After Mistakenly Marking Her Stunning Omega Stepsister - Chapter 20.1

Lin Sui’s slightly cool voice, amplified through the microphone, echoed throughout every corner of the school.

The Dean of Students, caught off guard by Lin Sui’s sudden appearance, felt her limbs go numb. She stammered, “That is…”

“Wen Xiangzhu?” Lin Sui raised an eyebrow, stating the name outright.

The Dean of Students, the Principal, and all the students never expected Lin Sui to say the name so bluntly.

But upon reflection, this was exactly the kind of thing Lin Sui would do.

The only question was what exactly she intended.

The Dean wiped cold sweat from his forehead and nodded reluctantly.

He didn’t dare offend Lin Sui, but right now he felt… utterly humiliated, like a monkey on display for everyone’s amusement.

Lin Sui smirked and took the microphone from the Dean.

“You’ve all seen the forum post and that grainy photo,” she said, glancing at the Dean with a smile. “I’m sure you’ve seen it too, Dean.”

“Ah, right… yes…” The Dean chuckled nervously.

“The car Wen Xiangzhu was in the photo is indeed my family’s car. Over the past few days, you’ve all heard rumors about our early romance,” Lin Sui said slowly, her gaze sweeping the crowd to where Wen Xiangzhu stood.

As the words hung in the air, the Dean of Students’ legs went weak.

So Wen Xiangzhu’s supposed early romance—the one I was investigating—is actually with Lin Sui?!

Oh no. This is disastrous.

She wiped cold sweat from her brow, standing silently to the side, trying to shrink into the background.

Lin Sui continued, “That was just a rumor, completely baseless. As for why Wen Xiangzhu and I were in the same car…”

“It’s because we have a special relationship.”

Now the audience was utterly confused.

The early romance was a rumor, but they have a special relationship? What kind of relationship is that?!

Below the stage, Lu Xiaomeng nudged Wen Xiangzhu curiously. “What does that mean? You have a special relationship?”

Wen Xiangzhu pressed her lips together, her gaze fixed on the stage. She simply shook her head, refusing to elaborate.

“Wen Xiangzhu,” Lin Sui said, pursing her lips, “is my younger sister.”

“That photo merely captured us returning home from school—nothing more.”

The revelation sent a shockwave through the audience, and the Dean of Students felt her world darken.

This is over. If I’ve offended the Lin family, my job is likely gone. This is utterly ruined.

Lin Sui turned off the microphone and turned to the Dean of Students, who was trembling nervously nearby. “Dean, this whole mess was caused by Feng Yue and Lu Rong spreading rumors. People like them can’t be allowed to stay at No. 1 High School, can they?”

“Ah… no, no, no! The school will naturally take severe action against anyone who ruins its reputation!”

Seeing this, Lin Sui smiled in satisfaction and turned the microphone back on. “One more thing: someone from Second Year, Class Five, who doesn’t want to reveal their name.”

She glanced at Class Five’s seats. “Stop harassing my sister. That crappy cheerleading script of yours is really disgusting.”

With that, Lin Sui handed the microphone back to the Dean of Students and stepped down from the stage.

The Dean of Students stood alone on the stage, feeling utterly lost.

What does this mean?

Is my job… still secure?

Of course, Lin Sui wouldn’t bully a Dean of Students. The school acted quickly; by dismissal time, a notice announcing Feng Yue and Lu Rong’s expulsion was posted on the bulletin board.

The students finally understood. They clapped in delight, realizing it was these two who had been spreading rumors and bullying others.

Lu Xiaomeng was still in a daze, clutching Wen Xiangzhu’s hand and repeating her question over and over.

“You two are really sisters?! Oh my goodness!”

Wen Xiangzhu nodded helplessly, feeling uncomfortable every time she heard the word “sister.”

This new status came with so many restrictions.

“But this is great!” Lu Xiaomeng said with a grin. “Lin Sui is your sister, so you’ll be practically untouchable at No. 1 High School! Who would dare bully you now?!”

“Looks like I’ll be benefiting from this too!” Lu Xiaomeng added.

“Sure,” Wen Xiangzhu chuckled softly.

Lu Xiaomeng gripped the handles of the wheelchair and pushed Wen Xiangzhu to the school gate. “How are you getting home? Isn’t Lin Sui with you?”

