Redeeming that Beautiful, Strong, and Miserable Omega [Transmigrated into a Book] - Chapter 56

Chapter 56: The Meeting

Over the long passage of time, her beautiful features gradually aged. Occasionally, a few white hairs, which Xu Ruozhou disliked, would appear at her temples. During these days, her favorite way to pass the time was to imagine the world where Wen Yan resided.

She couldn’t help but wonder: if her life was merely a novel that Wen Yan could finish reading in a few hours, would the long time she had spent here be nothing more than a drop in the ocean for Wen Yan?

Would Wen Yan dislike her for being old?

Thinking this, Xu Ruozhou instinctively took out a mirror and carefully examined her face. After confirming that the wrinkles around her eyes were still indistinct, she sighed deeply. She maintained her appearance meticulously, but eventually, she would still age.

Time was like a faded old book. With every page turned, the yellowed paper would completely crumble, as if nothing had ever happened.

Xu Ruozhou sat on a deserted island, turning over every chapter, calmly writing her will, and establishing a welfare foundation in her and Wen Yan’s name.

Xu Ruozhou hadn’t expected to feel so peaceful while writing her will. She even had the mental space to imagine the happy smile Wen Yan would show when she learned that the money they earned together had helped those children.

Xu Ruozhou pictured Wen Yan’s appearance, but a hint of sadness crossed her eyes.

She had grown old. Even her idealized self in her imagination was far less beautiful than before, and her memory of Wen Yan seemed to be stuck a long time ago.

Wen Yan’s youthful face, the dimples when she smiled, her clear dark eyes—being with her, they seemed so mismatched, like a rich older woman keeping an eighteen-year-old college student.

Xu Ruozhou truly regretted it. If she had known Wen Yan would leave one day, she should have taken more photos together earlier, or proposed to her earlier, become her wife, or even had a child that belonged to them.

If only she had cherished their time together a little more back then.

Even at the end of her life, Xu Ruozhou couldn’t help but think this.

On a very quiet night, Xu Ruozhou heard the sound of cicadas outside the ward and opened her eyes after a long absence.

She stared at the pristine white ceiling, her gaze suddenly hazy, as if seeing a familiar figure. She instinctively reached out, wanting to grasp Wen Yan, but her palm only met empty air.

It turned out Wen Yan hadn’t come to take her away.

The nurse’s voice came from outside the door. “Director, the Xu lady in the VIP ward seems to be awake.”

Xu Ruozhou stared at her empty hands, unable to recover for a long time.

The ward door was pushed open in a hurry. A group of doctors who looked even older than her rushed in, nervously checking the data on the instruments. The director, surrounded by the crowd, looked at her wide-awake state, seemingly struggling to speak.

How could Xu Ruozhou not understand such a look? She remembered that the director of this hospital had the same expression on the day Xu Mingxin died.

So much time had passed that the memory of the fake daughter was somewhat blurry. She only remembered that Xu Mingxin had suddenly woken up from her illness one day, kept calling her name, and said she wanted to see her.

When they met, Xu Mingxin recounted a very long dream she had during her coma.

In that dream, she seemed to have done many things more malicious than what happened in reality. She wanted to confess and apologize, but before she could finish her apology, she fainted again and was rushed in for emergency treatment.

She had planned to tell Xu Mingxin when she woke up that she had actually let go of the past a long time ago, but Xu Mingxin never came back that day.

“Ms. Xu, you…”

In the ward, the director’s tone was hesitant. Xu Ruozhou sat up and slowly raised her hand, cutting off her unfinished sentence. “No need for pleasantries. I know.”

The people in the ward lowered their heads in dismay. Xu Ruozhou heard someone crying softly into their hands for her.

That person walked over, grabbed her hand, and, weeping profusely, recounted, “Ms. Xu, it was thanks to the fund established by you and your beloved that I had the opportunity to get where I am today through education.”

“Thank you so much. You are a true philanthropist. I believe your kindness will definitely be rewarded!”

Xu Ruozhou couldn’t help but smile. She never expected to be called a “philanthropist.” After all, in the elite circles, she was famously ruthless, and no one had ever praised her for being kind.

No, wait, there was one.

Wen Yan’s young, beautiful face surfaced in her mind. The Omega on the hospital bed slowly curved her lips and reached out to grasp that lingering image.

It’s a good thing I can see you one last time at the end of my life, Xu Ruozhou couldn’t help but think.

2:48 AM.

Xu Ruozhou peacefully closed her eyes. Twenty years after Wen Yan left, her heart stopped beating.

Xu Ruozhou opened her eyes, staring at her nearly transparent hands.

Where was this?

Hadn’t she died?

Xu Ruozhou looked around. The surroundings were empty, only a pure white color, seeming to announce that this was not any place she had ever been before.

Xu Ruozhou curved her lips self-mockingly.

So, this was what the world after death looked like?

She should have struggled more back then instead of dying so painlessly.

“Long time no see.”

A strange voice appeared in Xu Ruozhou’s mind. Xu Ruozhou was startled. A translucent blue screen slowly materialized in the void.

“System?!”

“It’s me.”

Xu Ruozhou was visibly surprised because the System had not appeared again throughout the long years.

