What to Do If Beta Cannot Be Marked? - Chapter 13

Chi Jinxian could hardly believe what he had just heard. His eyes were truly wide open this time, fixed unblinkingly on the ground, and the heat in his ears was no longer noticeable, all that warmth had now rushed to his face!

The ground seemed to sway. Chi Jinxian felt dizzy, and soon the root of his tongue deep in his mouth, along with his throat, became unbearably dry so parched that he desperately wanted a drink of water.

Apart from being a study machine, hence the title God Lu, Lu Zhi was more famously known for his unattainable, aloof demeanor. So how could he just,

Chi Jinxian didn’t dare breathe too loudly, or his thunderous heartbeat would give him away. His face flushed hot as he pressed his lips tightly together, desperately wanting to cover his head with his hands and hide from the world.

“Hmm?”

A cool, questioning sound came from above, as if seeking confirmation.

With that, Chi Jinxian’s shame snapped completely. He couldn’t take it anymore. He abruptly raised his hands to cover his burning ears, hiding the redness beneath his palms, looking as though he wanted to squat right there on the spot and beg for mercy. But reason told him not to embarrass himself further, so he barely managed to hold back.

“It’s just, just a kiss. What else could it be.” he murmured, his voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, shifting his feet to the side as if ready to bolt.

He was so lost in his own emotions that he paid no attention to the person beside him. So when he looked down and saw Lu Zhi’s straight legs blocking the middle of the staircase landing, he assumed Lu Zhi had been standing there all along.

Blocked from his intended escape route upstairs, Chi Jinxian could only pray in his heart that his Lu-ge would maintain his aloof image and stop asking such inappropriate questions and with such calmness, no less.

At that moment, the contents of a certain “crazy love letter” from a few days ago inappropriately resurfaced in his mind. Lu Zhi’s face remained expressionless, but for some reason, his eyes stayed glued to the figure in front of him. He thought this version of Chi Jinxian was nothing like the one who had boldly propositioned him in the love letter. It was intriguing. Lu Zhi had assumed Chi Jinxian was as unflappable as he appeared, never one to blush.

He wondered, if he really touched him, would Chi Jinxian turn as red as a boiled crab, yet open up, This absurd thought suddenly flickered through his mind, and a trace of restless irritation flashed in Lu Zhi’s eyes.

The surroundings fell into complete silence.

When Jiang Jin dragged his leaden legs to the foot of the teaching building, he spotted Lu Zhi and Chi Jinxian standing by the staircase from a distance.

He had no idea what had happened between them. Chi Jinxian had his hands… clutching his ears, head bowed, looking like a perfect example of someone repenting while facing a wall. Clearly, one of them had said something. Chi Jinxian seemed unable to stay any longer, shifting slightly as if to skirt around Lu Zhi, but Lu Zhi subtly moved to block his path. Left with no choice, Chi Jinxian remained frozen in that posture, while Lu Zhi lowered his head slightly, showing no intention of looking away.

From that distance, Jiang Jin couldn’t make out the exact expression on Lu Zhi’s face, but judging by the scene, he had the eerie feeling that, Lu Zhi wanted to devour Chi Jinxian.

Could they be arguing? Given Lu Zhi’s low-pressure aura, it seemed likely. In an instant, Jiang Jin’s heart skipped a beat. He thought to himself, if you really piss off Lu Zhi, it doesn’t matter if you’re an Alpha or a Beta ,Lu Zhi will not hesitate to throw hands.

Chi Jinxian, a delicate and pretty Omega, definitely couldn’t withstand a single kick from Lu Zhi. Moreover, this guy’s pheromones alone were suffocating enough. Who would have thought that after two years of following him, he still couldn’t escape the fate of provoking a madman?

Unable to bear witnessing the scene he anticipated, Jiang Jin quickly raised his hand and shouted toward them, “Lu Zhi!”

Both of them turned their heads simultaneously. Though his legs were sore, Jiang Jin hurried over. As he approached, he saw Chi Jinxian with flushed cheeks and reddened ears, This didn’t look like an argument; it seemed more like he was being teased.

Noticing Jiang Jin, Chi Jinxian visibly relaxed, his eyes lighting up. He had been fretting over Lu Zhi blocking his way and preventing him from leaving. Now that a savior had arrived, he dared to breathe heavily again and hastily said, “Ah, Brother Lu, Brother Jiang is here. He seems to be limping. Why don’t you wait for him and help him? I’ll be going now!”

Without waiting for a response, the speaker sprinted around them, taking three steps at a time and disappearing around the corner of the staircase in a flash.

Jiang Jin, who had just reached Lu Zhi’s side: “…”

Who’s limping?

Jiang Jin’s expression turned slightly displeased. He lifted his arm and draped half his body over Lu Zhi, making him bear half his weight.

“I’m limping, and it’s entirely your fault,” he said. “Now I understand why you said I wouldn’t have time to eat. I’m exhausted to death forget having no time, I don’t even have the energy to eat.”