“I don’t know,” Wen Xiangzhu replied, her gaze fixed on the floor of her pink wheelchair. It seemed she hadn’t seen Lin Sui since the award ceremony.

Just then, Lin Sui and Zhu Huan emerged from the school.

“Sister!”

Lin Sui paused, her eyebrows furrowing slightly. “Why haven’t you left yet?”

“I… I was waiting for you,” Wen Xiangzhu murmured, blinking.

Relieved, Lu Xiaomeng said, “Well, since Lin Sui’s here, I’ll head off now. See you next week.”

“Alright, see you next week.”

Wen Xiangzhu looked up at Lin Sui, looking pitiful. “Sister, how am I supposed to get home?”

“What else can you do? You can’t fly, can you?” Lin Sui felt a little uncomfortable under that pitiful gaze and quietly averted her eyes, pretending not to see.

“Still here? You’re just going to stand around?” Zhu Huan looked at the two with a puzzled expression, then her gaze landed on Wen Xiangzhu. “Oh right, you can’t walk. Just have Lin Sui take you home.”

Lin Sui raised an eyebrow. “You forgot, I have things to do.”

“Ah! Right.” Zhu Huan suddenly remembered and pondered for a moment. “Why don’t we have the driver bring the car over?”

“Mm,” Lin Sui replied, and she called Uncle Wang.

Wen Xiangzhu looked at her with teary eyes. “Sister, what are you going to do? Can’t you take me with you?”

Lin Sui glanced at her with an indifferent expression. “Get your leg better first, little tagalong.”

Wen Xiangzhu: “……”

Zhu Huan glanced at Lin Sui and couldn’t help but speak up for Wen Xiangzhu. “Can’t you be a little gentler with her?”

Lin Sui scoffed. “I doubt it.”

Biologically, there’s an innate attraction between Omegas and Alphas. Wen Xiangzhu is also very pretty, so it’s no surprise she’s so likable.

But Lin Sui didn’t particularly like her. Who would like having a little tail constantly trailing behind them?

She vaguely remembered that it had only been about two months since she first met Wen Xiangzhu.

At the time, she had just returned home. Her usually empty house was unusually cluttered: a plate of fruit on the coffee table, two suitcases piled at the foot of the stairs, and Lin Wei, smiling as she sat on the sofa, holding the hand of a young girl and chatting.

“Suisui’s back? Come here.”

Lin Wei noticed Lin Sui and called out to her.

Lin Sui’s eyebrow twitched slightly as she walked over and sat down on a single armchair some distance away from them.

Even though she sat silently, her expression seemingly calm, Lin Wei could keenly sense her daughter’s mood.

She smiled. “Suisui, this is Wenwen. She’ll be your little sister from now on. Your sister is an Omega, so you need to protect her.”

With that, she gave Wen Xiangzhu a meaningful look.

The young girl slowly approached, her fair cheeks flushed with a faint blush. “Sister…” she murmured timidly.

Her skin was porcelain-fair, her eyes sparkled brightly, her eyelashes were long and delicate, and her lips held a pale strawberry hue—she was a beautiful Omega.

But also very timid.

Lin Sui leaned back against the sofa, scrutinizing the girl without speaking.

Wen Xiangzhu wore a white dress, and she now fidgeted with the hem, stealing glances at Lin Sui from the corner of her eye.

Before this moment, Wen Xiangzhu had imagined Lin Sui’s appearance countless times.

But the instant she saw Lin Sui, all her previous imaginings crumbled to dust.

All the countless versions of Lin Sui she had conjured in her mind paled in comparison to the real person.

Alphas have a strong territorial instinct and are highly sensitive to being observed. Naturally, Lin Sui knew that this overconfident Omega was secretly watching her.

Feeling irritated, Lin Sui clicked her tongue and strode toward the staircase.

The sound of hurried footsteps followed behind her, tinged with panic and urgency, yet hesitant to get too close.

Lin Sui ignored it, stepping over the pink suitcase and onto the stairs.

After only a few steps, a slightly trembling voice called out from behind, “Sis… Sister!”

She paused and turned around.

The pretty Omega stood there, nervously biting her nails as she looked up at her, looking pitiful. “I… I… I can’t lift this.”

Lin Sui lowered her gaze, her thick eyelashes obscuring her eyes.

“You can take the elevator.”

