After Differentiation, I Marked My Arch-nemesis - Chapter 54

“Why are you avoiding Lu Yaoyi?”

Jiang Youli had asked herself this question many times. She was afraid that she had developed a desire for Lu Yaoyi and wanted to slept with her. When she saw Lu Yaoyi, she would remember the scenes from her dream, which made it difficult for her to face Lu Yaoyi.

The most important point was that, in her opinion, the two dirty dreams were no different from fantasizing about Lu Yaoyi. Even though it was an unconscious dream, she couldn’t forgive herself for it.

So she sincerely felt very sorry for Lu Yaoyi.

However, she would never tell Lu Yaoyi the real reason.

To prevent Lu Yaoyi from seeing through her.

She looked down at the hand that was gripping the corner of her shirt—a delicate, white hand—and said calmly, “I’m not avoiding you. You’re being very strange.”

Lu Yaoyi didn’t believe her. “I want you to look me in the eye and say that.”

Jiang Youli: “…”

She had no choice but to pretend to be calm and look up into Lu Yaoyi’s eyes. She then said firmly, “Lu Yaoyi, I’m not avoiding you.”

Lu Yaoyi: “Really?”

Jiang Youli: “Really.”

Lu Yaoyi stared at Jiang Youli’s eyes, as if trying to find the answer she wanted. “Jiang Youli, are you really not lying to me?”

Her voice was as gentle as a spring breeze.

Jiang Youli looked at Lu Yaoyi, stunned by her gentle voice.

Lu Yaoyi’s sincere and passionate gaze seemed to want to shackle her to a judgment stand and tear off all her fake masks, revealing her true self in broad daylight. The guilt of lying swept over her like a storm.

She suddenly felt very bad.

Lu Yaoyi didn’t know anything, and she hadn’t done anything wrong.

But now she was avoiding Lu Yaoyi like the plague. She knew she shouldn’t be treating Lu Yaoyi like this, but she couldn’t get over her own mental hurdle.

She said sincerely, “Can you stop overthinking, please?”

“Lu Yaoyi, I’m really not lying to you.”

With that, she couldn’t stand Lu Yaoyi’s scrutinizing gaze anymore. She moved Lu Yaoyi’s hand and walked further into the house. “I’ve just been out having too much fun recently. It’s really late now, and I’m going to sleep. We have class tomorrow. You should go to sleep too, so you don’t get caught dozing off and get punished by the teacher.”

Lu Yaoyi looked back at Jiang Youli and called softly, “Jiang Youli.”

Hearing this, Jiang Youli subconsciously stopped.

“Are you coming home for dinner tomorrow night?” Lu Yaoyi looked at Jiang Youli’s back, her tone filled with disappointment. “You haven’t been home for dinner in days.”

Jiang Youli was slightly taken aback.

That’s right.

For the past few days, she had been finding excuses to not come home for dinner, even though she had a valid reason to eat at school for lunch.

But…

From the sound of Lu Yaoyi’s tone, it seemed like she was really looking forward to her coming home for dinner.

Coming home for dinner…

She reined in her thoughts and said in a relaxed tone, “We’ll see.”

“I have too many activities. I can’t help it.”

“I’m tired. I’m going to my room to sleep.”

“You should go to bed early too.”

With that, she took off and walked away without looking back.

Lu Yaoyi continued to stare ahead even after Jiang Youli’s back disappeared, feeling that the road ahead was foggy and that there was no hope or light.

Slowly, the light in her eyes flickered.

She decided to give Jiang Youli one last chance.

If Jiang Youli came home for dinner tomorrow night, she would choose to believe that Jiang Youli wasn’t avoiding her. If she didn’t come home for dinner tomorrow night, then she wouldn’t care if Jiang Youli was truly not avoiding her or if she was lying.

She would be certain that Jiang Youli was using excuses and deliberately avoiding her.

The next day, Thursday, Jiang Youli disappeared after school as usual.

Lu Yaoyi went home in a good mood.

That night,

Lu Yaoyi sat in Jiang Youli’s living room, waiting for Jiang Youli.

She was looking forward to Jiang Youli coming home.

However, Jiang Youli called Li Henian again and said she was having dinner with friends outside and wouldn’t be coming home. In the end, she really didn’t come home for dinner.

Lu Yaoyi’s day ended in disappointment again.

After dinner, she went home, hugged Lucky, and sat on the sofa, falling into self-doubt. Had she done something that made Jiang Youli avoid her?

She decided to try to figure out when Jiang Youli started acting strangely.

In an instant, her memories played like a slideshow in her mind.

Everything had been fine last Friday.

Last Friday night, Jiang Youli had even stayed by her side to take care of her when she had a fever. It seemed that Jiang Youli had started acting strange after that. The scenes in her memory finally stopped on Saturday morning.

Jiang Youli’s strange behavior seemed to have started on Saturday morning.

Lu Yaoyi couldn’t help but wonder if Jiang Youli was so embarrassed by her grabbing her hand and touching her own face that she was deliberately avoiding her.

No.

Jiang Youli was as thick-skinned as a city wall. There was no way she would be so embarrassed by a simple touch that she would deliberately avoid her. If anyone would be embarrassed, it wouldn’t be Jiang Youli.

So what was it, then?

She couldn’t figure it out.

Forget it.

She decided to find a way to catch Jiang Youli and have a serious talk with her.

