In the middle of a 104°F heatwave, the new dorm manager cut off the AC for our room—and only our room. Turns out, she was the future mother-in-law of our pregnant roommate. "Only weak girls need AC in weather like this," she declared. "My precious grandson is going to be a man. He needs to build his masculinity in the heat." In our past life, my two other roommates and I tried to reason with her. We told her it was superstition, that prolonged exposure to extreme heat could cause heatstroke and endanger both the mother and the baby. Scared by our warnings, the dorm manager grudgingly turned the AC back on. But when our roommate eventually gave birth to a girl, the manager blamed us. She claimed the AC "cooled off" her grandson's masculinity and turned him into a girl. To get revenge, she had her thug of a son sneak into our dorm at night and torture the three of us to death. When I opened my eyes again, we were back to that moment. The manager was ranting about her grandson's "masculinity." I exchanged a look with my other two roommates. None of us argued. Instead, we immediately went to the RA and requested a room transfer. Let him build his masculinity. I want to see what kind of monster she cooks up this time. 1 "Don't say I never treat you well." "You three better take good care of my precious grandson. Soak up some of that masculine energy." "Maybe it'll help you find a man as good as my son someday." In the dorm, the new manager, Mrs. Liu, had her nose in the air, acting like she was bestowing a great honor upon us. Hearing these familiar words, I snapped back to reality. I had been reborn. Back to the day Mrs. Liu cut our AC. In my last life, my roommates and I took turns persuading her. We finally got her to turn the AC on. But our reward was her calculated revenge. The most chilling part was that we did it for her pregnant future daughter-in-law, our roommate, Sarah. Yet when we were being tortured to death by her thug son, Sarah just watched coldly. "Serves you right," she sneered. "Who told you to meddle?" "If it weren't for you, my precious son wouldn't have turned into a useless girl." "You made Liam and his mom blame me. You deserve to die." Remembering the agony of my past life, a chill ran down my spine. Then I noticed Sarah staring at me. Just now, hearing Mrs. Liu refuse the AC, Sarah was unhappy too. A small, stuffy dorm in 104-degree heat is basically an oven. But she didn't dare openly defy her shrew of a future mother-in-law. So she looked at me with pitiful eyes. "Chloe..." I knew what she wanted. She wanted me to be her mouthpiece. In my last life, I stood up for her. And the result? She threw me under the bus, and I ended up dead. This time, I scratched my head, stared at my phone, and pretended I was deaf. Seeing I wasn't biting, Sarah turned to my other roommates, Lily and Jess. But they also kept their heads down, glued to their phones, ignoring her. Seeing a scene so different from my past life, a thought flashed through my mind. I quickly made a group chat with Lily and Jess. Me: [Did you guys come back too?] Lily: [You too?] Jess: [You too?] We exchanged glances. We had all been reborn. Back to before everything went to hell. 2 Mrs. Liu was still rambling. "Lily, you're in charge of bringing food for my grandson. Get nutritious stuff—sea cucumber, abalone. How else will he grow strong?" "And you, Jess. Take my grandson out for sunbathing every afternoon. Bring fruit, too. Cherries are acceptable." The three of us rolled our eyes in unison. Mrs. Liu spoke as if these were facts. She demanded the best. But she never mentioned money. She was clearly trying to mooch off us. And she acted like we should be grateful. She wasn't done. She turned her imperious gaze to me. "As for Chloe, you're responsible for..." I started coughing violently, cutting her off. Mrs. Liu looked at me with disgust. "What do you have? Don't pass it to my grandson." "So unlucky," she muttered. I shook my head weakly, coughing harder. "I... cough... I don't know..." "Cough... but don't worry... cough... I will definitely... help take care of... your grandson... cough cough..." I made a move to lunge towards Sarah. Mrs. Liu, terrified for her "grandson," blocked me immediately. "Stop! Stop! How can a sick person get near my grandson?" "If you infect him, can you afford the consequences?" I looked at her innocently. "But... but didn't you just say I should serve your grandson?" Meaning: You asked for this. Why are you blaming me now? Mrs. Liu didn't care about logic. She only cared about the baby. She practically threw herself on the ground, throwing a tantrum. "I don't care! Move out of this dorm right now!" "If my grandson catches anything from you, I won't let you off!" Since she insisted... I "reluctantly" agreed. "Okay... okay... cough..." "I'll... move out as soon as possible..." Seeing this, my roommates followed suit. One claimed a headache and fever. The other said she had chickenpox recently and was still contagious. Seeing all three of us "useless," Mrs. Liu cursed up a storm. As she shooed us out, she couldn't help but make snide