Returning to the Villain Omega's High School Days - Chapter 5

In the year 2000, as the new century arrived, humanity was given a gift from God. People began to undergo a second differentiation, evolving beyond the traditional male and female genders into Alpha, Beta, and Omega. This sudden shift in human sexuality meant the end of a male-dominated era and the dawn of Alpha rule.

At the turn of the century, people believed this change would elevate the status of women and promote social equality. But after reading the entire book, Rongcheng, it became clear that this differentiation only worsened social inequality and led to more oppression for marginalized groups. A prime example was the abolition of monogamy: male Alphas commonly took 2-3 wives, while female Alphas usually remained with just one partner for life.

Su Xingheng saw himself as the hero of the book. He took down the Xie family because he couldn’t stand their domineering, capitalist ways. He never acknowledged Su Wan’s place in the Su family to protect his “fake” sister, with whom he had grown up. And because he didn’t want to fail the people who loved him, he married three wives who didn’t get along, letting them fight among themselves.

His evil was different from Jiang Qingliu’s inherent malice; his was an evil masked by self-righteousness, doing disgusting things under the guise of caring for others.

In the original book:

Su Wan held a knife to his throat, having decided to kill the man she had hated for twenty years.

“You can’t kill me, Su Wan! I’m your brother, your only family,” Su Xingheng shouted, tearing the tape off his mouth.

“No, you’re not. My only family is Liu Ya, and… maybe her, once upon a time.” Su Wan closed her eyes as two streams of tears rolled down her cheeks. Why did she feel so sad thinking about that person?

“My conscience is clear. I never hurt Liu Ya!” Su Xingheng argued. “I remember her. She was your foster sister, and I went out of my way to take care of her. I gave her gifts, and she accepted all of them. Why is her death being blamed on me?!”

Su Xingheng paused, looking at Su Wan’s menacing eyes, and then it hit him. “Li Kuiran! Was that your doing, Li Kuiran?! Did you kill him?!”

Li Kuiran was the man who had forcibly marked Liu Ya and damaged her undeveloped scent gland. He was the one who had pushed Liu Ya into the abyss, while Su Xingheng’s actions had destroyed her will to live. Li Kuiran died in his home from poison a year after Liu Ya’s death. At that time, people had forgotten about Liu Ya’s incident, so no one suspected Su Wan.

Su Xingheng remembered it all, and he raged, “You are a demon! You got that poison. I remember now, you studied medicine! You didn’t become a doctor so you could make us all drop our guard and then come after us?!”

In truth, Su Wan had used various excuses to stay home over the years. She made it seem like she was heartbroken by her marriage, but she was just trying to gain the Su family’s trust. She learned to cook, became a certified nutritionist, and did various other odd jobs, helping to manage the Su family. Then, she used her professional knowledge to mix drugs into the family’s food. As long as the dosage was small and couldn’t be tasted, she could slowly poison them over time. She was born frail and had no physical strength or power, so she couldn’t protect those she loved and had to resort to schemes and cunning.

Su Wan looked at him emotionlessly and said, her words clear and precise, “I can also use a scalpel to peel you apart piece by piece.”

Su Xingheng shivered. His lips moved. He said, “Sister.”

Su Wan’s expression flickered slightly as she looked down at him.

Seizing the opportunity, Su Xingheng said quickly, “Sister, I was wrong before. I ignored you. Sister, calm down. You can’t kill me. I… I don’t want to die. I haven’t even seen my biological son… Sister, that child is your nephew, your blood relative. Don’t you… like children?”

In her thirty-plus years of life, Su Wan had probably never heard the word “sister” from Su Xingheng more than she had that single night. Su Xingheng’s “sister” was that other girl, the one who had never admitted that she had taken Su Wan’s place, the real girl of the Liu family.

By blood, she was Liu Ya’s biological sister, but what did she do when Liu Ya was in trouble? She looked on with cold eyes, “Don’t come to me. I don’t have a disgraceful sister like you.” She mocked her, “You brought this on yourself. Luckily, I wasn’t born into the Liu family. How could they have raised people like you?” And she gave her that horrible advice: “I’m giving you some kind advice. Li Kuiran is a rich man. If you try to please him, he might change his mind about you.”

