After being reborn, the school beauty's entire family knelt down to repent.

"Drip—drip—drip"

In the critical care bed at Heteng City National Hospital, Chen Ming, in his forties, was covered in tubes and connected to various unidentifiable instruments, barely able to stay awake with the help of a ventilator.

Chen Ming turned his head and looked at the beautiful figure by the bedside. Even though she was over forty, she was still stunning. That was his wife, Zhao Rou.

But when Chen Ming looked more closely, he discovered that there was another man, about his age, standing next to Zhao Rou, with his hands unceremoniously on her shoulders.

Chen Ming didn't even have the strength to look up at the other person, but he could still hear the other person's voice.

"Why aren't you dead yet? Didn't the doctor say you wouldn't live for more than a few days? I'm still looking forward to having some fun with you."

Chen Ming's pupils dilated sharply. He recognized the voice as that of his nemesis, Yu Chuang! And as Yu Chuang spoke, his hands were already inside Zhao Rou's clothes, roaming freely...

Zhao Rou let out a soft moan, her voice full of enjoyment.

"You impatient rascal, if you really can't wait, I'll pull out his tubes right now and send him to his grave."

"While he's still alive, I've wanted to do this to him for a long time." Yu Chuang pulled his hand out of Zhao Rou's clothes and began to wander towards her thigh...

"Don't worry, I checked with the doctor. His vital signs are getting worse and worse, and he can't even speak anymore. Otherwise, how could I have dared to bring you in? He's made me suffer all these years of injustice, and I'm going to make him pay back with interest!"

Chen Ming was struck dumb by Zhao Rou's words.

Wronged?

He had always treated Zhao Rou like a precious jewel, serving her the best food and drink, giving her whatever she wanted, and agreeing to everything she said. Even in his own company, Chen Ming only owned 49% of the shares, giving 51% to Zhao Rou and her family.

Having devoted herself to being a good husband and father for so many years, how could Zhao Rou feel wronged?

Yu Chuang, standing nearby, chuckled wickedly and then proceeded to lift Zhao Rou's skirt, before starting to unbuckle his belt...

"Oh, you were awake, Chen Ming! That's great! I can't wait, baby, I'm coming in!"

"You rascal, be gentle~" Zhao Rou looked at Chen Ming with an expression of enjoyment, her voice full of mockery, "Since you're about to die anyway, I'll let you die knowing why."

"Actually, I've never liked you. If it weren't for needing funds to help Yu Chuang start his business, how could I have married you?"

Chen Ming was furious, and various instruments began to flash red lights.

“Xuxu and Zhuangzhuang are not your children either. I only told you I wanted children after I found out I was pregnant. One of them even had to be aborted because your business trip schedule didn’t match up with mine.”

Chen Ming felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

"And the way you are now is the result of a slow-acting poison I've been adding to your food over the years. Long-term consumption will cause your body to fail, and even a god couldn't save you!"

Chen Ming's eyes were filled with rage. He wished he could strangle Zhao Rou in front of him right now, as well as Yu Chuang who was frantically ramming into her from behind.

"Hahaha, Chen Ming! You've finally met your match!" Yu Chuang laughed wildly, his movements becoming even more forceful, causing Zhao Rou to gasp for breath. "You looked down on me back then, but now everything you have will be mine! You were nothing more than a dog who helped me raise my child!"

"Stop talking, Yu Chuang! Faster! Harder! I'm almost there!" Zhao Rou gripped the bedsheet tightly, shaking Chen Ming's hospital bed violently.

Chen Ming had never seen Zhao Rou so engrossed. Anger filled every pore of her body, her blood pressure suddenly rose, and her heart was pounding wildly beyond her body's limits!

The next moment, everything went black before Chen Ming's eyes, leaving only a long straight line on the instrument...

"Ah! Zhao Rou!"

Chen Ming suddenly opened his eyes, his whole body covered in cold sweat, and he was panting heavily.

But what came into view was not the cold, lifeless hospital bed, nor the shameful couple doing shameful things in front of his bed, but a classroom full of desks.

Chen Ming quickly touched his body; there was no ventilator, no tubes inserted into his body, and no hospital gown.

What I'm wearing... is a school uniform?

Distant memories suddenly exploded in my mind, and everything that was unfamiliar gradually became incredibly familiar: desks, podium, blackboard, classroom...

He was reborn back to his senior year of high school!

