Chapter 1: Her Lover, the Deceiver

Picturesque mountains and clear waters, birdsong and fragrant flowers. Sunlight poured onto a surface paved with immortal clouds. Several women with extraordinarily beautiful features sat on ultra-luxurious seats.

System 008 transformed itself into a little girl wearing a white princess dress, a pair of rabbit ears on its head specifically used for acting cute, all just to get the several bigwigs before it to cooperate with its work.

It sat in its seat, waved its small hand, and a golden, glittering standing sign materialized in front of the registration desk: 【Atonement Group Retirement World Registration Office】

The Main God Space managed numerous mini-worlds. For ease of administration, these mini-worlds were divided into several groups, including the Atonement Team, the Pleasure Group, the Repair Group… Each group had different mission types. The most ostracized among them were the members of the Atonement Team, because they often carried the weight of numerous lives on their shoulders, steeped in heavy sin. King Yama Palace refused to accept them and threw them into the Main God Space to undergo reformation. Only after lowering their sin value would Yama be willing to grant them Meng Po Soup, helping them forget the past and reincarnate anew.

Once their sin value dropped to zero and they accumulated enough points, they earned one chance to choose a retirement world without a system following them. In that world, they would be free. Of course, one could also forgo this opportunity and return directly to the Netherworld for reincarnation.

008 maintained its most sincere smile at all times, because any who could appear before it were, without exception, bigwigs. After all, members of the Atonement Team found it hard not to mentally collapse. Many new members didn’t last through more than a few mini-worlds before their souls dissipated.

008 straightened the rabbit ears on its head and asked a bigwig in front of the desk in a milky voice: “Hello, which world would you like to retire to?”

While the Atonement Team registration office was processing member retirements, Chief Sin, the Group Leader in charge of the Atonement Team, was drinking tea and chatting with Chief Joy, the Group Leader of the Pleasure Group, in an ethereally beautiful pavilion filled with Immortal Qi.

An atonement record book lay on the table. The names of several people suddenly emitted a golden light, which then slowly faded.

Seeing this, Chief Joy clasped her hands towards Chief Sin and smiled. “Congratulations, you’ve got a few fewer members on your hands.”

Chief Sin, upon hearing this, twitched the corner of her mouth. “Get lost. You should know, this batch retiring are all backbone members of my team. Pull one out, and they’re worth a hundred.”

Chief Joy shrugged. “Come on, as for the members in your team, just being able to drink Meng Po Soup and reincarnate is already a tremendous stroke of good fortune for them.”

Chief Sin was speechless for a moment. She flipped open the atonement record, found the first name that had glowed, and introduced her: “Jia Hua, one hundred and forty-four missions completed.”

Chief Joy raised an eyebrow. “That many? Your team is seriously squeezing its members! Didn’t she go to headquarters to complain about you?”

Chief Sin shook her head. “She carries one hundred and forty-four human lives.”

Chief Joy flew into a rage. “How utterly damnable!”

Chief Sin sighed. “You don’t understand, she was actually the most pitiful one. Before she died—”

“Chief!”

A piercing scream suddenly rang out. In the blink of an eye, a cute little girl materialized, kneeling before Chief Sin, her face covered in tears, her whole body heaving with sobs.

“Chief! The Main Allocation System, it garbled its code… It’s not my fault, it’s not my fault, wuwuwu…”

Chief Sin’s brows furrowed slightly. She picked up 008, looked directly into its watery blue eyes, and asked, “What happened to those team members?”

008 sniffled, lowered its head, and wept. “The system randomly assigned them. They should be landing randomly…”

Chief Joy forgot about Jia Hua’s matter. Hearing this, she slowly lifted her teacup and took a sip, gloating. “Ah Sin, remember to go to headquarters to receive your punishment yourself, oh~ Tsk tsk, this batch of retiring members from your team is truly pitiful. They can’t even go to the retirement world they themselves chose. Sigh…”

Chief Sin’s face was expressionless. “…”

Damn it, Chief Joy is mocking me again…

–

Inside the An City No. 2 High School gymnasium, a fierce basketball match was underway.

