ARBW Chapter 15

Lin Mian wanted to stop Cheng Xiaowan from continuing, but Pei Yuhuai chose to interact and chat with her instead.

In this situation, Lin Mian had no way to prevent their conversation, so he could only listen with a face full of shame.

Cheng Xiaowan said, “Lin Mian is quite pitiful; he was sold here by his parents. His health was already poor, and after being sold here, he refused to submit to those Nobles, so he starved himself for three days and nights. If Mr. Pei hadn’t come later and happened to give me a bag of bread, he might have already died. Because of his poor health and the issues that arose from starving, he has been very weak and will likely need a long time to recover.”

Lin Mian’s health was indeed not good, but it wasn’t something he had told Cheng Xiaowan; she had observed it herself.

Hearing Cheng Xiaowan say this now, Lin Mian felt a bit touched. He hadn’t expected that after only a few days of knowing each other, she would show such concern and understanding for him.

She understood and cared for him more than his own biological parents did, and he was overwhelmed with mixed emotions.

Once Pei Yuhuai finished chatting with Cheng Xiaowan, he turned to Lin Mian and said, “Can I sit in your room for a bit?”

He had a Healing-based Ability, and if Lin Mian had any health issues, perhaps he could help treat him.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mian’s ears turned a bit red. He knew Mr. Pei meant no other intentions but had something to discuss with him.

However, when Pei Yuhuai said he wanted to enter his room, Lin Mian couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous.

He smiled and nodded, then turned to lead the way for Pei Yuhuai, his posture a bit stiff as he walked.

Pei Yuhuai watched the cute little character on his phone screen, walking a bit awkwardly, and suddenly found this little NPC quite adorable.

He followed at a leisurely pace, waiting until they entered Lin Mian’s room before bringing up the idea of checking Lin Mian’s health.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mian became even stiffer. He recalled some of the sordid games that Nobles liked to play.

Some Nobles enjoyed role-playing as doctors and patients, sometimes proposing to check the townspeople’s bodies.

Lin Mian knew very well that Pei Yuhuai was not that kind of person, but he couldn’t help but let his mind wander.

Because it was Pei Yuhuai, he hesitated for a long time before ultimately choosing to take off his clothes.

Yes, in Lin Mian’s imagination, a health check required undressing.

Even some doctors needed to physically examine and visually inspect to know if a patient was healthy.

So when he heard Pei Yuhuai say he wanted to check his body, Lin Mian, with a face resolute as if facing death, decisively removed his clothes.

Seeing Lin Mian suddenly undress in front of him, even through a screen, Pei Yuhuai felt quite embarrassed.

He couldn’t help but cough, awkwardly saying to Lin Mian, “Actually… you don’t need to take off your clothes to check.”

Lin Mian, upon hearing this, exclaimed and immediately turned red, wanting to put his clothes back on.

Pei Yuhuai found it a bit amusing, “Forget it, I’ve seen what I shouldn’t have seen, and I wouldn’t want you to suffer this loss. How about this, I’ll give you a Gene Serum as compensation for accidentally seeing your body.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Mian felt his knees go weak, instinctively rubbing his ears.

“Sir, sir, what did you just say?”

Mr. Pei seemed to say he wanted to give him a Gene Serum.

What is a Gene Serum?

It’s a treasure that can resist the Zombie virus outside and enhance human physical fitness.

For Lower Class People like them, it was something they could never hope to encounter in their lifetime.

Yet just now, because of Lin Mian’s own carelessness, Mr. Pei said he wanted to give him a Gene Serum as compensation?

Ah, what’s going on?

Why did he feel like he was trying to extort Mr. Pei on purpose?

“No, no, no, Mr. Pei, that’s not right. I was just overthinking; it’s not your fault at all, you don’t need to compensate me.”

Moreover, having Mr. Pei see him like that, aside from feeling embarrassed and shy, he didn’t actually feel too much dislike.

However, Pei Yuhuai ignored his refusal and took out the Gene Serum from his backpack.

“A gentleman’s word is hard to retract. I, Pei Yuhuai, have always kept my promises. Since I said I would give it to you, I will.”

Saying this, he gestured for Lin Mian to sit down, as he intended to personally inject the Gene Serum.

From Pei Yuhuai’s perspective, he could use anything in his backpack.

Even if he didn’t know how to give injections, this was just a game; as long as he gave the item to Lin Mian, it would work no matter where he injected it.

However, what Pei Yuhuai didn’t know was that from his phone’s perspective, it showed his little character poking Lin Mian with a chubby needle.

In reality, the Gene Serum was injected into Lin Mian’s buttocks without him realizing it.

Yes, without his knowledge, his game character had done something quite lewd to Lin Mian.

Originally, Lin Mian still had his underwear on, but when Mr. Pei injected him, he even pulled down his underwear.

Oh no…

However, since Pei Yuhuai looked serious while giving the injection, Lin Mian felt he couldn’t get angry at him.

After all, from his perspective, it seemed like he had gained a significant advantage.

After the injection, Pei Yuhuai looked at the blushing, red-eyed, and awkward little character in front of him.

He thought Lin Mian was afraid of pain, so he gave him two gifts, hoping that Lin Mian would feel a bit better because of them.

This time, Pei Yuhuai gifted Lin Mian a bouquet of baby’s breath and a mechanical watch.

Now that the entire town was experiencing a power outage, the smart watch would likely be useless soon, making the mechanical watch a better option since it didn’t need charging.

Receiving gifts once again, Lin Mian only gained five points of affection this time.

Each NPC could only give two gifts a day to increase affection, and since Pei Yuhuai had already given Lin Mian one gift before, he could only increase affection with one of the two new gifts.

Lin Mian originally wanted to thank Pei Yuhuai, but he felt too embarrassed to continue the previous topic.

Fortunately, later on, Pei Yuhuai went off to do a timed mission, which spared him from facing the awkwardness any longer.

Once Pei Yuhuai left, Cheng Xiaowan rushed over, and upon seeing the flowers and watch in Lin Mian’s arms, she couldn’t help but exclaim in envy.

“Ah, ah, ah, Lin Mian, Lin Mian, how are you so lucky? Mr. Pei must like you! He sends you flowers every day, and this time he even gave you a watch. Ah, this watch looks so beautiful!”

Lin Mian’s face turned even redder at her words. He put down the flowers in his arms and, while handing the watch to Cheng Xiaowan, couldn’t help but lower his voice, saying, “Xiaowan, sir, sir just gave me a Gene Serum injection.”

Cheng Xiaowan’s hand trembled as she held the watch, almost dropping the precious item.

“What, what?”

“I said, Mr. Pei just gave me a Gene Serum injection.”

“Are you sure it was a Gene Serum? Did he, did he bully you?”

Lin Mian felt that Pei Yuhuai had no need to play tricks on him; that Gene Serum was likely real.

As for Cheng Xiaowan’s latter question about whether he had been bullied by Pei Yuhuai?

It seemed like he had, but… it also seemed like he hadn’t?