The Black Lotus Wife Forces Me to Pretend to Be an Omega. - Chapter 7

“This was my pick first!” Lu Yu tightened her grip on the mission card, glaring at Zhu Yuxin who was competing for the same attraction.

There were four mission attractions to choose from:

Chicheng Mountain, National Treasure Park, Guose Amusement Park, and the Shuzhou Mask Museum.

Lu Yu had immediately set her sights on the National Treasure Park, but so had Zhu Yuxin. To secure the mission card, the two began exchanging sarcastic remarks.

“You’re this old and still want to see national treasures? Have you no shame?” Zhu Yuxin scoffed.

Lu Yu fired back, “You villain! How old are you to be fighting with me over this? You’re an Alpha—shouldn’t you be letting me have it?”

Luo Xiaoxiao bit her lip and frowned at their interaction. Wait, why am I low-key shipping them despite how childish their argument is?

Li Fanshuang couldn’t take it anymore and turned to Sun Lei. “Isn’t there supposed to be a procedure for this? Do we just grab whatever we want?”

Sun Lei raised an eyebrow, his expression clearly saying, “You know how it is.”

Li Fanshuang’s mouth twitched. Know what?

Ye Zhao stepped forward and picked up the museum photo. “This place suits us best.”

“I was thinking the same thing.” Qin Heya smiled in agreement.

Sun Lei explained, “Actually, we’ve arranged the selection order for tomorrow’s groups and missions based on online popularity rankings.”

Wait, what? Luo Xiaoxiao thought her ears were playing tricks on her. Wasn’t it obvious that she and Li Fanshuang were a pair? Why would they need to be grouped?

Holding onto her sweet-wife persona, Luo Xiaoxiao immediately clung to Li Fanshuang’s arm. “Darling, didn’t we promise when we got married?” Her deer-like eyes welled up with tears. “Only death can part us.”

“There, there.” Li Fanshuang softened at her gaze, comforting her while shooting a cold look at Sun Lei.

Sun Lei rolled his eyes. “The game has its rules.”

“No~”

Before Luo Xiaoxiao could finish protesting, Sun Lei added, “But if you show your marriage certificate, you get first pick.”

At this, Luo Xiaoxiao turned pitifully to Li Fanshuang. “Where’s our marriage certificate? Did you bring it?”

Li Fanshuang: Why would I carry that around?

Luo Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes. This Sun Lei was sharp—using this tactic to stir up buzz. If Li Fanshuang actually produced their marriage certificate today, wouldn’t it be as good as an official announcement?

Of course, that was exactly Li Fanshuang’s intention.

“How about a photo?” Li Fanshuang scrolled through her phone gallery and pulled up an image of their marriage certificate, shoving it toward the camera.

The red-background photo showed the two in white shirts—the Alpha cool and striking, the Omega sweet and radiant—a perfect match.

The internet nearly crashed.

OMG, it’s real!
I knew they were legit all along!
My Shuang… married so young…
Young? Shuang’s not that young! It’s our Xiaoxiao who’s the one marrying early!
Xiaoxiao, Mom won’t allow this! You’re still so little…
Xiaoxiao is adorable.
Damn Omega, stealing my goddess!
Hey, look at those faces—who’s stealing who? Our Xiaoxiao was definitely devoured by Shuang!

“Director!” The live broadcast froze for a long moment before the assistant director whispered in Sun Lei’s ear, “The news of Actress Li’s marriage announcement crashed the internet for a full minute…”

Sun Lei was thoroughly pleased. Now countless viewers were flooding into his show—he was about to hit it big!

Luo Xiaoxiao stared blankly at the photograph. Wuwu, my marriage spanning two lifetimes…

At this thought, she turned her gaze to Li Fanshuang, who was holding her phone.

Li Fanshuang had the delicate beauty of an ice queen, with chestnut-colored wavy hair cascading down her back. The slight upward tilt at the corners of her peach-blossom eyes made it seem like she was whispering sweet nothings whenever she looked at you.

Hmph~ Luo Xiaoxiao snorted inwardly. Appearance-wise, Li Fanshuang was indeed an excellent partner, but she’d never imagined getting married so young.

