After Differentiation, I Marked My Arch-nemesis - Chapter 73

On the first day of the Lunar New Year,

Jiang Youli went with her two fathers to her grandfather Jiang Zhongming’s house.

Jiang Zhongming was a highly respected old artist in Jiangcheng. People from all walks of life would respectfully call him “Elder Jiang” when they saw him. Once the old artist got busy, he would travel all over the world. He could only see Jiang Youli during the New Year.

He loved Jiang Youli very much.

He had no big demands for Jiang Youli, just like Li Henian.

As long as Jiang Youli was happy and healthy, that was all that mattered.

Of course, Jiang Youli not doing anything illegal was his bottom line.

The reason why Jiangcheng No. 1 High School kept a troublemaker like Jiang Youli.

It was also because of a single sentence from Jiang Zhongming.

—As long as you don’t expel Jiang Youli, the teachers at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School can teach her as they see fit.

His relationship with his son, Jiang Xiyuan, had always been good.

However, Jiang Xiyuan had been away from home for a long time.

Because Jiang Xiyuan didn’t want to live forever under his father’s halo, he left the Jiang family at the age of eighteen and started his own business.

Later, he had two companies.

And now he had his own happy family.

Jiang Youli stayed at Jiang Zhongming’s house for three days and then went back with her two fathers.

The reason was that Jiang Zhongming had an urgent matter and had to go abroad.

During the Spring Festival,

The entire bustling Jiangcheng would be covered with bright red lanterns in every street and alley, giving the whole city a celebratory atmosphere for the New Year.

The scene was magnificent, and the air was filled with a festive atmosphere.

As soon as Jiang Youli returned from Jiang Zhongming’s house, she asked her friends to go out and hang out.

It could be said that she had been to every corner of Jiangcheng.

Even though she had lived in Jiangcheng for sixteen years,

She still loved the city and felt that she could never get enough of exploring it.

On February 13th,

Jiang Youli was asked out by Cen Ziqin early in the morning. She had planned to stay at Cen Ziqin’s house tonight, but a phone call from Jiang Xiyuan made her go back home.

Jiang Xiyuan didn’t tell her why she absolutely had to go back.

She was speechless.

The dark and lonely night was like thick ink that couldn’t be dissolved. The bright moon hanging high in the night sky passed through the hazy clouds and scattered its silver light onto the ground. The cold wind howled through the streets and alleys.

The city was filled with bright and dazzling red lanterns.

A taxi was driving on the road toward Jiang Youli’s house with the traffic.

Jiang Youli sat in the passenger seat, looking at the vibrant street scenes outside the window.

She was in a pretty good mood.

A little while later, the taxi turned right into a small alley.

The taxi was getting closer and closer to Jiang Youli’s house.

Jiang Youli suddenly saw Lu Yaoyi and Lucky’s figures in front of her.

Slowly,

The taxi stopped by the side of the road.

Jiang Youli got out of the car, feeling confused but also pleasantly surprised.

As soon as Lucky saw Jiang Youli, she excitedly ran over and kept jumping up, trying to get on Jiang Youli. Jiang Youli bent down slightly and affectionately petted Lucky’s head.

“Lucky, you’ve gotten a lot fatter after not seeing you for half a month.”

In the past few months since Lu Yaoyi had adopted her, Lucky had been eating and sleeping well every day.

She had now grown into a big, chubby girl.

“Woof, woof, woof—”

Lucky barked a few times at Jiang Youli, with her tongue out.

After teasing Lucky, Jiang Youli looked up at Lu Yaoyi.

Their eyes met.

Jiang Youli slowly walked up to Lu Yaoyi and asked, “Didn’t you tell me on New Year’s Eve that you’d come back on the Lantern Festival? The Lantern Festival is the day after tomorrow. Why are you back so early?”

Lu Yaoyi looked Jiang Youli in the eye. “Because Lucky missed you.”

Jiang Youli: “…”

Lucky missed her?

She looked down at Lucky, who was jumping around beside her. “Is that so?”

Lu Yaoyi: “Mhm, so I brought her back early.”

“You brought Lucky back early?” Jiang Youli said, then suddenly turned to look at Lu Yaoyi’s pitch-black house. “Did Auntie Lu and Auntie Guan not come back?”

Lu Yaoyi: “Mom and them will come back on the Lantern Festival.”

Jiang Youli: “Why did you come back alone?”

Lu Yaoyi: “Didn’t I just tell you that it’s because Lucky missed you?”

Jiang Youli: “It told you that it missed me?”

Lu Yaoyi nodded very seriously and answered calmly, “Mhm.”

Jiang Youli: “…”

Unbelievable.

Lu Yaoyi looked at Jiang Youli’s speechless and hesitant expression and almost couldn’t hold back her laughter. This big idiot, Jiang Youli, definitely didn’t know that the person who missed her was actually her. Maybe it was precisely because Jiang Youli was a big idiot that she could be so fearless.

She pursed her lips and said calmly, “Let’s go.”

Jiang Youli: “Where?”

Lu Yaoyi: “To your house, of course, to eat.”

