MORIC - Chapter 117
Chapter 117: Who's the Nagging Housekeeper?
As the school term began, Chi Yueshan got her wish and was granted the opportunity to study mecha theory.
She was full of energy for the first class. At the academy, she still intended to keep a cautious distance from Xi Zhoumeng, not even glancing in her direction upon entering the classroom.
But from the moment she entered the building, many people found it strange.
The group of people who spent all day on the forums were especially abuzz with discussion.
>>>Why is that first-year Omega studying mecha theory??? [Image][Image]
【Am I the only one who thinks this junior is getting prettier and prettier? [Comparison Photo]】
【She must have had work done!!! I don't believe it!!!】
【I remember the requirements for mecha theory are very high. You either have to be a noble, in the top three academically, or have a letter of recommendation.】
【Senior Xi must have given it to her. I think they have a pretty good relationship.】
【That play they were in was really well-acted.】
【They even played games together at the End of Term Ball. Their relationship must be good.】
【I never expected Wen Xinghuo and Xi Zhoumeng to break up!!! That Alpha is so fickle!! What's wrong with the Princess!!】
【Wen Xinghuo and the Third Princess... the size difference... is so... I always want to ask something...】
【Of all the civil and military officials in the court, not a single one dared to speak.】
【They're definitely not that close. Even though it feels like the little princess doesn't have much chance of becoming queen, she can't cross the line, right? Otherwise, it's like...】
【How did the thread get derailed!! Am I the only one who cares that if Senior Xi gave the recommendation letter, it would definitely need the family seal?!!!】
【I ran into Chi Yueshan in the Upper World during the New Year holidays. She probably didn't go home for the winter break.】
【It's hard not to overthink this...】
【Right now, I'm actually a little sad that Senior Xi isn't an Alpha!】
【What's wrong with that? They're both Omegas. Why can't this first-year be an Alpha?】
Chi Yueshan was still in a state of excitement. As a student who had just transferred into the course for the new semester, she didn't feel the strain of trying to catch up at all.
After listening for half the class, she actually felt it was nothing special.
The mecha theory teacher was a first-class mecha master and had famous works to his name, but he was too fond of beating around the bush.
He would take a single point and expand on it for half the class.
Chi Yueshan suddenly missed Zhou Fengqin very much.
She sat alone in a corner, not daring to actively seek out Xi Zhoumeng at the academy.
Before, she felt that as rivals in love, there was no reason to be so sycophantic.
Now, she had a guilty conscience and was afraid of being exposed.
Even though she knew Xi Zhoumeng was an Alpha, in everyone else's eyes, she was still an Omega.
Besides, Xi Zhoumeng was too eye-catching; it was troublesome.
Even though my academy life started in utter chaos, I still hope to attend school normally, sob sob sob.
But Chi Yueshan couldn't help but look over in that direction.
Xi Zhoumeng was sitting by the window in another group, next to Duan Daizhen.
She was flipping through some materials, and Chi Yueshan could only see her side profile, partially obscured by her hair.
Her long hair was tied back, held by a silver metal butterfly clip with a long tail. Its unique design made many people on the road turn their heads, and some even came up to ask for a link to buy it.
Duan Daizhen was also staring at Xi Zhoumeng, bored.
Previously, Xi Zhoumeng would read leisure books during mecha theory class. In others' eyes, this top noble lady, well-versed in all the great classics, who even read fashion magazines in class, actually had vulgar tastes.
She liked to put a high-brow cover on a third-rate novel.
Duan Daizhen had once thought it was some world-class masterpiece, but when she leaned over to look, it was full of vulgar language.
【Erlang grabbed Sanniu's hand, pried open her lips with a kiss, and plunged deep inside, while his other hand also...】
【Sanniu let out a soft whimper, her body instantly going limp...】
What the hell was all this?
Duan Daizhen had originally thought Xi Zhoumeng was reading more of this cheap stall literature today.
Unexpectedly, the other girl was seriously translating something.
Duan Daizhen couldn't understand the winding, intricate characters.
She asked in a low voice, "What galaxy's language is this?"
Xi Zhoumeng frowned, pulling herself out of her state of concentration. "A planet that has already exploded."
Duan Daizhen could tell she wasn't joking and let out a soft "eh." "Are you studying a lost civilization?"
Xi Zhoumeng nodded.
"I've been a little bored lately."
The book in her hands had been newly compiled into a volume by Butler Li to facilitate Xi Zhoumeng's studies.
However, she had been away from her homeland for many years, and it was still difficult to recognize everything.
That guy Xi Li was also from that planet, but he had been very young at the time and had no memory of it either.
Xi Zhoumeng had copied down all the ancient characters from Chi Yueshan's notebook and would look at them when she had nothing to do in class.
Zhou Fengqin was a mysterious person; even a background check yielded no useful information.
Her life story was summed up in a few brief sentences, which were clearly fake.
Xi Zhoumeng had shown the page to Chi Yueshan, but the little Omega hadn't been too sad.
She just sighed, subconsciously bit her lip, and muttered, "If only I could have asked more questions."
