MORIC - Chapter 34
Chapter 34: A Charming Villain
The school infirmary was in the southeast corner of the academy. Xi Zhoumeng listened to Chi Yueshan and Ling Xun's idle chatter the whole way.
It was mostly Chi Yueshan asking Ling Xun questions.
This first-year Alpha had a pretty good personality, answering almost every question asked.
Even a pig could see something was off.
But Chi Yueshan was worse than a pig, still relentlessly hyping up how awesome Wen Xinghuo was.
【System: It's a shame my favorability function isn't fixed yet.】
【Xi Zhoumeng: I think you're just making up numbers.】
【System: Foolish, aren't you? I also have a very scientific emotional fluctuation function. Your fluctuation peak is very high right now.】
【System: Wow, you're not going to fall for Chi Yueshan right now, are you?】
【Xi Zhoumeng: I won't.】
The System was still tirelessly advising Xi Zhoumeng to mind her own business first, lest she crash and burn before achieving anything. It had completely forgotten about the grand feats Xi Zhoumeng herself had accomplished back in the day, which were stored in its database.
But when Xi Zhoumeng's plans went wrong, it was always others who crashed, never herself.
Even if something went south, she could always emerge unscathed.
Xi Zhoumeng was certain at this moment. Even if she had some good feelings for Chi Yueshan, that bit of favorability was only because the other girl was a perfect match for her past sexual orientation.
This didn't mean she would love Chi Yueshan.
After all, she had never loved, nor had she ever been loved.
Xi Zhoumeng's favorability was built on the foundation of "I just want to have some fun."
And also on the rejection of this world's fatalism.
She wanted to turn the tables against the odds herself, and she wanted Chi Yueshan, this female supporting character, not to die a violent death.
She also wanted to find Wen Xinghuo's canon wife and find out why those two would last forever.
If this useless System was actually good for something, it could at least tell Xi Zhoumeng the ending of this book.
Having transmigrated into the book and grown up with Wen Xinghuo, Xi Zhoumeng had been paying close attention, yet she had no idea how the other girl got a partner.
For such a kind and honest person to want to hide something.
Was it because of some unspeakable secret, or was the other party doing it intentionally?
Xi Zhoumeng wanted to know it all.
Some curiosity can kill a person, but Xi Zhoumeng wasn't afraid of death.
In her original world, she had single-mindedly sought death but couldn't die. Now, she just wanted to have a good time.
The rain was still pouring. The car stopped at the entrance of the school infirmary. Ling Xun got out first, opened an umbrella, and said, "Senior, let me carry Yueshan."
It had only been a few minutes, and her tone was already so intimate.
Xi Zhoumeng glanced at Chi Yueshan in her arms. Chi Yueshan grunted, "I want to walk by myself."
Xi Zhoumeng said, "Oh," and added, "She offered to carry you."
Chi Yueshan looked at Ling Xun standing outside the car. This person wasn't as tall as Wen Xinghuo, not as upright, and didn't have the marks of scars.
Their auras were worlds apart. It could be said that in every aspect, she wasn't her type.
Besides, she believed most Alphas were good at toying with emotions, so she didn't really trust Ling Xun.
Yet, Ling Xun gave off a very sincere feeling.
Chi Yueshan felt a little embarrassed again.
"That's not... appropriate, is it?"
Chi Yueshan let out a sound.
Xi Zhoumeng: "'Not appropriate,' does that mean yes, or no?"
She was so direct that even Ling Xun felt a bit embarrassed.
The second-year senior held a deep purple umbrella. The hand holding it was slender and fair, and the rings coiled around her fingers possessed an exceptionally fierce beauty.
The Alphas from the Day Class were all elites, naturally arrogant. Xi Zhoumeng felt that this Ling Xun truly had ulterior motives towards Chi Yueshan.
But why?
According to the book's setting, it was all about bloodlines, pheromones, and status.
The element of love was too small.
Whether Alpha, Beta, or Omega, a love for someone's soul.
Did such feelings truly exist?
Chi Yueshan started struggling again. "Let go of me, I can walk by myself! You don't need to carry me!"
Her hair swayed back and forth, like a small, disheveled puppy, as Xi Zhoumeng held her head down.
Xi Zhoumeng said to Ling Xun, "Just hold the umbrella for me."
She was used to giving orders, and most people didn't find it strange.
They even felt it was an honor to hold an umbrella for her.
Chi Yueshan was carried into the school infirmary in a daze.
It wasn't until she was set down that reality hit her. She was still dizzy and a bit unsteady.
