After Teasing the aloof Arch-Nemesis Omega - Chapter 6

Yu Yunlan was on the other side of the classroom. There were fewer people seated around her here, and no one would come over to talk to her. Her tense shoulders finally relaxed.

Until all the following classes ended, Fang Zhijin did not come close to her again.

Before leaving the classroom, Yu Yunlan should have simply left without hesitation, but she glanced back into the classroom again.

She saw Fang Zhijin surrounded by a crowd, everyone fighting to speak with her, like stars surrounding the moon.

Beside her, a cute-looking Omega was looking up, speaking to Fang Zhijin with bright, shining eyes. Because she had brushed against the crowd, the curled hair on her shoulder had become messy and was sticking out.

A smile rippled across Fang Zhijin’s face. She lightly tapped that person’s shoulder with her fingertip, and then the other girl, her ears red, began fixing her hair.

Yu Yunlan withdrew her gaze expressionlessly and walked forward without looking back.

Sure enough, Fang Zhijin was an Alpha with no sense of boundaries.

There were no more classes that morning, so Yu Yunlan walked back to her dormitory.

She had originally thought no one would be there, but when she opened the main door, she saw her two roommates in the shared living room, sitting on the sofa.

The atmosphere inside was a little strange. When she came in, the two people on the sofa raised their heads and looked at her.

Yuan Qiaoqiao was muttering, “What should I do? That bracelet of mine really is missing.”

Jiang Wan comforted her from the side, saying, “It’s fine. Think carefully again. If you’re sure you didn’t take it out of the dorm, then it must be somewhere in this area. Look again. Don’t panic.”

Yuan Qiaoqiao said, “But I really already searched the living room and my room, and I still couldn’t find it.”

Jiang Wan raised her head, looked at Yu Yunlan, and said, “Yu Yunlan, have you seen that bracelet?”

Yu Yunlan had originally wanted to go straight into her bedroom. Hearing this, she stopped and asked, “What bracelet?”

Yuan Qiaoqiao said, “A silver bracelet made of stars and moons.”

Yu Yunlan said, “I haven’t seen it.”

Yuan Qiaoqiao said, “How could you not have seen it? I wore it in the dorm before.”

Yu Yunlan said, “I don’t really pay attention to those things.”

“I really like that bracelet. It’s a piece by a designer I really like, and she’s already left the industry now.” Yuan Qiaoqiao did not really pay attention to Yu Yunlan’s words. She looked somewhat hesitant. Finally, after two seconds, she raised her head and said, “Can I go into your dorm room and look for it?”

Yu Yunlan seemed to realize something. She asked, “You suspect I took it?”

Yuan Qiaoqiao pressed her lips together. For some reason, facing that gaze, she felt an inexplicable sense of guilt and shame. But after struggling with herself for a long time, she still had no intention of taking back what she had said.

She really did suspect it. She had a certain stereotype toward people from Domain D.

Even now, Yuan Qiaoqiao still remembered that when she was young, her mother had sponsored many students from Domains C and D. Among them was someone who seemed rather outstanding and had tested into a school in Domain A, saying she wanted to treat Yuan Qiaoqiao’s mother to a meal.

Her mother had invited that person to their home. On the surface, that person had smiled and repeatedly expressed gratitude to her mother. But Yuan Qiaoqiao later discovered that when that person looked at the expensive objects around the house, a greedy look appeared in her eyes. She had even stolen things from their home.

Since that time, Yuan Qiaoqiao had sincerely felt that people from Domain D were all like that.

Although Yu Yunlan did not look like that kind of person, Yuan Qiaoqiao really had searched everywhere she should have searched and still could not find it.

She was not familiar with Yu Yunlan either, and the other girl was from Domain D…

Yuan Qiaoqiao’s fingertips gripped the corner of her own clothes. She was clearly very tormented inside.

The expression on Yu Yunlan’s face looked very calm. Even after being suspected like this, she did not show anger or grievance.

She only asked, “Why do you suspect me?”

Her interactions with her roommates in this dormitory were pitifully few. She believed she had no real connection with them, like two dividing lines that did not interfere with each other at all.

Because of this, Yu Yunlan was genuinely somewhat curious as to why the other party would suspect her like this. Was it simply because she was from Domain D?

Yuan Qiaoqiao was somewhat stumped by the question. Jiang Wan was not very good at conversation either and did not know what to say.

For a moment, the air fell into a stiff silence.

At this moment, the dormitory’s main door let out a faint beep. Then came the muffled sound of boots stepping on the short-pile carpet.

A tall, elegant figure appeared in the living room.

“What happened?” A gentle and refined voice sounded. Fang Zhijin had returned.

She glanced at the people in the living room. Her gaze first drifted leisurely across Yu Yunlan’s face before she asked, “What happened?”

Yuan Qiaoqiao said, “Zhijin, my bracelet is missing.”