Chi Yueshan wasn't a clingy person at all, but when she was, it was completely unconscious.
For example, she would originally be sitting some distance away, but as she talked, she would inch closer.
Even someone as malicious as Xi Zhoumeng wouldn't tease her about this.
She even wished Chi Yueshan would lean on her a little more.
Unfortunately, Chi Yueshan's clinginess never lasted long. After her moment of dejection, she would be full of vigor again, heading to the Xi family's mecha workshop to study new mecha.
Duan Daizhen said, "Learning a language isn't that simple."
Just as she turned her head, her eyes met Chi Yueshan's gaze from across the room. She then asked Xi Zhoumeng teasingly, "So what exactly is your relationship with that Chi Yueshan now?"
Duan Daizhen hadn't thought much of it before, but as soon as the news of Wen Xinghuo cheating spread, she felt something was off.
Combined with the polite but distant way Xi Zhoumeng had treated Wen Xinghuo before, it was quite possible the two of them never had anything going on at all.
So what was this about being rivals in love?
"I heard she stayed at your place during the break."
Xi Zhoumeng's pen left a perfect symbol on the page. She was still concentrating on cross-referencing the translation and searching for information on her light-brain.
"Yes."
Duan Daizhen let out a "holy crap" and nearly shot to her feet.
The teacher on the stage, however, thought Duan Daizhen wanted to answer a question and said cheerfully, "Then, this student, you can supplement the deficiencies of this model."
Duan Daizhen always slacked off in class. The mecha theory course at Guyun Academy wasn't as specialized for this group as it was at the Beta academy; it was very basic.
Even Chi Yueshan could see that.
Xi Zhoumeng said coolly, "The S-E brake lacks a vaporized connection, and the control stick in the cockpit is installed backward."
Duan Daizhen repeated the words woodenly and sat down calmly under the teacher's pleasantly surprised gaze.
She then continued to ask Xi Zhoumeng, "You two aren't dating, are you?"
"Rivals to lovers? Wow, I've read a novel like that before!"
Xi Zhoumeng: "What novel? Let me see it."
Duan Daizhen: "Don't change the subject. You're both Omegas, that's not good, is it?"
She was even a little disappointed. "If I'd known you were into this, why didn't you consider me first?"
Her words carried three parts coyness and seven parts regret. The Omegas in the front row who were eavesdropping all thought this person was utterly shameless.
Xi Zhoumeng: "Who's into this?"
She had just looked up when her eyes met Chi Yueshan's again.
Xi Zhoumeng waved leisurely, then said to Duan Daizhen, "Why can't I be an Alpha?"
Duan Daizhen almost laughed out loud. "Give me a break, Zhoumeng. Even if Chi Yueshan were an Alpha, you could never be one."
Xi Zhoumeng hadn't thought much of it before, but now she was getting a little hung up on it. "Why?"
Duan Daizhen propped up her face and looked at her. "Look at you, more delicate than a flower. These hands are much softer than mine. This ring, this bracelet, these earrings, not to mention all those dresses."
"Alphas dress up too, but none are like you. If something suddenly happened, all that clinking and clanking would be too much of a hindrance."
Xi Zhoumeng: "My spiritual power is S+."
Duan Daizhen shook her head. "Just the thought of you as an Alpha on the front lines is terrifying."
This wasn't the first time Xi Zhoumeng had heard this, and now it was starting to really annoy her.
"Who made a rule about how an Alpha has to be?"
Duan Daizhen: "No one made a rule, but someone like you is just so... it's better to be an Omega. We can be pretty together, live a noble life, carefree. What's the point of all that fighting and killing?"
She was a typical Omega. She had ambitions, but she had never thought on a national level.
In that moment, Xi Zhoumeng was surprisingly at a loss for a rebuttal.
She sadly realized that she seemed to have been influenced by Chi Yueshan.
After all, her original wish was merely to set up Wen Xinghuo and her wifey, save Chi Yueshan, and then continue to enjoy her life.
When she had enjoyed enough and grown tired of this world, she would go and die.
But now, not only was her competitive spirit growing by the day, she was even thinking about fighting and killing.
Was this the terror of love?
Duan Daizhen: "I'm asking you seriously, you and Chi Yueshan?"
Xi Zhoumeng: "I like her."
Duan Daizhen wasn't too surprised. After all, Xi Zhoumeng's actions were often eccentric, and any outrageous scenario seemed plausible with her.
She began to worry sincerely. "It's very difficult for an Omega and an Omega..."
Xi Zhoumeng nodded.
She was also quite troubled. Xi Li wasn't wrong about the nights of revelry. Chi Yueshan was still young, so pheromone patches and physical comfort still worked.
But what about when she got older? That desire would be impossible to suppress.
Without an Alpha's pheromones, it was completely impossible to control.
The worst part was that Xi Zhoumeng felt she was getting addicted herself.
She would occasionally zone out, feeling that it was useless to blame Chi Yueshan.
But she would still think about it.
How could there be someone in the world who was so feisty out of bed but so obedient in it?
If it's uncomfortable for you to hold it in your mouth, then just push me away.
Instead, she would just whimper and complain the next day, but when I leaned in to check on her, she wouldn't let me look.
