MORIC - Chapter 98
Chapter 98: It's About Time to Get the Tattoo Removed, Isn't It?
It was already dark by the time Xi Zhoumeng and Chi Yueshan returned.
Xi Li's messages hadn't stopped the entire way, annoying Xi Zhoumeng so much that she blocked him again.
It was unclear when Xi Li had added Chi Yueshan's contact number, but as soon as Xi Zhoumeng blocked him, he started bombarding Chi Yueshan.
Xi Zhoumeng: "You should block him too."
Chi Yueshan: "That's not very nice, is it? He's your brother."
Xi Zhoumeng: "It's precisely because he's my brother that we don't need to be formal. Block him."
Chi Yueshan still disagreed, so Xi Zhoumeng leaned over and did it for her. Then, she expressed her disdain for Chi Yueshan's light-brain and asked for her opinion again: "Do you want to get a new one?"
Chi Yueshan was about to refuse instinctively, but Xi Zhoumeng cut her off: "Stop rejecting me all the time. You don't love me anymore."
She said it so casually, her eyes welling with tears. Truly worthy of someone from the Royal Theater.
Chi Yueshan: "That's not what I meant."
She grabbed Xi Zhoumeng's hand: "Don't think it's because I feel I can't spend your money or anything. This is very heavy..."
"Very important, I know," Xi Zhoumeng nodded. "You can make it yourself. It's just a matter of swapping in a higher-grade chip. I can have someone buy the materials."
She completely respected Chi Yueshan's hobby and was also very curious: "You mentioned your master before. Do you know her origins?"
Xi Zhoumeng didn't think she was being overly paranoid. On one hand, she was grateful to the person named Zhou Fengqin for taking care of Chi Yueshan.
Otherwise, Chi Yueshan might have had to wander for much longer. The Lower World was so chaotic, she might not have even survived to this age.
Chi Yueshan: "I'm curious too. I asked Pingping to have Senior Mu look it up before, but she said there was no one by that name."
Xi Zhoumeng was displeased: "Why didn't you ask me?"
Chi Yueshan: "I didn't know you well back then."
She hadn't yet realized she was adding fuel to the fire: "But I did ask Ling Xun before..."
Xi Zhoumeng: "Why hasn't that girl given up yet?"
Chi Yueshan: "I've already made things clear with her."
Xi Zhoumeng huffed: "Making things clear and continuing to like someone are two different things."
Chi Yueshan rubbed the light-brain button on her wristband: "My conscience is clear. Don't overthink it."
Xi Zhoumeng's voice almost cracked. She turned her head and said nonchalantly, "Do you think I have nothing better to do?"
Chi Yueshan chuckled to herself. "It seems Ling Xun's mother and my master had some dealings in the past. Logically, I should have paid a visit, but Ling Xun's mother passed away many years ago, and the maid who served her mother doesn't seem to know anything else."
"But Ling Xun did introduce me to a lot of jobs," Chi Yueshan exclaimed. "It's already winter break. I still need to rent a place, move my tools out of the dorm... there's so much to do."
Xi Zhoumeng: "Rent a place? Is my house not big enough?"
Although she hadn't managed to win the goose, she remembered she had won Chi Yueshan over: "Didn't you agree to live at my place?"
Chi Yueshan: "Did I say that?"
She tilted her head and smiled. Outside the window, a fine rain was falling, and the hovercar had just pulled up to the Xi family estate.
Chi Yueshan was the first to run out of the car. Xi Zhoumeng called out "Hey," and just as she opened her door, she saw the little dog toy, grabbed it, and chased after her.
The fine drizzle was light enough to go without an umbrella. The butler waiting on the side couldn't even call out to Xi Zhoumeng in time.
The Xi family servants all watched their young miss jog inside, finding the sight incredibly novel.
The long table in the main building's dining room was already laden with food, and the magnificent chandelier overhead cast a brilliant light. Xi Li was still angry.
Xi Chun patted his shoulder. "Forget it. What's there to be angry about? It's not the first time Zhoumeng has blocked you, is it?"
The Xi family's fussiness was, in a sense, quite similar. They all dressed up formally even for a family meal. Xi Li was especially flamboyant, looking like he wanted to stick a peacock feather in his breast pocket.
Xi Li: "Yes, it's nothing, but that girl Yueshan blocked me. Why??"
Xi Yang was sitting with her Alpha husband, enjoying the treatment of having shrimp peeled for her. She said, "Is that so strange? Zhoumeng must have blocked you, right?"
Xi Chun nodded, and even his child chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, Great Uncle always spams messages. It's so noisy."
Xi Chun's Alpha quickly told the child to stop talking.