Ling Xun steadied her, while Xi Zhoumeng stood to the side, watching coldly.
【System: Jealous?】
【Xi Zhoumeng: Does this Alpha like her?】
【System: Even if my favorability component isn't fixed, I can still tell.】
【Xi Zhoumeng: Why?】
【System: Does liking someone need a reason? You humans are even more heartless than us systems.】
Xi Zhoumeng still found it very strange.
But in her memory, there really wasn't such a person in the book.
Or rather, there were far more people she had no impression of than those she did.
The school doctor was a Beta. She had a deep impression of Xi Zhoumeng because this Omega had also been accompanied by someone last time.
Seeing that it was Chi Yueshan again this time, she couldn't help but make a joke, "Are you two taking turns?"
Ling Xun, sitting to the side, was confused. "What?"
Chi Yueshan: "I and Xi... uh, Senior Xi came last time. Her hand was injured."
Another physician was bandaging Ling Xun's wound. Injuries from mecha training always healed very slowly and scarred easily, so the doctors here were used to it.
Ling Xun nodded.
Xi Zhoumeng sat to the side, checking unread messages on her light-brain.
The doctor said to Chi Yueshan, "Are you not sleeping well? You seem a bit weak. Did your heat just end?"
Xi Zhoumeng lifted her eyelids slightly, while Ling Xun, sitting beside them, blushed.
Chi Yueshan nodded. "Is that related to my fever? I'm very healthy. I never used to get a fever even when I caught a cold."
The doctor said, "At your age, you're full of vigor. It's not good to keep taking suppressants. There was an Omega before who developed reproductive problems from it."
She glanced at the short-haired Alpha sitting with her head down. "If conditions permit, you could consider having an Alpha give you a temporary mark."
Chi Yueshan let out a sound. Wen Xinghuo's face popped into her mind, and her face instantly turned as red as a monkey's bottom.
Xi Zhoumeng knew what she was thinking with just one glance. "Don't even think about it. It's impossible for Wen Xinghuo to mark you."
She was so direct and heartless. Chi Yueshan shot her a fierce glare.
Xi Zhoumeng dealt with some family messages. "Both temporary marks and provisional marks are addictive."
The doctor nodded. "That's why I said if conditions permit. If you have a boyfriend or girlfriend, you can consider it."
"Suppressants also depend on your individual constitution."
The doctor spoke tactfully, but Chi Yueshan didn't mind. "It's okay. I've just been a bit tired lately."
She had gotten through all these years by taking the most common suppressants; she wouldn't go so far as to find an Alpha to mark her just for a heat.
After a mark, things were never quite the same between an Alpha and an Omega.
It was like transference; it was easy for something to happen.
Although Chi Yueshan really wanted to get closer to Wen Xinghuo, she hadn't thought of going this far.
Actually, just one hug and I'd have no regrets!
"Next heat, you need to rest well."
The doctor prescribed medicine while giving instructions.
"You can just scan the code to pay," an assistant said.
Although Chi Yueshan didn't say it, she had no intention of letting Xi Zhoumeng pay.
Even though what this person had said had moved her for two seconds.
"I'll get it."
Xi Zhoumeng didn't move. The assistant over there consciously moved the QR code slip.
Chi Yueshan turned her head. "What are you doing? I said I'll do it myself!"
Xi Zhoumeng didn't even lift her eyelids. "Once you're better, come back to rehearsal. Don't fail and embarrass me."
Her words were merciless. Ling Xun also hadn't expected the rumored Xi Zhoumeng to be like this.
She had seen Xi Zhoumeng at school before. The beautiful Omega's aura was captivating.
But that was too distant, merely at the level of admiration, not enough to make her heart flutter.
Instead, she felt that someone like Chi Yueshan was much more approachable.
The rain was still falling outside. Ling Xun walked out with the two Omegas.
The Alpha dorms were very close to here, and there was even a direct corridor, making it convenient for the Alphas who often trained to seek medical treatment.
She handed the umbrella in her hand to Chi Yueshan. "Here, take this."
Chi Yueshan went, "Huh? Don't you need it?"
Ling Xun: "I can get back directly, it's very close."
Did Ling Xun wear glasses last time we met? Ugh, I forgot.
Chi Yueshan didn't remember what she looked like either. Now, standing under the light, she looked for a few extra seconds and found that this person was actually quite good-looking.
The complete opposite of Wen Xinghuo, not alike in any way.
Ling Xun directly stuffed the umbrella into Chi Yueshan's hand, accidentally brushing against her hand in the process. The tips of her ears turned red.
