MORIC - Chapter 63
Chapter 63: The Meaning of "Sitting Inside" is Problematic
"Pingping, that friend of yours, the one who used to wear those big glasses."
A new bakery had opened at the academy. It was a brand that had recently exploded in popularity in the M-galaxy, and there were only two branches on the capital planet.
This one was something of a pop-up, and many people lined up after finishing their exams.
Xuan Ping had arranged to meet Mu Lai here after she returned from her practical training to give her report.
Through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, one could see the people queuing outside. The third-year senior, having just finished her report, propped her chin on her hand and looked at her light-brain screen, asking Xuan Ping, who was taking photos beside her.
To this day, Xuan Ping still refused Mu Lai's offer to get her a new light-brain.
Although Omegas from the Lower World were born in Area A, the Lower World was still the Lower World. Compared to the family background of a second-generation rich Alpha from the Upper World, there was still a huge gap.
This relationship had also exceeded Mu Lai's predictions. Ever since she met Xuan Ping, she felt as if she couldn't be with anyone else.
It was as if she had committed some heinous crime, to the point that now, her every thought was consumed by the other person. And she had to cherish it, because this opportunity was very rare.
Mu Lai racked her brains but couldn't figure it out, so she stopped trying.
Never mind the subconscious feeling that Xuan Ping should be in the same year as her.
"You mean Yueshan?"
The Omega, with a small yellow flower hairpin in her hair, looked up and said with a smile, "Are you still looking at that post?"
It wasn't that Mu Lai wanted to look, but it was just too popular. The students at the next table were also discussing it.
After all, regardless of whether humanity evolved or devolved, as long as one was human, they would have this hard-to-shake curiosity.
The rumor that Xi Zhoumeng and Wen Xinghuo had broken up was explosive enough.
And it was Wen Xinghuo who had cheated, which made people even more curious.
That was Wen Xinghuo, a famously honest person.
A publicly acknowledged, stable, career-minded Alpha with a fierce appearance but a very good reputation.
Even if she was from a fallen noble family, at least before the Wen family was reshuffled, Wen Xinghuo's status was still a cut above the rest.
Even if she couldn't aim high but wouldn't stoop low, she personally had limitless potential.
The third-year Alpha, Mu Lai, had average grades and a pretty face, fitting the stereotype of a typical rich person.
She was perfunctory with her studies, spending most of her time lazing around like a salted fish.
"There's been a new development. Your friend was photographed embr…"
Before Mu Lai could finish, Xuan Ping blurted out, "Embracing and kissing??"
Mu Lai paused with an "uh," and Xuan Ping leaned over to look. "What's going on? I thought Yueshan's feelings for Senior Wen were just…"
She saw the photo on Mu Lai's light-brain and let out a disappointed "oh." "It's just a hug."
Her disappointment was particularly obvious. Mu Lai couldn't help but laugh. "What were you expecting?"
Mu Lai's hair was cut very short, and it looked even darker than before. Her practical training had been on a planet rich in mineral resources. Even if she didn't have to use a mecha much, she was still exposed to the wind and sun.
Xuan Ping said in a small voice, "It's your fault for not finishing your sentence."
The female Alpha reached out and pulled her into her arms. "Then take another look?"
Many couples shared their light-brains, but they usually had to be the same brand. Mu Lai also wanted Xuan Ping to get a new one.
After Xuan Ping's firm refusal, this was the only way, which, in turn, made the two of them even more intimate.
"This photo is a bit blurry… but it has such a great feel to it."
Xuan Ping was completely unaware that her posture with Mu Lai was that of a couple deeply in love. Instead, she enlarged the photo.
"Senior Wen is such a reliable Alpha… She's so big, it makes our Yueshan look so small and cute~"
Mu Lai was a little annoyed. Generally, Alphas didn't like their Omegas praising other Alphas.
"That person is just too…"
The Alpha academy often held indiscriminate training sessions, where they didn't care what year you were in and just made you fight.
Mu Lai wasn't strong physically to begin with and had no intention of going to the battlefield to pilot a mecha and beat people up. Every time, she would just have people go easy on her so she could get through it.
She had only been matched with Wen Xinghuo once. Even though the other party was polite, she still felt an urge to get away quickly.
What did Xi Zhoumeng even like about an Alpha like that? Sex with her must be terrifying!!
Xuan Ping let out a soft "eh." "This hug is also very restrained. Neither of them put their hands on the other."
Mu Lai: "Maybe it wasn't captured in the photo."
Xuan Ping touched Mu Lai's hand. "The comments below are too much. Why are they all cursing our Yueshan? I'm so mad!"
She pulled away from Mu Lai's embrace, muttering in defense of her friend, "Our Yueshan would never be a homewrecker! Besides, Senior Wen and Senior Xi never publicly admitted they were dating!"