During the last basketball game, after letting Chi Jinxian go eat alone, Lu Zhi had targeted him like a madman throughout the entire match!

There were several teammates, but Lu Zhi acted as if he couldn’t see anyone else, focusing solely on intercepting him, dribbling past him, and attacking him!

Jiang Jin was baffled. “Did I offend you?”

Lu Zhi grabbed his arm and pushed him off his shoulder, taking three steps up the stairs to create distance between them. With his usual cold expression, he said, “Your imagination is too active, and you’re too weak—always making excuses.”

Jiang Jin: “…”

Leaning on the stair railing, Jiang Jin listened to his indirect remarks about overthinking and being called incompetent. He nodded in resignation and changed the subject. “What were you doing with Little Cash just now?”

Lu Zhi turned and continued upstairs without responding.

Jiang Jin pressed on, “Were you bullying him?”

Somehow, certain words in that short sentence triggered something. Lu Zhi’s footsteps subconsciously paused for a moment before quickly resuming.

He turned back with a somewhat puzzled expression and said, “How would I bully him?”

“…” How would I know how you bullied him? Jiang Jin thought, his expression turning strange.

Sensing the other’s expression, Lu Zhi realized the flaw in his words. The slight confusion on his face instantly turned cold, and he clicked his tongue impatiently. “Why would I bully him?”

Who knows why you’d bully him! Jiang Jin felt that today was not the day to have a conversation with Lu Zhi. The lead in his legs seemed to evaporate, and he briskly strode upstairs back to the classroom.

The only consolation now was probably that Lu Zhi, like him, hadn’t eaten.

With Lu Zhi no longer standing beside him “casting spells,” Chi Jinxian’s shamelessly flushed face soon returned to normal.

But even after hurriedly settling into his seat, it took him a long time of lightly patting his cheeks to calm down completely.

He thought to himself, this shouldn’t have happened. All his hard-earned dignity was ruined today. In the morning, he lost face when his little dad saw right through him, and in the afternoon, he half-confessed to Lu Zhi, laying bare his inner self.

Others could struggle a bit longer when their secrets were exposed, but he? He spilled everything in a single day.

However, it was through this incident that Chi Jinxian surprisingly discovered how utterly useless he could be!

When he was blocking the classroom door to give flowers, love letters, and milk tea, he hadn’t felt the slightest bit shy. And now, with love letters that said things like “I want to have sex with you after graduating high school,” he still didn’t blush or feel his heart race. So why was it that when he actually encountered the real situation, he fell apart?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt he hadn’t performed well. Chi Jinxian was so frustrated that he rubbed and squeezed his face back and forth, even pouting his lips.

Jiang Baixiao returned from fetching water at the corner of the podium and saw him abusing his own face. He asked, “Are you doing facial stretches and jumps?”

Chi Jinxian sighed heavily and said, “Baixiao, you just don’t get it.”

Jiang Baixiao replied, “If you tell me, then I’ll understand.”

Chi Jinxian shook his head. “I won’t.”

This matter could never be known by a fourth person!

Jiang Baixiao slammed his teacup down with a “clang” and rolled up his sleeves, ready to throw a punch. Just then, the back door creaked open. Startled, he instantly pulled his sleeves back down.

As for Chi Jinxian, he immediately turned his face toward the window and covered half of his cheek with one hand.

Jiang Baixiao thought to himself, when it comes to matters involving God Lu, it’s better to know as little as possible.

Chi Jinxian’s seat was by the window, and between the window and the back door was a solid wall.

Sitting in the last row provided good cover to avoid checks by the Dean of Students, once the back door was locked, no one could get in. If the dean entered through the front door, students would have already spotted them in the hallway, giving everyone time to put away any non-study-related items.

That’s why the school generally required every class to keep the back door unlocked, allowing for surprise inspections at any time.

As one of the good students, Lu Zhi had, of course, never locked it before.

But today, after sitting down, he reached out and locked the door with a sharp “click.”

Except when leaving after school, the last student out of the classroom might hear it, but everyone had gone a long time without hearing such a sound. The class monitor, Zhong Qing, turned around in confusion and asked, “Class president, why are you locking the door?”

Lu Zhi lowered his gaze calmly, opened the lunchbox on his desk, and said, “Eating.”

“…”

Silence fell, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Having been classmates for over a year some even over two years, this was the first time they had seen Lu Zhi. break the rules?

Wasn’t he the one who insisted everyone use their real names as IDs in the class group chat, so strict and rigid?

Zhong Qing mumbled a confused “Oh,” turned back around, and snapped everyone else out of their daze.

Soon, Class Group Chat ② was buzzing with notifications again.

As one of the parties excluded from Group Chat ②, Chi Jinxian, of course, had no idea that half the class was glued to their phones at that moment and he was one of them, though he was busy chatting with a friend.

Taking advantage of Lu Zhi eating, Chi Jinxian felt he still needed to ask someone for advice. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to look Lu Zhi in the eye for the next few days.

That wouldn’t do he still needed to gaze at Lu Zhi’s face to keep himself going.

