Title: A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse
Edited MTL by: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 276 - I discovered there's a benefit to dating (3)
If Absolute Obedience only worked on him the first time, then he had done everything else when he was completely normal. So that meant he didn't forget any of it?
Bei Nuan was in despair as she turned her head to look at Lu Xingchi.
Lu Xingchi was still on her bed. He was leisurely and at ease and seemed to be observing her expression.
He didn't seem to find it strange that she had suddenly jumped off her bed, ran to the door, and declared that she was going to fight Du Ruo over aorta the next time they had hot pot.
He seemed to still be in a pretty good mood.
Bei Nuan worked hard to find her voice and asked, "Lu Xingchi, what's the song you sang to me this morning?"
Lu Xingchi seemed to quirk his lips.
His tone was calm. "It's a song I heard as a kid. It's a lullaby for babies. I don't know the name of the song."
OMG, he remembered everything!
She could get over that she had messed with him this morning, but she had poked him and hugged him. She even took the initiative to put a piece of candy in her mouth and cordially invited him to eat.
It was so embarrassing. Her embarrassment could be felt all the way to Siberia.
Bei Nuan felt like her soul was detached from her body. "Lu Xingchi… I want to go out for some fresh air. You… You absolutely can't follow me."
Then, she drifted out the door.
***
As she walked along the dusty red dirt road in the afternoon, her grief was overflowing.
There was no need to use Absolute Obedience on Lu Xingchi at all. He would obey her requests even without the ability. It had been impossible to tell whether he was under the influence of the ability or not.
She had suffered a big loss.
From the moment he put his lips to her ears and asked, "Satisfied?", she should have known something was wrong.
That wasn't the respectful attitude a puppet under her command and control should have towards his master.
It was clearly Lu Xingchi flirting with her.
Bei Nuan just wanted to walk along this road and never go back to see Lu Xingchi.
She walked ahead, not realizing that Lu Xingchi was not far behind her.
He kept a distance from her and smiled when he saw her looking so lost in thought.
Lu Xingchi was a bit regretful. She found out so quickly that something was wrong. What a pity, if he could have fooled her for two more days…
While thinking about this, he was suddenly stopped by a man.
It was the skinny man.
The skinny man hesitantly stopped in front of Lu Xingchi. After taking a few seconds to make up his mind, he said, "Big Brother Lu, I came to ask you guys something."
Curiosity arose in Lu Xingchi's heart. "What is it?"
The skinny man licked his lips. "Can you guys… not… go to Taipingmen? Wouldn't it be nice to get a month's worth of meal tickets? So many people want a month's worth of meal tickets!"
His stammering caught Lu Xingchi's interest. "I don't want meal tickets. I just want to go to Taipingmen to have a look. Why can't I?"
The skinny man looked at Lu Xingchi for a long time, sighed, and muttered, "It's hard to change people's minds when they're seeking death. I can't stop Captain Zheng. I went to persuade Big Black, but he won't listen either. Fine, if you want to go, just go."
After saying that, he turned around to leave.
"Stop." Lu Xingchi called him back, waited for him to turn around, and asked, "Is Captain Zheng going there to kill someone?"
Panic flickered in the skinny man's eyes.
Lu Xingchi was more certain. "He's going to kill someone in Taipingmen? Did he tell you that?"
Lu Xingchi observed the skinny man's expression. "No, he didn't tell you that. Then how do you know?"
The skinny man was scared at being seen through and mumbled, "I… I guessed it…"
"You didn't guess," Lu Xingchi interrupted him, "Did someone else tell you?"
Then, he answered his own question. "That's not it either. Then why do you know him so well?"
A thought popped up, and Lu Xingchi had his answer.
He took two steps forward and lowered his voice.
"Not only did you know that Captain Zheng is going to kill someone in Taipingmen, you also knew that he was going to the manor today. You knew that even if the retrieval wouldn't be easy today, we'll be able to get out safely. That's why even though you're so afraid of the zombies, you still wanted to come along to earn a month's worth of meal ticket for nothing, right?"
The skinny man completely panicked and turned around to run away.
Lu Xingchi grabbed his shoulder. "You don't have to be afraid. You specially came to warn us not to go to Taipingmen. I understand your good intentions."
The skinny man stammered, "Bullets don't have eyes. Once the fight starts, it's impossible to say who will be shot. It's better for you guys not to go. I have something to do. I have to go…"
Lu Xingchi did not let go and calmly asked, "Are you reborn?"
The skinny man was immediately dumbfounded. His gaping mouth was definitely big enough to stuff an egg inside.
Lu Xingchi knew that he guessed correctly and calmly asked him, "What was the special ability you drew when you were reborn?"
The skinny man was stunned for a long time. He finally said with a bit of embarrassment, "It's… I'm especially good at gossiping behind other people's backs."
Lu Xingchi: ?
Especially good at gossiping?