Lin Mo adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses and gave Yu Dong a gentle smile.
"I told you I’d come help you..."
Yu Dong had saved so many of her comrades-in-arms, and her family had been taken care of as well. This was a debt she would never forget.
Besides, for a Reincarnator like Yu Dong... Lin Mo felt it was essential to have a psychologist by his side. Otherwise, it would be easy for psychological problems to arise.
In fact, Lin Mo had already seen the warning signs of several mental illnesses in Yu Dong...
But Yu Dong’s willpower was incredibly strong, and he always managed to keep himself in check.
Lin Mo was very curious. ’Just how much has Yu Dong been through? What he wrote in the manual was just an objective account of events. What did he... experience himself?’
’And what was his relationship with me in his past life?’
’Why does he look at me so... strangely?’
She wanted to understand more about the world of a Reincarnator like Yu Dong.
After they looked at each other for a moment, Lin Mo’s face turned slightly red. She held out her hand, offering Yu Dong three sets of keys.
"Your room is still the large suite on the 7th floor that Yin Shuangyang assigned you. I haven’t assigned the three suites next to yours yet. You can decide who you want to live there. Here are the keys, you can distribute them yourself."
Yu Dong took the keys, which were still stained with a bit of blood.
The four suites on the 7th floor originally belonged to Yin Shuangyang, Zou Long, him, and his three roommates.
Now, Yin Shuangyang was dead, Zou Long was dead, and Xufeng was dead too. Only he, Zhao Youcai, and Huang Zhiqiang were left.
The suites were huge, with many smaller rooms inside. It would be lonely to live in one alone.
Yu Dong took out one set of keys and tossed it to Zhao Youcai behind him.
"Youcai, you, Huang, and Zhuoyu will take the suite next to mine."
"Alright, we’ll protect you," Zhao Youcai replied.
Huang Zhiqiang, however, shamelessly asked, "Dongzi, how about you give me a suite all to myself? It’s inconvenient now that I’ve got family with me."
With that, he winked at the Great Evil Massage Master, Xinxin, who was waiting for him on a sofa on the first floor of the dormitory area.
Yu Dong was floored. "Huang, you’re... you’re serious?"
"Yeah! I’m a responsible man. I take responsibility for my actions! I said I’d protect Xinxin. It’s not easy for a girl on her own, she’s counting on me..."
Zhao Youcai curled his lip. "Huang, you’re starting to mistake your own act for real feelings... No wonder you could play the fool so well. If I were Yin Shuangyang, I wouldn’t have seen through you either."
"Say that again! You think it was easy for me, bearing all that humiliation for so many days?"
"It was heavy, alright... You must have been about to suffocate under all that weight, huh?"
Yu Dong glanced at this Xinxin. ’At least an E cup, all-natural, and... wow.’
No wonder Huang Zhiqiang was so dead set on getting together with her.
Yu Dong waved his hand dismissively. "Do whatever you want. Besides, your old flame from this life is gone now anyway..."
"Huh? Who?"
"That was all in the last life, don’t worry about the details. A suite is more than big enough for you and her. I have other uses for the other rooms. By the way, Youcai... stop bullshitting with Huang. There’s someone waiting for you over there."
Yu Dong pointed to the young woman sitting patiently on the first floor, Xia Yao.
She had been waiting for Zhao Youcai the whole time.
Zhao Youcai glanced at the slightly chubby but very cute Xia Yao. They had met once before the apocalypse for dinner, but he’d been called back by Xufeng to handle something.
After he was captured, they lost contact. It was Jiang Zhuoyu who had helped him get in touch with her again.
Yu Dong watched Zhao Youcai walk over, a look of admiration in his eyes.
’Xia Yao is a genuinely good person... Though not a stunning beauty, she’s gentle, cute, and knows how to be emotionally supportive. Most importantly, she’s truly loyal.’
In the last life, she always stayed with Zhao Youcai. Even after he gained power and became arrogant, getting involved with other women, Xia Yao never left his side. After Zhao Youcai died, she even tended to his grave every day. It was a heart-wrenching sight.
’Logically, in this life, Xia Yao didn’t have much contact with Zhao Youcai before the apocalypse. That sugar baby arrangement should have been an easy way to connect, but now... it’s useless.’
’Money is meaningless now.’
But Yu Dong never expected that Xia Yao would still be waiting for Zhao Youcai... just because they had dinner once before the apocalypse and he’d promised to give her money and be with her.
Xia Yao was still honoring that pre-apocalyptic promise even after the world ended.
For that, Yu Dong held her in high regard.
Seeing Zhao Youcai approach, Xia Yao stood up. She wrung her small hands together, looking a little nervous, but still gave him a big smile.
"Youcai, I’m so glad you’re okay. Can we... have a hug?"
With that, she opened her arms, wanting to give a warm hug to the man who had been controlled and repressed for so many days.
Zhao Youcai frowned slightly. "A hug for what? We don’t even know each other that well. I only said that stuff before the apocalypse to save you. Nothing ever happened between us. You don’t have to wait for me."
"But I promised you I’d be with you from now on."
"That was a sugar daddy arrangement! Money is just paper now, so that agreement is void. Don’t be naive... Alright, just live a good life here from now on. Don’t say weird things like that. Go get some rest."
After saying his piece, Zhao Youcai left Xia Yao standing there and hurried to catch up with Huang Zhiqiang and Xinxin, who were waiting for the elevator.
"Xinxin, what’s the name of that secretary in your department who looks a lot like Dilraba? What’s her deal? When you have time, invite her over to our suite to hang out..."
Watching Zhao Youcai step into the elevator.
Xia Yao’s outstretched arms slowly fell to her sides. The expression on her face gradually faded, and the corners of her mouth drooped.
Yu Dong was speechless.
Beside him, Lin Mo shook her head slightly. "Xia Yao is very loyal, but your friend... seems to have other ideas."
Yu Dong remembered. ’The Zhao Youcai of this life... his standards have changed. He’s seen far too many beautiful women here with Yin Shuangyang.’