ARBW Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Afterwards, Pei Yuhuai planned to go out and complete a time-limited task. Knowing that the people here were real, his attitude towards them improved slightly.

This slight improvement was truly minimal and was mostly out of consideration for the children.

In Pei Yuhuai’s view, those children lacked the ability to survive, and as an adult, he indeed had a responsibility to protect them.

As for the others, they were not from the same world as him. As an outsider, Pei Yuhuai felt that saving them was already an act of benevolence, and he didn’t feel the need to take responsibility for them.

Of course, if they could behave obediently, he was willing to take care of their future lives a bit, out of consideration for the game system. But if they refused to comply, Pei Yuhuai wouldn’t be a fool and take on unnecessary burdens.

As for the fact that this game was a real world, and reconsidering his previous actions of killing a few people, Pei Yuhuai only took a few seconds to digest this information. He didn’t feel that his actions were wrong.

When Pei Yuhuai killed them, their names had turned red.

Red names clearly indicated that they harbored murderous intentions towards him.

Even in a society governed by the rule of law, if someone wanted to kill him, he had the right to defend himself.

Not to mention, they were now in a dangerous post-apocalyptic world.

In such a world, adhering to laws and kindness would only lead to his own demise.

When Pei Yuhuai took Lin Mian out, the two of them walked slowly towards the small square while discussing the situation of this world.

“Can you tell me more about this world of yours?”

Lin Mian’s eyes flickered at the question, and he asked uncertainly, “Mr. Pei, are you really not from this world?”

Lin Mian had sensed it before; there were many strange things about Mr. Pei.

For example, Mr. Pei could suddenly appear and disappear.

For example, Mr. Pei had so many abilities and seemed fearless of anyone.

For example, Mr. Pei could easily produce gene serums and even grant ordinary people abilities.

Each of these points was highly suspicious and bizarre.

But since this was a post-apocalyptic world, a cruel world where the strong ruled, no matter how many doubts there were about him, as long as he was strong enough and instilled fear, people would notice the issues but dare not say anything.

Previously, Lin Mian didn’t dare to ask too much, fearing that Mr. Pei would think he was overstepping.

Now that he was Mr. Pei’s lover and Mr. Pei himself brought it up, Lin Mian couldn’t help but boldly ask.

“Yes, I come from another world.”

“Another world? Then… what kind of world is it?”

A world that could nurture someone as outstanding as Mr. Pei must be a wonderful place, right?

“My world is a peaceful and civilized one.”

“Peaceful? Civilized? What kind of world is that?”

Pei Yuhuai found it hard to answer, but he thought of the rewards from the intimacy system he had seen earlier. Perhaps in the near future, he could let Lin Mian see it for himself.

“Wait a bit. When our intimacy level reaches a certain point, I’ll take you to my world to see.”

Lin Mian was stunned by these words. “Mr. Pei, what… what do you mean by that?”

What intimacy level?

What did he mean by taking him to his world?

Mr. Pei came from another world. Could it be… that Mr. Pei could take him to his world?

That… would be too incredible!

When Pei Yuhuai checked the rewards from the intimacy system today, he discovered that once their intimacy level reached a certain point, many interesting functions would be unlocked.

For example, when their intimacy level reached 500, they could unlock the function of cross-dimensional teleportation.

At first, Pei Yuhuai thought this cross-dimensional teleportation meant he could teleport to Lin Mian’s world.

But then he realized that wasn’t the case.

He was already in a different dimension, and he was synced with his game character, which was essentially him.

Since he could already come to Lin Mian’s world, the cross-dimensional teleportation function couldn’t be for him.

Moreover, the intimacy system was for him and Lin Mian, so the meaning was quite clear.

That is… Lin Mian could be teleported to his world.

“After I finish today’s time-limited task, I’ll explain it to you in detail.”

As Pei Yuhuai said this, they arrived at the town square.

He was quite curious. Were the construction workers he had hired real people from this world, or were they like robots?

Before Pei Yuhuai could ponder further, a young man approached him.

This young man was quite cute, with a baby face, big eyes, and long eyelashes.

Ever since he found out that Pei Yuhuai had taken Lin Mian to live in his villa, this young man had been restless.

He felt that he wasn’t any less attractive than Lin Mian.

If Lin Mian could live in Mr. Pei’s villa by using his body, he thought he could do the same with his looks.

Now, everyone in the town knew that Mr. Pei’s villa had water, electricity, and plenty of food and supplies.

Whether it was for those resources or for Pei Yuhuai himself, many people wanted to replace Lin Mian.

But Lin Mian had a gun, and Mr. Pei liked him now, so they didn’t dare to kill Lin Mian.

Since they couldn’t kill Lin Mian and take his place, they wanted to try another method: sharing Mr. Pei with Lin Mian.

This was a post-apocalyptic world, not a peaceful one.

It was a world where the strong ruled, and everyone admired strength.

