Chapter 202 - 187: In This Life... Please Love Me

Chapter 202: Chapter 187: In This Life... Please Love Me

Yu Dong stood there, holding a box of condoms, reeling in the wind.

"Wait? What does she mean by this?"

"It means she wants you to use them a lot... *Ahem*, Dongzi, I just remembered I have something to do, so I’m heading out."

After saying that, Zhao Youcai scurried off, and the others followed suit.

Yu Dong turned around and saw Shen Xinyi holding an umbrella. He quickly stuffed the small box in his hand into his pocket.

"Hahaha~ Xinyi, what are you doing out here? It’s still raining."

"I specifically waited for a time when Ye Ye wasn’t around to talk to you." Shen Xinyi moved a little closer.

"Ah... What’s wrong?"

Yu Dong felt that something was off and couldn’t help but take a small step back.

"You’ve been so busy. You’re either out killing zombies or back here in meetings and writing reports. You never have time to talk to me."

"Er... that’s because the window for the pure zombies is only ten days. We have to race against time. Look, we pulled something new out of the sea today. It must be because of the rain!"

Officer Wang’s observations from the previous life had been correct. The zombies showed clear signs of evolution after every rainfall.

Yu Dong even suspected there was something special about the rain in Yanhai City. Otherwise, why hadn’t the official channels ever mentioned this phenomenon?

’Could it be a unique characteristic of Yanhai City?’

"Day in and day out, all you do is stare at zombies. You don’t even look at the people around you... Were you like this in your last life too?"

"Mm... No. In my last life, I eventually slacked off and spent all my time seeking pleasure."

"Then our relationship... how far did it go?"

"It was... it was about the same as now."

’Yu Dong recalled how Shen Xinyi had been relentlessly forward in his past life, and he felt he couldn’t handle it.’

’And in this life, it seemed Shen Xinyi... was at it again.’

"Then why did you pursue me in this life, make me fall for you, and then just ignore me? Do you know how cruel that is?"

From Shen Xinyi’s perspective, her story went like this: one day after work, a handsome university student who was exactly her type had approached her. He launched a romantic offensive, asking about her day and showing her constant care. Their conversations were deeply engaging.

His awkward way of talking to girls was amusing, yet genuine. Shen Xinyi thought... he was probably a "Chunan," the kind of guy who’d never even held a girl’s hand and had somehow mustered up the courage to talk to her.

The day before the apocalypse, Yu Dong asked her out to dinner and a movie. She thought her acceptance was a tacit signal to Yu Dong that they could make their relationship official. When it came to Yu Dong, she wasn’t shy about her feelings.

Yu Dong said he hoped she could help him with filming for a small game. On the day of the apocalypse, she dazedly brought Wang Xiuying aboard the ship with her.

Then the apocalypse arrived, and that somewhat shy university student transformed into an outlaw who seized a cruise ship and burned down the harbor.

He arranged his people into formation and shouted, "Take a leap of faith!" From then on, he began his journey as a leader.

He grew stronger and stronger, but... he gradually forgot about her. Aside from necessary work-related conversations, he almost never sought her out privately. Their chat history was still frozen on the day before the apocalypse, with Yu Dong’s last message: "I’m going to shower. Go to bed early."

Shen Xinyi had fallen for him, but Yu Dong acted as if nothing had ever happened between them. It seemed everything he did was just a ploy to get her on the ship.

Yu Dong could only brace himself and say, "Because... the activation key you gave me was to pursue you. That was the only way you’d get on the ship with me. I couldn’t just watch you die."

"So you succeeded. Are you satisfied now?"

Shen Xinyi’s eyes, red-rimmed, stared into Yu Dong’s. She looked like a stubborn kitten.

"This..."

Yu Dong turned away and looked out at the sea.

Seeing him avoid the question, Shen Xinyi pressed, "Yu Dong, what are you really thinking? Are you planning to abandon me and live with Ye Ye in the future?"

"I’m just doing what I have to do, helping everyone survive... As for everything else, I haven’t thought much about it."

"You’ve already done so much. It’s time to think about your own affairs. Look at me... I don’t believe you have no feelings for me."

