After Differentiation, I Marked My Arch-nemesis - Chapter 39

Time flew by, and soon it was Wednesday.

That day, the final verdict for the perverted male Alpha who harmed Lu Yaoyi was announced.

The man was sentenced to life imprisonment for intentional assault and attempted rape, and his scent gland and reproductive organs would be surgically removed on the same day.

After the verdict was announced, Jiang Xiyuan called Jiang Youli.

It had been raining since Monday night. Jiang Youli was just leaving the school cafeteria with Chen Huaian, holding an umbrella, when she received Jiang Xiyuan’s call.

When she heard that the man was sentenced to life imprisonment, she was a little disappointed that he wasn’t sentenced to death. A pervert like him should go to hell.

However, after hearing what Jiang Xiyuan said next, she suddenly felt that the sentence was perfect.

Life imprisonment and the surgical removal of his scent gland and reproductive organs were the most devastating punishments for a perverted Alpha, both physically and mentally.

These two punishments were even more satisfying than the death penalty.

After finishing her call with Jiang Xiyuan, Jiang Youli slowly lowered her hand, which was holding the phone.

Her eyes suddenly felt a little hot. Nothing was more gratifying than seeing a criminal receive their just punishment. She was so happy.

“Boss… what’s wrong?”

Chen Huaian asked softly, looking at Jiang Youli’s slightly red eyes.

“Why are you about to cry? What did Uncle Jiang say to you?”

He had known Jiang Youli for so long but had never seen her cry before.

“Nothing,” Jiang Youli said, shaking her head and forcing a smile.

“I’m just too excited.”

Chen Huaian was confused. “Too excited?”

Jiang Youli looked at Chen Huaian with excitement, her clear eyes sparkling. “The Alpha who harmed Lu Yaoyi has been sentenced to life imprisonment. And today, they will remove his scent gland and reproductive organs.”

“Wow,” Chen Huaian’s eyes lit up. “Really?”

Jiang Youli nodded seriously. “Really.”

“Removing his scent gland and reproductive organs is just too good. Does Lu Yaoyi know yet?” Chen Huaian said excitedly. “She’ll be so happy when she finds out.”

Jiang Youli was slightly stunned. She suddenly felt an indescribable feeling.

Her mood was as bright as the sun breaking through the clouds, and it was the best it had ever been.

“She probably knows by now… I won’t say any more. Anyway, this matter has finally been resolved. No, I’m too happy right now. I’m going to go out and have some fun during our lunch break. I’ll ask Zijing and Chuan if they want to come.”

Chen Huaian was also very happy to see Jiang Youli so happy. He nodded with a smile. “Okay.”

“This is great, Yaoyi!” Jin Rubing said ecstatically after hearing what Lu Yaoyi said. “That pervert is finally getting punished. I’m so happy!”

Lu Yaoyi curled her lips into a small smile and didn’t say anything.

“But… I never thought that the person who saved you was Jiang Youli. Even though Jiang Youli is annoying, she’s reliable when it counts…” Jin Rubing said, looking at Lu Yaoyi. “Yaoyi, if Jiang Youli hadn’t been there…”

Lu Yaoyi pursed her lips and recalled the scene from that day. There was an unidentifiable emotion in her eyes.

She then slightly raised the corners of her mouth and said in a relaxed tone, “If she hadn’t been there… then I probably wouldn’t be here anymore.”

On the day the verdict was announced, the perverted male Alpha underwent the surgical removal of his scent gland and reproductive organs.

Unable to bear the dual torment of his physical and mental pain, he tried to bite off his tongue and commit suicide that night in prison, but he was discovered and saved by the guards. From then on, he was kept under strict surveillance so he wouldn’t have another chance to take his own life.

The news of the attempted rape was reported anonymously by a reputable national news agency.

This was done to warn those who were contemplating committing a crime about the consequences of their wrongdoings.

While it couldn’t completely eliminate the twisted mindset of these people, the deterrence was good enough.

When the news was reported, people were glad that the criminal hadn’t succeeded, that the S-class Omega hadn’t been violated, that she was rescued and survived, and that the criminal had finally received the punishment he deserved.

This matter had finally come to a good end.

The community where Jiang Youli’s family lived also increased patrols by their security.

Friday

This was Jiang Youli’s actual sixteenth birthday. It had been raining heavily in Jiangcheng for the past few days, but surprisingly, the rain stopped this morning. Jiang Youli felt that this was a special gift from heaven just for her since it was her birthday.

She was very happy when she left in the morning.