Xi Li took a deep breath, tilted his head back, and took a sip of red wine. "I—was—just—reminding Zhoumeng to be punctual."
The handsome, blond Alpha big brother's looks were nothing special to his family, yet he insisted on greasily running a hand through his hair.
"Was I wrong?"
Xi Chun was about to die laughing. He stuffed a small cake into Xi Li's hand. "It's just family. Being late is normal."
"Besides, Zhoumeng had something to do. Is there a problem with that?"
Xi Yang nodded. "She's getting along so well with her female classmate. It wouldn't be a big deal if she didn't come back at all. Stop being annoyed at people in relationships just because you're single."
Xi Li: "I... you..."
He let out a breath and looked over at Xi Mingguang, who was still standing by the open kitchen, talking to someone inside.
Inside stood a female Alpha, wielding a kitchen knife like an axe, chopping meat with a thwack, thwack.
Xi Li's mouth twitched. "Isn't there an outsider here? Auntie Shen's arrival was so sudden."
In the open kitchen, besides Shen Yu and Xi Mingguang, there was also a woman in a wheelchair.
Xi Chun couldn't help but glance over again. "Did you ever ask Mother? Is that the person Auntie Shen likes?"
Xi Yang: "Rumor has it she's a comrade-in-arms from the same period as Auntie Shen?"
Xi Li: "Then she must be an Alpha."
Xi Chun: "Although she looks to be in poor health, you can still tell she's an A, right?"
The three siblings were gossiping so creepily that even Xi Mingguang found their stares hard to bear.
In contrast, Shen Yu was perfectly composed. "What are you nervous about?"
She turned her head. "A'Lan isn't even nervous."
Xi Mingguang watched Shen Yu place the roasted goose meat on a platter and said to the former military officer named Lan Lan, "My apologies."
Lan Lan appeared to be in poor health. She had been asleep for over a decade, and her bodily functions had degenerated. However, for her, just being able to see Xi Mingguang again was a very joyous occasion.
"I'm fine. Your wife said she was going to change. Why isn't she back yet? You should go check on her."
Xi Mingguang nodded.
The people in the dining room saw Xi Mingguang turn around and quickly averted their gazes, all looking out the floor-to-ceiling windows in unison.
As it happened, they saw Chi Yueshan and Xi Zhoumeng running over, one after the other.
A light rain was falling outside, but the running girls were quite eye-catching.
Xi Li: "Is it the end of the world today?"
Xi Chun: "I might be hallucinating."
Xi Yang: "Even as an atheist, I'm starting to have my doubts..."
Xi Mingguang saw them too. She froze for a moment, then walked over quickly.
Xi Li: "Has Xi Zhoumeng gone mad? She's actually running."
Xi Chun: "That's Yueshan in front, right? So youthful."
Xi Yang: "Indeed, the tender age of not yet twenty. But the person is wrong. What's up with Zhoumeng?"
This group of people all knew Xi Zhoumeng to be incredibly lazy.
And she hated strenuous exercise. Even if she were to exercise, it would be the kind that didn't involve running.
In other words, she would rather lift weights than run a few steps, thinking the movement was too ugly and would damage her perfect image.
Wen Misen asked with a smile, "Is it that exaggerated?"
Xi Chun: "For her, it's not an exaggeration."
When it came to running, Chi Yueshan was naturally faster. She relied on her high speed for her part-time jobs, and when she was wandering as a child, she was a first-rate runner to escape beatings.
Today, she was just feeling playful, but she stopped instantly when she saw the person standing outside the main building's entrance.
Xi Zhoumeng almost knocked her over and instinctively looked towards Xi Mingguang along with Chi Yueshan.
A maid on the side brought an umbrella. Xi Mingguang looked at the two of them, seeming to want to say something but holding back. Before she could speak, an incredulous female voice was heard—
"Zhuzhu, why are you getting wet in the rain?"
Chi Yueshan let out a small "ah" and looked at Xi Zhoumeng.
What kind of name is that??
The bangs on Xi Zhoumeng's forehead were soaked with rain. This was possibly the most unseemly moment of her life in this world.
Yet, there was an inexplicable sense of exhilaration. Being called out by her mother in this world at this moment, the smile hadn't even faded from her face.
Chu Jing looked like an easygoing Omega, so beautiful that she stood out even in the dim light outside.
Chi Yueshan could recognize this person's identity at a glance.
Those eyes were exactly the same as Xi Zhoumeng's.
It was just that on Xi Zhoumeng's face, they held a casual frivolity, while on Chu Jing's face, they possessed a gentle, limpid tenderness.
Xi Mingguang went over to support her.
Chi Yueshan caught a glimpse of the floor-to-ceiling windows from the corner of her eye and was nearly scared to death.