Cash Pool: 【Xiao Lu, let me tell you, I’m done for, I’m done for, I’m done for!】

Xiao Lu: 【What’s wrong? What happened with Lu Zhi this time?】

The two of them often shared their daily scenes and moods with each other, but whenever Chi Jinxian said something like this, the other would instantly understand.

Chi Jinxian was deeply moved, thinking to himself, Xiao Lu really was the one who understood him best.

So he briefly recounted the awkward scene that had just happened downstairs. Finally, Chi Jinxian asked, 【I shouldn’t have blushed! I shouldn’t have been embarrassed! I’m definitely going to be even more afraid to look at Brother Lu Zhi these next few days. What should I do? Is there any way to salvage my image of being deeply cultivated?】

Xiao Lu: 【What cultivation?】

Chi Jinxian thought for a moment, then elegantly and nobly sent a few words: 【A face as thick as a city wall.】

Xiao Lu: 【…】

Xiao Lu: 【[Laughing hysterically while pounding the floor hahahahaha JPG.]】

Chi Jinxian, who was secretly typing on his phone under the desk, felt embarrassed again. He straightened his back and typed forcefully.

【Xiao Lu! Stop laughing!】

Xiao Lu: 【Alright, alright, I won’t laugh, I won’t laugh.】

Xiao Lu: 【But you just said you kissed Lu Zhi in your dream? And now Lu Zhi knows about it? You want to salvage your image?】

Cash Pool: 【Yeah!】

Xiao Lu: 【That… I assume it wasn’t just kissing, right?】

Chi Jinxian: “…”

Why is he just like Lu Zhi!

The first evening self-study session had already started, but Jiang Baixiao had no intention of studying. He just stared wide-eyed as his deskmate, after reading his phone, couldn’t help but cover his forehead with his hand, simultaneously shielding his eyes.

He looked quite bashful.

Chi Jinxian felt that he really couldn’t go on like this. After a moment of contemplation, he resolved himself as if facing death,

Cash Pool: 【Well, I topped him [serious]】

The message was sent successfully, but there was no reply from the other side for a full five minutes.

Just as the second five minutes was about to pass, Xiao Lu’s chat window finally popped up.

Xiao Lu: 【Topped who?】

Xiao Lu: 【Who topped whom?】

Xiao Lu: 【Who’s on top?】

Chi Jinxian: “…”

After staring blankly at the triple questioning for a long time, Chi Jinxian finally faced reality and, with the same resolve as if facing death,

Cash Pool: 【He topped me.】

Xiao Lu: 【Tsk, little rose, you’re so bold.】

Cash Pool: 【…】

Cash Pool: 【[Smashing a bowl JPG.]】

Seeing that he was about to get angry, Xiao Lu quickly apologized and begged him not to be mad.

But teasing aside, friends are still reliable. Xiao Lu finally said, why worry so much? If you want to salvage your image of being thick-skinned and impervious to attacks, it’s simple just be bolder.

Chi Jinxian had a sudden inspiration and thought, “I’ve got it!”

About one-third of the students in Class 10 of Grade 12 didn’t live on campus. They could leave school after the first evening self-study session ended. The other students went out to play or use the restroom.

So, in no time, there weren’t many people left in the classroom.

As soon as Lu Zhi stood up, Chi Jinxian also rose and called out, “Brother Lu.”

The latter glanced at him sideways, thinking he was going to perform his daily routine of saying “I like you,” but today, there was no love letter or rose in his hand.

Lu Zhi withdrew his gaze from Chi Jinxian’s hands, as if waiting to see how he would follow the usual script for his confession today.

Chi Jinxian then said, “Brother Lu, I like you.”

This sentence wasn’t just something Lu Zhi was tired of hearing; all the other students had long grown weary of it. They only paid attention to the relationship between Chi Jinxian and Lu Zhi, having lost interest in the daily confession scenes.

This time, Lu Zhi was about to withdraw his gaze from Chi Jinxian entirely, raising his hand to turn the lock on the back door.

But Chi Jinxian suddenly added, “Mwah.”

“…”

His expression wasn’t exaggerated at all he merely moved his lips slightly to produce a simple sound effect, nothing more.

Yet, this blown kiss created an eerie silence at the two tables nearby.

Lu Zhi’s fingers slightly retracted, moving away from the lock that was within reach. He tilted his head, his gaze dark and obscure, yet the confusion within was evident.

Chi Jinxian remained unfazed, a faint smile playing at the corners of his eyes and brows, his pupils gleaming brightly.

He whispered again softly, “Bo bo.”

“…”

An unknown amount of time passed perhaps just a few seconds, or maybe a long while, before Lu Zhi blinked and turned back to open the door.

The doorknob clicked downward several times, but no matter how hard he pulled, it refused to budge, as if deliberately opposing him.

Lu Zhi’s brows furrowed in irritation as he tugged forcefully at the handle, clearly agitated.

At that moment, Jiang Baixiao timidly reminded him in a hushed voice, “Class President, the door is locked.”