Tang Yue was somewhat surprised. He never expected Mai Dong to give such an answer. The present situation had the two of them supporting and relying on each other. Helping the other was, in fact, helping themselves.
Tang Yue believed he was doing what he had to do. He had to make the optimum choice at every key node, the same choice anyone else would make. However, Mai Dong had elevated him to the savior of her life. He didn't know how he deserved such an appraisal.
I gave you life?
It should be your parents who gave you life.
"I've been thinking. If not for you and Mr. Cat, I would be alone on the space station after Earth vanished. Even if I had sufficient resources, how long could I have lived?" Mai Dong said. "In the beginning, I believed I could live on until my material resources were expended. This is because I've been a person who could withstand loneliness from a young age. I could spend a long time alone with just a book.