Chapter 38: Asura Arena and New Girl

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“I still have something to do, so I’ll leave first.”

Looking at her back, Wang Dong fell into deep thought.

In theory, shouldn’t an increase in the cheating rate also increase their intimacy?

Why was the other party getting colder?

It even felt like she was deliberately keeping a distance.

What was going on?

From the initial 25%, it only took three days to reach 80%.

He thought of another possibility—maybe she already had a good impression of him?

If that was the case, it was not difficult to explain why the cheating rate had jumped so high.

For a moment, his mood was a little complicated.

Could it be that Zuo Mei still remembered the promise she had made when she was young?

After leaving the bar, Zuo Mei found a place to drink. She thought that she could hold it in, but when she was hugged by Wang Dong, she couldn’t help but miss that warmth.

She looked at the lingering sensation in her hand and shook her head.

How could such a terrible person like her be worthy of the other party? He was a genius, but she was nothing.

If she could also enter Lin Liu University, would she be qualified then?

At the thought of her poor family, she sighed heavily. Even if she wanted to, she couldn’t. She didn’t have enough money to enter school at all. Moreover, she was not the brightest student. Learning was simply her lifelong enemy!

She drank several bottles of beer in one go.

After being in society for so many years, she no longer believed in love. However, Wang Dong’s appearance gave her new hope, although it quickly disappeared.

Her cell phone suddenly rang. She directly pressed the connect button. “Hello?”

“Where are you?”

It was Lu Xian’s voice?

Why did he suddenly call her?

She rubbed her eyes and said, “I’m drinking. Is there a problem?”

The other party was silent for a moment before saying, “I already said that person isn’t suitable for you! Why do you have to…”

“If he’s not suitable, do you think you’re suitable? I’ve said it before, I don’t like you. I only dated you previously for fun. I expected you to be the same. But you ended up taking things too seriously!”

The corners of Zuo Mei’s mouth twitched. “Stop trying to control me. We’re just teammates. Moreover, when we broke up back then, it was also because you were looking for other women outside. In the end, you even dared to get angry after getting caught! Do you think there aren’t any consequences to living a double life?”

She didn’t mind that he was seeing multiple women, but the premise was that he needed to keep it as a secret.

Did he think she was blind and would not notice the girl he brought back to the rental house?

Lu Xian humbly said, “Didn’t I apologize to you before? I think we’re quite suitable. People like us can’t compare to Wang Dong at all. Even if he agrees one day, he still won’t be sincere with you!”

After that, Zuo Mei hung up.

Lu Xian was so angry that he threw his cell phone!

Apart from his poor grades, how could he not compare to that guy?

Zuo Mei drank a few more mouthfuls of beer. In fact, she was more inclined to believe that Wang Dong didn’t fancy anyone. After all, he had displayed his love for money since he was young. She really couldn’t imagine how Wang Dong would fall for a woman.

She was envious and jealous.

She wondered how nice it would be if only she was a piece of Grandpa Mao..

Her cell phone vibrated. She picked it up and looked at it. She was shocked when she found out that it was Wang Dong who had sent her a message.

[Wang Dong: Come visit me tomorrow?]

Should she go?

She agreed without thinking.

The next day.

Wang Dong sat in front of the computer writing a novel. From time to time, he would look at the clock to avoid missing the appointment time with Zuo Mei.

“Wang Dong, I heard you went to the research center at noon. You haven’t eaten, right? I brought some snacks over.”

Qin Sixia, who was wearing a plain long dress, held a large bag of food in her hand. She was afraid that Wang Dong was hungry.

Wang Dong stopped what he was doing. He was indeed starving.

Just as he stuffed a small piece of bread into the end, Song Junyao, who was wearing a white coat, walked in with a lunch box. “I heard from the teacher that you went to do research with your senior. You haven’t eaten, right? I just made this for you.”

He clearly just came back from the research center.

Just now, Song Junyao was still busy writing down notes here and there. When she returned to her senses, Wang Dong had already disappeared.