Jiang Youli: “…”

Lu Yaoyi: “Uncle Li, Uncle Jiang, and I are all waiting for you to come home for dinner.”

Jiang Youli suddenly understood something after hearing what Lu Yaoyi said.

No wonder Jiang Xiyuan had called her and insisted that she go home.

So that was it…

The two of them sent Lucky back to Lu Yaoyi’s house and took care of any dog hair that might have stuck to them, just in case Li Henian was allergic.

After they sent Lucky off, they went to Jiang Youli’s house.

After dinner,

Jiang Youli felt a little full, so she went to the balcony on the first floor to look at the moon and enjoy the wind.

The cold wind howled, bringing with it a hint of coolness.

Jiang Youli was in a surprisingly good mood.

A little while later, Lu Yaoyi quietly walked up to Jiang Youli.

A person’s figure suddenly appeared in Jiang Youli’s peripheral vision. A familiar, faint scent kept wafting into her nose. She didn’t have to look to know who the person next to her was.

They both looked at the bright moon hanging in the night sky without saying a word, as if they had a tacit understanding.

Time passed by, minute by minute.

“Jiang Youli.”

Lu Yaoyi’s voice suddenly broke the silence.

Jiang Youli: “Mhm?”

Lu Yaoyi: “Do you know what holiday it is tomorrow?”

Jiang Youli only knew that the day after tomorrow was the Lantern Festival.

Was there a holiday tomorrow?

She looked away and turned to look at Lu Yaoyi, asking curiously, “Tomorrow?”

Lu Yaoyi: “Mhm.”

Jiang Youli: “What holiday is it tomorrow?”

Lu Yaoyi: “Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day.”

When Jiang Youli heard the words “Valentine’s Day,” a surge of emotions suddenly welled up in her heart.

She stared at Lu Yaoyi, and for some reason, she suddenly felt that Lu Yaoyi was going to ask her if they should celebrate Valentine’s Day together. She straightened up and asked calmly, “Valentine’s Day tomorrow? Why are you suddenly telling me this?”

Lu Yaoyi: “Do you want to celebrate Valentine’s Day with me tomorrow?”

Jiang Youli: “…”

She had guessed it right.

The reason Lu Yaoyi came back early was because she missed Jiang Youli, and she also wanted to celebrate Valentine’s Day with her. She wanted to take advantage of Jiang Youli more during their partnership. “Do you want to agree to celebrate Valentine’s Day with me tomorrow?”

Jiang Youli looked at Lu Yaoyi with an unchanging expression. “Are you kidding me?”

Lu Yaoyi: “I’m not kidding.”

Jiang Youli: “Why do you want me to celebrate Valentine’s Day with you?”

Lu Yaoyi: “Because…”

Jiang Youli faintly anticipated Lu Yaoyi’s answer and felt a little nervous for some reason.

She didn’t know why she was like this.

She just felt that Lu Yaoyi…

Was a little strange.

Lu Yaoyi swallowed her true feelings and said to Jiang Youli as if it were a matter of course, “Of course it’s because other Omegas have their Alphas to celebrate Valentine’s Day with. I also want my Alpha to celebrate Valentine’s Day with me, so do you want to celebrate Valentine’s Day with me tomorrow?”

Jiang Youli didn’t say anything.

“I heard that there will be a magnificent fireworks show at the beach tomorrow night at 9 p.m., and only couples can ride the Ferris wheel by the beach tomorrow night,” Lu Yaoyi stared at the seemingly indifferent Jiang Youli. “I want to experience watching the fireworks show from the Ferris wheel by the beach, so do you want to go on a date with me tomorrow night?”

Hearing this, Jiang Youli’s heart felt a wave of warmth.

A… a date?

Lu Yaoyi wanted her to celebrate Valentine’s Day with her tomorrow because she wanted to go on a date with her?

She had never been on a date before…

Lu Yaoyi: “I also have my own needs.”

Jiang Youli: “Your needs?”

“I just want to experience what it’s like to go on a date on Valentine’s Day,” Lu Yaoyi was worried that Jiang Youli would refuse, so she used her old trick again. “Jiang Youli, you’re my Alpha right now. Shouldn’t you fulfill your duty as my Alpha and celebrate Valentine’s Day with me?”

Jiang Youli suddenly felt like laughing after hearing this.

The duty she should fulfill as Lu Yaoyi’s Alpha right now?

Lu Yaoyi seemed to always use this sentence to stop her from talking and “force her to accept” those outrageous requests. She said with a half-smile, “You’re trying to guilt-trip me.”

Lu Yaoyi: “I’m not.”

Jiang Youli: “You’re still going to argue?”

“You can choose to agree or not agree,” Lu Yaoyi answered Jiang Youli without rushing. “So I’m not guilt-tripping you.”

Jiang Youli: “…”

She actually had a point.

Lu Yaoyi: “Do you have other plans for tomorrow?”

Jiang Youli: “No.”

Lu Yaoyi: “Then think about going on a date with me tomorrow?”

Jiang Youli: “…”

Lu Yaoyi’s voice was extremely gentle. “Just think about it?”

Jiang Youli’s thoughts couldn’t help but become a mess.

