Chapter 165 – 1992-2020
It’s unknown if it was because he had held it in for too long but today Lian Qiao was extremely ruthless, forcing RenDong to beg him to finish with red eyes before he let RenDong go.
His roommates had already knocked on the door for a long time. RenDong hurriedly put on his clothes but his body was still so soft that he had no strength at all. Lian Qiao dressed quickly and went to open the door in a dignified manner. He was not shy at all, talking and laughing with everyone in a familiar tone like a normal person, so that everyone thought he was their new roommate.
RenDong huddled in the corner, like a little wife who had been taken advantage of, biting the quilt and daring not to speak.
It soon got late so the three roommates finished packing their luggage and asked RenDong if they wanted to go to the cafeteria for dinner together.
RenDong hadn’t had time to clean it up yet. His body was sticky and uncomfortable and he couldn’t help showing embarrassment. Lian Qiao immediately continued: “He is not in good health. I’ll go buy food for him as I’m leaving anyway. Please help me bring the food to him later, okay?”
The three roommates nodded kindly and accepted that Xu RenDong was a weak and beautiful boy—after all, he huddled under the quilt from the beginning until now and it was his brother who sent him to school and helped pack his luggage. If not being frail and sick, what else could it be?
Not only weak, but also delicate. Fortunately his brother was an interesting person and he has become buddies with everyone within a short time. The three roommates decided to take care of this soft and delicate little roommate for the sake of his elder brother.
Everyone took their meal cards and was about to leave. RenDong was worried and chased after him staggeringly, asking Lian Qiao, “Where will you live at night?”
Lian Qiao said, “I’ll go find the others first. There should be a school hotel open to the public.” His eyes stayed on RenDong’s narrow waist for a moment and he smiled knowingly, “You have a good rest, I will come to you tomorrow morning.”
Xu RenDong frowned: “Come tomorrow? Don’t I need to go to class?”
Lian Qiao said, “I meant to pick you up for class. What do you think?”
RenDong: “…” Am I overthinking it?
He glanced at the three roommates with a guilty conscience and didn’t dare to ask any more questions. He said “Yes” and said goodbye to brother Lian Qiao.
After Lian Qiao and his roommate left, the dormitory suddenly became quiet. It was completely dark outside. RenDong was not hungry but his body was sticky and uncomfortable. He hurried to take a shower and thankfully the dormitory was in good condition and had a separate bathroom. What if the school only had a public bathhouse?
RenDong blushed and cleaned himself. He thought: what happened to Lian Qiao, did he forget the law of death in horror movies?
In previous dungeons, Lian Qiao would stop at critical moments no matter how emotional he got. After all, survival is the most important thing, as long as you can survive, you can do what you want after you go out.
But this time… as the hot water rushed to his body, and RenDong’s fingers caressed the hickey marks, feeling helpless and shy in his heart.
He really did it hard today. Fortunately, this body is young, so it should be able to recover after a short rest.
After finishing his grooming, RenDong simply tidied up his luggage. In fact, there’s not much, just two sets of clothes and the rest are survival equipment they brought in from the outside world.
In this reincarnation, he studied hard, not only avoided the tragedy of entering the trash school and had even won a handsome scholarship.
Due to the large number of teammates, their combined part-time income was also very considerable. So this time, everyone’s quality of life has been significantly improved. Not only can they eat enough but we still had money to buy daily necessities.
It can be seen that it is always good to study hard and work hard.
But—why?
Why was this instance so…down-to-earth?
Since it was discovered that ghosts are afraid of Buddhist scriptures, the threat of ghosts to them has actually been very small. What’s more, there was a powerful monk on the team now, so it can be said that no one is afraid of evil spirits. In fact, none of RenDong’s deaths so far has been related to ghosts.
His death was all based on… all kinds of zuo himself to death.
The main one was Lian Qiao’s death.
Thinking of this, RenDong couldn’t help but sigh.
This is their last dungeon and it is conceivable how difficult it is. It is normal for Lian Qiao to be anxious, but it is a pity that he cannot tell him the ultimate cheat of the death cycle and so that Lian Qiao was always in a state of anxiety.
Lian Qiao’s emotions were too tense but he refused to show it. Before he knew it, he became reckless and impatient. Especially when he was in danger…
RenDong knows that he is Lian Qiao’s Achilles’ heel. Lian Qiao loved him so much, so as long as he was involved in anything, Lian Qiao would immediately lose his mind.
In fact, was Lian Qiao not also his Achilles heel? But losing his mind has no good results after all, RenDong has already proved with countless tragic deaths that the instance this time really cannot be passed via ignorance and recklessness.
Xu RenDong dried his hair, went to the balcony and let the evening wind blow his cheeks.
In the night of early autumn, there was still the residual warmth of midsummer. The evening wind blew his half-wet hair, which felt very refreshing.