Therefore, she hurriedly went to the canteen to make some food.

At this moment, the two women bumped into each other.

After seeing the snacks on the table, Song Junyao said expressionlessly, “Eating snacks can’t replenish the missing nutrition in the body. Instead, it’ll cause problems in the stomach.”

Qin Sixia said gently, “If I didn’t come earlier, I’m afraid Wang Dong wouldn’t have been able to hold on, right? Although it’s not as nutritious as the food you prepared, at least it can help him withstand hunger.”

Little did she know that she was secretly feeling hurt.

If it weren’t for the fact that she couldn’t cook at all, would she need to buy these snacks?

However, she was not going to let Song Junyao know about this. After all, she did not feel like cooking was that big of a deal.

If she needed to, she could just apply for a class to learn!

Song Junyao was suddenly at a loss of words.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to close the distance with Wang Dong, but she didn’t know what to do.

Apart from researching data, they didn’t talk about anything else. However, even with their current state, she was already very satisfied. But now, it seemed that she still couldn’t let down her guard!

“Thanks to Wang Dong’s help, I think it won’t be long before our seniors’ research produces results. We’re talking about the brain of a future scientist here, so naturally, I can’t let him eat garbage!”

In other words, Song Junyao was saying that these snacks were garbage.

Qin Sixia couldn’t tolerate it anymore and said, “I’ve already submitted the novel that Wang Dong is writing for the Mao Dun Literature Award. He’ll be able to receive the award very soon. On the other hand, what you’re talking about seems to be in the distant future.”

She paused for a moment and continued, “Moreover, it won’t earn much money anyway. A while ago, there was a large-scale film corporation that wanted to discuss the adaptation of Wang Dong’s book with me! Recently, such calls have been endless. Before long, Wang Dong will become the youngest world-class novelist!”

“How can he have a future writing novels? Only by doing scientific research will he be considered to have truly contributed to the country. When the time comes, Wang Dong will shock the entire world! And as his assistant, I will forever be by his side!”

Song Junyao retorted reasonably.

The two of them continued to argue.

Wang Dong, who they were talking about, was eating slowly. He looked very satisfied!

He looked at the words on the screen. It wouldn’t be long before the first book was completed. After that, he could take it slow.

“Wang Dong?”

When he heard the voice, he immediately looked at the door. “Zuo Mei? Didn’t you say I would pick you up?”

“I happened to be free, so I came over.”

Zuo Mei felt that she was incompatible with this place. Her hair was still blue, and it was obvious that she was someone from outside. When she saw outstanding people like Song Junyao and Qin Sixia showing their love to Wang Dong, she felt even more ashamed of herself.

She felt as if she had lost.

She was both brainless and ugly. How could she compete?

Although she thought she was pretty before, after seeing Song Junyao and Qin Sixia, she no longer had any confidence.

“Hello, I’m Wang Dong’s friend, Zuo Mei.”

After Wang Dong wolfed down the food, he asked, “I’ll show you around?”

“No need, I want to talk to them.”

Zuo Mei smiled and said, “If you have nothing else, go out.”

Wang Dong raised his eyebrows slightly. “Alright, then I’ll have to trouble you guys to show her around.”

He left slowly.

Just as they thought that this girl was another one of Wang Dong’s female love interests, they heard Zuo Mei say, “Let me tell you, Wang Dong is especially outstanding, but in fact, he likes money the most. If you guys…”

He didn’t hear the rest.

He really didn’t understand what women were thinking. Since she liked him, why would she push him to others?

Forget it.

He stuffed his hands in his pockets and looked at the scenery. He wondered if he could start with a delivery service. After all, the student population has a rigid need for delivery, and the delivery can also connect the city and school. Basically, he would be killing two birds with one stone!

Lastly, there were endless possibilities in the delivery business in the future. After using parcel deliveries to increase his user base, he could even expand his business to include food deliveries as well as transportation services.

But if he wanted to become the chief agent of the delivery service in the university area, he needed a warehouse.. In his case, he could just use an abandoned empty classroom!