Ch8 - “Bai Tang, look over here.”

Bai Tang was bewildered as he glanced at the object in front of him. Two lengthy bandages were tied around the bathroom ceiling supports, hung down, and created a knot; when viewed from a distance, they resembled two lovers who were about to hang themselves together.

“This is for support,” said Jiang Yunshu, as he pulled the shorter one first, followed by the longer one. “Place your feet here, but make absolutely sure your wound doesn’t come into contact with water or let your feet fall down.”

After he finished speaking, he gave a thoughtful look and said, “How about I help you bath?” In the face of the nudity of everyone else, he was able to maintain a calm demeanor because he’s a doctor. To put it in his perspective, it’s just a bunch of muscle that has its own unique set of merits.

“No need!” A new means of tormenting him, that’s all it seemed to Bai Tang. Just as he’d done in the past. 

Once, Jiang Yunsu placed him in a bathtub filled with water, yanked him out when he choked, admired his mangled appearance, and ruthlessly forced his lips down repeatedly, completely treating him as a toy that could provide amusement.

Bai Tang could only recall the horror of suffocation and drowning. The bathroom was flooded in amber light as hot water engulfed him; the hand gripping him was equally scorching, yet he felt as if he had fallen into a freezing cave, unaware of how much water he had ingested. He eventually ended up weakly huddled on the icy cold marble floor, his throat tasting like blood, and he coughed so fiercely that it felt like it was penetrating his lungs as a result of getting choked up.

And the one who had caused it all sat nonchalantly on the chair with his legs crossed, a bit disgusted at his sickly visage, as if the entertainment he could bring was so little.

Jiang Yunsu donned his slippers and kicked him in the stomach, telling him to leave, that he had soiled his floor, and that he should grovel to apologize. “I’m sorry...cough. Thank you, sir.”

As he recalled his past, Bai Tang’s face grew pale. He answered, as if he was hopelessly struggling for his life, “I’ll just wash on my own, sir. I’ll make sure to pay attention…”

He didn’t anticipate, however, the today’s Jiang Yunsu to be so easy to talk to, and that the alpha would easily listen to him. “All right, call me if you need anything.”

The sound of flowing water reverberated around the bathroom. Jiang Yunshu hesitated at the door prior to exiting. He carried a large empty box into the bedroom, opened the third closet door, and emptied the junk one by one into the empty box. When he removed it, he could see dried blood on multiple iron rods.

Jiang Yunshu fully blanked out. Never before had he been so angry, but his fury was accompanied by feelings of helplessness and lingering fear. How long would Bai Tang have been subjected to inhumane treatment had he not been reborn?

Now, looking at the trophies in the glass case, his mood had changed. He put the trophies back in the newly cleaned third cabinet and shut it. 

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In spite of the fact that he had an impressive outward appearance, he was a ruthless dictator within. He’d seen plenty of hypocrites and incompetents, but he never expected to find himself in the same body as one of them.

However, he remained confused. If ‘he’ had been so awful to Bai Tang, why was he so reluctant about getting a divorce?

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Jiang Yunshu was seated in his living room when he pulled out his phone and typed into a search engine, “Why is an omega unwilling to divorce?” Then, he clicked the search button. 

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Not a single person.

Jiang Yunshu grimaced and read the displayed line of text: “It appears there are few relevant results for your search.” After some time, he selected “Publish the question now.” 

This question has been shared to 157879 users.

Someone quickly responded to the question.

Anonymous user: The OP is obviously a beta. Are you an adult?

Riccardo0714: A divorced omega is comparable to used snot paper; and besides, who would want a marked omega? Or, to put it another way, what alpha can tolerate an omega covered in other people’s scents? 

Anonymous user: Since roughly twenty years ago, the birth rate of the global population has been declining. Omegas account for less than 5%. Due to the exceptionally low conception rate of betas, omegas who have been permanently marked and abandoned by alphas will be forced to be sent to a centralized breeding facility.

Anonymous user: Because omegas can’t live without us.

Centralized breeding facility… Jiang Yunshu murmured. It’s not what he was thinking, right?

Word by word, he entered these keywords into the search engine, the website reloaded, and an introduction identical to that of Baidu Encyclopedia appeared. 

Centralized Breeding Facility, also known as the Centralized Child-rearing Management, is a legal department overseen by local governments whose core objective is the reproduction of omegas.

Jiang Yunshu, a young man of the 21st century, was so astonished that his pupils trembled. He read it numerous times with disbelief. He knew what these words meant individually, but he could not comprehend them when used in a sentence.

This? How was this even legal? What about the human rights of omegas? How could such a departmental organizational structure pass?!

However, in this reality, the legislation was passed. 

Why was it so? Jiang Yunshu found it immediately after checking. It was due to the fact that there were more than 300 people in the nine major organizations that could submit legal proposals, but none of them were omegas, whereas alphas accounted for 60%.

Jiang Yunshu had been in a trance for some time, yet he was unable to accept this reality. Bai Tang’s continued refusal to divorce, despite his miserable existence, was due to the fact that exploitation of his body, organs, and human rights only awaited him after the divorce.

Until death.

This world isn’t balanced. 