But she's so cute.
Duan Daizhen watched as a smile bloomed on Xi Zhoumeng's face.
The dream Omega of most people at the academy wasn't exactly gentle; she was a complete and utter flower on a high peak.
And she was incredibly expensive, impossible for ordinary people to cultivate even through grafting.
She required special soil, a strict temperature, and the nurturing care of a spring breeze and gentle rain.
Only then would this poisonous flower bloom just for you.
Right now, Duan Daizhen had only one thought in her mind.
The flower has bloomed.
Blazing like a flower in full glory, it was simply bewitching.
Damn, this first-year Omega is really something. She should write a book someday.
Chi Yueshan, however, wasn't feeling as good as Duan Daizhen imagined. She was about to die of anger.
The mecha theory class at Guyun Academy played favorites, the teacher's lecture was terrible, and only a handful of students in the class were studying seriously.
She would make more progress working part-time in Mechanical City!
What was all this nonsense!!
And if Xi Zhoumeng wasn't going to pay attention in class, that was one thing, but she was billing and cooing with that senior from her year, Duan Daizhen. From several rows away, Chi Yueshan could feel that the person was in an excellent mood, and her smile was so...
Who was she trying to seduce!
Chi Yueshan's heart soured, and she subconsciously sent several pop-up notifications to Xi Zhoumeng's communicator.
The content was righteous and stern—
Pay attention in class! Why are you smiling so flirtatiously! So improper!!!
After seeing it, Xi Zhoumeng smiled even more happily.
As it happened, the teacher let them out early today. Before the bell even rang, people started to get up one by one.
Chi Yueshan had another class to attend and was in a hurry to leave. Before she left, she shot a glare at Xi Zhoumeng.
The students around her were all talking about getting some afternoon tea when they suddenly heard Xi Zhoumeng say—
"I'm treating everyone to afternoon tea today. Order whatever you want."
Duan Daizhen: "What's gotten into you?"
Xi Zhoumeng stood up gracefully, picking up her textbook and notes. "I'm in a good mood."
Duan Daizhen: "You're not going to the next class?"
Xi Zhoumeng waved her hand. "I'm going to the flower garden. I'm sleepy."
Chi Yueshan stomped angrily toward the next classroom, not forgetting to check her messages.
Xi Zhoumeng was dead meat. It had been five minutes and she still hadn't replied.
The next second, a message from Xuan Ping popped up. It was a screenshot from the forum—
【Senior Xi is so generous! She's covering afternoon tea for all of us. We can order anything we want at COSIPP!!!】
The replies were all "Holy crap."
Chi Yueshan grew even angrier.
She really wanted to go find Xi Zhoumeng right now, but reason told her she should go to class first.
And so, Xuan Ping witnessed a Chi Yueshan who looked like an agitated, ruffled cat for the entire class.
She asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Did you fight with Senior?"
Chi Yueshan let out a whimper. "Nothing of the sort!"
Xuan Ping asked again, "Then why are you so angry? It's not because Senior is treating everyone, is it?"
Chi Yueshan: "It's not like I control her spending."
Xuan Ping made a sound of surprise and, feigning confusion, joked, "You want to control her money before you're even married?"
Chi Yueshan was at a loss for words. For some reason, the word "married" struck a chord with her, and she seemed to melt like butter.
She was so embarrassed she started to stutter. "M-married is too soon! Who... who wants to marry that Xi Zhou-Zhoumeng person!"
Xuan Ping didn't bother to remind her that Omega-Omega relationships couldn't lead to marriage right now.
She found the current Chi Yueshan very amusing and couldn't resist recording a video to send to Xi Zhoumeng.
As the twilight turned yellow, Chi Yueshan's class finally ended. She flew towards the flower garden.
Xi Zhoumeng was lying on a rocking chair amidst the flowers and plants. In the distance, a flock of birds landed on a spired castle, and the bell chimed on the hour.
Xi Zhoumeng seemed to be asleep. A notebook had fallen to the ground beside her.
Its pages were scattered, all filled with the fragmented passages written by Zhou Fengqin from Chi Yueshan's notebook.
It wasn't the first time Chi Yueshan had seen her sleeping face, but the light was too perfect right now, the setting too fitting.
Xi Zhoumeng was like a deity who had mistakenly strayed into the mortal world. For some reason, the sight made Chi Yueshan's heart clench.
She was afraid that Xi Zhoumeng would leave without a word.
Her heart pounded, and an intense love propelled her forward.
The system in Xi Zhoumeng's mind, which had been quiet for a long time, was also affected by this jolt, as if a red string connecting two spaces had finally been joined.
Xi Zhoumeng had fallen into a deep sleep, as if trapped in the withered times of the past.
Chi Yueshan couldn't bear to disturb her. She walked lightly to her side, watched for a long while, and finally leaned down to kiss her.
The next second, she was pulled by someone and fell into the embrace she craved.
Xi Zhoumeng opened her eyes, a smile playing on her lips as she looked at her—
"You sent so many messages saying you don't like me anymore and want to break up, but now you're secretly kissing me?"
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