“Ahhh, Sister Yan, fighting! You’re the best!!”

“Heavens, slay me, slay me, Sister Yan is looking over here, she’s looking over here!!”

“Wipe out those bastards on the other side!”

“…”

In the first row of the spectator stands, Jia Hua, who had been leaning back in her chair with her eyes closed, abruptly snapped them open. She looked down and saw a school uniform jacket in her arms. Two backpacks, one black and one pink, were at her feet, along with two bottles of mineral water.

Jia Hua froze for an instant, then a sharp pain shot through her mind, as if countless memories were flooding into her brain. Her brows furrowed as she rapidly accepted these memories belonging to the original owner of this body.

The memories finished transferring quickly. Jia Hua’s expression returned to detachment. She bent down, picked up one of the unopened water bottles at her feet, twisted the cap, and took a sip to calm her heart, which was surging with shock and anger.

This is the retirement world I chose?!

I chose a modern society, one of the top ten richest people in the country, so rich it’s obscene, a universally adored, stunningly beautiful rich woman. And the result—now she’d been thrown into an ABO world to be a student!

Jia Hua pursed her lips tightly, preventing herself from losing composure, and began to sort through the original owner’s memories.

The ABO world was dominated by six types of people: Male Alpha, Female Alpha, Male Beta, Female Beta, Male Omega, and Female Omega. The primary gender was male and female, while the secondary gender was Alpha, Beta, and Omega.

The primary gender was discernible to the naked eye at birth, but the secondary gender could only be one hundred percent confirmed after differentiation on the day one turned eighteen. However, genetic testing could determine a baby’s secondary gender right after birth. The vast majority of the time, it was accurate. The rare instances historically where it was wrong involved cases where the genetic test indicated Alpha or Omega, but the person was actually just an ordinary Beta. Therefore, genetic testing was considered highly accurate and trusted by most people.

Currently, each minor citizen’s basic information included a genetic testing field stating their secondary gender. Once they came of age, they could go to the Genetics Bureau and change the genetic testing field to the secondary gender field.

Alphas could produce Alpha pheromones, and their canine teeth could freely retract and extend. Later, they would experience a monthly Susceptible Period. Omegas, on the other hand, could produce Omega pheromones, and a small red bump would protrude on the back of their neck—that was the location of their gland. Later, they would experience a monthly sensitivity period, commonly known as the heat period. If one lacked these characteristics and had no heat phenomena, they could be identified as an ordinary Beta.

In the ABO world, the ratio of primary genders, male to female, was roughly equal. For secondary genders, Betas generally made up one-half, while Alphas and Omegas each accounted for one-quarter. Due to the physiological disparity between Alphas and Omegas, as well as the existence of Susceptible Periods and heat periods, the law stipulated explicit restrictions on Alphas and protections for Omegas.

Through the original owner’s memories, Jia Hua briefly familiarized herself with this ABO world, which was foreign to her. She had never done a mission in an ABO world and knew very little about this world with six types of people.

As for herself, Jia Hua, in this ABO world, her genetic test indicated Female Omega. She was seventeen, a student of Senior 3 Class 1 at An City No. 2 High School. Her mother was a Female Alpha bus driver, and her Mommy was a Female Omega primary school teacher. Their family background was average, but they had food and clothing, living happily and contentedly.

The reason she was currently in the school gymnasium was that her class, Senior 3 Class 1, and the neighboring Senior 3 Class 2 were engaged in a basketball match simmering with hidden gunpowder.

“Those grandchildren from Class 2, they even dared to mess with Sisi! Let’s see if our class beats them till they cry! If their hands can’t behave, they can be chopped off!” A female Beta classmate sitting next to Jia Hua said furiously.

