Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 53

Chapter 53: The Dangerous Neighbor (I)

Putting down the knife that she was using to slice potatoes, Grace headed toward the door and opened it, only to find a very unexpected person standing outside her apartment.

The moment their gazes met, a soft smile made its way to the handsome guy’s face. He still looked just as devilishly handsome as the first time she saw him – young, charming, and… dangerous.

Right! Despite his innocent and young face, Grace couldn’t help but feel that he was nothing like what he was portraying. She believed that his charm was hiding some deep secrets.

Most importantly, she couldn’t help but keep thinking that him being her neighbor was more than just a mere coincidence. Yet, she was unable to find anything about him that wasn’t normal so far, not like she really made any effort to find anything about him.

“What do you want?” She asked in a straight tone, not even showing any sense of familiarity despite the fact that they had met previously. After all, they were still pretty much strangers who didn’t even know each other’s name.

If she was expecting to either scare him away or give him some sort of clear hint of her disinterest, then she failed miserably as his smile only became bigger at her question.

“Ms. Blackwood, if you don’t mind, can you let me use your shower. Mine got broken this morning and I need to shower after my workout session.” He put forward a very unexpected request.

Correction – he seems to know exactly who I am. Grace quickly corrected her misunderstanding about the matter of both of them being unaware of each other’s identities.

She didn’t say anything for a moment and then just spoke in that same tone, “You can ask in the other unit. My friends are staying there.” She was ready to step back and close the door, but he was quick in his response.

“It’s such an awkward request. The only reason I came to you is because we have met before. Please understand my situation, Ms. Blackwood. I will be quick.”

That was merely five minutes of meeting! She wanted to remind him, but kept the thoughts to herself. She was planning to just reject his request if he wasn’t ready to accept her given alternative, but before she could have done that, she heard 2025 speaking through their shared mindlink.

[Just let him in already.]

[What?] Grace asked with shock clearly evident in her voice. Yet, this shock was very short-lived as she soon found out what 2025 was planning.

[How can you not say yes to this Cutie’s request? You sure have a heart made of stone. If you don’t want him, I will accept him happily. Just let him in so that I can enjoy some time appreciating his good looks.]

[Shut up!] Grace threw at 2025. She was so done with the little creature’s audacious behavior toward the men around her.

Focusing her attention to the young man who was still waiting for her response, she spoke, “I’m sorry, kid. I don’t like strangers in my personal space. If you want to shower urgently, you are welcome into my friends’ apartment, or you can wait to get your shower fixed.”

She moved to close the door immediately, but at that very moment she heard 2025 speaking again through the mindlink.

[Let him in and I will tell you a way to earn millions of points instantly.]

Grace’s hand stillled on the door. Even if she wanted to close it, she couldn’t as the temptation of earning so many points kept her from doing so. 2025 didn’t say hundreds or thousands of points, but millions.

“Ms. Blackwood! Please.”

She was pulled out of her dilemma when she heard the young man speaking. Her gaze returned to him and she was momentarily taken aback by the look he was giving her. She felt a cold shiver running down her spine as she took the extreme cuteness his eyes were displaying.

Dangerous. Definitely dangerous. She recited inside her head as she quickly turned her attention away from that devilish face.

“Fine. You can use the bathroom in the second bedroom. But make it quick and clean up the place after using it.” She said while stepping aside to give him enough room to enter.

The man wasted no time as he quickly stepped inside her apartment before she closed the door. She pointed in the direction of second bedroom and returned to the kitchen to continue cooking.

[What are you doing here? Follow him so that I can check him out while he showers.] 2025 made another unreasonable and audacious request. Its voice was almost dripping with honey as it talked about seeing that kid showering.

[Stop dreaming and let me cook peacefully. You wanted me to let him shower here and I have done that already. Now, you better stay put and tell me the way to earn those millions of points as soon as he will leave after his shower.]

Grace returned and heared the creature letting out a very unhappy huff in response. But she completely ignored 2025 and its antics, focusing her full attention on preparing the lunch.

She started with her first dish. She prepared the cooked rice and then moved to prepare the fillings. Then she placed a sheet of seaweed on the bamboo rolling and started making the delicious Kimbap. She then prepared soft, delicious dumplings, garlic stir-fry noodles, cucumber salad, and finally hot and sour soup.

Since she cooked a lot, she took out a few lunch boxes from the stock inside her space and carefully filled them with her prepared food before storing them back inside the space for future use.

Currently, she had access to gas and time to do the cooking. In future, there would be situations where she wouldn’t have either. These lunch boxes would be of big help at those times.

She was serving the remaining food in plates for her lunch when she heard the door of the second bedroom opening.