After Differentiation, I Marked My Arch-nemesis - Chapter 38

Monday

Jiang Youli woke up early in a very good mood. She got up, took a quick shower, and put on her school uniform. Then she rode her bicycle and left.

It was unexpectedly early. When Jiang Youli arrived at the classroom, not only had the first homeroom period not started, but she also didn’t see Lu Yaoyi. She usually found Lu Yaoyi already sitting in her seat reading a book, but today she was earlier than Lu Yaoyi.

She didn’t think much of it. Instead, she walked into the classroom through the back door, sat down, and started playing on her phone.

After some time, Jiang Youli heard the sound of a chair being dragged next to her. She slowly looked to her right and saw Lu Yaoyi’s flawless and beautiful profile. Her dark hair was scattered on her shoulders, and her every move was gentle and elegant. She was breathtakingly beautiful and captivating. Jiang Youli looked at such a beautiful Omega, who was so flawless, and she couldn’t help but feel a little dazed.

Lu Yaoyi took off her backpack, pulled out her chair, and sat down. As she was taking out her books and homework from her bag, she suddenly felt a heated gaze on her. She stopped and looked to her left, her eyes meeting Jiang Youli’s.

“…”

They looked at each other without saying a word, and the atmosphere around them was strangely awkward.

After a moment of silence, Lu Yaoyi’s heart began to beat a little faster under Jiang Youli’s stare. She wasn’t used to Jiang Youli looking at her like this, so she composed herself and said with an emotionless expression, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

Jiang Youli was slightly stunned. She realized that she had been staring at Lu Yaoyi, dazed. And… Lu Yaoyi had caught her.

“…”

She looked at Lu Yaoyi’s clear, black and white eyes and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. How could she do something as stupid as staring at Lu Yaoyi like that? But she would never admit that she was dazed by Lu Yaoyi’s beauty. That would be too silly. So she looked at Lu Yaoyi and said with a straight face, “You’re ugly.”

Lu Yaoyi was speechless.

Jiang Youli calmly looked away and lowered her head to continue playing on her phone. She always held on to one truth: as long as she wasn’t embarrassed, the other person would be.

Lu Yaoyi looked away and no longer paid attention to Jiang Youli. She took out her books and homework from her backpack and placed them on the table. She then put all the love letters from her drawer into her bag. She received all kinds of love letters every day, but she never opened them. She would put them in her bag, take them home, and throw them away. It was a way of giving her admirers some face. After all, she was usually so cold that she would just ignore people.

Soon, many people had arrived in the classroom. Many of them were frantically catching up on their homework. The class representatives for each subject were also busy collecting homework and urging them to finish writing.

As soon as Jiang Youli finished a game, she heard someone say next to her, “Lu Yaoyi, please turn in your math homework.”

Jiang Youli looked over and saw Lu Yaoyi taking out her math workbook from a stack of textbooks on her desk and handing it to the math class representative. The class rep put Lu Yaoyi’s workbook on top of the stack of workbooks she had already collected, then picked up the pile and turned to leave.

Jiang Youli thought for a moment and called out to the math class rep, “Zhu Mingyue.”

Zhu Mingyue stopped and turned to look. Jiang Youli couldn’t help but ask, “Why aren’t you collecting my math homework?”

Zhu Mingyue was speechless. She looked at Jiang Youli, not knowing what to say. Jiang Youli never did her homework, and the class representatives had gotten into the habit of not collecting her homework. But now, Jiang Youli was asking her why she wasn’t collecting her homework? It was just too strange and sudden.

Jiang Youli held out her hand to Zhu Mingyue. “Give me Lu Yaoyi’s math workbook so I can catch up on my homework. I’ll turn it in to you when I’m done.”

“…”

Zhu Mingyue slowly looked at Lu Yaoyi as if she was asking for her opinion. Lu Yaoyi’s expression didn’t change, and she didn’t even look up.

Jiang Youli wiggled her fingers. “Don’t look at her, just give it to me.”

Zhu Mingyue didn’t dare to refuse Jiang Youli, so she handed Lu Yaoyi’s math workbook to her. “Then write quickly. You have to turn it in to me before class.”

Jiang Youli took the workbook from Zhu Mingyue. “Got it.”

Zhu Mingyue left with the stack of workbooks. Lu Yaoyi slowly looked at Jiang Youli, and their eyes met. Jiang Youli had a sly look on her face and triumphantly wiggled the workbook in her hand.

“Don’t look at me, I’m catching up on my homework.”

Lu Yaoyi slowly looked away and didn’t say a word.

Jiang Youli stuck out her tongue. Then she opened Lu Yaoyi’s math workbook. Lu Yaoyi’s handwriting was neat and clean, with strong strokes. Although she already knew that Lu Yaoyi’s handwriting was beautiful, she didn’t expect it to be so pleasing to the eye. The more she looked at it, the more beautiful it became.

However, her intention wasn’t to look at Lu Yaoyi’s handwriting. It wasn’t to catch up on her math homework either. So she looked at Lu Yaoyi’s math workbook, flipping through the pages, and started to deliberately cause trouble. “Lu Yaoyi, your handwriting is too ugly.”

Lu Yaoyi knew that Jiang Youli’s motives were impure, so she ignored her.

“Your handwriting is so ugly that I can’t even tell what you’ve written,” Jiang Youli said, flipping through Lu Yaoyi’s math workbook and lying with her eyes wide open about the beautiful, neat handwriting. “I think you really need to practice your handwriting. Sigh, it’s just too ugly. It’s so ugly I can’t even stand to look at it.”

Lu Yaoyi was speechless. She looked at Jiang Youli and slowly held out her hand. “If you don’t want to look, then don’t. Give it back to me.” Her tone was as calm as still water, making it impossible to hear any emotion.

