The Stunning Omega CEO Always Wants Me to Mark Her - Chapter 13

Lin Sui wasn’t in the mood today. She had no energy at all, and since she couldn’t skip PE, she could only sit on the steps, listlessly scrolling through her phone.

She opened a short novel and got absorbed in reading.

I can’t stop myself from liking my sister. I know it’s ridiculous—she’s an Alpha. We live together, eat together every day… it’s hard not to be drawn to her. But she doesn’t seem to feel the same about me…

Lin Sui forced down the strange feeling creeping into her chest and kept reading, only to discover the short novel wasn’t finished. Worse, it hadn’t been updated for two weeks.

…

Fantastic.

She’d just stepped into a massive pit.

Just then, she heard Zhu Huan shouting:

“Can’t even dribble properly and you call that basketball? Just go home and sleep!”

Sounded like she was blowing up at the group playing nearby.

When Lin Sui tucked away her phone and strolled over, the group had already apologized and left.

“What’s going on? You were yelling so loud I could hear you from way over there.” Lin Sui asked curiously.

Zhu Huan huffed, dragging her down to sit beside her. “Their basketball kept flying over to the tennis courts. Wen Xiangzhu almost got hit! A bunch of noobs.”

Almost?

Lin Sui’s eyes narrowed slightly as she glanced at the court. Wen Xiangzhu had just finished her tennis match and was resting. She looked fine.

“All right, my turn. I’m heading back in.” Zhu Huan patted Lin Sui on the shoulder before jogging to the court.

Lin Sui only gave her a glance before looking away, opening her phone again. Without thinking, she reopened that same novel and typed a comment.

When is the author updating?

It looked too blunt. She hesitated, then edited it:

Dear Author, when will the next update be out~

Perfect.

“Jie.”

Lin Sui stiffened. At some point, Wen Xiangzhu had appeared right in front of her. She quickly locked her screen and muttered awkwardly, “Didn’t I tell you not to—”

“No one heard.” Wen Xiangzhu pressed her lips together before adding softly, “If you’re really worried… I can call you Suisui instead?”

Lin Sui: “…?”

“What do you think?”

Wen Xiangzhu gave a little smile. “I think it works. After all, you’re only a few months older than me.”

Lin Sui stayed silent, tangled in thought.

Seeing this, Wen Xiangzhu blinked at her. “If you mind, I’ll stick with calling you Jie.”

“Suit yourself.” Lin Sui gave up. She couldn’t decide anyway.

“Then… Suisui?” Wen Xiangzhu tilted her head, smiling sweetly. “Weird. Better stick with Jie. Jie, can you come with me to the convenience shop? I’m thirsty, but I didn’t bring my phone or any cash.”

Lin Sui forced herself to ignore the word Suisui. She grabbed the drink that Omega from earlier had given her and handed it over. “Here, drink this.”

Wen Xiangzhu lowered her eyes, something unreadable flickering in them. Then she reached out and took it. “I don’t really like this flavor, but Huan-jie does. I’ll give it to her.”

Lin Sui raised her brows, baffled, as she watched her run off to hand the bottle to Zhu Huan, then come jogging back.

It was just a drink, but… wasn’t that a little odd?

“Let’s go buy something else at the shop.”

Her eyes curved with a smile, clearly in a better mood now.

Lin Sui didn’t really want to go—she was feeling lazy.

But it was still class time. Other than those in PE, the convenience store would be empty. Wen Xiangzhu was an Omega, and a beautiful one at that. Lin Sui couldn’t really feel at ease letting her go alone.

“Fine.”

She agreed.

At this hour, the shop only had a cashier and a few scattered students.

“Pick what you want yourself.”

“Okay.” Wen Xiangzhu went straight to the shelf of bottled drinks.

Lin Sui followed slowly, watching her from behind.

Maybe because she’d just played, strands of hair clung to her damp cheeks, her collar slightly askew, revealing the inhibitor patch on the back of her neck.

Lin Sui narrowed her eyes before quickly looking away.

Before long, Wen Xiangzhu turned with her selections. “I’m done.”

“Mm.”

She held a bottle of milk tea and a pack of cakes.

“You’re not full? Lunch is soon.” Lin Sui commented, pulling out her phone to pay at the counter.

“Mm… I was a little hungry. Just wanted a snack.”

Lin Sui didn’t ask further. Once they left the shop, they went their separate ways.

When class finally ended, Zhu Huan, exhausted from playing, clung to Lin Sui as they ambled toward the classroom.

“Gotta admit, Wen Xiangzhu’s pretty good at tennis.” Zhu Huan still looked excited.

“Tennis? Not my thing.” Lin Sui chuckled.

“Then let her teach you! Perfect chance to bond.” Zhu Huan teased. “Anyway, you two are family.”

Lin Sui pulled a face. “Family? …I guess, for now. But what’s there to bond over between us?”

“Tsk. For now?”

Zhu Huan caught the slip and raised her brows. “What, you think that might change?”

“Who knows?” Lin Sui mused. “Anything’s possible.”

“Well, from what I see, that Wen Wenfu guy isn’t much of a catch anyway.”

She laughed. “So maybe you two really will split up in the end, go your separate ways.”

Then she hesitated, frowning slightly. “But… maybe not.”

“Not what?” Lin Sui asked curiously.

Zhu Huan slowed her pace, giving Lin Sui a long, thoughtful look. “What do you think of Wen Xiangzhu?”

Lin Sui froze, turning her gaze aside. “She’s just… just Wen Xiangzhu. What else is there to say?”