Her name was Su Jin. Officially, she was a Su family girl and Su Xingheng’s sister, but in reality, she wanted him more than anyone. She was incredibly possessive, wanting both Su Xingheng and her place in the Su family’s household registration. In the end, she got nothing. Su Xingheng married three wives, and each one was a woman Su Jin hated with a burning passion. She had two children with Su Xingheng—one died at age three, and the other was a premature baby who didn’t live past a month. Even so, she desperately tried to have a third. Only then could she secure her position in Su Xingheng’s heart. After one blow after another, Su Xingheng finally had her committed to a mental hospital. Su Xingheng was so regretful. He held Su Jin’s hand by her hospital bed and said over and over, “Sister, I’m sorry.”

Thinking of all this, Su Wan only wanted to laugh. She said faintly, “Su Xingheng, when you say things like that, won’t your sister in Hospital 303 be sad?”

“She’s not my sister. You are my sister,” Su Xingheng begged, looking at Su Wan with a pleading look in his eyes. “After all these years, I finally get it. You’re my real sister. Only you could bring me to such a defeat, to ruin… Please, spare me, Su Wan.”

Su Wan ignored him. The knife in her hand slid across Su Xingheng’s neck. The terrifying, fine pricking sensation made Su Xingheng’s hair stand on end. He closed his eyes, and his breathing stopped.

Clang. The knife fell to the ground, and he sensed Su Wan had walked away. Did she change her mind? His skin hadn’t been cut, so Su Wan was just trying to scare him, right? Su Xingheng exhaled in relief, but in the next moment, he let out a choked sound.

A needle had pierced the back of his neck. He felt a sharp, throbbing pain. What did Su Wan inject him with?! He began to feel weak and his muscles tired. His entire body slumped forward, his head resting on the back of the chair, and even his breathing grew faint.

“You…” He wanted to speak, but he had no strength. He couldn’t even open his mouth. Fear made his pupils contract. A cold sensation spread from the top of his head to his toes, as if his entire body was submerged in freezing water.

“It’s a muscle relaxant,” Su Wan’s voice said gently near his ear. “It will make all your skeletal muscles lose their ability to move. That means you can’t move, you can’t speak, you can’t blink, and you can’t breathe.”

This was even more torturous than being killed outright! Su Xingheng had never experienced anything this terrifying in his life. He was completely conscious, but he couldn’t move. He couldn’t even summon the strength to open his eyelids. His breathing grew weaker and weaker until it stopped.

Help me. Su Xingheng screamed in his mind. Without oxygen, he would die instantly. His head began to throb. Lack of oxygen was already causing poor blood circulation, and he felt like he could see Death right in front of him!

Su Xingheng struggled silently, but he couldn’t make any movement, not even a tiny one like moving his pupils. His heart beat faster and faster, cold sweat pouring down his face. Even thinking became difficult. The lack of oxygen made it impossible for him to concentrate.

Don’t do this! He had to slow his heart down; this would only use up more oxygen! Sweat beads hung on his face, making him itch all over, but he couldn’t scratch it. Su Wan’s cruelty was completely beyond his imagination! She was going to torture him this way?!

Who will save me? It was working hours, and there were still six hours until closing time. Before then, his three lovely wives wouldn’t call him, as it was a family rule he had set—no disturbing him while he was working. His assistant and the rest of the company had probably been sent away by Su Wan. Given her nature, if she was going to kill him, she would have a thorough plan. Was he going to die here? At the hands of his own biological sister?!

Su Xingheng felt like he was suffocating. He had lived his entire life in the spotlight, never experiencing such a major setback. The most painful thing for him was that his three beloved sons weren’t his at all?! A million thoughts rushed through his mind. He was in agony, filled with regret and a lack of acceptance. He had never been so afraid of death. He just wanted to live. He wanted to see his biological son. If he died here, how many years would it be before the secret of his son being swapped was discovered?! No matter what family his son was swapped into, it couldn’t be as rich and happy as his. He could give his son the best of everything, send him to the best schools, and help him become a pilot, a politician, or a great entrepreneur. If he grew up in an ordinary family, he would spend his life working for others and being exploited.

Su Wan, please, spare me!