"Is it a dream?" Chen Ming pinched his thigh hard, but couldn't stop himself from pinching it, and winced in pain, rolling around on the chair while clutching his thigh.

"Aren't you leaving yet? Your little princess will get angry again." A lunchbox was thrown in front of Chen Ming. Chen Ming looked up and saw that it was his best friend, Li Yu.

"I really don't know what's wrong with you, kid. Will Zhao Rou die if she misses a meal of this braised pork?" Li Yu's tone was very impatient.

Braised pork?

Chen Ming suddenly jolted awake, remembering something.

During high school, Chen Ming pursued Zhao Rou relentlessly, showering her with gifts and attention. He would even fill a bowl with the weekly limited-edition braised pork from the cafeteria for her.

That one bowl is enough to cover a week's worth of meals for an average student.

But it wasn't until after he graduated from university that Zhao Rou agreed to be with him.

Now Chen Ming knows that it was because Yu Chuang went out to start a business and incurred a huge debt. No wonder he asked for such a high dowry but didn't receive any subsidies back home. However, at that time, Chen Ming had achieved some success, so he didn't care where the dowry went.

It seems that God has eyes and has given him another chance.

"Let's go! I'll treat you to braised pork!" Chen Ming jumped up, put his arm around Li Yu's shoulder, and headed towards the cafeteria.

Soon the two arrived at the canteen. As usual, Chen Ming went to the special braised pork window, took out a few meal tickets, and filled a large bowl.

The surrounding students cast envious glances. Unlike Chen Ming, whose family was well-off, they could only feel the meager meal tickets in their pockets and secretly swallow their saliva.

But most of the whispers were directed at Chen Ming.

"Pshaw, so what if you have money? You can't buy feelings with money."

"No, Zhao Rou clearly doesn't like him, but she still shamelessly clings to him."

"It's been so long since liberation, and they're still playing the old tricks of princes and nobles spending money like water."

Upon hearing this, Li Yu turned around abruptly and glared fiercely at the gossipy person, immediately silencing everyone.

At the same time, several familiar figures appeared at the entrance of the cafeteria. It was Zhao Rou and her roommates. They were chatting and laughing as they slowly approached Chen Ming. Zhao Rou immediately began to scold him.

"Why are you so slow? I'm starving! You only bought braised pork? There's not a single vegetable dish. Are you trying to make me sick of it? Go buy two more dishes, or I'll get angry."

"Hey Zhao Rou, how much did Chen Ming pay for this bowl? Don't push your luck!" Li Yu snapped.

Zhao Rou snorted coldly and said, "Why are you being so fierce? He forced it on me, saying we shouldn't waste food. It's not like I asked him to hit me."

His roommates immediately chimed in.

"Of course! He won't even pay for a meal, yet he says he likes her. Are rich kids this stingy when pursuing girls?"

Li Yu thought it was alright and tried to refute it, but Chen Ming grabbed him.

"He said all that to you, aren't you angry?" Li Yu was exasperated.

Chen Ming smiled faintly and said, "It's just a dog barking. I don't understand it. I just wanted to ask if you want to eat braised pork."

"Ha, I'm not worthy of Zhao Da Meimei's braised pork. I wouldn't even eat it if I fed it to a dog."

"Your words are enough."

As Chen Ming spoke, he turned and walked to the other side with the braised pork in his hand.

Zhao Rou revealed a triumphant smile and said arrogantly, "That's more like it. Remember to order more beef, and I'll barely hold my anger against you."

But then everyone was stunned, because Chen Ming didn't walk towards the food serving window. Instead, in full view of everyone, he walked to the side door of the cafeteria, squatted down in front of the big yellow dog kept in the cafeteria, and poured a whole bowl of braised pork into the dog's bowl!

"Good boy, eat more. Since neither Li Yu nor I want to eat, this braised pork is only fit to be fed to the dogs."

Zhao Rou hadn't reacted yet. In her mind, Chen Ming should have revolved around her, never daring to disobey her, especially when it came to spending money; he would always grant her requests.

Besides, I did have something to talk to him about today, otherwise I wouldn't have come to the cafeteria, I could have just waited for Chen Ming to bring me food in the dormitory.

Li Yu was also stunned; he had never expected Chen Ming to do such a thing.

"Dude, this is..."

Chen Ming patted Li Yu on the shoulder and smiled faintly.

"Having broken free from the old shackles, I now know who I truly am! Let whoever wants to be a sycophant be it, I'm not doing it anymore!"