MORIC - Chapter 94

Chapter 94: I Guess This Counts as a Date

There were many schools in the Upper World, and their vacation schedules weren't always the same.

Guyun Academy was one of the later ones to start its break. As Chi Yueshan followed Xi Zhoumeng out and onto the land rail, she saw many young people out and about.

Her impression of the Upper World had originally come solely from her few business transactions.

Let alone these ordinary, everyday scenes.

Without having to think too hard, she knew that most of those memories were with Xi Zhoumeng.

And now, their relationship was different.

Chi Yueshan sized up the streetscape outside with even more abandon.

Xi Zhoumeng asked her, "Is there anything you want to buy?"

Chi Yueshan replied, "Didn't we make an appointment with Senior Wen?"

Xi Zhoumeng said, "It's not a big deal if we're late. It all depends on your mood."

Chi Yueshan had hated tardiness her entire life. The casual way Xi Zhoumeng said it was terrifying, and it was hard not to imagine how this person and Wen Xinghuo must have treated each other over the years.

Xi Zhoumeng kept staring at her. The moment Chi Yueshan's brow twitched, she let out an "oh." "Are you going to scold me for your dear wifey?"

The arrogance in Xi Zhoumeng's eyes was undisguised, practically daring her with a "hit me if you dare" kind of flavor.

Chi Yueshan retorted, "What dear wifey! Can't you just be quiet for a second! Even jealousy isn't this frequent."

Xi Zhoumeng let out another "oh." "I seem to recall someone crying their eyes out in the middle of the night, complaining that I don't care about you at all."

She sighed dramatically several times. The weather in the Upper World was already cold as the New Year approached. Even though Xi Zhoumeng wasn't wearing a shawl in the car, Chi Yueshan could feel the sheer exaggeration of her posture.

The young miss then huffed, "Crying while fiddling with that thing of mine... it still hurts today. I hate it."

That one "I hate it" sent Chi Yueshan's head spinning. She was thankful the car was self-driving; if there had been a living person at the wheel, she might have jumped out the window.

How could someone say something like that so brazenly!

"You told me to play with it! You think I wanted to?!"

Chi Yueshan huffed as well, turning her head to look at the streets outside the window. The self-driving car was set to a very slow speed, clearly considerate of Chi Yueshan's desire to watch the scenery.

The thoughtful party, however, had no intention of taking credit for this and instead went on and on, harping on the matter of Chi Yueshan's pet name for Wen Xinghuo.

"In your heart, is Wen Xinghuo so much better than me?"

"Sigh, it's true. I'm just an ordinary Omega. I don't have an Alpha's ability to mark someone, and I can't solve your heat problem. I can only buy you vanilla-flavored suppressants that cost less than a million. How can that compare to a proper Alpha who's so valiant..."

Chi Yueshan couldn't take it anymore. She turned and clamped her hand over Xi Zhoumeng's mouth.

She had completely accepted her relationship with Xi Zhoumeng and no longer resented the other's flashy, opulent wealth.

The matching dresses they wore looked utterly adorable on Chi Yueshan, especially now with her eyes wide with anger. The sight of those eyes made Xi Zhoumeng like her more and more.

The person whose mouth was covered didn't care about the holiday crowds outside. Her eyes curved into crescents as she stuck out her tongue and poked Chi Yueshan's palm.

"What the hell!"

Chi Yueshan almost let go reflexively, but in the next second, she was pulled into Xi Zhoumeng's embrace.

"Rein it in a little when you see Wen Xinghuo. If you really like her that much, you can ask her for an autograph."

Chi Yueshan said, "I'm not some star-struck fan! What do you know about a life-saving benefactor?"

Xi Zhoumeng replied, "Mm-hm, I really wish I was the one who saved you. Would your attitude be better then? Like, wearing a maid outfit and saying, 'Miss, allow me to serve you tonight'?"

Chi Yueshan was furious. "Can't you think of anything decent?"

Xi Zhoumeng teased her without restraint. "This is just who I am. Idle, without much ambition, only thinking about eating, drinking, and having fun."

"Well, now there's one more thing."

She grabbed Chi Yueshan's hand and held it tight. "Making you happy."

Chi Yueshan grumbled, "I don't feel happy at all."

Her tone was fierce, but it was clearly laced with the intimacy one has with a lover.

Xi Zhoumeng asked, "Then do I need to try harder? Be more generous?"

She frowned again. "But I'm a believer in the one-A-one-O system. For you to want both an Alpha and an Omega... that puts me in a very difficult position."

What was she even talking about!

Chi Yueshan was no match for Xi Zhoumeng in a war of words. After their intimate exchange last night, when she wasn't in heat...

She sadly discovered that she didn't seem to fare much better in other areas either.

Damn it, damn it, damn it!

"I don't want an autograph!"

Chi Yueshan pushed her away. "Senior Wen is a respectable person."

