After Mistakenly Marking Her Stunning Omega Stepsister - Chapter 37

Lin Sui frowned at the message and replied with a question mark.

[Copycat: It seems like my heat is coming. What should I do?]

Meanwhile, Jiang Wanwan hadn’t noticed Lin Sui’s phone, or perhaps she simply didn’t care. She wasn’t concerned about who Lin Sui was texting. Her mind was still replaying Lin Sui’s words.

[“I hope you can be with the person you love, rather than being forced into a relationship with me because of family pressure.”]

The person she loves…

Jiang Wanwan’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, a puzzled look on her face. To her surprise, a face surfaced in her mind. It wasn’t Lin Sui’s, but someone she’d only met once.

They’d only exchanged a few words, yet she couldn’t stop thinking about it.

The thought startled Jiang Wanwan.

How could she… think of someone else? She didn’t even know his name.

She felt a pang of guilt.

As her mind wandered, Lin Sui suddenly spoke up, “I suddenly need to use the restroom. I’m going upstairs.”

“Ah? Okay.”

Jiang Wanwan snapped out of her daze and nodded.

Lin Sui stood up and headed straight for the second floor, bypassing the dining area.

This was something she hadn’t considered. Wen Xiangzhu was alone here, unfamiliar with the surroundings. She shouldn’t be left alone for too long.

Soon, Lin Sui stood outside Wen Xiangzhu’s room and lightly knocked on the door.

The door, however, wasn’t fully closed. Her knock caused it to swing open slightly.

Lin Sui paused, hesitated briefly, then pushed the door wider and stepped inside.

“Wen Xiangzhu?”

Only a dim yellow lamp was lit in the room, leaving the rest of the space in shadow.

Lin Sui scanned the room and spotted Wen Xiangzhu crouched by the bed, clad only in a thin sweater.

She glanced at the jacket carelessly tossed on the bed and frowned. There was no trace of pheromones in the air. After a moment’s thought, a hint of suspicion crept into her expression. Still, she closed the door and approached slowly.

“Why are you dressed so lightly? Did you bring your inhibitor?”

“No.”

Wen Xiangzhu gave a short nod, looking up at Lin Sui. Her voice sounded softer than usual. “The Blocker Patch is still on, but I don’t have any Inhibitor…”

Hearing this, Lin Sui stopped. “Wanwan should have some. I’ll go get it.”

Just as she finished speaking and turned to leave, something suddenly wrapped around her calf.

She stiffened, looking down in surprise at Wen Xiangzhu.

“What are you doing?”

“I feel sick…” Wen Xiangzhu’s voice was hoarse. “Sister, your body feels cool and soothing.”

Lin Sui frowned, the alcohol in her system making her head spin.

“Go lie down on the bed.” She paused. “The floor is cold.”

“But I like the coolness right now.”

Wen Xiangzhu shifted, her long, smooth hair draping casually over her chest as she stepped closer to Lin Sui, reaching out to press herself against her.

Startled, Lin Sui quickly backed up two steps.

But Wen Xiangzhu followed like sticky cowhide candy, impossible to shake off.

Dazed and unsteady, Lin Sui tripped on the carpet, losing her balance and falling backward.

Fortunately, the bed was right behind her.

The scent of Wen Xiangzhu’s discarded jacket filled her ears. Just by tilting her head slightly, the faint fragrance, mixed with lingering pheromones, filled her nostrils.

Lin Sui’s mind went blank for a moment, her heart skipping a beat, her consciousness blurring slightly.

It felt like floating on a cloud, detached from her body, weightless.

A strange sensation, like being in a dream.

She saw a fragrant piece of candy before her, its composition unknown, but it exerted a fatal attraction on her.

As if possessed, she desperately wanted to devour the candy.

Lin Sui narrowed her eyes slightly, attempting to take the candy into her mouth in one go, but failed.

Adjusting her position, she switched to biting.

Finally, her teeth easily pierced the candy, and a rich, intense fragrance flooded her mouth, quickly filling her nostrils.

Almost instinctively, she began releasing her pheromones, gradually infusing them into the candy.

She wanted to completely possess the candy, to mark it with her scent.

The window was slightly ajar, and a cold wind blew in, cutting through the air.

Lin Sui shivered, her mind gradually clearing.

Taking in the scene before her, she froze, her eyes widening slightly.

She was slowly, bit by bit, injecting her pheromones into Wen Xiangzhu’s scent glands.

In other words, she was marking Wen Xiangzhu.

Lin Sui’s consciousness snapped back into focus. Ignoring the damage of abruptly stopping the marking process, she forcefully halted it.

As she stood up, she realized she had somehow ended up with Wen Xiangzhu lying beneath her, her back pressed against Lin Sui’s chest.

