Dimensional Store: Welcome to the Apocalypse Apartment - Chapter 121

Chapter 121

“What did the doctor say?”

Gu Huaiwei looked at Zhou Chuanning’s concerned face and said, “The doctor said there’s nothing wrong.”

“Then I’ll take you home.”

“No need. My coworker is coming to pick me up.” For now, Gu Huaiwei didn’t want to leave a crowded place.

“Scared?” Zhou Chuanning leaned closer, as if he wanted to reach out and touch her hair.

Aliens always liked stroking humans.

The way humans saw an adorable cat or dog on the roadside and couldn’t help wanting to pet it.

By now, Gu Huaiwei could dodge Zhou Chuanning’s hand anytime it might pop out, whenever and wherever.

“Where’s your coworker?” she asked.

Zhou Chuanning’s expression stayed natural.

“Usually it’s quiet, but tonight, for some reason, it’s not.

“First you called the police at Miss He’s coming-of-age ceremony. Then there was a car falling off the road, and a truck collision. On top of that, the shop owner called it in too. We’re almost short on manpower.”

Whenever Gu Huaiwei started doubting Zhou Chuanning, he always managed to produce a perfectly reasonable explanation.

And those four incidents… were all caused by Gu Huaiwei.

Sitting on the icy bench outside the hospital, Gu Huaiwei fell silent.

“What? Afraid I’ll hurt you?” Zhou Chuanning suddenly let out a soft laugh. “If your mental test score weren’t 101, I’d honestly suspect your mental strength was too low and you were just being paranoid.”

“Then would you hurt me?” Gu Huaiwei stared into his eyes, deadly serious.

Zhou Chuanning’s gaze flickered away. “Of course not.”

At that moment, He Xueyi finally arrived. Wearing a white robe, he walked into the hospital-a pure-white youth utterly out of step with the Pseudo-Humans of this world, like he belonged to a completely different style of reality.

“Shop Manager Miss, I’m here to pick you up.”

Zhou Chuanning stood, nodding politely. “Miss Gu got quite a scare today. Sorry to trouble you-please take her back to rest early.”

“Shop Manager Miss isn’t that fragile.” He Xueyi caught the scent of blood on Gu Huaiwei’s fingertips, the smile at the corner of his mouth deepening. “Hopefully tonight, no one gets hurt.”

“The checkup’s already been done,” Zhou Chuanning said. “Miss Gu is completely normal.”

“Is that so? That’s wonderful.” He Xueyi smiled. After all, he’d just watched Shop Manager Miss kill someone and not get caught red-handed.

After Zhou Chuanning left.

He Xueyi’s glassy, golden eyes shifted, his gaze landing on Gu Huaiwei. He was about to offer a few perfunctory words of concern, but when the words reached his lips, they changed.

“Shop Manager Miss, how could you go around eating random things outside?” He Xueyi could see it-inside Gu Huaiwei’s belly, a Big Fat Worm was hidden.

“I already got checked at the hospital. It’s fine. There are too many people here and too many eyes.” Gu Huaiwei kept her voice low. “Whatever’s left, we’ll talk after we get back.”

In the car on the way back.

Gu Huaiwei held the steering wheel and asked He Xueyi, who sat in the passenger seat, “You can see what’s in my stomach?”

“Mm.” He Xueyi’s pale pink lips curved into a faint, ambiguous smile. Tilting his head, he looked at the flowing scenery beyond the window, revealing a stretch of neck as white and clean as a calla lily. “Shop Manager Miss, can you give me that worm? It looks very plump and delicious.”

“Sure.” Gu Huaiwei nodded quickly, wishing he would take it away immediately.

“Then pull over and close your eyes.”

“You can take it out for me right now?” Gu Huaiwei was driving; she couldn’t turn her head, only stare straight ahead.

He Xueyi nodded. The shallow smile on his face gained a bit more sincerity. “If we go back to the Matchmaking Agency, Lin She will definitely try to snatch it from me.”

“It’s not exactly something good…” No matter how you looked at that slick, shiny Big Fat Worm, it had nothing to do with the word ‘tasty.’

He Xueyi lightly licked his lower lip. “It’s very nutritious.”

Gu Huaiwei stepped on the brakes, stopping the armored car on an empty stretch of roadside, then closed her eyes.

