Chapter 383 – Who Exactly Are You?

Hong Shuo excitedly took it. “Thanks, brother. I appreciate the kindness—my partner and I both thank you.”

Jiang Hong really didn’t want to keep listening to his rambling, so he turned his head and shut his eyes to rest.

Meanwhile, Li Yiyi, who had been lying in bed for a while, found herself unable to sleep. She got up again and resumed organizing the room she’d be staying in for the next two nights.

She was only halfway through tidying up when the door was knocked on once again.

Sighing, she put down what she was doing and went to open the door. But this time, the person outside wasn’t Shen Zhou—it was a woman she didn’t recognize.

“Who are you looking for?” Li Yiyi asked politely, seeing that the face was unfamiliar.

The young woman grinned, revealing two tiger teeth, and asked sweetly, “Are you Comrade Li Yiyi?”

Li Yiyi frowned slightly. But faced with the girl’s warm and cheerful expression, she nodded. “Yes, that’s me. And you are…? Do we know each other?”

“We don’t,” the woman replied with a smile. “But I know your name. Someone told me about you—they said you’re an amazing doctor. And that you and your husband are the perfect golden couple. I haven’t met your husband, but the moment I saw you on the plane, I thought you looked really pretty.”

Despite the string of compliments, Li Yiyi remained guarded. Her alertness toward the stranger hadn’t lessened one bit.

“What is it you really want to say?” she asked, still serious.

Seeing this, the woman had no choice but to properly introduce herself. “Hello, Comrade Li Yiyi. I’m Gu Weiwei. I’m one of the members on this mission too. My partner is Hong Shuo—I’ve heard a lot about you and your husband from him.”

Li Yiyi’s brows relaxed slightly, and she quickly interrupted, “Wait, the Hong Shuo you just mentioned—he’s not the same one from X Army, is he?”

“He introduced himself to me that way,” Gu Weiwei nodded. “But I’ve never actually visited his unit. We barely see each other—maybe once a month, and even then it’s always rushed. But whenever we do meet, the thing he talks about the most is you and your husband.”

Looking at the girl in front of her, Li Yiyi finally let down her guard.

“Come in,” she said, realizing the girl had been standing outside for a while. Feeling a little embarrassed, she hurried to invite her in.

“Can I?” Gu Weiwei looked genuinely surprised by the invitation, suddenly unsure of what to do.

Li Yiyi was amused by her reaction and couldn’t help but laugh. “Of course you can. What, you think I’m going to eat you or something?”

Gu Weiwei quickly waved her hands, worried she’d been misunderstood. “No, no, that’s not what I meant. I’m just… a little overwhelmed. We only just met, and you’re already inviting me in. I’m still processing it.”

Li Yiyi chuckled and replied, “True, we only just met. But since you’re connected to Hong Shuo—and he and my Jiang Hong are sworn brothers who’ve been through life and death together—he always comes over for meals when he has time. Now that you’re his partner, of course you’re family to us.”

Gu Weiwei blushed and smiled shyly at her words.

After entering the room, Gu Weiwei noticed that Li Yiyi lived alone and couldn’t help but express her surprise. “You live alone, Comrade Li? That’s so nice.”

Li Yiyi handed her a bottle of soda and asked curiously, “You don’t live alone? I thought everyone on this mission was assigned to their own room.”

“Nope. I’m sharing a room with two other women. Luckily, we’re all girls, so it’s fine. Just a bit noisy, but manageable,” she said with a smile.

Li Yiyi passed the soda to her. “There’s no water left in the room—this will have to do for now.”

Gu Weiwei looked at the soda, a little startled. “This is soda? It costs seventy cents a bottle outside.”

If she drank this, Li Yiyi wouldn’t have any left. And since she had plenty to drink at home, she held back the urge to open it.

Li Yiyi smiled but didn’t say much. The soda she gave her was actually from her space supermarket.

“Don’t save it for me,” Li Yiyi said when she noticed Gu Weiwei wasn’t drinking. “I’ve got a whole bag full—help me finish one.”

Gu Weiwei had been planning to drink it anyway, and when she heard that, she gave an embarrassed smile. After hesitating for a moment, she finally twisted the cap and took a sip.

This batch of orange soda from the space supermarket had a taste almost identical to the ones sold in this era, so there was no way anyone could tell it wasn’t locally made.

“It’s really good,” Gu Weiwei said shyly after a sip.

Li Yiyi smiled and sat down to chat with her. “Have you packed the things you’ll need for the trip in a couple of days?”

Gu Weiwei quickly capped the soda bottle and replied, “Not yet. That’s actually why I came over—I wanted to ask how your preparations are going. Maybe we could go shopping together?”

Li Yiyi didn’t really need to prepare anything—everything was already stored in her space. But seeing how unprepared Gu Weiwei seemed, and thinking about her connection to Hong Shuo, she shook her head gently.

“I haven’t either. If you’re free now, we can head out.”

“I’m totally free!” Gu Weiwei said immediately. “My two roommates are really close with each other and barely talk to me. If I go back, I’ll just be alone again.”

Li Yiyi smiled and glanced outside. “Then let’s go now. We can wander around a bit in the evening too, maybe find something good to eat.”

“Yes, yes! I’m in!” Gu Weiwei beamed, practically ready to raise both hands and feet in agreement.

Li Yiyi couldn’t help but smile too, seeing how her eyes sparkled with excitement.

The two of them quickly packed up, each slinging on a backpack as they headed out of the inn.

As soon as they stepped outside, Li Yiyi felt someone link arms with her. She looked down and saw that it was Gu Weiwei.

“Comrade Li, aren’t you scared?” Gu Weiwei asked, glancing warily around them. “This place is so unfamiliar… and I don’t know why, but everyone passing by looks like a bad guy to me.”

Li Yiyi was amused by her words and laughed. “Don’t worry—I’ll protect you.”