After finishing work and returning to the country, I didn’t expect the first message to come not from my wife, but from a high school classmate I hadn’t seen in years. “Ryan, tomorrow is Jack’s baby’s one-month celebration. Everyone’s going, but he specifically asked for you to come. Such an honor – you can’t disappoint!” I was surprised. I never imagined that the class bully would now have a child. “Sorry, I just got back from abroad. I still have some contracts to finalize, so I’m afraid I can’t make it.” A second after I sent that, I was pulled into a strange group chat. This was the first time I learned there was a class group. “Well, well, if it isn’t our big boss who just returned from abroad!” I estimated my assets of over 100 billion and humbly replied: “We’re all old classmates, no need to talk about that.” Unexpectedly, this triggered mockery from everyone. “Look at him putting on airs! A few years away and he doesn’t know his own place anymore?” “Yeah, if you were really a big boss, how come we’ve never seen you at any class reunions all these years?” “We all know each other’s backgrounds. No need to pretend in front of us. If you’re married, you can bring your wife to broaden her horizons. After all, following a useless guy like you, she probably can’t even afford meat, haha!” “Let me remind you – everyone who attends the one-month celebration gets a house in the school district. Jack’s wife is a real rich beauty. The houses others fight to buy are just her family’s properties!” Reading their words, I frowned but still politely declined. At this point, Jack sneered. “We invite you and you still put on airs? Is it that you’re ashamed of your wife? We’re all brothers here, don’t worry, I won’t mock you.” “After all, even if your wife is a heavenly beauty, she can’t compare to mine.” “And with your conditions, you probably can’t afford a school district house there in your lifetime. Don’t let pride ruin your child’s future.” He then sent a photo. When I opened it, I was stunned. Isn’t that my plastic surgery-loving wife Sophia? And looking at the celebration address – isn’t that the villa I’m living in right now?!
Before I could figure out what was going on, my wife sent me a message. “Honey, I’m going to a classmate’s baby’s one-month celebration tomorrow, so I might not be able to reply to messages promptly. As soon as it’s over, I’ll video call you. If only you were by my side, I wouldn’t have to go alone. I miss you so much, darling!” Reading my wife’s words on the phone screen, I felt like I’d been struck by lightning. How could this be such a coincidence? After thinking for a moment, I still asked: “Which classmate?” “You probably wouldn’t know even if I told you. I see the weather’s getting colder abroad. Remember to dress warmly, don’t let yourself get sick. I’d be heartbroken!” I had gone abroad a year ago to develop overseas business. My wife and I had been married for five years, but we were still as lovey-dovey as newlyweds. Especially during my time abroad, we video called every day without fail. Her gentleness and care always surrounded me, warming my heart. So I worked day and night, and the project finally got on track. That’s why I came back early without telling my wife, wanting to go to our empty villa in the city center to prepare a surprise for her. I didn’t expect her to give me a big surprise first! Just as I was about to send a message questioning her, I heard a commotion outside. I walked out of the room and stood at the edge of the third floor, coldly observing everything below. The originally quiet first-floor hall was now filled with balloons and streamers. In the center was a huge standing photo. The happy family of three in the picture was none other than my wife, Jack, and their child! Jack wore a low-key but luxurious white sweater and casual pants, looking every bit the gentle husband. His face radiated undisguised joy as he stood at the entrance greeting guests. The faces coming and going were all familiar. “Jack really lives up to being the school heartthrob back then. Not only did he marry a wife as beautiful as an angel, even his child’s one-month celebration is so grand!” “Yeah, his wife’s father is a real estate tycoon. If it weren’t for Jack, no matter how hard we tried, our kids could never get into that elite school!” “Exactly! Look at this villa! Prime location and so magnificent. If it weren’t for Jack, we’d probably never see such a place in our lives. And the rich beauty actively pursued Jack. Our Jack is just too capable!” In the crowd, I immediately spotted our former year head teacher. Back then, he looked down on Jack’s rebellious personality and especially disliked him. Now he was bent over slightly, his face full of flattery. “Little Jack, although the teacher was strict with you back then, it was only because I saw early on that you had a bright future. Others wanted me to manage them, but I couldn’t be bothered!” “Now that you’ve made