After Differentiation, I Marked My Arch-nemesis - Chapter 44

Lu Yaoyi’s calm, emotionless words reached Jiang Youli’s ears.

Jiang Youli was slightly stunned.

She looked at Lu Yaoyi in disbelief and didn’t answer, wondering if she had misheard. Lu Yaoyi was asking her to help her get through her heat?

No way…

Lu Yaoyi asked again without changing her expression. “Would you agree?”

Jiang Youli looked at Lu Yaoyi’s beautiful, amber-like eyes and couldn’t tell whether Lu Yaoyi was joking or serious.

But… she felt like Lu Yaoyi was serious.

She thought for a moment.

The best way to repay someone who had helped you was to do something similar in return. Lu Yaoyi had helped her calm her rut, so it was reasonable for her to help Lu Yaoyi calm her heat. But getting through the entire heat period was a bit much, especially since an S-class Omega’s heat could last up to seven days.

For some special S-class Omegas, their heat could even last for half a month.

What if Lu Yaoyi’s pheromones became unstable during her heat? Then she would have to comfort Lu Yaoyi for half a month. How embarrassing would that be for her?

Why did Lu Yaoyi insist on getting her to help her get through her heat as a form of repayment?

Couldn’t she pick something else?

Their relationship was a little strange right now. Before, they were like oil and water. Now, things were only a little better because of Lucky.

She looked at the expressionless Lu Yaoyi in confusion and slowly asked what was on her mind, “There are many ways to repay someone. Why did you choose to have me help you get through your heat as a form of repayment instead of something else?”

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyi looked straight into Jiang Youli’s eyes and said calmly.

“Since you’re the one who wants to repay me, of course, I’d ask you to do something that benefits me. You’re a top-class S-class Alpha, and you have the highest pheromone compatibility with me. It’s only normal for me to ask you to help me get through my heat because it’s the biggest benefit for me.”

“And you already agreed to repay me, didn’t you?”

Jiang Youli didn’t say anything.

She felt that Lu Yaoyi made a lot of sense. An Omega’s heat was very difficult to get through, and having an S-class Alpha like her to comfort them would be very comfortable.

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in her head.

She suddenly realized something.

Could it be that Lu Yaoyi wanted her to help her get through her heat, which was why she had offered to help her calm her rut? She felt as if she had uncovered a big secret. So, this was Lu Yaoyi’s real goal.

In the end, she was just a tool to help Lu Yaoyi get through her heat.

Wow, she felt like she had been manipulated by Lu Yaoyi.

Lu Yaoyi was really pushing her luck.

“Never mind,” Lu Yaoyi said, seeing that Jiang Youli wasn’t saying anything. She looked away, pretending to have known that Jiang Youli wouldn’t agree, and deliberately provoked her. “I knew you wouldn’t agree. Jiang Youli, I don’t need you to repay me anymore.”

Her tone was filled with an expected disappointment.

Jiang Youli felt a little uncomfortable.

It was as if Lu Yaoyi thought she was a person who didn’t keep her word. She frowned unhappily. “Lu Yaoyi, I didn’t say I wouldn’t agree.”

Lu Yaoyi looked at Jiang Youli. “So, you’re saying you’ll agree?”

Jiang Youli: “…”

Actually, it wasn’t impossible to agree.

If it were before, she would have never agreed to such a demanding request from Lu Yaoyi. But now, her thoughts were different. Sometimes, something can hit a nerve and change everything. It was because of Lucky that she had changed her opinion of Lu Yaoyi. She didn’t hate Lu Yaoyi as much as before.

In fact… she didn’t hate her at all.

But she didn’t like her either.

So, for the sake of the adorable Lucky and the fact that Lu Yaoyi had helped her calm her rut, she would reluctantly agree. She then said to Lu Yaoyi in a justified tone.

“Lu Yaoyi, I can agree to help you get through your heat, but there’s one condition. I will only help you get through it once, no matter when or which heat. Just tell me, and I’ll help you. How about that?”

She swore this would be the last time she did anything for Lucky.

Otherwise, Lu Yaoyi would only get more arrogant and aggressive.

Didn’t she have any principles?

A ripple spread in Lu Yaoyi’s heart. “Okay.”

She wasn’t greedy.

Helping her through her heat just once was enough.

She picked up a notebook from her desk, tore a page out, and placed it on Jiang Youli’s desk. “Write down your promise on this paper, just like the practice test you wrote on.”

Jiang Youli: “…”

She had completely forgotten about that practice test.

Lu Yaoyi: “I just want to make sure you won’t change your mind later.”

Jiang Youli: “…”

She said seriously, “I won’t change my mind.”

Lu Yaoyi looked at Jiang Youli’s eyes. “You still have to write it. If you write it, I can use it as a written promise to hold you to your word, right?”

Jiang Youli: “…”

Fine. Since she’d already come this far, she might as well go all the way.

