Chapter 352 Lily's Obsession
At this moment, Lily was very fragile inside and desperately needed someone to comfort her.
Originally, this job was for Aubrey and Cindy, as they were the closest to Lily in the shelter.
But Cindy stopped Aubrey, who was about to go over, and left the opportunity to Steven.
Only by making Lily completely Steven's person could she possibly stay in the shelter for good.
Cindy did this partly for Steven's sake, but also for Lily's own good.
Just as they had hoped, Steven's comfort at this time made Lily feel a bit better.
Lily was just a 27-year-old single woman, and deep down, she longed for a man to comfort her.
"Steven, do you think I've always been a hopeless fool?" Lily sat on the bed, giving Steven a bitter smile.
Steven looked at Lily for a few seconds and suddenly laughed. "Well, maybe a little. But I believe you have your reasons."
'Sorry, I think you're just plain dumb. But I can't say that out loud,' Steven thought.
Lily looked up at the ceiling, her eyes gradually becoming a bit dazed.
"I started learning combat skills at the age of three. Even though I'm a girl, I'm not weaker than any man. People like us usually have two paths in the future. Either we go into acting as action stars, or we become coaches. But I didn't want to do those things, and being a woman would have many obstacles. So later, I chose a path that few people take, which was to become a bodyguard."
Lily slowly started talking about her life.
When a woman talked to you about her past, it meant she trusted you, and it also meant you had a chance to win her favor.
Steven said at the right moment, "Then you went to that place and became the best bodyguard in the Astralium Kingdom?"
Talking about that time, a smile appeared on Lily's lips. "Yes, that was the most glorious time of my life, but also the hardest," she said. "After being a bodyguard for a few years, Innovation Academy hired me to be a physical education teacher, teaching self-defense to the children of the nobility at Innovation Academy. They offered me a salary of $420,000 a year. Do you have any idea what $420,000 means?"
Lily looked at Steven, her eyes showing a bit of pride. Obviously, she was very proud of earning such a high salary.
Steven smiled, "I do! That's my salary for over twenty years."
The smile on Lily's lips grew wider. "Unfortunately, that's all in the past now."
After a moment of reminiscing, Lily's eyes became even more lost.
She was silent for a long time before slowly saying, "Then the apocalypse came, and we lost everything. Family, friends, status, honor, money. I almost have nothing left. The only thing I have left is the responsibility to protect my students. What has kept me going until now is this small sense of mission."
"I know, given your way of doing things, you must think I'm really stupid. I have thought about whether I should live a bit more selfishly. But if I lose my last belief, I don't know why I would continue to exist in this world," Lily added.
As Lily spoke, two lines of tears slowly fell from the corners of her eyes, dripping onto the white floor.
After hearing Lily's words, Steven suddenly understood her a bit.
Since the apocalypse, he had seen many people unable to accept the harsh reality and choose to end their own lives.
In their eyes, the world had become hell, and living was only filled with pain.
Mental torment was more painful than physical pain.
So, saying that Lily was protecting her students was more like saying she was protecting the last bit of faith that kept her alive.
Of course, this didn't change Steven's opinion that she was foolish.
Some people just had too much time on their hands, always thinking about the meaning of life.
Living itself was the meaning. People lived just to live.
"Sometimes, don't you think you're putting too much pressure on yourself?" Steven said with a concerned look. "You used to be alone, but now it's different. We are companions, we are family."
He added, "Look, everyone in the shelter is an adult, they can understand you, tolerate you. Unlike those immature kids."
As Steven spoke, he slowly approached Lily and suddenly grabbed her hand.
Lily's body trembled, a bit at a loss.
"If you need a belief, from now on, let us be your belief!" Steven said.
Lily's face turned red.
Although she was already 27, due to her work, she had never been in a relationship, not even held hands with a man.
Moreover, Steven was quite handsome.
At this moment, he was looking at Lily so affectionately, holding her hand, making her brain almost overload.
"Let you guys be my belief?" Lily asked.
Steven thought to himself, 'To be precise, it's "me," but to avoid making you wary, I'll say "us. In short, become my loyal subordinate!"'
He replied, "If you have lost your belief, build a new one. If you have lost your social connections, we can all be your ties. Don't make yourself live so hard, I would feel very sorry for you."
At that moment, all the blood in Lily's body rushed to her head. Her brain cells felt like they were about to overload. It was the first time a man had said such cheesy words to her.
Lily's face was so red it seemed like it was about to drip blood.
Although she didn't have that kind of feeling for Steven yet, this kind of almost confession-like conversation greatly increased her favorability toward Steven.
"Thank you, I feel much better." Lily shyly withdrew her hand, lowered her head, her eyes wandering, not daring to look directly at Steven.
Seeing that he had said enough, Steven stopped, otherwise, it might have a counterproductive effect.
"Do you feel better now?" Steven asked.
Lily was silent for a moment, then gently nodded. She said, "Talking to someone does help. But I'm still very disappointed in them."
Thinking of Warren's actions, Lily couldn't help but frown again.
Steven said, "Maybe they need to grow up a bit more."Steven didn't comment much on those students. He knew it was unlikely for Lily to give up on them immediately.
What he needed to do was to slowly weaken their importance in Lily's heart. That way, if they died someday, Lily's emotions wouldn't be too affected.
After a brief chat, Steven left Lily's room.
As he walked through the corridor, Steven saw Cindy sitting in a wheelchair, looking at him with a smile.
"Steven, did you successfully win Ms. Evans' favor?" she asked.
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