Xi Zhoumeng said, "I'm older than you, too. How come you never call me 'sister'?"

The weather outside was very cold, with light snow falling. Xi Zhoumeng had worn a veiled hat when she left, which Chi Yueshan only now realized was a rather popular style lately.

It half-concealed the face, and quite a few people on the street were wearing them.

But the person beside her wore it best, with her red lips and snowy skin. It was just her mouth that was vicious.

So annoying.

"How are you like a big sister in any way?"

Chi Yueshan looked Xi Zhoumeng up and down several times. "If we're talking about a sense of security, you don't have that instant kind that Senior Wen does. If we're talking about being steady, where are you steady? Your dignity is just an act. And as for grades, they're not that amazing either."

She was even counting on her fingers. Xi Zhoumeng just watched her with a smile.

The split and withered ends of Chi Yueshan's hair had been trimmed off. Her current hairstyle was completely different from her previous disheveled look.

Two small braids peeked out from her shoulder-length hair, swaying back and forth as she listed Xi Zhoumeng's faults.

Xi Zhoumeng casually tugged on one of them and asked with feigned dejection, "And you still say you like me? You were just acting, weren't you?"

Only then did Chi Yueshan realize with a start that she hadn't managed to list a single good quality about her girlfriend.

She coughed and hurriedly tried to remedy the situation. "You're beautiful."

Xi Zhoumeng pinched her little braid and didn't let go. "So you're just after my good looks."

Of course she was. There had been several times when Chi Yueshan had been completely lost in thought just from looking at Xi Zhoumeng.

Not to mention the compelling allure she exuded when she took control.

But how could she say that?

The little Omega junior's face instantly turned beet red.

Compared to the social etiquette Xi Zhoumeng had learned from a young age in the Xi family, Chi Yueshan was like a wild weed.

She only knew she had to grow up, but not how to get along well with others.

The Xi family members were all very skilled at giving compliments, like Xi Yang's praise for Chi Yueshan.

Xi Li could also do it effortlessly.

It never felt superficial.

But Chi Yueshan couldn't learn how. In that moment, she was at a complete loss.

Just as she was about to say she was sorry, the car arrived at their destination.

The one whose beauty was being coveted pushed open the door and extended a hand to Chi Yueshan. "I'll postpone my heartbreak until tonight. For now, you're allowed to hold my hand."

She really had a way of saying everything.

But Chi Yueshan knew Xi Zhoumeng wasn't angry.

As for a sense of security, what Wen Xinghuo gave Chi Yueshan was all an illusion extended from memory, a steadiness derived from her taller-than-average physique.

Xi Zhoumeng's sense of security made Chi Yueshan unafraid of the classes she dreaded and indifferent to the glare of the spotlight. It was as if, as long as Xi Zhoumeng was within her sight, she was invincible.

Chi Yueshan let out an "oh" and couldn't help but move a little closer.

She thought to herself: I'll have to kiss her a few more times tonight.

And ask about her past.

The place was chosen by Xi Zhoumeng, so naturally, it was a private room where even the tip was extremely expensive.

They had just gone upstairs when Wen Xinghuo happened to arrive as well.

She seemed to have rushed over from somewhere else, still carrying a faint smell of machine oil.

The attendant couldn't help but give her a second look, trying to judge if this customer had the ability to pay.

After all, Wen Xinghuo was dressed in shabby clothes, looking for all the world like she had just come from a factory.

Xi Zhoumeng took two steps back, the beaded veil she wore swaying gently, her disdain painfully obvious.

Chi Yueshan's mouth twitched. She tugged on Xi Zhoumeng's sleeve. "Can you be a little more respectful?"

Wen Xinghuo, however, didn't seem to mind, probably because she was used to it. "Sorry, I just got back from a part-time job."

On such a cold day, everyone was bundled up in cotton and fur, but she looked exceptionally resistant to the cold, her ruggedness appearing completely natural.

Chi Yueshan asked curiously, "Senior, what kind of part-time job do you do? Is the pay good? I feel like an amazing Alpha like you shouldn't have to do short-term work, right?"

She had a lot of questions she'd been holding back for a long time, and as soon as she sat down, she was eager to pour them all out.

Wen Xinghuo had intended to pour a cup for Chi Yueshan as well, but Xi Zhoumeng's face was so cold it might as well have said, "Don't you dare touch my wife."

She could only pour another cup of tea for herself. "I have to save more money."

Chi Yueshan exclaimed, "Isn't your tuition waived? You have S+ spiritual power!"

Xi Zhoumeng interjected, "I'm S+ too."

Chi Yueshan acted as if she hadn't heard, looking at Wen Xinghuo with anticipation.

The private room's decor had an ancient Eastern style from a thousand years ago; even the miniature landscape by the side wasn't a holographic projection.

