3.5 million yuan.
Song Zimo stood frozen in place, unable to say a single word.
How could he possibly have that much money?
It wasn’t as if Lin Lu didn’t know his financial situation.
He remained silent, but the spectators around them began whispering among themselves.
“Wow, that car costs 3.5 million yuan?”
“She said she’d break up with her fiancé and go with him if he could afford it.”
“What kind of dramatic love triangle is this?”
“Can he actually buy it?”
“No way. Look at his face—he’s gone green. He definitely can’t afford it.”
“That’s hilarious. Didn’t he just say he’d protect her?”
“So his idea of protection is convincing her to dump her rich fiancé?”
“Ouch…”
Every word stabbed into his ears like needles.
Song Zimo felt his face burning.
It was as if he’d been slapped in public.
Humiliated beyond words, he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.
Looking at the smile on Lin Lu’s face, he found it unbearably dazzling.
“Lulu, y-you…”
His voice was dry as he tried to salvage a shred of dignity.
“You’re joking, right? Stop messing around.”
This wasn’t the Lin Lu he knew.
She used to split even the cost of a cheap milk tea.
How could she suddenly become so materialistic?
She must have been angry because he’d spoken up for Yinyin.
She was deliberately saying these things to provoke him.
Honestly, couldn’t Lulu be a little more mature?
Did she really have to embarrass him in front of so many people?
Just as he was about to say more, he saw Lin Lu take out her phone and make a call right in front of him.
“Hello? Yanzhi…”
On the other end of the line, Pei Yanzhi was lying in a VIP hospital room.
His father, Pei Zhenggang, sat nearby discussing plans to contact a top-tier foreign medical equipment company to purchase a complete set of surgical equipment and rare medications.
When he saw Lin Lu’s call, Pei Yanzhi felt slightly annoyed.
“What is it?”
“Yanzhi, I found an SUV I really like. It’s so cool—it makes me feel really safe.”
Lin Lu deliberately spoke in a sweet, coquettish tone.
“It’s just a little expensive. It costs more than three million yuan. Can I use your card to buy it?”
Pei Yanzhi frowned.
More than three million?
Was that tiny amount really worth calling him about?
She was interrupting important business.
He was about to tell her to buy whatever she wanted when his hand suddenly paused.
Wait.
An SUV?
Why would she want an SUV instead of a sports car?
In the city, vehicles like that were fuel-hungry, bulky, and impractical.
But in the apocalypse…
Could it be that Lin Lu also—
Suspicion immediately surfaced in his mind.
“Lulu,” he said gently.
“Why the sudden interest in an SUV? Those things are exhausting to drive.”
Lin Lu had already anticipated the question.
She lifted her gaze slightly and looked toward Song Zimo.
Though she was smiling, her tone sounded pitiful.
“I don’t really know much about cars.”
“The main thing is… I ran into Song Zimo.”
“The first thing he did was tell me to break up with you.”
“He even said you don’t love me at all and that you’re only using me.”
“I’m so angry, Yanzhi. How could you possibly not love me?”
Pei Yanzhi’s expression darkened instantly.
Song Zimo?
What was that supposed to mean?
He was intelligent enough to quickly connect the dots.
Could he have been reborn too?
That damned loser!
Meanwhile, Lin Lu continued adding fuel to the fire.
“So I told him that you’d already given me an unlimited black card.”
“And where the money is, that’s where the love is.”
“How could you possibly not love me?”
“So I got upset and decided to buy the most expensive car I could find just to prove him wrong!”
“To prove that you love me!”
The moment he heard that, Pei Yanzhi became even more convinced that Song Zimo had also been reborn.
In the previous life, Song Zimo had always coveted Lin Lu.
Like an annoying fly, he constantly hovered around her.
Now that he’d been reborn, the first thing he wanted to do was poach Pei Yanzhi’s woman?
“Damn it. He’s asking for death.”
Trying to compete with him?
Song Zimo should take a look at himself.