remarks. "You girls have no luck." "My grandson is enduring this heat so he'll be born with masculine energy." "I wanted you to serve him so you could catch some luck and find a husband." "Guess you don't deserve that blessing." Her tone was smug, as if serving her unborn grandson was the highest honor. We had just spoken to the Resident Director about switching rooms. Since he approved, we were already packing. Hearing Mrs. Liu, we rolled our eyes again. Whatever. Whoever wants that "blessing" can have it. We sure as hell don't. 3 Before we left, Sarah grabbed our hands, squeezing out a few fake tears. "Chloe, you guys are leaving..." "I'll be scared all alone in the dorm..." My eyes almost rolled into the back of my head. Scared? Scared no one will wait on her hand and foot. In our last life, Sarah used her pregnancy to boss us around like servants. If we didn't do exactly as she pleased, she'd clutch her belly and cry pain. We endured it because we were roommates. And look where that got us. Now? Whoever wants to serve her can go ahead. We quit. But we had to put on a show before leaving, just in case she tried to stop us. I pinched my thigh hard, forcing out some tears. "Sarah... cough... we don't want to leave either..." "But... cough... we're afraid of infecting... cough... infecting you..." The moment I coughed, Sarah snatched her hand back like she'd touched fire. Her eyes were full of undisguised disgust. When I looked up, she quickly masked it with a fake sad face. "Chloe... since you're leaving..." "Can you leave me something to remember you by?" "I'll miss you guys so much..." She stared greedily at the designer bags in my closet. She was basically trying to rob me in broad daylight. I sneered internally. She wasn't even hiding it anymore? My family is well-off. As an only child, my parents spoil me. Many of those bags were birthday gifts. In our last life, Sarah constantly "borrowed" my bags. She needed one for a date. She needed one to show her parents she was doing well so they wouldn't worry. I believed her lies and lent them to her. She never returned them. Whenever I asked, she'd make excuses. If I pressed, she'd clutch her stomach and wail. She just wanted to steal them. And now she wants more? Keep dreaming. 4 I pretended not to understand her hint. I blinked innocently. "Sarah, I really want to leave you something." "...Cough... but I don't know if this sickness spreads through contact..." "If... cough... the germs get on the stuff and infect the baby... that would be bad..." Hearing that her precious grandson might get sick, Mrs. Liu stepped in immediately. She glared at Sarah. "What do you want their stuff for?" "Can those trashy things compare to my grandson?" "If anything happens to him, I'll skin you alive." Sarah was terrified. She smiled ingratiatingly. "Mom, I know." "I was just saying it. I didn't think Chloe would take it seriously." I was speechless. So if I gave it to her, it would be my fault? And calling her "Mom" before the wedding? Sarah really has no shame. But none of this mattered anymore. That night, Lily, Jess, and I moved into a new dorm room. It was empty, so it was just the three of us. Perfect. We didn't want another Sarah. 5 That night, the building group chat exploded. "I can't take it anymore... can someone handle this dorm manager? @ManagerLiu" "She forced me and my roommates to move to Room 103." "And she expects us to wait on her pregnant daughter-in-law? Is she insane?" Another girl chimed in: "I thought moving was no big deal to avoid trouble." "But this lady demands we buy expensive food and drinks for the pregnant girl? With what money? She didn't give us a dime!" Before the gossip could settle, a third girl spoke up: "The craziest part..." "This psycho cut our AC in 104-degree heat." "She said her grandson can't have AC or he won't have 'masculine energy.'" "If you want masculine energy, why don't you send your daughter-in-law to live on the sun?" "Did you get dropped on your head as a baby?" The chat was filled with onlookers eating popcorn. The three girls kept tagging @ManagerLiu, demanding an explanation. Finally, Mrs. Liu replied. Her words made everyone want to vomit blood. "Serving my grandson is a blessing you earned in a past life." "What do you know? He's a man born with masculine energy." "Maybe you'll get lucky and find a man like my son later." "You'll be thanking me then." Her tone wasn't apologetic at all. She was proud. Like we were the unreasonable ones. The chat went nuclear. "What is this? Did a fossil from the Qing Dynasty come to life?" "Someone call an ambulance, she's having a stroke." The three girls didn't take it lying down. They went to the Resident Director the next morning. After hearing the story, the RD moved them back to their original room and summoned Mrs. Liu. Surprisingly... Mrs. Liu wasn't fired. Rumor had it she fell to her knees, crying about how hard her life was and how she was just worried about her grandson. She begged for another chance. The RD, soft-hearted, gave in. But she was on thin ice.
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