Dimensional Store: Welcome to the Apocalypse Apartment - Chapter 167

Chapter 167

Gu Huaiwei placed the special communication phone Wu Ming had given her into her Jade Bracelet, then drove to the building of Lu Beijiu’s Biotech Company.

The Apocalypse Armored Vehicle she had brought back from the Wasteland World was parked downstairs, looking like a sleeping steel behemoth. The driver’s seat was quite high, and Gu Huaiwei rolled down the window halfway, waiting for Lu Beijiu to come down.

In the passenger seat, Lin She sat leaning against the door, dressed in black. His hair, smooth as black silk, draped over both sides of his face, partially obscuring his dark green, gloomy pupils.

He was very quiet.

Gu Huaiwei had been driving the whole way, and he hadn’t said a single word.

No small talk. He just sat there, as silent as a pool of stagnant water, devoid of any signs of life.

“Let’s wait a bit. Lu Beijiu is working overtime.” Gu Huaiwei checked the time on her phone, thinking that Lu Beijiu was quite a peculiar character.

He was a pioneer of the Dawn Alliance, doing the work of an extremist organization, yet he could also run a company right in the middle of enemy territory. His employees worked overtime, and he worked overtime right along with them, diligently staying at the office until ten-thirty at night.

How could someone be so rebellious yet so law-abiding at the same time?

The lights from the office building outside reflected in Lin She’s pupils. Only when Gu Huaiwei took the initiative to speak to him did he respond in a flat tone, “If you had maintained a speed of 52 kilometers per hour just now, we could have waited twenty-three minutes less.”

“If I drove that slowly, the cars behind me would have flashed their high beams at me.” Gu Huaiwei ignored him and instead opened a mobile game without looking up.

Her fingers slid rapidly across the screen as she prepared to play while waiting for Lu Beijiu to come down.

Lin She had originally been leaning toward the window, but when Gu Huaiwei started her game and showed no interest in further conversation, his gaze drifted toward her phone screen. He slowly shifted his body, inching closer toward her.

“Your hand speed allows for 300 operations per minute. In this scenario, it would be safer to take the leftmost path. Do not be greedy for the Gold Coins in the middle; that will only increase your risk of failure.”

“High risk, high reward,” Gu Huaiwei said lightheartedly, not adopting Lin She’s suggestion.

She had always liked challenging the difficult paths in games. For the sake of chasing high scores, she didn’t care if the probability of failure increased.

Lin She’s hair was soft and pitch-black, contrasting sharply with his pale, bloodless skin. These two extreme colors made him look like a stoic black-and-white painting when he was silent.

Seeing that he had fallen quiet again, Gu Huaiwei smiled. “Don’t be so serious. It’s just a game.”

Gaming was supposed to be for fun. If one always followed a walkthrough and played step-by-step just to ensure a winning outcome, how would that be any different from working?

Playing however you wanted was where the real joy lay.

As for winning or losing, who cared?

In the game, the character Gu Huaiwei was controlling narrowly avoided a trap. While grabbing Gold Coins, she almost didn’t make it back.

“Oops, oops, I’m gonna die!” Gu Huaiwei tapped the screen frantically. With a flashy maneuver, her character performed a mid-air flip, turning the tide and ultimately securing victory.

“Look, look!” Gu Huaiwei raised her eyebrows triumphantly. “I got all the Gold Coins and the full-score reward. Pretty impressive, right?”

“What if you had lost?” Lin She asked gloomily, completely failing to match the upbeat mood.

“Then I’d be dead,” Gu Huaiwei said, waving her glowing phone with a casual air. “At worst, I’d just restart the round.”

Lin She’s expression turned serious. “What if there were no second chances?”

“What are you trying to imply?” Gu Huaiwei exited the game and rested the phone on her lap. She narrowed her eyes and leaned in close to look at him, throwing a straight ball. “Are you worried that I’ll act recklessly during operations and cause the opening of the Paradise Gate to fail? Is that why you’re using my gaming to remind me to choose the safe path?”
Gu Huaiwei was a natural-born adventurer; restlessness was etched into her bones.

She occasionally liked to play dumb, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t take a hint.

“You won’t act recklessly, but you’ll do unnecessary things in these minor Dimensions. These actions will bring you extra danger…”

At this moment, Lin She felt that Gu Huaiwei waiting for Lu Beijiu to head to the Dawn Alliance was unnecessary.

In his eyes, Gu Huaiwei only needed to focus on her work at the Oasis Matchmaking Agency. Anything outside of business operations was a distraction from the proper path.

After seeing that previous Half-finished Product, he was more convinced than ever that he had an obligation to stop Gu Huaiwei from sliding down the wrong path.

“Don’t worry, I can tell the difference between a game and reality. I’m just handling some personal business in this minor Dimension before we leave. I wouldn’t joke around with my actual job.” Gu Huaiwei leaned back against the driver’s seat, her posture becoming even more relaxed. “You, on the other hand, should stop worrying about me so much and just focus on doing your own work.”

“Miss Gu, please choose to rely only on me.” Lin She’s dark green eyes were like moss-covered forest lakes under the night sky-calm and rippleless, yet harboring a trace of earnestness. “When you greedily want to devour every last Gold Coin, your chances of winning will be higher with me by your side.”

He wasn’t usually an Assistant who cared much about his Operator, but since being with Gu Huaiwei, he found himself worrying far more than he ever had before.

Gu Huaiwei’s fingers rested on the steering wheel. Hearing his words, she looked up in surprise. “Uh, don’t suddenly say weird things like that.”

She met his gaze, trying to catch a trace of emotion on that expressionless face, but she found nothing.

“Whether it’s at the Oasis Matchmaking Agency or helping you with your personal affairs, we achieve the highest efficiency when we’re alone.

He Xueyi and Bai Miemie are not a match for you. While they can provide help, they cannot maximize your benefits.”

Lin She’s suggestion wasn’t meant to move her; he was simply stating a fact.

He held Gu Huaiwei to such high expectations that he couldn’t help himself.

“The three of you each have your own strengths, and you’re all quite reliable.” Gu Huaiwei maintained a policy of total impartiality. She ticked off her slender fingers, counting each person’s merits. “For things involving high-tech gadgets, I rely on you more. For interpersonal relationships and promotion, I rely on He Xueyi. For styling and aesthetics, I rely on Bai Miemie.”

“I am not like them.”

Gu Huaiwei paused. “How are you different?”

Ever since the Paradise Gate opened, Lin She, He Xueyi, and Bai Miemie had all wanted Gu Huaiwei.

But once Gu Huaiwei made her choice, what they wanted to get from her was different.

“The biggest difference is that I will always be your best choice.”

Lin She believed that whether it was during the process of managing a Dimension or after the Paradise Gate opened, he would be Gu Huaiwei’s best choice.

It didn’t matter if Gu Huaiwei didn’t realize it yet.

Sooner or later, she would understand that among all the Assistants, only he had come to her side because he valued her as a whole.

What the other Assistants coveted were merely fragments of her.