After Teasing the aloof Arch-Nemesis Omega - Chapter 5

The instructor glanced at Fang Zhijin. She knew who Fang Zhijin was, and her expression softened a little.

“All right. Then, Classmate Fang Zhijin, come up.”

Fang Zhijin curved her brows and eyes. “All right, teacher.”

The elegant and refined Alpha stood from her seat and walked toward the front. She was calm and unhurried. Elite Academy’s custom-made uniform looked especially good on her, and as she walked, it outlined the curve of her slender yet not fragile waist.

When she passed by, the person sitting beside the aisle could not help holding their breath, feeling as though time had slowed slightly.

Under Yu Yunlan’s gaze, Fang Zhijin walked onto the platform and stopped in front of her.

In fact, in the dream, this classroom was where Yu Yunlan and Fang Zhijin first met. It was just that, for the time being, there had not been any real interaction between them. To the Fang Zhijin in the dream, this person was merely a classmate she did not need to pay too much attention to in the early stage.

She remembered that in the dream, this instructor had also chosen Yu Yunlan. However, no one had been willing to partner with her, so the instructor had no choice but to randomly call someone up.

But now, the situation was different.

Fang Zhijin stood opposite Yu Yunlan, the corners of her lips curving. “Hello, partner.”

She was already extremely beautiful. The corners of her eyes tilted slightly upward, resembling peach blossom eyes, yet with a sharper edge. But when she smiled, that sharpness disappeared between her brows and eyes, making it very easy for others to feel fond of her.

Yet Yu Yunlan’s expression became even colder and stiffer. Her appearance made people suspect that if it were not for the instructor’s request, she might turn around and leave in the next second.

Seeing that the two had already taken their positions, the instructor stepped forward and told them what they should do.

This pheromone demonstration mainly tested their control over pheromones. When Alpha pheromones encountered each other, they were basically oppressive in nature.

In this situation, Alphas needed to control the distance and range of their pheromones, or keep the concentration within a safe range.

Generally, the closer the distance was, or the larger the area of physical contact, the harder this kind of pheromone control was to master.

In the dream, the person the instructor had casually called up had only an average pheromone rank, so the instructor had merely asked the protagonist and the other person to demonstrate pheromones while standing half a meter apart.

But now, perhaps because Fang Zhijin and Yu Yunlan were both high-level, the instructor did not ask them to stand half a meter apart like in the dream. Instead, she asked them to face each other with their palms pressed together.

However, before they began, the instructor handed Fang Zhijin something that looked like a translucent film.

This thing could be placed between their palms. The instructor had prepared it because she was worried Fang Zhijin might dislike touching someone from Domain D.

Fang Zhijin’s gaze swept over it. She reached out to take it, but halfway through, her fingertips loosened slightly, and the film fell from her hand to the floor.

The material of this kind of film was rather sticky. After falling to the ground, it visibly picked up several specks of dust. It was clearly unusable now.

Fang Zhijin’s brows furrowed lightly, and apology immediately appeared in her eyes, making her look extremely innocent.

She said, “I’m sorry, teacher. I didn’t hold it properly just now.”

“Why don’t we skip this? We can start directly.”

Since Fang Zhijin had already said so, the instructor naturally felt that would save trouble. She did not mention getting another new one and simply nodded. “That’s fine. Then let’s start directly.”

Opposite her, Yu Yunlan lowered her eyes and looked at the layer of film on the floor. Her lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something.

But before she could speak, Fang Zhijin had already stretched out her hand. With a somewhat thick and lingering gaze, she glanced at the name on the badge over Yu Yunlan’s left chest and slowly said, “This time, I know your name. Come on, Classmate Yu.”

Her voice was light and sticky. Especially when she said those last three words, the ending tone even lifted a little, though it was unclear whether she had done it intentionally.

Yu Yunlan’s breath paused. “…”

The entire class was watching them. She remained silent for two seconds, but in the end, she still extended her hand.

Their fingertips touched, and the sensation and warmth between them were transmitted without reservation into the other’s nervous system.

Yu Yunlan’s heart trembled slightly. She had never touched anyone like this before. To her, it was far too unfamiliar.

The instructor glanced at them from the side and guided them. “Try pressing your hands together more closely. It would be best if your palms touched too. Spread your five fingers slightly.”

Fang Zhijin did not expect the protagonist to cooperate. She immediately pushed her palm forward, making their palms press together as well.

Then she slowly spread her five fingers.

Their palms were already touching. When Fang Zhijin spread her fingers, Yu Yunlan’s fingers were also guided open by hers…

Immediately afterward, Fang Zhijin discovered something interesting.

