Reborn not to be a beast of burden, I set the rules.

"A game?" Lin Zhixia's interest was piqued. "What kind of game?"

"It's called 'Rebirth Simulator,' which is a word game that simulates life."

Xu Wei said with a hint of pride, "Now I'm in charge of overall coordination, collecting the incidents they write down, and then reviewing them."

Lin Zhixia laughed: "Oh, you got promoted?"

Xu Wei blushed: "What promotion... it's just helping out."

After a few seconds of silence, Lin Zhixia suddenly asked, "Is Ye Ming's project reliable?"

"He's reliable." Xu Wei said without hesitation. "He's very steady in his work, he thinks everything through before he acts. Today he signed contracts for everyone, 200 contracts for 100 yuan each, paid weekly. Li Yue, the vice president of the Computer Association, and a bunch of other senior students are helping him with testing. This afternoon, those guys from the Computer Association were testing for bugs in the game, it was quite a scene."

Lin Zhixia gave a thoughtful "hmm".

After a moment of silence, Lin Zhixia asked softly, "Were you... with him all day?"

Xu Wei paused for a moment, then remained silent.

Lin Zhixia waited a few seconds, then suddenly said, "Xu Wei, I have something to tell you."

"Um?"

"I saw Ye Ming on Zhujiang Road on October 1st," Lin Zhixia said.

Xu Wei's heart skipped a beat: "Saw him? With whom?"

"A girl," Lin Zhixia recalled softly. "She was wearing a light blue dress, and was exceptionally beautiful, with fair and clean skin, like moonlight. The two of them were shopping side by side in the electronics market, and they seemed to know each other quite well."

Xu Wei was stunned.

A scene suddenly flashed through my mind: the old policeman said, "That time on Zhujiang Road, it was you who saved that little girl."

She didn't think much of it at the time, but now she suddenly realizes that the "little girl" might be the person Lin Zhixia was talking about.

"He saved her," Xu Wei blurted out.

Lin Zhixia was stunned for a moment: "What?"

Xu Wei bit her lip and briefly recounted what happened at the police station that day.

After listening, Lin Zhixia was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Then this person seems quite reliable. Not everyone dares to save someone."

Xu Wei didn't say anything.

Lin Zhixia paused for a moment, then said, "I thought about it after I came back that day. Ye Ming seems quiet, but he's reliable. That day, he was with that girl like a normal friend, there was nothing ambiguous about it, but that willingness to risk everything to save someone wasn't faked."

Xu Wei buried her face in the pillow and said in a muffled voice, "But... I don't know what he's thinking. He's nice to everyone, even to Ruan Xing..."

"Ruan Xing?" Lin Zhixia thought for a moment, "Ruan Xing from Humanities Class 2? The one who sits next to your Ye Ming in English class?"

Xu Wei blushed and muttered softly, "What do you mean, 'your family' or 'my family'..."

But there was no rebuttal.

Lin Zhixia laughed: "Okay, okay, sit next to Ye Ming. But the way Ye Ming looks at her is different from the way he looks at you."

Xu Wei was taken aback for a moment, then looked up: "How did you figure that out?"

"I noticed it from my observations over time," Lin Zhixia said softly. "In short, I feel it's different."

Xu Wei's heart skipped a beat.

"Xu Wei," Lin Zhixia said, "if you really like her, then seize the opportunity. Some people, once missed, are missed forever."

The moonlight outside the window fell silently onto the edge of the bed. Xu Wei stared at the moonlight, her mind a jumble of thoughts, both sweet and chaotic.

"But..." she whispered, "I don't know how to take the initiative. He hardly ever looks at me."

Lin Zhixia rolled over. "You're all working together, so why worry about not having a chance? Maybe he's not ignoring you, he's just afraid to look at you?"

Xu Wei didn't say anything, but she remembered those words in her heart.

After a while, she suddenly asked, "Zhixia, do you want to write about events too? Aren't you a pretty good writer?"

Lin Zhixia was taken aback: "Me? Can I do it?"

"Sure," Xu Wei said. "Ye Ming said he'll take as many as you write, as long as they're good. 100 yuan for 200 entries, paid weekly. If you're interested, how about coming to the computer lab with me tomorrow?"

Lin Zhixia thought for a moment and smiled, "Sure, I don't have anything planned for tonight anyway. I'll go with you tomorrow."

Xu Wei smiled and said, "Then I'll tell Ye Ming tomorrow."

She rolled over, took out her phone, and the screen's light was somewhat dazzling in the darkness.

She opened her chat window with Ye Ming, typed a few words, then deleted them. She typed again, then deleted again.

The last message sent was: "Ye the Skinflint, this great guy reviewed over three hundred items today, impressive, right! By the way, I've recruited another person for you, Lin Zhixia will come to help tomorrow, how about it?"

After sending the message, she held her phone to her chest, her heart pounding.

A few minutes later, my phone vibrated.

She picked it up to look at it, and Ye Ming replied with a single word: "Hmm."

Xu Wei stared at that word, both angry and amused: "That bastard!"

But she still smiled, turned over, and closed her eyes.

The moonlight fell quietly on her pillow.

Tomorrow, I'll find an opportunity to take the initiative.

As for how to take the initiative... she hasn't figured it out yet. But at least, she's willing to try.

She slowly fell asleep.

After replying to Xu Wei with an "Mm," Ye Ming was about to put his phone down when he added, "You've had a hard day."

Dead Hand, why are you being so proactive?

After sending it, I paused for a moment, stunned.

Having experienced such unrequited love in his past life, he was mostly indifferent in his interactions with women, rarely showing them any extra care.

Before the screen went dark, he glanced at it and found two unread messages, from Shen Zhiyi and Ruan Xing.

He clicked on Shen Zhiyi's post.

"Remember to apply that ointment today. The wound on your back hasn't healed yet."

Half an hour has passed. He was so engrossed in studying the game event classifications that he didn't notice.

He replied with "Okay, I remember. You should get some rest too," and then opened Ruan Xing's message.

"Ye Ming, don't forget to come with me to collect the money tomorrow. What time tomorrow? Where should I wait for you?"

A few seconds later, she added another message: "I can't sleep. The more I think about throwing that five thousand yuan at those scammers, the more upset I get."

He thought for a moment and replied, "See you at the cafeteria at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Don't worry, I'll definitely get it back for you."

Some pitfalls you only realize the pain of after you've fallen into them yourself.

This little girl probably didn't sleep well last night.

After sending the message, he placed his phone face down on the table.

The lights were still on in the dormitory.

Zhou Lei was curled up in his chair playing CrossFire, with the "Fire in the hole" sound effect coming from the speakers.

Lin Hao lay on the top bunk talking on his phone, the screen's light reflecting off his face.

Chen Mo was sitting at his desk flipping through the book "History of Western Philosophy" when he heard the noise and looked up at him.

"Aren't you going to sleep yet?"

"Right away," Ye Ming replied, his gaze fixed on the computer screen.

He mentally went over the categories he would categorize for everyone tomorrow: campus life, workplace, romance, and creative ideas.

I'll send a message in the group first thing tomorrow morning so everyone can take on their own direction.

Lin Zhixia is coming too, which is perfect for Xu Wei to take charge of. She's meticulous and might be suited to writing romance and family stories.

Moonlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains and fell on the edge of the bed.

He lay down, staring at the moonlight, and went over his plans for tomorrow in his mind again.

The phone lay face down on the table, its screen long since black.