ruozhou’s cold gaze pierced him. Xu Zhongshan immediately closed his mouth. Only Xu Mingxin, sitting opposite, lowered her eyes, mindlessly poking at the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks.

The next day, the secret affairs of the Xu family appeared on the front page of the entertainment newspapers. The elite circle was shocked that Xu Ruozhou was so magnanimous. Even after Xu Tao and Xu Zhongshan got into trouble, she set aside past grievances and intervened to get them released.

No one knew that Xu Tao and Xu Zhongshan had been sent to the psychiatric hospital for strict monitoring by Xu Ruozhou in the first place.

The sealed mansion of the Xu family was renovated, and the stock price of the Xu Group gradually stabilized.

The Xu family never expected that after everything, they could still live a life as if nothing had happened.

Xu’s father and mother felt only gratitude and relief, hoping this life could continue forever.

Only Xu Mingxin was depressed. After that heavy rain, not only her body but also her heart had been drenched. She knew clearly that Xu Ruozhou’s actions were neither forgiveness nor a sudden surge of kindness, let alone a longing for family affection.

Downstairs at the company building.

Xu Ruozhou finished working overtime. A figure who had been standing there for a long time was waiting.

When Xu Ruozhou saw Xu Mingxin, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she quickly composed herself. “Why are you here?”

“I arranged several blind dates with elite Alphas for you tonight. Why didn’t you go?”

Xu Mingxin’s eyes were dim. “I… I have something I want to say to you.”

Xu Ruozhou walked to the car. The driver opened the door for her. Xu Ruozhou’s gaze fell on Xu Mingxin, her voice calm. “If it’s an apology, there’s no need. We are family. I won’t hold past matters against you anymore.”

“I…” Xu Mingxin grabbed the car door. Seeing Xu Ruozhou’s utterly calm eyes, she bit her lower lip. “I know you’re not doing this because you’ve forgiven us.”

“Oh?” Xu Ruozhou looked interested. “Then what is it for?”

Xu Mingxin bit her lip, hesitating for a long time. She finally spoke. “I don’t know what the original plot was, but I guess… you just want to make everything radically different from the original, forcing the System to show itself.”

“I can feel the System is still here, watching everything.”

Xu Ruozhou raised an eyebrow. “You came to find me just to verify your guess?”

“No, no.” Xu Mingxin shook her head desperately. “I just wanted to say…”

“What you’re doing might not be enough.”

Xu Ruozhou paused. Xu Mingxin bit her lower lip. “I heard everything you and the System said that day. I don’t think things are that simple.”

“If merely changing the plot were enough, the System should have appeared already. But even now, when everyone believes our family has reconciled, the System is still nowhere to be found. I suspect that…”

Xu Ruozhou’s expression gradually became serious. “What are you trying to say?”

Xu Mingxin mustered her courage. “The System said this world revolves around you. Perhaps the plot is only truly changed the day you genuinely forgive everything.”

The air fell into a deadly silence. Xu Mingxin felt increasingly uneasy and quickly added, “I didn’t mean anything else. I’m just voicing a guess. If you think it’s wrong, just pretend you didn’t hear it…”

After a long time, she finally heard a very soft voice.

“That day will come.”

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