it big, the teacher is very gratified. The teacher has a relative with a child who’s about to start school…” The teacher slipped a red envelope into Jack’s arms, his meaning clear. Jack accepted it as if it was his due. He held his head high, full of pride, but still pretended to be polite: “No need for this. It’s all good, all good.” Seeing his pretentious manner, I sneered. My wife used to be obsessed with cosmetic procedures and plastic surgery, running to beauty clinics every few days. Later she even wanted to change her entire face. I was so scared that I quickly found her things to do, letting her manage the city’s real estate projects. I didn’t expect her to make money, just wanted to distract her attention. As a result, now all this glory and capital had become a demonstration of Jack’s capabilities! Someone coughed, and after an exchange of glances, everyone turned their gaze to me, full of mockery. Jack’s former lackey jumped out first, pointing at me with a sneer. “Ryan, you don’t think wearing pajamas and standing there will make us believe you’re the owner of this place, do you?” “You pretended to be rich in the group chat earlier, and now that you know Jack borrowed this place for the celebration, you immediately rented a villa here? How come you weren’t this quick when you used to run errands for Jack back then?” Others chimed in. “Someone who doesn’t even come to classmate gatherings where we split the bill, now goes to such lengths just to show off once. Don’t let your wife divorce you over this later!” “What, you think wearing nice pajamas makes this villa yours? Why don’t you say Jack’s rich beauty wife is yours too, and those billion-dollar properties are yours as well?” “Must be mentally ill. What normal person would do this? I get it – definitely jealous of Jack and angry at his own incompetence. Mental illness is showing!” Hearing their words, I calmly stated the facts. “Indeed, it’s all mine.” Piercing laughter immediately erupted from the crowd. But Jack looked furious. He pointed at me, gritting his teeth. “You really dare to claim it!” “I’ve caught you now, you must be that mistress!” “Take off those pajamas right now, they were bought by MY wife for ME!” “Looks like you still haven’t learned your lesson from school. A shameless mistress actually dares to come to my wife’s house and act big!”
Everyone downstairs was shocked into open-mouthed silence. “What does this mean? Wasn’t this place supposedly borrowed just for the celebration? This is actually Jack’s wife’s villa?” “The pajamas are Jack’s too? No wonder! I could tell at a glance those pajamas were luxury goods, and a limited global edition at that!” Jack smoothly retrieved his wife’s property deed from a room. The crowd was shocked again, their tones even tinged with sourness. “I never imagined the ugly duckling from back then could now seduce a rich beauty.” “Is the bar for gold diggers so low these days?” Jack clenched his fists, his lips curled in mockery. “No wonder you haven’t come to class reunions all these years. Turns out you were feeling guilty.” Everyone looked at me with contempt. “Even stealing and wearing someone else’s expensive pajamas. How disgusting can he be? Those clothes are probably contaminated with some dirty disease now. What a waste!” “I was wondering how he changed so much, suddenly becoming handsome and refined. Turns out money really can change a person. He must have had plastic surgery.” “Ryan, does it feel good being a kept man? Back then you were so ugly you could make children cry. Now you’ve become a pretty boy. Must feel great, huh?” “Just thinking about having been classmates with such a lowlife makes me sick!” “A shameless male mistress, not even ashamed, but daring to openly come before the real wife. Have you no sense of shame at all?” The year head teacher also pointed at me with a dark face. “Ryan, the teacher helped you back then. Is this how you repay me?” “In the future, never say you know me. I’m old now, I still want to keep some face!” Because the noise was too loud, it attracted many onlookers. With just a few words, they joined the army denouncing me, even starting to throw pebbles. Jack, unable to contain his anger, took a pebble from an onlooker and threw it directly at my face. The sharp edge grazed just below my eye, instantly drawing blood. I sneered and walked down the stairs. “You know nothing yet dare to get physical. Want to bet I can send you all to jail?” Jack scoffed: “You? Look at yourself in the mirror first!” “You’re a male mistress who ruins others’ relationships. You dare to ride on my head? Don’t you deserve a beating?” He grabbed my collar and started tearing at it. “You have no morals, no bottom line. A homewrecker dares to say this to me? Even if I beat you to death, others would only applaud!” “This is my wife’s anyway. I want to see how you’ll live here now!” Jack was so angry he lost his head. He actually found some spray paint and started