After Teasing the aloof Arch-Nemesis Omega - Chapter 1

In the most prosperous district of Area A, colorful neon lights and street lamps intertwined and flickered, dispelling the darkness that originally belonged to the night.

However, the area around a certain villa was unusually dim. The bedroom on the second floor was pitch black, with heavy curtains tightly drawn, letting in not a single ray of light. The entire room was filled with a sense of oppression.

On the bed, Fang Zhijin’s body sank deep into the soft mattress. Her sleeping face appeared calm, but her unconsciously furrowed brows revealed her true state.

She had that dream again.

In the dream, it was a rainy day. The sound of rain was deafening. She lay collapsed in a dilapidated alley, her consciousness hazy, her body cold, and her gland throbbing with a pain that felt as if it had been gouged out.

She knew she was about to die. Fang Zhijin thought this with an almost eerie calm.

In this kind of weather, there were no pedestrians around. Aside from the noisy rain, she couldn’t hear any other sounds. It was as if the entire world had abandoned her here.

Until a trembling voice mixed with pain and panic pierced through the heavy rain and reached her ears: “Fang Zhijin, Fang…”

Extreme pain seemed to prevent the person from finishing the rest of the sentence.

Fang Zhijin could sense someone running toward her through the downpour. Their footsteps were messy yet urgent.

Who was it? The cry sounded so desperate, so reckless as they rushed toward her — like the world was collapsing, or like they were trying desperately to hold onto the most precious treasure they had lost.

In the final second of her consciousness, Fang Zhijin could only make out a blurry silhouette.

Then, the world fell into complete darkness.

The dream ended there.

In the bedroom, Fang Zhijin opened her eyes.

The pain from the dream still lingered in her body, making her mood less than pleasant.

Outside the window, heavy rain was falling. The sound of rain passed through the thick walls, becoming muffled. It seemed Area A had entered a rainy season, with rain falling continuously for many days.

Fang Zhijin disliked this kind of weather. It reminded her again of that unpleasant dream.

She turned on the bedside lamp, got up from the bed, and planned to drink some water.

Perhaps due to the rainy season, the temperature had dropped slightly. Fang Zhijin put on a coat. As she got out of bed to get a glass of water, she casually tapped open the communicator on her wrist.

The communicator emitted a faint light. Several people had sent her messages.

The first sender’s contact name was coldly saved as just two words: Mother.

Mother: Tomorrow is the opening day of the Elite Academy. Prepare well and don’t disgrace the family.

Fang Zhijin’s eyes skimmed over it without replying and selectively ignored the message.

She continued scrolling down.

The second message was from her attending physician.

The other party had sent her an image — a medical examination report.

All the values shown were within the normal range, indicating that there was nothing wrong with her body.

The cold white light from the communicator cast a small shadow on Fang Zhijin’s elegant and refined face.

Looking at the data, her eyes darkened.

These past few days, she had been having the same dream repeatedly. In the dream, this world was an ABO redemption novel. The protagonist was a poor person from District D named Yu Yunlan. She disguised herself as an Alpha to enter the Elite Academy and possessed astonishing talent.

However, because of her humble background and cold personality, the protagonist offended a powerful figure right after enrolling. From then on, she was isolated, targeted, and bullied in various ways.

Yu Yunlan began to close herself off, her personality becoming more and more like an iceberg. It was only when the sunny official Alpha partner enrolled midway and persistently accompanied her that this iceberg showed signs of melting.

In this novel, Fang Zhijin was merely a supporting character — at best, the protagonist’s arch-rival. In the early stages, because the protagonist’s talent rivaled hers, she suppressed the protagonist. In the end, she was retaliated against by the successful protagonist, her gland destroyed, becoming a wasted person. After losing the protection of her family, she died on a rainy night.

The scene in the dream just now was exactly the moment of her death in the novel. Her knowledge of the original plot only went that far. As for what happened after in this redemption story, Fang Zhijin didn’t know.

But she guessed it was probably just the cliché ending where the two protagonists ended up together.

What a boring story.

As for the person who called her name in the dream, Fang Zhijin had no idea who it was and didn’t want to waste energy thinking about it for now.

Fang Zhijin’s fingertips lightly tapped on the glowing screen of the communicator, stopping on the “All Normal” result of the report.

Since both her body and mind were normal…

The corners of Fang Zhijin’s lips curved slightly. For a moment, her face gave off a gentle, spring-breeze-like warmth. However, her eyes grew darker and darker.

Then, that dream was probably real.

The glass in her hand felt icy cold. Fang Zhijin took a sip of water, then reopened the chat with her mother and lazily typed three words: Got it.

After turning off the communicator, Fang Zhijin stroked the glass with her fingertips, letting the cold temperature seep into her skin.

Thinking of the Elite Academy, she lowered her eyes in thought. After a long moment, a faint smile appeared on her face.

If she remembered correctly, tomorrow, the protagonist named Yu Yunlan would also enroll.

……

Area A had been under heavy rain for several days. Even during the day, the sky remained gloomy.

The teaching building of the Elite Academy stood tall in the very center of Area A’s imperial capital. The opening ceremony would be held in the grand auditorium that afternoon.

A youthful and pretty Omega was holding her light brain, chatting with her friend.

Her friend asked: How are you doing in Area A? Are you starting school today?

The Omega replied on her light brain: Yeah, we have the Elite Academy opening ceremony this afternoon.