If being gentle didn’t work, she would be tough with Jiang Youli.

On Friday,

Jiang Youli was woken up by a deafening phone ring early in the morning.

She listened to the phone ringing and kicked the blanket impatiently.

She had come home too late last night and hadn’t gotten enough sleep. She wondered who was calling her so early and disturbing her sleep. She held back her anger, closed her eyes, and rolled over. She then reached her hand out of the blanket, grabbed her phone from the bedside table, and answered the call.

“Hello? Who is it?”

Her voice was laced with the anger of a person who had just been woken up.

“Boss! I caught the person who’s been sending you those anonymous red love letters!”

Chen Huaian’s excited voice came through the phone.

Hearing this, Jiang Youli lay on her back in a more comfortable position.

She then asked Chen Huaian,

“Who is it?”

Chen Huaian: “It’s Lin Jinyue.”

Jiang Youli: “Lin Jinyue?”

She repeated the name a few times and felt it sounded familiar. Then, as if she remembered something, she sighed. “Isn’t Lin Jinyue in our class?”

Chen Huaian: “That’s right, boss. Lin Jinyue is our classmate.”

Jiang Youli: “…”

She frowned and asked, “She’s the one who sent me the love letters?”

“That’s right, boss. To catch the person sending you those anonymous love letters, I came to school at 4 a.m. today to stake out,” Chen Huaian’s voice sounded excited. “I saw with my own eyes Lin Jinyue putting that red love letter into your drawer. I caught Lin Jinyue on the spot.”

Jiang Youli massaged her temples and answered perfunctorily, “Oh.”

Chen Huaian: “And then guess what I…”

She was interrupted by Jiang Youli before she could finish. “Tell Lin Jinyue not to send me any more love letters. I don’t like them. I’m going to sleep. If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up.”

“Wait, boss,” Chen Huaian said. “I’m not done talking.”

Jiang Youli: “What else?”

Chen Huaian: “Although Lin Jinyue was the one who delivered the love letter, she told me that she didn’t write it. She was just delivering the love letter for a friend.”

Jiang Youli: “…”

She was so sleepy. “So who sent the love letter?”

Chen Huaian: “Lin Jinyue wouldn’t tell me.”

Jiang Youli: “…”

She didn’t care who sent her the love letter in the first place. Not only had her precious sleep been ruined, but now he was trying to create suspense for her?

Say it or don’t say it.

She couldn’t take it anymore and hung up the phone, placing it on the bedside table.

She then burrowed back into her blanket and continued to sleep.

Chen Huaian: “…”

In the morning,

Jiang Youli arrived at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School with dark circles under her eyes. The first period had already been going on for over half an hour. She yawned and strutted into the classroom from the back door, completely ignoring the English teacher who was lecturing at the front.

Anyway, the English teacher never bothered her.

She took off her backpack, walked to her seat, and placed it on her desk.

“Boss,” Chen Huaian leaned over and said quietly, “You’re here.”

Jiang Youli pursed her lips. “Mhm.”

Chen Huaian held up his English book to block his face and then tilted his head to look at a sleepy Jiang Youli. “Boss, are you mad at me because I called you?”

Jiang Youli: “No, I’m just too sleepy and want to sleep.”

She paused and continued, looking at Chen Huaian, “Didn’t you say Lin Jinyue wouldn’t tell you? So if I’m going to be mad at anyone, it’s going to be Lin Jinyue.”

Hearing this, Chen Huaian smiled.

“As long as you’re not mad at me, boss, that’s all that matters.”

Jiang Youli didn’t say anything.

“Boss,” Chen Huaian started talking business. “Lin Jinyue told me that the person who sent you the anonymous love letter is a girl from Class 5. She’s an Omega.”

Jiang Youli answered indifferently, “Oh.”

Chen Huaian: “Lin Jinyue also said that the Omega wants to see you.”

Jiang Youli leaned back in her chair and asked, “Why does she want to see me?”

“Lin Jinyue said it’s because you helped that Omega, so she wants to thank you in person,” Chen Huaian said unhurriedly, putting his hand on the back of her chair. “Lin Jinyue also said that the Omega will come to see you during the second-period break. She wants you to stay in the classroom and not leave.”

Jiang Youli: “I helped that Omega?”

Chen Huaian nodded seriously. “That’s what Lin Jinyue told me.”

Jiang Youli had helped several Omegas in the same grade at school. She couldn’t even remember who they were. She didn’t want to meet this Omega who had sent her an anonymous love letter, but it wouldn’t hurt to meet and clarify things.

So she agreed. “Then go tell Lin Jinyue after class.”

“I’ll wait for that Omega in the classroom after the second period.”

Chen Huaian: “Got it.”

With that, he suddenly gave Jiang Youli a mischievous smile. “Boss…”

Jiang Youli: “…”

She looked at Chen Huaian, a little speechless. “What?”

Chen Huaian: “Do you think that Omega is going to take the opportunity to confess to you?”

Jiang Youli: “Whatever. If she wants to confess, let her confess.”

She had never accepted anyone’s confession anyway.

With that, she hugged her backpack and laid her head on her desk. “I’m going to sleep.”

Chen Huaian: “Mhm.”

Lu Yaoyi looked away from the sleeping Jiang Youli and down at her English book. She then wrote the word ‘confession’ in it.

An Omega is going to confess to Jiang Youli after the second-period class…