vandalizing the pristine walls. “I’ll let you live here! Live here!” After he vented, the walls were covered in vicious curses and accusations against the mistress. I smirked and advised him. “You shouldn’t speak so definitively. After all, are you really sure this house belongs to your wife?” As soon as I finished speaking, Jack became even more furious. His whole being erupted like a volcano, completely losing rationality. “Fine, fine, if that’s how it is—” He spun around, surveying everything in the house. Finally, he rushed into the storage room and came out with an axe, swinging wildly. Everyone was stunned. After a while, someone reacted and started smashing things too. Jack shouted. “Well done! Whoever smashes the most today gets the biggest reward!” “This is my wife’s anyway. I want to see how you, you piece of trash, will live here now!” With one person taking the lead, the rest followed suit. Everyone joined in this frenzy, growing more and more intense. Soon the entire first and second floors had been ransacked. All kinds of smart appliances, marble countertops, imported custom furniture – everything was smashed to pieces. What couldn’t be smashed was slashed open with various sharp tools. The place was a complete mess. The worst was the wall Jack had vandalized. After being viciously attacked with the axe, the wall was breached, exposing the steel bars and cement inside. I warned them not to do this, but Jack’s face was full of mockery. “It’s just compensation, right? I have plenty of money. Besides, this is my woman’s house. Forget smashing it, even if I burned it down, she wouldn’t dare say a word!” Cheers erupted from the crowd. “Jack is awesome! This is what a real man looks like!” At this moment, the year head teacher pushed up his glasses, his eyes flashing. He slowly opened the door to the last room on the second floor. Everyone’s eyes instantly lit up. They looked at each other, then at Jack. I frowned deeply and immediately spoke up. “Jack, you should know the value. The things inside are worth several properties. I advise you not to act rashly, or you won’t know how long you’ll be in jail!” The various antiques displayed on the rosewood shelves were my carefully curated collection over many years, all priceless treasures. But Jack ignored my warning and walked right in. With a light push of his hand, a Qing dynasty vase instantly fell onto the wool carpet with a muffled thud. “I do know. Even though I’ve seen many fine things over the years, I have to admit the items in here are invaluable.” “The things are good things, but trash like you who wants to climb up by selling your body doesn’t deserve them!” He smiled and looked back at the crowd. “Brothers, in all our lives, we’ve probably never heard such an expensive sound!” “Today, let’s hear our fill!” I stepped forward, trying to stop these people’s crazy actions. “I’ve already transferred the house to Sophia. However you smash it is her business, I won’t interfere. But these antiques are what I’ve painstakingly collected from various countries. You can’t touch them!” But Jack shoved me out forcefully, looking exasperated. “Are you really sick or just pretending?” “You’re the mistress, I’m the real deal. This is my wife’s money, our joint property, protected by law. I have the right to take it back, understand?” “Ignorant, stupid, and blindly confident. Not a single redeeming quality. She must have been really desperate to eat such garbage!” I was so angry I laughed. So in these people’s eyes, I was so unworthy of my wife. But besides eating, drinking, playing, and plastic surgery, everything else relied on me to solve for her. When we got married, my wife’s family was so poor they couldn’t even come up with a thousand dollars. It was all thanks to my help. Others said I was doing poverty relief. I never imagined it would turn around like this! At Jack’s signal, a new round of frenzy began in the antique room. They complained the sound wasn’t crisp enough, so they first threw out the carpet. Then came a series of crashes. I knew there was no reasoning with these fools, so I simply gave up trying. I issued recording and alarm instructions to the camera in the corner. As soon as I finished speaking, the camera was violently knocked down. “You dog dare to call the police? What, call the police on yourself?” “These are all Jack’s things. Where do you get the nerve? If not, let’s call a mental hospital first, get you treated. Don’t worry about the medical fees, it’s pocket change. Consider it Jack’s charity to you!” Someone even took out their phone, very arrogantly. “Go ahead and call the police! Jack has strong backing anyway. I want to see who goes to jail first, you or us!” Jack gave him an approving look. “The evidence probably wasn’t enough earlier. No worries, let’s add some more.” He said, looking towards the third floor. I instantly panicked. There were important things on the third floor that absolutely couldn’t be touched!