The origin of the basketball match was a male Alpha from Class 2 who had secretly groped the butt of a female Omega from Class 1 in the corridor. A Class 1 student saw it, and the two sides started a commotion. But because the corridor surveillance was broken, they couldn’t produce evidence. So, both sides agreed to a basketball “friendship” match after class.

“Bang!” A huge body flew backward and crashed heavily onto the floor. The one who knocked the big guy down was a tall female Alpha with long legs and a narrow waist. Her long hair was cleanly tied into a ponytail, and her features were delicate and handsome.

After knocking the person down, the female Alpha sneered and extended a hand towards the big guy. Just as she pulled him up, she suddenly withdrew her hand. The big guy fell back onto the ground again with a dull thud.

The female Alpha ignored the other party’s hostile glare, spreading her hands. “Sorry, my hand slipped. Pardon me.”

“Ahhhhh, Sister Yan is so cool!”

“Save me, how can Sister Yan be this dashing? As expected, the only one who can out-handsome Sister Yan is Sister Yan in the next second!”

“…”

The match ended. Class 1’s score far surpassed Class 2’s. Jia Hua silently listened to the roars of the people around her, casting her gaze onto the basketball court, where she met the eyes of the person they called Sister Yan.

Sister Yan had a brief group hug with her nearby teammates, then strode towards Jia Hua. Jia Hua clearly felt the surroundings instantly quiet down, everyone’s eyes following that Sister Yan.

Sister Yan walked up to Jia Hua and stopped, reaching out a hand towards her. “Give me water.”

Jia Hua blinked, then handed her the other unopened water bottle at her feet.

Sister Yan took the bottle, twisted it open, and gulped down two mouthfuls. Holding the bottle, she then picked up the black backpack from beside Jia Hua’s feet and slung it over one shoulder. She glanced at Jia Hua coldly. “Let’s go.”

With that, she walked towards the gymnasium exit, leaving only a tall, slender silhouette for Jia Hua.

Jia Hua was silent for a moment, then picked up the pink backpack at her feet and followed.

This Sister Yan was named Zhen Yan. Her genetic test indicated Female Alpha. She was seventeen this year, lived on the same street as Jia Hua, and could be considered Jia Hua’s childhood friend. The most coincidental thing was that they were born on the same day, the same month, and the same year. The elders in their families had even jokingly arranged a child betrothal for them.

The two had grown up together. Many people thought they were a couple, and even the elders on both sides believed so. But Jia Hua knew very clearly that it was impossible, because Zhen Yan was attracted to Female Alphas.

This point had once driven the original owner crazy.

As for Jia Hua, who had transmigrated into the wrong world, she expressed curiosity.

How would two people, both Female Alphas, get through the Susceptible Period mentioned in the original owner’s memories?

–

Zhen Yan walked with large strides on the road home. Jia Hua followed behind her. The two were silent the entire way.

The two had grown up together, childhood friends. As for their relationship, it was that Jia Hua liked Zhen Yan.

The original owner was extremely jealous and possessive. Zhen Yan could only have the best relationship with her. If Zhen Yan got slightly close to someone else, she would run to Grandma Zhen and cry, making a huge scene, using the fact that the Jia family had taken extra care of Zhen Yan when she was young for moral blackmail. As a result, Zhen Yan grew up without so-called close friends or besties. She intensely disliked Jia Hua but was forced to be her deskmate and had to go to and from school with her every day, otherwise Jia Hua would cause trouble.

Because she had to wait for Jia Hua, she, who woke up early every day, was chronically late for school alongside Jia Hua.

Jia Hua, following behind, shoved her hands into the pockets of her school uniform and lowered her head, sorting through the original owner’s memories. The original owner’s memories were too chaotic; besides eating, drinking, and watching Zhen Yan, she basically did nothing else productive.

Zhen Yan, walking ahead, furrowed her brows slightly. She noticed Jia Hua was acting a bit strange today—she hadn’t clung to her? On the way home in the past, Jia Hua had always, in some way or another, deliberately pestered her, wanting to walk side-by-side with her. Why wasn’t she clinging to her today?