Previously, Mu Lai had just found Omegas like Xuan Ping to be a novelty. Omegas from the Lower World were very timid, spoke softly, didn't understand many things, and were cautious in everything they did. When confessed to, they looked like a scalded shrimp.
A kiss was like a flower bud that would bloom in the next second.
But Xuan Ping was also very good at refusing Mu Lai; she would never agree to the final step of intimacy.
It was as if she knew this relationship could end at any moment, still keeping a final veil between them. Many times, it made Mu Lai feel like she was the one being pursued.
Why does it feel like she treats this Omega better than she treats me!
The petty-minded senior Alpha was displeased. "Don't mind their business. Who knows how many people are in this love triangle. Shameless!"
She had completely forgotten that she herself had once been such a player that she'd had watering can water thrown on her.
Xuan Ping wasn't listening at all. Her eyes were fixed on the anonymous comments, furiously replying to them.
【This first-year is so manipulative!! I saw Senior Xi teaching her flower arranging the other day. This is really letting a wolf into the house!!】
Xuan Ping: What kind of manipulation? Care to elaborate?
【Who did Wen Xinghuo cheat with? That third princess or this Chi Yueshan? What's so good about an Omega from the Lower World? She must be jealous of the noble family's assets, trying to fly up the social ladder.】
Xuan Ping: For a noble like Wen Xinghuo who has to work part-time? For her dilapidated old villa that a dozen people live in? A pig farm in the Lower World is better than that!
【Senior Xi is a living saint. I heard she even helped Chi Yueshan with her drama elective? This is just… The final performance hasn't happened yet, right? Will they get into a fight? Are Chi Yueshan and Senior Xi stepmother and daughter? Or lovers behind the scenes? OMG! I'm afraid they'll start fighting for real during the performance!】
Xuan Ping: Beautiful girls aren't that crude! If Alphas are unreliable, there are still Omegas. Two O's together isn't bad either!
Sitting to the side, Mu Lai watched her girlfriend rapidly refuting the comments, discovering for the first time that this quiet Omega had such a wild side.
She liked her even more.
On the other hand, Mu Lai's interest in the drama was rekindled. She asked Xuan Ping, "When is that final performance? I want to see it too."
It wasn't just Mu Lai who thought this way. Many people who were following the post had been drawn to the play Yellow Rose, which was being performed by these people caught in a web of love and hate at the end of the semester.
— Tuesday night, 19:20, White Dove Theater, First-Year Omega Drama Elective, Group Three, all members —
Special Guest Performers: Xi Zhoumeng, Wen Xinghuo —
【Note: The theater location has been changed】
Xuan Ping's face turned red with anger from arguing with people on the forum. "I want to see it too. I want to sit in the front row, high-definition, uncensored."
Mu Lai laughed out loud. What on earth.
She took Xuan Ping's hand again. "That's easy."
It was still very noisy around them. No one knew what Mu Lai whispered in Xuan Ping's ear, but Xuan Ping's face flushed slightly. Finally, she stood up and said, as if in a fit of pique, "I need to step out for a moment to call Yueshan."
Mu Lai hummed in agreement, her eyes filled with anticipation.
The White Dove Theater had always served as a performance venue for student assignments, and in the past, it had also hosted special guest theater troupes.
When Chi Yueshan received Xuan Ping's communication call, she had already arrived at the mecha bay with Ling Xun.
After she finished talking with Wen Xinghuo, they had gone their separate ways. Wen Xinghuo seemed to have other matters to attend to and left in a hurry.
Chi Yueshan turned a corner and saw Ling Xun waiting for her in the distance. Xi Zhoumeng was also gone.
Ling Xun: "She said to wait for you at the theater at seven. She's called the other students to come too."
Chi Yueshan let out an "oh."
She hadn't expected to be so calm, especially after Wen Xinghuo's hug.
In the past, she had fantasized about this scene, thinking she would have a feeling of "I can die in peace" or "I have no regrets," but she never expected to be so tranquil.
This included the feelings for Wen Xinghuo that she had completely sorted out in that moment.
It was as if her life had reached a new stage. Wen Xinghuo was a signpost she had once yearned for, a spiritual pillar on her journey from the Lower World to the Upper World.
Just thinking of Wen Xinghuo gave her infinite strength.
Or perhaps she just needed someone to look up to, to accompany her through her lonely youth. And she was trying to have the same sincere girlish feelings that other Omegas had.
The absolute admiration for an Alpha, the courage to want to stand by their side.
Guyun Academy was a new starting point for Chi Yueshan.
The goal of 【Meet Wen Xinghuo】 had been achieved and crossed off.
The goal of 【Stand by Wen Xinghuo's side and become an Omega who matches her】 also seemed to be void.
After all, matching was not up to her will alone.
It was the choice of fate, and fate had arranged for her to be with Xi Zhoumeng.
A noble Omega from the Upper World.
Chi Yueshan looked at the mecha in Ling Xun's exclusive mecha bay. Most Alphas in the Alpha academy had their own mechas, with dedicated hangars.