Shen Xinyi grabbed Yu Dong and turned him back to face her. Their eyes met, and her fiery gaze seemed ready to set him ablaze.

A light drizzle fell from the sky, brushing past their lips as an intimate tension began to rise between them.

Looking at Shen Xinyi’s dewy face and delicate red lips, Yu Dong’s heart began to pound uncontrollably.

"I’m just afraid we’re all going to die, Xinyi. Once we’ve solved this zombie problem, I promise I’ll..."

Shen Xinyi cut off the rest of his sentence with her lips.

She wrapped her arms around Yu Dong’s neck and kissed him.

The damp, soft sensation traveled through the rich nerve endings in his lips to his brain, and it was as if every wonderful feeling exploded in his mind at once!

Though there was only a faint fragrance, it was intoxicating, leaving Yu Dong’s mind in a daze.

Though there was only a subtle sweetness, the aftertaste was endless, making Yu Dong feel as if he were savoring a fruit-flavored gummy.

This was Yu Dong’s first kiss in all four of his lifetimes.

After a gentle kiss, Shen Xinyi slowly pulled back, rose slightly onto her tiptoes, and rested her forehead against Yu Dong’s. She whispered:

"Yu Dong, because I’m afraid of dying, I don’t want to have any regrets."

"I know you’ll be reborn. Let me be selfish for once. In this life... please love me."

"When the next life comes, you can love Ye Ye then, okay?"

Yu Dong’s heart skipped a beat.

In his last life, Shen Xinyi’s constant testing and her endless push-and-pull had long ago planted a time bomb in his heart.

Now, that bomb had finally detonated!

Countless emotions he had unintentionally suppressed all burst forth. The wall around his heart, which had been sealed for so long, was shattered by the combined force of the Shen Xinyi from two lifetimes.

He didn’t want to refuse love anymore.

Looking at Shen Xinyi’s red lips, mere inches away, Yu Dong hesitated no longer. He wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed her back.

"Mmm~"

Shen Xinyi let out a soft moan and melted into Yu Dong’s embrace.

In the rain, the two kissed passionately, lost in the moment.

But one thought lingered in Yu Dong’s mind.

’Can I really be reborn again?’

He had already been reborn three times. The number "three" terrified him, making him feel as if it were a limit he could not surpass. Over the past ten days, Yu Dong had dreamt more than once of dying and returning to a void of darkness...

He felt it might be a prophecy, foretelling that this third rebirth was his last.

Shen Xinyi was right. He didn’t want to have any more regrets either, not if this was his last chance.

Lin Zhixue, who hadn’t gone far, watched this scene with a hint of jealousy in her eyes.

’Stupid woman. She’s clearly won the supreme leader’s affection, but she has no real power in her hands...’

When they were choosing the six executive team leaders, Lin Zhixue had proactively approached Lin Mo to ask for a position, but ultimately lost out to Lin Cong, who was also on Lin Mo’s team.

As a leader, Lin Mo... wasn’t one to fight for power. If Yu Dong and Officer Wang hadn’t been ignorant about business matters, forcing them to hand things over to Lin Mo’s people, perhaps the two leadership positions on this team would have been divided among Yu Dong’s and Officer Wang’s own subordinates.

The people who followed Yu Dong all climbed to high positions, and so did the people who followed Officer Wang.

But she... she got nothing, and could only work under Lin Mo and Qiao Ping.

’If... if it were me instead of Shen Xinyi, I would definitely make him elevate me into the leadership circle. Silly woman.’

Just then, a sharp, mournful cry came from nearby.

"No! No! No!"

"It’s over! Youcai, now I’m the only Chunan left on our team!!!"

Huang Zhiqiang was overcome with sorrow, sobbing uncontrollably.

The others laughingly comforted him, all of them happy that Yu Dong had finally taken this step.

Not far away, Lin Zhixue looked at Huang Zhiqiang in that group, a trace of contempt in her eyes.

’A small fry like him gets to be a leader just by following Yu Dong, and Head of the Logistics Team at that—the cushiest job with no fighting and tons of perks... Talk about one person’s success elevating their entire circle.’

The thought of Huang Zhiqiang’s advances toward her left Lin Zhixue speechless.

’Yu Dong only appoints his favorites. He lacks a grander vision.’

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