“I can let those antiques go, but the third floor is my bottom line. Leave some room for maneuver. Don’t make things too ugly.” I suppressed my anger and lowered my voice, trying to negotiate nicely. Jack was stunned, then quickly burst into laughter. “Weren’t you so arrogant before? Keep being arrogant!” “If you had this attitude earlier, how much trouble could we have saved?” He wore a smug smile on his face, patting my face. His voice wasn’t loud, but the insult was extreme. “Since it’s so important to you, I’m not an unreasonable person.” “How about this – you kowtow to me three times, shout ‘Grandpa, I was wrong,’ and I’ll give you a chance. How’s that?” I clenched my fists, considering whether my assistant would arrive with people faster, or if they would destroy everything first. The year head teacher, ever the cunning one, saw through my attempt to stall for time in an instant. He leaned over and whispered something in Jack’s ear. Jack’s expression instantly turned vicious. “I’ll give you five seconds.” “Five—” “Four—” “Three, two, one.” “You!” In the end, faced with everyone’s smug expressions, I slowly bent my knees. Someone questioned what could be on the third floor that was even more valuable than the antiques, worth giving up a man’s dignity for. I looked towards the room in the farthest corner of the third floor. There… was my father’s memorial tablet. When I was young, there was a huge flood. In the critical moment, my father gave me the last floating ring, staying behind himself. After I was rescued and brought people back to save him, the floodwaters had long since submerged our house’s roof, turning into a vast expanse of water, leaving no trace. In the end, I couldn’t even find my father’s remains. I could only silently set up a memorial tablet for him. Years ago, when my wife set her sights on this location and asked me to transfer the house to her, I specifically told her about the situation here. This was my Achilles’ heel. I stressed it over and over again. No matter what else she did, I could forgive her, even if she cheated on me! But this one thing, I could never forgive! My head moved towards the ground, but Jack’s lackey thought I was moving too slowly. He walked up, put his hand on the back of my head, and violently pushed down. There was a loud “thud”. I clenched my jaw, desperately gripping my own fingers. After three times, my forehead was already oozing blood. “Satisfied now?” Jack clapped and laughed, nodding. But I suddenly widened my eyes. At this moment, three to five people were eyeing the third floor covetously, charging up. I couldn’t stand it anymore and threw a punch. “You bastard, you tricked me!” Jack was knocked to the ground, blood at the corner of his mouth. Seeing this, the others quickly restrained me. In the end, I was pinned down, kneeling on the ground, unable to move. “We tricked you, so what? Who told you to be just a lowly insect? Not to mention Jack here is the victim of infidelity. This is just a small lesson to make you remember – who you can mess with and who you can’t!” “As old classmates, don’t say we’re not being kind. We’re teaching you a lesson, saving you from being beaten to death the next time you seduce someone’s wife!” Jack stood up, giving me several punches, then kicked my ribs several times, finally kicking me several meters away. My back landed on various fragments. I cried out in pain, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Soon they kicked open the last room. After a series of clanging sounds, someone came out holding my father’s memorial tablet, throwing it on the ground and spitting. “Ptui! And here we thought there’d be something good. It’s just this thing. Really unlucky!” My eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as I let out an anguished howl. “Stop! I’m telling you to stop!” But I was restrained, only able to watch helplessly as they insulted my father. “I will definitely make you pay for this!” I bit off a piece of flesh from the corner of my mouth, my whole mouth filled with the salty taste of fresh blood. “Oh, I’m so scared.” Jack sneered, stepping on the memorial tablet and stomping several times until it was crushed to wood chips before he was satisfied. He then stepped on my face, grinding repeatedly. “In high school, this is how I looked down on you. Even if you’ve sold yourself to look presentable now, it doesn’t change the fact that you only belong under my feet.” “Trash like you, poor bastard, will never turn your life around. Just stay in the gutter! Don’t try to get attention in front of me, or your father will be next!” Under Jack’s lead, they strung me up and started playing games. Whoever lost would take out their frustration on me by hitting me. Whoever won would hit me twice as hard. Amidst their unrestrained laughter, regular footsteps could be heard from outside, even making the ground shake. Someone pushed open the door and filed in… ———-This is the breakpoint———-
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