“But I don’t have a card.” Wen Xiangzhu blinked, her small face flushing slightly as her voice softened. “Auntie Lin said the card won’t be ready until tomorrow.”

After a moment of silence, Lin Sui turned back downstairs and casually grabbed the pink suitcase as she passed Wen Xiangzhu.

“Come.”

In the end, Lin Sui took Wen Xiangzhu and her suitcase to the second floor.

Lin Wei followed with a smile. “From now on, the room next to Suisui’s will be Wenwen’s.”

******

A horn honk snapped Lin Sui out of her thoughts.

She looked up and saw Uncle Wang had parked the car by the roadside.

Lin Sui turned back and pushed Wen Xiangzhu toward the car.

“Go back now.”

“Sister,” Wen Xiangzhu said, her small face creasing, “can’t you really take me with you?”

“No,” Lin Sui said firmly.

Hearing this, Wen Xiangzhu sighed and obediently got into the car.

“Then, Sister, come back soon.”

Lin Sui glanced at her, surprisingly not minding her meddling. After a moment, she replied, “Okay.”

Watching the car drive away, Lin Sui looked away and casually pulled a piece of candy from her bag, tore open the wrapper, and popped it into her mouth.

Zhu Huan, who had been watching the whole time, couldn’t resist asking, “That… is that candy from Wen Xiangzhu?”

Lin Sui paused, then looked down at the wrapper still clutched in her hand. Come to think of it, she rarely kept candy in her bag…

“Right,” Lin Sui said, her expression a little uneasy.

Zhu Huan chuckled. “So, it looks like you’ve accepted your little sister, then?”

Lin Sui frowned, pondered for a moment, and nodded.

“Yeah, I guess you could say that.”

“Accepting it? That’s quite a cautious way to put it.”

Zhu Huan nodded thoughtfully.

“Enough with the small talk,” Lin Sui said, the sweet taste of the candy slowly spreading across her tongue. She narrowed her eyes, looking toward the school gate. “Why haven’t they come out yet?”

Zhu Huan pondered for a moment. “They’re probably talking to the Dean, wrapping up some matters. It takes time.”

Lin Sui nodded, popping another piece of candy into her mouth as she stared blankly at the pedestrians passing by on the street.

This mint-flavored candy is surprisingly good.

After a while, Zhu Huan suddenly exclaimed, “They’re coming out!”

Lin Sui snapped out of her daze and turned toward the school gate.

Feng Yue and Lu Rong emerged, dragging their suitcases, looking dazed and disheveled, as if they’d been crying.

Zhu Huan narrowed her eyes and clicked her tongue. “Why didn’t they know fear when they were bullying others?”

“People like that only understand pain when the stick hits their own skin.”

Lin Sui approached the two with a calm expression. “What are you discussing?”

Feng Yue, who had been complaining to Lu Rong, jumped in surprise at Lin Sui’s sudden appearance. She shrank back and immediately fell silent, her face stiffening. “N-nothing…”

Sensing the awkwardness, Lu Rong turned to leave, but Zhu Huan blocked his path, smiling brightly. “Where are you going? Let’s chat!”

“N-no, thanks.”

“No chat… then how about a fight?”

“…”

By the time Lin Sui returned home, it was past ten o’clock at night.

The living room was quiet, lit only by a small nightlight.

Wait, a nightlight?

Lin Sui paused mid-step upstairs and turned to examine the little lamp. It was a white rabbit-shaped nightlight with big eyes, its warm glow casting a soft light on her face and bringing a hint of warmth to her usually cold expression.

In the past, when she came home late, the house would be dark—after all, no one was waiting for her.

But now… something felt different.

Mixed emotions stirred in Lin Sui’s heart. Suddenly, a click echoed from upstairs as a door opened, and light spilled out, illuminating the dark hallway.

“Sister, are you back?” Wen Xiangzhu asked, leaning against the doorframe and looking down the stairs.

“Yeah,” Lin Sui replied, turning to head upstairs.

As she reached her bedroom door, she paused, her gaze settling on Wen Xiangzhu.

Wen Xiangzhu was wearing a beige skirt that reached to her knees, with only one foot in a slipper. Her injured foot was raised, bare.

The gaze was unshy, her eyelashes fluttering slightly, the tips of her ears flushed pink.

Lin Sui’s eyes darkened. After a moment of silence, she asked, “So, how did you manage to come down on just one foot?”