But Li Fanshuang was beautiful, generous with money, kind-hearted, and…

Her eyes drifted to Li Fanshuang’s chest. Though her slim frame made it less noticeable during the day, Luo Xiaoxiao had pressed close enough yesterday to confirm—definitely 36D!

With this thought, Luo Xiaoxiao no longer felt so upset about marrying young.

“Alright then.” Luo Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow at Sun Lei. “Does this mean we get first pick now?”

Sun Lei gestured magnanimously. “Please.”

Jackpot! Sun Lei’s heart bloomed with joy. The investors had just texted him with three simple words: “Well done!”

Ecstatic, Sun Lei envisioned all the sweet reality shows he could produce next.

Luo Xiaoxiao straightened her posture and walked up to Lu Yu and Zhu Yuxin.

“Zhu Yuxin!” Luo Xiaoxiao’s tone turned solemn as she locked eyes with her. “You know Lu Yu is my friend.”

Zhu Yuxin looked skeptical. “So what? Are you trying to snatch this spot for her?”

At this possibility, Zhu Yuxin scoffed and looked past her at Li Fanshuang. “Your wife is trying to steal from me.”

Li Fanshuang responded indifferently, “My wife likes it.”

“Hmph, rule-breaking mutt!” Lu Yu sneered.

Zhu Yuxin finally relented—she couldn’t bear being talked down to by Lu Yu.

“Thanks~” Luo Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly, twirling the mission card between her fingers.

Lu Yu reached out with starry eyes. “Thanks, Xiaoxiao.”

But Luo Xiaoxiao handed the card to Li Fanshuang instead. “Wifey, let’s go see the national treasures.”

“Okay.” Li Fanshuang’s smile was indulgent—so that’s what she wanted.

Lu Yu gaped, her face crumpling with betrayal. “Xiaoxiao, wasn’t that for me?”

“YuYu, we’re best friends, right?” Luo Xiaoxiao’s puppy-dog eyes outdid Lu Yu’s pitiful expression.

Lu Yu blinked in confusion. “Yeah…?”

“Then would you fulfill my childhood dream? I’ve… never had the chance…” Her voice trembled on the verge of tears again.

“Of course, go ahead.” Lu Yu’s heart melted—someone as adorable as Xiaoxiao deserved all the happiness in the world.

Zhu Yuxin muttered under her breath, “Unacceptable when I ask, but fine for others.”

“Next up are Teacher Qin and Teacher Ye.” Sun Lei displayed their scores on the big screen. “As the second-highest scoring couple, you have second pick. Would you like to exchange your current card?”

Ye Zhao shook his head. “I think this one’s just fine.”

“OK.” Sun Lei smirked slyly—this was the most expensive card among the four.

With only 100 yuan in budget per person, it would be strange if the production team didn’t have some tricky tasks up their sleeves.

Lu Yu settled for the second-best option and chose the National Treasure Park.

Sun Weiliang couldn’t resist the moment he saw Chichen Mountain, and luckily, he managed to get that card.

But bad news followed.

Fang Jin and Zhu Yuxin had no cards, yet both wanted to team up with Lu Yu.

“Miss Zhu, Yu Yu and I are a pair,” Fang Jin said with a pitiful expression.

Zhu Yuxin scoffed disdainfully, “You should drop that act. None of the Omegas here are as fake-sweet as you.”

Luo Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow—that comment hit the mark.

“Lu Yu, you have until noon to decide,” Sun Lei said cheerfully. “Now that everyone has their cards, you can check your mission details. Once Lu Yu makes a choice, just let me know, and the remaining person will naturally pair up with Sun Weiliang.”

“Nooo~” Fang Jin looked on the verge of tears.

Zhu Yuxin rolled her eyes.

Sun Weiliang stared blankly at the scene—was he really that unpopular?

Luo Xiaoxiao clicked her tongue sympathetically at the poor, clueless giant. “Teacher Sun, you should know—what kind of normal person would take their date hiking?”