At that, Zhu Huan studied her a moment before sighing. “Got it.”

Lin Sui: “…”

Got what, exactly?

There was still one last class before lunch. Lin Sui decided not to nap this time—she’d better pay some attention, at least for appearance’s sake.

Otherwise, Yang Li would probably call her mother, and she’d have to endure another round of nagging when she went home for the weekend.

Just as she sat down, Wen Xiangzhu turned around from the row in front, phone in hand, looking at her with unusual seriousness.

Sensing the gaze, Lin Sui lifted her head blankly. “What?”

“Add me as a friend. I’ll transfer you the money.”

Wen Xiangzhu pointed at her phone and said softly, “Including the meal money from earlier.”

“No need. It’s just a small amount.”

Lin Sui dropped her gaze, refusing to meet her eyes.

Seeing this, Wen Xiangzhu pressed her lips together. Her cheeks were still faintly flushed from PE class, making her complexion look even fairer.

“You should take it,” she said earnestly, locking eyes with Lin Sui.

The intensity of her stare made Lin Sui feel a little uneasy.

Beside them, Zhu Huan and Lu Xiaomeng simply watched in silence, smiles tugging at their lips as if they were in on some private joke.

“Fine, fine.”

With a resigned sigh, Lin Sui pulled up her QR code and handed it over.

A short beep, then a new friend request popped up.

The avatar was an adorable white cat head, with the username [Hidden Within].

Lin Sui glanced at it, accepted, and chuckled to herself.

Pretty literary name, she thought.

“I’ve sent it. Remember to accept.”

Wen Xiangzhu tapped a few times on her phone.

Lin Sui acknowledged with a hum, received the transfer, then silently opened her Moments out of idle curiosity.

It was spotless—nothing posted, except for a faint gray line: Only visible for the past three days.

Right, she should set a remark.

She opened [Hidden Within]’s profile to edit, but then hesitated.

What should she change it to?

Zhu Huan, sipping her drink, noticed Lin Sui staring at her screen as if petrified and leaned over.

“What are you doing? Anyone else would think you’re staring at Medusa.”

Snapping back, Lin Sui muttered, “Nothing. Don’t bother me, I’m thinking.”

“Okay, okay. You think hard. I’m going to sleep.”

“…”

Lin Sui stared at the remark field for a long while. No matter what she typed in her head, it all felt awkward.

In the end, she gave up and just saved it under Wen Xiangzhu’s full name.

—

That evening in the dorm.

“Guess what I saw today?” Xia Yi asked mysteriously.

“That self-absorbed Alpha was writing a cheer message for Wen Xiangzhu! He’s even planning to hand it over to the broadcasting room during the sports meet!”

At that, Lin Sui and Zhu Huan both let out a laugh for no apparent reason.

Sometimes, when words fail, laughter is all that’s left.

“If he wants to be a simp, let him! Idiot dog…”

Once Xia Yi brought up Chen Huaxing, she wouldn’t stop, venting over a year’s worth of pent-up annoyance.

Lin Sui quickly lost interest. She lowered her head and stared at her phone instead.

Her chat with Wen Xiangzhu still sat at the earlier transfer record—nothing new. She wasn’t even sure why she kept looking.

Just then, her phone buzzed.

A new message appeared in the once-quiet chat.

[Jiejie, sleep early. Good night!]

Lin Sui stared at it for a moment, arched an eyebrow, and didn’t reply. Instead, she put her phone down and climbed into bed.

Yeah, time to sleep.

—

In the days that followed, her relationship with Wen Xiangzhu seemed to ease a little.

The atmosphere was still oddly stiff though—Lin Sui wasn’t talkative, and Wen Xiangzhu was naturally mild-mannered. Their conversations usually fizzled out after a few lines.

On Friday after school, the family car was already waiting outside.

Lin Sui and Wen Xiangzhu walked out one after the other, keeping about ten meters apart.

Once they were far enough from school, Wen Xiangzhu jogged forward to catch up with Lin Sui, who was bent over her phone, and lowered her head to walk beside her.

“Jie,” she said, blinking up at her, “don’t look at your phone while walking. It’s bad for your eyes.”

Lin Sui gave her a sidelong glance. “I like it.”

Wen Xiangzhu fell quiet, then peeked at her screen. “You’re browsing the school forum?”

“Mm.” Lin Sui answered, then switched her phone off.

She had just been looking at the latest post about the top student scandal.

Most people in the comments had already guessed Wen Xiangzhu’s name—and from there, guessed Lin Sui too.

Her head throbbed.

She should’ve listened to Zhu Huan and deleted the thread back then…

But now it was too late. Forget it.

If people figured it out, maybe it wasn’t all bad. At least no one would dare mess with Wen Xiangzhu anymore.

After all, the girl looked like an easy target.

Thinking that, Lin Sui suddenly caught herself—startled by how naturally she had started worrying on Wen Xiangzhu’s behalf.

Carrying that strange feeling, she followed her into the car.

Not far away, a single-lidded girl with a low ponytail stood watching them, eyes glinting coldly as though deep in thought.

—

The ride home was long.

By the car door sat a packet of motion sickness pills they’d bought last time at the amusement park. Lin Sui picked it up and placed it beside Wen Xiangzhu.

Wen Xiangzhu blinked, looked down at it, then back at Lin Sui, emotions flickering in her eyes.

“Don’t puke in the car,” Lin Sui said lightly, noticing her gaze. “Take it if you feel carsick.”

Wen Xiangzhu lowered her eyes, lips curving with the faintest smile.

“Thank you, Jie.”