Standing on the balcony on the sixth floor, you can overlook most of the campus. The dormitory was facing the teaching area. At this moment, those teaching buildings are still brightly lit and students who study hard can be seen from the windows. There were also people rushing in the square and on the road with books in their hands, heading towards the library, probably for evening self-study.
Although this school was not as famous as his alma mater, it was a good school and had a good academic style. The major that Xu RenDong was admitted to was the same as before, the Department of Finance. This made him relieved – at least he didn’t have to be so tired during college. He has been engaged in financial work after graduation and he is very familiar with the professional content.
But having said that, this dungeon always gave him a subtle feeling.
He found that if he followed his original life trajectory, the probability of death would be much smaller. For example, he had to enter the orphanage on that snowy night, otherwise he would freeze to death; for example, he had to enter XX junior high school for the junior high school exam, otherwise he would be reduced to OO junior high school and be bullied to death on campus.
So, if he followed the original life trajectory…would he meet that big truck again at the age of 28?
He still deeply remembered that after coming out of the Matryoshka instance, he was almost killed by a truck. However, the driver of the big truck turned out to be the man in blue who died on the first night in the nesting dolls instance. This caused him a lot of psychological blows and it also made him understand that there is a limitation of “survival conflict” in some dungeons. Either you die or I die. It is impossible to achieve a perfect ending where all members survive.
So if the truck actually hits him when he turns 28… will the elevator still be there?
…wait, the elevator?
Xu RenDong’s heart suddenly trembled.
Isn’t the elevator what they’ve been looking for? Could it be that when the truck hits him this time, the elevator that appears is not the entrance, but the exit?
But where is the button key?
Xu RenDong thought about it but still had no idea. Looking at the dark night sky, he felt a mess in his heart. There was a faint sense of anxiety, which made him miss Lian Qiao uncontrollably.
… Tsk. A few minutes ago, he complained that Lian Qiao was too anxious, obviously he was also very anxious.
However, he lived with Lian Qiao long before the relationship was confirmed and in all subsequent instances they always slept in the same room. But from today onwards, he had to live separately so of course it was difficult for him to get used to it.
Xu RenDong unconsciously stroked the hickey on his collarbone, recalling the absurd incident in the afternoon.
Although Lian Qiao played a bit ruthlessly, he had to say…it felt great.
In the past, Lian Qiao was always gentle and considerate in bed, afraid of hurting him and would listen to his orders. But today’s Lian Qiao was crazy, even though he had begged him to stop with red eyes, Lian Qiao still fought hard for a long time before going out.
Xu RenDong was really driven into a panic, almost crying. At the same time, however, he was pushed to a pinnacle he had never experienced before.
…Is it still possible to do it like this? He knew it for the first time.
RenDong unknowingly indulged in charming memories again. When he came back to his senses, he couldn’t help but blush and secretly sighed that he had been thinking wildly for so long. He calmed down again, returned to his desk and suddenly glanced at the computer on his teammate’s desk.
…By the way, in this day and age, students from good families have already started to bring laptops to school.
RenDong remembered that when he was a freshman, he had no idea about laptops. In the third year of junior high school, the price of notebooks has been greatly reduced and many student computers have appeared, so almost everyone around has one.
As for RenDong himself, due to his lack of cash, he didn’t buy one for himself with the money from part-time jobs until in his senior year, when he was writing a thesis.
Wait, thesis?!
RenDong’s heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered that one can’t graduate from university just by passing the exam, one has to defend a thesis after submitting it!
If the condition for getting out of the elevator is to be hit by a big truck at the age of 28, then he leaves the company parking lot at that time- but if he fails to graduate with honors, he may not be able to enter the original company! After that, life will go on another trajectory!
It’s over, this paper must be written! And the grade point during college must be 4!
When Xu RenDong thought of this, he broke out in a cold sweat.
Grades are ok. But what about the thesis!
He has even forgotten the topic of his undergraduate thesis, how could he write a thesis in four days?!
He doesn’t even have a laptop!
RenDong drank a big mouthful of cold water to calm himself down. Then he sat down at his desk, pulled out a piece of paper and started planning.
The computer is not urgent for the time being, the school library has a computer, as long as you bring a USB flash drive, you can write and save as you go. But the problem is that the computer room is only open during the day and it closes at 10 o’clock in the evening… After 10 o’clock, you can go to the all-night study room to read and study. After all, the final exam is coming in a blink of an eye, and the final exam is not only finance, but also various public basic courses. He is not so good that he can get 90 points in all the exams blind.
Also, the daytime classes must be taken without leaving the class, otherwise, not to mention that you can’t get the usual points, some perverted teachers will directly disqualify you from the exam and make you fail!
It’s over, it’s over, it’s over, I thought it would be easier when I went to college- no way!
Xu RenDong looked at the dense time schedule on the paper and his head suddenly became dizzy.
Although the evening breeze was cool and the world gradually became silent, he couldn’t sit still any longer and so he quickly dressed neatly and went out to study tremblingly.