She picked up the pen on her desk and wrote on the paper. After she was done, she handed the paper to Lu Yaoyi. “I’ve written the promise. Are you satisfied now?”

Lu Yaoyi took the paper and looked down at the strong, powerful handwriting.

—Jiang Youli hereby promises to help Lu Yaoyi get through her heat once.

—If I break this promise, may I be struck by lightning.

She slightly curled her lips. “You didn’t have to swear a vow.”

“I’m doing this to reassure you and to show you that I won’t go back on my word, okay?” Jiang Youli said. “I’ve done everything you asked, so don’t push your luck and test my limits. Otherwise, the promise is off.”

Lu Yaoyi smiled and said nothing.

This was enough.

The gentle autumn breeze swept across the vast land, carrying fallen leaves and petals to every corner. The sun, moon, and stars revolved and changed.

Time flew by, and soon it was late October.

The midterm exams at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School began on Wednesday.

Unlike the monthly exams, the midterms and final exams at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School were not held in their respective classrooms. Instead, all students in each grade were mixed together.

The first exam on the first day was Chinese in the morning.

Jiang Youli was in Class 5 of the first year for her exam, sitting at the second-to-last desk by the window. After the proctor handed out the test papers and answer sheets, she wrote her name, class, and student ID number on both.

She then put down her pen and went to sleep.

Suddenly, she remembered the punishment that Tan Yushan had mentioned for not improving on the monthly exams.

The reason she had chosen to sit with Lu Yaoyi was so she could get the last place in the exam and get Lu Yaoyi to clean the classroom for a week. But she couldn’t do that now.

She had said she would be a little nicer to Lu Yaoyi.

So she had to keep her word.

She suddenly opened her eyes, flipped over the test paper, and looked at the questions.

She didn’t know anything.

“…”

Forget it, she’d just write the essay.

As she was about to start writing her essay, she suddenly remembered something.

Lu Yaoyi was so smart she must have known her intention for sitting with her. So, what could she do to make sure Lu Yaoyi didn’t get punished without Lu Yaoyi knowing that she had changed her mind? She had never met anyone more narcissistic than Lu Yaoyi, and she didn’t want to give Lu Yaoyi the satisfaction of knowing.

She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment.

Then she put down her pen and went back to sleep.

She didn’t know how long she had been sleeping until the bell rang, signaling the end of the first Chinese exam.

Jiang Youli turned in a blank paper.

After leaving the exam room, she went to find Chen Huaian in Class 8. She pulled Chen Huaian to the end of the hallway and asked, “Huaian, did you write anything for the Chinese exam?”

“Nope,” Chen Huaian said. “I turned in a blank paper.”

Jiang Youli: “Me too.”

Chen Huaian smiled. “Awesome, Boss.”

“Huaian,” Jiang Youli looked at Chen Huaian. “We’re going with the zero plan again.”

The zero plan was to get a zero on all exams.

She and Chen Huaian often used the zero plan.

Chen Huaian laughed loudly. “We’ve got to go with the zero plan, Boss.”

Jiang Youli patted Chen Huaian’s chest. “Mhm, very good.”

In the afternoon, it was the math exam.

Before the exam began, Jiang Youli handed a small piece of paper to a classmate sitting in front of her and threatened her with a cold expression. “After you finish the multiple-choice questions, pass me one that you’re absolutely sure is correct. Remember, I only want one, and it has to be correct. I’ve seen your picture on the honor roll downstairs before. Your math skills must be good.”

“If you dare to deliberately give me a wrong answer,”

She curled her lips into a chilling smile. “You’ll have to face the consequences.”

The classmate who was being threatened nodded repeatedly. “O… okay…”

Jiang Youli was satisfied and returned to her seat.

Ten minutes later, the math exam began.

Jiang Youli waited impatiently for half an hour until she finally got the small piece of paper from her classmate. There was indeed only one multiple-choice answer on the paper.

She remembered the answer and put the paper in her pocket.

She picked up her pen and looked at the blank answer sheet.

She silently apologized in her heart.

—Huaian, I’m sorry.

—To not let that narcissistic freak Lu Yaoyi feel smug,

—I can only sacrifice you.

—Let’s do the zero plan together next time.

—I’m sorry.

She then filled in the only multiple-choice answer on her answer sheet.

When there were only 30 minutes left in the exam,

Jiang Youli turned in her paper early and left the exam room.

For the next two days of exams,

Jiang Youli turned in blank papers with only her name, class, and student ID number on them.

As long as the one math multiple-choice answer she had filled in was correct,

Then she wouldn’t drag Lu Yaoyi down and make her clean the classroom for a week. However, the fact that she had used Chen Huaian was undeniable. She planned to apologize to Chen Huaian after the exam results were released.

This was the decision she had made after thinking about it for two days during her exams.

She didn’t want Lu Yaoyi to know that she had changed her mind, and she didn’t want her good friend to know either. But she felt that she couldn’t deceive a good friend who trusted her so much, so she decided to come clean and apologize to Chen Huaian.