Omega’s body trembled slightly, but she didn’t dare move. It was clear this was her first time experiencing something like this, and she seemed dazed.

Lin Sui steadied herself and looked at her, her gaze repeatedly returning to the pale nape of Omega’s neck, where she had bitten the scent gland. Her mind was a tangled mess.

“I-I’m sorry. I don’t know why… I must have drunk too much.”

As the words faded, the figure on the bed stirred, slowly sitting up. Her cheeks were flushed pink, and her eyes were glistening with tears.

“It’s okay.”

Lin Sui forced herself to calm down, carefully recalling what had just happened.

After a moment, she said, “The mark isn’t deep. It’s at most a temporary mark. It won’t affect you. You can be assured of that.”

“I’m truly sorry… I won’t tell anyone. Don’t worry.”

Wen Xiangzhu blinked, a hint of lingering satisfaction in her expression.

“I’m not worried,” she replied, her eyes narrowing into a smile. “Sister, thank you.”

Lin Sui froze, stunned by Wen Xiangzhu’s words.

Thank me? Why would she thank me?

What is she thinking? Any other Omega would be in tears by now. How can she still be smiling?!

Lin Sui didn’t understand, but her rational mind told her she couldn’t stay here any longer.

She took a deep breath and said, “I’ll be leaving now. I’ll have Wanwan deliver the Inhibitor to you later.”

With that, she turned and fled.

Watching the closed door, Wen Xiangzhu blinked, then casually smoothed her hair that had fallen across her chest.

Having just experienced her heat period and a temporary marking, the sensation was still too novel. She hadn’t fully adjusted, and yet she still felt unsatisfied.

Because it had truly felt amazing.

The physical discomfort had vanished completely, leaving her feeling light as a feather.

But she remembered hearing that abruptly stopping a marking could be harmful to the body.

With this thought, she scanned the room, picked up her phone from the table, and contacted the tutor she’d hired last time.

******

Lin Sui returned to her room, still feeling as if she were in a dream.

But the lingering scent of pheromones on her skin served as a constant reminder: it wasn’t a dream.

She had truly done it.

She had temporarily marked an Omega, and that Omega was her nominal younger sister—the one who called her “Sister” every day.

Lin Sui took a deep breath, her head throbbing with pain.

She couldn’t tell if it was because of the temporary marking, the alcohol, or the weight of what she had done.

She felt she had made a mistake.

With a grim expression, she didn’t linger. She grabbed a change of clothes from her suitcase and headed straight into the bathroom.

Only after thoroughly washing away the lingering scent did she slowly emerge.

To avoid being detected, she had even washed her hair…

Hiss, why did this feel like the guilty thrill of cheating and fearing exposure?

When she finished drying her hair and picked up her phone, she saw messages from Jiang Wanwan and Wen Xiangzhu.

She opened Jiang Wanwan’s message first. It asked what she was doing and if she wanted to play chess together.

Wen Xiangzhu’s message was a screenshot.

The page was covered with temporary marks, indicating the suspension of harm to the Omega.

Lin Sui: “……”

Memories of the past began to haunt her again.

After a moment’s thought, she turned and replied to Jiang Wanwan:

[Okay.]

Soon, Jiang Wanwan arrived, carrying a chessboard.

“Did you just finish showering?”

“Yeah.”

Lin Sui smiled. “I took the opportunity to pack my bags.”

Jiang Wanwan nodded and walked to the desk to set down the chessboard.

“Is Wenwen asleep? Should we wake her to join us?”

“No need,” Lin Sui replied. “Her period started today, and she’s feeling unwell… Oh, and could you bring her some Inhibitors sometime? She didn’t bring any.”

Jiang Wanwan paused. “Ah, right now? I’ll go get some.”

She turned and left the room.

After a while, Wen Xiangzhu arrived with her.

“Wenwen said she can’t sleep and wants to join us,” Jiang Wanwan explained with a smile.

Lin Sui glanced at Wen Xiangzhu, then nodded.

“Sure.”

The three of them played chess until eleven o’clock.

Although nothing seemed out of the ordinary, Lin Sui couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.

It was an indescribable awkwardness.

Lin Sui regretted bringing Wen Xiangzhu along.

It was late, and both Jiang Wanwan and Wen Xiangzhu had retreated to their rooms.

Lin Sui felt a sense of relief and lay down, aimlessly scrolling through her phone.

Meanwhile, Jiang Wanwan sat back down at her desk, her mind restless.

After a long moment of hesitation, she retrieved her graphics tablet from a drawer, connected it to her computer, and opened a blank canvas. Guided by memory, she began sketching a rough draft.

She had studied art since childhood, though she never truly enjoyed drawing. Aside from attending art classes, she rarely touched a pencil, and the graphics tablet she’d bought long ago remained unused.