“How can I do that?” Jiang Youli picked up Lu Yaoyi’s math workbook and held it up high so Lu Yaoyi couldn’t reach it. “I’m not giving it to you. If you want it, come and get it yourself.”

Lu Yaoyi looked at Jiang Youli. “You’re so childish.”

“I am childish,” Jiang Youli said, wiggling the workbook in her hand proudly. “What are you gonna do about it?”

“What do you want?” Lu Yaoyi asked.

“I don’t want anything, I just…” She gave Lu Yaoyi a meaningful smile. “Your ugly handwriting has ruined my good mood this morning, so to make it up to me, let’s stand in the back for math class together.”

Lu Yaoyi clearly understood what Jiang Youli meant. The math teacher in Class 1, Grade 1 would make students who hadn’t turned in their math homework stand in the back of the classroom as a punishment. Jiang Youli and Chen Huaian were often punished to stand in the back during math class. What Jiang Youli meant was that she wouldn’t turn in her own homework or Lu Yaoyi’s so they could stand in the back together during math class.

Lu Yaoyi calmly looked away from Jiang Youli’s face. She lowered her gaze, picked up the English book on her desk, and said flatly, “Jiang Youli, I should have known. You’re not just a pervert, you’re a rascal.”

Jiang Youli was speechless. Hearing the word “pervert” now made her feel very awkward. All her fun was gone. Chen Huaian’s words from last night suddenly came to mind. She looked at Lu Yaoyi’s profile and felt a little embarrassed. Lu Yaoyi was really bringing up a sore subject. It was obvious that that annoying girl, Lu Yaoyi, was doing it on purpose.

Dammit. She swore that she would remember all the knowledge about Alphas and Omegas. She didn’t believe that she couldn’t win against that annoying girl.

She then threw Lu Yaoyi’s math workbook on her desk. “Tsk, I can’t be bothered with you.” After that, she picked up her phone and went back to playing her game.

Lu Yaoyi looked at the math workbook on her desk and subtly curled her lips into a small smile. This simple-minded, childish Jiang Youli was truly adorable.

At Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, the second class in the morning was followed by a 30-minute large recess for exercise. All students had to go to the sports field to gather. However, the large recess in spring, summer, and autumn was for doing calisthenics, and in winter, it was for running. Right now, in the romantic autumn, they were doing calisthenics.

As soon as the bell for the second class rang, the entire school building became noisy and lively. All the students left their classrooms and rushed to the sports field. Jiang Youli and Chen Huaian never went to the sports field to do calisthenics. Instead, they would go to the store to buy food with a few of their close friends. The two of them left the classroom and walked through the crowded hallway. As soon as they got to the stairs, they ran into Shen Yichuan and a few other friends from different classes.

Jiang Youli greeted them, “Chuan.”

Shen Yichuan and his friends walked over and said, “Zijing just messaged me and said she was going to the bathroom. She wants us to wait here for her.”

“Yeah, she just messaged me too,” Jiang Youli said.

Just then, an Alpha named Li Yicheng, who was standing next to Shen Yichuan, suddenly said, “A-You, I heard that you and Lu Yaoyi have a perfect pheromone compatibility?”

Jiang Youli was speechless. Before she could answer, another Omega spoke up. “A-You, you and Lu Yaoyi are not only neighbors who grew up together, but you also have a perfect pheromone compatibility. You even marked her on the day you differentiated. It’s just too dramatic.”

Jiang Youli was speechless. She also thought that everything that had happened between her and Lu Yaoyi was very dramatic. She didn’t know what to say.

Shen Yichuan looked at Jiang Youli and smiled. “A-You, even though you and Lu Yaoyi can’t stand each other, what if… you guys start to like each other after all the bickering? I think you two… are a perfect match.”

Jiang Youli was instantly furious. “A perfect match my foot!” She suddenly raised her right hand and held up three fingers, pointing them toward the sky. “I swear I will never like Lu Yaoyi in this lifetime, and I will never mark Lu Yaoyi! Stop teasing me. I will never like an Omega like Lu Yaoyi.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the people who were laughing suddenly stopped.

Chen Huaian pursed his lips and poked Jiang Youli’s shoulder.

Jiang Youli looked at Chen Huaian. “What?”

Chen Huaian pointed a finger behind Jiang Youli. Jiang Youli turned and saw Lu Yaoyi and Jin Rubing standing behind her, staring straight at her.

“…”

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Lu Yaoyi said out of the blue, “Oh.”

Jiang Youli was speechless.

Lu Yaoyi didn’t stay for long and left with Jin Rubing. Shen Yichuan and the others suddenly burst out laughing. They couldn’t believe they had been caught by Lu Yaoyi.

Jiang Youli was also speechless. Chen Huaian looked at Jiang Youli and couldn’t help but pour cold water on her. “Boss, you just said that you would never mark Lu Yaoyi, but you did mark her last time.”

Jiang Youli was speechless. She lowered her hand and said unhappily, “I only marked her because I wasn’t in my right mind. If I had known it was her, I would never have marked her. So that time doesn’t count. And there will never be a next time.”

“What if there is?” Shen Yichuan said, looking at Jiang Youli as if he was enjoying the drama. “A-You, an Alpha’s heat is very hard to get through. And you’re a top-level S-class Alpha, so your rut will be even harder to get through. Your pheromone compatibility with Lu Yaoyi is a 99% perfect match. I’m afraid that you won’t be able to resist going to Lu Yaoyi during your rut, and maybe you and Lu Yaoyi will…”

Jiang Youli glared at Shen Yichuan. “You’re talking nonsense! Even if I’m tormented to death by my rut, I would never go to Lu Yaoyi, okay?”