Something was different today: as soon as Jiang Youli arrived at the classroom, she found an anonymous red love letter in her desk drawer.

However, after reading it, she threw it into the trash can. In the past, some bold people had also sent her anonymous love letters, but no one had sent her one recently.

She didn’t care about these things. She felt that the people who liked her probably had bad eyesight because she didn’t think she was that great or outstanding.

The last class in the morning ended. Jiang Youli and a group of friends took advantage of the time when day students could leave school for lunch and snuck out.

The group went to a KTV near Jiangcheng No. 1 High School to celebrate her birthday instead of going to the city center as they usually did, because several of them were on bicycles, which wasn’t convenient.

They also didn’t go back to school for the afternoon classes.

Jiang Xiyuan was away on a business trip, and Li Henian said he would make a delicious dinner for Jiang Youli tonight, so they left the KTV at 5 p.m.

Jiang Youli rode her bicycle through the crowded streets.

A moment later, the sky was covered in thick, dark clouds, and the entire world felt like a gloomy, doomsday-like place. It started to rain shortly after.

Jiang Youli had no choice but to stop and buy an umbrella at a nearby store. She wanted to wait for the rain to stop before going home, so she stayed outside the store to take shelter.

Just then, her phone rang. Jiang Youli took her phone out of her school uniform pocket and saw that it was a call from Li Henian. She answered the call.

“Hello, Little Dad.”

Li Henian’s gentle voice came through. “Dingding, it’s raining, and it looks like it’s not going to stop anytime soon. It might even get worse. The clothes from this morning’s wash are on the balcony, and the windows aren’t closed. You should be home now, right? Hurry and go close the windows on the balcony.”

Jiang Youli was speechless.

Li Henian didn’t know that she had skipped class and went out to play at noon.

“Did you hear me?” Li Henian asked.

“Okay, I’ll go close the windows right away,” Jiang Youli said and hung up.

Why did it have to rain now of all times?

Jiang Youli had no choice but to hold the umbrella in one hand and the bicycle handlebars in the other, and she rushed home to close the balcony windows.

Slowly, the rain got heavier.

The sound of the pouring rain and the honking of cars drowned everything out.

The wind was howling.

Jiang Youli rode her bicycle through the streets in the rain.

She suddenly saw an old woman sitting on a small stool in the rain, holding a broken umbrella. In front of her were two baskets full of vegetables.

Jiang Youli rode over and stopped in front of the old woman.

“Grandma, why are you sitting here in this heavy rain? You should go home quickly. You’ll catch a cold.”

The old woman looked up at Jiang Youli.

“The vegetables haven’t sold out yet. If I don’t sell them today, they won’t be fresh tomorrow, and no one will buy them.”

Jiang Youli looked at the old woman’s weathered eyes and wrinkled face. She got off her bike and squatted down in front of the old woman.

She looked at the baskets, took a hundred-yuan bill from her pocket, and handed it to the old woman.

“Grandma, I’ll buy all of these vegetables. You should pack up and go home.”

The old woman looked at Jiang Youli hesitantly. “Really?”

Jiang Youli smiled and nodded. “It’s my birthday today, and my dad said he would make me some good food. It’s a good thing I’m buying these vegetables so he can make a delicious meal.”

The old woman’s hand trembled as she took the hundred-yuan bill. “Thank you, little girl.”

Jiang Youli smiled. “You’re welcome, Grandma.”

The old woman took out a worn-out little pouch from her bosom. She took out the money that was tightly wrapped in a plastic bag and said to Jiang Youli,

“Little girl, wait. I’ll get you the change.”

“You don’t have to, Grandma,” Jiang Youli said without hesitation. “You don’t have to give me change. Just pack up all these vegetables and give them to me.”

The old woman shook her head. “I can’t do that…”

“Grandma, you really don’t have to,” Jiang Youli said. “I’m in a hurry to get home.”

The old woman then agreed. “Okay.”

A moment later, Jiang Youli carried two large bags of vegetables and got on her bicycle.

She hung the two bags on the handlebars, sat on the seat, and held her umbrella.

She smiled with satisfaction as she watched the old woman pack up to go home.

Her gaze suddenly fell on the old woman’s tattered umbrella.

When she left, she made sure to swap umbrellas with the old woman. The entire city of Jiangcheng was covered in heavy rain.

The sound of the downpour filled the streets and alleys. Jiang Youli’s pants and hair were soaked. She held the broken umbrella and continued to rush home.

It had been a long time since Li Henian’s call, and she knew she would have to apologize to him tonight.

