After Going on a Blind Date With My Omega Love Rival (ABO, GL) - Chapter 46

Chapter 46

Today was the final exam, and Chi Ruixi woke up even earlier than usual. So, she made breakfast, and after finishing, she sent Yu Heyi a WeChat message telling her to come over and eat once she was awake.

After more than half a month of spending time together, the two had settled into a very natural rhythm. Neither deliberately brought up anything about feelings or marriage, just getting along calmly.

The only change might be that Chi Ruixi’s gaming skills had noticeably improved.

While Chi Ruixi sent the message and waited for the elevator, Yu Heyi’s door suddenly opened. Yu Heyi, buttoning her shirt, walked toward her in a bit of a hurry but still flashed her a smile.

“I’ll take you to school.” Then, she naturally took Chi Ruixi’s hand, and they waited for the elevator together.

“Why don’t you sleep more?”

“Nah, no need. I want to go to work with you.”

Chi Ruixi didn’t say anything more, just tightened her grip on Yu Heyi’s hand.

At school, Yu Heyi walked Chi Ruixi to the teaching building’s entrance, reluctantly letting go of her hand. “I’ll send you the menu at noon.”

“Okay.”

After watching Chi Ruixi go inside, Yu Heyi headed to the cafeteria. Since she arrived early, the cafeteria was still relatively empty, with only a few people preparing breakfast. When she entered, Li Li was busy frying dough sticks.

“Why are you getting to work earlier and earlier?” Li Li was a bit surprised. Yu Heyi’s original start time was 9 a.m., but to go to work with Chi Ruixi, she’d moved it to around 7:30 a.m. Today, she was there before 7.

“Woke up early. You done yet? I’m starving.”

Yu Heyi didn’t hold back, staring intently at Li Li’s dough sticks. They were just put in the oil and needed a bit more time. Li Li’s skill was impressive—the dough sticks were golden on the outside, crispy yet soft inside. Just looking at them made Yu Heyi swallow hard, her stomach growling. So hungry.

The earlier she got up, the hungrier she was. So weird.

“Almost, just wait a bit.”

Soon, the dough sticks were ready, and Yu Heyi happily ate her first one of the day.

“By the way, you know about the extra meal today?”

“Huh… what?” Yu Heyi clearly didn’t know. She hadn’t paid much attention to the group chat last night.

“Because of the exams, we’re adding extra dishes.”

“Oh, got it.” Yu Heyi didn’t think much of it. It wasn’t unusual, and since she wasn’t the only chef, the workload wasn’t too bad.

…But when work started, she was stunned.

Overall, the amount of food wasn’t huge, but the variety was. Normally, it was ten dishes and two soups.

Today, they added five dishes and two cooling soups.

Yu Heyi was so busy all morning that her feet felt like they were hitting the back of her head. Thankfully, her coordination with Li Li had gotten better, so she wasn’t too exhausted—just very busy.

So busy she didn’t have time to send Chi Ruixi the menu. She only managed a quick message: “You’re in for a treat today. We added a lot of dishes.”

Seeing the message, Chi Ruixi smiled, replied with a “hard work,” and put her phone away to continue proctoring.

Coincidentally, Chi Ruixi was proctoring her own class’s exam.

It was a Chinese exam, and Chi Ruixi stood at the front, glancing worriedly at Chi Ying.

…Although Chi Ruixi taught Chinese, her niece’s performance in the subject was barely passing, sometimes even failing. She struggled with reading comprehension and didn’t write enough for essays.

Reciting and writing Tang dynasty poems was Chi Ying’s peak achievement in Chinese since childhood.

In short, she was bad at comprehension but great at memorization.

She also liked to make small moves. During class tests, Chi Ruixi had caught her several times exchanging looks with Zhan Yuan, though she couldn’t quite figure out how they passed answers.

But today, something seemed off. Halfway through the exam, Chi Ying was focused on writing, not looking around. As for Zhan Yuan, without Chi Ying’s distractions, she was answering seriously.

This made Chi Ruixi worry. Had the two kids not made up yet?

After the exam, Chi Ruixi collected the papers and called out to Chi Ying, who was about to leave. “Chi Ying, wait for me.”

They stopped in a quiet spot, and Chi Ruixi asked, “How’d the exam go?”

Chi Ying, looking a bit down, said, “Probably… not great.”

This was expected. Chi Ruixi had tutored Chi Ying since she was little, initially thinking she was unwilling to learn. Later, she realized it was a matter of talent, like how some people can’t grasp science, and others struggle with humanities.

“What’s going on with you and Zhan Yuan?”

Chi Ruixi had asked before, but Chi Ying wouldn’t say. She thought kids would sort it out in a few days, but it had been a while, and they were still like this.

After the exam, Zhan Yuan was the first to turn in her paper and left the classroom. Chi Ruixi saw her niece staring at Zhan Yuan, looking lost.

Hearing Chi Ruixi’s question, Chi Ying hesitated. On one hand, she didn’t want to tell her aunt, afraid of being teased. On the other, she didn’t know what to do. She wanted to make up with Zhan Yuan, but Zhan Yuan was ignoring her.