No money.
No power.
The only thing he had was over a decade of childhood friendship with Lin Lu.
But in front of money, what was that worth?
“Lulu.”
Pei Yanzhi’s voice turned firm.
“Buy it.”
“Forget a few million. Even if it costs tens of millions, buy it.”
“And not just one.”
“However many you like, buy them all.”
Hearing that, the smile on Lin Lu’s lips grew even wider.
It worked.
“I knew you’re the best, Yanzhi!”
“Then I’ll swipe the card!”
After hanging up, Lin Lu was practically bursting with joy.
She really ought to thank Song Zimo.
Originally, she had planned to use her own savings to buy vehicles. After all, Pei Yanzhi had only asked her to purchase food, drinks, and daily necessities.
Buying vehicles—especially heavily modified armored SUVs like these—could easily have aroused his suspicion.
Who would have thought that Song Zimo would deliver himself right to her doorstep and provide the perfect excuse?
With a romantic rival as a shield, buying vehicles suddenly became an act of showing off her relationship and proving a point. Completely reasonable.
Putting away her phone, Lin Lu smiled at the saleswoman.
“I’ll take this George Patton.”
Then she pointed at several other powerful off-road vehicles nearby.
“And that Mercedes G-Class.”
“And the Wrangler.”
“Those look pretty good too.”
“I’ll take them all.”
“Charge it to the card.”
The saleswoman’s eyes lit up.
Happiness had struck so suddenly that she almost felt dizzy.
She had thought she was merely witnessing some juicy rich-family drama.
Instead, a fortune had fallen from the sky.
A single order worth millions of yuan.
No—
With all those vehicles combined, it was well into the tens of millions.
If this deal went through, the commission alone would be enough for her to make a down payment on a home in A City.
“Y-Yes! Of course!”
“I’ll process everything for you immediately!”
Her voice trembled with excitement as she respectfully accepted the black card with both hands.
“This way, please, Miss!”
“Wait!”
Song Zimo finally snapped out of his daze.
He stretched out an arm and blocked Lin Lu’s path.
His eyes were red as he stared at her.
“Lin Lu! Stop right there!”
“You’ve changed… You were never like this before!”
“How did you become so vain?”
“For a little money, you’re willing to be Pei Yanzhi’s plaything?”
“What’s the difference between you and those gold-diggers out there now?!”
Lin Lu stopped and looked at the furious, helpless Song Zimo.
She found him ridiculous.
Before?
Before, she had pinched pennies and handed her hard-earned savings to Song Zimo.
Before, she had carefully protected his fragile pride and never talked about money in front of him.
And what had that version of her gotten in return?
She had been pushed into a horde of zombies and torn apart.
Calling her a gold-digger?
The only reason he said that was because he couldn’t afford to give her anything.
Was she really materialistic?
Or was he simply resentful of the rich?
Of course, Lin Lu wasn’t about to argue any of that with him.
She intended to pin every bit of blame squarely on Pei Yanzhi.
Taking a step back, she looked at him with a mixture of pity and indifference.
“Zimo, you still don’t understand.”
“Yanzhi was right.”
“Love without financial support is like a pile of loose sand.”
“Yanzhi has money. He loves me. And he’s willing to spend that money on me.”
“And you?”
“What do you have besides a mouth that’s good at making empty promises?”
“Tell me.”
“Why would I choose you over him?”
The words struck Song Zimo like knives to the heart.
His whole body trembled, yet he couldn’t say a single word in response.
Lin Lu couldn’t be bothered to look at his expression any longer.
She walked right past him and followed the saleswoman toward the VIP lounge.
Only after several moments did Song Zimo finally recover his senses.
Overcome with humiliation and anger, he turned and tried to chase after her.
“Lin Lu! Explain yourself—”
Before he could enter, two tall security guards stepped in front of him.
Their tone remained polite and professional.
“Sorry, sir.”
“The area ahead is reserved for VIP guests.”
“Please stop here.”