Dieter frowned as he glanced at the gently smiling 'Lu Huayu.'
This guy... He turned to Linde. "There are so many Undead. Why did you have to find someone so much like yourself?"
'Lu Huayu' suddenly threw his head back... Damn! Was he really being that direct?
Had this thing spent too long with that idiot Thunder?
Linde suddenly understood. "Ah, no wonder I always felt so close to Mr. Lu Huayu. So it was because... the scent was familiar!"
He shook his head. "But I can understand what he did. Brother Dieter, you should understand that feeling too, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be closest to Thunder while still being able to communicate and trade with someone called Sui Chen.
Making fair trades while maintaining a shared bottom line, owing each other nothing, and taking what we need—that's what feels most normal to me.
If someone treats me especially well, I... Brother Dieter, even parents can't unconditionally tolerate me... Other than you, who else can I trust?
That's what's normal."
Dieter frowned and pondered for a while. "Paying the rent in advance benefits you. What about him?"
"They would, um, definitely worry that once I had a little capital, I'd suddenly flip the table and turn on them!" Linde said indifferently.
Dieter scratched his head. "Oh, you really would do that. Right, they do need to be a little more wary of you."
Linde could not help rolling his eyes enormously at his dear brother. "Brother, how could you say that about me?"
"Ah, because I understand you!" Dieter said frankly. "You're my little brother, the one I watched being born and growing up, so I think even that little bit of selfishness and cunning of yours are adorable flaws."
He turned to look at the eagerly watching 'Xue Yunfeng.'