The lines on the digital canvas were messy, yet the structure was accurate.

The sketch depicted a girl’s face: glasses perched on her nose, hair tied in a casual high ponytail, radiating vitality and energy.

If I could find her, learn her name…

Perhaps then Jiang Wanwan might reconsider what Lin Sui had just said.

In the bedroom on the third floor, Xu Ming and Mrs. Jiang sat at the table, their conversation drifting from company matters to Jiang Wanwan and Lin Sui.

“Suisui hasn’t changed much all these years,” Mrs. Jiang remarked.

“Three-year-olds show their true nature. Character is innate. This child has a kind heart; I feel at ease entrusting Wanwan to her.”

Xu Ming remained silent, a trace of worry still lingering on her face.

“But I can’t shake the feeling that something might go wrong.”

“What could possibly go wrong?” Mrs. Jiang asked, startled.

Xu Ming hesitated, then shook her head. “I can’t put my finger on it. When we mentioned the matter a few days ago, Wanwan seemed a little resistant.”

“Ah, if you can’t figure it out, don’t worry about it. Let things take their course,” Mrs. Jiang said resignedly. “I may not have been as attentive to Wanwan when she was younger, but I know my daughter. She’s always been so obedient. She wouldn’t oppose this marriage alliance with the Lin family… I just hope that when the engagement is announced, our Jiang family’s stocks will double again.”

Xu Ming nodded, letting the matter drop. “Speaking of which, Wanwan’s cousin should be returning from abroad soon, right?”

“Yes, I contacted her. She said she’ll make it back for Wanwan’s birthday.”

******

With twenty days left until Jiang Wanwan’s birthday, the Jiang family had already begun preparing for the birthday banquet.

Early one morning, someone knocked on Lin Sui’s door.

Still half-asleep, she lay tangled in her blankets, only stirring after several insistent knocks.

Lin Sui opened her eyes, sighed deeply, and finally got out of bed to answer the door.

When she opened the door, she froze, seeing the person standing there.

“What are you doing here?”

Wen Xiangzhu looked pale and frail, her entire body appearing weak.

“Sister, I don’t feel well. Could you take me to the hospital?”

“What’s wrong?” Lin Sui frowned.

Wen Xiangzhu shook her head. “I think it’s because of the Temporary Mark I had terminated a few days ago.”

A long silence followed her words.

Soon, Lin Sui went to the bathroom to change, then took Wen Xiangzhu out of the Jiang residence.

Their driver had already left, and this wasn’t really a situation where it was appropriate to trouble the Jiang family’s driver, so she had to call a car through her phone.

“This is the fastest,” Lin Sui said, then turned to Wen Xiangzhu. “Your motion sickness…”

“It doesn’t matter. Things are already this bad. Motion sickness is the least of my worries.”

Wen Xiangzhu smiled helplessly.

Lin Sui frowned slightly, giving her a deep look before finally looking away.

That day, she had been drunk and disoriented when she marked someone. When she sobered up, her only thought had been to end things as quickly as possible. She hadn’t even considered the possibility of long-term effects.

What if Wen Xiangzhu really ended up injured because of her?

What then?

Lin Sui felt guilty, but she gritted her teeth and said nothing.

Everything would be clearer after the hospital examination.

Just as Lin Sui had anticipated, Wen Xiangzhu looked even more frail when they got out of the car at the hospital. Her discomfort from her condition and motion sickness had clearly taken a toll.

Unwilling to risk it, Lin Sui helped her into the hospital.

After several hours of tests and procedures, they finally got the results.

To ensure accuracy, Lin Sui had also submitted her own pheromones for testing.

The doctor called Lin Sui into the examination room. “What’s your relationship to her?”

“I’m her sister.”

“Family, then. Alright,” the doctor nodded. “Your… sister’s condition is indeed a complication from forcibly terminating a Temporary Mark. Normally, hospitalization would be required.”

Lin Sui was taken aback by the doctor’s words.

“Is it really that serious?”

“What do you think?” the doctor countered. “You marked her temporarily, but why did you have to stop halfway through? Didn’t you consider your sister’s health?”

As the doctor spoke, she began to stare at Lin Sui with an inscrutable expression.

Lin Sui’s cheeks flushed. She had the feeling the doctor had misunderstood something.

After a round of lecturing, the doctor sighed. “Fortunately, your pheromones match your sister’s with extremely high compatibility. This means you can help treat her, and she won’t need to be hospitalized.”

“Huh?” Lin Sui had never heard of pheromone compatibility before. “I’ll treat her? But how?”

“When you’re not busy, hold her hand more often, hug her, things like that. Basically, you need to transfer your pheromones onto her as much as possible. Understand?”

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