I get stronger by sunbathing, just like Superman.

She was dumbfounded, feeling like she wasn't pressing a human button.

It is a machine.

But she couldn't think about that right now. She quickly got up, went back inside, picked up her phone, and dialed the emergency number.

"Du...du..."

"This is 911. How can I help you?"

"I…"

Just as Elena opened her mouth, a large hand suddenly appeared behind her and snatched the phone from her hand.

beep…

Lei Ming hung up the phone and then shoved it back into Elena's hand.

"thunder…?

You, how could you…”

She turned around and stared blankly at the thunder in front of her, her expression as if she had seen a ghost.

But the latter casually plopped down on the sofa and said indifferently:

"Calm down, I'm fine."

"fine?!"

Elena's face was filled with horror. "You didn't have a heartbeat or breathe! And you're telling me you're okay!?"

"Oh, that's just my sleeping habit, don't make a fuss..."

Lei Ming casually replied,

Elena, of course, didn't believe it, but before she could speak, Lei Ming interrupted her again:

"By the way, you saw my 'rent', right? How was it?"

Like it? "

"Uh... I like it..."

Elena blurted out the answer instinctively, but immediately realized that the other person was deliberately changing the subject.

"Wait a minute, tell me first what exactly happened to you just now."

Do you have some kind of illness or something?

I don't want to suddenly find a dead body in my house one day!

Elena's tone was very serious.

Seeing this, Lei Ming remained silent for a moment, then sighed and said with a 'sad' expression:

"well…

Now that you've seen it, I won't hide it from you anymore.

Actually...

I have a terminal illness.

"A terminal...terminal illness!?"

Elena repeated it, seemingly a little disbelieving, but the look in his eyes was so sincere that it didn't seem like she was lying.

"Yes."

Lei Ming nodded solemnly.

"Actually, I'm a second-generation rich kid from a once-wealthy family that fell on hard times. My parents passed away unexpectedly."

I've had a terminal illness since childhood; my breathing and heartbeat could stop at any time, and I might just kick the bucket any day…

In the end, my relatives seized the property my parents left me and kicked me out of the house.

That gemstone is the only valuable thing I own; it was passed down from my great-great-great-great-grandfather.

It's very valuable; you can have it tested if you don't believe me.

After Lei Ming finished speaking, Elena was stunned on the spot.

She always felt that the other person was talking nonsense...

Standing at 1.9 meters tall and as strong as an ox, how could someone who has suffered from a terminal illness since childhood grow up to be like that?

But it's true that he didn't breathe or have a heartbeat before, and the gem doesn't look fake either.

And he certainly didn't look like an ordinary homeless person...

For a moment, Elena was a little dazed.

In the end, however, she put the gem on the table and pushed it in front of Lei Ming.

"Whether what you're saying is true or not, I can't accept this gem; it's too precious."

"How about that?"

Lei Ming shook his head in refusal.

“I lost my ID card, I have nowhere to live, and I can’t find a job. The only thing I can use to pay my rent is this gemstone.”

Are you planning to kick me out?

After he finished speaking, he stared intently at Elena.

"me…"

She opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know how to answer.

At this moment, Lei Ming suddenly stood up, brought his face close to Elena's, looked directly into her eyes, and whispered:

Or perhaps…

"Are you planning to support me?"

moment,

Elena blushed, grabbed the jewels from the table, and said angrily:

"Don't even dream about it!"

She stormed towards the bedroom, then turned back halfway, clutching the gemstone and shouting:

“I will have it tested. If I find it’s fake, you’d better leave my house immediately!”

If it's true, I won't take advantage of you. I'll sell it and only deduct the rent from your payment.

I'll return the rest to you whenever you leave!

Lei Ming smiled and shrugged.

"You decide."

After giving Lei Ming a disapproving look, Elena went back to her room.

Lei Ming also went outside and brought in the bedding.

This gemstone is definitely real, and it's a rare, naturally formed sapphire, which is quite valuable.

He picked it up casually from an ancient shipwreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean when he and Kara went underground to find Clark.

For him, making money couldn't be easier.

in addition,

Last night's dream journey was indeed quite bizarre; he searched almost the entire palace of Morpheus but couldn't find a single human hair.

As the master of dreams, his territory was in such a state of ruin, yet he was nowhere to be found.

His intuition told him that something was about to happen.

but,

Although the two were friends, dealing with things across different latitudes wasn't really his area of ​​expertise, so even if he wanted to help, he couldn't.

And Elena was planning to call an ambulance, so he had to come back first.

Ding dong…

The doorbell rang suddenly.

Elena, who was changing clothes in the room, instinctively called out:

"Lei, open the door for me."

"OK!"

Lei Ming responded, put down the pants he was about to put on, and went to open the door wearing only his underwear...

He did it on purpose.

Because he saw a white man in a suit standing outside.

His blond hair was slicked back and shiny, and he wore gold-rimmed glasses, giving him the look of an elite professional. He was quite handsome.

He was holding a bouquet of bright red roses, a gentlemanly smile on his face.