Friend: Wow, does that mean you’ll get to see Fang Zhijin?

The Omega thought for a moment and replied: Yes, she’s the freshman representative and will be giving a speech at the ceremony.

Her friend immediately became excited: Oh my god, I’m so jealous! I heard people from Area A say she’s extremely beautiful and super gentle. Basically perfect in every way.

Looking at her friend’s screen full of praise, the Omega secretly complained: There’s no such thing as a perfect person. Area A was known as a gathering place for the elite and powerful. Many people carried an air of arrogance. Moreover, Fang Zhijin was among the top tier of those elites. She didn’t believe for a second that Fang Zhijin had a good personality.

She lowered her head, focused on chatting, completely unaware of a small puddle beside her.

It had been raining for days, and the puddle had accumulated quite a bit of water. Just as she was about to step into it, a force tugged at the hem of her clothes.

She was pulled back just in time.

“Careful.” A gentle voice sounded beside her — soft and light, like a feather brushing against the ear, carrying a ticklish sensation.

The Omega looked up in a daze. Against the solemn architecture of the Elite Academy and the gloomy sky, a beautiful face suddenly filled her vision.

It was an Alpha who was slightly taller than her. The Elite Academy uniform looked noble and elegant on her. Soft, glossy black hair fell to her shoulders, making her skin look luminous.

The Alpha was currently holding onto her clothes, looking at her with focused eyes. Her dark, bright pupils were filled with a smile. The name tag on her uniform read:

—— Fang Zhijin.

The Omega felt as if her heart had been struck by something invisible. Even though it was an overcast day, just looking at that face made the surroundings feel brighter.

The other party released her: “Classmate, are you okay?”

The Omega snapped back to her senses: “I-I-I-I’m fine!”

She shyly lowered her head, but couldn’t help stealing glances with her peripheral vision: “N-no, I’m fine… Thank you.”

Fang Zhijin spoke in a gentle tone, “Are you also a new student this year? You look really good in this outfit. It would be a shame if it got dirty with muddy water.”

After speaking, she curved her eyes and let out a soft laugh, making her entire presence even more dazzling.

The Omega’s brain felt dizzy from that face. Only after Fang Zhijin had walked far away did she finally regain her senses.

Staring at the direction the other had left, she clutched her rapidly beating heart, her earlobes flushed red, and excitedly typed on her light brain:

Help! I’ve become a fangirl! I just saw Fang Zhijin! She’s really so beautiful, a gentle goddess ahhhhhhh!

……

On the other side, after turning a corner and making sure no one could see her, the gentleness on Fang Zhijin’s face disappeared completely, as if she had taken off a mask she had worn for a long time.

She casually brushed aside the long hair that had fallen to her chest and looked ahead.

Technically, she should be in the grand auditorium right now preparing her opening speech.

The reason she was here instead was purely to see something interesting — for example… a certain protagonist.

Thinking of the things in her dream, the corners of Fang Zhijin’s lips curved into an arc. A wicked feeling that didn’t match her gentle appearance emerged as she walked in that direction.

The corridors of the Elite Academy were spacious, with black and white marble tiles arranged like a chessboard. Fang Zhijin stepped only on the black tiles as she walked.

When she reached a certain spot, she heard noisy arguing.

“I knew she had no manners. Turns out she’s just a poor civilian.”

“The Elite Academy really accepts anyone these days. Aren’t they afraid some people will bring in germs?”

“She dirtied someone’s shoes and didn’t even say sorry. As expected of an uneducated poor person.”

Fang Zhijin stopped walking and stood on the second floor, looking down.

Downstairs, several tall Alphas in Elite Academy uniforms had surrounded a figure in the middle.

The person in the center only revealed half of her profile. Through the gaps between the people, Fang Zhijin could vaguely see that she had her hair tied in a high ponytail and a tall, slender figure standing straight like green bamboo.

Fang Zhijin tapped her fingers lightly, staring at that figure.

Sure enough, she remembered correctly. The novel’s protagonist, Yu Yunlan, had appeared.

This was the beginning of the story.

Perhaps her gaze was too direct, but the person below seemed to sense it. She turned her head and looked up toward the second floor.

Across the height of one floor, Fang Zhijin and this so-called protagonist met eyes.

Fang Zhijin finally got a clear view of the protagonist’s full appearance.

As the protagonist of a novel, Yu Yunlan’s looks were naturally not ordinary.

On the contrary, she was very beautiful. Her features were delicate and picturesque, with a cold and distant temperament like rime ice on a snowy mountain. Her gaze was indifferent, as if she had the words “stay away from me” written directly on her face — a beauty who clearly warned others to keep their distance.

As a high-ranking Alpha, Fang Zhijin’s keen senses allowed her to notice details on the other’s face. She could also see that the protagonist’s complexion was somewhat pale, her lips tightly pressed together, looking very uncomfortable.

Of course, Fang Zhijin knew why. Right after enrolling, the protagonist’s heat period had coincidentally arrived, and she hadn’t had time to take an inhibitor yet.

The two continued to stare at each other. Neither looked away first.

Meanwhile, one of the Alphas surrounding Yu Yunlan became furious when he saw that she was completely ignoring him and looking somewhere else.

“I’m talking to you! Didn’t you hear me?!”

Yu Yunlan finally withdrew her gaze. She looked coldly at the person in front of her, slightly parted her thin lips, and spoke her first words after enrolling:

“You’re too noisy.”