Hm?

Near the upper gap between the protagonist’s index and middle fingers, there was actually a tiny mole.

Fang Zhijin raised her brows slightly, a trace of interest flashing through her eyes.

That small black mole was imprinted on the protagonist’s jade-like skin, like a careless dot of ink. It carried an indescribable allure and sensuality.

This made Fang Zhijin want to do something bad.

Her gaze was far too obvious. It would have been difficult for Yu Yunlan not to notice.

For some reason, Yu Yunlan’s heart tightened slightly.

The instructor had already continued guiding them from the side. “You may release your pheromones now.”

“All right, teacher.” Fang Zhijin responded obediently, like a perfectly well-behaved student.

Yu Yunlan could only suppress the inexplicable urge to flee and release her own pheromones as well.

The special drug suppressed her Omega pheromones inside her body, then, according to her own innate talent, generated another kind of Alpha pheromone.

The scent of rockrose drifted from her body and moved toward the middle together with Fang Zhijin’s pheromones.

Then the two kinds of pheromones touched.

Fang Zhijin’s pheromone scent was very faint. Because the concentration she released was not high, only by sensing carefully could one capture a clean, cold woody fragrance.

Yu Yunlan could not yet identify the specific type.

The two pheromones kept approaching each other, then stopped just before they were about to collide, maintaining a balanced yet opposing state.

Their edges touched without crossing the boundary. They looked clearly divided, so the Alpha instinct to compete would not be triggered.

The instructor was amazed from the side. As expected of two high-level Alphas, their control over pheromones was truly strong.

The class also broke into a stir.

At this moment, even if the people in class looked down on those from Domain D, they had no choice but to admit that Yu Yunlan was impressive.

At the very least, aside from Fang Zhijin, no one else in the class could achieve this level of pheromone control.

Only Yu Yunlan’s long lashes trembled. Her usually calm, unruffled gaze finally rippled, surging with a certain stunned emotion.

Because beneath this seemingly peaceful scene, a tiny thread of Fang Zhijin’s pheromones slowly slipped between her fingers. Carrying some kind of teasing or flirtation, it circled over that small mole of hers.

The distance in Yu Yunlan’s expression had already faded. In disbelief, she raised her eyes and stared at the Alpha before her, who had no sense of propriety at all, her gaze carrying a warning.

But the other girl only smiled at her, looking completely unconcerned.

Because Yu Yunlan could feel that the pheromone not only did not stop, but was circling even faster over her mole. It even crawled toward the back of her hand, as if planning to slip into her sleeve.

Now that the pheromone was closer, Yu Yunlan could better sense the scent belonging to Fang Zhijin’s pheromones. This time, she smelled a trace of dry wood, carrying a faint bitterness.

“!”

Seeing that the pheromone was about to slip into her sleeve, Yu Yunlan finally reacted. Her hand trembled, and with a large movement, she flung Fang Zhijin away.

That strand of Fang Zhijin’s pheromones was also pulled outward along with her movement. Then, like a broken spider thread, it dispersed into the air.

Her action drew everyone’s attention.

The instructor asked, “What’s wrong?”

Yu Yunlan stared at the person opposite her. Fang Zhijin’s expression looked very innocent. Her hair hung behind her, with only a few strands falling over her chest, making her look clean and gentle.

…It was almost impossible to connect what she had just done with her.

“I… I…” Yu Yunlan kept feeling as though the sensation from earlier still remained on that mole. She worked hard to control herself and not look there. She could not speak, nor did she know what to say.

So she simply pressed her lower lip together and said nothing. The look in her eyes was cold as ice.

A few seconds later, she quietly said to the instructor, “Teacher, I’d like to go back down first.”

The instructor did not know what had happened, but the atmosphere was stiff now, and the demonstration had already been completed. There was indeed no use keeping her on the platform.

So she nodded and said, “All right, you can go down first. If you’re feeling unwell, you can tell me.”

“Mm. Thank you, teacher.” After Yu Yunlan finished speaking, she looked at Fang Zhijin again. That gaze was very cold. Then she walked down from the platform.

Only she herself knew how chaotic her heart was at that moment.

The people in class were somewhat confused.

“No, what’s going on?”

“I almost thought the scene was about to get out of control just now.”

“It already kind of did get out of control, okay? Why did Yu Yunlan suddenly react so strongly?”

“I don’t know. But she seems to really dislike Fang Zhijin?”

“Then she’s pretty brave,” someone muttered softly.

She actually dared to treat Fang Zhijin like that directly. Could it be because she was from Domain D, so she did not know what Fang Zhijin’s family meant?