Sigh… Since she had made a mistake, she had to accept the punishment. She had no complaints.

A minute passed.

As Jiang Youli was about to turn into the alley that led to her house, she saw a few elementary school students in school uniforms holding umbrellas and huddled together.

She heard the wails of a puppy. She then realized that the elementary school students were bullying a pure white puppy.

The puppy was very small, probably only a month old. It was completely soaked from the rain and was being pushed around by the kids.

The puppy kept making pitiful, high-pitched whimpers.

Jiang Youli immediately stopped her bicycle and said sternly, “Hey, what are you kids doing? It’s raining so hard, and you’re here bullying a puppy instead of going home?”

One of the students spoke up. “No, we’re just playing with it.”

“Playing? Are you playing with it by kicking it?”

Jiang Youli said, looking at the soaked puppy.

“Does playing with it make it cry so pitifully? It’s raining so hard. Go home so your parents don’t worry. If I ever see you bullying animals again, I won’t let you get away with it.”

The students ran away quickly.

One of them turned back and made a face at Jiang Youli.

Jiang Youli was speechless.

Of course, she wouldn’t bother with elementary school students. She then got off her bicycle and squatted down in front of the whimpering puppy.

The puppy was curled up, its body drenched, and it was shivering as if it was very scared of her. She looked down at the puppy.

If the puppy continued to stay in the rain, it would probably freeze to death tonight.

So she picked up the soaked puppy. The puppy whimpered even more loudly.

“Shh, don’t cry. You should be happy that you met me today.”

Jiang Youli said as she walked back to her bicycle. She got on the bike, tucked her school jacket into her pants, and unzipped her jacket.

She then put the wet and dirty puppy into her jacket. As soon as she put the puppy in, she felt a cold and wet sensation.

The whimpering puppy snuggled against her chest and shivered. She also couldn’t help but shiver.

She didn’t waste any time. She held the umbrella and rode her bicycle home as fast as she could.

A moment later, Jiang Youli finally arrived home.

She was drenched from the rain and wind, her face was covered in water, and her hair was still dripping.

The puppy in her arms had stopped whimpering but was still shivering. She closed her umbrella and walked to her front door with the puppy in her arms.

She was about to open the door when she suddenly remembered that Li Henian was allergic to dog fur.

To prevent Li Henian from having an allergic reaction, they had never had a dog or a cat.

Oh no. She had originally wanted to bring the puppy home, give it a hot bath, and then take it to the vet to see if it was injured. But what should she do now?

“…”

Jiang Youli stood at the door for a long time, conflicted. She was worried that the puppy would freeze to death, but she also didn’t want to bring it home and cause Li Henian to have an allergic reaction. In her desperation, she had no choice but to carry the puppy, open her umbrella, and run to Lu Yaoyi’s house.

She could only shamelessly ask Lu Yaoyi for help. She stood at Lu Yaoyi’s door, hesitating for a long time, and finally made up her mind to press the doorbell.

The moment Lu Yaoyi opened the door, she saw Jiang Youli in a pathetic state, standing at the door.

There were a few strands of wet hair stuck to her face, her wet school jacket was awkwardly tucked into her pants, and something in her arms was making her jacket bulge.

Jiang Youli was a very clean girl who would not neglect her appearance like this.

And there was a tattered old umbrella next to her.

Lu Yaoyi’s eyes widened in surprise. “What’s wrong with you?”

Jiang Youli unzipped her jacket, revealing the shivering puppy in her arms, and said awkwardly,

“Lu Yaoyi… I found a puppy on my way home. You know my dad is allergic to dog fur, so I can’t bring it home. But I can’t just leave it in the rain to freeze to death. So, can I bring it in to give it a bath at your house?”

Lu Yaoyi hadn’t had a chance to answer yet.

Jiang Youli continued, “I know I’m usually not very nice to you, and I always play tricks on you and bully you. But I’m the one who did all those things. Please, for the sake of this poor puppy, can I give it a bath at your house?”

She knew she was asking a favor of Lu Yaoyi, so she was very humble.

This was the first time she had ever asked Lu Yaoyi for a favor.

Pride was nothing when it came to a life.

Anyway, as a thick-skinned person, she was flexible and could humble herself.

Saving this puppy could be considered a good deed.

So she put away her usual arrogant demeanor and looked at Lu Yaoyi very obediently.

“Lu Yaoyi, please be the bigger person and don’t hold a grudge against me, okay? If you don’t forgive me, then I’ll… please, I’m begging you.”