Before Chi Yueshan could say anything, the other person hurried away.
"Ah?"
Chi Yueshan held the umbrella, which looked expensive, and said, "This person is quite nice."
Xi Zhoumeng's cool voice sounded from beside her ear. "Then you might as well like her."
Chi Yueshan snapped her head up. "No way!"
"You're definitely thinking that if I go and like Ling Xun, you won't have a rival anymore!"
Chi Yueshan's face was still pale and her lips were dry, but her eyes were sparkling.
Xi Zhoumeng admired her for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Then she said matter-of-factly, "With or without you, everyone knows that Xinghuo and I are the best match."
【System: So mean.】
She really loves to tease young girls.
And she has such a long dating history? Why?
What do these girls like about her? Do they like the way she plays with people?
Chi Yueshan was about to die of anger again.
But she thought about how Xi Zhoumeng had arranged for Wen Xinghuo and Sheng Yangkui to rehearse more today, and asked, "Then why are you so at ease with Senior Xinghuo and that princess being together?"
Xi Zhoumeng hated the rain and didn't want to walk back even more, so she called for another car.
"What's wrong?"
She looked down at Chi Yueshan. "Are you dissatisfied again?"
Chi Yueshan: "Wh-what if that princess falls in love with Senior? She's a princess! Then you'll have no chance at all!"
Xi Zhoumeng chuckled. "Are you afraid I won't marry Wen Xinghuo?"
Chi Yueshan: "Of course not!"
Xi Zhoumeng: "Do you think I have more of an advantage than Sheng Yangkui?"
Chi Yueshan didn't want to admit it at all, so she fell silent.
Xi Zhoumeng suddenly went "Oh." "I get it. You think the enemy of my enemy is my friend, so you'd rather Sheng Yangkui snatch Xinghuo away than have me and Xinghuo be together?"
【System: What kind of logic is that?】
Chi Yueshan: "What are you talking about! I don't want you and Senior together! And I don't want that princess with Senior either!"
The sound of the rain was deafening. She suddenly remembered that the day she heard Wen Xinghuo was taken away back in the Lower World was also a rainy day like this.
Chi Yueshan had a savior.
She was disfigured for her sake. Even though Chi Yueshan was young at the time, she had thought about this.
Her injuries are so severe. If she survives, no matter if I differentiate into an O or an A in the future, I want to be with her for the rest of my life.
Together for a lifetime, never to be separated, how wonderful would that be.
But Wen Xinghuo didn't remember her.
The one who grew up by her side wasn't me, but this Xi Zhoumeng, who was perfect in every way except for her personality.
There were even more outstanding Omegas who could stand by her side.
What about me?
Are all my years of effort just futile foam?
But foam is at least beautiful to look at. I, on the other hand, have nothing remarkable about me, inside or out.
Xi Zhoumeng watched as Chi Yueshan's eyes reddened.
Then her nose turned red, and her lips trembled.
"Why?"
The first-year Omega finally choked out a sentence after a long pause, her voice thick with emotion.
Strangely, in that instant, Xi Zhoumeng understood.
But she also wanted to know why. Why were her and Chi Yueshan's fates arranged that way?
One died from the annihilation of her family, the other from an accident during a practical training exercise.
The Xi Family was basically indestructible, unless the Queen decided to reshuffle the deck.
The practical training exercises were all conducted on asteroids or in dwarf galaxies within the star system, which were very safe. Where would an accident come from?
Who was pulling the strings from behind the scenes?
Was it really just for a love story?
Chi Yueshan took a sharp breath. The cooled air felt so cold it seemed to pierce her lungs.
It made her involuntarily think of the pheromones of the person beside her.
"I will make her remember me eventually," Chi Yueshan said seriously.
The hovercar arrived. Xi Zhoumeng lifted her skirt to get in, then extended a hand to Chi Yueshan. "Get in."
Chi Yueshan didn't refuse. Inside the slowly moving hovercar, she asked Xi Zhoumeng—
"Will you marry Senior Wen?"
Of course, Xi Zhoumeng wouldn't.
Neither the original version, nor the her of this very moment.
But she was still Xi Zhoumeng, and fate's trajectory required some probing that was both real and feigned.
She lied, slowly adding, "As long as I want to."
Chi Yueshan turned her face away, not wanting Xi Zhoumeng to see her tear-streaked face.
【System: You're so bad.】
【Xi Zhoumeng: Can't be helped. I was originally a charming villain and cannon fodder character.】
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