What was this? The fearlessness of the ignorant?

On the platform, Fang Zhijin smiled good-naturedly, as if she did not take that little incident to heart. She looked at the instructor and said, “Teacher, then may I go down too?”

“Mm, yes. You can go down too,” the instructor said.

Fang Zhijin returned to her previous seat, but the space beside her was empty.

Because when Yu Yunlan came down, she had not chosen to return to her original seat. Instead, she had directly walked to another part of the classroom and sat down, putting half a classroom’s distance between herself and Fang Zhijin. This further confirmed everyone’s guess that she disliked Fang Zhijin.

Seeing this, the person in the front row secretly turned around and spoke up for Fang Zhijin. “What is that Yu Yunlan doing? Suddenly acting like that. Isn’t that too much?”

“It’s fine.” Fang Zhijin propped up her head, carrying a lazy sense of nobility. A certain emotion that others could not understand appeared in her eyes. “Maybe she just happened to be in a bad mood.”

The person in the front row looked at Fang Zhijin like this and somehow felt that something was strange. Was it an illusion? She felt as though Fang Zhijin was actually rather happy.

How should she put it? It felt like a child who had succeeded in playing a prank.

The person in the front row hesitated and looked again, only to see the Alpha sitting there with a faint smile on her face. She was clearly the image of a gentle great beauty.

Then she must have seen wrong.

Thus, the strange feeling in her heart disappeared as well.

She stopped thinking too much about it.

At the same time, on the other side of the classroom, an Alpha was staring fiercely at Yu Yunlan’s seat, the malice in his eyes unconcealed.

The person beside him said, “Brother Qi, isn’t that the poor commoner from Domain D from that day? She’s actually in the same class as us.”

“That’s right.” Chen Nanqi’s voice was almost squeezed out through gritted teeth.

He had not expected this poor commoner to be in the same class as him. Enemies truly did meet on a narrow road. He had been wondering where to find her.

She had made him lose so much face and even caused him to receive a demerit right after enrolling.

Chen Nanqi clenched his fist. He absolutely would not let this Alpha named Yu Yunlan have an easy time.

Just wait.

…

The following class was nothing more than theory centered around pheromones.

Humans were born without pheromones. Only at the age of eighteen would they undergo differentiation, which determined whether that person would become an Alpha, a Beta, or remain an Omega.

Everyone had only differentiated recently, so they found this class very novel and listened seriously.

Fang Zhijin was probably one of the few who found it boring. The things the instructor said and taught were things she had already understood or mastered long ago.

Thinking of the forum the person in the front row had mentioned earlier, Fang Zhijin simply opened her terminal and tapped into it.

Only people from Elite Academy had permission to enter the academy’s forum. After entering the forum, the system detected the visitor’s identity and automatically generated an account.

The page jumped to the forum posts.

Since school had just started, the forum was indeed very lively. Fang Zhijin skimmed through the posts quickly. Most of them were help posts, answer posts, or posts sharing interesting stories.

Out of the corner of her eye, she scrolled to a certain post and stopped.

[Who understands? How can there be such a useless Alpha in Domain A? He actually got mocked by someone from Domain D.]

She tapped in. Sure enough, the post was about Yu Yunlan and that Alpha.

Most of the replies below were mocking that Alpha for being useless. A few scattered comments cursed that poor commoner from Domain D for being too arrogant, daring to provoke someone from Domain A.

Fang Zhijin tapped the desk lightly twice with her fingertip, thoughtful.

This title was rather ambiguous.

Because of Fang Zhijin’s involvement, the incident at the teaching building had only remained at the level of an argument. That Alpha had not ended up as pathetic as he had in the dream.

This kind of dispute could only be considered a small matter in the academy. Logically speaking, it should not have been discussed for so long. But now that this post had appeared, it was as if, in the unseen workings of fate, this Alpha had to end up hating the protagonist.

And Fang Zhijin noticed that the post did not mention her. Even the replies below did not contain her name. That was truly rare. She believed that her name should have been discussed far more than the newly enrolled protagonist and that Alpha, not to mention that she had even caused both of them to receive punishments.

In this matter, she was as if she had become completely invisible.

Fang Zhijin thought, Could it be that this novel had some kind of automatic adjustment function, forcing things to align with the nodes in the dream?

Because she had not participated in the dream, her name would not appear on the forum either?

Of course, this was only a small guess of hers. Based on this matter alone, there was naturally no way to confirm it.

But Fang Zhijin slowly closed her palm, half-narrowing her eyes and hiding the excitement and wickedness inside them.

She had plenty of time and patience.