“I…” Sun Weiliang suddenly realized his mistake. Why didn’t anyone tell him sooner? Wuwu…

Luo Xiaoxiao and Li Fanshuang returned to their room, with Luo Xiaoxiao repeatedly kissing the card in her hand along the way.

“Baby~ Mama’s coming to see you soon, little dumpling, little dumpling~”

Her eyes sparkled as she held the mission card like a treasure.

Growing up poor, she had barely escaped the mountains, only to be stuck working nonstop. After years of boxing, she never got the chance to enjoy life before—well, you know.

Luo Xiaoxiao adored fluffy creatures and had always wanted to see the national treasures but never found the time.

Seeing her excitement, Li Fanshuang clicked her tongue in confusion. “You like it that much?”

“Of course! Don’t you, honey?” Luo Xiaoxiao’s eyes shone like stars, their light spilling over Li Fanshuang, stirring something inexplicable in her chest.

She averted her gaze awkwardly. “As long as you like it.”

Luo Xiaoxiao was pretty cute—seems the assistant did a good job finding this little Omega.

Taking a deep breath, Luo Xiaoxiao was about to open the mission card when—

Knock knock knock—

Someone rapped on the door.

“Xiaoxiao, let me in!” Lu Yu called from outside.

The two inside exchanged glances and stayed silent—this troublemaker was definitely here to steal the mission.

Lu Yu smirked inwardly. “Luo Xiaoxiao, open the door! If you’ve got the guts to take the mission, you’ve got the guts to open up!”

Luo Xiaoxiao cursed internally—karma had come knocking.

Li Fanshuang completely understood Luo Xiaoxiao’s frustration, having endured the same treatment these past few days.

With no other choice, Luo Xiaoxiao opened the door and let the “Auntie Xue” of relentless knocking inside.

“What do you want?” Luo Xiaoxiao struck a pose, exuding the grace of a noblewoman from the Republic era as she sat elegantly on the sofa.

Lu Yu didn’t bother wondering if she’d been possessed—she grabbed her hand. “Let me join you guys at the panda base!”

“Absolutely not!” Luo Xiaoxiao flatly refused.

Li Fanshuang was startled by her tone—this serious version of Luo Xiaoxiao was something she wasn’t used to.

“Maybe… we should act normal?” Li Fanshuang tugged at her sleeve.

A glimmer of tenderness surfaced in Luo Xiaoxiao’s eyes. “Do you want me to back down?”

Li Fanshuang: No need to switch back so fast…

Luo Xiaoxiao stepped closer to Lu Yu. “Isn’t what you got good enough? I just want to stay with my wife, that’s all. You wouldn’t…”

Her lips parted slightly as she pressed the back of her hand to her mouth, staring at Lu Yu in disbelief. “So you really came for my wife? Yu-yu, friends don’t poach each other’s partners…”

Lu Yu was speechless. She just didn’t want to participate in the event with those annoying people.

“But I…” Lu Yu lowered her head, aggrieved.

Li Fanshuang walked over to her. “Instead of wasting time, you should think carefully.”

“About what?” Lu Yu’s eyes reddened.

Li Fanshuang offered sound advice. “One’s a scheming guy with mediocre looks, the other’s your rival—but she’s pretty.”

Lu Yu had an epiphany. When put that way, it really was that simple.

But then she remembered her mission, and her face fell again. “My task is to ride the Ferris wheel with them. It’s way too intimate. I don’t like it.”

Luo Xiaoxiao scoffed and swiftly pulled out her own mission card. “You think mine isn’t?”

Her gaze landed on the card:

Participate in a Flower Roll Race 1. Success grants one free pass.

Lu Yu gasped after reading it. “A Flower Roll Race… at 4 a.m. Good luck with that. I’m out—bye!”

Lu Yu: Who said my mission was bad? This one’s way worse!

Luo Xiaoxiao stared at the card for a long moment before looking up at Li Fanshuang. “Wife… can you wake up that early?”

1 Flower Roll Race: Likely a playful or fictional event, possibly involving steamed flower rolls, a type of Chinese bun, but left as-is for cultural flavor.