With a light plink, Su Wan seemed to poke his neck with something. Was she going to kill him with her own hands after all? Su Xingheng couldn’t see; his eyelids were too heavy to lift. But he wasn’t bleeding much, or rather, not at all. Instead, he felt the cool sensation of oxygen. Air was being sent through his throat and directly to his lungs.

Did Su Wan… perform a tracheotomy on him? A hole punctured between the thyroid cartilage and cricoid cartilage could indeed allow a tube to directly send oxygen to the lungs. This method was usually for medical emergencies. If a patient’s throat was blocked and they couldn’t breathe, a hole would be punctured in their neck to allow them to breathe. A method used for emergency aid was being used to torture him. How ironic.

Su Wan had found a ventilator from somewhere and placed it next to Su Xingheng, plugging a tube into his neck. The ventilator beeped, and Su Xingheng felt an immense terror. He could breathe now, but he felt like he was a container, a distillation flask, a piece of laboratory equipment. He couldn’t even control the air flowing in and out of him.

His eyelids were propped open, and he saw Su Wan’s face. Her face showed none of the sadistic, victorious expression Su Xingheng had expected. Instead, she looked curious, her eyes clear. After observing him for a moment, she used tape to stick his eyelids to his eyebrows, so he could see everything around him. Su Xingheng couldn’t make any expression, not even a small one like moving his eyeballs, but Su Wan could tell he was terrified. He had never been so afraid in his entire life.

If she had a ventilator, why not use an oxygen mask? Why did she have to puncture his neck? He was filled with questions. In the next moment, he saw Su Wan pick up a needle and sew his nose and mouth shut?! Just like sewing a doll. As Su Wan did these things, her expression was incredibly calm, tranquil, and gentle.

Time passed slowly. Su Xingheng lived in agony and fear with every passing second. Sometimes Su Wan would leave. He didn’t know when she would come back. Would she save him? Or would she switch to an even more cruel method of torture? If she had injected him with a muscle relaxant, it would be metabolized after some time, right? As long as the drug wore off, he still had a chance to survive.

He endured every second. His eyes were dry and blurry because he couldn’t blink. He was in incredible pain. If Su Wan put some ants on him now, he would be better off dead. He was already better off dead. Why did a scumbag like Xie Ning get to die a quick death, while he had to suffer like this?!

He donated to charities every year. He never bullied the weak. He loved his family and deeply loved his sons and daughters, even if they were fake… Forget it. He might have wronged Su Wan, but did he deserve this?

His fingertip suddenly twitched. Su Xingheng instantly felt a glimmer of hope. The drug’s effect was wearing off. He had to seize this chance to escape!

Before he could act, Su Wan returned to the room. This time she brought an infusion pump to continuously inject Su Xingheng with muscle relaxants. After plugging it in, the pump would inject him every half hour, ensuring he could not break free.

His hope for survival was shattered. Su Xingheng felt like he was better off dead. If he could make a sound, he would beg Su Wan to kill him right now.

After making her final preparations, Su Wan left the room. The ventilator would stop working in four hours. If Su Xingheng was still alive then, it could only be called a “miracle.”

How was that possible? Su Wan calculated that there was only one way for him to survive, but the probability was minuscule, like an asteroid hitting the Earth—something that happens only once every few millennia. If such a thing were to happen, there would be nothing left in this world for her to believe in.

Su Wan didn’t know that Su Xingheng’s very existence was a miracle. Just as he was about to die, the God of Fate favored him. The building he was trapped in suddenly lost power for one minute. The timing was perfect: the drug on Su Xingheng had just worn off, and the infusion pump was about to give him a second dose. A building that never lost power suddenly did so for no reason, saving Su Xingheng’s life.

He regained his strength, broke free from the ropes, removed the stitches, and pulled out the ventilator before immediately calling the police! Su Wan was put in jail, and Su Xingheng, having escaped death, felt reborn. He had a new appreciation for life and returned to his wives’ embrace.

The book, Rongcheng, ended there.

After reading this, Xie Ning completely lost her mind. People like her and Su Wan didn’t exist in this world just to be side characters for that bastard, Su Xingheng! She was going to kill him and do what Su Wan couldn’t.