Wen Xiangzhu paused, then lowered her head and replied, “I… I hopped down on one foot.”

“Then hop back up. Doesn’t balancing on one foot get tiring?” Lin Sui said, averting her gaze.

“Oh…” Wen Xiangzhu replied obediently, turning to go back inside.

Lin Sui glanced at her, then reached out and turned on the light in her room.

The next moment, Wen Xiangzhu’s voice came from behind her: “Oh, Sister…”

Lin Sui turned around just as Wen Xiangzhu threw herself toward her.

Instinctively, Lin Sui reached out to steady her, her face a mask of surprise.

“You…”

Wen Xiangzhu seemed to lose her balance, her entire body collapsing against Lin Sui.

The faint fragrance instantly filled Lin Sui’s nostrils. Since both were wearing short sleeves, she could clearly feel the soft, slippery sensation of Wen Xiangzhu’s skin against hers.

Wen Xiangzhu’s cheeks flushed crimson. She stammered, as if wanting to explain but unable to find the words. Her breathing quickened, and she lowered her head. “I… I lost my balance.”

Lin Sui’s expression remained calm, but her heart felt like a tranquil lake suddenly disturbed by a pebble, sending ripples across its surface.

“Stand properly,” she said, her tone turning colder as she changed the subject. “I told you balancing on one foot wouldn’t work.”

Wen Xiangzhu pursed her lips and obediently steadied herself against the doorframe without protest.

As the physical contact ended, Lin Sui secretly sighed in relief, yet felt an inexplicable emptiness in her chest.

“What did you call me here for?” Lin Sui asked, regaining her composure.

“Oh, my hair isn’t dry yet. Can I use the hairdryer in your room?” Wen Xiangzhu blinked, glancing up at her with cautious innocence.

Only then did Lin Sui notice the damp ends of Wen Xiangzhu’s hair. Her brow furrowed. “What about yours?”

“It’s broken,” Wen Xiangzhu replied softly, adding, “It’s been broken for a while. I forgot to replace it because I’ve been living on campus.”

Lin Sui fell silent for a moment.

That’s right… that’s what happened last time.

With that thought, she nodded.

“Come in.”

“Great!” Wen Xiangzhu replied cheerfully, bouncing into the room on one foot.

Lin Sui watched her, feeling conflicted and uneasy.

She’s injured and having trouble moving. Should I help her?

Hiss… but Wen Xiangzhu is an Omega. We’re supposed to keep our distance…

The more Lin Sui thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. Shaking her head, she went into the room, grabbed a hair dryer, and handed it to Wen Xiangzhu.

“You can sit here and dry your hair. I’m going to take a shower.”

Wen Xiangzhu blinked, took the hair dryer, and nodded obediently. “Okay.”

Lin Sui didn’t linger. She walked into the bathroom and closed the door. Soon, the sound of running water echoed through the room.

At the dressing table, Wen Xiangzhu held the hair dryer, her lips pressed together. After a long moment, she turned it on, trying to drown out the insistent sound of water pounding in her ears.

After a while, Wen Xiangzhu put down the hair dryer. Her hair hung softly behind her, and her downcast eyes seemed lost in thought.

The sound of water in the bathroom had long since stopped. Lin Sui had soaked in the bathtub for a while, waiting until her body was thoroughly warm before standing up.

Water dripped from her skin to her ankles and vanished into the soft carpet.

But only then did she realize she’d been in such a hurry that she hadn’t brought either a bathrobe or fresh clothes.

Lin Sui felt a twinge of annoyance as she walked to the door. Pausing with her hand on the doorknob, she called out tentatively, “Wen Xiangzhu? Are you still there?”

A quick response came from outside: “Sister, I’m here. Do you need something?”

Lin Sui frowned. Why hasn’t she left yet?

She was naked and couldn’t just walk out…

“Um… could you bring me my bathrobe?” she asked softly.

“Sure.”

The person outside replied, and then there was the sound of bouncing footsteps.

Lin Sui found the sound amusing. She could imagine Wen Xiangzhu hopping on one foot, probably quite a funny sight.

The sound stopped in front of the bathroom door.

Wen Xiangzhu knocked gently. “Sister, how should I give it to you?”

Lin Sui hesitated, then cracked the door open and reached out. The steam from the bathroom escaped along with her slender wrist.