Ling Xun's mecha had only been placed here last month.
Before that, she had been using the school's public mechas.
"This was my maternal grandmother's mecha. She was once a general fighting against the Zerg."
Ling Xun touched the marks on the mecha. "I've replaced its parts with new ones, but the compatibility isn't high. The mecha technicians advised me to get a new one. They currently don't have the ability to reactivate it."
Chi Yueshan could feel Ling Xun's nostalgia.
Old objects often carried countless attachments, like Wen Xinghuo's hair tie, which was said to have been left by her Omega mother who had been ill ever since giving birth to her.
And this golden button of Chi Yueshan's was also something from her Alpha mother.
"Yueshan, I hope you can help me."
Ling Xun looked at Chi Yueshan, her gaze gentle. "But don't feel too much pressure. After all, I've heard many people tell me to give up. This really requires…"
Before she could finish, Chi Yueshan had nimbly slipped into the mecha's cockpit.
It was the first time Chi Yueshan had seen such a complete mecha, yet she found that she was already intimately familiar with its structure, jumping directly into the core component compartment.
Ling Xun hurriedly followed. Chi Yueshan's school robe was hung to the side, the sleeves of her shirt underneath were rolled up to her elbows, and she was biting a flashlight that she had produced from somewhere, while also taking out a palm-sized diagnostic device from her pocket.
She was far too proficient.
"It's not that hard."
Her voice echoed due to the environment. Ling Xun looked down. Chi Yueshan was still checking other parts, and the beeping of her diagnostic tool could be heard from time to time.
Chi Yueshan was excited and proud. "Ling Xun, you found the right person. This is very simple for me."
Her confidence was like a flame, and even her upward gaze seemed capable of scorching a person's heart.
Ling Xun felt as if she were being swept away by a tide, a hot tide, making her feel that another glance at Chi Yueshan would lead to improper thoughts.
She could only manage a muddled "uh-huh."
Chi Yueshan answered Xuan Ping's call from inside the mecha.
"What's up, Pingping?"
Her voice was filled with joy, as if she had encountered something wonderful.
Xuan Ping's heart skipped a beat, afraid that she was still with Wen Xinghuo. She asked in a small voice, "Yueshan, who are you with?"
Chi Yueshan let out a soft "eh." "I thought you were going to ask me how my flower arranging exam went!"
Xuan Ping: "I knew you'd do well."
"Of course!" Chi Yueshan greedily touched the assembled components. For countless days and nights, she had held parts and fantasized about her first encounter with a non-defective mecha. "I'm with Ling Xun!"
Her voice still had an echo, as if she were in some enclosed space.
Xuan Ping let out an "ah." "Not Senior Wen?"
Chi Yueshan subconsciously took photos as she said, "Nope, I'm with Ling Xun looking at her mecha."
She couldn't hide her silly grin.
Most Alphas at the academy had their own mechas, and some would bring their Omega partners along. Just like Mu Lai, who had also invited Xuan Ping to come "sit" in her mecha.
But Xuan Ping felt that the meaning of "sitting inside" was problematic, so she had refused.
She was even afraid of something as inherently deadly as a mecha.
Xuan Ping had perfectly misinterpreted the situation. She said sternly, "Yueshan, don't be promiscuous."
Chi Yueshan: "What?"
Just then, Ling Xun's voice came through. "Yueshan, it's almost seven. You should stop for now."
Xuan Ping suddenly became vigilant, thinking that Ling Xun was no good either.
"You're still in your heat. Don't be alone with a scheming Alpha, Yueshan!"
Chi Yueshan: "I'm not!"
Xuan Ping's heart ached even more. "What are you two doing at seven?"
Chi Yueshan: "Going to the theater. Xi Zhoumeng called us for rehearsal."
Xuan Ping thought of the forum post about everyone gathering and her mouth twitched. Worried that Chi Yueshan would be targeted by Wen Xinghuo's admirers, she decided to go as well.
"Can I come watch?"
Chi Yueshan: "Of course."
Xuan Ping: "Just don't let Ling Xun go."
Chi Yueshan: "But she said she'd give me a ride."
Xuan Ping felt like a mother. She hesitated for a long while before finally throwing caution to the wind and saying, "She asked you to see her mecha because she wants to do that with you! I misjudged her! Alphas are all bad!"
Chi Yueshan had just jumped down from the mecha. "Huh?"
Ling Xun heard this too. She looked at Chi Yueshan in shock and defended herself, "I did not!"
Chi Yueshan understood. She rolled down her sleeves while putting on her school robe and explained to Xuan Ping, "Not that. My pheromone patch is perfectly fine. Besides, I was just bitten by an electronic dog, so I'm definitely safe."
Xuan Ping: "But she's an Alpha, after all."
Chi Yueshan hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "Actually, the one who feels aggressive to me is Xi Zhoumeng."
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