ARBW Chapter 17

In the past, Pei Yuhuai rarely came over at night, but today he deliberately chose to visit Lin Mian in the evening. The main reason was that he hadn’t seen Lin Mian for two days and couldn’t help but feel a bit worried about him.

He didn’t know how the Gene Serum was affecting him, nor did he have any idea how Lin Mian had been doing these past two days.

Lin Mian was the type of person who kept quiet, even when he suffered.

Such a personality made him an easy target for bullying in this apocalyptic world.

As Pei Yuhuai thought this, he raised his hand and knocked on Lin Mian’s door.

Lin Mian had heard Pei Yuhuai’s voice earlier.

Now, hearing the knock, he couldn’t help but feel extremely nervous.

He glanced at his still-damp body and didn’t want Mr. Pei to wait too long.

Reluctantly, Lin Mian grabbed a towel to wrap around his lower half and hurried to open the door.

When Pei Yuhuai saw him, there seemed to be a hint of surprise in his cold eyes. Then, as if realizing it was impolite, he quickly averted his gaze from Lin Mian.

Pei Yuhuai said, “Sorry, I didn’t know you were taking a shower. I hope I didn’t disturb you.”

Lin Mian’s cheeks flushed slightly. “N-no, it’s fine. There’s nothing to see anyway.”

As he spoke, he stepped aside to let Pei Yuhuai in to talk.

Pei Yuhuai looked at him, wanting to say that he didn’t have anything important to discuss and wouldn’t intrude on Lin Mian’s rest.

In truth, he had no significant matter to bring up; he was just a bit worried about Lin Mian since he hadn’t seen him for two days.

Now that he had seen Lin Mian and noticed he was in the mood to take a shower, he felt reassured that Lin Mian hadn’t encountered any trouble.

But before he could excuse himself, Lin Mian, blushing, said, “Mr. Pei, aren’t you coming in to talk?”

It was quite impolite to make a guest stand at the door.

Hearing this, Pei Yuhuai hesitated for a moment but still stepped inside.

He thought about how he hadn’t given Lin Mian any gifts for two days.

Since he was already here, he might as well take this opportunity to give Lin Mian something.

So, Pei Yuhuai entered Lin Mian’s room, and Lin Mian nervously closed the door behind him.

Lin Mian realized it wouldn’t be appropriate to talk to Mr. Pei with his upper body bare, so he walked to the side to find a clean outfit.

He had very few clothes, and water was a scarce resource, so he hadn’t washed his dirty clothes yet.

Now that he had showered, he didn’t want to put on dirty clothes again, but he had no other options, making him feel quite awkward.

On the other side, Pei Yuhuai watched as the little figure on his phone blushed and rummaged through his things, unable to find suitable clothes.

He found Lin Mian a bit cute but also felt a pang of sympathy for him.

Having grown up in comfort, Pei Yuhuai couldn’t understand the embarrassment of not having clean clothes to wear.

After watching for a while, he controlled his character on the phone and walked up behind Lin Mian.

He reached out and patted Lin Mian, selecting the option to give a gift.

He gifted Lin Mian a new outfit, still in a sporty style.

Such clothes were comfortable, simple, and elegant, making them very suitable for this apocalyptic world.

There was no need to worry about the style of the clothes or how to match them with shoes.

When Lin Mian received the new clothes, he felt even more embarrassed.

He thought to himself, would Mr. Pei think that he was just putting on an act to ask for gifts?

Before Lin Mian could think further, Pei Yuhuai gifted him another new outfit.

This time, it was a set of cotton pajamas.

The style was very simple, with a cute blue cartoon bunny on the white pajamas.

Pei Yuhuai looked at Lin Mian and said, “It’s more comfortable to wear pajamas at night.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Mian quickly thanked Pei Yuhuai, “Thank you! You’ve spent too much again.”

“It’s nothing; the clothes are quite cheap, not a big expense.”

Originally, Lin Mian already had a high regard for him, and after receiving two gifts today, his fondness for Pei Yuhuai increased even more.

Now, he could add two intimate interactions to his interactions with Lin Mian: one was holding hands, and the other was hugging.

Seeing this, Pei Yuhuai looked at Lin Mian, now dressed in pajamas, resembling a cute white doll.