Many nobles had a group of beautiful companions around them.

They didn’t see anything wrong with their thoughts, nor did they feel ashamed.

In a world where lower-class people struggled to survive, dignity was a luxury beyond reach.

So when the young man saw Pei Yuhuai, he shamelessly offered himself.

“Mr. Pei, can I follow you like Lin Mian does?”

The people around them all turned to watch.

They were observing. If this young man succeeded, they would immediately follow suit.

Dignity was nowhere near as important as survival.

Only by surviving could one pursue so-called dignity.

Hearing this, Pei Yuhuai looked up at the speaker.

He didn’t remember this person and had only a vague impression of him.

Seeing the young man’s confidence, Pei Yuhuai couldn’t help but feel a bit amused and helpless.

Did he really seem like someone who would take anyone?

Why did the young man think that with just a bit of looks, he could be like Lin Mian?

Pei Yuhuai’s family business spanned many industries, including several entertainment companies.

In such places, there were countless beautiful men and women.

Since he had always been single and showed no interest in worldly desires, his sister often brought some beautiful celebrities to his company.

He wasn’t someone easily swayed by beauty.

Many beautiful people failed to catch his eye.

He was drawn to Lin Mian not because of his stunning looks, but because he found Lin Mian’s personality endearing.

So when this young man confidently offered himself, Pei Yuhuai found it laughable.

In the end, Pei Yuhuai didn’t actually laugh. His upbringing and manners prevented him from being harsh.

He simply said in a seemingly gentle but cold tone, “Sorry, I have a lover.”

This was a polite and cultured way of rejecting someone.

Unfortunately, the young man didn’t seem to get the hint.

He continued to enthusiastically promote himself, “Sir, won’t you give it a try? I think I’m quite good-looking. The nobles used to like me a lot. Of course, I’m not as beautiful as Lin Mian, whom you like, and I don’t mean to compare myself to him. But I think someone as noble as you shouldn’t have just one person by your side.”

Lin Mian was already quite angry. The whole town knew he was in a relationship with Mr. Pei.

No matter how long their relationship lasted, it was incredibly rude for someone to make such a move in public while they were together.

At first, Lin Mian could tolerate it. He didn’t want to argue or appear like a jealous husband in front of Mr. Pei.

He had heard that negative emotions could make one’s appearance ugly.

Jealousy, resentment, hatred, and malice could distort a beautiful face.

He didn’t want Mr. Pei to see him like that, so he chose to endure.

But this person was too shameless. Seeing that Lin Mian didn’t respond, he became even more brazen.

Lin Mian was furious. His fair skin turned red with anger.

Lin Mian shouted, “You think Mr. Pei is like those nobles? Mr. Pei wouldn’t like you just because of your looks!”

Seeing Lin Mian’s anger, the young man seemed even more motivated.

He said with a hint of grievance, “Lin Mian, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to compete with you for Mr. Pei. I just… I can’t help myself. I also like Mr. Pei. Why can’t you be more generous and let me…”

Before the young man could finish, Pei Yuhuai interrupted with a look of helplessness.

“I think you’ve misunderstood.”

The young man looked at Pei Yuhuai in confusion.

“He’s not just my lover; he’s my future partner.”

As Pei Yuhuai said this, he glanced at the crowd gathered in the square.

The reason this person dared to try to steal Lin Mian’s place right in front of him was largely due to Pei Yuhuai’s own oversight.

When he and Lin Mian got together, he had thought it was just a dating game and hadn’t considered the issue of giving Lin Mian a formal status.

Moreover, the situation in Lin Mian’s world was unique.

The nobles didn’t treat lower-class people as humans, and survival was extremely difficult for them. To survive, they had to please the nobles.

In such a context, Pei Yuhuai became a coveted prize in their eyes. Anyone with selfish intentions would want a piece of him.

To prevent such situations from recurring, Pei Yuhuai felt he had to give Lin Mian a formal status today.

Only then could Lin Mian feel secure, and it would also reduce a lot of trouble for himself.

With this in mind, Pei Yuhuai bought a bouquet of flowers and the most expensive, exquisite engagement ring from the system store.

Then, in front of everyone, he chose the proposal option from the intimacy interactions.

This proposal option had been available for a long time.

When the affection level of the NPC you wanted to pursue reached 100, this option would appear in the intimacy interactions.

Back then, Pei Yuhuai didn’t know Lin Mian was a real person, so he hadn’t considered proposing to a game NPC. He had automatically ignored this option.

Now that he knew Lin Mian was real and had even slept with him, and knowing that Lin Mian could come to his world, Pei Yuhuai felt he should take responsibility.

And the best way to take responsibility was to propose.

Coincidentally, his mother had been urging him to get married, worried that he would remain single as he grew older.

Now, with Lin Mian’s appearance, it was the perfect timing.

Pei Yuhuai felt that this was probably meeting the right person at the right time.

Lin Mian was likely his future happiness.