In the darkness, she felt something icy-like a claw-press against her belly. It slowly pushed in, stirring around just a little above her navel. It didn’t hurt, just carried a faint tugging sensation.

“Are you done yet?” After the strange feeling lasted about five minutes, Gu Huaiwei couldn’t help urging him.
“It’s no use. It’s melted, I can’t pull it out.”

“Huh?” Gu Huaiwei tried to open her eyes to see what was going on.

He Xueyi’s warm hand quickly covered her eyes. “Don’t look.”

He couldn’t let Gu Huaiwei see his hideous appearance.

“Will this affect my body? I heard Lin She say that if there are living things from this world inside my body, I won’t be able to perform a Dimension jump.”

“It’s not a big deal.” He Xueyi withdrew his hand, looking at Gu Huaiwei’s stomach with immense regret. “If it were alive, it would indeed affect the Dimension jump. However, the insect has already been corroded. Your body has almost completely digested and absorbed it.”

“…”

“What a shame.”

Gu Huaiwei was now absolutely certain that when her sister had treated her illness, she had added an extra layer of positive buffs to her body.

He Xueyi scrutinized Gu Huaiwei’s face, his gaze lingering on the faint red mole near the corner of her eye, revealed where her foundation had slightly worn off.

He felt that Gu Huaiwei looked even more delicious and nutritious.

If she were nourished by a few more Dimensions, by the time the Paradise Gate opened, she would surely become a gluttonous feast that would make everyone in Paradise boil with excitement.

The two returned to the Oasis Matchmaking Agency.

Gu Huaiwei discovered that the scale of the Matchmaking Agency had doubled.

The upgrade method for the Oasis Matchmaking Agency was different from that of the Oasis Hotel.

When the Oasis Hotel expanded, buildings appeared through a refresh-style manifestation.

When the Oasis Matchmaking Agency expanded, the building grew in a way that was visible to the naked eye.

After He Jiarui completed her Bonding, she transferred 6,800 Magnetic Value points into the hotel account and also gave Gu Huaiwei a large red envelope containing 888 points.

According to the regulations in the Employee Handbook, such thank-you gifts had to be turned over to the public fund.

[Oasis Hotel: Two-star]

[Congratulations to the shopkeeper for completing Phase One of the Blissful Union Mission. This upgrade consumed 5,000 Magnetic Value.]

[Currently unlockable areas (paid): Matchmaker’s Cottage, Matchmaker God Temple, Home Party Hall.]

[Next phase sales mission unlocked: Please host a matchmaking event within one month and successfully facilitate the Bonding of ten couples.]

[Remaining Magnetic Value: 4,148 points.]

The upgraded lobby was more spacious than before. The main color scheme remained light beige and bright red, but behind Gu Huaiwei’s desk, that massive oil painting of a Ferris wheel had reappeared.

The wooden floor, which had previously been warping at the edges, had been replaced with brand-new solid wood flooring. In addition to the original semi-circular desk, five more workstations had been added. Each workstation was equipped with an office computer and decorated with dried roses symbolizing love.

Gu Huaiwei spent 500 Magnetic Value to unlock the Matchmaker’s Cottage.

[Remaining Magnetic Value: 3,648 points.]

She witnessed the area marked for renovation with the “Matchmaker’s Cottage” sign inflate like a balloon, transforming from its original limp state into a cozy little space.

The room contained a small white round table and two brown single-seater sofas. A chandelier hung vertically above them, and there was a single bed against the side.

The space was small.

It could serve as a small reception room or a staff rest area.

When Gu Huaiwei entered the Matchmaker’s Cottage, she could smell a faint scent of gardenia. Entering this place made her mind settle into a state of calm, as if she had returned to her sister’s embrace.

Lin She was using a computer to copy data, the cold light of the screen falling across his dark, brooding features.

A chat account icon suddenly popped up in the bottom right corner.

He looked up slightly. “Miss Gu, is this account yours?”

“What account?” Gu Huaiwei walked out of the Matchmaker’s Cottage.

One of her hands rested on the counter, her rolled-up sleeve revealing a section of her fair wrist.

With her long black hair draped over one side of her chest, Gu Huaiwei leaned over slightly. When she caught sight of the familiar profile picture on the screen, her body froze.

That profile picture was exactly the same as the one her sister always used!