Suddenly, he felt the urge to engage in a more intimate interaction with him.

He had previously seen this intimate interaction option, where the other party could choose to refuse.

This meant that if Pei Yuhuai initiated an intimate interaction, and if Lin Mian was resistant, the interaction would fail.

However, if Lin Mian didn’t refuse and agreed to the interaction, once it succeeded, his fondness would increase.

With this in mind, Pei Yuhuai decided to give it a try.

He selected the option to hold hands for the intimate interaction.

From Lin Mian’s perspective, it looked like Pei Yuhuai was reaching out to him.

He didn’t quite understand what Mr. Pei was trying to do and awkwardly placed his hand in Pei Yuhuai’s.

From Pei Yuhuai’s side, it was a successful intimate interaction.

As he held Lin Mian’s hand, he pulled him closer, and Lin Mian’s fondness for him increased by five points.

It was quite interesting to see how others felt about him.

Seeing this, Pei Yuhuai tried the hugging intimate interaction again.

He wanted to see how this intimate interaction would play out.

At the same time, Pei Yuhuai also wanted to gauge Lin Mian’s feelings toward him.

To his surprise, Lin Mian showed complete trust and reliance on him.

Even though he hadn’t said anything, and Lin Mian himself was nervous and uneasy, as long as it was Pei Yuhuai, he wholeheartedly chose to trust and cooperate.

For instance, at this moment, when Pei Yuhuai made a move to embrace him, it clearly exceeded the bounds of normal friendship.

Yet, looking at the tall, handsome man in front of him, Lin Mian didn’t hesitate to agree.

As the intimate interaction was completed and Lin Mian fell into Pei Yuhuai’s embrace, his fondness for him increased by another five points.

Pei Yuhuai stared at the little figure on the screen for a long time, feeling that even if he wanted to do something more intimate with Lin Mian, he would foolishly go along with it.

Such a person was truly naive and innocent.

He didn’t worry; he was just a playboy who toyed with people’s hearts.

Thinking about how simple and innocent Lin Mian was, Pei Yuhuai couldn’t help but remind him.

“If in the future, if any man tries to do this to you, don’t foolishly let them do as they please.”

Lin Mian carefully nestled in Pei Yuhuai’s embrace, instinctively shaking his head at this remark.

He would never let other men treat him this way.

He only allowed Mr. Pei to do this to him.

After releasing Lin Mian, Pei Yuhuai promised to come back to see him the next day, and then he logged off.

Watching Mr. Pei disappear, Lin Mian felt an inexplicable sense of loss.

To be honest, at the moment he was embraced by Mr. Pei, he really thought… he thought Mr. Pei would…

As he thought this, Lin Mian’s face grew warmer, and he pressed his cheeks down, feeling a bit uncomfortable.

“I can’t think like that, I can’t think like that. Mr. Pei clearly has no such intentions; today’s sudden intimacy was just… just curiosity.”

Yes, he truly believed that the Pei Yuhuai who held him was acting out of curiosity.

The purity in his eyes was so clear that… Lin Mian felt embarrassed to think further.

Afterward, when Lin Mian went out to drain the bathwater, Cheng Xiaowan heard the noise and ran over, staring at him with a curious expression.

“Hey? Where’s Mr. Pei? Didn’t he stay over with you?”

Lin Mian replied, “No, Mr. Pei just came to talk to me.”

“Ah, he really just came to talk? Then why did he come over so late?”

Before Lin Mian could answer, Cheng Xiaowan noticed the new clothes he was wearing.

She seemed skeptical and stepped forward to pull down Lin Mian’s collar to peek inside.

Confirming there were no ambiguous traces, she shook her head in disbelief.

How strange.

It was obvious to anyone that Mr. Pei had a special interest in Lin Mian. With Lin Mian’s beauty, their relationship should be fiery.

Lin Mian didn’t want to engage with the somewhat clueless Cheng Xiaowan anymore. After draining the bathwater, he quickly returned to his room.

That night, he had a very embarrassing dream.

In the dream, he went to bed with Mr. Pei.

What was even more embarrassing was that he, a grown man, ended up pregnant?

When he woke up the next day, Lin Mian felt that it was both a spring dream and a strange dream.

So strange!