“Bracelet? The one with the stars and moon?”

“Yes, yes, yes! Have you seen it?”

Fang Zhijin tilted her head slightly and said, “I have some impression of it. I remember you wore casual clothes yesterday, and there were pockets inside. Did you put it in there and forget about it?”

This sentence awakened Yuan Qiaoqiao’s memory as well. She had indeed changed into her own clothes and gone out last night.

She had worn that outfit home. She opened her communicator and sent a message to the housekeeper at home, asking her to check the pockets of that outfit.

Very soon, she received a reply.

The bracelet was indeed inside.

“Um… sorry.” Yuan Qiaoqiao’s face flushed red with shame.

She really had been the first to use her own stereotype to maliciously speculate about someone else. That was quite wrong of her.

Jiang Wan also apologized awkwardly.

“It’s fine,” Yu Yunlan said. Her gland was not very comfortable right now, and she did not put the matter from earlier to heart.

She passed by the two of them. During that time, her gaze swept over Yuan Qiaoqiao, and she kindly reminded her, “Your hair is a little messy.”

Yuan Qiaoqiao had been a little anxious while searching for the item and had pulled at her own hair a couple of times. Now it was somewhat messy, like fur standing on end.

Yuan Qiaoqiao immediately let out an “Ah” and began combing through her hair with her fingers. Because of Yu Yunlan’s reminder, she felt even more embarrassed.

She had suspected the other girl like that just now, yet the other girl was still so kind.

This roommate of hers from Domain D, though she looked aloof and distant, was actually quite a good person.

“Um, thank you.”

“It’s fine.”

A few steps away, Fang Zhijin watched this scene and could not help raising her brows.

It seemed that she had invisibly changed the protagonist’s interpersonal relationships a little. In the dream, the protagonist had always been alone until that official love interest transferred over.

But judging from the situation now, the protagonist should have gained two friends?

She spoke with interest. “Classmate Yu is so gentle.”

Yu Yunlan glanced at this person. The expression on her face visibly became even colder, and her whole body carried an aura that warned strangers not to approach. She did not even reply and directly walked into her bedroom.

The moment she saw this Alpha’s smiling appearance, she thought of the scene of this person chatting gently with others. Even the discomfort in her gland inexplicably worsened a little.

So annoying.

Yuan Qiaoqiao took in this scene from the side.

She silently added another sentence in her heart: That roommate of hers was quite nice—except toward Zhijin.

…

On this side, Yu Yunlan had already closed her bedroom door. After locking it, she went to the side of the bed.

She pulled open the lowest drawer of the bedside cabinet. Deep inside was a dark brown password-locked case. Under the bedroom light, the metal surface of the case gave off a dim luster.

Yu Yunlan entered the password, and the case slowly popped open. It was a small freezer box. White cold air rose from it, carrying a chill, revealing a blue drug and several bottles of Omega-specific suppressants inside.

Yu Yunlan first took out a suppressant. The drug had been stored in the freezer box for a long time, and it felt like ice to the touch. But without blinking, she injected it into her arm. The sharp needle instantly pierced her skin.

Then she picked up the blue drug and once again stabbed it into her arm.

The cold liquid entered her body, bringing a wave of chill and making her body go somewhat numb.

Yu Yunlan let out a muffled groan and leaned against the side of the bed, feeling the changes inside her body without moving. Only when the ends of her hair occasionally brushed across her arm would her brows furrow slightly.

Her Omega pheromones had originally been surging inside her body, even faintly about to overflow, but the two injections pressed them back down again, restoring calm.

Yu Yunlan’s tense heartstrings loosened slightly.

Sure enough, the reason she had become so strange was because she was still in heat, and on top of that, her Omega pheromones could not be controlled.

As long as she took two injections, she would be fine. She would return to normal.

After completely finishing the injections, her gaze swept toward the empty syringe in her hand.

This was the G13 drug, the special drug she currently needed to inject, and also an illegal drug explicitly prohibited by the empire.

Yu Yunlan opened her communicator, found a contact with the emoticon “ovo” as their profile name, and stated her purpose concisely.

: Are you there? My body seems to have developed drug resistance. What should I do?

This account was a private one. The owner of the account happened to be online and replied quickly.

ovo: What?! Drug resistance! Haven’t you only been using it for less than half a year?

ovo: How many doses do you have left over there?

Yu Yunlan: One.

The other party sent a “cat with a head full of question marks” sticker.

ovo: I only gave you seven last month!! It hasn’t even been half a month, and you only have one left?! [crying]

ovo: Do you know this drug is supposed to be injected once a week?

ovo: Why aren’t you saying anything? I already guessed this day would come. This isn’t the first or second time you’ve used G13 at this frequency.

The other side sent several messages in a row, enough to show how agitated they were.