Xi Zhoumeng stared at the bonsai, spacing out, as the system in her mind mocked her relentlessly.

【So you're jealous. It's normal, you're in a relationship after all.】

【You just care that much about Chi Yueshan.】

Its tone sounded smug, as if it had finally hit one of Xi Zhoumeng's sore spots.

【Xi Zhoumeng: Why hasn't Wen Xinghuo marked Sheng Yangkui yet? Is she not capable?】

【System: ...】

In the next second, Xi Zhoumeng understood. Marking Sheng Yangkui would not only ruin Wen Xinghuo's future but also get them both exiled to a barren planet.

【System: You also have an appointment with Sheng Yangkui. She probably can't leave the royal palace. The Queen's banquet is next week.】

The children sent into the imperial city were held to high standards from a young age. They were selected from the very beginning, so their looks were a given, but they also had to master etiquette, languages, literature, and so on.

Everything a noble lady could do, they had to be able to do as well.

However, Xi Zhoumeng's appearance had been a huge headache for this batch of royal Omegas.

Starting from the royal theater when she was in her teens, Xi Zhoumeng seemed to have come to crush them. She could do almost everything, and she was top-tier at all of it.

Xi Zhoumeng had never seen the current Queen's true face, but she could still sense the Queen's demands.

This group of royal Omegas was not having an easy time.

She had gone through the same thing back then. Even though the systems of the two worlds were different, perhaps the author had based this on Xi Zhoumeng's original world.

Even the standards for raising a successor were no different.

It was just that in Xi Zhoumeng's world, the successor relied on their bloodline abilities.

There was no Zerg Tide, but there was a planetary collapse once every hundred years. If the planet's successor couldn't maintain it, it meant the entire star system would be annihilated.

And she, this bastard child, actually had stronger abilities than the legitimate heir.

She was a blank slate, to be manipulated by the royal family after birth, but her untamable rebellion grew year by year. After exhausting her heart and soul and on the verge of being discarded, she chose to eliminate her own kin for the greater good.

The imperial power shifted, blood flowed like rivers, and the common citizens knew nothing of it.

So in this world, what was the Queen's choice truly based on?

Xi Zhoumeng had casually asked Xi Mingguang before, but the commander of the Expeditionary Force, who had given so much for the Empire, had no way of knowing.

Loyalty to the Queen was a principle they had upheld for generations, yet no one had ever investigated why the Queen was the Queen.

This pot of tea cost several thousand Star Coins, but Wen Xinghuo and Chi Yueshan were drinking it as if it cost only a few bucks.

Wen Xinghuo was earnestly explaining why she needed to save money.

Chi Yueshan was a qualified hype man.

Wen Xinghuo: "Although my family is noble, we have a lot of external debt. I don't have the right to inherit the headship, so I don't have to pay it back."

Chi Yueshan: "Ah, that's good then. Being in debt is so troublesome."

Wen Xinghuo: "I want to have my own house after graduation, but property prices in the Upper World are very expensive, and renting isn't cheap either."

Chi Yueshan nodded vigorously. "I know, I know! Renting in the Lower World was so expensive for me. You know those cage homes? You could roll off if you just turned over."

Wen Xinghuo: "I know. But I heard from Ling Xun that you're very good at modifying mechas. I only know how to do maintenance, not modifications, so I don't earn much. Someone like you, Yueshan, won't have trouble finding part-time work."

Tears were about to well up in Chi Yueshan's eyes. "Really? I need to save money too. Tuition is so expensive, and there are still three years left. I want to buy my own house too..."

Xi Zhoumeng couldn't listen anymore. She suddenly interjected, "Didn't you already save up enough for tuition?"

Chi Yueshan whipped her head around. "What do you know about never having enough money!"

Xi Zhoumeng, who had never lacked money in her life, didn't understand.

But Xi Zhoumeng was just not happy.

"Why buy a house? Just tell me where you want one, and I'll gift it to you."

Even at a time like this, she didn't forget to take a jab at Wen Xinghuo. "Wen Xinghuo is going to marry a princess. It would be so embarrassing without a mansion. Even if Sheng Yangkui doesn't care, Wen Xinghuo should have some assets, right?"

"A princess marrying down, how awkward."

Chi Yueshan said, "But Senior Wen is an S+ Alpha. She'll get very high rewards on the front lines in the future."

She cupped her face, her eyes sparkling. "Senior Wen is the best."

Xi Zhoumeng retorted, "I'm an S+ A... ah!"

Chi Yueshan was completely unconcerned. "Oh, please. Even if you were an S+ Alpha, you wouldn't go to the front lines."

Xi Zhoumeng said, "Don't look down on me."

A fiery competitive spirit, spanning two lifetimes, suddenly ignited within her.

"Besides, last night you said I was the best in the world!"

Chi Yueshan nearly choked to death, coughing until she was dizzy. "What 'best'?! I'm talking about serious matters here."

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