So many people!
Why were there several more people!
She instinctively grabbed Xi Zhoumeng's hand. Xi Zhoumeng took the opportunity to pull her to her side and led Chi Yueshan up the steps.
"This is my girlfriend."
Chu Jing also knew about her affairs, but since her Omega mother's health had been poor these years, Xi Zhoumeng hadn't planned on worrying her, so she rarely brought it up.
Chu Jing looked at Chi Yueshan. The little Omega wasn't shy; she simply held hands with Xi Zhoumeng, fingers intertwined, and greeted Chu Jing with a smile: "Hello, Auntie."
Then she looked at Xi Mingguang, "Hello, Commander Xi."
Xi Mingguang nodded. "You two should go change your clothes."
Chi Yueshan subconsciously looked down, only to find that her dress was terribly see-through. Her bra was fine, but the problem was!
The tattoo! She hadn't covered it with waterproof foundation, so it was all too visible.
Commander Xi won't think I'm the type to two-time, will she!!!
I'm going to die, I'm going to die, this is so embarrassing!
Xi Zhoumeng nodded. "Then I'll take her to change. You all can start eating."
She didn't wait for Xi Mingguang to reply and pulled Chi Yueshan away.
The corridor was very long. Chi Yueshan was still in a daze, and even after changing her clothes, she seemed a bit listless.
Xi Zhoumeng thought she had been frightened by all the people.
"My current Omega mom is very nice. Don't be scared."
Chi Yueshan said "oh" and asked, "So what did you look like before?"
She sat in front of the mirror combing her hair. Xi Zhoumeng leaned down and tidied the hair around her ear. "How should I put it..."
After a pause, she added: "Barely enough to captivate all living beings, I suppose."
Chi Yueshan: "You don't have to be so dramatic."
"Then... was your mother the same?"
She thought about how Xi Zhoumeng had said her mother considered her a burden. Would seeing an identical face make Xi Zhoumeng sad?
Chi Yueshan pressed her lips together, feeling a little sad herself.
Xi Zhoumeng: "If you pity me, then just keep living here with me. Don't think about renting a place."
Chi Yueshan: "Who's pitying you!"
"You don't lack money, you don't lack people who like you, and you succeed at everything you do. What's there to pity?"
She said it very naturally, her gaze burning as she looked at Xi Zhoumeng. The next second, her lips were pecked at the corner.
Xi Zhoumeng: "I lack your love."
"Let's go. Xi Li will be wailing and crying again in a bit."
Chi Yueshan said "oh," a little disappointed inside.
Why just a peck on the corner of the lips? Why not a real kiss? It's making my heart itch, all I can think about is doing it again.
When can you mark me?
I heard being marked is a painful torment, but on the academy's late-night forum boards, people always bring it up with a sense of longing for more.
Xuan Ping said a permanent mark is a tactic. Alphas don't like things that come too easily, so temporary marks are used as little treats.
But Xi Zhoumeng is so much better than Mu Lai. I want to always be this good with her.
Make her happy, make her joyful, so she won't be so lonely by herself.
In that world without me, Xi Zhoumeng seemed to live a very boring life.
So, can I make her interested in living?
As soon as Xi Zhoumeng walked in, she was ambushed by her older siblings. Chi Yueshan took this opportunity to send an urgent message to Wen Xinghuo.
【Senior Wen!!!】
【Urgent help needed! You're more familiar with the Upper World! Can you do me a favor!!】
【Wen Xinghuo: What is it?】
【Chi Yueshan: Can you recommend a tattoo parlor? A cheap one!】
Wen Xinghuo instantly thought of Chi Yueshan's infamous tattoo and thought, She's finally getting it removed.
For the first time in her life, she searched for tattoo parlors with such diligence.
【Wen Xinghuo: "On a Whim Tattoo | Upper Sample Avenue, B345 Block, D190 Commercial District"】
【Wen Xinghuo: This one is good, but for tattoo removal, you shouldn't look for one that's too cheap. Expensive solutions can reduce the pain. You should think it over carefully.】
【Chi Yueshan: Thanks, Senior! I've already decided! But please don't tell her yet [Cute]】
【Wen Xinghuo: Okay.】
Inside, Xi Zhoumeng, surrounded by her family, was clearly in a good mood.
Chi Yueshan thought to herself: Getting a tattoo hurts. I heard removing one hurts even more. If getting the tattoo the first time was to repay a debt of gratitude, then removing it for the first time, counts as…
...the pain I'm enduring for Xi Zhoumeng.
Pain is also another form of love.
I hope the love Xi Zhoumeng gives me can be more painful than my pain.
That way, no matter what, the first person she thinks of will always be me.
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