Kids’ pride can be strangely strong. Chi Ying and Zhan Yuan’s relationship had always been driven by Zhan Yuan, with Chi Ying gradually getting used to her presence. But now, how could she say Zhan Yuan was ignoring her?

But this was her aunt, who knew her too well. Seeing Chi Ying’s reaction, Chi Ruixi knew Chi Ying must have done something to upset Zhan Yuan. Her class monitor was usually well-behaved and wouldn’t provoke Chi Ying.

“What did you do to make Zhan Yuan so mad?”

Chi Ying, feeling guilty, clutched her clothes, lowered her head, and bit her lip, still hesitant.

“If you keep acting like this, how could Zhan Yuan ever pay attention to you again?”

Her niece seemed quirky and clever, but when it came to problems, she clammed up. If not pushed, she wouldn’t talk.

“Aunt, I don’t even know why Zhan Yuan’s so mad.”

Then Chi Ying told Chi Ruixi everything that happened. Chi Ruixi got a headache listening. Her worries had come true, but her niece… seemed even denser than Yu Heyi.

She couldn’t tell Zhan Yuan liked her?

“You even said she’ll differentiate into an alpha, so why’s she jealous?”

Maybe because she could relate, Chi Ruixi knew that after Chi Ying said that, Zhan Yuan must have felt awful. Already troubled by the idea of differentiating into an alpha, and then Chi Ying said that.

Wasn’t that pouring fuel on the fire? No wonder she was mad.

But Chi Ruixi couldn’t say much. Was she supposed to encourage her niece to start a romance?

Clearly not.

“Aunt, what do I do?” Having spilled everything, Chi Ying stopped holding back. She tugged at Chi Ruixi’s sleeve, whining like when she was little.

They didn’t live in the same dorm, but they often hung out together—sometimes Zhan Yuan came to her dorm, sometimes she went to Zhan Yuan’s, or they’d wander around school.

But now, with Zhan Yuan ignoring her, Chi Ying had tried talking to her several times, only for Zhan Yuan to act like she didn’t exist.

“Go apologize to Zhan Yuan properly. I really can’t help you with this.”

“She won’t even talk to me.” Chi Ying pouted, feeling wronged.

Patting Chi Ying’s shoulder, Chi Ruixi comforted her. “Let’s talk after the exams. I’ll help you out.”

She didn’t know how to help, but seeing her niece like this, she couldn’t help but feel for her.

Chi Ruixi took Chi Ying to the cafeteria. As they entered, a girl ran over, politely greeted Teacher Chi, and invited Chi Ying to eat with her.

The three stood at the entrance, visible to everyone inside. So, Zhan Yuan saw it all, gripping her chopsticks tightly, her emotions visibly shifting.

Chi Ying was looking for her, so she inevitably noticed Zhan Yuan staring. Even Chi Ruixi and the other girl saw it, but the girl didn’t react and kept inviting Chi Ying.

When they looked over, Zhan Yuan lowered her head and kept eating. She sat alone in a corner, while other students sat in pairs or groups. Only Zhan Yuan was by herself.

Besides Chi Ying, she didn’t have many friends. Though she seemed well-behaved, she didn’t like getting too close to others. She only wanted to hang out with Chi Ying.

Not aloof, just simply reserved. She didn’t want others in her world.

Except Chi Ying.

These days had been tough. She didn’t want to deal with Chi Ying, dodging her when she approached. But when Chi Ying wasn’t looking, Zhan Yuan’s eyes would follow her.

Chi Ying was surrounded by people, her outgoing personality making her well-liked.

So, Zhan Yuan liked her too. She’d liked her for a long time.

At first, knowing Chi Ying might differentiate into a beta, she was upset. She would differentiate into an Omega.

Since Chi Ying often praised alphas, Zhan Yuan repeatedly told her she wanted to differentiate into an alpha to protect her.

She said it so much that Chi Ying believed it, firmly convinced Zhan Yuan would become an alpha.

Her vision blurred. The more Zhan Yuan thought, the more she wanted to cry. She knew even if she became an Omega, Chi Ying wouldn’t like her.

Holding back tears, she couldn’t cry in a place like this. Though her vision was blurry, she vaguely sensed someone sit across from her.

It was Chi Ying.

“Zhan Yuan, don’t cry.” Chi Ying reached to wipe her tears, but Zhan Yuan instinctively dodged, leaving Chi Ying’s hand awkwardly in the air.

About to say more, Zhan Yuan stood up and left.

Chi Ying sat there, dazed, at a loss, and a bit wronged.

After finishing her work, Yu Heyi had nothing to do, so she brought Chi Ruixi some extra food. She sat across from her with two cooling drinks, placing one in front of Chi Ruixi.

“Should I take one to Chi Ying?”

Chi Ruixi’s attention had been on Chi Ying and Zhan Yuan. Only when Yu Heyi sat down did she snap back, and hearing Yu Heyi’s words, she said with a helpless expression, “Kids’ conflicts. Can you solve them?”