Jiang Yunshu’s fists clenched. His ceaseless rage and continual feeling of helplessness strengthened his resolve to protect Bai Tang.

Ten minutes had passed since Bai Tang came out. His wet hair adhered to his face, and his collar became entangled in the lining. Several times, he almost stumbled over the bandage as he hurriedly cleansed it for fear of arousing the alpha’s wrath with the lengthy delay.

Jiang Yunshu glanced at the collar that was unpleasant for those with OCD, but ultimately remained silent.

If he reminded Bai Tang, he would apologize hastily and swiftly correct it. He didn’t want that. He hoped to establish a pleasant and relaxed family atmosphere, and he wished for Bai Tang to drop his guard and resume the easy stance he saw that he’d displayed that morning.

He provided Bai Tang with a dry towel and then said, “Did you get the bandage wet? Wipe your hair.” 

“I didn’t!” Bai Tang accepted it with fear, rubbed his hair with his left hand, and replied hastily, “I took great care…not to get wet.”

“I see.” Jiang Yunshu said, “It doesn’t matter if it gets wet, just change it later.”

Jiang Yunshu took a few steps back to ensure that Bai Tang could see him in its entirety and would not be startled by his reckless move of raising his hand. He extended his hand. “Come, I’ll carry you down the steps.”

A slick of damp hair clung to his slender-like porcelain shoulders. Bai Tang didn’t have the courage to defy Jiang Yunsu’s order, so he stood immobile and passively waited. 

Slowly, his eyes widened as he was lifted by his knees. Jiang Yunsu moved carefully and gently, as if he were a treasure. He lowered his eyes and placed his hands obediently on his lower abdomen. He lacked the courage and desire to touch the master who was holding him. His fair, rounded toes were slightly curled, wriggling it uneasily.

Bai Tang intentionally tightened his body as he descended the stairs, fearing that Jiang Yunsu would abruptly hurl him down, but fortunately, he was carried to the first floor steadily. He didn’t even feel any bumps.

However, this direction… Bai Tang experienced mild panic. Is the door the destination? Is sir planning to throw him out? Bai Tang’s pupils dilated. He couldn’t resist grabbing a corner of Jiang Yunshu’s clothing and staring in terror at the alpha’s jaw. When he regained consciousness, he had already blurted out his plea, “Sir, don’t throw me away!”

Jiang Yunshu was momentarily dumbfounded, placed Bai Tang down by the wall, and asked helplessly, “What are you thinking?” 

Suddenly, his feet struck the ground. Bai Tang staggered but immediately regained his balance, only to find the alpha ascending the stairs, grabbing a box of items, and then approached him.

When Bai Tang saw it, goosebumps arose on his entire body. The horror of being tormented and abused by these things flashed quickly before his eyes; the bright red blood, the pungent smell of rust, the suffocating blackness, and the unbreakable shackles…

His legs weakened, and he made an uncontrollable step back while clinging to the corner of the wall. He grasped the clothing on his chest as if they were a tether. His heart was racing rapidly, and his breathing was shallow and labored, like a terrified rabbit at the threshold of death.

“Bai Tang.” Jiang Yunshu walked out the door, repeatedly called Bai Tang’s name, and brutally but gently let Bai Tang glance over. “Bai Tang, come take a look.” 

Bai Tang had a sallow complexion. He gasped for air and knelt down in the nook of the wall, tears streaming down his cheeks like beads broken by the wind.

The shadow of the iron bar slamming down, the sound of bones shattering, and the ache in his broken left wrist. He shook his head as he collapsed, and kept apologizing: “Huk…I don’t want it….sir, I was wrong…I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”

Jiang Yunshu couldn’t stomach it, but he had to ask that Bai Tang see it for himself. “Bai Tang, everything’s fine, look over here.”

Bai Tang resisted inattentively for how long until Jiang Yunshu eventually calmed him down. As he watched Bai Tang’s violent stress response, he gradually frowned. The trauma inflicted on Bai Tang by the original owner was far more severe than he had anticipated. 

Jiang Yunshu needed to take action to break the current standstill. He drew out an iron rod from the box and aggressively hurled it into the trash can. The muted sound of the metal impact made Bai Tang shake, but it also prompted him to raise his eyes. He looked over blankly.

Upon observing his reaction, Jiang Yunshu threw the items repeatedly. The muffled sound resonated throughout the silent night.

“Bai Tang,” Jiang Yunshu stared at the omega huddled in a ball in the room while speaking with a calm and powerful tone. ” Can you see it?”

He hoisted the big package and told Bai Tang, “Bai Tang, watch clearly. It’s these garbage that are going to be thrown away.” After speaking, he exerted force on his wrist. The box tipped, dropped one by one into the garbage bin, striking Bai Tang in the chest. 

Translator’s Feed:

No sugar-coating. I’m translating it as Centralized Breeding Facility, because that’s what it is. It deserves an awful translation, because it is an awful organization, and this name deserves to go down in history for being the most awful thing the government in this world ever established. 

Also, I love Jiang Yunshu. He’s the best. You go, mah man!!

The author has something to say: 

The trash can is a large trash container where you throw your garbage that will be collected! It’s not placed inside the house! It’s in the yard!