She really didn’t want to agree to Lu Yaoyi because it would make her seem like she was very obedient to Lu Yaoyi, but she couldn’t bring herself to refuse Lu Yaoyi.

That strange feeling was as if she didn’t want to refuse Lu Yaoyi in the first place.

But was willing to go on a date with her.

“…”

She really couldn’t understand herself anymore.

Forget it.

She was Lu Yaoyi’s Alpha right now.

So, it should be fine to fulfill her Alpha duty and go on a date with Lu Yaoyi to celebrate Valentine’s Day, right? She could also experience watching the fireworks show from the Ferris wheel by the beach. Why not be generous and agree to Lu Yaoyi’s outrageous request?

Mhm.

It was all because she was too kind.

After she had comforted herself, she was about to agree when she heard Lu Yaoyi say.

“Think about it carefully, and I’ll call you tomorrow to ask you, okay?”

Jiang Youli suddenly felt that Lu Yaoyi was always so demanding.

It wasn’t a problem for her to wait one night, so she deliberately put on an unwilling expression and said, “Since you’ve said that, then I’ll reluctantly consider it tonight. I’ll give you my final answer tomorrow.”

“Okay,” Lu Yaoyi had no intention of staying for long. “Then I’ll head back now.”

Jiang Youli nodded slightly. “Mhm.”

Lu Yaoyi turned around and left the balcony without looking back.

Jiang Youli looked at Lu Yaoyi’s back and the corners of her lips unconsciously curved into a slight smile.

She seemed to be in an even better mood.

The next day,

From the moment Jiang Youli woke up in the morning, she was waiting for Lu Yaoyi to call her to ask if she had made up her mind. However, she waited until 3 p.m. and still hadn’t received a call from Lu Yaoyi. She lay on the sofa in the living room, feeling speechless and frustrated.

She was even very annoyed.

She suspected that Lu Yaoyi didn’t want to go out and celebrate Valentine’s Day with her anymore.

Otherwise, why hadn’t she called her to ask, when it was already 3 p.m.?

Lu Yaoyi’s delay in calling her made her feel like she was eating a bitter herb without being able to say anything. She could only hold her phone and complain to herself, “Didn’t you say you wanted to go out and celebrate Valentine’s Day with me today? Didn’t you say you wanted to go on a date with me on Valentine’s Day? What time is it now, and you still haven’t called me?”

“Lu Yaoyi, I’m warning you, I’ll only wait for you for ten more minutes.”

“If you don’t call me in ten minutes,”

“I’ll…”

She hadn’t finished speaking when her phone suddenly rang.

Jiang Youli immediately sat up straight, adjusted her emotions, and answered the call.

“Hello.”

Her voice was as indifferent as if the person who was just worrying wasn’t her.

“Jiang Youli.”

Lu Yaoyi’s gentle voice came from the phone. “Have you made up your mind?”

Jiang Youli: “I have.”

Lu Yaoyi: “Then you…”

Jiang Youli: “I agree.”

Lu Yaoyi: “Really?”

“Let’s be clear first. I’m not agreeing to go on a date with you to celebrate Valentine’s Day. I’m doing it for the same reason as you—to watch the fireworks show from the Ferris wheel by the beach,” Jiang Youli kept in mind that she couldn’t let Lu Yaoyi get narcissistic. “Because you said that the fireworks show at the beach tonight is only available on Valentine’s Day, that’s why I’m reluctantly agreeing to go out and celebrate Valentine’s Day with you.”

The corners of Lu Yao’s lips slightly curved up. “Mhm.”

No matter what,

Jiang Youli had agreed to celebrate Valentine’s Day with her, hadn’t she? She looked at herself in the full-length mirror, all dressed up. “Then let’s meet at your door at 5 p.m.”

Jiang Youli: “Okay.”

In the evening,

Jiang Youli waited at her door half an hour early.

She felt a little excited for no reason just thinking about going on a date with Lu Yaoyi to celebrate Valentine’s Day. She even faintly looked forward to the date with Lu Yaoyi.

She felt that she was getting stranger and stranger.

But she didn’t want to delve into it.

She looked up at the clear blue sky and was in a particularly good mood.

She couldn’t help but sigh at how nice the weather was today.

It was a good day for a date.

A little while later,

A familiar, pleasant voice came from the left. “Jiang Youli.”

Jiang Youli looked over at the sound.

Lu Yaoyi’s elegant and beautiful attire made her a little dazed for a moment.

So beautiful.

She stared blankly at Lu Yaoyi, who was walking toward her step by step.

Her heart rate quietly fell out of rhythm.

Lu Yaoyi walked up to Jiang Youli and asked softly, “Have you been waiting long?”

“…”

Jiang Youli suddenly came back to her senses. “No… I just got here.”

“There must be a lot of dating couples at the beach tonight who want to ride the Ferris wheel,” Lu Yaoyi looked at Jiang Youli with a smile in her eyes. “Let’s hurry and go to the beach to queue up, just in case we can’t get on the Ferris wheel before the fireworks show starts.”

Jiang Youli: “Okay, let’s go.”