Yu Yunlan: If I don’t use it, I can’t suppress my pheromones.

ovo: …Fine. I almost forgot you’re a high-level Omega.

The message came with a “cat rolling its eyes” sticker.

Yu Yunlan asked: Do you have any solution?

About a minute later, the other side replied.

ovo: I don’t really understand this either. If even a pharmacist at your level can’t do anything, then I definitely don’t know. But I can help you ask around. I’ll contact you when I find out.

Yu Yunlan typed back: Okay, thank you.

ovo: It’s fine, it’s fine. We’re already so familiar with each other, and we can be considered partners too. Oh right, has the formula for that drug we talked about last time been worked out yet?

Yu Yunlan: Not yet.

ovo: That’s rare. Has your efficiency slowed down?

The message came with a “cat shaking its head” sticker.

Yu Yunlan: I’ve been at Elite Academy these past few days. I haven’t had time.

ovo: Ohhh, I almost forgot you went to Elite Academy.

ovo: Then I’ll wait a while longer. I’ll help ask about the drug resistance issue.

The chat ended there.

Yu Yunlan exited their chat page. She and “ovo” had met a year ago. Back then, she had spent a long time in Domain D trying to find information about the G13 drug. “ovo” had taken the initiative to approach her, willing to make a long-term deal with her.

The other party could provide her with G13 drugs and even provide related drug data for her to study. In exchange, Yu Yunlan needed to help the other party break down the formulas inside the drugs.

Domain D was too chaotic, and its resources were far too scarce. If Yu Yunlan wanted to leave Domain D, having the G13 drug would undoubtedly make things much easier, so she agreed.

Yu Yunlan thought about these things in her mind. The drug inside her body was truly too cold, making her unable to resist thinking about other things to distract herself.

For some reason, she thought of the scent from class.

That clean, clear scent belonging to Fang Zhijin.

When she first smelled it, it was like the scent of a forest after rain. Only when she got closer could she capture the trace of bitterness inside.

So what kind of pheromone was it?

Before her brain could react, Yu Yunlan had already opened the search bar and entered those keywords.

However, these keywords were relatively common among plant scents, so many results appeared at once.

Yu Yunlan first carefully read several lines. Only after a minute did she realize what she was doing.

She turned off her communicator, pressed her lips together, and the expression on her face became even more unapproachable.

She had clearly already injected the suppressant and the G13 drug, so why was she doing this kind of strange thing again? Could it be a new side effect of the G13 drug?

Yu Yunlan thought that perhaps she should have asked that person just now.

…

Time at Elite Academy passed quickly. On the third day of classes, no one knew who had spread the news, but it was said that Fang Zhijin and Yu Yunlan, the one from Domain D, seemed not to have a very good relationship.

Someone had personally witnessed that when Yu Yunlan saw Fang Zhijin, her already cold and distant face visibly became even colder, and she directly kept far away from Fang Zhijin.

As for Fang Zhijin, in the few days since she entered the academy, her popularity at school had been excellent. No matter where she went, a large group of people would surround her and talk to her. People could often see her coming out with her roommates too.

Only Yu Yunlan was never with her. Even in class, their seats were very far apart.

On the school forum, the post that had originally discussed “the dispute between the Domain A Alpha and Yu Yunlan on the first day of school” gradually began to include Fang Zhijin’s name.

: Seriously unbelievable. This person from Domain D is way too bold. When did Fang Zhijin ever provoke her?

: Could it be because Fang Zhijin caused her to receive a punishment?

: Does she especially hate Fang Zhijin or something?

: I originally admired Yu Yunlan’s strength, but now she seems way too petty.

Many people began to think that Yu Yunlan and Fang Zhijin’s relationship was not very good.

Everyone already did not approach people from Domain D much. Now, under these circumstances, even fewer people took the initiative to speak with Yu Yunlan.

The happiest person about this was a certain Alpha who had been watching from the sidelines.

Chen Nanqi already resented Yu Yunlan because of what had happened on the first day of school. He had originally wanted to retaliate immediately, but he heard that Yu Yunlan and Fang Zhijin were in the same dormitory, so he did not dare act rashly, fearing that Fang Zhijin would stand up for her.

But now, after hearing that the two had a bad relationship, he felt relieved.

…

Fang Zhijin had been somewhat busy during this period.

Many of the people studying at Elite Academy would help manage their own family companies after graduation. As a member of the Fang family, she needed to face every social interaction in the most perfect manner.

She also did not have much time to tease and provoke the protagonist.

At night, after several days, her mother sent another message.

: Come home Friday night.

There were only these few words and nothing else.

When Fang Zhijin received this message, she had just finished washing up, and warm steam still clung to her body.

But when she saw the contents of the message, her expression was unusually cold, even carrying a certain numbness. She was no longer that gentle and patient person others saw. Instead, she was like a dead lake, dark and silent.

Five minutes later, she replied: Okay.