Zhen Yan abruptly stopped her steps. Jia Hua, walking with her head down behind her, bumped right into her back.

“What’s wrong?” Jia Hua reached out to rub the forehead that had knocked against Zhen Yan’s back and asked.

Although Jia Hua’s genetic test was Female Omega, she was currently just as tall as Zhen Yan, whose genetic test was Female Alpha. Jia Hua’s mother and Mommy had taken her to the hospital for a checkup, but the Doctor just said it was normal growth.

In this situation, highly restrictive due to secondary genders, Omegas generally weren’t taller than Alphas. Most were much more petite than Alphas. Typically, even Male Omegas were slightly shorter than average Female Alphas.

“Are you angry?” Zhen Yan turned around and looked coldly at Jia Hua.

Jia Hua was puzzled. “What would I be angry about?”

Zhen Yan pursed her lips tightly and looked at Jia Hua silently for a moment, then said coldly, “Just don’t go back and tell my grandma I bullied you, that’s all.” She turned and strode forward again.

Jia Hua blinked, her face full of questions. Then she shrugged, hitched up her slipping backpack, and followed.

Jia Hua learned from the memories that today was the birthday of Jia Hua’s Alpha mother, Jia Hui. Jia Hui had told her last night that she absolutely must invite Zhen Yan and Grandma Zhen to their house for dinner.

But ever since Zhen Yan started middle school, she hadn’t come to the Jia house for a meal. Thus, this was a difficult task.

Although Jia Hua had just arrived in this mini-world and was without system control, she generally didn’t like to sing a different tune. Since it was the original owner’s mother’s birthday, she planned to fulfill the birthday star’s wish.

The two reached the Old Street where they lived. A small, narrow storefront was lit up. An old lady sat on a small stool, hunched over, squinting as she threaded chives onto thin bamboo skewers.

“Grandma, let me do it.” Zhen Yan quickly walked over, placed her backpack on a nearby cabinet, and then crouched down beside Grandma Zhen, beginning to skillfully skewer the chives.

“Yanyan and Huahua are back from school.” Grandma Zhen looked up and smiled kindly.

“Hello, Grandma Zhen,” Jia Hua walked over and responded with a smile.

Zhen Yan raised her eyes and glanced at Jia Hua.

Jia Hua crouched down in front of the two and smiled. “Grandma Zhen, can you and Zhen Yan come to my house for dinner tonight? It’s my mother’s birthday today, and she wants you and Zhen Yan to come eat with us.”

Zhen Yan suddenly stood up, walked into the store, opened a cabinet, and took out a gift box of alcohol. She brought it over and handed it to Jia Hua. “We still have to skewer vegetables, so we won’t go. Wish Auntie happy birthday for us. This alcohol is a birthday gift for her.”

Having said that, she forcefully stuffed it into Jia Hua’s hands, dragged over a small stool, skillfully picked up a basket of vegetables and a bag of skewers, and lowered her head to work.

Jia Hua looked at the alcohol box in her hand, silent for a moment, then urged, “…Come on, it’ll be fun and lively.”

Zhen Yan skewered chives without looking up. “Your house won’t be quiet.”

Jia Hua’s mother was famously popular. Every birthday, the house was crammed full of neighborhood folks. How could it lack liveliness?

Jia Hua fell silent. She abruptly placed the alcohol box in a corner nearby, got up, walked into the store, and brought out a small stool, sitting down.

Jia Hua: “I’ll help you, it’ll be faster. After we’re done skewering, we’ll all go to my house for dinner. It’s settled!”

Without waiting to be refused, Jia Hua sat down in front of Zhen Yan, took some skewers from a nearby bag, pulled over a basket of enoki mushrooms, and began skewering them.

Zhen Yan’s hands, skewering chives, paused slightly. She picked up her basket and turned around, showing her back to Jia Hua.

Jia Hua: …Hold it in, don’t quibble with a little kid.