Although Xu Mingxin had always told her that the System was right there, watching everything, she never saw the System again until the very end of her life.

Unexpectedly, after her death, the System actively sought her out. Xu Ruozhou looked up and asked, “Where is this place?”

“This is the passage.”

Xu Ruozhou frowned. “The passage?”

“The passage to the eighteenth level of hell?”

“Since we’ve known each other, you don’t need to be this cruel to me, do you?”

“…”

The System was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke.

“This is the passage to the world where Wen Yan resides.”

Xu Ruozhou was momentarily stunned. Simultaneously, the scene before her suddenly changed.

Directly behind the transparent blue screen appeared a straight tunnel. The end was darkness, and the deep black hole, like a whirlpool, made one feel as if they would be sucked in at the next second just by looking at it.

Xu Ruozhou stepped forward without hesitation.

“Wait.”

Xu Ruozhou stopped in her tracks, her reddish-brown eyes fixed on the transparent blue screen. Her tone was devoid of emotion. “Did you go back on your word?”

“…”

“No.”

“Oh, that’s good.”

Xu Ruozhou averted her gaze and continued forward along the seemingly endless path.

“Wait.”

The System spoke again.

This time, Xu Ruozhou’s eyes grew cold.

“Don’t misunderstand. I have no other intentions, but I still need to inform you of some precautions beforehand.”

Xu Ruozhou: ?

A large amount of text popped up on the transparent panel. Initially, Xu Ruozhou only intended to quickly skim through it to get it over with, but the more she read the content, the more startled she became.

This, this was clearly Wen Yan’s personal biography.

It meticulously recorded Wen Yan’s height, weight, family background, childhood experiences, and even… the length of her fingers.

Xu Ruozhou opened her mouth in surprise. “How did you get all this?”

“Do you have information on anyone else, like Wen Yan’s mother, or her close friends?”

The System’s tone was calm.

“No.”

“We cannot interfere with another world. The only reason I could obtain Wen Yan’s personal information is because she was once here, making her half a person of this place.”

With such a great opportunity to learn about Wen Yan, Xu Ruozhou naturally wouldn’t miss it. She memorized all the content. Just as she was about to move forward, the System finally spoke again.

“Are you sure you want to leave?”

“After you leave, this world will continue to evolve on its own, giving birth to a new protagonist and a new story. You will never be able to return here as the protagonist.”

“With all due respect, in Wen Yan’s world, you won’t have the protagonist’s aura. You might just be an ordinary person.”

Xu Ruozhou smiled. “It doesn’t sound bad to be ordinary with her.”

The System suddenly felt its question was redundant, because Xu Ruozhou’s answer to that question had remained unchanged from beginning to end.

The System sighed.

“Never mind.”

“Since you have chosen another world, I will give you a gift before you leave.”

“A gift?” Xu Ruozhou frowned. Before she could ask what the gift was, she was suddenly sucked into the black hole.

“…”

Xu Ruozhou opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was a small car.

Xu Ruozhou sighed in relief.

Good.

At least she didn’t enter in some strange scenario.

The only thing that slightly concerned her was—

This small car…

was speeding straight toward her!!!

Xu Ruozhou quickly scrambled up. Using her agility, she vaulted over the road guardrail with her long legs, dodging the car’s fatal blow.

The passing car rolled down its window. “Are you **cking blind, **tard? Can’t you look where you’re going? Don’t let me see you again!”

Xu Ruozhou was unconcerned. She brushed the dirt off her body. After all, the System chose this location. What did it have to do with her?

Xu Ruozhou stared at the dirt on her palm, intending to find a place to wash her hands, and happened to see a hotel across the street.

Haoli Hotel.

Xu Ruozhou’s pupils contracted. She finally understood what the System meant by the gift. She remembered from the information provided that this hotel seemed to be under Wen Yan’s name.

The thought of seeing Wen Yan again made it hard for Xu Ruozhou to contain her joy. She walked straight toward the hotel.

In front of the Haoli Hotel, two security guards reached out and stopped her directly. Xu Ruozhou frowned.

“Excuse me, Miss, do you have an invitation?”

An invitation?

Xu Ruozhou noticed the tightly closed hotel doors.

Oh, they must be hosting a banquet.

It looked like it had been going on for a while, otherwise she would have been greeted by smiling waiters, not a group of burly security guards.

A little troublesome, but—

If there was a banquet inside, her chances of seeing Wen Yan were higher.

Xu Ruozhou’s eyes grew cold. Her reddish-brown eyes swept over the two security guards. “An invitation?”

“Do I need an invitation to attend a banquet hosted by my wife? Step aside quickly, or you’ll regret it later.”

Xu Ruozhou spoke with righteous confidence. She was Wen Yan’s legal wife (although not yet in this world). What was wrong with entering her own hotel?

The two security guards were stunned. They stared at the woman standing before them, exchanged glances, and both hesitated.

One leaned in and whispered to the other, “I thought our CEO Wen wasn’t married. Since when did she have such a beautiful wife?”

“I don’t know, but she doesn’t seem fake. Could she be secretly married? Don’t all rich people do that? Besides, the banquet is almost over. Maybe we should just let her in?”

They looked at each other and opened the doors. “Ma’am, please proceed.”

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