Irreversible - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: The Poor Little One Eats (Part 3)

Gu Xizhou shook her head but did not answer.

Su Zhiyi gave a kind smile, appearing quite pleased as she spoke to Gu Xizhou: “You see? You won’t take out your anger at Nanfeng on me, right?”

Gu Xizhou nodded. “Mm.”

Su Zhiyi chuckled, gazing at the young, tender face before her with a tone of relief: “Then it’s the same for me.”

Perhaps due to the shared experience of catching a voyeur at the subway station and arriving late to school together, Gu Xizhou had a very positive impression of Su Zhiyi. At the very least, she was now entirely able to step out from the shadow cast by that shared face.

To her, Su Nanfeng was Su Nanfeng, and Su Zhiyi was Su Zhiyi.

The same appearance, but different souls.

It was only a pity that by the time some people realized this fact, things had already reached a point of no return.

0820 observed the interaction between the two girls, inevitably recalling events from the past.

During the second semester of the first year of high school, Gu Jing met an excellent divorced Omega and remarried.

The partner was well-off and helped Gu Jing pay off her debts. The only slight flaw was that the partner had a daughter roughly the same age as Gu Xizhou. In her eagerness to integrate into the new family, Gu Jing’s mind was entirely occupied with how to please her stepdaughter, leaving Gu Xizhou completely ignored.

Losing her mother’s care, Gu Xizhou realized more deeply than ever that she could only rely on herself in this world. To survive, she integrated herself into Su Nanfeng’s social circle. She was a clever child; she knew how to pique Su Nanfeng’s interest, and even her flattery was subtle.

Perhaps she flattered her too well, causing the adolescent Su Nanfeng to develop a brief, budding affection for her. The emotions born from abuse and dominance made Su Nanfeng addicted; even Gu Xizhou hadn’t expected things to evolve to that point.

Su Nanfeng’s same-sex fixation on her was partly an act of rebellion against Su Tianyu and partly a lack of control over her teenage hormones. For over a year, Su Nanfeng’s change in attitude was obvious. She even began to have heart-to-heart talks with Gu Xizhou, sharing her feelings about her family and her concern for her sister.

Su Nanfeng hated Su Tianyu, and she hated Mu Zhilan. But since Mu Zhilan had already passed away, she could no longer blame her.

Gu Xizhou realized that Su Nanfeng was a piece of rotten mud. Even if she inflicted harm on Su Nanfeng herself, the girl wouldn’t care. Only by attacking the things she valued would she truly feel pain.

Immature but already harboring malice, Gu Xizhou conceived a brilliant plan: she would destroy everything Su Nanfeng cared about. Her sister, her family—she would leave her betrayed by all, possessing nothing.

The plan progressed smoothly.

By coaxing information out of Su Nanfeng, she learned that Su Zhiyi might be sent to Yancheng Medical University, so she filled in her college entrance exam preferences to match. She used Su Nanfeng to understand Su Zhiyi.

In Su Nanfeng’s words, her sister was a little white rabbit—naive, soft, and full of kindness toward all things. She was a “lawful good” individual who was the polar opposite of herself.

Gu Xizhou dismissed this with contempt. Could one vine produce two identical fruits where one was good and the other was rotten? Gu Xizhou didn’t believe it.

Especially since Su Zhiyi shared a face almost identical to Su Nanfeng’s, she suspected that while Su Nanfeng’s evil was on the surface, Su Zhiyi’s evil was likely internal, hidden in the depths of her soul. Either way, they were equally disgusting and not worth genuine concern.

According to plan, after the “heroic rescue” at the subway station, Gu Xizhou obtained Su Zhiyi’s contact information. Gu Xizhou gave up the Law degree she wanted and studied Clinical Medicine instead. Su Zhiyi, under her mother’s pressure, chose Engineering Medicine. According to Su Tianyu, one couldn’t take over a medical device conglomerate without a foundation in medicine followed by management studies.

Therefore, throughout university, Su Zhiyi’s academic workload was extremely heavy. Despite this, Su Zhiyi still participated in club activities. The club she joined was relatively niche—not a large one like the Red Cross, but an association called “Youth Companions.”

This was a student organization established by the Minor Protection Association across various universities. Their primary activity was visiting middle schools to give psychological health lectures, covering topics like “sex education, anti-bullying, and anti-domestic violence.”

When she first introduced herself at a club meeting, Su Zhiyi was surprised to see Gu Xizhou: “What a coincidence.”

Gu Xizhou wasn’t surprised at all—she had come specifically for her, but to hide it, she smiled and echoed, “What a coincidence.”

Everything followed naturally after that. Being in the same club, they happened to be assigned to the same department. As members of the Publicity Department, they saw each other almost every week for meetings.

By the second month, after Gu Xizhou had seen through Su Zhiyi’s soft-hearted nature, she used the excuse of being a nervous public speaker to ask Su Zhiyi for guidance and practice sessions.

The practice spot was at the “Half-Slope Forest” behind the library. Because the vegetation was thick and the environment quiet, it was a popular spot for campus couples to have secret dates. Thus, it was known as “Lovers’ Slope.”

The first practice session took place on a Friday night in early November. At 7:30 PM, Gu Xizhou waited for Su Zhiyi outside the Omega dormitory. They met up, and she led her to a gazebo on Lovers’ Slope that was within range of security cameras, where she recited her speech for Su Zhiyi.

Even though it was a private meeting between an Alpha and an Omega, Gu Xizhou’s appearance was so frail that she didn’t look like an Alpha at all. Coupled with the help at the subway station, Su Zhiyi had almost no guard up against her.

Even so, Gu Xizhou didn’t make a move haphazardly. Throughout the process, she played her role perfectly: a seeker of help.

The surroundings were silent, save for the occasional low whispers of lovers and the buzzing of early autumn insects. Su Zhiyi was the type of person who attracted mosquitoes. In the deep autumn night, she wore a white asymmetrical slip dress with her black hair casually clipped up. She wore a light-colored blazer over her shoulders and matching small heels. Sitting in the gazebo, she occasionally swiped at the mosquitoes, her thin brows knitted in a troubled expression.

Gu Xizhou’s recitation was stumbling, and Su Zhiyi sat there restlessly. Gu Xizhou’s original intention was to annoy her, but seeing her sitting there, stomping her feet slightly to ward off mosquitoes, she somehow felt a pang of pity.

Gu Xizhou sighed and stopped her recitation, looking apologetic: “I’m sorry, I didn’t expect so many mosquitoes here. Maybe we should call it a night and head back.”

Su Zhiyi was startled, her hand frozen mid-air. She smiled nonchalantly: “It’s fine, I can bear it. Weren’t you almost done? Just the last paragraph left. Keep going.”

The girl, poised on the edge of maturity, looked up with a radiant smile. Whether it was because the trees were too dark or the moon was too dim, as Gu Xizhou looked at that fair face, she felt as if all the moonlight had gathered upon her, making her entire being glow with an ambiguous silver light.

Gu Xizhou pursed her lips, forced to admit in her heart: the Su sisters both had incredible looks. Especially Su Zhiyi—even on a moonlit night, she was so fair she seemed to be glowing.

D*mn it, why do demons always appear in the world with the faces of angels? Life is just too unfair!